World Happenings Briefly Told
Canadian farm lands valued at an average 35 per acre in a new government crop report. Winnipeg Presbytery adopts a resolution supporting women’s ordination. A German accused spy is found guilty in Turin and sentenced to life in a fortress. Washington opposes new naval disarmament conference before 1931. Quebec bill would allow municipalities to bar alcohol advertising on signboards. Canadian National Railways expected to buy Western Union Telegraph lines and add them. T. M. Wilford arrives in Vancouver to study Canadian conditions. A. L. Jolliffe leaves Ottawa for Britain to investigate medical inspection service complaints. Saskatchewan population June 1, 1926: 26,728 with five-year growth 63,228. Urban ad note promotes Dr Thomas electric oil with dubious claim.
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Winnipeg
Reader Taschereau
Quebec
A. L. Jolliffe
Ottawa
Great Britain
Joliffe
Saskatchewan
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Tariff Increase On Canadian Cream May Hit U.S. Soon
Montreal dairy official PLC Armstrong says a 50 percent U S tariff on Canadian milk and cream could take effect soon. He criticizes U S dairy cost studies and defends Canadian farmers amid tariff commission hearings.
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United States
Plc. Armstrong
Montreal
Washington
National Dairy Council of Canada
United States Tariff Commission
Armstrong
Commission
Canada
The Least Excitement Said To Cause Heart Palpitations
Ara Ambrose Creer of Elgisburg Ontario writes about a nervous heart condition. He explains how even small excitements trigger fluttering palpitations and spells, describing long suffering before a turning point.
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Ara
Ambrose Creer
Elgisburg, Ont
Population Of Saskatchewan In 1926 Census Reveals Language Origins
The June 7 1926 Saskatchewan population reached a total with rural urban split and a British origin majority. Foreign born residents numbered 196 190 with Russians Germans Ukrainians and Italians among top groups. Illiteracy surpassed 10 percent among foreign born while native born Canadians were better educated.
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Saskat
Dominion Bureau
Saskatchewan
Sun Life and Canadian Banks Strengthen National Identity
The Montreal Star notes Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada reports record business and a solid financial base. It argues Canadians should keep banking and insurance firms Canadian to prevent foreign control and preserve national identity while attracting capital.
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Canada
Sim Life Asesurance Company of
Pias
Montreal Star
Canadian inventor pitches foot proof aircraft propeller
W R B Turnbull of Rothesay New Brunswick claims a variable pitch propeller with an electric motor and hand switch can be nearly fool proof. Tested by the Royal Canadian Air Force it allows pitch changes from positive to negative angles enabling backing and climb gains while reducing fuel use by up to 20 to 25 percent and increasing payload. He is negotiating for U S rights with New York manufacturers.
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U.S
W. RB. Turnbull
Turnbull
Rothesay
N.B
East Orange
New York
Royal Canadian Air Force
Snl
Diamond windows slashed in Oxford Street frontage
Three large plate glass windows at Messrs Peter Robinson Ltd on Oxford Street are to be replaced after being slashed with a diamond at about 24 by 10 feet each. The job costs around 1500 per pane, with the Insurance Corporation noting the week end is the only feasible time due to police rules.
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England
Oxford Street
Messrs. Peter Robinson, Ltd
Employers’ Liability Insurance Corporation
European Press Readies Globe Race Marking Verne Centenary
Six European newspapers launch a modern Round World Race retracing Jules Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days route from Paris to New York via Suez Bombay Calcutta Hong Kong Yokohama and Liverpool. The event commemorates Verne born February 1828 in Nantes.
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Jules Verne
Globe
Phineas Fogg
Avie
Verne
Nantes
Paris
Inin- Wisi
Suez
Bombay
Calcutta
Moy Kong
Yokohama
San i
New York
Liverpool
Feria
Coolidge May Visit Canada This Summer
Ottawa speculation centers on President Coolidge possibly visiting Canada this summer. A Daily Journal news page notes he may lay the corner stone of the United States Legation in Ottawa if he travels there. Washington has not announced plans but Ottawa officials expect a summer visit.
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United States
Ottawa
Sumner
Uorted States
Coolidge
Canada
Warren G. Harding
Vancouver
Aviators Helped Motorists In Unusual Rescue Story
Two St Paul men Gene Shank and Paul Tourtellotte vouched for a Wisconsin incident on Lake Pepin near Stockholm where their car broke through shallow ice. A passing airplane lowered a tow chain and pulled the auto free, then the airmen flew on after relaying the tale in St Paul.
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St. Paul
Wisconsin
Gene Shank
Paul Tourtellotte
H. Holsom
S. Z. Fiticsan
Plum City
Wis
Lake Pepin
Stockholm
Winter Chocoloploid Dessert and Candied Oranges
A two part recipe features a chocolate milk base with corn starch and vanilla then chilled molds served with cream. The second part describes meringue glazed orange desserts, skewered and baked to lightly brown, for a decorative supper dish.
Paper testing device shown at pulp and paper convention
Report describes a radio assisted moisture instrument for paper quality. A British inventor demonstrated a cork peeling method and a delicate die cast cork replica of Arundel Castle as proof of the device’s precision.
New Moyland Bans Bathtub Use Without Doctor Prescription
A 19th century style note reports New Moyland city enacting an ordinance making bathtubs illegal unless a doctor’s prescription exists. The unusual rule reflects local health enforcement and civic governance of the era.
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New Moyland City
Traditions of the Elders Questioned by Jesus
A Sunday school lesson discusses Jesus confronting Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem over ceremonial hand washing. It explains the difference between ritual purity and true defilement and notes the dangers of elevating human tradition above Gospel teaching.
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Jerusalem
Jesus
Charles R. Miduian
Church of
Rom
Horeon
Hudson Bay Railway Progress Across Manitoba Winter Work
Winter work on the Hudson Bay Railway from Limestone Rapids to Fort Churchill continued with 35 miles of track laid toward the Flin Flon mining area. Surveys aim to Gold Lake, 25 miles beyond Hun Flon. Line to Flin Flon expected operable by December 31. Churchill harbor development supports permanent docking before rail completion.
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Winiter
Hudson Bay
Flin Flon
Manitoba
Gold Lake
Hun Flon
Flin Pilon
Limestone Rapids
Fort Churchill
Churchill
Safety standards rise from rail to air travel, notes
Two English reports compare early rail safety with modern aviation. Imperial Airways carried 2 000 passengers and 2 004 000 miles in 1977 without injuries. A 1842 Times note records 10 508 passengers on eight lines and 8 662 335 miles yearly with 56 injuries and 22 deaths. Pat Murphy rode in a test flight over New York where a dive elicited laughs. Alberta now runs a 2 500 mile main highway and 11 600 miles of secondary roads, much in standard grade.
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England
Imperial Airways
Patd
London Times
Tventy
Alberta
Alberta Woman Wins Scholarship for Botanical Studies
Miss Silver Dowding of Edmonton and University of Alberta teaching staff wins a 1200 dollar Dominion Federation of University Women scholarship. She has published on botanical subjects and studied pine vegetation in Alberta and British Columbia. The grant supports postgraduate study at University College London for a PhD thesis.
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University of Alberta
Silver Dowding
Tha
Eduenton
Dominion Federation of University Women
Miss Dowding
Calgary
Inter Pi
Edmonton
Uiversity of Alberta
Ghelan
Alberta
B.C
National Research Couneil
Castoria Ad Claims Safe Gentle Baby Relief
An old advertisement extolls Castoria as a gentle natural remedy for infants. It warns against other drugs, touts Castoria as pure vegetative and harmless with no harsh taste, and claims it soothes colic, constipation, and fussiness. It mentions Fletcher's Castoria as the trusted brand option.
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Castorla
Babba
Fletcher
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
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Curlan
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Scott
Bia
Pres. Coolidge
Betty Barclay
Radio Pas
Wola Somerville
London
Preva
Cork
Arundel Castile
Sussex
Leesan
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Pat Murphy
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Sale Tee Union
PRR Fries
Castoria
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