World Happenings Briefly Told In Canada And Britain
A group of English public figures including two field marshals push a campaign to strengthen the British army. Hans Ott claims a 31 mile glider flight over water in 43 minutes. W Braybrooke Bayley turns 82 with songs once promoted as a national anthem. Canada aims to form a Seeing Eye guide dog program and recruit a trainer. An Overseas League group of about 200 plans a late summer visit to build a Dominion organization. A Winnipeg telegraph pioneer, Robert J. Pennie, 82, died recently. Saskatchewan reports the first wheat threshed by Ben Pekrul near Southey, seven bushels per acre No. 1 Northern Reward. Twenty English peers and MPs to visit Canada in August to study problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Ott
River Plate
W. Braybrooke Bayley
Dominion
Toronto
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Canada
Overseas League
League
Robert J. Pennie
Western Canada
Winnipeg
Mr. Pennie
Canadian Pacific Telegraphs
Saskatchewan
Ben Pekrul
Southey
Canadian Chambers of Commerce
Animated Advertising Gadget Brings Signs To Life
A Midwest prankster wired a large iron dog that roars when shadows trigger a hidden eye. A New York company released a compact metal box for signs that activates lights, a washing machine, a radio, or other devices with a simple hand wave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Egg power: nutrients in fats iron proteins and vitamins
Eggs are noted for high value as food containing fats iron proteins, trace carbohydrates, and vitamins A and B. They provide essential nutrients and energy for daily use.
Toscanini to Return for BBC Concert Series Next Year
In London observers hail Toscanini as the greatest living conductor after a successful BBC series. He boasts a remarkable memory and acute hearing, learning every score by heart and never forgetting a note. He once proved a printed misprint by showing the manuscript and correctly identifying a missing mute issue in a violin section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signor Toscanni
London
BBC
America
Toscanini
Girdling the World by Imperial Airways Vision
The Manchester Guardian envisions a ringed world air system with Imperial Airways expanding to New Zealand, Australia, India, and routes to North America. It compares plans to Pan American and Canada’s transcontinental links and foresees a Pacific and Atlantic network tying British services to a global air map.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Australia
New Zealand
Auckland
Pan- American Airways
Pacific
Imperial Airways
America
Vancouver
Canada
Atlantic
British Air Services
Manchester Guardian
MAKE THESE MODELS AT HOME TWO EASY APRONS FROM ONE PATTERN
Anne Adams offers Pattern 4464 with two apron versions A and B. Version A dainty chambray or dimity with a frilled yoke and pockets, Version B sturdy gingham or percale with bright buttons and waistline details. The pattern comes in small, medium, and large with yardage listed and step by step instructions. Send 20 cents for the pattern to Anne Adams Pattern Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housekeeping
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Louisiana Rail Network Length Reported At 4535 Miles
A historical data item states Louisiana possesses about 4535 miles of railroad track. The figure appears in an era cadence summary, noting extensive rail infrastructure across the state.
Marquis Wheat and Its Part in Prairie Agriculture
The article credits Sir Charles E. Saunders with developing Marquis wheat, a variety ripening earlier than Red Fife and reducing frost and rust risks. It notes Marquis long shaped Canadian and global bread wheat, aiding rust resistant varieties, and highlights distribution by professors like Manley Champlin to the prairies and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairies
Charles E. Saunders
Marquis
Sir Charles
Prairie
United States
Manley Champlin
University of Saskatchewan
North Dakota
South Carolina
Seager Wheeler
Rosthern
Champlin
Hudson’s Bay
Sir Charles Saunders
Canada
Old Rail Timetable Reveals Travel Etiquette Rules
A newly found Rouen railway timetable from nearly a century ago lists rules for travelers. It cites notifying conductors when changing seats, forbids smoking in stations and trains, bans embarrassing packages, advises cautious reticence with fellow voyagers, and requires dogs be brought to the station ten minutes before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouen
France
Observation on Star Count in the Big Dipper Bowl
The note states that people with good eyesight can discern 11 or 12 stars within the bowl of the Big Dipper, highlighting subtle stellar visibility.
How Cops Cancer Spreads Article No 4
Dr J W S Mcsullough explains cancer starts as a single cell that divides rapidly localizes then spreads via lymphatics to glands and then through blood to distant organs. Cancer cells remain the original cancer type and may die naturally or respond to unknown remedies. Article No 5 will be Early Signs of Cancer.
Sunday School Lesson on Exodus Food Miracles and Trust
The lesson cites James 1 17 and Exodus 16 1 17 7 with a devotional reading from John 6 32 40. It covers the Israelites complaints about food in Exodus 16 1 3 the promised quail and manna in Exodus 16 4 12 the nature of the manna Exodus 16 13 15 gathering rules Exodus 16 16 20 and water from the rock at Rephidim Exodus 17 1 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Jehovah
Africa
Syria
Sinai
Moses
Moffatt
Rephidim
Sin
God
Venus Transits Sun as a Black Speck June 8 2004
On June 8 2004 Venus will pass between Earth and the sun appearing as a small black speck crossing the sun’s disk. The event will be visible with proper solar observing equipment and care.
Farming potential in South Africa and Norway fishing fleet
A historical notice notes that over two thirds of South Africa could be farmed yet only four percent is cultivated. It also states that nearly all of Norway's merchant fleet is employed this year, signaling strong maritime activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union of South Africa
Norway
Canadian Adventure Trip of Bob Sim Ends Coast to Coast
Bob Sim of Holstein Ontario recounts a three thousand mile hitchhiking journey through the Maritime provinces and Ontario. He plans a subsequent seven week car voyage west toward the Pacific with three friends, detailing routes from Holstein to Toronto Kingston Ottawa North Bay Sudbury Sault Ste Marie Fort William Kenora Winnipeg and the broader prairie corridor. He reflects on regional diversity and values, noting Eastern Canada contrasts with Ontario and vowing to observe the country along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holstein
Ont
Bob Sim
Maritime Provinces
East
Mother
Pacific
Vancouver
Toronto
Kingston
Ottawa
North Bay
Sudbury
Sault Ste. Marie
United States
Canada
Fort William
Kenora
Winnipeg
Prairie
Pacific Ocean
Ontario
Hindu Law Says Sacred Volume Immersed After Fire
An iron casket holding a heavy religious book lies underwater in the Gulf of Georgia after a fire at a Fraser River sawmill temple. Hindus paraded the load from shore as a mournful procession followed by rose petals while a barefoot leader carried the 1,900 page tome on his head. Hindu law forbids contact with the damaged book, deeming it pro fanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf of Georgia
Fraser River
Worn by many peers robes at coronation
An anecdote notes a titled peer had to hire robes for his coronation as an American visitor compliments the title. The peer dryly replies the robes are very old and worn by more peers than he can count.
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British Air Service
Louisiana
Marquis Wheat
Sir Chas
Saunders
DR. J. W. S. Mscullough
Multon
Oxford
Universal Christian Council For Life and Work
England
Archbishop of Canterbury
Bob
Maritimes
Upper Canada
Nova Scotia
Quebec
The
Western
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