Canadian seed grain promoted for export gains
The Canadian Seed Growers' Association reports shipments of pedigreed Canadian reed grain to Argentina and alfalfa to Sweden. It highlights Canadian soils and climate as boosting seed quality, with ongoing efforts to expand exports through demonstrations and the Buenos Aires trade mission.
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Howrem J. F
New York
Canadian Reed Growers’ Association
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Argentine Republic
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Argentine
Buenos Aires
Brooks
Alberta
Sweden
Australia
Jay Gould and the Mouse Trap Caper in New York
Jay Gould, the famed financier, traveled to New York in 1883 with a mahogany box containing an invention a mouse trap. He reportedly left the box on a street car platform and pursued the thief who had stolen it. The thief was later caught, drawing a newspaper headline “How a Mouse Trap Caught a Thief” and public notice of Gould’s unusual souvenir.
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Jay Gould
United States
New York
Education Commissioner Warns Of Youth Crime Surge
John J. Tigert, U S Commissioner of Education, told thousands of teachers at a National Education Association convention in Washington that crime among high school age boys and girls is shocking and that he refuses to give further currency to statistics on these and other social conditions. He cited a serious breakdown in character and integrity.
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John J. Tigert
United States
Department of
National Education Association
Washington
Man Convicted Over Crack Walk Lie At Ontario Magistrate
A local man faced a magistrate in an Ontario village after claiming sobriety by noting he walked a sidewalk crack perfectly. The magistrate ruled that no sober person tries a crack and fined him as usual.
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OnTario
Sclon
Scott Was Her Favorite
The professor speaks on Sir Walter Scott as a woman reveals her favorite author. She admits not reading his books but fondness for his emulsion product. The exchange turns to marriage with a joke about time spent with his wife and her many societies.
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Walter Scott
Scott
Ford
Prevent Chimney Fires Through Regular Cleaning
NFPA urges yearly chimney cleaning to prevent fires from soot accumulation and defective chimneys. If fire starts keep all openings airtight, extinguish with salt or sand, or use a chemical extinguisher. When sweeps are unavailable, lower a brick wrapped in carpet from the top to dislodge buildup.
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National Fire Protective Association
Railroad Men Dialect Terms From a Southern Bulletin
A Southern News Bulletin lists colorful railroad jargon with definitions for terms like hog locomotive highball proceed signal and snipe section laborer. It notes the dialects as distinctive to railroad workers and includes many terms used in daily operations and duties.
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Southern News ‘Bulletin
Jake
Oldest Portland Residents Defy Winter and Time
Weymouth islanders endure harsh weather with long lives as Rev. G. A. Hillyard Russ notes in a 13,000 population area. From December 1 1925 to January 1 1926 burials ranged ages 83 to 93 and average above 81 years. A Portland man aged 94 visited Wimbledon. centenarians exist with many elderly residents traveling to the mainland and to visit children.
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Black Isle
Portland
Weymouth
G. A. Hillyard Russ
And
Wimbledon
Chi¢Ren
Population distribution shifts toward temperate zones
The article notes only about twenty eight percent of the world population lives in the tropics while seventy two percent reside in temperate zones and even fewer in frigid regions. It projects that by future needs twenty two percent of productive goods will come from tropical countries with twenty eight percent from temperate regions.
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Tropics
Ubelemperar
Canadian Wolves at the Zoo Stir Fear and Fact
A zoo keeper warns visitors that the Canadian wolf is the savagest of the exhibit, capable of snapping a hand through the bars. He recalls a Bosnia female wolf that attacked a keeper but now tolerates her guardian. Visitors are cautioned as meat-feeding roars echo nearby.
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Bosnia
Jugo-Stivia
Sentle
Proves Wooden Ships Seaworthy Many Years
Baltic sea vessel The Constance built in 1723 remains sailing at 202 years old. The Emanuel built in 1749 still carries lumber for Sweden. The Good Intent built in 1701 sold at Cardiff in 1919 for $1000. Shipping men cite these old wooden ships as proof of lasting seaworthiness.
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Battic Sea
Constance
Sweden
Emanuel
Cardiff
Birthday wishes and gifts from husbands
A column excerpt shows four women debating birthday gifts from husbands. Mrs A wants bonbons, Mrs B prefers flowers, Mrs C wants both flowers and candy, and Mrs D vents that she buys her own gifts since he forgets birthdays.
Money Talks Between Nations Despite Cold US Russia Ties
A Moscow statistics release shows the United States sold three times as much to Russia in 1925 as in 1924, yet Washington and Moscow are not on speaking terms. The paradox prompts questions about money speaking louder than diplomacy.
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Moscow
United States
Russia
Los Angeles Times
Suitable For Flax Growing In British Columbia
Local flax growers report BC climate ideal for flax with long stalks and rapid maturation. 1923 yield averaged 17.50 bushels from 754 acres at 1.45 per bushel, while 1924 saw 1,183 acres yield 12.89 bushels at 1.86 per bushel. Main challenge is market. a plant negotiation could solve it.
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British Columbia
England
J. GN
Primitive Medicine Across Cultures and Beliefs
The piece traces traditional medical knowledge from Rolantos in West Africa to Shamanic remedies in the Americas and East African witch doctors. It notes early use of cinchona quinine, cala bean, and strophanthus, and describes demon belief systems and ritual treatments using painted masks and ritual offerings to expel illness demons.
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West Africa
North
South America
Europe
Upper Congo
East Africa
Record setting long distance eating champion in Morgantown
Lewis Tsirigetig, a lunch wagon operator in Morgantown, claims the district long distance eating championship after consuming two cheese sandwiches six pork chops lettuce a loaf of Italian bread two dozen fried corn chips two cups of coffee and a bottle of near beer He gambled unsuccessfully on another round and police sergeant Thomas Shaw verified the tale
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Morgantown
W.va
Lewis Tsirigetig
Lewis
Thomas Shaw
Kingston Standard
Capt. Cook's Voyages rediscovered by Victoria scholars
The missing Zimmermann tale of Captain James Cook's South Seas travels has arrived in Victoria B C from Europe and will be shown soon at the provincial museum. Writ ten by Henry Zimmermann and published in Mannheim in 1783, the work accompanied Cook on his Pacific journey, including the first British landing on Vancouver Island. The book's existence had long been doubted by Pacific Northwest historians.
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Zimmermann
James Cook
South Seas
Switzerland
Cecil Fretch
Victoria
B.C
Europe
French
Mannheim
Henry Zimmermann
Cook
Vancouver Island
Wellington seeks city engineer and clerk in Toronto
New Zealand city government of Wellington advertises in Toronto for a city engineer and a city clerk. The notice highlights recruitment from Canada, noting J. A. Raddick as a renowned cheese and butter expert who helped put the island on the map for dairy exports.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Toronto
J. A. Raddick
Little
Kick Impact Independent of Brain Soundness
A concise assertion notes that a male’s kick effect is not influenced by the brain’s soundness, implying physical action operates separately from cognitive integrity.
Tuaree Women Hold Strong Independent Role In Society
In Tuaree society, a nomadic Arabic tribe of the Sahara, women enjoy greater independence than American women of the era. Tuaree women choose their husbands and retain ownership of all possessions, while remaining heads of the family and sole caregivers of the children.
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Sahara Desert
Aeroplane Transport Expands to Carry Food Goods
Aeroplane travel grows popular as a goods carrier prompting new storehouses at London Croydon air station and a larger customs staff. Plans call for reserving single engine planes for freight while multi engine machines serve passengers.
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London Air Stations
Croydon
Robert and Teacher Share Quiet Exchange
A brief dialogue captures Robert noting a teacher common habit while another voices agreement. The exchange highlights shared classroom behavior and mutual acknowledgment between student and educator.
Wins Success In Alberta
Mr Ruud, a North Dakota farmhand who moved to Gleichen Alberta in 1920, turned 200 acres of stubble land into crops over three years. He yielded 38 bushels per acre of wheat and 112 bushels of oats, later expanding to 200 acres of wheat on summer fallow with 28 to 34 bushels per acre. He sold wheat in Fort William Ontario for $1.64 per bushel and plans to buy land nearby Arrowwood. He praises Western Canada and notes mild winters, stock kept over winter, and a growing Arrowwood with multiple elevators and stores.
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Fargo
N.D
Rund Tee
North Dakota
Gleichen
Alberta
Ruud
Fort Whitliam
Ontario
Ruut
Canada
Rudd
Sayings of Jack Miner a Bird Lover Collected
A compilation of remarks attributed to Jack Miner gathered by Norman Rankin. The quotes touch on love of birds flowers and music and include reflections on work life and character with humorous and proverb like lines.
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Jack Miner
Norman
Rankin
Poe
Unseen
Cow License Expired. Man Replies Witty Note
An official in a Canadian town informed a resident his license to keep a cow had expired. The reply mocks the notice, claiming the cow expired the license three weeks earlier and signs off with a humorous, formal Polish accented tone.
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Monsieur Bord
Helt
M'sieur Bord
Pete
Bashful Suitor Dialogue Sparks Family Cheer
Dorothy and I have decided that our happiness is the biggest thing in the world. Father protests as I waver over marriage after a prior wish to wed.
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Dorothy
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Baltic Sea
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Mediterranare
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Ean
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