World Happenings Briefly Told
The King and Queen will hold royal tours at Buckingham Palace on March 24 25 and June 21 22. Lady Richonadda launches a suffrage push to win support for universal ballot for women over 21. Oxford and Cambridge boat race won by the Oxford crew on a half mile Thames course. Warsaw teachers oppose radio in schools and homes. Cuba Great Britain telephone link begins with rates 87 for first three minutes and 29 after. Minnie Larocque of Montreal dies descendant of early Canadian settlers. Horatio Bottomley to resume journalism after Maidstone Prison sentence for fraud. Montreal crime down four murders new police report. Canada invited to Washington May aircraft show for airship and parts manufacturers.
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Oxford
Cambridge
Upper Thames
Warsaw
Cuba
Great Britain
Ilayana
London
Minnie Larocque
Montreal
Canada
Lavocque
Abraham Martin
Abraham
Quebec
Westminster Gazette
Horatio Bottomley
John Bull
House of Commons
Maidstone
Belangers
Village goldsmith work in traditional Indian life
A Times of India piece by Lyn Field describes the village goldsmith as a hereditary craftsman central to village life. He travels among many villages, boards on the patel’s veranda, and earns six annas to one rupee daily while shaping humble tools into subtly merited designs with simple implements.
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India
Heredity
Lynfield
Times of India
Isis
Lingerie Pattern Draws for Home Dressmakers
A Winnipeg newspaper note promotes a pattern for attractive drawers with a fitted front yoke and gathered back. View A shows lace trim while View E uses rounded sides with narrow lace. Sizes 28 to 36 inch waist. Cost 70 cents. Also advertises a Fashion Book priced 16 cents.
Six Rules Allegedly Promote Getting Sick by New Jersey Doctor
Rutherford physician Dr Howard M Cooper told a Rotary Club meeting that a set of six rules can promote illness. The advice urged eating starches, wearing a tight hat, using cheap eyewear, drinking coffee, avoiding water and vegetables, and skipping sleep.
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Howard M Cooper
Rutherford
Rotary Club
Question Not Settled Pepys name pronunciation debate continues
The article notes ongoing dispute over how to pronounce Samuel Pepys. It cites A. H. Blake’s earlier evidence favoring Peeps, countered by Cottenham Pepys and a 1679 Pepys office clerk who rhymed Pepys with lips, implying Pips, highlighting enduring confusion.
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Samuel Pepys
A. H. Blake
London
Peeps
Cottenham Pepys
Pepys
France Declares No Gain Seen in U S Armament Pact
France objects to debt remission as a reward for arms limits and says financial pressure cannot shape security policy. She tells President Coolidge she prefers solving armament in concert with land sea and air questions through the League of Nations, noting U S nonadherence.
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France
Coolidge
League of Nations
United States
America
Europe
New York
Aberdeen girl finds work in London after cautious move
A Scottish maid from Aberdeen travels to London for a good family position. During a chat with her mistress she is asked about her origin and the mistress laments not knowing her Aberdeen background. The girl explains that in Aberdeen her employers warned her not to brag. Edinburgh Scotsman
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Alassie
Aberdeen
London
Aweel
Mitches
Jean
Edinburgh
Nineveh resident credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for rheumatism relief
Mrs. William Silver recounts a severe 1926 rheumatic attack that left her nearly helpless. After trying various remedies she used six boxes of Williams Pink Pills, reporting complete relief and improved health, and she recommends the tonic for anaemia and other ailments. Sold by druggists or mail order in Brockville Ontario at 50 cents a box.
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Nineveh
Nos
William Silver
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Farmhouse sale to settle Payne estate in New York
The East Wampton farm house where John Barton Payne grew up and which inspired a famous song will be sold to settle the estate. Miller's Worm Powders claim to safely expel stomach and intestinal worms in children without discomfort, acting as a tonic. Investigation shows over 200 million cubic feet of gas escape daily from oil wells in the Panhandle region of Texas.
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East Wampton
N.Y
John Barton Payne
Panhandle
Texas
When a Man Is Down Enemies Pause While Friends Rise
A terse saying notes how foes pause when a man is fallen while comrades rally to support him and start a new effort. It frames resilience through renewed allyship and collective action.
Weakness to Recovery After Illness in Alberta Woman
Mrs. Wm Palmer of Tomahawk Alberta writes she grew very weak after a spring illness. She could hardly stand and could not sleep due to every noise. She tried blood tonics and nerve pills with little relief before her mother sent three boxes of treatment.
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Gussie Fratchzweig
Bronx
N. Y
Carter
Neve Pill Advertising Claim From Milburn Co
The advertisement describes relief after using three boxes of Neve Pill. The seller Milburn Co Limited of Toronto offers the product by mail or at dealers, with price information provided on receipt of price. The copy emphasizes restored youthful feeling after use.
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Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Wireless growth in Northwest Territories signals booming federal service
Col. E. Forde of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals reports six stations in the Northwest Territories and Yukon show over 60 percent revenue rise year over year. Stations at Edmonton, Fort Smith, Fort Simpson, Mare Landing, Dawson City, Aklavik, and Herschel Island link communities with news and meteorological data, aiding traders, RCMP, and government work year round.
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Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
Department of One Interior
Northwest Territories
Yukon
Cal. E. Forde
Ottawa
Edmonton
Fort Smith
Fort Simupson
Mare Landing
Dawson City
Akibavik
Herschel Island
S.S Bay Mand
Coronation Gulf
Aklavik
Saii Col Forde
Toronto
Calgary
Col. Forde
Mackenzie River
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Germanys Newest Hotel High on Zugspitze Peak
The Bavarian Alps hostelry sits over 9000 feet up at the Zugspitze summit at the terminus of a cable railway. It is built to withstand fierce winds and is anchored in solid rock. A European dam project also advances with the Sorpe dam in Westphalia set to rise 95 feet and extend 2400 feet forming a 19 million gallon reservoir for 4 million residents.
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Germany
Zugspitze
Bavarian Alps
Zugsprize
Europe
Sorpe
Westphalia
Profitable Farmers Company records strong Saskatchewan profits
The Saskatchewan Co operative Elevator Co earned profits of 1 065 465 for the year ended July 31 1926 with net profits of 825 546 the largest in its history and up from the prior year by nearly 560 000. Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Ltd has bought the grain handling facilities and shareholders will receive over 150 for each 7 50 invested since 1911 the founding year.
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Saskatchewan Co-operativelevator Co
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators, Ltd
Sunday School Lesson and Reflections
Golden Text John fourteen fifteen stresses loving Jesus by keeping commandments. Devotional Revelation seven nine seventeen. quotes from Shakespeare Erasmus Carlyle Froude. Notes urge awareness of human need and avoiding mere outward compliance. Japan is noted for believers scattering and listening to preached words.
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Erasmus
Froude
Cascarets for Bowel Health Promoted in Ad Copy
Propaganda style advertisement claims Cascarets thoroughly cleanse the stomach and bowels, remove undigested food and foul gases, and reduce bile, promising relief from headaches and sickness. It touts a ten cent box, no griping, and nightly use with zero risk to liver or stomach. Millions reportedly use Cascarets and endorse their household ubiquity.
Finnish Carmakers Tell Red Paint Hurts Sales
An American auto maker sent many cars to Finland but 46 remained unsold due to red paint shades. Finnish buyers disliked red hues, prompting repainting efforts. Bolshevism and Bolshevists are also strongly disliked in Finland.
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Finland
Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil Prevents Ulcerated Throat
At first sore throat symptoms the oil is taken with a spoonful of sugar to ease irritation and prevent ulceration and swelling. Regular users have reportedly become immune to quinsy attacks.
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Thomas
Hat Promise Sparks Witty Wife and Husband Exchange
A light exchange unfolds as a wife sighs she would be a man to buy her wife a new hat. Her husband asks when and she replies with a playful, time driven quip about visiting milliners. The moment reveals humorous social banter.
Be Sure of Your Aim Before Moving Into a Glass House
A cautionary note urges clarity of purpose before undertaking risky commitments. The aphorism warns that fragile structures mirror uncertain aims and could foreshadow trouble for those who rush into precarious ventures without solid plans.
Reformer's Blues When Others Are Satisfied
A reformer backs away from contentment, facing a blues mood as broader satisfaction spreads. The line suggests tension between reform zeal and public complacency, highlighting a personal struggle within a moral or political context.
Farm Surveys Point Toward Larger Holdings in Colonization Effort
The article argues farm surveys reveal that larger holdings keep more boys on the farm and yield greater earnings. It cites Cornell findings from New York and notes Western farmers often disagree, predicting a shift toward bigger farms and using surveys to explain agricultural success or failure and aid permanent colonization of vacant areas.
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Canada
Cornell University
New York
Manned by Women on Russian Freighter Karl Mar At Leshorn
The freighter Karl Mar arrived at Leshorn port with a crew entirely of women. They wore men’s uniforms and had short hair. The ship’s captain, a man, praised the crew as the most diligent and active he has sailed with.
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Leshorn
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