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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 23, 1914
Page
3
Celebrated German scientist Ernst Haeckel, advocate of radical evolution, turned eighty on February 16. He urged friends to donate to an international fund rather than personal gifts, to support the Germanista movement and global science.
A collection of light vignettes about Scottish ministers doctors and professors. Anecdotes cover a parish priest becoming a chaplain, the Lord's Prayer in church, a laird's thermometer mishap, and a senior minister joking about a third wife with witty parish elders.
The Countess of Aberdeen leads a program at Dublin Castle guiding poor children from congested districts. In a former riding school building, teachers teach folk dances Swedish drill and various exercises. Personal interest is shown by the Lord Lieutenant and Lady Aberdeen.
The sale of the Duke of Bedford's Covent Garden property to Mr. Mallaby-Deeley for about 15 million sparks a Daily Mirror note that London hides many unknown millionaires. It cites Birch Crisp and Charles Morrison as examples of reclusive financiers who suddenly enter public view after vast fortunes emerge.
The Guardsmen enjoy many privileges. Officers are better paid than line officers. A Guards ladament earns regular infantry pay plus Guards pay at 350 dollars a year. Privates earn one penny a day more than infantry, while other ranks also receive higher pay. The Magna Charta requires officers of the Foot Guards to stay apart from other troops and command any duties only under their own officers.
Dr Zimmerman described a process to make sugar from sawdust during a Royal Society of Arts lecture in London. Under pressure of six to seven atmospheres and digestion with a weak sulphuric acid solution in closed retorts, up to twenty five percent of the material is converted into sugar suitable as a feeding stuff for horses, cattle, and sheep.
A tale describes Sir Robert Peel and a friend in a picture gallery viewing a portrait of a famous sharp-tongued man. The friend exclaims the likeness, noting the quiver on his lips, while Peel adds that arrows seem to shoot from them.
Home confection tips show how to turn hollowed oranges into crystallized baskets with sugar glaze and small candies. Grapefruit peels are boiled and sugared, then rolled in sugar for a candied finish. Also described are stuffed apple halves with nut fillings arranged on paper decor plates.
A Colonial Supper offers a Washington's birthday theme with colonial dishes and dress for all ages. Activities include youngsters in cocked hats and buckled shoes, an old folks’ concert, and cherry-tree box favors with gifts or beads.
A nickel stopper with rubber socket cap grips the bottle neck using a movable collar to fit any size. Pressing a side lever releases the stopper instantly.
A seldom used silver teapot can acquire a musty odor from preservation for state occasions. Clean thoroughly before use, then place a lump of sugar inside to absorb odors, renewing the sugar at long intervals to keep it fresh.
The piece recalls Wimbledon Nell and other railway dog collectors who gather funds for orphans and widows. Dogs like Jack I and Tim raised thousands across lines such as the London and South Western Railway and Great Western Railway, earning medals for each £100 raised.
A Wells Somerset visitor recalls a swan at the Episcopal palace pulling a bell cord to summon food. He learns the manor’s swans were taught by a bishop’s daughter years ago and have since passed the trick to their offspring, continuing through successive families.
The text praises Sir Horace Avory as one of England's ablest judges while noting his reluctance to engage in gossip. It recalls his strong record as a geoss-examiner and cross examination skills, and a hypothetical veiled accusation of murder.
The Supreme Court at Singap orders Koh Chee Neo to prove she is Low Kim Pong posthumous daughter and thus entitled to a share of the estate. Two Chinese arbiters cited medical and facial resemblance evidence, noting the girl has significant maternal percentage while resembling the father, and were satisfied her claim was just.
An article notes insurance fraudsters kept on a blacklist with photographs and details of bogus claims. Examples include a man burning his foot on a hot water bottle and a butcher injured by pigs, with other curious payouts for imagined injuries and swallowed objects.
The Delhi municipality faces deficits of one lakh twenty five thousand for the current year and the 1914 15 year as the capital transfer strains its finances. Officials argue the central government should share the burden since capital relocation raises costs for sanitation and housing in the old city.
An Eastern Bengal regiment receives broad support with oranges, cigarettes, and gifts from locals. Officers report an unusually friendly welcome, contrasting with prior expectations of Indian apathy, as troops march and engage with residents amid the crowd.
An agricultural inspector for a New Zealand board proposes a short law course for the final year of agricultural secondary pupils. Farmers have discussed the idea and many endorse it to better prepare young centrists for matters like mortgages bankruptcy dipping sheep driving and related issues.
The Wesleyans of Brighouse launch a penny collection to form a mile of pennies for a Sunday-school fund. Collecting cars stretch a foot long with one inch spaces for envelopes. many yards of pennies have already been telrected as the effort begins.
The article explains how numbers in the Guide to Relative Precedence assign Canadians like Lord Decies and Mr Borden to classes thirteen and eighteen. It notes that these numbers show class position, not exact headcount, and that wives of Privy Councillors have unusual rankings, with bishops and other figures appearing in lower classes.
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