World Happenings Briefly Told
American aviators plan a trip to Brazil during their forthcoming mission to South America. The agriculture minister bans potato imports due to wartime disease. Britain develops an aerial dreadnought to test with the fleet. secrecy surrounds its construction. Canton considers lifting the anti British boycott damaging Sino British trade. A private firm seeks a site at Roryth dockyard to build a glass factory employing 1600 workers. The British treasury reports France paid 2,090,000 pounds toward war debt and Salian paid 10,000,000 dollars. The Esperanto study in state schools is being considered by Canada’s education advisory board. Viscount Willingdon named governor general of Canada, knighted. Belgian Crown Prince Leopold to marry Princess Astrid of Sweden. Montreal meeting cites brighter industrial outlook since 1924. Canadian clubs push for a national diamond jubilee committee. Canadian investments flood Florida real estate, risking local residents after storm damage.
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Canton
British Admiralty
Viscount Willingdon
Lord Byng
Canada
Saint George
George
Leopold
Astrid
Sweden
Duke of
Waestergoetland
Gustav
Dominion Trades and Labor Congress
Montreal
National Association of Canadian Clubs
Dominion
Strange Method For Promoting Longevity
A British Academy report on decapitated butterflies suggesting headless specimens live longer. Father Bouvet and M Perrier cited as researchers noting headless butterflies emerge after chrysalis as healthy yet headless. Scientists attribute longevity to reduced activity and slower wear of vital forces.
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British Academy of Sciences
Father Cambouet
Madagascar
M. Edmond Perrier
Academy of Sciences
Jess
Canadian Flour Shipped Directly to Brazil from Montreal
An experimental full carload cargo of Canadian milled flour left Montreal for Santos in Sao Paulo, aiming to expand Brazil’s market for Canadian flour. It marks the first such direct shipment of Sour amen mining to 5,00 tons from a Canadian port, reducing reliance on transfers via New York.
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Brazil
Montreal
Santos
Sao Paulo
Brest
New York
Fair chess race and iron hose crossing clash in spectacle
A quirky Fair event features a chess race while a race to the crossing with an iron hose prompts the coroner to question what counts as sport. The line between sport and danger sparks local amusement and some concern.
Canada must colonize to solve population and wealth problems
The author argues Canada should shift from immigration to colonization by placing people on the land with long term low interest loans as a revolving fund. He cites Western Manitoba Mennonite settlement and prairie growth, noting benefits for small towns and regional industry, with government financial backing and a multi decade repayment plan.
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Europe
Canada
West
Manitoba
New Rapid Freezing Method For Fish Tested Locally
A recent experiment by the Atlantic Experimental Station for Fisheries froze fillets and fish in 69 minutes, versus 24 hours by the usual air refrigeration. The faster process promises better quality and quicker transport to markets.
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Atlantic Experimental Station For Fisheries
Two-ounce frock mailed in ordinary letter post
A London girl folded a two-ounce dress into a large office envelope and mailed it as a regular letter, illustrating how ordinary postage can carry surprising items. Every circumstance contains something for you.
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London
Made Fastest Flight by Bonnet At Nearly 300 MPH
Adjutant Bonnet, the French aeroplane ace, reportedly flew a Bernard monoplane at about 274 miles an hour using a Hispano Suiza engine. Observers timed the run on a ground level course with huts and electrical timers. The near ground speed created intense air blast and immense sound as the craft roared forward.
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Adjutant Bonnet
Bernard
Major Oliver Stewart
Brazeau Named Travelling Passenger Agent for CNR
Alphonse Brazeau is appointed Travelling Passenger Agent for Canadian National Railways with Winnipeg headquarters. He will oversee French Canadian passenger traffic in the west after organizing Franco Canadian tours and pilgrimages to Quebec and Chicago. Born 1883 in Ottawa, he has long served in railway roles and is bilingual.
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Canada
Great Lakes
Alphonse Brazeau
Canadian* National Railways
Winnipeg
Brazeau
Ste. Anne de Beaupre
Canadian National Railways
Henry Thornton
Mr. Brazeau
Ottawa
Paul Brazeau
Ottawa University
Toronto
Toronto Terminal Company
Grand Trunk Pacific
Little Miss Dress Pattern No 1377 for Ages 4 to 12
Shirrings trim frocks with a boyish collar and front panel yoke. Sizes 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 years. Size 8 uses 244 yards 36inch gingham or 1% yards 54inch plaid flannel. 20 cents. Fashion Book shows advance styles for home dressmakers. Book price 10 cents.
France Expands Dye Stuffs Industry in Five-Year Span
French dye stuffs imports rose from 1 797 tons in 1922 to 2 444 tons in 1924 and 1 451 tons in 1925. Germany supplied 388 tons, showing reduced prewar dependence. Domestic production nearly doubled from 7 356 tons in 1920 to 14 549 tons in 1925.
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France
Bankers Trust Company of New York
Union For
Germany
Pattern Orders and Coin Facts From Winnipeg Newspaper
The notice lists Pattern No Name Town and gives facts about a five cent nickel being 75 percent copper. It also mentions that hairs for the best violin bows come from white horses and cites an address at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Extravagance May Lead to Widespread Disaster
The London Daily Mail warns that decay of commercial probity stems from a habit of living beyond means. It cautions that national and personal extravagance will end badly, noting postwar poverty and the urge to sustain a higher standard of living without productive value.
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London Daily Mail
Winnipeg Pool Claims Dept Recovered 23000 For Members
The Claims Dept of the Pool in Winnipeg recovered about 23000 from railways after successful claims for leakage in platform cars and cars shipped through pool elevators. A humorous note about a woman’s wit saved many a man from embarrassment. The fountain continues to play while the water works.
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Pool
Winnipeg
Walking Cures The Blues With A Brisk Walk
The piece argues that melancholy and pessimism stem from inactivity. It notes breathing slows, blood flow lags, and the brain dulls, while a brisk walk restores circulation, increases oxygen, and sharpens the mind, lifting mood.
Plasterers Pride Traced to Ancient Masters
A delegation argues that plastering art dates to ancient Egypt and notes Michelangelo as a premier exponent, framing the craft as a long standing artistic tradition.
Asia Holds More Than Half of World’s Population
The statement notes that over 50 percent of humanity resides in Asia while the continent covers under a quarter of Earth's land area. It highlights geographic distribution and population concentration without citing specific sources or dates.
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Asia
Sunday School Lesson Toward Golden Text
Devotional note centers on Numbers 10.11 36 and 20.28 with Psalm 34 1 %. The lesson invites reflection on partnership with God and doing good, emphasizing guidance from Numbers chapters 10 and 11 and 36. The devotional reading covers Psalm 34 verses 1 through a partial verse set.
Marching Israel Sets Its Place Under Guiding Cloud
The article views Numbers 10 11 28 as Israel’s transition from undisciplined to orderly march. It notes the cloud over the tabernacle signaling divine presence and guidance, comparing it to the Red Sea crossing. Dr G Campbell Morgan and F B Meyer are quoted on spiritual journey from Sinai to Tabor Calvary Olivet.
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Sinai
Israel
Egypt
Tabernacle
G. Campbel Morgan
Red Sea
Tabor
Calvary
Olivet
Church of God
Christ
God
F. B. Meyer
England’s Tiny Public Railways Put on Miniature Show
The Ravenglass to Boot seven mile line in Cumberland uses a fifteen inch gauge with two foot fifty inch engines and church pew style open carriages. It carries summer sightseers and cost about twelve thousand pounds for five engines twenty coaches and forty trucks. A Romney to Hythe mini line with five stations and two engines is planned at about two hundred thousand dollars.
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England
Ravenglass
Cumberland
Boot
Seafell
Inngland
Romney-to-Hythe
New Zealand Official Praises Canada During Dominion Visit
J P Hosking of Auckland New Zealand barrister and university governor travels through the United States and Canada studying economic and municipal affairs. He praises Canada noting Montreal and Quebec as memorable parts of his journey.
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Canada
Dominion
J. P. Hosking
Auckland
New Zealand
The
University of Auckland
Hosking
United States
Montreal
Quebec
Canada Sees 9 Percent Rise in Paints Production
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada’s production of paints pigments and varnishes rose 9 percent in 1925 from 1924, with the year's output valued at $22,234,268 signaling broader prosperity.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada’s Politest Man Wins Nova Scotia Honor
A Nova Scotian earns the title of Canada’s politest man for an act at a campaign meeting. He removed his boots and tiptoed out to avoid disturbing the speaker, a gesture noted by Vancouver Province.
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Canada
Vanecouver
Congo Gorillas Farm Designated by Belgium Government
Belgium designates a 250 square mile tract in the Congo as a gorilla farming area. The move outlines a government controlled reserve intended to concentrate gorilla populations and guide wildlife management.
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The
Congo
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