Chauffeurs Service Bureau aids overseas visitors in speedy tours
A new Chauffeurs Service Bureau run by ex service men offers chauffeurs who act as guides and companions for American and Canadian visitors touring England Scotland and Wales in ten days. Directors say chauffeurs provide rapid sightseeing plus shopping know how for overseas guests, with popular trips to Devon and Cornwall described as the real experience.
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Scotland
Canada
Chauffeurs Service Bureau
England
Wales
Philo
London
L Johnson
Bureau
To & Press
Fifth Canadian drainage basin and Milk River link to Gulf
The Milk River, rising in the United States and crossing into Alberta, forms a Gulf of Mexico drainage basin for part of Canada. About 12,265 square miles of Canadian territory drain into the Milk River, which then joins the Missouri and flows to the Gulf. The International Waterways Commission approved an equal sharing plan for Milk River waters for irrigation.
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International Waterways Commission
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Canada
Alberta
Medicine
The Clever Crow Tricks Cat For A String Prize
A pet crow with observed planning outsmarts a cat in a household. The crow steals a tempting morsel by mimicking the children and pulling a long string from a sweater, luring the cat to pounce and then escaping with the prize.
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Tost
Tabby
StraAtagein
Tab
Frontiers Tighten as Austria Probes Food Profiteering
A manifesto declares concern over profiteering and speculation harming the economy. It urges central action if the federal government cannot curb abuses, threatening broader disruption across tyrolean borders and neighboring regions.
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Austrian
Tyrol
Austria
Frevinelal
Trroi
Avyatria
Association to Aid Immigrants Forms British Aid Board
The British Immigration Aid Association is incorporated to assist British born subjects and immigrants to migrate to Canada. It plans loans and advances for travel, farming leases or purchases, housing, and equipment with a small commission on sales or leases. The group will offer guidance, appoint agents, and seek funds from gifts, donations, and membership fees to support arrivals to Canada.
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Canada
British Immigration Aid Association
L. H. Davidson
British Isles
Charitabe
Forest coverage contrasts in Belgium and Canada by population density
The article notes Belgium’s high population density and a large share of land under permanent forest, versus Canada regions like Ontario Saskatchewan and Manitoba with sparser population and smaller forest allocations. It highlights Europe setting aside more land for timber than North American communities.
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Belgium
Canada
Mant Towa
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Europe
Resentment Grows Over Fast Motoring in Canada
An Ottawa Citizen piece argues that resentment toward high speed driving is spreading in Canada. It notes crowding in the capital and suggests motorists seek enforcement groups to curb speed, warning that public sympathy could turn against fast drivers as laws tighten.
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Canada
Ottawa Citizen
Gold Production in Canada Reaches Six Month Total
Canada produced gold in the first half of the year valued at 8,194,179 dollars for 226,391 fine ounces. The six month total equals 52 percent of the 1925 full year output. A market feature notes all sales to the Royal Mint Ottawa are paid in New York.
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Vnluue
Canada
Royal Mint
Ottawa
New York
Mapes as Paper For Stamps In Latvia
Postwar republics use varied materials for stamps Latvia prints stamps on map backs Tika PS paper is often used Maps provide good reverse sheet for stamp production highlighting reuse of maps as stamp stock in Latvia and surrounding regions.
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Latvia
Tika
Old France in Canada Exhibition Train Tours Canada
The Made to France exhibition train, touring Canada via the Canadian Pacific Railway, opened at Montreal's Place Viger Station on August 29. Premier Arthur Meighen, Mayor Martin, and Senator C P Beaubien attended, promoting French goods to foster cordial social and commercial ties. Thousands visited during four days in Montreal, with success also noted at the Toronto Fair as the train moves across the country.
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France
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
C. P. R. Place Viger
Montreal
Arthur Meighen
Martin
C. P. Beaubien
Toronto
Eagle Swiftest Bird Battles French Flyer Near Mount Olympus
An eagle, deemed the swiftest flyer among birds, reportedly engaged a French naval flyer near Mount Olympus in 1916. Commander Larrowy notes the eagle kept about 100 feet behind, while the aeroplane ran at 60 nautical miles per hour, with the eagle appearing nearly stationary in a half second exposure photo. The bird held its position for two minutes before speeding away, covering more than sixty miles per hour.
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Salonica
Mount Olympus
Commnder Larrowy
The Schoolhouse: Bread, Life, and Broad Education
A Boston Globe article argues public schools should provide broad lifelong education beyond mere technical training. It warns against letting schooling become a narrow shop for factory and machine work, stressing the value of a liberal, life-enriching curriculum.
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The
Boston Globe
Gunpowder origins challenged by new historical clues
The Washington Star notes revised views place Arab influence on powder transfer to Europe in the eighth and ninth centuries. It cites the Fire Books of Marcuse Uræcus from Constantinople as the 13th century source for Roger Bacon Albertus Magnus and Thomas Aquinas. A monk Berthold Schwartz is credited with early projectile use.
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Europe
Washington Star
Marcuse Uraecus
Constantinople
Roger Bacon
Albertus Magnus
Thomas Aquinas
Berthold Schwartz
Scheme for cheap prairie fuel near The Pas
The Pas Hearth proposes clearing spruce and tamarac near Hudson Bay Railway lands to produce fuel wood sold at 7.50 per cord. Clearing the timber would supply winter fuel at about half last year's cost, create thousands of jobs, dry muskeg, and prepare land for agriculture, contingent on favorable freight rates.
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Pas
Hudson Bay
The
Herald
Tall People Live Longest Says Tit Bits
A historical note reports that tall people tend to live longer with longevity linked to height. It cites various age statistics from England, noting infant mortality is high, and discusses life expectancy patterns by gender marital status and civilization. It also mentions tidal effects on deaths and births.
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England
Taking a Chance Junior’s Washing Habit
A playful Chicago Tribune anecdote recalls Junior who habitually comes to the table dirty. His mother scolds him yet reveals mercy when he explains she once forgot to enforce the wash rule, prompting a humorous reflection on forgetfulness and discipline.
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Junior
Edmonton Stock Yards Shipments Largest Cattle Run
Edmonton stock yards dispatches what is believed to be the year's largest cattle shipment, twenty cars carrying 400 head of prime beef cattle bound for Montreal for transfer to boats and shipment to Glasgow.
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Edmonton
Montreal
Anglers Misidentify Catch On Canal
Two young anglers fished the canal for hours when one flagged a big catch and guessed a salmon though the other dismissed the notion, saying salmon spins.
Army ordnance perfects tractor antiaircraft gun
The ordnance department of the army reports a tractor mounted antiaircraft gun with a 4.1 inch caliber and a speed of 25 miles per hour has been perfected.
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Ordnance Department
The
Army
Hatred Still In Germany Says Toronto Tourist
Dr J H Cascaden of Toronto, returning from a tour of Europe, reports Berlin cafes and theatres sparsely filled and prices high. He says Germans detest the French and hate the British and Americans, and his party faced abuse in theatres and at their hotel.
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Berlin
Koyery
J. H. Cascaden
Toronto
British Isles
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Dr. Cascaden
Oloek
Making Volcanoes Work Hawaii seeks to harness Kilauea for power
A proposal aims to use heat from Kilauea to supply electricity across Hawaii. The plan requests 30000 dollars from the Hawaii Legislature, plus a contribution from the Hawaiian Volcano Research Association, for boring and initial research.
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Legislature of
Hawaii
Hawaiian Volcano Research Association
United States Honors French Unknown Soldier Tomb Respects
General J G Pershing laid the Congressional Medal of Honor on the tomb of the unknown warrior beneath the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in a ceremony attended by President Millerand and a large crowd. The gesture marks the highest U S tribute to French WWI dead.
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United States
France
J. G. Pershing
Millerand
Imperial Oil Co Builds Cottages for workers
Imperial Oil has commissioned 43 cottages at the location costing 620 apiece, with as many as 60 planned and a total outlay near 200000. About a dozen homes are occupied. The University of Sydney has admitted women in all departments since 1581. A diplomat is defined as one who substitutes misfit information for facts.
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Imperial Oil
Loco
Thea University of Sydney
Australia
New Cereals and Beans Introduced at Experimental Farm
The annual report from the Leminion Cerwallat notes hundreds of new cross bred cereals peas and beans being tested at the Contra Experimental Farm Offtawa. Among recently introduced varieties are Raby Ottawa 62 a very early ripening wheat. Laberty Ottawa 450 an oat valued for poultry feed. Mackay Ottawa 25 a productive late wheat ripening into Sask regions. two new barley varieties Chinese Ottawa 60 and Himalayan Ottawa 69. and three new beans Beauty Ottawa 712 Carleton Ottawa 718 and Large White Ottawa 713 with early ripening traits and varied color patterns.
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Offtawa
Leminion Cerwallat
Ottawa
Quebec
Alberta
Mackay
Indian Head
Guy Mayle
Carleton
Hunters Seek Rare Big Horn Sheep in Windermere District
J W French and C A Madill arrive in Golden BC aiming for Windermere big horn sheep. They previously hunted moose deer goat and bears, with Madill on his second Windermere trip and French on his eighth. The Windermere herds are described as world famous.
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J. W. French
C. A. Madill
Golden
Windermere
Mr. Madill
Mr. French
Kootenay Rame
French
Leo Tennis
Columbia River
Highest Railway In The World Contracts Awarded
British Government awards construction of a Nairobi to Uasingisa line across Kenya colony in Northeastern Africa. The route will reach the Empire’s highest railway altitude, costing about 16.66 million pounds and may extend to Uganda to link Mombasa with the Cape to Cairo corridor.
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Africa
Nakuru
Kenya Colony
Uasingisa
Victoria Nyanza
Uganda
Mombasa
Cairo
Serves a Purpose Paddy Comedy Exchange
An Englishman asks Paddy why his ankle sits between knee and foot. Paddy replies he does not know unless it keeps his calf from eating his corn.
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Paddy
Padds
Plant growth observed with crescograph device in London
Indian servant helped scientists in London use the crescograph invented by Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose to watch a plant grow and study the beating in plants that parallels an animal heart. Never judge the dinner by the tone of the dinner bell.
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Jagadis Chandra Bose
London
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Teying
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Treal
Old France
Place Viger
Chicago Tribune
Kilauea
Ists
Imperial Oil Co
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