Canadian Poultry For United States
Canadian poultry breeders in British Columbia state that government certified birds with records of performance are sold worldwide. Dams shipped to young poultry men by the Breeders Association of British Columbia. Birds must lay over 15 eggs per year and be healthy to earn official records. birds laying 225 eggs receive advanced certificates. Progeny sold through associations to the United States and other regions.
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Saybrook
Ititwets
Bert
Breeders” Association of
British Columbia
Canada
United States
Question of teaspoon sizes in medicine bottles
A Kingston Standard note reports on the variability of teaspoon sizes used to measure medicine. The Pharmaceutical Association debated what volume constitutes a teaspoon and left the resolution to spoonmakers, acknowledging minor size differences but highlighting the lack of standardization across medicine labels.
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Pharmaceutical Association
Kingston
Says It Cannot Be Done by Moscow Critics on Moon Shaft
The astronomer Professor A W Bickerton tells the London Daily Mail that escaping Earth's gravity with a projectized shaft is impossible. He cites a velocity of seven miles per second and compares the energy needed to the caloric content of explosives and shells, noting no energy source exists to reach four miles, questioning where such energy could come from.
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Moscow
A. W. Bickerton
London
Mat
Orley
1927 A Year Without a Summer Forecast Warns of Severe Winters
The piece cites forecasts from the Thirteenth Annual National Business Conference at Babson Park predicting a severe winter with heavy snows across North America and midyear frosts, plus a rare summer freeze. It notes this aligns with 1816 style memory and highlights radio weather forecasts by Herbert Janvrin Browne and Greenleaf W. Pickard discussing sun impact and listening plans for the coming year.
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United States
Jane
Bab“son Park
Herbert Janvrin Browne
Washington, D.C
New Invention Helps Consume Motor Fumes
In Paris city laboratories a catalyzer device is claimed to consume carbon monoxide from car exhaust. Professor Yandell Henderson of Yale notes CO is a public health menace in crowded cities. The system passes air through a chemical tube to reduce gas temperature and oxidize fumes before release.
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City Laboratories
Paris
Yandell Henderson
Yale
M. Kohn-Abrest
Laborers from United States Fill Canadian Harvest Gaps
Shortage on prairies sparks cross border work as British Columbia farms, lumbering and mining sectors hire U.S. workers. The article notes BC could meet two thirds of its harvest quota, with Americans entering fields to alleviate prairie shortfalls amid a busy economy. A London street scene adds color to the piece.
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United States
Canada
British Columbia
Prairies
All around boy answers office mystery
An office manager laments not finding help as the new “office bar” explains he is the all around boy as advertised, moving through stock room factory shipping and now roof in a single busy workday scene from the Christian Science Monitor.
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Weill
Christian Science Monitor
Radio World Fair draws crowds to gold plated sets in New York
Exhibitors at the Madison Square Garden Radio World Fair report buyers willing to pay premium for gold plated receivers. A single exhibitor started with nickel plating but demand shifted to gold finish. Separately about 160000 Austrians are receiving government unemployment aid.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
Mussolini Demands Classical Study in Italian Schools
A decree requires Greek and Latin classics be added to Italian school curricula. The passage mentions contempt for a foolish ally and a bitter foe, with garbled phrases suggesting a ranting, uncertain text about wartime rhetoric.
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Mussolini
Friend who applies brakes when seeing you go down his tee
A friend acts to slow you as you pursue a risky shot, applying brakes when you appear to lose control. The remark frames friendship as cautious support in game play.
Watch Pressure To Your Balloon Tires
Under inflated balloon tires wear faster and are prone to blowouts. Check tire pressure weekly and keep it within three pounds of the recommended level. On long trips with heavy loads, add a couple of pounds to the rear tires as a safety margin.
Wedding postponed after bride's mother death in Leeds
A Jewish wedding in Leeds proceeded at a synagogue with Miss Yenta Watter man Wais and her bridegroom. Two hours later a funeral occurred at the bride’s home as the mother died the day before. Jewish law allows postponement only for certain deaths. Both mourners avoided mourning for seven days after the ceremony. No local rabbi recalled a similar case.
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Leeds
Yenta Watterman Wais
Canada’s Women’s Institutes Promote Home Economy System
The article highlights a nationwide network of Women’s Institutes across rural Canada. It notes organized courses in home economics, home nursing, sewing, serving, millinery, and allied home arts run through the Department of Agriculture, with institutes in every community.
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Canada
Department of Agriculture
Aberdonian’s Three Penny Arsenic Request
An Aberdonian entered a chemist shop and asked for three penny worth of arsenic. When asked the use, he replied with a paradoxical two pence. The tale hinges on dark humor about a feignedly harmless purchase.
Speeding Up Farm Life The Automobile Change in Rural Canada
A Toronto Globe note recalls Ontario farmers adopting cars to match faster roads. One farmer switched to gasoline to avoid holding up funerals and traffic in parades, enabling 25 mph travel and expanding a rural radius from about 10 miles to 25 miles, with weekend trips reaching 100 miles.
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Canada
Ontario
Times
Toronto Globe
Ingenious Wasp Builds Silk Reel Home in Wiltshire Letter
A wood wasp took possession of a silk reel and built a home in its center. After inspecting the site the insect sealed one end with mortar. Inside, four cells held five caterpillars and an infant wasp.
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C. P. Jenkinson
Leigh
Westbury
Wilts
London
German eating habits linked to food being overcooked
Dr Friedberger of Greifswald University proposes a theory that Germans eat many meals because food is often overcooked. Freshly cooked meals allegedly satisfy hunger sooner and require smaller portions, with experiments supporting the claim. Some people show the effect due to suggestibility or inherent appetite.
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Friedberger
Greifswald University
Pauls Cathedral London Maintains Private Fire Brigade
The cathedral runs its own fire brigade and water service, established before World War II. Despite stone exterior, its interior houses hundreds of wooden passages and rooms. The wooden inner structure and old timber create tinder risk, justifying the private service.
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Paul's Cathedral
London
Tie Riis
The Perils Of Lightning Safety Advice For Drivers
The piece warns lightning is safer in a building or town than outdoors. It advises avoiding isolated trees and high ground in open or woody terrain, suggests taking shelter in ditches or dikes in open hills, notes car tires offer little insulation, and cautions motorists not to stop under trees or near wire fences during storms.
Unknown Poet Arnold and the Death of Nelson
An unknown poet named Arnold wrote The Death of Nelson and The Anchor's Weighed, two famous songs. His father served as organist at Westminster Abbey. The Death of Nelson owes its popularity to John Braham who recomposed the tune and Sims Reeves who sang it widely.
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Nelson
Arnold
Westminster Abbey
John Braham
Sims Reeves
Washington Woman Arrested For Driving With One Arm Around Pet
A Washington woman faced arrest and a fine after an incident in which she drove an automobile with one arm around her poodle. Authorities cited unsafe operation and animal handling concerns.
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Washington
From Sheep to Governor in One Day at Burford Exposition
The prize sheep of J T Bre tour's herd at Burford Ontario inspired the Lieutenant Governor Narcisse Peredeau to wear its wool as a tweed overcoat at the Capadida National Exhibition in Toronto. The process from wool to finished fabric occurred by 4 p.m. and the garment was flown to the exhibition for a dramatic parachute delivery. His Excellency toured exhibits and praised the model train at the Canadian Pacific exhibit.
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Eait
Perodeau
Brethour
Brantford
Russell Templar
Quinlan
Ureter
J. L. Clapp
Yvonne McKenna
A.D.C
Papineau
Cockshutt
Ontario
Colonel Fraser
Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers
Dominion
Wembley
Sleepless world teased by chemists in Ottawa Journal
The Ottawa Journal notes the American Chemical Society discussion in Philadelphia about synthetic foods and a drug to eliminate sleep. It warns chemists chase a sleep cure but has not yet found it, predicting economic upheaval and warns of possible snoring ending if sleep becomes unnecessary.
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American Chemical Society
Philadelphia
Dioec
Ottawa Journal
School Days Remembered and Reflected In Hinckley News
The piece contrasts modern schools with those of the past, noting brighter classrooms and better methods today while cherishing memories of earlier recitations and shared cups. It calls today’s school life a wonder, though many miss the old days.
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Hinckley
Toronto Fair Sets New Attendance Record at C N E
The Canadian National Exhibition drew 1,573,000 visitors over two weeks from August 28 to closing night, surpassing 1924’s 1,515,000 and last year’s 1,491,200. It is described as the greatest annual exhibition in America if not the world.
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America
Ultraviolet Treatment Trials Aid Partial Blindness at Moorefields
London’s Moorefields Hospital reports ultraviolet rays successfully treating partial and incipient blindness. Over a hundred patients have benefited and the equipment is being expanded. The method targets ocular TB related conditions, delivering concentrated rays via a rod to the affected area.
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Moorefields Hospital
London
No More Ligour Ads Refused by Punch Weekly
London weekly Punch says it will stop printing Ligour advertisements after current contracts end. No new Ligour ads will be accepted and no reason is given for the policy change.
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Punch
London
Menia
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