Canadians to Visit Graves in Holland Pilgrimage Planned
Next September a 79 member group of Canadian next of kin will travel from Montreal to Holland for a ten day subsidized visit to war graves. The Netherlands War Graves Committee and Dominion Command of the Royal Canadian Legion announce the first pilgrim age of its kind, with Dutch families hosting the visitors and fares subsidized to $150 return.
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Canada
Montreal
Netherlands War Graves Committee
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Royal Canadian Legion
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Amsterdam
Legion
Netherlands
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Humorous exchanges from a story era workplace banter
A series of short, risqué quips and dialogue snippets from workers, a foreman, drivers, and colleagues. They touch on sleeping on the job, inappropriate remarks about women, junk dealers, and inquires about a play’s ending. The tone echoes old newspaper humor pages with dated slang and double entendres.
Copper bracelets at British stately homes allure visitors
Britain’s aristocracy promote copper bracelets as rheumatic relief at 35 cents entry visits. The 16th Duke of Norfolk claims personal relief and has sold 600 bracelets. The Marquess of Bath and Duchess of Norfolk echo similar benefits amid skeptical official views.
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Britain
16Th Duke of Norfolk
Marquess of Bath
Duchess of Norfolk
British Medical Association
Lord Bath
Homework Hikes Considered In Stoke on Trent District
In Stoke on Trent England about 30 000 local pupils who prefer watching TV to homework may face an extra two hours of school at night as education officials push back to the classrooms Alderman George Barber vice chairman of the education committee said the plan was approved at the last meeting but would not start until the next school year He warned children may resist but stressed exam passing requires proper homework.
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Stoke-on-Trent
England
George Barber
Magpies Build Nest Amid Cold as Spring Hopes Rise
Lars Rude reports a pair of magpies busy building a nest near his Springs home in 20 degree below zero weather. The sight reflects local hope that spring will arrive soon despite the lingering winter chill.
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Lars Rude
Alberta
Looping Along A Measuring Worm Insects Travel
A measuring worm or caterpillar moves in a looping path, giving the impression it is measuring how far it travels. The unique locomotion resembles short, rounded hops as it progresses.
United States Produces Forty Seven Percent of World Steel
The United States accounts for 47 percent of global steel production, highlighting its dominant role in the metals industry and industrial output across the globe. This figure underscores US manufacturing capacity and the scale of its steel market compared to other nations.
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United States
Heart stops beat seven times man lives in Cheyenne
A Cheyenne man named Charles Welsh had seven heart stoppages over 36 hours in early February due to coronary thrombosis. Dr. Ben Leeper performed direct heart massage and electric shocks to restart his heart, and Welsh began walking in a hospital room with hopes to resume a normal life.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Charles Welsh
Welsh
Ben Leeper
Leeper
Outboard Motor Patent Filed by Cameron Waterman
Detroit inventor Cameron Waterman filed a patent in 1905 for an outboard motor. The device aimed to propel small boats more efficiently and may have influenced early marine propulsion designs. Waterman’s filing reflects early efforts to adapt internal engine power for portable marine use.
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Cameron Waterman
Detroit
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