World Briefs: Parliament Career Ends and Transportation News
David Lloyd George completed 44 years in the House of Commons for Carnarvon. A Vienna to Paris train derailed near Linz causing two deaths and many injuries. Sergeant Richard Wilkinson, former Amputations Association president, dies in Toronto. Alberta debates air mail contracts and highway safety reflectors. RCMP to patrol rail yards to curb spring travel. Tax on certain officials extended for another year. US exports to Canada in February rise to 19.6 million with imports at 14.2 million.
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David Lloyd George
House of Commons
Carnarvon
Wels
Linz
Upper Austria
Arops
Dominion
Richard Wilkinson
Amputations Association
Carlitie Street Veterans’ Hospital
Toronto
KR. B. Bennett
Canadian Airways
United States
Canada
United States Department of Commerce
Lady Houston Withdraws Million Gift for London Air Defence
Lady Houston, a wealthy air enthusiast who backed several Schneider Cup efforts, withdrew a $1,000,000 pledge for London air defence and angrily accused Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald of contempt. She declared that London is the only European capital without air defence and blamed the government for neglect.
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London
Lady Houston
Ramsay MacDonald
Europe
French Professors Report Lost Sahara Civilization Artifacts
Professors Gautier and Reygasse of Algiers University report indications of a now vanished civilization in the Sahara. After returning from Tassili Des Ajer, 30 miles south of Port Polignac, they dug rich art treasures from the sands including rock paintings, carvings, and stone age axes and tools.
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Gautier and Reygasse
Algiers University
Sahara Desert
Tassili Des Ajer
Port Polignac
Private Automobiles in London Area Surpass 200,000
The London region shows a registry exceeding 200,000 private automobiles. Officials note rapid growth as urban car ownership expands and registration records rise alongside population shifts.
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London
Tiny Alyssum and other flowers for borders and beds
The piece outlines compact border plants Alyssum and Portulaca with drought tolerance and easy shearing, plus Calendula, California Poppy, Cosmos, Sunflowers, Nasturtiums, Pansies, Sweet Peas, and broader groups for front borders. It also lists vegetables by timing from frost hardy crops to tender items, and stresses seed catalog guidance.
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Ome
Wood Sugar From Kindling Wood Promises Cheap Sweetener
German chemist Professor Friedrich Bergius reports a process to produce sugar from ordinary lumber. A pilot plant in Germany can yield 6000 to 8000 tons annually. Wood sugar is glucose rich and touted as healthier than cane sugar. By products include glycerine acetic acid and medicinal alcohol and even sawdust repurposed for barn use.
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Friedrich Bergius
Baltic States
Roumania
United States
Canada
Germany
Recipes For This Week Biscuits From Basic Dough
Recipe notes give 2 cups sifted flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 12 teaspoons salt 2 tablespoons shortening 1 cup grated American cheese 2 cups milk. Sift dry ingredients, cut in shortening and cheese, add milk to form dough. Knead 30 seconds, roll 2 inches thick, cut 1 4 inch biscuits, bake 12 to 15 minutes at 450 degrees F. Makes two dozen biscuits.
Hodgepodge Pudding From Orange Apple Walnut Mix
A simple bake recipe uses orange pulp apples walnuts and raisins with orange juice sugar cinnamon and bread crumbs. Bake in a buttered dish at moderate heat until apples soften, topping with butter and adjusting juice if dry. A kid friendly pudding.
Boy mine owner expands Rhodesia operation
Seventeen year old Michael Mac Donald runs a self financed gold operation in Rhodesia. He employs a dozen natives and yields nine pennyweights of gold per ton of ore. He plans to add a battery of stamps to crush ore on site.
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Michael MacDonald
Rhodesia
Blue Silk Day Dress Promotes Spring Style
Charming spring dress with bow tie detail and center front plaited inset creates a wind blown look. Printed crepe silk and pastel fabrics ideal for summer wardrobe. Style No. 570 fits sizes 14 to 40 inches bust. size 16 requires 32 yards of 85 inch fabric plus 1/4 yard of 39 inch contrast. Pattern price 20 cents. Wrap coin carefully.
Pattern Ordering Notice From Winnipeg Union
Winnipeg Union at 175 McDermot Ave lists a pattern order service with pattern number name size and town details. The fragment references address and contact style but lacks complete entries.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Detector Car Locates Hidden Rail Defects On Tracks
The transverse fissure detector car moves about seven miles per hour and marks rails with ink to record defects. It assesses defects as large or small and identifies interior origin flaws that develop under continued traffic.
Rich Young Ruler Seeks Eternal Life in Public Plea
The lesson centers on a wealthy ruler who asks Jesus how to inherit eternal life. Jesus cites the commandments focusing on loving neighbors, then reveals the barrier of wealth and invites the man to sell possessions and give to the poor. The encounter highlights the tension between reputation and true discipleship.
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Jesus
Luke
Joseph of
Arimathea
Joseph
Nicodemus
Christ
Aero-sleigh Tested on 1500 Mile Soviet Expedition
A test journey will probe the aero-sleigh, an aircraft body on skis with a rear propeller and no wings. Twenty-five machines depart Leningrad to traverse the bleak interior of Northern Russia under the Soviet Society for the Promotion of Motoring and the Improvement of Roads.
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Leningrad
Russia
Soviet Society For the Promotion
London schoolboys open exhibition by radio from 3000 feet
A group of 12 Romford boys diving 3000 feet in an aircraft helped by radio opened the Schoolboys' Own Exhibition in London. As the plane dropped from 5000 to 2000 feet, a boy voice transmitted to a loud speaker in the court of honor urged the president to declare the show open.
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London Schoolboys
London
Frm
Romford
Court of Honor
World population rises to two billion and beyond
Official estimates place the global population at about 2 012 000 500, up by 20 000 000 from last year. Europe becomes the first to surpass half a billion with a total of 506 000 000, an increase of 8 000 000 since 1931.
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Europe
Russia Breeds Ostriches for Meat in Soviet Steppes
The Moscow Zoological Park starts large scale ostrich breeding after discovering the meat’s flavor. Each pair raises 15 16 chicks yearly. grown birds weigh 100 135 pounds. Ostriches are suited to cold winters via a thick fat layer and will begin laying eggs in fall aligning with the Southern Hemisphere spring.
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Moscow Zoological Park
Soviet Union
Moscow
Ostrica
Princess Royal sets record on Liverpool to London run
The Princess Royal hauled Britain's largest locomotive on a 193 mile trip from Liverpool to London in 3 hours 12 minutes, averaging over 60 mph with a peak of 85 mph. The record was achieved on the scheduled service using the powerful railway engine.
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Britain
Liverpool
London
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Promises Quick Health Fix
An old advertisement claims many feel sour and sluggish due to a lazy liver. It urges readers to use Carter's Little Liver Pills to wake the liver and stimulate digestion, presenting the product as pure vegetable, safe and quick, with a price of 250 and a druggist's mention.
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Carter
Income Tax Demanded from Gypsies in England
Tax assessors visited Winter encampments of nomads and demanded income tax. They rejected a low income claim after finding a brightly painted caravan and prosperous appearance. Tax was collected before they departed.
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England
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