Canadian Institute of Laundering and Cleaners Reports Textile Damages
The Canadian Institute of Launderers and Cleaners and the National Research Council Lab in Ottawa report 350 disputes resolved last year. Findings include damage from sunlight on rayon, tight selvage threads, and silver polish residues causing holes. deodorants and bleaches contribute to claims, with advice on correct machine use and avoiding overloading.
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Dunellnn
Landry Matters Tay
Canadian Research Institute of
Natonal Research Council
Ottawa
Ite
Samual
Canadian Institute of Launderers and Cleaners
Institute
How To Attain Success From James J. Hill’s Advice
A reader asks how to become financially successful. James J. Hill, builder of the Great Northern Railway, says the key is living within income and saving a portion no matter how bright, for without this discipline the seeds of success cannot grow.
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James J. Hill
United States
The Town of Yawn and its Idle River Vale
A whimsical region description places Yawn on the River Siew in a valley of What's the-Use and a province of Let-It-Stide. The piece notes a pervasive idle mood where locals dwell among the fiatles and Put-It-Offs in a carefree, indifferent setting.
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Yawn
Siew
Fiatles
Ethnic Populations in San Francisco and Los Angeles
San Francisco holds the largest Chinese population among US cities with about 16 000. Los Angeles tops Japanese speakers with roughly 30 000, indicating notable ethnic concentrations in both metro areas.
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San Francisco
United States
Los Angeles
Cruelty to Poultry Exposed in Our Dumb Animals Editorial
An Our Dumb Animals editorial denounces confinement of poultry in small pens and glass jars. It calls for prosecution of humane societies against such practices and opposes turning hens into egg-laying machines at the expense of their comfort.
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Europe
New Hobby of Collecting Mustaches in Yugoslavia
In his hometown in Yugoslavia Joka Tersitch, a U.S. fortune maker, took up collecting mustaches. The hobby proved costly as he paid up to $40 for finely curled lip fringes while men there took pride in their facial hair.
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Yugoslavia
Joka Tersitch
America
Joka
Elevators arrive in American hotels in 1859
A swanky Fifth Avenue hotel in New York pioneered guest lifts in 1859, introducing the practice of carrying visitors to upper floors as a new luxury amenity.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Queen’s Marlborough House Rooms To Be Repainted
The Queen will occupy her Marlborough House suite during redecorations. Cream paints refresh walls and woodwork while preserving the Red Drawing room and saloon. The historic tower sways with tides, but officials say the structure remains safe despite gradual movement.
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Marlborough House
London Daily Telegraph
Tia
Tower of London
World's Biggest Eater Spider Breaks Records in Germany
Entomologists in South Germany report the spider as the world's biggest eater. It consumes about 25 times its weight daily, with four times for breakfast, nine for luncheon, and 13 for dinner. The record implies a human would need about one and a half tons of food each day to match it. Gold conducts heat best and ranks second to copper for electricity.
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South
Germany
Munich
Postman Julian de Paepe Finishes 23 Year Bedspread
Chicago postman Julian de Paepe on Michigan Avenue completed a fancy bedspread after 23 years of work. He carried pieces to his route and crocheted during idle moments. Time constraints grew when he became a regular force member, slowing progress.
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Chicago
Julian de Paepe
Michigan Avenue
de Paepe
After-dinner Speech Quips and Growing Feet
A compact item notes a joke about after-dinner speakers refusing to speak and others refusing to dry up. It also mentions that women's feet in England are growing larger due to athletics, a curious claim tied to sports activity.
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England
Importing Muskrats Worries Europe and North America
The Sarnia Canadian Observer warns that moving animals like muskrats, hares, starlings, and other pests across climates can cause ecological disasters. It cites Canadian muskrats reaching Finland and warns of burrowing damage and pest outbreaks from imported species.
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Part Rowan
Ont
Finland
Essely
Department of Agriculture of
Australia
Canada
England
Old World
Sarnia
Four Point Philosophy of Life by Agnes Macphail
Agnes Macphail, first woman MP, shares a four point life philosophy with Ottawa Ladies' College graduates. Emphasizing essentialism, naturalness, self-reliance, and living in the present, she notes life as a slow teacher and advocates a world beyond.
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Agnes Macphail
Ulf.o.-Lab
Grey-Bruce
House of Commons
Ottawa Ladies' College
Keen Competition Between Liverpool Butchers Over Sausages
Two Liverpool shops staged a price war with signboards. One shop offered sausages at one shilling per pound, the rival countered with ten pence per pound. The first shop claimed guarantees on lower prices and the second boasted supplying sausages for the king. The third sign proclaimed God save the King.
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Liverpool
the King
Doctor cites diphtheria toxoid success for Dionne quintuplets
Preventive medicine advocate Dr. A R Dafoe, physician to the Dionne quintuplets, praised the healthy five as evidence of diphtheria toxoid benefits and excellent results from its administration to the sisters.
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A. R. Dafoe
Woman's thoughts rise above dress says quote
A brief dialogue on wit and style contrasts with a remark about a woman’s plans. The exchange ends with a humorous nod to hats and fashion. Saskatchewan is noted as a major wheat region.
Saskatchewan Stock Growers Seek Government Aid Over Magpie Menace
At Moose Jaw convention ranchers urged action against magpies described as worse than the wolf menace. W. G. RossKC MLA cited banding campaigns with 600 birds yet few magpies among them. Proposals included a 10 cent bounty per head and two cents per egg, trapping ideas, and school egg prizes to curb the birds' impact on cattle.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Stock Growers’ Association
Mouse Jaw
Cypress Hills
Bluffs
Resolutions Committee
W. G. Ross
K.C
M.L.A
Moose Jaw Wild Animal Park
Drouth
Nesta
Rosa
Wild Animal Park
Ross
Notion of Food Fads Detected by Dr Fishbein
Dr Morris Fishbein editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association addresses the Detroit Teachers Association criticizing vegetarianism as a folly He argues humans need both animal and vegetable proteins and cites experiments to support his view He ridicules Fletcherization Graham bread whole wheat calories and various dieting fads in a satirical tone.
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Morris Fishbein
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Detroit Teachers’ Association
Fishbein
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William Saunders
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Philosophy of Life
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