World Happenings Briefly Told
A 1938 snapshot: butter imports worth 2 220 000 dollars with half produced in the empire. Dublin police raid St Anne’s estate arresting 23 for illegal drill. London children return to school as war looms. Dutch captain jailed for leaks to Germany. Admiral Ronard dies in Paris at 75.
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England
St. Anne's
Dublin
London
Germany
Netherlands
Pierre Ronard
Paris
Finland
Soviet Union
Letters Write Big Rise in Pen Orders Across Europe
A British firm reports a sharp rise in fountain pen and ink orders as war displaced families rely on letters. Demand expands through the British and French empires to Holland Belgium and even Turkey. Ink orders up about fifty percent though payments are trickier with some sales trading for tobacco leaf in Bulgaria and dried cod in Iceland.
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Holland
Belgium
Turkey
Bulgaria
Iceland
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Midwest Hotels Seek A New Word For Hors dOeuvre
A witty dispute in the Midwest over replacing hors d oeuvre with a simpler term ends with a mangled suggestion a pi teese. Hotel men admit the proposed word may not enter American usage and humor at guests attempting to pronounce French phrases.
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United States
Willya
Riley’s Silence Outshines Mockery in Hoosier Dialect
James Whitcomb Riley faced a famous foreign critic who accused his Hoosier dialect of corrupting English. When asked why he didn’t retaliate, Riley said he did strike back with a “great chunk of silence,” preserving sweetness despite provocation.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Mr Riley
Olive trees in Libya rise from six hundred thousand to three million
A Rome report notes that under Italian occupation Libya has seen olive trees increase from 600000 to 3000000 by 1922. The figure reflects agricultural expansion and colonial management of olive groves in North Africa.
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Rome
Libya
North
Africa
Soviet food industry relies mainly on domestic raw materials
The Soviet Union depends almost entirely on its own raw materials for its food industry, importing only a few items such as cocoa.
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Soviet Union
Have Dangerous Job For Stokers On Ships
The stokers toil below decks shoveling coal to keep steam and headway for ships. They work without glory amid dangers, knowing escape is unlikely if torpedoes strike. Their role is unseen yet vital, and their fate often seals with the ship’s last moment.
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Windsor Star
Etiquette guide for modern dates and public manners
A Winnipeg newspaper feature promotes a 32 page etiquette booklet for youths detailing dating rules, introductions, dining, dancing, and travel manners. It offers 15 cent booklets on varied topics and notes police in London's East End are forbidden to laugh at street corner meeting speeches.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
London
East End
England Needs Thousands More Police To Fill Gaps
An estimate suggests over 5,000 additional police officers are required to fill gaps in England's police force, highlighting staffing shortages amid growing safety concerns.
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England
Button front princess frock pattern 4407 for misses and women
Anne Adams Pattern 4407 offers a comfortable princess line frock with front buttoning and optional collar styles. Sizes 36 to 50 require small fabric, with contrast trims and belt options. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for order details.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Newspaper man rebukes sarcastic professor over errors
In the Toronto Telegram a columnist defends rapid newspaper writing and recalls a professor mocking email mistakes. He argues editors, readers, and staff rush to publish, while a professor takes six weeks per chapter, later adding an errata page to admit errors.
Queen Victoria and Albert Honeymoon Visited Buckingham Palace
A London Times letter recalls a grandmother and her children traveling from Clapham Common to glimpse a royal wedding during Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's honeymoon. An escort offered access indoors, but the grandmother declined and watched the royal couple descend the staircase outside.
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Buckingham Palace
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Clapham Common
Palace
London Times
Selected Recipes 2 Squares Chocolate Cup
Melt chocolate in top of double boiler and dissolve starch in milk. Add all ingredients except vanilla to the boiler, cook 40 minutes, stir occasionally. Remove from heat, add vanilla, and chill. Use over ice cream or plain pudding. Makes three cups. thin with milk if needed.
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St. Lawrence
Durham
Jell-O Prune Lemon Dessert Serves Four
Dissolve one package orange Jell-O in hot prune juice plus salt and lemon juice. Add maraschino cherry juice, pour into molds, chill until firm, unmold. Serve with whipped cream and garnish with maraschino cherries. Serves four.
Distance Between Philippines and United States Noted
A geographic fact highlights the vast distance of nearly 7,000 miles between the Philippine Islands and the U.S. mainland, underscoring Pacific Ocean travel and communication scales.
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Philippine Islands
United States Mainland
Sunday School Lesson on Forgiveness and Mercy
The lesson centers on first John 1 9 and Hosea 6 1 7 14 4 9, urging repentance and trust in God rather than earthly powers. It contrasts God’s boundless forgiveness with human limitations and explores natural emblems of divine mercy as described by F W Meyer.
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Hosea
Israel
Assyria
Egypt
Lebanon
F. W. Meyer
Gardening: varying seed timing and rock gardens gain popularity
Old gardeners extend the vegetable season by planting multiple Bantam corn varieties from extra early to late and by sowing peas spinach lettuce and radish in stages. Gardeners also describe rock gardens with alpine flowers built on two levels using weathered boulders and sandy pockets to stabilize slopes and allow trailing flora.
Oslo breakfast trial aids London children milk diet and health
A chief medical officer report cites milk in schools reaching 18.9 percent of elementary schools and 55.6 percent of children. London tests an Oslo health dinner with salad cheese bread milk and fruit showing better weekly gains, improved blood, and fewer eyelid inflammations versus hot dinners. Pasteurized milk usage in the metropolis stands at about 90 percent.
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English Board of Education
London Council
Oslo
London
New Zealand
Metropolis
Canadians Hold Elegant Dance at Grosvenor House
Canadian troops at Aldershot requested another dance for the second time with the Canadian Women's Club in London. Officers and men were invited to an informal afternoon at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, with guest of honor W Lady Patricia Ramsay and reception by the Countess of Bessborough. Each club member presided at a table and new introductions were encouraged to foster social ties with the visitors.
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Aldershot
London
Grosvenor House
Park Lane
Patricia Ramsay
Princess Pats
Countess of
Bessborough
Editorial Note on Dr McCullough Cancer Articles
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont.
Manitoba Red Cross sends 205 cases to England
The Manitoba Division of the Canadian Red Cross shipped at least 205 hospital and surgical supply cases to England between February 7 and March 25. The total surgical supplies and grand totals are listed as 4,675 and 64,281 respectively, with a grand total of 68,959.
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Manitoba
Canadian Red Cross
England
Missing wedding presents of Queen Victoria found
The centenary of Queen Victoria's wedding prompts focus on missing presents. Archives at Windsor Castle reportedly hold a complete list that does not match the current Royal collection. Some gifts have resurfaced in private homes as heirlooms, while no living person can explain their initial transfer.
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Queen Victoria
Windsor Castle
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ATT
Ieee
Wang Ching-Wei
China
Washington
Tokyo
L. M. Foster
Britain
Southampton
Pen Makers
Hors D'Oeuvre
Home Service
J RH
The
Toronto Telegram
Australia
Canada
Keith Washington
William
William Glasgow
Ottawa
Rock Gardens
DR. J. W. $. McCullough
Nealth League
Jack Canuck
Red Cross
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