World Happenings Briefly Told From The Globe
The Norge Amundsen airship is sold to the Italian Government for a wildcare. The Maya Canadian navy reports insufficient subsistence allowances on travel duty. The Macmillan expedition is off Labrador homeward and all well. Alfred Vale named justice of the peace for the Northwest Territories. Edmonton Stockyards moves headquarters to Toronto and directors drop to five. Manitoba Cartage fire at Winnipeg causes 120000 dollars damage. Queen Marie of Roumania plans visits to Canada and the U United States. RCMP transfers Allard from Regina to Dauton. Lindsay succeeds Allard in Regina. Five Australia England cricket tests bring in 145000 dollars receipts. half to Australia. A 50 foot parachute by Harry Doucett flies a plane from 2500 feet with minor damage.
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Halifax
Tle Macmillan E
Pedition
Labrador
Harry A. Doucett
United States Navy
Unanimous Call For Compulsory Work For Objectors
The International Congress for Peace declared no use for conscientious objectors. A resolution urged forcing conscientious objectors in compulsory service countries to perform work equal in hardship to army duties for the same period. Delegates around six thousand from twenty three nations spoke, stressing equal educational chances and recalling maimed veterans’ pleas for international peace.
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International Congress For Peace
Congress
Canada
Japan Reverses Emigration Policy and Focuses on Trade
A Tokyo foreign office spokesman announced Japan will stop encouraging emigration to Canada Australia and other countries. The policy reversal aims to reduce trouble and ill feelings and concentrate efforts on expanding trade with South Pacific nations and boosting exports. A South Pacific trade conference is set for October 9 in Tokyo.
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Menceforth
Japan
Hokkaido
Formosa
Canada
Australia
Foreign Office
Tokio
South Pacific
Fragmented quotes on aging and old times
A pair of quoted lines reflect on aging and life in past eras. The speaker contrasts longer lifespans with a time when automobiles were absent and firearms like unloaded shotguns were common, using odd terms such as matturish slaughtering tocts.
Canada’s country towns poised for revival amid farm growth
C W Peterson argues Canada’s rural towns have declined but show signs of a comeback. He notes new autos and farm mechanization, poultry shipping, local high schools, and rail service shifts helping towns. He calls for vigorous immigration to rebalance rural and urban populations.
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Canada
United States
Go To It Magnolius and Fiorlan Exchange Taunt
The dialogue features Magnolius threatening to force a reversal of words while Fiorlan replies with food laden slang and bold imagery. The exchange showcases colorful, period style dialogue and boasts brash humor.
Wealthiest reigning ruler named King Victor Emmanuel
The article states that King Victor Emmanuel of Italy is said to be the wealthiest reigning sovereign.
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Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Insatiable two piece fashion pattern sale
The text advertises a two piece outfit consisting of a simple overblouse and softly flaring skirt, in sizes 34 to 42 bust, with details on collar style gathers pockets and linked cuffs. It lists material yardages for sizes and notes pattern Nos 1044 and 1298 with a price of 20 cents each and a fashion book offered at 10 cents.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern No
Pattern order guide lists Winnipeg address 175 McDermott Ave for pattern requests. Includes pattern number field and sizing details.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave
Winnipeg
Good Town For Beggars Begging income tax estimate shocks city
Police estimate that 200 crippled and blind beggars in New York collect pennies nickels and dimes daily. They sell gum and pencils on major streets with Wall Street and Fifth Avenue noted as top panhandling districts. Dunn says a prosperous panhandler could net about 40 dollars on a good day.
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New York
Frank L. Dunn
William C. Whitley
Mendictants’ Bureau
Department
Wall Street
Fifth Avenue
Dunn
If There Were No Such Word as Fail
Reflects on ambition and deception with a wry comment about the persistence of fraud. The speaker muses that without the word fail, a rogue would forge one to justify misconduct and avoid accountability.
Woman Discovers Desire After Experience
A reflective quotation notes that a woman often realizes what she does not want only after she has encountered it. The line highlights surprised preference and the clarity that comes from experience.
Crossword Puzzle Answer List
A scanned puzzle page lists numbered crossword clues with many entries across topics such as electrical appliance speak parched exclamations pity and hostelries. It includes clues for nouns verbs adjectives and abbreviations plus several biographical or linguistic hints.
Bronze Tablet and Flags Presented to Beppu Mayor
A 100 pound bronze tablet and three silk flags from Japan England and the United States were presented to Beppu mayor Kanzawa Matelchiro by passengers on the Empress of Scotland. The tablet will stand in Beppu’s main square, a first for a world cruise visitor. Mayor Mataichuro thanked Commander Latta and hoped for a future visit, praising Japanese hospitality as emblematic of the city.
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Japan
England
United States
Kanzawa Matelchiro
Beppu
Scotland
Mataichuro
R. G. Latta
Turning Point In Biology Brings Darwin Theory Back
An Oxford address before the British Association lauded Professor W. MacDougall of Harvard for rat experiments. Professor Myers praised the work as reviving Darwinian ideas that mental attitude can be bred into a direction and that physical traits can be influenced, suggesting wide future educational impact.
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Oxford
British Association For the Advancement of Science
W. MacDougall
Harvard University
America
Myers
British Association
McDougall
Darwin
Young men urged to rely on own earnings rather than paternal support
Commentary argues that many young men could achieve financial independence if they stopped depending on their fathers. The piece frames paternal backing as an obstacle to self-sufficiency and personal initiative.
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Mel
Sunday School Lesson on Moses Face to Face with Jehovah
Devotional reading highlights Exodus 33 focusing on the intimate conversation between Jehovah and Moses. The golden text from Exodus 33 11 emphasizes divine communication described as speaking to Moses as a friend.
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Moses
The Tent of Meeting in Moses Priest Service
Ancient text describes Moses using the tent of meeting before the tabernacle stood, set up away from camps for inquiries to God. Joshua guarded it as Moses sought divine answers, while people watched the cloud and worshipped. Jehovah spoke with Moses at the tent.
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Moses
Canaan
Joshua
Mount Sinai
Aaron
Egypt
Jehovah
Britain's Oldest Living Soldier Turns 100 in Guards Rank
General Sir George Higginson, pictured in Lady Butler's The Roll Call After Balaclava, celebrates his 100th birthday as Britain’s oldest living soldier nicknamed The Father of the Guards. Francis Wood, 83, completes a 700 mile London to Coldstream walk done after a regimental dinner challenge.
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Lady Butler
Sir George Higginson
Britain
Guards
Francis Wood
London
Coldstream
Peril From Air Traffic Injures Cincinnati Woman
Mrs. A. D. Montagne of Cincinnati suffered a severe head gash after a soft drink bottle exploded through the car roof. Officials say the bottle likely fell from an overhead airplane, a peril linked to air traffic perils.
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A. D. Montagne
Cincinnati
Monument to War Nurses Erected in Ottawa
A national memorial in Parliament Buildings Ottawa honors Canada’s nurses who died in the Great War. The inscription credits nurses for “tender ministrations” across the seas and cites Mackenzie King’s role in arranging the monument.
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Canada
Parliament
Ottawa
W. L. Mackenzie King
German ports prosper as Rotterdam leads European trade
Rotterdam, Europe’s leading harbor, enjoys unprecedented prosperity as its immense river ports overflow with ships and cargo. A prolonged English coal strike boosts the Ruhr and Dutch exports while Canada and Russia send grain, and a Dutch magnate notes German trade expanding rapidly with exports through Holland exceeding 1913 volumes.
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Rotterdam
England
Ruhr
Germany
Holland
Will of Wallace Brown Croskery Leaves Pets Bequest
The will from Ir. Wallace Brown Croskery of London declares the practice is not to be sold and no debts are to be collected. He leaves just over 9000 pounds sterling, with 50 pounds set aside for the upkeep of his parrot and dog.
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Ir. Wallace Brown
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