World Happenings Briefly Told
The Siret party has moved to Smithers district to establish 250 new Dutch settlements 200 miles northwest of Prince George. Peru withdraws from the League of Nations, a surprise move with no prior indication. Gold near 50.6 million dollars landed at New York docks as Europe’s fear drives shipments. The Bren gun prompts heavier bank protections at Bisley ranges. A beggar’s coat yields 10 000 dollars in securities to police after arrest in New York. J J Moncrieff, veteran Winnipeg Tribune editor, dies at 74. Pan American Airways pledges trans Atlantic service. Trans Canada planes authorized for non stop Maine routes. The Queen Mary reportedly sets a record for theatre attendance with 17 plays in five weeks.
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Smithers District
Prince George
B.C
New York
Atlantic
Europe
Bisley
Thomas Fitzpatrick
J. J. Moncrieff
Pioneer Western
Winnipeg Tribune
Juan T. Trippe
Pan American Airways System
Civil Aeronautics Authority
United States Civil Aeronautics Authority
Trans- Canada Airlines
Maine
Montreal
Moncton
N.B
Queen Mary
Family Owns Cocos Island Head of New London Committee
The London based committee to publicize Empire wool is led by a tall young Dr I Clunies Ross representing Australia. The Ross family, long tied to Cocos Island through a Scottish ancestor, has owned the isle for over a century. The island sits in the Indian Ocean with cocoanuts the main product and Malays Chinese Indians and Europeans among inhabitants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
I. Clunies Ross
Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
Cocos Island
Ross
London Daily Sketch
Indian Ocean
Lenin Embalmers Honored For Body Preservation Work
Professor Boris Ilyich Zbarsky and two assistants were awarded decorations for embalming Nikolai Lenin’s body. Lenin died January 21, 1924, sparking a semi permanent display idea led by Bolshevist leaders. The duo claimed they could preserve visible aspects of the body for 100 years, a process now a state secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boris Ilyich Zbarsky
Nikolai Lenin
Lenin
Soviet Union
Vladimir Vorobieff
Zbarsky
Absorbing tiny glass shards with cotton proves safer cleanup
The article advises using absorbent cotton dampened with water to collect fine glass particles, noting it outperforms a brush on hard surfaces and reduces finger sliver risk. It also cites Manitoba cheese production soaring to 31 times its five year level, with 3.31 million pounds produced in 1938. Additional notes mention certified seed potatoes and 57 banana varieties in the Philippines.
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Manitoba
Future Of Aviation And Wireless
A Vancouver Province opinion piece notes aviation and wireless as key modern advances. It cites Mr. McTaggart Cowan predicting Vancouver to London air passage in 48 hours by 1941 with staged flight development and trans-Atlantic mail service, praising Botwood’s role in weather observation and cross-continental air service.
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McTaggart Cowan
Vancouver
London
Cowan
Botwood
Puck
Earth
Mercury
Mars
Gardening Timely Hints for seed catalogs and tenant gardens
Seed catalogues offer plant data on planting time frost resistance height bloom color and cutting suitability. For tenants annuals like dahlias cosmos African marigolds castor beans reach three to eight feet by mid July offering quick garden background for screening porches and fences.
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Canada
Slimming spring dress pattern 4064 by Anne Adams
Anne Adams Pattern 4064 offers a slenderizing two in one outfit with or without its jacket. Bodice shirring and a double panel skirt promise comfort and a neat line. Available in sizes 34 to 48. order by mail with 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Still The Best Seller Bible Tops All World Sales
The Minneapolis Journal asserts the Bible remains the noblest source of moral ideals with unmatched human interest in stories poetry and wisdom. It notes its annual sales surpass other best sellers and its influence permeates every department of human thought and life.
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Minneapolis Journal
Uncle Tom’s Cabin and the bloodhounds remark
The New York Sun asks how many in the present generation have read Uncle Tom's Cabin, first serialized in 1851 52 and issued as a book by John P. Jewett of Boston 87 years ago. The tale inspired touring Uncle Tom shows and a wag joked that the bloodhounds were good but they had poor support.
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The
New York Sun
John P. Jewett
Boston
Man boards train with bold sign listing varied opinions
A weary man boards a train and hangs a large sign on his coat stating he believes Hitler is crazy and Washington is full of Reds. He predicts business will pick up in spring, advocates leaving the Philippines, and doubts a third term. He asks to be woken in Spokane.
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Collier's
Hitler
Washington
Philippines
Spokane
Neck skin graft yields beard blocking swallowing
A plastic surgeon grafted neck skin to a man's inner throat after patching, but the neck skin grew a beard and hindered the patient from swallowing food. The case highlights challenges in facial tissue grafting and its impact on eating.
Lamp in Tra vancore Palace Stays Lit Since 9th Century
A lamp in the ancient palace at Travancore, India, has never been extinguished since it was first lit about 1,200 years ago, said to burn in memory of a ruler who reportedly ascended to heaven while resting on a stone couch.
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Travancore
India
Automobile causes blamed for one third of non-occupational accidents
The article notes that nearly one third of non-occupational accidents are traceable to automobiles. It highlights the prominent role of vehicle-related factors in general accident causation.
A Lesson For Canada From Finnish Forest Policy
Two Finnish forest experts visiting Canada discuss Finland’s forestry system. They explain stringent landowner rules, regulated cutting, and farming forests with timber as a steady, export-driven wealth source. They warn Canada risks depleting its timber and urge learning from Finland's sustainable practices.
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Canada
Finland
Ahti Meeklin
Finnish Forest Service
Eino Saari
Helsinki University
Montreal Standard
Canadians and Australians clash over capitals in witty exchange
Gilbert Jackson recalls a Canadian Club talk where a young Australian woman questions Canadian knowledge of her country. Vincent Massey notes Canadians ask about Saskatchewan while failing to know West Australia capital, prompting a humorous exchange about geographical awareness.
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Canadian Club of
Toronto
Gilbert Jackson
Bank of England
Vincent Massey
Canada
West
Australia
Mr. Massey
Saskatchewan
The Toy Cart and Early World War Air Observation
The oldest extant Sanskrit drama The Toy Cart dates to the late second century. In the early stages of World War I aircraft served primarily for observation and reconnaissance duties.
Embroidered Kitchen Towels Pattern 6321 Ad
Pattern 6321 offers a transfer featuring seven motifs about 4% by 10 inches with stitch illustrations and materials. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, for the pattern. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Ais
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winipeg
Alice Brooks
Sunday School Lesson on Justification by Faith
The article recalls Paul and Barnabas reporting to Antioch after their mission, the Jerusalem deputation over Gentile inclusion, and the Galatian emphasis that a person is justified by faith in Jesus Christ not by works of the law. It notes Titus with Paul, the Three Pillars of the Church, and the agreement that Gentile Christians should remember the poor.
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Jesus Christ
Jerusalem
Paul
Barnabas
Antioch
Syria
Antich
Moses
Titus
James
Peter
John
Moffatt
Explorers Report Potentials Near 20000-Foot Colombian Peak
Four scientists fresh from the first ascent of a near 20000 foot nameless peak in the Santa Marta range described Colombia regions rich in possible white colonization and cattle raising. Walter Wood of the American Geographical Society noted huge herds of wild cattle and horses seen en route to the snow cap. The area lies about 25 miles from the Caribbean coast and inland from Barranquilla, inviting development opportunities.
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Colombia
Walter Wood
American Geographical Society of New York
Santa Marta Mountains
Caribbean
Barranquilla
Safety glass withstands automobile crash demonstration
Franklin Institute showcases a rollable plastic glass that bends but does not break when a dummy collides head first, stops baseballs from model sides, and withstood hammer blows. After six years and five manufacturers cost the research six million dollars to reduce highway hazards.
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Franklin Institute
Philadelphia
Slough Council Preserves Observatory House of Herschel
The Slough town council ordered the preservation of Observatory House, famed as the 1789 residence where Caroline Herschel, sister of Sir William Herschel, discovered six comets.
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Slough
England
Caroline Herschel
Sir William Herschel
Humanity advances against disease but nationalism endures
A sharp remark noting progress in medicine contrasts with persistent nationalist tensions. It highlights how scientific gains struggle to overcome political and social divides, implying global unity remains incomplete despite medical breakthroughs.
Out of condition: causes and prevention of breathlessness
The article explains why people, especially the young and middle aged, may be short of breath during exertion without lung or heart disease. It lists causes from lack of exercise and obesity to tobacco use, toxins from teeth or tonsils, general debility, and anemia, and stresses heart and lung diseases as the major factors. Regular physical exams are advised to ward off serious illness and early death.
Editorial Note on McCullough Cancer Articles Available
Readers are told they can obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ontario.
Scares Birds Kent Man Retires From Bird Scarer Role
George Brann of Fairbourne Heath Kent is the last of the Kentish bird scarers. He began bird scaring at nine and for 73 years patrolled a 20 acre cornfield using a clapper whistle rattle bell and bird charms. He remains wary of London and has never visited the city.
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Fairbourne Heath
Kent
George Brann
Thames
London
Must Keep On Pedaling Dictator Faces Same Test
Jan Masaryk remarks in New York that a dictator, like a cyclist, must keep pedaling or risk falling off. He notes Masaryk, former Czech minister, arrived from Chicago to comment on the ongoing political pressures.
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Jan Masaryk
London
Democracy
New York
Chicago
Natural Oddities and Animal Behaviors
A tree over a clear stream casts a reflection while over a muddy stream it casts a shadow. Children hear higher pitched sounds than adults. The pelican pouches its neck by turning its throat pouch inside out.
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Peru
League of Nations
Philippine Islands
Future of Aviation
J. W. S. McCullough
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