Governor General's Sub Arctic Walk Sets Northern Fancy Aflame
The governor general Lord Byne toured Aklavik Fort Simpson and the sub Arctic coast in a straw hat and shirt sleeves. The trip, described as leisurely, sparks debate on Arctic exploration and suggests Canada’s north is tourist ready with summer hotels and motor boat tours to Whitefish station.
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Lord Byne
sub-Arctics
Aklavik
Fort Simpson
sub-Arctic Sea
London
Velsingfors
Copenhagen
Lord Byng
Sub- Arctics
Canada
Pole
Peary
Whitefish Station
Toronto Star
Shipwrecks of Penetanguishene Historic Bay Relics
Four Canadian de re hulks from the War of 1812 lie in Penetanguishene Bay. The Scorpion renamed Confidence and Tigress renamed Surprise were captured on Lake Huron in 1814 near Mackinaw Island. They sailed from Lake Erie to Penetang in 1817, were sold in 1832, dismantled and sunk, now revived as a historic milestone guarded by historians and museums.
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Canada
Penetanguishene
United States
Lake Huron
Mackinaw Island
Colborne Basin
Penetang Harbor
Lake Erie
Penetang
Mormon Museum Displays Utah Relics At Temple Rock
Tourists visit a Salt Lake City museum housed by the Mormon Church where archaeologists praise mummies relics and pioneer era tools. A claimed first Utah house stands outside the main building while Mount Everest climbers reportedly lose taste at extreme height.
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Utah
The
Mormon Church
Temple Rock
Salt Lake City
Detchman Begins Global Walk Aims for 13 Year Trek
Detchman has started a world walking journey expected to take 13 years to complete. He plans to visit multiple continents and document the trek as he travels on foot.
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A Detchman
Sun spot cycles may bring abnormal weather in 1926
The Ottawa Citizen reports Dr. B. E. Delury of the Dominion Observatory notes a 262 year cycle and related 11 and 60 year sun-spot periods. He suggests sun-spot maxima may occur in the next two to three years, with potential abnormal rainfall and cool winters, supporting periodicity in climate forecasts.
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Tiury
B. E. Detury
Ottawa Citizen
De~lury
Dominion Observatory
Delury
Regina
Thought Story Misread By London Times
The Ottawa Journal quotes a Canadian notice about Toronto police magistrate Colonel George T. Denison. A tale claimed he said he was right after an appeal court upheld his judgment, but the Times supposedly twisted it to say the court reversed, illustrating how newspaper errors spread.
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London Times
Toronto
George T. Denison
The
Times
Ottawa Journal
Weaning the Crying Habit in Babies Says Doctor
Dr. Eric Pritchard of the Infants' Hospital London warns well cared for babies should not develop a crying habit. He notes that imitation drives crying and cites a clinic finding that over 60 percent of babies show this tendency while 20 percent come for that reason alone. He recalls an Indian infant imitating a fog horn heard aboard ship.
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Eric Pritchard
Infants’ Hospital
London
Dr. Pritchard
England
Desert traveller guides camel with nose rope
A desert traveller rides a camel toward his destination using a rope pulled through the camel’s nose. The line about Gabriel hints at a final stage in life, mentioning the end of a journey.
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Gabriel
Rare 1696 book on royal etiquette found in Los Angeles
A century old volume titled a Treatise on How to Raise and the Art of Educating a Prince was found amid discarded goods in Los Angeles Welfare Industries. The French work, printed in 1696 with quaint English, covers courtly manners, romance, beverages, horsemanship, and dress. Its origin and donator remain unknown despite preservation of the nearly pristine book.
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Los Angeles
Messieur du Port Reval
Similarity In Human Nature and Self Reflection
A reflection on human imperfection and bias arguing that people resemble each other, share quick tempers and rushed judgments, and rarely admit fault. The piece urges humility and a more Christian attitude by recognizing others are like us and deserve equal regard.
Enormous Rail Traffic in Britain in 1924
The 1924 railway returns from the British Ministry of Transport show over 1,236 million ordinary and workman journeys and nearly 1,747 million including season tickets. Goods and mineral traffic totalled 35.5 hundred million tons with 209 million coal and coke and 61 million general merchandise. Coal consumption reached 13.5 million tons and lubricating oil use 7.8 million pints. Employment stood at 700,573, up 18,795 from 1923.
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Ministry of Transport
Grand Old Man of the Canadian Pacific Turns 78
George H. Ham known as the Colonel marks his 78th birthday. A widely loved figure in the Dominion he remains active and alert overseeing current events and railway affairs despite aging past the Psalmist's span.
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George H. Ham
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion
Bible from 1728 Found in California City
A well preserved Martin Luther Bible printed in 1728 was discovered in a California city. The discovery highlights the item's age and intact binding and paper as stated in the report.
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Caliifornia
Simple Rules For Good Health Endure In Advice And Lifestyle
Medical experts urge simple living through plain food regular exercise sunshine and fresh air as the keys to health. They warn against temptations and note no universal cures while a steady modest life offers a healthy and contented old age.
Vitamins On Brain Fashion Says Chief Of Copenhagen Hospital
I S Monrad, head of the Queen Louise Children’s Hospital in Copenhagen, argues vitamins are fashionable rather than essential for children. He says well cooked food supplies enough vitamins and boiling milk too long harms its value, warning about overdoing vitamin publicity and possible eczema effects in animals and children.
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I. S. Momrad
Queen Louise Children’s Hospital
Copenhagen
Dr. Monrad
Loss of walking habit worries Harvard’s Eliot at Appalachian Club
Dr. Charles W. Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard, warned trustees that walking as outdoor recreation is declining. He cited a Pacific Coast coal mine letter noting workers drive cars to and from work, eroding the healthy habit of walking in both rural and urban areas.
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Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
Trustees of Public Reservations
Appalachian Mountain Club
Dr. Elliot
Pacific Coast Coal Company
World Rubber Demand Seen Keeping Prices High
The Monthly Journal of British Empire Chamber of Commerce notes global comfort demand drives rubber use. The United States ships about 330000 pounds monthly, South America exports well while the United Kingdom imports 16000 pounds. A million tons yearly crude rubber may be needed within a few years, with prices unlikely to fall until output rises.
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South America
United Kingdom
Journal of
British Empire Chamber of Commerce
Hunger For the Country Man in Boston Transcript
A reflective piece contrasts city dwellers and rural longing. The author argues city residents crave natural, unmanufactured life and yearn for country holidays, highlighting the divide between pavement grass and expensive blooms in urban settings.
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Boston Transcript
Beggar King of Vienna Uses Ten Languages in Alms
Rudolf Hruby of Vienna known as the king of beggars can beg in ten languages. Arraigned after a fight with a fellow beggar he chose honesty over burglary. He roams Europe, claims to have solved passport issues, and travels without official papers he should carry.
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Rudolf Hruby
Vienna
Hruby
Europe
Immigrants Settled Smoothly Across Canada
Immigrants numbering about 500 families relocated this season under the empire settlement plan in Ontario the west and Maritime Provinces report contentment from field agents of the immigration department. Letters home indicate a much larger movement planned for next season.
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Canada
Ontario
West
Maritime Provinces
Immigration Department
Thought World's Record for Long Distance Gage Engine
A new Pacific type locomotive reportedly set a world long distance record on a 3.5 foot gauge by hauling an express from Johannesburg to Cape Town, a distance of 956 miles, in 27 hours 25 minutes of running time.
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Johannesburg
Cape Town
Navy Develops Air Cooled Engine for Sea Fleets
The United States Navy reports a new air cooled engine designed for small aircraft to operate from ships at sea. The innovation aims to improve performance, reliability, and logistics for naval aviation during deployments and carrier operations.
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United States Navy
Oldest Kansas City sale cow reached eighteen years
An anecdotal note on cattle life spans states cows are considered useless at ten years and notes the record oldest cow sold in Kansas City yards was eighteen years old.
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Kansas City
Britain and Americans Share Peace Responsibility
The Brooklyn Eagle notes that Britain seeks peace and is ready to bear its full share of responsibility in creating and maintaining it, asserting Americans also have much to gain from peaceful settlement and cooperation.
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Great Britain
Brooklyn Eagle
Japanese Hatchery Man In London Sells Beauties
A Japanese resident in London cultivates goldfish in a backyard hatchery feeding them butter and eggs. The fish fetch high prices due to their striking beauty and rarity.
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London
The Neglected Work Habit and Youth Attitudes
The piece argues work habit forms from forced labor like wood chopping and garden toil. It cites Blythe Turner and Cobb on the value of earning a dollar and the trend of students avoiding work. It laments lack of family chores and vacation jobs in 1925 and urges reviving practical toil to teach responsibility.
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Samuel G. Blythe
Saturday Evening Post
Fred H. Turner
Irvin S. Cobb
American Magazine
Regina
The Necessary Information Pretty Waitress Saved Traveller Trouble
A travelling salesman chats with a hotel waitress named Ella in a dining room. She asserts her respectability, mentions a brother who is a hotel cook and a football player, and offers meal choices while dodging an unwanted advance.
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Ella
Everybody’s Magazine
Prize Rabbits Imported to Montreal for Ont breeding
A shipment of twelve prize rabbits arrived in Montreal from England destined for G. H. Devine in Arnprior Ontario. The animals, from southern England, have light grey fur resembling silver fox and are valued from 12 to 20 pounds each with heavy insurance.
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England
Montreal
G. H. Devine
Arnprior
Ont
British Columbia Fruit Crop Returns for 1924
Final returns from the British Columbia minister of agriculture show 138,636,000 pounds of tree fruits produced in 1924 valued at 5,419,238 dollars. Apples accounted for 114,502,000 pounds worth 3,602,789 dollars. other tree fruits 12,263,000 pounds worth 706,627 dollars. small fruits 11,866,000 pounds worth 1,155,822 dollars.
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British Columbia
Minister of Agriculture
Silence Versus Silver in a Regal Tale
A proverb-like note contrasts silence with silver as a quick way to silence a man. The passage suggests wealth can be a blunt tool to silence dissent or opposition.
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Mormon Museum
Durge
Britain
B.C
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