Westminster Abbey Holds Chivalrous Grand Bath Ceremony
A Tudor era style rite at Henry the Seventh chapel saw the Duke of Connaught install 21 Knights of the Grand Cross, chief marshal leading a procession from Westminster Abbey through cloisters. The Great Master and clergy administered the oath as trumpets sounded and colors from wartime were laid aside.
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Henry
Westminster Abbey
Duke of
Tower of London
Bath
Charles IL
Henry the Seventh
King of Arms of the Bath
Walter Papper
Order of the Bath
King of
England
Westminster
God
Christ
Manure Reduces Weeds in Four-Year Saskatchewan Trial
Four-year weed survey at Dominion Experimental Station Scott Saskatchewan shows fresh or rotted manure does not boost weeds. Across three crop rotations wheat oats and barley, ploughing under rotted manure in fall or spring yielded the lowest weed counts, while manure ploughed under in fall produced the best grain yields over twenty years.
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Dominion
Scott
Saskachewan
Tees
The Toll Brothers Hitch-Hiked Across Europe
Rev. Elsworth Toll and his brother Rev. Leroy Toll recount their world hitch-hiking tour. They note Europe’s early start, wartime thumb rides, and soldiers using pickups from France to Boulogne or Calais. They describe trucks cars and motorcycle sidecars as common modes.
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Elsworth Toll
Leroy Toll
Ontario
Europe
France
sRitch
Boulogne
Calais
Channel Ports
Australian Motorists at Fort Erie Report
Prof Adolph Knopf estimates the oceans’ minimum age exceeds 100 million years, a conclusion discussed amid Australian drivers at Fort Erie Ontario. The assertion reflects a broader scientific debate on Earth's ancient seas and geological timelines.
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Adolph Knopf
Young King Peter Learns a Trade in Belgrade
Eleven year old King Peter of Yugoslavia, educated in Belgrade, says his spending money from his mother is insufficient and plans to learn carpentry. He asks to set up a palace carpenter shop to train, declaring he must turn out good things and earn money. The queen will auction his work to fund his earnings.
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Peter
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
No Jewels On Mummy Hidden Under Linen Wrappings
T Shepard director of museums in Hull England had X ray photographs taken of a 2000 year old mummy for the Wind taken in Britain. The photographs showed no jewelry on the body, indicating no concealment under the linen wrappings.
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T. Shepard
Hull
England
Britain
Trans-Canada Highway contracts awarded in Ontario stretch
Yen and Ontario minister Peter Heenan announced seven contracts totaling 2 072 573 for 105 miles White River to Schreiver and 60 miles Dynent to Vermilion Bay in northwest Ontario. Work starts soon with 7 000 laborers. camps built by government with high sanitary standards. An expedition led by Dr Alfred Wegener located ice at the Greenland center more than 1 5 miles deep.
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Peter Heenan
Ontario
Northern Development
Dominion
White River
Schreiver
Dynent
Vermilion Bay
Department of Labor
Canada gold mining outlook rises with new mills
J A McRae reports in Toronto Saturday Night that Canada now has 105 mills producing gold with 18 more to start this year. Major mines like Little Long Lac, Pickle Crow, Lamaque, Canadian Malartic, Central Patricia, and others expand the industry, making the mineral sector more valuable than field crops. Platinum and silver output lead globally, and Canada also claims top nickel, lead, and zinc production. An Italian note states kissing in public is legal only at railroad stations.
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J. A. McRae
Toronto
Canada
Central Patricia
Dominion
Backlighting in Snapshot Photography by Van Guilder
The article advises using sun work carefully to avoid lens flare and harsh direct sun. It emphasizes equal importance of lighting and composition, noting shadows add depth while transparent shadows with slight exposure yield detail. Suggests turning subjects away from direct sun or using shade for natural expression and recommends early morning or late afternoon for dramatic shadows. Backlighting requires shielding the lens from direct rays, such as shadowed by a tree or building, and possibly longer exposure.
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Sohn van Guilder
Establishment Of The Canadian Wheat Board May Take Some Time
The Canadian Wheat Board creation may take weeks under the act authorized by royal assent. The Canadian Co-operative Wheat Producers, Limited holds about 226.2 million bushels on government account and may liquidate holdings if possible. John I. McFarland, head of the company, is expected to chair the board subject to his health. The board will consist of three members with an advisory committee up to seven, mostly producers, and will buy wheat from producers at a fixed minimum price alongside existing selling agencies. The board may issue share certificates and distribute profits, with power to take over grain elevators and regulate marketing in western Canada if needed. The act allows extension to coarse grains by order in council.
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Canadian Wheat Board
Canadian Co-operative Wheat Producers, Limited
John I. McFarland
Canada
Councll
Co-operative Wheat Producers, Limited
Peculiar Pets At London Shop Attract Global Interest
A London shop in Camyen Town sells a bizarre menagerie including tiny lions tailed dormice and three-tune birds. Owner George Palmer shares snapshots of buyers, such as two ravens used in The Tower of London and twelve bullfrogs that froze on set. The store also stocks color coordinated pets to match fashions.
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Noah
Cam- Yen
London
Globe
George Palmer
Tower of London
Palmer
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The fragment discusses a girl described as having only a quarter pound of sugar in her makeup and jokes about the old rhyme of "sugar and spice and everything nice" implying the average girl would contain about 120 pounds of spices.
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Albany Medical College
Researchers Probe Dinitrophenol Link To Blindness In San Francisco
Research workers at Sanford University Medical School in San Francisco investigate whether the new anti fat drug dinitrophenol caused temporary blindness in 12 women of the city. Killarney in the Irish Free State is to get a race track.
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Sanford University Medical School
Sanrancisco
San Francisco
Killarney
Irish Free State
The Romance Of Rope From hemp to Manila rope in world trade
The article traces rope history from hemp origins in Shen Ning era China to early India and medieval Europe. It notes abaca from the Philippines replacing hemp in rope making, the term Manila rope, and the spread of hemp in Europe via migrants, with hemp still grown high priced in Italy and later plants reaching South America from Spain.
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Philippines
Manila Rep
Shen Ning
China
India
Africa
Europe
Italy
America
South America
Spain
Taxed Turks Ordered to Build Roads in Istanbul
Authorities mobilize nearly 100000 Turkish men aged 16 to 60 who failed to pay the $50 road tax to work. They are ordered to construct about 50 miles of new roads before year’s end as enforcement.
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Istanbul
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