Canada Offers Good Prospects For Settlers
Canadian National Railway official W. D. Robb announces Canada seeks energetic English Scottish and Dutch settlers for agricultural lands. He cites unemployment in Britain and Holland as driving potential migrants, notes Belgium France and Belgium have different conditions, and says Rotterdam will host a new colonization office to recruit suitable families and workers.
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Ismere
Hng
Canada
W. D. Robb
Canadian National
Puyland
Robb
Department of Colonization and Development
England
Scotland
Belgium
France
Karl Haig
Karl
Doles
Mr. Robb
Holland
Helland
Canadiian National Railways
Rotterdam
Buried Forest Discovered in New Zealand Bog
Immense buried kauri timber found in the Papakura valley near Auckland New Zealand promises to rival Ireland in bog oak demand. The ancient swamp preserved vast kauri trunks under peat. chunks are being hauled to mills. wood is darker red brown and stronger than living timber.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Papatura
Hair Nets and Cosmetics Sales Rise in United States
Figures presented to a Washington convention of retail druggists show hair nets and cosmetics sold nationwide at 1,413,100,000 annually. The report lists other beauty aids: 55,047,000 parcels of cold cream, 240,902,008 boxes of talcum and face powders, and 17,356,000 packages of rouge.
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United States
Washington
North Mach rail line ships export agricultural goods
Over the past two weeks the Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway transported several car loads of cattle and grain for Eastern Canada, butter for export via the Pacific coast, and timber for Eastern Canada.
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North Mach
Ddmonton
Dunvegan
British Columbia Railway
Canada
Pacific Coast
Old London Landmark Demolished Amid Time’s Push
A historic building at 4 Cockspur Street in London, once housing a famed clockmaker, was torn down. Its prominence included a large white lace clock and a time-ball once used by the Duke of Wellington to check his time. The site sits near Charing Cross, with Cockspur Street name origin linked to a famed Cock Tavern and Pepys era memories.
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London
Cockapur Street
War Office
Piccadilly
Duke of Wellington
Trafalgar Square
Charing Cross
Edward I
Westminster Abbey
Samuel Pepys
Plaster Cast Displays Largest Known Bird
A plaster cast of the largest bird ever known to exist, teratornis meriami, was unveiled at the Los Angeles Museum. Named for Dr. John C. Merriam of the Carnegie Institute, the bird’s fossils were found in Rancho La Brea pits near Los Angeles dating about 25,000 years. Its nearest living relative is the California condor, though few condors remain.
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Los Angeles Museum
Teratornis Meriami
John C. Merriam
Carnegie Institute
Rancho la Brea Pita
Los Angeles
California
Bleaching by Lightning Stuns Northern England Carnival
A tent hosting a wireless concert at a Northern England carnival was struck by lightning. The canvas split and a spectator described a remarkable bleaching effect on a woman’s dark brown stockings and green blouse, turning them white. The incident prompts thoughts on electricity for bleaching purposes.
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England
Federal Measures Tighten Canada Foot and Mouth Safeguards
Ottawa imposes strict controls to prevent foot and mouth disease spread with trade restrictions on fodder and packing materials. Disinfection certificates from vets allow entry, while the United States remains the sole country with broad permissible fodder exchange. California Texas and other states face import bans and aggressive culling methods.
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Canada
United States
Order-In-Council
England
Galveston
Texas
California
Manitoba
Pacific
New Mexico
Colorado
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nevada
Arizona
Pacific States
Grain exports blamed for Russian famine risk
London Morning Post argues Soviet grain exports for political reasons worsen famine as harvest failures across Russia worsen peasant life under Bolshevik policies. It attributes distress to seven years of bad cultivation and subsistence farming, warning of deeper starvation.
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Russia
London Morning Post
The Wrong Party Agent Mosquito Trade Skirmish
An exchange pits a mosquito exterminator seller against a netting manufacturer who declines the offer. The comic clash highlights competing mosquito control approaches and practical skepticism.
England’s Ancient Climate Theory Sparks Archaeology Find
Major A G Wade, a British archaeologist, reports 100000 year old remains at Farnham Wood near Dorset. The finds include mammoths, an elephant, woolly rhinoceros, flint instruments, large hand axes, disc-like implements and giant spears. Wade says mammoth and rhinoceros could live in cold climates, but the elephant indicates a tropical past.
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England
Major A. G. Wade
Farnham
Lorsetehire
Major Wade
Wey River
Major Baden-Powell’s Premature London River Plan
Sir Robert Baden-Powell is cited in The Times about a bold scheme to divert the Thames south of its course and convert the river bed into a major road through central London. Major B F. Baden-Powell recalls his idea from a book and says the plan was about fifty years premature.
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Sir Robert Baden-Powell
The
Times
London
Thames
Salls
Daily News
Robert
B. F
Baden-Powell
Scots Guards
Hammersmith
Wandle
Wandsworth
Crystal Palace
Woolwich
Are Mine Lips Your Only Kissed? Darling's Reply
A tender exchange unfolds as one partner asks if their lover is the only lips they've ever kissed and receives a whispered to the affirmative reply, praising the beloved as the nicest.
Ancient Britons Revealed as Civilized Phoenician Ancestors
Renaissance of Britons shows the Newton stone deciphered by L A Waddell confirming an Aryan Phoenician Briton king around 400 BC. The bilingual inscription links Sun worship to Bel and hints at Phoenician origins from Asia Minor, pre dating Roman contact and redefining early British folklore and saints.
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Newton
Newton House
Valley of the Don
Aberdeershire
L. A. Waddell
Royal Anthropological Institute
Tle
Kassi
Siluyr
Cithela
Burat
Brihet
Mr. Waddell
Syria
Asia Minor
Souvenirs Taken From Westminster Abbey
Tourists damage monuments at Westminster Abbey with pieces stolen as souvenirs. The latest loss is the spear head from the heath figure on the memorial of a Nightingale family member. Thefts decline due to scarcity of suitable items and new guards.
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Westminster Abbey
London
Heath
Nightingale
School Health: A Call for Systematic Medical Supervision
A call for proactive child health in schools cites high rates of physical defects among children and argues for mandatory medical examination on entry, parental presence, and ongoing supervision. It warns that untreated adenoids, tonsils, teeth, eyes, and hearing issues hinder learning and future success, urging mothers’ cooperation and early treatment.
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Canada
United States
Oll
Lfe
Hfe
Tourism Ties Grow Between U S and Canada
The Baltimore Sun notes benefits of cross border travel boosting Canadian tourism, with prophecies forecasting a Canada camp valued at 500 million dollars in a few years. It argues visitors spend money beyond tariffs, drawn by scenery and hotels amid good road infrastructure and U S access.
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U.S
Canada
United States
Baltimore Sun
Mirror Lock Prompts Vanity Warning
A dialogue centers on vanity as one character warns another about obsession with a mirror, while the other claims not to view herself as as pretty as she appears. The exchange hints at insecurity and self-perception.
Man Objects to Glasses While Making Love
A man resists the idea of looking into a pair of glasses during intimate moments. The remark suggests discomfort with visual aids in private activity.
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Auckland, New Zealand
Dorsetshire
St. George
Cappadocia
Old Albion
A. von Wilke
Brames Snes
Long Opera
Canadian Pacific Railway
Cut Knife
Unwin
Naham
Melfort
Tuffsell
Tisdale
Wymark
Coderre
Milden
McMorran
Gupworth
Mainder
Consul
Climax
Burstall
Schuler
Caed
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