World Happenings Briefly Told
Mrs Edward Ellice sister of Viscount Willingdon died in London. The Orient Express was held up near Caribos Bulgaria with two dead and several wounded. Japan declines to sanction the U S note on Manchuria. Labor Government may create more Labor peers in the New Year honors list. The French mint to strike a medal for Georges Clemenceau. Rodin bust to Arc de Triomphe Museum. Canada to inaugurate air mail from Montreal to Winnipeg next year. Byrd report on South Pole flight challenged by Gran. A $300000 carbonic acid gas plant to be installed at Gooderham Toronto factory for dry ice.
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Georges Clemenceau
Rodin
Arc de Triomphe
Montreal
Winnipeg
Peter Vennot
Canada
London Daily Mail
Richard Byrd
Tryggve Gran
Hiram Walker
Gooderham, Worts Co
Toronto
Canada accredits over four thousand cattle herds
The Department of Agriculture in Ottawa reports that more than four thousand Canadian cattle herds were fully accredited in the past fiscal year. Through tests, retests, and restricted measures, these herds received a clean bill of health regarding tuberculosis.
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Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Salesmen Comedian Praises Stockings Customer Reacts
A salesman extols a latest stocking pattern claiming durability, color fastness, and value. The customer responds with polite approval, noting the salesman’s effective pitch. The exchange reflects a transactional promotional moment in a retail setting.
City Hydro in Winnipeg Sees 15 Percent Rise in Use
Electrical energy consumed during the first nine months of the year by City Hydro users in Winnipeg reached 262000000 kilowatt hours, up 15 percent from the same period last year.
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Hydro
Winnipeg
Venus Orbits Sun At Slow Average Speed
The report states Venus moves around the sun at about 22 miles per hour on average. This figure highlights the planet's gradual orbital motion compared with faster inner planets.
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Venus
Haircut or shave question noted in Hamburg paper
In Hamburg an illustrated feature asks the reader whether to choose a haircut or a shave. The caption references the barber trade and shows a gentleman receiving grooming services. The piece reflects everyday city life and fashion in the period.
Robot airman could pilot any plane in all weather
The Royal Aircraft Establishment has produced a compressed air driven robot pilot with a 100 pound gyroscope that controls pistons and control surfaces for all aircraft sizes. Demonstrated successfully over 400 miles, it yields independence from human pilots except during ascent or descent. The Daily News reports the RAF may adopt it for long distance flights and commercial airlines may install it in passenger and mail planes.
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Royal Aircraft Establishment
London Daily News
Daily News
Royal Air Force
Air Mail Across Canada Route Inaugurated Next Year
Hon Peter Vennot announced next morning that an air mail route to Winnipeg via Toronto would be inaugurated some time next year. He said the Toronto leg is part of a Montreal Vancouver line hoped to be established to save 40 hours over the fastest current delivery.
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Montreal
Winnipeg
Peter Vennot
Canada
Vennot
Toronto
Montreal-Vancouver
Canadian Authors Find Characters in Their Homeland
The Brantford Expositor notes authors increasingly set characters and scenes in Canada. The piece ponders national themes and asks what a woman who joins the Senate would be called, Senator or Senatrix.
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Brantford Expositor
Canada
Senate
Twelve Years Of The Millenium
The Minneapolis Journal notes the Soviet Union marks its twelfth anniversary with officials distributing bread and meat at cost to bread card holders. It laments that after twelve years of Bolshevism people still hunger and rely on state provisions, viewing this as a critique of communism and freedom promised versus reality.
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Moscow
Minneapolis Journal
Vagaries Of Gulf Stream Strange seaweed banks and colored water reported
Aboard the White Star liner Euripdes en route to Southampton observers noted a piled up seaweed edge in the south equatorial current resembling a river bank with no movement. A Norwegian captain also spoke of streets of rusty brown water between sea of normal color in the Pacific near Hong Kong, the Philippines, and further sightings in recent months. Baggs Happy warning on marriage ends with boggs yes and overlook after.
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Southampton
Australia
Cape
Atlantic
Africa
Pacific
Hong Kong
Philippines
Popular ship design for cross stitched pillows
Edge finished with cross stitch and corner designs. A blue themed gift suitable for Christmas.
How To Order Patterns Accreas Winnipeg Notice
Winnipeg newspaper notice from the Winnipeg Union at 275 McDermot Ave outlines how to order sewing patterns. The brief item provides ordering steps and contact details for readers seeking fabric and pattern catalogs.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Canada to Crown Three Boys in Beef Judging World Contest
Hon Dr Motherwell pledges support as Cedrick Kirkpatrick Gordon Campbell and Clifford Baldwick prepare to represent Canada in the 1930 International Judging Contest in Britain next year. The boys from New Brunswick Nova Scotia and Ontario were honored at a Toronto dinner by W D Robb of Canadian National Railways with community leaders praising their role in advancing agriculture and youth service.
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Great Britain
Motherwell
Canada
King Edward Hotel
Toronto
Cedrick Kirkpatrick
Gordon Campbell
Clifford Baldwick
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Ontario
W. D. Robb
Canadian National Railways
Dr. Motherwell
Britain
Robb
Dominion
Black
The
Wheat in Farmers Hands in Western Canada
Western Canada holds just over 50 million bushels of wheat in farmers hands per the November report by E A Ursell statistician to the Board of Grain Commissioners on grain movement in the region during the past month.
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E. A. Ursell
Board of Grain Commissioners
France Grows Wheat Surprising Canadian American Farmers
France yields about 320 million bushels of wheat this year, becoming a major exporter with Italy and Russia shifting roles. Mussolini shifts land from grapes to wheat to cut imports, while Germany joins postwar wheat output. The piece notes shrinking world markets for Canadian and U.S. wheat and the need for new buyers.
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United States
France
Italy
Russia
Mussolini
Germany
Canada
Truck's Striking Force Warned By Safety Council
Massachusetts Safety Council warns drivers that a 3000 pound truck moving at 40 mph has striking energy of at least 2700 tons. The council explains such a truck can toss a one ton rock eighty feet high.
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Massachusetts Safety Council
New Dish For Her And The Barber Joke
A dated comic snippet recalls a deaf old lady at dinner with a polite man who tries conversation about bobbed hair. A playful visitor line follows and a barbershop gag notes six women entering, signaling one will get a haircut.
Illusion Destroying Facts Says the Manchester Guardian
The article notes that Britain spends 55 percent of its budget on past wars and 15 percent on future arms, with France similar. It compares current armament outlays to prewar levels in several nations and highlights Russia, the United States, and Germany increasing or maintaining high military spending despite disarmament rhetoric. The author credits the Economist for tabulating these facts.
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Manchester Guardian
France
Italy
Russia
United States
Germany
Bible remains the fount of inspiration for humanity
A Church of England clergyman denounces the Bible as not the word of God yet argues its enduring role as a guide and comfort. He insists the Bible shapes character and compassion, urging its daily reading and weekly reflection as essential to humanity. If civilization lacked it, he says we would be less human.
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Church of England
Air plane fuelless flight theory from Russia expert
Russian aeronautical expert Prof. Rindine proposes that planes cruising at 30 miles or higher need no fuel. He suggests a hydrogen rich upper atmosphere could be exploded in a special engine to power propulsion, enabling flight on air.
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Prof
Rindine
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