Blind Institute reports growth in crafts and training
Captain F E A Leker presents a report at the annual meeting of the institute in Toronto detailing new and expanding blind handicraft departments. Leather work and masseurs registers show early success, with exports to the United States and strong local sales. The year saw growing training aims, with work in Halifax Ottawa Toronto Winnipeg and Vancouver and a value of products shipped reaching about 410000 dollars for the year.
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FE. A. Leker
University At
Toronto
England
United States
Baldwin Street
American Foundation
Port Credit Radial
T.T.C
Capt. Baker
Halifax
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Gypsies In New York Observe Wandering Traditions
The article describes about 50 gypsy tribes inhabiting New York City living on ground floors in empty stores. They create tent like interiors with bright calicoes and rugs separating living space from the soothsayers office. They sleep on the floor and resent health and truancy inspectors who disrupt their customs.
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New York
New Neighbors Described By Boy At Dinner Table
A boy recalls his mother describing new neighbors with odd remarks about a woman’s odor and a man’s appearance. During a dinner, a new boarder asks about the food and learns “chicken every morning” is served in the shell. A line about social pride and borrowing money ends the piece.
Charm School and Education Efforts in Japan
A World War II era secretary notes Japan's efforts to improve beauty standards and education. She highlights courses in skin and hair care, interior decoration for teachers, and a popular typewriting program where students reach 40 words per minute with few errors. Two graduates secure positions at Kyoto Imperial University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WEA
Japan
Swan
Kyoto Imperial University
Misunderstood Notice About A Shark Exhibit
A shark was hauled to a south coast watering place and shown in a tent with a rough poster reading Man eating shark Admissioned. Two locals paid and watched as crowds came and went, until they asked when the man would begin to eat the shark.
New Square Dial Clock Lacks Hands At London Stations
A tested electric clock at several London stations shows time with two small panels instead of hands on a round dial. A new panel drops each minute and hours shift similarly, all under master clock control. Easier to read from a distance, it suits railways and displays timetable tunes, such as 12.30 shown as figures.
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London
Stenographer Trial Offered with Slang Guarded
A boss offers a stenographer trial and complains about slang from the last assistant. The assistant suggests relaxing with cigars before tackling the day’s bad news.
Boots Dismissal of Customer Sparks Shop Banter
An exclusive shop keeper quips that customers who must walk do not shop there after a lady returns a pair of boots saying they do not fit. The exchange highlights the shop's refined, aloof attitude and humor about elegance and fit.
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Madame
Pouting and Two Percent Perils in Life’s Lessons
A compact reflection notes that children sulk when denied wants and adults later misread 2 percent as perves. It contrasts childish pout ing with adult misnaming of simple terms, underscoring how language shifts with experience.
Smaller Cities Offer Greater Happiness by Dense Populations
A Toronto Star excerpt argues against urban megacities and in favor of multiple mid sized hubs. It notes New York near six million and Chicago Philadelphia Detroit population gaps and claims prosperity depends on home life and work travel rather than sheer size. The piece suggests ten million total in ten cities may outpace one mega city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Lattes
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Toronto Star
Making Test Under Difficulties School Physician
An English school physician, official for nearby town schools, tested a little girl for deafness by listening to a watch held to her ear. She answered no when asked if she heard it, and the examiner grew impatient, finally pressing the watch to his own ear and muttering about the worn device.
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England
Boston Herald
Time for Action on Maritime Route and Montreal Port
AW F. Maclean urges immediate government action to complete the Mad ison Bay railway and establish a new port at the site. He argues Montreal could gain from Hudson Bay route competition, supports aiding Maritime Provinces, criticizes delays, and calls for the government to proceed with the project.
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Montreal
Vancouver
Victoria
New York
United States
Hudson Bay
Halifax
St. John
Maritime Provinces
Globe
Winnipeg
Algoma
AW. F. Maclean
Capital Punishment Decline From Two Hundred Offences to Five
The piece tracks the historical reduction of capital offences from two hundred under English law to five remaining crimes such as murder and rape. It notes a London forgery case in 1830 and observes abolition trends in parts of the United States, with capital punishment now rare for most offences.
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London
United States
Greater Resistance Found in Males and Females
Madison physician Dr. C. H. Bunting told the Atlantic City convention of the Association of American Physicians that males aged fifteen to thirty are more susceptible to acute and infectious diseases than females. He said his tests show young men are twice as susceptible due to lower lymphoid resistance in males compared with females.
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C. H. Bunting
Madison
Wis
Association of American Physicians
Atlantic City
Bunting
A Fast Growing Plant Found in Thibet Mountains
The New York World reports a remarkable yellow sorrel in Tibet highlands near 15 000 feet. The plant sprouts from snow in June and can reach eight feet within weeks, its flowers glowing like candle flames a mile away on dark moors.
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Thibet
New York World
Moonlit Ellipse Brightens Quiet Town
Visitor notes a sleepy locale, while a native recalls a recent lunar ellipse that kept the town lively, despite its small size. The exchange highlights a brief celestial event as the source of local interest.
People Often Give Too Much Advice Without Help
A concise reflection on how some individuals prefer dispensing guidance over offering practical support. It notes the pattern of unsolicited tips and suggests choosing actions over words to assist others more effectively.
Left Handed People Across History
The piece argues left handed individuals were highly regarded by ancient cultures and suggests brain science explains their talents. It cites a schoolmaster affirming superior brain power in lefties and notes famous leaders like Pharaohs Caesars Alexander the Great and Charlemagne as left handed.
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Alexander the Great
Charlemagne
Tulip Trade Rules Preserve Haarlem Bulb Market
In Haarlem the tulip guild forbids selling cut flowers and bans bulb raisers from selling tulips. Vast barges carry fresh tulips to sea while growers’ fortunes depend on bulbs. Last year the export value reached about 20 million dollars.
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Haarlem
Holland
Guild
England
Japan
Amelia
Countdown of Earth's Known Species Across History
In 1830 Professor Gunther listed 75 588 known species. Scientists now estimate about 600 000 animal species exist. By 1905 naturalist Sharper claimed to have cataloged a quarter million insects, believing that only a tenth of total insects were listed.
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Gunther
Sharper
Dearborn
American rancher to join House of Lords by renouncing citizenship
Oliver Henry Wallop of Sheridan Wyoming, heir to the Earl of Portsmouth, announced on returning from England his decision to relinquish United States citizenship and take a seat in the House of Lords.
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Oliver Henry Wallop, Sheridan
Wyo
Earl of
Portsmouth
England
United States
House of Lords
The Neighboring Hens Find a Wise Coop
A short proverb-like note contrasts folly and prudence as a man chases hens from his yard while the prudent neighbor builds a secure nesting place for them to lay. The piece uses old fashioned language to illustrate practical thinking and care for poultry.
Attractive Bathing Beauty Contest at Rotary Meet
The Crystal Gardens in Victoria BC hosted the thirteenth annual Rotary International first district convention with over 1200 delegates at the Empress Hotel. Fifty three Pacific coast Rotary Clubs participated as Miss Vancouver Dorothy McRobie won first prize and Mrs Harry Miller Victoria took second.
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Crystal Gardens
Victoria
B.C
Rotary International
Empress Hotel
Pacific Coast
Vancouver
Dorothy McRobie
Ght
Harry Miller
E. Wolfe
Seattle
Washington
Oregon
Idale
Rockefeller Foundation's 1925 Health Efforts Worldwide Report
The foundation's annual report outlines its 1905 to 1925 health campaigns across eighteen countries, aiding governments in fighting hookworm and yellow fever, and notes a shift to supporting public health activities while avoiding direct government competition. It details malaria control using Paris green larvicide and a 1921 US PHS success in poisoning larvae with road dust and Paris green.
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Rockefeller Foundation
Ne Department
International Health Board
Uhima Medical Board
Division of
Menical Education
George E. Vincent
Americas
Brazil
West Africa
United States
Mississippi
United States Public Health Service
Why Sixty Seconds Makes One Minute
The piece explains how time divisions trace to Babylonian counting. It notes ancient systems used sixties and how the minute and second originated as sixtieths of hours, shaping decimal reckoning in modern times.
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Great Britain
Barber Mistaken Society for Football Team
The tale from Sir Oliver Lodge recalls a barber in a U S town misjudging a visiting scientific association. He asked what the group was, and the barber exclaimed with disappointment that he assumed it was a football team.
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Barber Thought Scientific Association
Oliver Lodge
United States
Chicago Daily News
Self-made men and a scholar’s quip at Amherst reception
President Olds of Amherst cited a self-made man who boasted of his independence from education. An old scholar replied that better than blaming it on one’s wife, the boast shows a lack of schooling and the value of education.
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Olds
Amherst
Detroit Free Press
Earliest reference to the human brain in ancient Egypt
An ancient Egyptian medical document from about 1706 B.C. contains the earliest mention of the brain in human anatomy. The note indicates early medical interest and awareness of brain function in antiquity.
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Egypt
B.C
Stewed Prunes On Board: A Quip From The Wheel
A humorous line notes stewed prunes as being annoyingly present just behind a steering wheel. The remark blends kitchen fare with driving wit in a lighthearted aside.
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Fortune Testing
Amer
Bill
Montreal Star
Gay Reed
Holland Florists
U. S
Rotary Meet
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