Counterfeiters Attract League Of Nations Attention
A League of Nations initiative targets international counterfeiting after a 43 country survey shows about 5.09 million in counterfeit currency seized over three years with double that amount believed to circulate. France proposed the issue to the League in 1927, leading to a Geneva convention obliging penalties and extradition. Canada notes its past losses and will monitor police and legal findings at Geneva.
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League of Nations
League
Geneva
Canada
Plague Strikes Royal Forest of Dean Killing Oaks
Britain faces a slow decline in the Royal Forest of Dean as an unknown fungal disease spreads through hundreds of acres. Oaks rot and shed branches while trunks sprout moss and fungus, with researchers unable to pin a single cause though mine tunneling is suspected as a contributing factor.
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Great Britain
Royal Forest of Dean
Sherwood Forest
Dean
Religion In Russia Soviets Learn Nature Of People Cannot Be Changed By Law
Observers report Moscow plans to amend the constitution to relax religious restrictions and separate church from state and schools. The piece argues that Russian religious spirit endures despite suppression, rooted in centuries of habit and culture that law cannot erase quickly.
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Moscow
Egg Laying Contest Leaders Named in Manitoba Event
At the experimental farm in Brandon Manitoba the Egg Laying Contest shows John G. Scott of Minto leading in total production with 1 5857 points and 1 496 eggs. T E Holme Medora leads weekly production with 71.3 points and Mistress.
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Manitoba
Brandon
John G. Scott
Minto
T. E. Holme
Medora
Kate’s Misdirected Fire Ignites Sideboard Mishap
A brief humorous exchange notes Kate striking many matches. She explains she dropped a single match under the sideboard, triggering the incident.
One Piece Sleeveless Dress With Contrasting Trim
A coat styled sleeveless dress in printed silk crepe is described with crepe satin and georgette options. Style No. 838 fits busts 36 to 44 inches with trims of plain silk crepe. Price 25 cents for pattern. magazine and offer details included.
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Paris
New York
Danish settlers see farming future in Canada
Danish agriculture advisor Chr Christensen, visiting Winnipeg with a party under Canada’s Colonization Department, says Danish settlers can prosper on Canada’s fertile land. He notes Canadian junior farmer programs boost livestock quality and urges settlers ready for intensive farm work.
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Canada
Chr Christensen
Western
Jutland
Denmark
Winnipeg
Colonization Department of
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Christensen
C.N.R
Mutual Encouragement Fosters Growth and Endurance
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt extols mutual encouragement as the spring tonic of human life. It argues that hard times test but friendly warmth and goodness uplift, improving work, happiness, and character through shared kindness.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Best Recipe For Longevity From Dr Mayo
World famous surgeon Dr William Mayo and his brother Charles donated 2 000 000 to the University of Minnesota for medical research. He says longevity hinges on building body resistance and that life expectancy could reach 100 with science helping battle cancer and tuberculosis. He favors prohibition for public health, citing Vienna's 40 percent liquor drop after pure water adoption.
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William Mayo
Charles
University of Minnesota
Mayo
Vienna
Ice Patrols Seek Icebergs Across North Atlantic
The International Ice Patrol, begun after the Titanic disaster, tirelessly scans the Grand Banks to the Arctic for floating ice. Patrol ships track iceberg size and movement, warn passing vessels, and even land for detailed checks, as currents push bergs toward trans Atlantic routes.
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France
United States
United States Coast Service
Grand Banks
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Labrador
Greenland
Letter From Roger About Grandfather's Death
A child writes a sympathy note to his grandmother after the death of her husband. The letter, marked by blotches, reads in part Dear Grandma What a pity about poor Grandpa Please send me some stamps There is a new boy here who squeaks if I hit him With love from Roger
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Grandpa
Roger
Narcotic drug shipments inflow via mail to Toronto claims
Crown Attorney W. K. Murphy told police court that narcotics arrive continually by mail to Toronto. He said dialing a Detroit number would secure delivery of illicit dope in a small region, illustrating the mail route for these drugs.
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Toronto
W. K. Murphy
Detroit
Doctor’s Odd Remedy Case Stirs Confusion
A doctor prescribes a nightly five teaspoon mixture for a patient, but the wife objects noting they only have three teaspoons. The exchange includes remarks about the wife’s appearance and whereabouts at a beauty parlor.
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Bird
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper
An instructional notice from Winnipeg Union at 175 McDermot Ave outlines ordering patterns. Pattern number listed as e ee ee Sire appears in the text. The item highlights steps for customers and mentions the union as the issuing authority.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Duck billed Platypus displayed in Canada from Australia
A mounted platypus, described as the only specimen in Canada, measures eighteen inches with a duck like head and webbed feet and a beaver like tail. It originated in Australia and has been stuffed for over a century, according to Canadian Pacific Express officials.
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Australia
Canada
Canadian Pacific Express
Experiment With Fur Animals In Ontario Fur Farm
A pair of Russian sable and two stone martens were brought from Europe by the Ontario Department of Game and Fisheries and placed on the provincial fur farm near Kirkfield to test if they can be raised in numbers for the fur trade. They traveled with 250 Hungarian partiage whose broods will be used to stock suitable locations in the province.
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Europe
Ontario Department of Game and Fisheries
Kirkfield
Ont
Ontario
Canada
Turning Our Talk To Books Music And Art
A plea to elevate everyday conversation by focusing on books read and arts and music. Encourages readers to lift their chatter to wiser topics for collective improvement.
Dominion to Erect Seed Cleaning Plant at Moose Jaw
The Dominion Government will build and equip a modern seed cleaning plant in Moose Jaw at a cost of 150000 dollars and will jointly finance with the Provincial Government up to 1500 dollars per unit under municipal or agricultural society auspices.
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Moose Jaw
Temperature-Linked Nervousness Reappears at Stable Climates
The article notes that chronic nervousness and its accompanying symptoms occur where temperature conditions remain steady across seasons. Symptoms disappear when patients move to higher elevations or areas with a defined weather range.
Death of Ernest Monis in 1911 era home tragedy
Ernest Monis former Premier of France and radical republican died recently at age 3 in straitened circumstances at his home in Chateauneuf Sur Charente. He was a lawyer and had served as vice president of the French senate.
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Ernest Monis
France
Chateauneuf-Sur-Charente
Monis
Senate
Dairying An Important Industry In Canada
Dairying is one of the oldest and most important industries in Canada. Its modern development is linked to the factory system for cheese and butter, the centrifugal cream separator, and better cold storage methods.
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Canada
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