Parole System Praised By Canadian Solicitor General
Hon E McMurray, solicitor general for Canada, praises the parole system noting 16 855 prisoners paroled since adoption in 1949. He says over 11 500 paroled prisoners have made good and stresses reform over past harsh methods. He cites chapel wall troughs as grim reminders and argues merit and conduct guide parole decisions.
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Ottawa
E. McMuray
Cana Ir McMurray
Canac
S Mountain Penitentiary
Butternut Sap Gives Maplelike Syrup Flavor
Forestry researchers at Michigan Agricultural College found butternut sap yields a little less sugar than maple with a steady flow and a maplelike syrup flavor. Walnut sap is described as crisper but lower in flow, while butternut remains the primary source among the trees tested for syrup production.
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F. I
Michi
Agriceuttural College
Low Temperature On Mars Report Sparks Odd Food Claim
A government scientist reports Mars has water that boils at lower temperatures and may allow boiling eggs there. An experiment shines planetary light on wires to measure warmth, suggesting Mars is twenty to forty degrees cooler than Earth.
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Aix
Mars
Mara
Earth
Feen
Mechanica
Refuge Idea for Endangered Tortoises Sparks Debate
Dr William Beebe proposed a refuge for ancient tortoises near the United States to save a species believed older than Columbus from extinction. He spoke to the National Geographic Society about using a desert island sanctuary funded by a $3 subscription, noting Nature's tendency to nurture life from seed to blossom.
Beauty and optimism uplift lips and faces in London health hospital
Change and laughter, a habit of optimism and not brooding preserve beauty. The real secret of bodily beauty is beauty of mind and serenity of Quitonic says Juhnsane Johnston. With such, even an unfavourable nature radiates and attracts others. Women run one of London's largest animal hospitals.
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Erenity of
Quitonic
Juhnsane Johnston
London
Most Helpful Thing We Have to the Church
A sermon by Rev. Dr. Robert E. Speer urges Americans to attend church for public worship and communal faith. He argues church support strengthens the nation and can renew personal faith, urging change in service quality or in oneself if needed.
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America
God
Robert E. Speer
Six of seven dead from gas in Brockville home
The Belleville Ontario report notes six of a seven person Brockville family dead from illuminating gas. It urges keeping a window partly open in winter to ensure pure air and better health, warning coal gas danger too.
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Brockville
Belleville
Ontario
Trafalgar Day Happenings Through the Ages
Trafalgar Day has seen a mix of epoch making events including Zeppelin’s first airship trial, German victories on French soil in 1870, and notable British milestones such as the London to Bristol coaches, the Menai Bridge opening, telegraph links to Adelaide, the Canadian Pacific Railway contract, and the Elandslaagte victory.
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Count Zeppelin
Great Britain
London
Bristol
Menai Bridge
Adelaide
Canadian Pacific Railway
Elandslaagte
Koran History and English Translation
The Koran or Akoran the sacred book of Mohammedans was written about 610 by Mahomet who said it was revealed by the Angel Gabriel in twenty three years. It was published by Abu-bekr about 635 and translated into English by Sale in 1734.
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Mahomet
Gabriel
Abu-bekr
Sale
Mrs. Small gains control of Toronto magnate estate
Mrs. A. J. Small wife of the missing Toronto theatre magnate is now in full possession of the estate valued at 2,909,000. Justice Lennox signed an order transferring the estate from Capital Trust Company and awarding the company 22,500 for its services.
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A. J. Small
Toronto
Justice Lennox
Capital Trust Company
Small
Protest over Canadian potato embargo reaches London
Hon. P. C. Larkin, Canadian high commissioner in London, informs Hon. Y W. R. Coldwell he will raise with the British agriculture under-secretary rumors of an embargo on Canadian potatoes. Premier King and Hon. Mr. Motherwell have received protests from the Maritime Provinces.
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P. C. Larkin
London
Y W. R. Coldwell
Ministry of Agriculture
King
Mr. Motherwell
Maritime Provinces
Watch Your Step Adolph The Wife
Fragmentary dialogue in a vignette shows a wife commanding Adolph to carry a package and obey, hinting at a humorous or intimate domestic moment. The overheard exchange suggests a playful or candid scene with the couple's dynamic.
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Adolph
Oldest Business Records Unearthed at Ur of the Chaldees
British Museum and University of Pennsylvania team announce discovery of ancient business ledgers from the Temple of the Moon God and a Nebuchadnezzar era hall of justice at Ur. Col Leonard Woolly reports an architectural arch found in a facade suggesting early advanced construction.
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British Museum
Museum
University of Pennsylvania
Chaldees
Abraham
Leonard Woolly
Tabr - Jonian
Nebuchadnezzar
Wooller
Why Jewels Are Used In Watchmaking
The article explains that jewels reduce friction and wear in watches by serving as bearings for levers and pivots. High-grade watches jewel the entire movement, using sapphires or rubies for best quality, garnet for cheaper, and rock crystal for the lowest grade. Jewels number seven to twenty three, and poor quality or ill fitting pivots ruin accuracy even if the watch runs.
Prison Visitor Requests Free City Entry Extension
In a dialogue the convict asks a visitor to appeal to the mayor for permission to leave the prison city. The request frames a plea for personal freedom and interaction with outside authorities.
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Convic
Easy Victory by a Playwright to a Famous Manager
A budding author sent his first play to a renowned actor-manager with a note offering a pound if it wasn’t read through. By return mail the author received his manuscript with a pound note and the curt reply You’ve won.
Beyond His Limit Lawyer Concludes Case with Fee Demand
A lawyer proclaims victory over a client and asserts a $5,000 fee as the price of freedom. The client retorts that he is not crazy, challenging the attorney's claim of securing his release. The exchange highlights tension over legal representation and compensation.
Reforestation Efforts Show US Ahead of Canada
A Ottawa Citizen report notes conservation and reforestation are far more developed in the United States than Canada. It cites 160 million acres of national forests and state and city forests in New York, Pennsylvania, and other states, while Canada’s efforts remain under scale to offset ongoing consumption and loss.
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United States
Canada
New York
Pennsylvania
Firehbbure
Rochester
Gloversville
Glen Falls
N.Y
Ottawa Citzen
Oldest Necklace in World Found in Europe
Beads carved from ivory deer antler and polished stone, believed to be 75 000 years old, adornment of a cavewoman from Lablan chard Dordogne France. The artifacts from the fourth glacial period are in the Art Institute of Chicago.
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France
Art Institute of Chicago
W. J. Sherwood
Institute
Lablanchard
Department of
Dordogne
Europe
Boastful Mortals Embrace Cold Morning Bathing
A Philadelphia Public Ledger quip praises those who take a cold bath each morning, ranking them among the proudest of men for their self discipline and grooming prowess. The piece humorously exalts the shave in five minutes as a secondary boast.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Wild cabbage weed on chalky shores of North Sea
The line notes wild cabbage persists as a weed along chalky North Sea shores. It mentions a trivial horticultural point about weed resistance and coastal plant survival.
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North Sea
Stockholm prison renamed and repurposed into museum
Osterma hma prison in Stockholm, once a long closed jail for criminals, becomes a historical museum and depository for rural archives. Priceless documents fill former cells while relics from Europe and Sweden line the courtyard and halls. A notable exhibit features skeletons of 1 800 Swedes who died defending Isby against Valdemar Atterdag, with preserved chain mail attracting archaeologist interest.
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Ostermahna
Stockholm
Sweden
Europe
Ostermalm
Isby
Valdemar Atterdag
Leaders In Glass Making From Chance Company Legacy
The Chance family name symbolizes scientific glass making globally. The British firm celebrated a century of existence last year and produced sheet glass for the Crystal Palace. Before World War I they led in optical glass and supplied lenses for major telescopes and lighthouse prisms from Smethwick works.
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Chance
Crystal Palace
Hyde Park
Smethwick Works
Acres of Sweet Peas Boost Seed Production in British Columbia
A Vancouver Island grower has contracted with a British seed house to produce twenty acres of sweet pea seed for next year, with several other growers planning similar acreages this coming year as British Columbia increasingly gains recognition as a seed producer for vegetables and garden varieties.
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British Columbia
Vancouver Island
South Africa Exports Ostrich Feathers Hit 15 Million
Exports of ostrich feathers from South Africa reach 15.006 million dollars in a single year, underscoring the industry’s scale. The data reflects a strong international demand and signifies the feather trade’s economic importance to the region.
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South Africa
Beautifying the West and the Prairie Horticulture Move
The Manitoba Forticultural and Porestry Association urges Western home and farm improvement through trees shrubs and flowers. It argues orchards gardens and landscape care foster stability, pride, and a true sense of home beyond transient mining life.
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Manitoba Forticultural and Porestry Association
West
Leisure and self education unite the common people
A London Daily News paraphrase emphasizes that leisure users gain a fuller life through self education. John Burns notes common people seek wiser, better leisure, aided by sobriety, education, taste, and higher aims. The piece links two educations, urges self-improvement, and warns against life as mere machinery.
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John Burns
Hanley
Bacon
The
London Daily News
England Finds Stimulating Side to American Slang Attaboy
English observers dislike American football itself but praise the sideline chatter of players and fans. They find the term Attaboy energizing and see potential for adoption in English sporting culture.
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England
Duveen Brothers Acquire Spencer Collection Paintings
Duveen Brothers acquire six famous paintings from the Earl Spencer collection at Althorp Hall Northamptonshire England. The works include Reynolds and Gainsborough portraits of Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire Lavinia Lady Spencer and Frances Marchioness Camden a Hals portrait and Van Dyck Daedalus and Icarus. They will be brought to New York.
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Georgiana Duchess of
Devonshire
Reynolds
Gainsborough
Lavinia Lady Spencer
Frances Marchioness Camden
Franz Hals
Daedalus
Icarus
van Dyck
Duveen Brothers
Earl Spencer
Althorp Hall
Northamptonshire
England
War Spirit Revived Emden Name Garners Wartime Echo
The German navy has launched a new cruiser to be named Emden, reviving the famed raider sunk by the Sydney. The choice signals a revival of the wartime spirit and historic symbolism.
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Emden
Sydney
Brantford Expositor
Edwin Tries Triangle in Sentence Joke
A teacher asks Edwin to use the word triangle in a sentence. Edwin answers with a pun about fish and grasshoppers and angleworms, delivering a playful mispronunciation that frames the classroom moment.
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Edwin
Success as Sexton Theme in a Metaphysical Verse
A compact reflection on genius and mortality uses the figure of a sexton as a mask for success. The piece contemplates how ambition may quietly bury or reveal talent, linking exertion and fate with a somber tone.
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Kingham
Beauty of Ming
W. NS
Mrs. Small
Wingate Pass
Death Valley
California
Seine
George Ham
IBOLS
Tilliee
Ham Positivel
Gost
Mac
Farsi
Ps Perkins
Tillie the Teller
Spark Plug
Canadian Pacific
C.P.R
Wes Ah
Mr. Ham
Wes
Glass
Sexton
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