Notable deaths and appointments span Canada and allies
Brief notices report Justice Wilfrid Mercier's death in Montreal at 66, appointment of F C Blair as director of the soldier settlement board, and defence orders for five Royal Canadian Air Force boats. Other items note Vimy medal presentations, Gus Gumerich's death in Buenos Aires, a Japanese Australian trade dispute settlement, a proposed University of the Air for pilots, Currie memorial unveiling, and October farm income of 886 million dollars in the United States.
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Wilfrid Mercier
Quebec Superior Court
Montreal
F.C. Blair
Immigre Then
Soldier Settlement Board
T. A. Crerer
Mines and Resources
Royal Canadian Air Force
National Defence Department
Canada
H.msc.s. Saguenay
France
Canadian Legion
House of Representatives
Henry Guilett
Henry
Canberra
Australia
University of the Air
Arthur Currie
Corpa
United States
Agriculture Department
The Speech Translator at League of Nations meetings
The Speech Translator helps delegates follow addresses in unfamiliar languages. Haile Selassie spoke Amharic in Geneva while interpreters behind the scenes translated via microphones, telephones, and earphones, letting delegates hear in their chosen language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Haile Selassie
Geneva
New York Times
Mutual Mistake Story Delights Irish Wit on Rail Trip
A Liverpool to London passenger tale features a handkerchief misplacement. One man accuses hisIrish neighbor of theft, only to discover he had sat on it. The Irishman quips that they shared a mutual mistake, mistaking thief for gentleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
London
Why Golf Turns Golfers Sour Across the Links
The item notes golfers grow irritable, suggesting the sport as a potential cause while reporting that about 4,156,000 American World War veterans are still moving. The tone mirrors a brief, observational newsroom blurb from a historical page.
Canada Turns To Air Freight Strength In Resource Regions
Colonel George A. Drew notes Canadian planes moved 13 220 tons of freight in 1985, far exceeding several major nations. The bulk linked to mining zones in Quebec, Northern Ontario and the North-West, where remote terrain and winter conditions complicate road transport. Planes are strong and reliable, pilots exceptional, with potential to convert northern airways craft for defence if needed. Times-Journal report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
George A. Drew
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Italy
Holland
United States
Quebec
Ontario
British
Royal Air Force
Northern Airways
Thomas Times-Journal
Pocket Sized Car Appeals To Women In New Vehicle
A New York Times note describes a pocket sized English roadster praised for its small 260 pound lighter frame, economy and easy handling. It claims 50 miles per gallon and oil changes twice yearly, suggesting it as an ideal gift for women with long trips. The line covers roadster touring car and sedan variants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Unemployment Commission Taps Miss Whitton for Study
Arthur Purvis announced that the national unemployment commission, with the Canadian Welfare Council, will use executive director Miss Charlotte Whitton for a temporary special investigation. The study will focus on coordinating government and voluntary agencies for relief and social services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Purvis
National Employment Commission
Canadian Welfare Council
Charlotte Whitton
Miss Whitton
Purvis
Origin of the term cootie linked to WWI doggerel
A World War I quip traces the word cootie to a doughboy mishearing a French exclamation Ecoutez as Say, listen and the vermin name stuck. The exchange includes a witty exchange about caution in speech and misinterpretation between friends and Miss Cayenne.
Oceanic life excludes insects among sea species
Across the globe, not a single insect species inhabits marine environments. The remark underscores the stark ecological separation between terrestrial insects and ocean life, highlighting evolutionary and habitat barriers that prevent insects from living in seawater.
Canadian Wheat Board Pushes Canadian Flour to Britain
The Canadian Wheat Board announced its advertising push to keep high Canadian flour content in British bread. About 70 percent of British flour now comes from Canada, the campaign cites improved loaf quality and aims to educate British consumers without discriminating between grain traders and millers. George McIiver oversees the rollout, under R. V. Biddulph in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pheer
Canada
Canadian Wheat Board
Wheat Board
United Kingdom
George Mcliver
The
R. V. Biddulph
Board
London
Signature Sheds Light on Shakespeare Education
Dr Henry David Gray of Stanford University presented a newly discovered signature claimed as William Shakespeare at a Philological Association meeting in Los Angeles. The expert calligraphy features ornate flourishes and supports the view that Shakespeare was a educated man, countering Baconians and Stratfordian skeptics.
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Bard of
Avon
William Shakespeare
Henry David Gray
Stanford University
Philological Association of the Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Penman
Shakespeare
Versatile winter frock pattern for smart easy sewing
This Anne Adams pattern offers a stylish all purpose dress with raglan sleeves and inverted picata hem to wear across clubs churches and offices. Available in many sizes with step by step sewing instructions and illustrated guidance, pattern 4186 ships for 20c from Winnipeg Pattern Dept. 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Five Hundred Women Vigilantes Seek Incorporation in Phoenix
The Women's Investigation Committee of 500 seeks incorporation in Phoenix to wage secret but relentless warfare against corrupt officials. Directors will be public, others operate in secret, and the group vows to investigate neglect of duty, corruption, and vice to expose findings. Alice M. Birdsall, a Phoenix attorney, is among three directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Women's Investigation Committee
Alice M. Birdsall
Articles of Incorporation
State Corporation Commission
Must Have Permission American Diplomats Have To Ob tain Approval
An order from President Roosevelt requires American diplomats seeking marriage to foreigners to obtain approval from the secretary of state. Diplomats must propose to the foreign partner and to the secretary. without permission, they face dismissal. The State Department reported 18 percent of foreign service marriages to aliens and issued a circular condemning such unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
United States
Foreign Service
State Department
Roosevelt
Lusitania Located Off Irish Coast By Salvage Firm
Thomas Whitely of the Argonaut Salvage Corporation said the liner Lusitania sunk by a German submarine in 1915 has definitely been located in 310 feet of water off the Irish coast. Salvage work will resume next May after Whitely arrived in New York aboard the Deutschland following four years abroad.
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Thomas Whitely
Argonaut Salvage Corporation
Whitely
New York
Irish
Prattling 4 Year-Old In Memory of Emmet Wilson
Memphis doctors are puzzled by four year old Emmet Wilson son of May Wilson of Munford. He has talked incessantly since a hospital admission in Memphis and weighs less than 21 pounds as his strength ebbs.
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Emmet Wilson
Memphis
Tennessee
Emmet
May Wilson
Munford
Tenn
How To Buy The Toughest Chickens In The Store
A humorous customer asks for the three toughest chickens while the grocer offers the tender ones. The exchange ends with the customer selecting the remaining birds, delivering a playful line about choosing the tough and tender, reflecting a lighthearted shopping moment.
Vision of Christ among seven churches on Patmos
In Revelation 1 John on Patmos receives the Lord’s Day vision of Christ amid seven golden candlesticks. The glorified Christ, robed as High Priest, with white hair and flaming eyes, holds the seven stars and speaks of power and authority. Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the Living One.
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Christ
John
Jesus
Patmos
God
Ezek
Moffatt
Earth
Daniel
Ezekiel
Dan
Galilee
Sea of Galilee
Hades
Slavery Markets Reported in Arabia at Midi Berk and El Taif
The piece claims regular slave markets operate in Arabia with weekly sales at Midi Berk and El Taif where hundreds of enslaved Africans are sold, reflecting ongoing illicit labor practices.
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Arabia
Midi Berk
el Taif
Africa
Coliseum Seating and Arena Size in Ancient Rome
The Coliseum at Rome accommodated 100,000 spectators with 87,000 seated. Its arena measured 182 feet wide by 285 feet long.
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Rome
First Greek coin shows Athena icon and owl reserve
Greece issued its first coin bearing a human likeness, depicting Athena, goddess of wisdom, with an owl on the reverse. The historic piece marks a milestone in ancient numismatic art and iconography.
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Greece
Athena
Wisdom
Woman’s 20 Year Pain Ends With Kruschen Salts
Mrs E A It writes of enduring constant rheumatic foot pain for twenty years, changing her shoes up to five times daily. After four years use of Kruschen Salts she wears the same pair all day with comfort. The remedy, consisting of sodium and potassium, claims to dissolve uric acid deposits between joints.
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Kruschen
Madrid as a capital with legends and contrasts
The London correspondent of the Ottawa Journal notes Madrid as Spain’s capital lacking Toledo’s ecclesiastical prestige and Barcelona’s commerce. It’s a gloomy city with splendid palaces, climate described as three months in an icehouse and nine in a furnace, and a romantic but parvenu history after 1083.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Madrid
Toledo
Barcelona
Alfsone VI
Henry V
Charles V
Elizabeth
Philip II
Armada
Toronto Star backs Carburetor Invention by Pogue
Toronto Star reports Jack Hammell a wealthy Toronto miner will back Charles Pogue of Winnipeg in a carburetor device claiming one gallon of gasoline can travel 200 miles. Tests were done at Hammell’s Oakville home while Pogue works in a Toronto lab. Pogue, 28, has reportedly spent 18 years on the invention and holds a basic patent.
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Toronto
Winnipeg
Toronto Star
Jack Hammell
Charles Pogue
Pogue
Hammell
Oakville
Odd Fragments From The Times Of Old
A compact collection of seemingly random lines includes gospel like quirks and historical references. It mentions the Sadducees and Pharisees in a moralizing tone, a playful damsel metaphor, Henry VIII as a noted widow, and a cryptic B.8e acronym hinting at Boy Scouts.
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Henry VIII
Boy Scout
Women Chess Players Cited by Toronto Star Comment
The Toronto Star quotes a view that more women might play chess if the game did not demand long hours of focused silence. The remark highlights perceived barriers to participation and the INTENDED social dynamics around chess.
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The
Toronto Star
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Augustus
Gus) Gumerich
Buenos Aires
Laker of Nations
Neo
Canaeda
Unemployment Commission
Miss Cayenne
Britain
Lusitania
I. Corinthians
Edward
City of
Appleford
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
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