Epic of Wheat Tragedy Shapes Canadian Perspective
The Vancouver Province argues that wheat farming embodies Canada’s bread earth and destiny, noting September storms harmed prairie harvests from Calgary to Regina. It compares romance of wheat to warfare, cites global losses and optimistic Sir Yewland Hiffen, and asserts Canada as a world granary while wheat remains essential to humanity.
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Canada
Prate
Vancouver
Montreal
Catgarr
Edmonton
Regina
Wihintoes
Rockies
Yewland Hiffen
Cambridge ‘University
Ile
Deserves No Mercy Court Should Deal Severely With Reckless Drivers
The piece argues reckless motor driving harms citizens and property and demands strict court punishment. It condemns lenient justice and calls for immediate accountability, noting failure to stop or aid victims shows a driver deserving no mercy.
Canadian sought as assistant legal adviser at League of Nations
The International Labour Office in Geneva seeks a Canadian to fill the assistant legal adviser post, replacing Norman Mackenzie who resigned to become a law professor at the University of Toronto. The Canadian Department of Labour will assist in securing a suitable appointee.
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International Labor Office
Leagues of Nations
Geneva
Norman Mackenzie
Talhousie University
Halifax
Wav
University of Toronto
D Epartment of
Labor of Canada
Saitabie
England to Build Free Housing for Working Men
A housing committee in Norih Iugien Racand awards a contract to a decal foundry for materials at Greiron hotece. Flowers picked in the morning, two neighbors on the same after pean is Berlin. Airplane flight transports something across the country.
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England
Norihiugien
Racand
Housing Committee
Greiron Hotece
Berlin
World's Best Seller Remains Bible Despite Turmoil
The British and Foreign Bible Society reports nearly 15 percent of last year's global Bible sales occurred in China with 4,261,600 volumes circulated despite civil conflict. The society notes strong Chinese readership, Muslim convert influence, closed doors in Bolshevist Russia, and limited English print runs mainly for English-speaking communities.
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British and Foreign Bible Society
China
Bolshevist
Russia
Water for Health Drink three pints daily warns doctors
An article urges everyone to drink at least three pints of water daily, more in hot weather, noting that thirst is not a reliable indicator. It explains water’s role in body structure, digestion, and cleansing, while warning against drinking with meals and the risks of contaminated water carrying parasites and bacteria.
King Meets Veteran Engineers On Royal Train Run
Nine veteran locomotive engineers, retired from active railway service, were presented to the King as the Royal train carried the King and Queen from Balmoral to London via Crewe. They had logged 20,000,000 miles without an accident and several times drove engines on royal trains. One veteran recalled saving the lives of Queen Victoria, the Prince Consort, the Shah of Persia, the King of Spain, a French President and Woodrow Wilson.
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Balmoral
London
Crewe
Milands
Victoria
Persia
Spain
France
Woodrow Wilson
Drake Vindicated in Pursuit of Spanish Armada
A 33 year old letter from a German captain supports the Drake version of the chase, denying desertion by Lord Howard. The article reflects on old seafaring life versus modern steam ships and praises Alan Cobham's flights as a new romance.
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Drake
Lord Howard
Giabion
Alan Cobhan
Origin of Yankee Doodle Traced to Dutch Air, Says Student
W L Endicott argues Yankee Doodle derives from the Dutch tune Yank Heer Doodle. He claims the song’s words stem from an old Dutch air and that the term Yankee arose from Native American mishearing of Yank Heer, signaling views of Dutch New Amsterdam settlers.
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W.L Endicott
Netherlands
New Amsterdam
Yank Heer
Windmills fade in Holland as old customs decline
In Holland the wind mills lose their role as electrification and demolition rise. The Dutch miller named each mill and adorned it for weddings or mourned deaths by removing boards in the mill’s arm. The changing regime threatens these local traditions and tiesof community life.
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Holland
Another Theory About Health Sees Blame for Eye Color
Dr. J. D. Levine reports at Seattle that eye color reflects health not race or climate. He claims blue eyes indicate good health, while toxins and bodily states cause shifts from blue to green grey hazel or brown. Ninety percent have brown eyes due to toxins. diet can influence color. Sailors and high altitude climbers are linked to blue eyes.
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J. D. Levine
Ims
Seattle
Dr. Levine
Alliterative Sentences Sweep England for Solace
The piece notes a shift from the crossword craze to alliterative sentences or peter piperisms. It cites examples such as eight to twelve words starting with the same letter and aims to capture the era’s playful word games and social mood.
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England
America
Peter
Maya
Max
Stephen
Sylvia
Mistakes to Avoid in Personal Growth and Action
A compact reflection on common errors hindering progress. It warns against crushing others to feel superior and dwelling on unwinnable worries. It urges openness to new ideas, tolerating others, and prioritizing important tasks over trivial preferences to seize opportunity.
Zebroid Born On Kansas Farm As Zebra Percheron Hybrid
A Kansas farm reports the creation of a new animal called an agproid a cross between a zebra and a Percheron noted for high intelligence and heat resilience. The cryptic description emphasizes its Zebroid identity and farm origin.
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Kansas
One off on a hot day draws chilly reception
A brief item notes a single incident on a hot day provoking a cold reaction from onlookers. The report specifies no injuries or official actions and focuses on social tension and weather conditions influencing the scene.
Welsh reformer H. J. Williams dies at age unknown
H. J. Williams a prominent temperance reformer and former Welsh Grand Chief Templar who helped induce David Lloyd George to give his first public speech at Machynlleth Wales is reported dead.
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David Lioyd George
H. J. Williams
Williams
Lloyd George
Machynlleth
Wales
More than Four Hundred Tramps Arrested in New Orleans
More than four hundred unemployed men were arrested in New Orleans and sent to work cleaning the streets as part of a city cleanup program. Authorities organized the operation to reduce vagrancy and improve public sanitation.
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New Orleans
Tristan da Cunha Health Report Prompts Island Pride and Peace
Dr E H Marshall examined half the Tristan da Cunha population over four days at the end of January. He found good health, few staples, and minimal material hardship. Descendants of early intermarriage number 140 with no evident degeneration. oldest resident is octogenarian. Islanders value freedom, absence of landlords and taxes, and a tranquil life.
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Tristan da Camha
British Empire
Pait
E. H. Marshall
Marshall
Cape of Good Hope
St. Helenia
Long Straight Reach on Hudson Bay Railway in Canada
The Hudsons Bay Railway will offer a 92 mile straight final stretch to Port Nelson with minimal curves from Kettle Rapids. once completed this will be among Americas longest straight trackage. Currently Regina to Kisbey on the CPR runs 96 12 miles straight, lauded as a major engineering feat.
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Hudson's Bay Railway
Port Nelson
America
Kettle Rapids
Regina
Kisbey
C.P.R
Winnipeg Street
Ing
Crying in Infants Linked to Double Tissue Change
A Danish physiologist notes experiments show crying babies experience tissue changes twice those seen in sleeping infants. The finding suggests crying is a strenuous process for newborns and may relate to stress responses.
Oldest Bible Manuscript Found at Vatican in Rome
The Vatican in Rome houses the oldest known manuscript of the Bible, a relic highlighting early biblical text preservation and religious heritage. The document's age and provenance underscore its significance for scholars and worshippers alike.
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Vatican
Rome
Scottish youths seek farming fortune in Canada
Twenty three boys from Glasgow sailed to Canada on the Montclare under Dr Cossar, with eleven pictured forming his Football Eleven. Prodded by emigration and a hoped for agricultural future, they view football as secondary to farming prospects, while reports hint at charming female passengers onboard.
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Canada
Dominion
Zionist venture Forms to Harness Jordan Waters for Palestine
A new company formed by leading Jewish figures aims to industrialize Palestine and make Zionism self supporting by controlling the waters of the River Jordan. Pinhas Rutenberg leads the venture with directors including Marquess Readleigh, Sir Alfred Mond, James de Rothschild, and Sir Jos Hirst. The Palestine Electric Corporation Ltd holds rights to generate power in Palestine and trans-Jordan for seventy years, to build a self-sustaining economy.
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Jordan
England
Palestine
Marquess Readleg
Thic
India
Alfred Mond
M.P
James de Rotherhild
Jug Hirst
General Plectrik Company
Pinhas Rutenberg
Rutenberg
Lke
Russia
Switzerland
Petrograd
Kerensky
Bolshevists
France
Italy
Th Palestine Electric Corporation Ltd
Trans Jordan
trans-Jordan
Broadcasting Company Bans Women as Announcers
The Bridah Broadcasting Company states women are temperamentally less suitable for radio announcing due to physical strain and handling heavy news. It notes Juana Cincuneguy of San Sebastian as an exception praised by listeners, while stressing the decision does not reflect on women's intelligence.
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Broadcasting Company
Bridah Broadcasting Company
Juana Cincuneguy
San Sebastian
Beet Seed Longevity Revealed By Danish Station
Seventeen years ago a Danish seed testing station stored beet seeds and has withdrawn some annually for tests. Germination rates show eighty five percent in year two and twenty four percent in year seventeen. White clover seeds also germinated after twenty five years of dormancy.
Burma Ruby Mines For Sale Near Mandalay
Ruby mines near Mandalay offered for sale subject to Government of India approval. Operated for years by a London company they have produced surface gems valued at about 10 million dollars.
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Burma
India
Mandalay
Best Not So Good Station Exchange
A stranger asks for directions to a hotel from a station platform. A waiting local offers to help but hesitates. The brief dialogue hints at a hidden motive as the stranger reveals a secret identity in a terse, cryptic exchange.
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Tata
Mar
A Cheago man defeated board in Civil War drawn at 92
A man from A'Cheago who was judged unfit by a Civil War examining board and warned he would not last a week lived to age 92 drawing latest portraits and surviving into old age.
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