Canadian Grown Tobacco Gains Preference Worldwide
The Department of the Interior notes growing Canadian tobacco output rising since 1913 from 12.5 million pounds to 19 million by 1924, led by Ontario and Quebec. Canadian tobacco increasingly displaces imports in cigars and cigarettes, with Britain importing nearly a million plus pounds, reflecting rising quality and a new preferential tariff.
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Toacco
Natural Resources To
Tellligence Service
Department of the Interior
Canada
Ontario
Essex
Kent Counties
Quebec
United States
Great Britain
Canadian Co-operative Tobacco Growers
Pround
Wembley
Platinum Found in Rock Formation on Tulameen River
Charles H. Law of Vancouver reports a platinum discovery in rock near the Tulameen River mouth of Fagle Creek. He returned after South Africa excitement and brings rock showing chrome iron yielding platinum. The find sparked staking of about 100 claims totaling 450 acres. Tulameen placers previously yielded around 20,000 ounces worth about 2.7 million dollars today.
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Tulameen River
South Africa
Tulameen
Fagle Creek
Charles H.law
Vancouver
Law
Ancient Kish finds reveal early fishing hook and royal wealth
Langdon reports from Kish excavations show 6,000 year old Mesopotamian life with women’s jewels children’s toys and palace treasures. The guide describes a discovered fish hook the oldest evidence of fishing with hook and bait before 3000 B C and rich burial goods from the Sumerian palace including copper utensils and jewelry.
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Mesopotamia
Stanley Field
N. Langdon
Field Museum
Oxford University
Kish
Nish
Langdon
Babylon
Assyria
New Spectacle Glass That Won’t Splinter
Scientists in London demonstrated unsplinterable glass claimed to be foldable to any lens curvature for eye glasses. Tests included a 30 yard shotgun blast with no penetration or splintering, addressing sportsmen and football players at risk from shattered glass.
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London
Inexpensive Dip for Sheep to Destroy Ticks
A simple two part dip designed to kill ticks on sheep mixes two parts goal off with one part milk or substitute laun dry soap. Dilute eight gallons of soft water per gallon of emulsion and dip after shearing with a repeat in two weeks.
Tide effect on London landmarks questioned
The piers of Waterloo Bridge are shown to rise and fall with the tide by two to three sixteenths of an inch, extending for some distance north and south of the river. The article suggests that similar vertical movements of St Paul’s Cathedral could be tidal in origin.
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Waterloo Bridge
London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Secret Keeping Challenges Raise Caution for Women
A brief note warns about the strain of hidden matters on women. The piece emphasizes discretion, social judgment, and the burden of maintaining silence in various communities.
Scientists claim modern brains smaller than Ice Age people
Sir Arthur Keith warned that contemporary Western Europeans may have smaller brains than Ice Age inhabitants, based on limited data. He noted modern English men's average height as five feet six inches, lower than the long-held belief of five feet eight.
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Arthur Keith
Royal College of Surgeons’ Museum
England
Royal Institution
Arthir
Western
Europe
Muskrat Meat Gains Seattle Menu traction in Northwest
Dr W W McCormick president of the Addy Washington Commercial Club describes muskrat meat as the most delicious in the world and notes several Seattle hotels and restaurants will trial the meat. He adds Addy residents have eaten muskrat for years.
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W. W. McCormick
Addy, Washington
Northwest
Seattle
Pr. McCormick
Addy
Montreal once covered by water revealed by geologist
Prof. J. Austen Bancroft of McGill told the Rotary Club that Montreal and Mount Royal were once submerged, with Mount Royal resembling two small islands. He noted remaining traces of ancient beaches still visible today.
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Montreal
Mount Royal
J. Austen Bancroft
McGill University
Rotary Club
Alberta Seed Plant Handles Vast Pure Seed Grain Output
In 1924 the Alberta provincial seed plant handled nearly 79 000 bushels of pure seed grain. Early indications show the present season may match that volume despite the new seed production program.
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Alberta
Architectural Triumph of the Great Pyramid of Egypt
An 6,000 year old pyramid surpasses modern structures in massiveness and precision. Original height about 480 feet, base side 764 feet, cubical contents over 809 million cubic feet, mass 6.48 million tons. Construction reportedly involved 100000 workers for twenty years per Hero dotus, a figure scholars deem plausible.
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Egypt
Great Pyramid of
Herodotus
Birds Have Organized Guards
Wild geese and sand hill cranes are wary and vigilant. Sentinels patrol feeding sites and small patrols circle to watch for danger. Their acute hearing and sense of smell enable rapid flight if approached down wind, giving rise to legends of ghostly packs hunting a ghostly fox.
Canada’s eel fisheries harvest steady with inland gains
Eels are harvested from coastal and inland waters of the Dominion. In 1923 fishermen caught 1,114 ewt from coastal waters and 13,753 ewt inland, up from 1,434 ewt and 11,710 ewt the year before. Also notes the smallest electric lamp, corn kernel sized, for physician use.
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Dominion
Taking Interest In Children
A Portland Journal column asserts that what children read or hear between ages seven and fifteen shapes their future more than almost anything besides heredity. It argues parental affection aids guidance and that most world trouble stems from unfit parenting, with every child deserving a chance.
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Portland Journal
Gypsies Bury Their Chief in Five Month Delay
Funeral services for Thomas Wells, longtime chief of the Stanley Gypsies, were held in Paterson New Jersey after a five month delay as about 300 relatives from the United States Mexico and Canada gathered. The rites also honored Thomas Stanley and Thomas Hicks, two boys killed in an auto accident. Wells aged sixty two lay in a Laurel Grove Cemetery vault since his death last November.
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United States
Mexico
Canada
Paterson
N.J
Thomas Wells
Stanleys
Thomas Stanley
Thomas Hicks
Ancient windmill at Leavenheath destroyed after 300 years
A windmill in Leavenheath Exeter demolished after three centuries of service. It stood 80 feet to the sail tip with a 62 foot sail spread. The original oak beams remained sound and a 9 foot toothed wheel woodwork was found behind the sails inside the mill top.
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Leavenheath
Exeter
First class hotel scene hinges on corn bread and bacon
The narration notes a man accustomed to home fare of corn bread and bacon does the most kicking in a first-class hotel setting.
Milner’s Emigration Policy and Dominion Linkages
Viscount Milner, then colonial secretary, helped shape wartime emigration attitudes and proposed a clearing house to gauge empire views. His efforts brought Dominion and Britain closer in opinion exchange. He argued Britons had strong peacetime ties with the dominions and Canada held great potential.
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Viscount Milner
Dominion
Great Britain
Britain
Canada
World's Largest Pipe Organ Installed in Davenport Opera House
A new Davenport Iowa opera house prepares to house the world’s largest pipe organ with 9737 pipes spanning five miles when built. Seventy horsepower motors will pressurize the air and six keyboards hold 107 stops. The instrument offers a vast tone range from thunder to faint whispers, with broadcasting gear in place and hope for glorious music once a suitable musician is found.
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Davenport
Iowa
Dairying Shows Great Increase in Western Canada
Western Canada and Manitoba districts report dairy and livestock growth with the dairy industry more than doubling from a year earlier. The Canadian National Railways questionnaire notes widespread increases in dairy farming and winter feeding, with generally good feed supplies and stock in good condition except in some Saskatchewan areas facing scarce feed. Many districts also report a rise in purebred stock.
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Canada
Manitoba
Canadian National Railways
Saskatchewan
Seattle Woman Sells Sleeping Bag and Quilt from Down Ducks
Mrs. Charles Kuhn of Seattle produced a sleeping bag and quilt from down ducks for a local automobile dealer. The canvas covered bag weighs under six pounds and folds into a small packet. After a successful demonstration last season she has received 3 500 orders for replicas and is rushing to build a factory to meet demand from travelers.
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Charles Kuhn
Seattle
Wash
Public official integrity praised at Plymouth mayor speech
A Plymouth mayor at a municipal congress extolled English public life as free from graft, declaring officials pursue public good over private gain. The Kingston Standard notes the remark drew no opposition or ridicule in Britain.
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Plymouth
England
Great Britain
Kingston
Humble Earthworm Proves Its Value in Agriculture
A discussion notes the earthworm’s essential role in farming from Yorubaland observations. Earthworms raise soil vitality by bringing casts to the surface, aerating and draining land, with about 200,000 worms per acre acting as natural mills to finely grind soil.
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Yorubaland
West Africa
Barrister and suspect in country town theft case
An Australian barrister faces a black defendant charged with stealing. The solicitor plans to have the defendant testify in his own defense. The magistrate questions the defendant’s understanding of an oath and prompts him with a joke about lying and truth telling.
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Jacky
Statue Fueled by Germans During Postwar Deeds
A huge wooden figure of Field Marshal von Hindenburg in Berlin’s Tiergarten was burned as fuel amid postwar shortages. Nationalists had planned to use the statue for patriotic ceremonies but found it served as fuel during economist scarcity and wartime turmoil.
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Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Tiergarten
Berlin
Judge and Grocer Duel Over Payment In Courtroom
A court scene reveals a clash over who presides. The judge asks about charges while the grocer insists he wanted cash, leading to a tense exchange about the reason for bringing the man to court.
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Grocer
Don’t Wait for a Letter of Credit by Little Gifts
A admonishing note warns readers against delaying and seeking spiritual aid or a miracle by giving small sums to churches in hope of a larger providence. The message urges practical planning and warns against relying on quick, faith based solutions.
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Heaven
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