King Edward VIs Peace Appeal From Buckingham Palace
The king, amid threats and a near assassination attempt, appeals for peace to Grenadiers and the world. He speaks for humanity beyond Britain, praying that future generations not face war’s brutal days and urging warlords and dictators to seek peace. The Stratford Beacon-Herald reports on his plea and its hoped global impact.
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Edwards
Edward Viti
Grenadiers
Coldstreams
Scots Guards
Buckingham Palace
Germany
Italy
Japan
Stratford Beacon-Herad
Music on Tap Ballad Singing in America
Louise Pound laments the shift from communal singing in homes and farms to recorded and amplified music. She argues mass production of songs for shows films radio dilutes quality and reduces memorability, worrying future generations may not recall today’s popular tunes.
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America
Louise Pound
American Scholar
Poisonous dreuth warning crops in the United States
The U S Department of Agriculture warns that dreuth makes certain green vegetation deadly to animals. Livestock in dreuth areas should avoid sudan grass cane and grain sorghum when dry weather stunts growth. A chemical reaction between a glucosalde and an enzyme forms hydrocyanic acid in the plants.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Sudan
Telephone deal closes $8 776 000 transaction
A telephone call between Stockholm and New York led to an $8 776 000 business deal finalizing. The article notes early milestones like Brantford’s first phone based deal and suggests rapid progress since then.
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Stockholm
Sweden
New York
Brantford
Bell
Polish joke collector Borowski tops global humor list
Mr Borowski a 35 year old Polish businessman in Brussels collects jokes with Dr Theodore Gutmans. His 2000 joke archive ranks Scottish humor first for clarity and brevity with a classic old maid tale as a preferred example. He credits Jewish Marseille English American and Russian jokes in order.
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Borowski
Brussels
Theodore Gutmans
Marseilles
New Rose Varieties Exhibit At English Flower Show
At a National Rose Society show in Westminster three new rose varieties were displayed. Miss England earned a merit certificate, Ben Cant's Yellow impressed with vivid fragrance, and Lady Susan Birch offered a salmon scented bloom. A new carnation Molly by Farnham Royal Nursery won the gold challenge cup at the British Carnation Society event.
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England
National Rose Society of England
Westminster
Miss England
Ben Cant
Susan Birch
Molly
Farnham Royal Nursery
Slough
British Carnation Society
Westmeinster
Pharaoh's Dream Explained Through Domestic Analogy
An exchange uses biblical imagery to illustrate understanding. A speaker recalls failing to interpret Pharaoh’s dream until marriage reveals how small daily habits overshadow larger affairs, with a humorous note on housekeeping outpacing business records by year end.
Blind Gardener Ed Harris Cultivates New York Patch Despite Blindness
Edward Harris, 59, blind eight years, tends a garden in Levenz Falla, New York, laid out by a professional. He relies on touch and a bee to guide his work and jokes about potatoes as big as pumpkins needing a crowbar to harvest.
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Edward Harris
Planta
Levenz Falla
N.Y
Harris
Johnson and Macauley clash over social leveling
A liberal historian Mrs. Catherine Macauley debates Dr. Samuel Johnson defend ing social equality. Johnson feigns agreement then insultingly invites a servant to sit and dine, prompting her refusal. He later quips that levelers want to level others without leveling themselves.
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Catherine Macauley
Samuel Johnson
Belongs To Producer Says Capital and Charity Debate
A Brandon Sun editorial argues private production and saving create capital and oppose slogans like share the wealth and social justice. It cautions against teaching a right to living on others' labor while acknowledging a duty of society to care for the helpless.
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Brandon Sun
Quahaug Clams Worth Noted In Maritime Trade
The hard shell quahaug, harvested mainly in Prince Edward Island and nearby coasts, has a long history as shell coinage among aboriginal peoples. Modern catches reach over 40,000 barrels yearly with market value exceeding $100,000 whether sold fresh or canned.
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Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Department of Fisheries
Canadians Return Plane Strut In Gesture To Germany
The Canadian Olympic Committee presented a plane wing strut fragment from Manfred von Richthofen to Germany at Berlin. P J Mulqueen handed the piece to General Edward Milch, who then sent thanks to Captain Wop May and General Goering for the goodwill gesture.
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Manfred von Richtofen
Air Ministry
Berlin
P. J. Mulqueen
Edward Milch
Aviation
W. R. “Wop
Ed Monton
Northland
Roy Brown
Richtofen
Red Knight
May
Brown
Germany
Olympic
Montreal
Havre
Canada
Mulqueen
Milch
Wilhelm Goering
Reich
Goering
Early Explorer Memorial To Henry Kelsey Unveiled
The Pas hosts a memorial cairn for Henry Kelsey described as a Hudson's Bay official. The article recalls his youth in London and bold journeys with Indigenous people, noting the endurance of his name in western history and his cairn as a tribute to a youth who helped shape exploration in the unknown lands.
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Pas
Henry Kelsey
Hudson's Bay
London
Nelson
Henry
Winnipeg Free Press
England fixes overcrowding rules under 1935 Housing Act
A circular from Sir Kingsley Wood sets districts where overcrowding is a public offense based on local housing stock. Areas with fewer crowded families face a later enforcement date while protections remain for those already overcrowded until new accommodation is found. The text includes a humorous aside from a tourist and a village boy directing toward Murphy's Pharmacy.
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England
Sir Kingsley Wood
Local Quotations and Oddities from a Courtroom Exchange
A magistrate accuses a prisoner of seven burglaries in a week, and the prisoner boasts. A note to a teacher explains Beatrice is absent due to Teasies required by law. A wife warns about fast driving as her chin nearly freezes, and a husband quips about having another.
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Beatrice
London names top the telephone book led by Smith
The latest telephone directory shows Smith as the most common surname in London with 174 pages of Smiths, followed by Jones Taylor and Brown in popularity. The Bank of England began active operation on January 1, 1695.
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Smith
London
Jones, Taylor and Brown
Bank of England
Appointed Provost At Eton Highest Scholastic Post
Lord Hugh Cecil was named provost of Eton College, a role described as the world’s best paid scholastic post though the salary remains officially unrevealed. The provost heads the college and chairs all fellows meetings, with the office tracing back to Henry VI who ordered royal appointment.
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Eton
Hugh Cecil
Henry VI
Vikings Reached America Century Earlier Claim Reignites Debate
The assertion that Norse explorers reached North America nearly 500 years before Columbus first surfaced in 1837 sparks renewed scholarly and public debate. Professor Karl Rafn introduced the idea in that year, prompting ongoing discussion.
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America
Columbus
Karl Rafn
Britain Prepares Gas Masks For All Citizens
A 1913 New York Herald Tribune note observes Britain plans to equip every one of its 40 million people with a perfected gas mask. It contrasts civilian drills in Europe with Britain’s thorough approach and reflects on the era’s looming fear of chemical warfare.
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Britain
Great Britain
Europe
Manka
New York Herald-Tribune
New Vapor Asthma Treatment From Epinephrine Drops
A vapor inhalation treatment for asthma recommended for children in the American Journal of Diseases of Children uses epinephrine hydrochloride in a new form. Developed by Dr. James B. Graener and Dr. Albert H. Rowe of Oakland California, it adapts an older remedy into a vapor delivery.
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American Journal of Diseases of Children
James B. Graener
Albert H. Rowe
Oakland
Calif
Does Away With Shyness Drug Boost Mood and Speech
A Lancet report describes a drug that raises blood pressure to treat low mood and shyness. After a dose depressed patients overcome shyness, talk spontaneously, and feel energized and self confident. Tests show improved concentration and faster problem solving.
Squirrel Fuzzy Rescued From Bass Horn
Martin and John Gannon of Stoeckline Massachusetts rented out a bass horn for their pet squirrel Fuzzy. After failing to coax the animal out they contacted the Animal Rescue League. A gasoline fumes method roused Fuzzy and caused the squirrel to retreat from the horn.
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Fuzzy
Martin
John Gannon
Stoeckline
Mass
Gannons
Animal Rescue League
Window Washer and Doctor Share a Bus Seat
Two men in a bus seat strike up a chat. One asks if the other is a doctor. The reply confirms, and they joke that their work is similar since both deal with panes.
Lecture in village hall sparks plain spoken science
A lecturer explains what a molecule is but the chairman interrupts to help those who may not grasp the idea. The exchange echoes a practical, informal civic discussion in a village hall setting.
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