Moral renaissance urged to heal world of fear and strife
The piece argues for inward moral reform as the path to global peace and progress. Citing Lord Salisbury, President Roosevelt, and Babson, it credits a spiritual awakening and God guided personalities with driving national and international change, urging Canadians to adopt an unselfish moral stance.
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House of Lords
Marquess of Salisbury
Oxford
House of Lords of Great Britain
Roosevelt
United States
Bon
Babson Statistical Organization
Babson
Oxford Group
Roger Bab
Boston aviator Captain Wincapaw logs 50000 signatures
Neeps passenger log records Captain William H Wincapaw of Boston and his aviation crew with over 50000 names. The most unusual load was 11 passengers all 82 years old, proving hours while aloft matter more than time.
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Neeps
William H
Bill) Wincapaw
Boston
Massachusetts
Wincapaw
Newlyweds Share Hidden Honeymoon Secret
On the train home Mr and Mrs Newlywed recount their frugal honeymoon. the wife reveals she hid ten pounds in the larder before they left, and the husband replies that he already found it, adding a playful twist to their finances.
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Mrs. Newlywed
Mr. Newlywed
Billy
Tornado surge timing and new Chinese mail rates
The report notes that eighty percent of US tornadoes occur between noon and 6 p.m. and mentions China establishing zone rates for all mail. The text combines two separate items with no clear linkage or context.
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United States
China
Early Western Canada Women Highlighted by Historian
Focal historian E A Corbett spoke on Early Women of Western Canada at Sas katchewan describing Marie Galboury as the first white woman to the plains and tracing Mrs Thompson and other wives of explorers and traders as key yet underrecognized figures in Red River Edmonton and Churchill exploration history.
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Plains
Western Canada
Marie Galboury
Red River
Edmonton
Aaid E. A. Corbett
Sas‘keatoon
Corbett
David Thompson
Wear
Selkirk
Rowland
Old Fort Edmonton
Asphalt Rain From Vacuum Process At Petroleum Exposition
Dr. Sidney Born showcased a vacuum extraction method at the International Petroleum Exposition that yields pure asphalt from crude petroleum. In a 40 to 60 foot high steel tower, vacuum conditions separate asphalt as a coal black rain after petroleum is vaporized at 6500 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Sidney Born
Petroleum Research
University of Tulsa
Collar Day Customs at King’s Second Levee at St James
The King held the second levee of his reign at St James Palace on Queen Mary’s birthday. Notices mark May 26 as a collar day when worn garments may display collars instead of ribands for orders such as the Garter and Bath. Collars are worn under shoulder straps, fastened with white satin bows, and are forbidden after sunset without royal command.
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St. James’ Palace
New Northern Sea Route Opens for Soviet Navigators
Soviet navigators established a northern sea route to the Far East after three years of prep. Russian cargo vessels used the Europe Asia coasts route with an icebreaker fleet keeping channels open. Over 100 ships sailed this winter without mishap as five radio stations provided weather and ice reports.
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Far East
Europe
Asia
Nansen
Soviet Mercantile Marine
Sign a Note for a Friend Opens Lesson in Experience
A small quote on practical wisdom notes that the first lesson in experience is basic and involves signing a note for a friend. The snippet hints at social trust and informal obligations as entry points to learning.
Jacksonville Plan trains teens on job sites and at school
In Jacksonville Florida high school boys and girls split time between classes and on the job, training in 43 work positions across stores offices theaters and other sites. Since the Jacksonville Plan began two years ago 86 percent of vocational students have jobs at graduation and many aim for college later. Employers ask what students can do and graduates reply with practical two year experience in fields like banking auto repair and more.
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Jacksonville
Florida
Orn
cChriatian Science Monitor
King becomes Admiral of the Royal Yacht Squadron
The King has been named Admiral of the Royal Yacht Squadron, dating back to Edward VII who first held the post in 1901. The Britannia cutter is not to be sunk. sails and rigging will be sold with hull storage planned, following inquiries into sensational reports.
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Royal Yacht Squadron
Edward VII
Britannia
Prince of Wales
Future of Quintuplets Focus on Education and Independence
Dr Allan Roy Dafoe and guardians plan to raise the Dionne quintuplets as normal women, entrusting education to women. With health fears largely gone, the two year olds’ lives will be shaped until they turn 19.
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Allan Roy Dafoe
Dafoe
Canadians Lead World in Telephone Use Says Montreal Report
A Montreal release shows Canadians average 213.4 telephone conversations per person last year, the United States 1924, Denmark and Sweden following. Canada has 11 phones per 100 people, indicating widespread telecommunication reach.
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Montreal
Canada
United States
Denmarks
Sweden
Larger shoes backfires for Wadlow in Findlay fit
A size 39 pair of shoes costing 88 dollars was made in Findlay Ohio for Robert Wadlow the 18 year old giant of Alton Illinois. Wadlow said the shoes pinched his feet so they were returned. A note on agriculture mentions a cross between onion and garlic yielding a new vegetable called garlica claimed to combine best traits of both.
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Findlay
Ohio
Robert Wadlow
Alton
Ill
Wadlow
More Scholarships urged by Dr. R C Wallace at Ottawa
Dr. R C Wallace newly appointed Queen's University principal and president of the University of Alberta urged Ottawa that Canada needs more scholarships for students. He stressed that any capable student should be able to study irrespective of means and noted businessmen should help prevent trained persons from going to waste. He added sports have a value only in proper context and universities were not founded for sports.
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R. C. Wallace
Queen's University
Ottawa
Canada
Wallace
University of Alberta
W. Hamilton Fyffe
Aberdeen University
Selected Recipes for Raisin Spice Cookies
Cream butter and sugar then mix in raisins and spices. Add well beaten eggs, then sifted flour with baking powder. Roll and cut cookies, bake in a moderate oven about ten minutes.
Electric Man Teynham Veteran Survives Hazardous Living
T Lintott a farmer from Teynham England nicknamed the electric man after an rheumatic fever attack left him crippled. He reportedly endures 150 volt shocks without notice while repairing, left the army without a crutch, rode a motorcycle unaided and has since not needed the crutch.
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T. Lintott
Teynham
England
World’s Only Dwarf Elephant Arrives in France for Circus Debut
Auguste the nine year old dwarf elephant lands in St Nazaire France to start his circus act. He stands under five feet tall weighs 1760 pounds and stopped growing after birth. The crate bore the warning fragile dont turn upside down. Russia asserts 1 300 000 soldiers guard Soviet borders.
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St. Nazaire
France
Auguste
Noted Explorer Harry Whitney Dies in Montreal Hospital
Harry Whitney a New York based explorer and big game hunter died in Montreal hospital. Born 1873 he figured in the 1909 1910 controversy over North Pole discovery with Admiral Peary and Dr. Frederick A Cook. Whitney claimed Cook told him of reaching the pole and sworn secrecy after caching Cook’s effects. He later returned to the Arctic with Bartlet parties until 1930.
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Harry Whitney
New York
Montreal
North Pole
Mr. Whitney
Admiral Peary
Frederick A. Cook
Arctic
Dr. Cook
Peary
Whitney
Roosevelt
Cook
Bartlett
Reproduction Shop Showcases 19th Century Silk Stockings
A New York Fifth Avenue shop reproduces an old store opened in 1627 with counters desks a safe and a stove from that era. Proceeds support the Fresh Air Fund and displays include silk wedding hose worn in 1947 and a pearl and goldleaf handbag made from antique priest’s robe fabric.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Fresh Air Fund
May Live In Palestine Palace Condemned as Fugitive King
Reports say Haile Selassie may use the Kaiserhof palace on the Mount of Olives as a permanent residence after fleeing Italian forces. Built by Kaiser Wilhelm II for Empress Augusta Victoria, the palace later became a monastery and hosted the Negus during a 19th century visit to Jerusalem.
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Mount of Olives
Haill Selassie
Kaiserinhof
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Augusta Victoria
Jerusalem
Palestine
Unusual Companions: Goose and Lamb Bond on Modoc County Farm
A Canadian honker goose and a lamb on a Modoc county farm near Berkeley form a unique pair that communicates with simple honks and bleats. The animals always respond to each other, sharing companionship.
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Modoc
Berkeley
California
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