Saskatchewan Wins Fight Against Tuberculosis With Christmas Seals
Saskatchewan advances in tuberculosis control with declining death rates and sanatorium bed reductions. Since 1910 the Anti-Tuberculosis League, with government support, built three sanatoria and offered free treatment. Christmas Seals fund prevention and outreach, enabling clinics, traveling doctors, and school screenings, with last year raising 9933 dollars for extensive examinations and care.
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Saskatchewan
Proufines
Canada
Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis League
Port Qu’Appelle
Saskatoon
Prince Albert
Saskatchewa
API
World Happenings Briefly Told
More than 80 anarchists were arrested in Tokyo and Osaka on suspected plans for an uprising. Prince Edward of Kent named as the Duke and Duchess of Kent's son. Canada’s population projected at 179 million. geography chair at University of Toronto noted. Royal Air Force patrols discussed as Italian cities ask for help. Alberta enforces Trade and Industry Act after changes. Lady Tweedsmuir to patronize the Young Women’s Christian Association in Canada. Tul Karem illuminated as part of Palestine modernization. Air travel deemed three times safer than 30 years ago by U.S. Senate subcommittee.
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Tokyo
Osaka
Duchess of Kent
George Nicholas Paul Patrick
Prince Edward of Kent
Canada
Grifith Taylor
University of Toronto
San Remo
Turin
Milan
Royal Air Force
Abingdon
Alberta
Calgary
Retail Merchants’ Association
Aberhart
Young Women's Christian Association
Palestine
Tul- Karem
U.S. Sense Commerce Subcommittee
British columns say nations climb from depression fast
The London Daily Express notes Britain leads the world in climbing out of depression with Canada up 22 percent in trade last month and New Zealand showing recovery. New Zealand finance minister Coates claims problems largely solved, with restored cuts, reduced emergency taxes, increased pensions and a new per head boon as public works reach £5,630,000 for 1,618,000 people. Italy reports about 200,000 radio license listeners in a 40 million population.
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Canada
New Zealand
Coates
New
Ponsonby Keeper Of Empress Letters Hidden For Decades
Sir Frederick Ponsonby served as keeper of Victoria’s privy purse and confidential secretary at Buckingham Palace. He concealed Empress Victoria’s private correspondence for 27 years before publishing it, claiming historic truth. Wilhelm allegedly favored the German edition with a 1700 word introduction.
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Wirrederick Ponsonby
Kaiser
Baron Sysonby
Wonersh
Frederick Ponsonby
Hie Aajety
Queen Victoria
King Edward
Grey
Sir Henry Ponsonby
Buckingham Palace
Empress Victoria
Emperor Frederick
Friedrickshof
Sir Frederick
London
Willie
Kaiser Wilhelm 1
England
Berlin
Wilhelm
Pioneers Honored Cairn Reveals Icelandic Settlement Roots
A cairn unveiled at Gimli Manitoba by Captain Sigtryggir Jonason honors Icelandic pioneers who landed at Lake Winnipeg in 1875. The memorial features a 13-ton red granite boulder and inscriptions in Icelandic and English noting October 21, 1875, as the first settlers arrival and listing district names.
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Lake Winnipeg
Gimli
Man
Sigtryggir Jonason
Jonason
Moorhead
Minn
Winnipeg
Crochet a Rug Pattern 54697 Access Instructions
Pattern details offer crochet instructions and stitch requirements for a home rug. The ad proposes a Christmas gift and notes cost and how to obtain the pattern by sending 20 cents to Household Arts Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Puncture Proof Tire Compound Promises Safe Driving
Popular Science reports a new tube insert that seals punctures instantly and slows air loss on blowouts. Comprised of natural materials, the substance floats inside the tube and enacts rapid sealing without heating, valve clogging, or harm to clothes, adding 25 to 85 percent to tube cost and already distributed in Germany and other nations.
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Germany
Italy Produces New Wheat Opens Three Weeks Earlier
Italy raises national average wheat yield from 15 to 24 bushels per acre. An experimental tract near Rome reports strains yielding 131 bushels per acre. The new wheat ripens two to three weeks sooner, resists blighting winds, has strong straw, and shows disease resistance.
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Italy
Rome
New
Mediterranean
Endorses Light Clothing Era Claims for Fresh Air
An incoherent fragment notes endorsement of light clothing and exposure to sunlight to reach people. It references women and a doctor named Jones discussing ligase and dace eats, with unclear context and garbled terms. The passage preserves no clear event or outcome but hints at medical or fashion advice and public health dialogue.
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Ioc
Jones
Eastern Canadian duck farm plans 2000 boxes to England
A large duck farm in Eastern Canada intends to ship 2,000 boxes of ducks to England before Montreal navigation closes and store them for later sale.
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Canada
England
Montreal
Fire Chief Ferron Rescues Two Families in Montreal Flood
Arthur Ferron, acting district chief of the Montreal fire department, celebrated 30 years in service while award flags highlight his career of rescue work. During a subzero dawn when a three foot water main burst flooding streets and collapsing houses, Ferron and crew saved two families about to drown and earned the Royal Canadian Humane Society life saving medal.
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Montreal
Arthur Ferron
Royal Canaian Humane Society
Pedestrians urged to carry white cloth for visibility
Safety officials in Philadelphia advise pedestrians walking along highways at night to carry a white object. A white handkerchief shown against dark clothing can increase a hiker’s visibility to motorists by about 100 feet, improving safety for night walkers.
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Keystone Automobile Club
Philadelphia
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