Wheat experiment prompts self sufficiency in Newfoundland
The Daily News reports a Boston sent wheat experiment costing about 1.32 per barrel for flour with grinding and sacking. potential sale at about 1.50 per barrel could lower living costs nationwide. Memorial University College students baked samples, Dr. Charles Parsons plans nurse demonstrations, and unground wheat stored dry keeps well. The drive toward self support and local wheat cultivation is framed as hopeful for a better day.
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Wilfred Grenfell
Boston
Land Development Executive
Memorial University College
Charles Parsons
Twillingate Hospital
Newfoundland
Daily New
Vermont neighbors present carved rake to Coolidge
Confederation Life notes a ceremonial gift to Calvin Coolidge from Vermont neighbors who praised hickory wood as sturdy yet the President identified the rake as ash and responded with a single word in acknowledgment during the event.
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Coolidge
White House
Vermont
Mr. Coolidge
Royal stockings stitched by Newfoundland fisher women
The Prince of Wales and other British royalty wore golf stockings crafted by Newfoundland women fishers. The item highlights a cross Atlantic sewing partnership linking royal attire with Newfoundland coastal communities.
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Prince of Wales
Newfoundland
New Atlantic Telephone Cable For Newfoundland
A submarine telephone cable will span the Atlantic connect London with Montreal and Chicago. The Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Co. signs the contract with Bell for about £5,000,000 in capital from American interests, aiming for two years of construction via Northern Ireland to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia with cooperation from the British Post Office.
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Atlantic
The
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Co
Bell Telephone
Wah
London
Montreal
Chicago
Northern Ireland
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Bell Company
Roberts Guardian
Profits Skewed From Codfish Industry Says Bay Roberts Guardian
The Bay Roberts Guardian argues the fishermen earn minimal profits while upstream suppliers steamer owners banks and retailers profit. It calls for systemic change so fishermen can live by their labor rather than rely on government relief after months of toil.
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Bay Roberts Guardian
Colder Than Ice Dry Ice For Fruit Transport
A new refrigerant, a solid carbon dioxide compound, is used to ship fresh fruit. It is about 60 degrees colder than the North Pole, resembles compressed snow, and has four times the cooling power of ordinary ice. It dries moisture, can suspend fruit respiration, and remains effective for up to three months.
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North Pole
Machine Near Perpetual Motion Amazes New York Exhibit
At Grand Central Palace the National Exhibition of Power and Mechanical Engineering displayed a device claimed to produce power without fuel or human aid. Engineers said it uses a thermodynamic cycle with water and vapor, appearing to run without an energy source yet impossible to be truly perpetual due to wear and stoppage risks. George H. Gibson of Philadelphia built it in spare time, noting the mystery lies in the machine’s invisible vapor.
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Grand Central Palace
New York
National Exhibition of Power and Mechanical Engineering
Enginees
George H. Gibson
Philadelphia
Unusual Law Suits in Scotland Over Bees
In Dunfermline Scotland Peter Coutts sues Henry Gow after a swarm of bees alighted on Gow’s land. Coutts seeks the value of the bees and honey he says should have been produced. Gow argues bees in a new home do not yet yield honey. The puzzled judge postponed the case to decide.
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Henry Gow
Dunfermline
Scotland
Peter Coutts
Lewice
Gow
Coutts
New Coal Oil Plant Yields Gas and Fuel
An anew process plant for extracting oil from coal operates at lower temperatures. Adaptable to coal dust cannel shale and other low grade materials. From one ton of average coal it yields about thirty gallons of oil excellent for fuel 14 cwt of smokeless domestic coal and around 1700 cubic feet of gas.
Father scorns nicknames and names five sons Bill Chuck Skinny Tubby Buddy
A man who disliked diminutives named his five sons William, Wilmont, Wilbur, Wilbert, and Wilfred. The boys grew up known by their given names Bill, Chuck, Skinny, Tubby and Buddy, proving the folly of nickname bans.
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Willie
Will
William
Wilmont
Wilbur
Wilbert
Wilfred
Bill
Chuck
Skinny
Tubby
Buddy
Vocabularie Duel At Covington Post Office
A Kentucky lawyer jokes with an elderly Black man at the Covington Post Office about postage stamps and a purported government lottery, the man challenging the math talk with a humorous yet puzzled response about the eccentricity of aggregation and its effects on a letter.
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Kentucky
Covington
New Metal Discovered for Industrial Use
Scientists report the discovery of bervi jlium a feather weight metal stronger than steel. Institute of Metals conducts intensive tests to assess its usefulness while brittleness remains a hurdle. Experts aim to blend into an alloy enabling broad aluminum replacements.
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Institute of Metals
Agents Wanted for Newspaper Subscriptions
Locality agents sought to solicit subscriptions to The TWwILL incats Sun for one or more years. Commission 20 percent on new subscriptions at $1.00 per year in Mid. Renewals excluded from commission. Canada price $1.20 yearly, America and other foreign countries $1.50. Payable in advance. Write early for full particulars.
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Canada
America
Fragmented Editorial Riff On Newspaper Space And Promotions
An excerpt critiques newspaper selling of space and subscriptions, comparing editors to grocers seeking patronage. It laments using lines in print to boost projects for promoters to gain revenue, noting the awkwardness of such promotional requests within journalism.
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Ajtat
TI Tells Lover He Loves Her Amid Wedding Plans
A terse exchange centers on a declared love and an upcoming marriage, with a quoted July 2 date and a push for clarity. The fragment suggests a betrothal discussion and ambiguous assurances between two people about future plans.
Scots in Churches End Passing the Collection Plate
Churchgoers in Scotland have grown discouraged and decided to discontinue passing the collection plate during services, signaling a shift in donation practices and church funding expectations.
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Scotland
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