World Happenings Briefly Told
The French department plans an Arctic expedition to the North Pole with a New York interview. Western Canada farmers urged to form a flour pool. A twin engine flying boat could revolutionize forest fire fighting methods. Contracts for about 100000 tons of goal for Chinese enterprises signed by Moscow. No provincial election in Manitoba in 1926 as Premier Bracken states. Edmonton’s Clarence Sutherland Campbell wins Alberta Rhodes Scholarship for 3925. Comet in Hunting Dog constellation found by Prefender Van Blew. Peter Beeker, 83, longtime White House guard and scout friend of Buffalo Bill, dies in Colorado Springs. Cross-channel plane carried four sick men with special shock absorbers for safe journey. Canadian Christmas trees to face 40 percent duty entering the United States. Treasury decision previously admitted them free as sticks of wood in 1925-26. Agriculture department notes cereal and else yields conditions. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil marketed as the cheapest remedy, available coast to coast in every drug store.
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Wade
Moscow
Manitoba
Bracken
Belog
Clarence Sutherland Campbell
Edmonton
Alberta
London
United States
Treasury
Agrculture
U S. Move Against Disloyal Propaganda Grows
The Montreal Gazette notes rising U S opposition where foreign birth agitators face stern limits as authorities curb dissent. Recent events show police attention on New York groups and a strong stance from Britain on Communist propaganda shaping domestic policy.
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United States
New York
Scotland Yard
Montreal Gazette
Practice Wellington Exchange Between Llorrow and Warrington
A terse exchange unfolds with Llorrow asking to light a cigarette and Warrington replying that enough practice should have prepared him. The brief dialogue reflects a tense, clipped interaction between the two speakers.
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Warrington
Hunter Jonoa Tracks and Captures Hons in Wild Southwest
In a bold pursuit, hunter Fulfalo Jonoa pursues and captures alive mountain Hons in the southwestern state, traversing rugged terrain and facing the region's harsh conditions to complete the hunt.
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Jonoa
Annié E Perry Obituary Notice in Oat-tin Vous De Pietees Paes
Mourners gather in Oat-tin Vous De Pietees Paes for the funeral of Mrs Annié E Perry. The obituary notes her longtime residence and surviving relatives. Local officials announce services at the community church.
Diet and Disease in the Fundamental Principles of Food
London surgeon Lane tells the American College of Surgeons that 95 percent of people court early death from alimentary ills. He cites Mayo and other leading surgeons agreeing that food chemistry is key to preventing and curing disease. The field’s future aim is to teach basic food science to the public, potentially ending hospitals and operating theatres.
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Bir Wiliam Arbuthnot Lane
London
American College of Surgeons
Philadelphia
Charles’ Mayo
America
Vancouver Sun
English dairy shift cuts butter output in Britain
The article notes farmers in England switch from butter making to milk selling to boost earnings. It states two and a half gallons of milk yield a pound of butter for about two shillings and two pence, and summer milk can fetch a shilling per gallon in cities. As a result dairies discard butter equipment and buy butter for themselves while butter imports rise.
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England
Poels
Tony
Great Britain
Prospectors Hint Alaska Once Tropical Coastline
Prospectors returning from the interior report sand and buried tree trunks found at a shaft site along the Kobyk River forty miles south. They describe tropical looking vegetation including large grass blades and rough bark suggesting a former warm climate. Further investigations are planned for early summer 1926.
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Alaska
Kobyk
Fur Coat Trends Rise in Canada Amid Shifting Fashion
Canada sees growing fur coat production led by women’s and men’s coats while fur lined coats decline. Last year 40 610 women's fur coats were produced versus 809 fur lined coats.
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Canada
Bureau of Piatistics
Trimly slim wardrobe pattern No 1207 explained
Fashion note presents design No 1207 for sizes 34 to 42 with two inverted plaits along front. Describes trimming band of 2 inches and front yoke shaped neckline. Back shoulder extension and decorative collar. Material needs vary by fabric width. price listed for pattern and book.
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Navy
Lome
Storage battery powers car for ten days on one charge
A Moscow radio report says scientist Joffe has created a pocket sized storage battery. It claims the device can run a motor car at top speed for ten days without recharge. Experts estimate less than three percent of successful men understand algebra.
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Moscow
Joffe
Weston Shops at Winnipeg Board of Trade Highlight CP Rail Yard
CPR Weston Shops detailed the Winnipeg Board of Trade event highlighting CP Rail's Weston shops. Key figures include 13 shop buildings, 35 miles of tracks, 2,600 workers, 75 tons coal daily, 250000 daily payroll, and a 4 million investment across 320 acres. Major facilities include locomotive and boiler shops, timber mill, and foundry with broad production capacity and modern reclaiming processes. The plant emphasizes safety, welfare, library services, medical aid, and apprenticeship programs tied to shop schooling.
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Winnipeg Board of Trade
Buexts
Canadian Pacific Railway
Ave
Weaton
Moore Jaw
Fort William
Dominion
Westonn
City Health Department
Faa
St. John Ambul'aee Association
Weston Adops
Montreal
Algo
Word Puzzle: Mixed Clue List from a 19th Century Page
A dense list of crossword style clues with numbers and garbled spellings covers varied definitions from animal names to objects and actions. The fragment preserves a puzzle page flavor with many cross reference hints and partial terms.
Canadians For Britons Emigration Advice From Sir Robert Horne
Sir Robert Horne urged Britons to emigrate to Canada saying he just returned from Canada and could not justify charity while Britain faced its troubles. Ralph B. Biunemith, Daily Express editor, supported the idea noting Horne’s free administrative life could lead an emigration scheme for promising people.
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Robert Horne
Canada
Sir ‘Robert
Horne
Scotland
Great Britain
Ralph B. Biuemieth
The
Daily Express
Nomads Winter Sports Group Formed in Lake Placid
The Marquis organizes a winter sports group named the Nomads with M. N. Degli Abizzi as director. Plans call for pack horse trips lasting fifteen to thirty days through the Canadian Rockies ending at the Columbia Ice Fields in the north and extending to Yoho Valley and as far south as Mount Assiniboine in the west.
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M. N. Degli Abizzi
Lake Placid
Canadian Rockies
Columbia Ice Fielda
Yoho Valley
Mount
Asalotboine
British Farm Boys Train in Alberta Rural Areas
About four hundred British farm boys register for training in Alberta. Two groups of twenty are already at Vermilion and Olds schools, with another at Claresholm, as newcomers join the program across agricultural districts.
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Alberta
England
Vermilion and
Olds
Claresholm
Crossing Mishaps Prompt Railways to Seek Protection
J P B Pratt assistant counsel for the Central Region Canadian National Railways warns that growing damage at level crossings due to motorists who ignore signals or claim brake failure will force railways to step up protection against vehicle incursions into moving trains.
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Connec
J. PB. Pratt
Central Region
Canadian National Railways
Growth of Manufacturing in British Columbia 1880 to 1921
Provincial figures show BC expanded from 416 plants in 1880 producing about 3 million dollars annually to 3,560 firms in 1921 with a payroll of 107 million and goods valued at 285 million. Capital investment exceeded 200 million.
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British Columbia
Fort Simpson forecasts favorable trapping season
Fort Simpson observers forecast a good year for trappers with lynx and fox abundant and marten beaver near average, based on reports about a thousand miles north of Edmonton.
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Fort Simpson
Edmionton
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J. 4. Gibbons
Toronto
Western Canada
Conalderlag
Dr. Thoman
U.S
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Shay Buudio
Clipse
Winnipeg
Newspaper Union
McMermot Ave
Waagy
Province
Cp .Icsensee
CPR
Weston
Siberia
Nevada
Atnea
Alcoliegs
Athletica
Mae
Rockies
Nomada
Holloway
Tommy
Papay
Jthe
Staintit
B.C
Minard
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