Monastic Fruit Diet Studied for Cancer Prevention
A report from Dr Cope man of the British ministry of health notes monks at Cowfold Sussex eat large amounts of fruit and vegetables and little meat. He suggests fruitarian diets may aid cancer treatment and cites general health benefits seen in convents while warning of ongoing health issues among the poor. Dr Middieton discusses diet’s role in preventing intestinal stasis and related cancers.
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Henty
Magiant
Ministry of Death
Moenkiew
Copemas
Ministry of Health
Cowfold
Horsham
Sussex
Ile
Continent
Marge
Dr Copeman
Cowteld
Copeman
Adam Wright
Provincial Board of Health
Ontario
J. J Middieton
Fiji Chiefs Visit England Ahead of Empire Exhibition
Chieftains from Fiji Rata Joni Antonio Rabirei and Ratu P Vell travel from Vancouver aboard the Makura to join the British Empire Exhibition marking Fiji’s Golden Jubilee. They will sail from Montreal on May 9 aboard the Montcalm with R. C. Wigginson. Rabirei holds OB E for wartime labor corps work. Weli attended King Edward VII’s coronation in 1903.
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Wembley
Rata Joni Antonio Rabirei
Ratu P Vell
Vancouver
B.M.S. Makura
Suva
Legislative Connects
Fiji
Cakardreva
Maenata
Montreal
S.S. Montcalm
Baiu
Ratu Rabirei
O.be
Organization of
Fijian Labor Corps
R. C. Wigginson
Civil Service
Whern
England
Rafi Rabirei
Ratu Weli
Nativre Constabulary
London
King Edward the Seventh
Advisory Weed Council Formed for Alberta Anti weed Campaign
An Advisory Weed Council to assist the Alberta Department of Agriculture in its anti weed campaign has been organized and will begin work at once. Members include F H Fairfield of the Dominion Experimental Farm at Lethbridge and three IF A members of the legislature W F Shields Maciadoc T G Cook Pincher Creek and P Enenaur Alexandria.
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Alberta Department of Agriculture
F.H. Fairfield
Dominion Experimental Farm
Lethbridge
IF A
W. F. Shields
Maciacod
T. G. Cook
Pincher Creek
P. Enenaur
Alexandria
Grain movement and speed figures in Western Canada
The article notes wheat expansion as the Canadian Pacific Railway led shipments in 1899 with 26 million bushels, while the prior year saw 186 million bushels. It states barge tonnage by the Canadian National Railways is not included and mentions a moda locomotive capable of 112 miles per hour, though typical speeds rarely exceed 60 miles per hour due to friction and safety concerns.
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Western Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian National Railways
Nile Suddite Could Fuel Sudan by Coal Substitution
Washington Star notes a Nile weed and sedge called saddite covers 35 000 square miles and grows three feet underground to twenty feet high. Scientists transport it to Khartoum where it is rafted in faggots to test plants and processed into coal-like fuel for Nile steamers.
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Nile
Thattoum
The
Washington Star
Sudan
Khartoum
Ten Tests of a Town For Desirable Community
The Regina Leader reports University of Kansas journalism chair outlines ten questions homebuyers ask about towns. Attractiveness, healthfulness, education, people, living costs, accessibility, recreation, business, employment, and progressiveness shape a town’s appeal. Communities should self assess to improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Journalism
University of Kansas
Regina
Works Both Ways The Squire In A Shabby Coat
A London Daily Mail item relates the Squire walking in an English village and later in Birmingham wearing a shabby coat. He shrugs off friends’ comments by noting anonymity in new places. The tale underscores the idea that recognition matters less where one is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
London Daily Mafi
To Build New Sanatorium Near Saskatoon
Preliminary work has commented on the construction of the provincial sanatorium in Saskatoon at a cost of 480.09. Full construction equipment is on the ground with building materials except for structural steel. It is anticipated that employment will be provided for upward of 100 men once excavation is finished and concrete work begins.
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Saskatoon
People of Europe Urged to Fight and Stand Ground
The phrase urges decisive action for Europe amid conflict, calling on its peoples to confront enemies persistently. It emphasizes resolve and staying in place to resist aggression and preserve regional security.
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Europe
Largest handmade mats woven by ex soldiers for empire exhibit
Ex soldiers and sailors trained at St Dunstan's wove the largest coccafibre mats by hand for the British Empire Exhibition Australian section. Measuring 69 feet by 8 feet 6 inches, the biggest mat covers 604 square feet with the word Australia in two foot high letters. Four mats total 860 square feet. Forty sections were assembled at Regent's Park headquarters after three months of home work. St Dunstan's won the contract in open competition.
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Australia
St. Dan Stan's
St. Dunstan’s
Regent’s Wark
St. Dunstan's
Resistance to Heat Improves Endurance for Fat Men
The U S bureau of mines conducted heat chamber experiments in Pittsburg showing fat men lose more weight under hot conditions but feel less exhausted when relieved. Pulse rate, not body temperature, dictated discomfort, with 135 and 160 pulses per minute marking thresholds and a high purge rate of 184 recorded. The study aimed to model miners' conditions.
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U.S. Bureau of Mines
Pittsburg
Bureau
The Orange Trick in Sunday School Quip
An English clergyman offers an orange if a girl names where God is. The girl answers that if she can name where God is not she will get two oranges. The playful exchange highlights a witty religious anecdote from a church setting.
Man Too Old to Realize It Learns Not
A reflective line noting that age may hinder awareness of the need to learn rather than the ability to learn. It suggests an older man might miss opportunities for growth due to not recognizing the value or necessity of learning new things.
Quebec Plans Large Scale Timber Inventory With Hydroplanes
The province will resume a vast timber inventory in May in the upper Chicoutimi Lake St John and North Shore areas. Engineers expect years of work but aim to map 26 000 more square miles this season using hydroplanes to cut costs and time. Three private hydroplanes will operate under contract to the provincial government.
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Québec
Chicoutimi
Lake St. John Jones
Ergineers
Provincial Department of Lands and Forests
Elevator history ties Julius Caesar to lifts and multi‑deck control
A large elevator company manager claims Julius Caesar first conceived the elevator and had a lift built to hoist building materials. He traces the device's evolution to modern times noting one operator could run up to 90 elevators with automatic floor stops.
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Julius Caesar
Autobiography Quip Reveals Family Tea Time Snippet
A brief dialogue shows Auntie greeting Billie at dawn and Billie replying that his mother forbids answering questions. The exchange captures a family dynamic around curiosity and restraint in a candid, humorous tone.
Literacy Gap Shrinkage Seldom Reaches Women in Asia and Africa
A report highlights stark literacy disparities with only one literate woman per 160 in India and about one per 1000 in China, underscoring gendered educational inequities and regional differences in reading ability.
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India
Woman seeks League action on stateless status case
A German woman in wartime disputes claims France brands her German and Germany refuses her national status. The World Court sent the issue to the League of Nations, noting many faced similar denial of justice. Experts suggest an international convention to regulate nationality and state sovereignty limits.
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League of Nations
World Court
France
Germany
League
A Message to the Moon by Clark University Scientist
Professor Robert H. Godard of Clark University plans a late summer test of a five foot rocket loaded with charges. He hopes the device will reach about ten miles high and demonstrate a small scale lunar flight that could advance his plan to send a message to the moon.
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Robert H. Godard
Clark University
Moon
Dr. Goddard
Unclear Fragment Cited for Publication
Fragmentary text offers no clear event or identifiers. The line mentions financial risk with a vague condition and a pound symbol but lacks names places dates or actions to anchor a readable record.
Where Columbus Wooed and Madeira’s Allure
The essay celebrates Funchal Madeira as a vivid Old World island port and a favorite stop for travelers. It notes Columbus and his wife at familiar sites, Madeira wines, and the island’s dramatic cliffs. It also previews next year’s world cruise itinerary visiting Gibraltar Algiers Monaco Naples and other ports as part of a grand stage of travel.
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John Russell
Funchal
Madeira
Christopher Columbus
Canadian Pacific
Curlew Patrol stage Scout Law play in Vancouver
The Curlew Patrol presented their first Scout Law play focusing on helpfulness. A timid youth encounters a thief who robs him. Scouts intervene, render aid, recover a cap and purse, identify the culprit, and hand him to police. The small patrol received applause.
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Scout
Vancouver
Curlew Patrol
Scout Hough
Igntor
P. IL. Clay
Secy
Ellard
Scout Knight
Tribute to the Patrol System Recalled by Scout Leader
A letter from C. V. Nunn of the 57th Toronto Troop reflects on a successful troop meeting last Wednesday. He notes that the event proceeded smoothly and expresses pride in guiding twenty six scouts, seven of whom attended only one prior gathering.
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C. V. Nunn
Toronto
Ghost Ranch development near Ghost River site chosen
Malcolm Mortimer of New York, a retired British Army officer, buys 187 acres along Ghost River on the Calgary Banff trail to build Ghost Ranch a halfway house for motorists entertainment meals and rest. He plans polo ponies pack horses fishing and shooting excursions and a silver fox ranch amid a scenic site 200 feet above where Ghost and Bow Rivers meet.
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Malcolm Mortimer
New York
Ghost River
Calgary
Banff
Rockies
Bow River
Good Trapping Season Reports From Calgary Area
Reports reaching Calgary from reliable sources indicate a productive trapping year in the north. Weasel and red fox are plentiful while muskrat is light. Beaver catches are fair. Lynx are much more plentiful due to the rabbit resurgence.
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Calgary
The Most Useful Part Teacher
Dialogue fragment shows a classroom exchange about knife parts and a joke about labor and rest. A stray line mentions a Venezuelan railway with 80 tunnels in only miles, suggesting a garbled context.
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Willie
Venezelan
Cara
Valencie
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Singapore
Phillipines
Java
China
Japan
Hawaii
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Gibraltar
Algiers
Monaco
Naples
Fanchal
Geseston
Fuest
Port Said
Crnberra
Fronchat
Boy Scouts
St Vancouver
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