World happenings briefly told in 1929 notes
Turkey accepts invitation to join the League of Nations at a special assembly meeting. A U S department study shows bees housed in a three unit apartment. Ontario bonds fully subscribed after three days on the market. A floating university ship will visit 42 countries and 61 ports. London Paris air travel sets a new record with 20 815 passengers. Neville Chamberlain reports on gold standard outlook. Ontario bond issue proceeds to repay short term capital advances.
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League of Nations
Turkey
National Assembly
Penetang Bay
Ontario
Robert Carson
Midland
New York
Neville Chamberlain
Parliament
London
Paris
New York Leaning Tower at H L Doherty Building
New York City hosts a local Leaning Tower in the H L Doherty Building. Tests showed the structure leans south then west after another check. Engineers traced the tilt to thermal expansion of metal, causing a four inch top deviation.
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New York City
H. L. Doherty
Pisa
New York
Soldier’s Mother Honored At Tomb Of Unknown Soldier
A second woman receives the Flame of Remembrance revival honors over the tomb of the French unknown soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe. Madame Duval Arnould, wife of a member of parliament, mourns losing one of her five sons in the world war.
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Madame Duval- Arnould
Kellogg plans $1 million ad push for cereal
Not An Experiment W. K. Kellogg says he will spend an extra million dollars on advertising to sell more of his package cereal. He will spend nearly all of it in newspapers, following the business plan he built. Squad farming debuts in Fraser Valley. India’s leading radio telegraph and cable services merge.
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W. K. Kellogg
Pay-as-you-say hens lease model boosts poultry venture
Vancouver customer agrees to rent 100 laying hens from Sunny side rancher George Mocroft under a pay-as-you-say plan. The scheme lets capital short entrants enter poultry by leasing birds and sharing risk. The renter covers health, loss, and upkeep while Mocroft secures feed and housing costs.
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George Mocroft
Sunnyside
Mocroft
Vancouver
Macroft
New Fashion Pattern and Bridge Advice Feature
The page blends a style note for a newPattern 466 uniform top with a bolero and contrast trim, plus detailed Contract Bridge guidance by Hermlin B. Batch from Toronto. It explains responses, raises, passes, takeouts, and forcing bids, emphasizing no interference bidding and hand strength.
Diminutive Mary Aitkin Travels with Scots Homeward Bound
Four hundred natives from Glasgow travel to Montreal aboard the Duchess of Bedford to join eight hundred more Scots. Mary Aitkin travels from Vancouver to Kilbride with her pet kettle amid a jumble of notes on contract bids and card play. Scotland notes new housing projects.
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Mary Aitkin
Glasgow
Western Provinces
Winnipeg
Montreal
Duchess of Bedford
Mary
Vancouver
Kilbride
Ayrshire
Kettle
Patterns Order Comes From Winnipeg Pattern Supplier
A Winnipeg newspaper note lists address 175 McDermot Ave and mentions pattern numbers and names. It notes caterers supplied this year’s Lord Mayor of London’s banquet as a long standing annual practice since 1690. It also mentions the Caucasus having over 60 mineral springs with medicinal qualities and reflects on people differing in how they enjoy sunshine.
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London
Caucasus
Russia
Great Britain Size Compared With Ireland
The note states Great Britain is about three times the size of Ireland and mentions a milk smoke that is said to be harmless while screening for rats.
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Great Britain
Ireland
Roosevelt the Man at Democratic Convention
Franklin D. Roosevelt accepts the Democratic nomination before Chicago delegates. Stricken by infantile paralysis eleven years earlier, he walks with a cane but delivers a steady, vigorous speech and earns a strong ovation amid bright stage lights and cameras.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Toone
James
New York
United States
Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
Kleig
Something New In Dentistry
Stainless steel is set to be described at a joint convention of the British Canadian and Ontario Dental Associations in Toronto this August. The metal’s use in dental bridges, plates, clasps and bands marks a shift from gold and precious metals, with Britain leading early work and Canada contributing innovations at the University of Toronto.
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Toronto
Germany
Great Britain
Canada
Faculty of
Dentistry
University of Toronto
Shrinkage in Revenue Triggers Record Deficit and Tax Bills
The IRS reports Americans paid 803 million dollars less in corporation and income taxes in the latest fiscal year than the prior year. The reduced revenue and higher government outlays produced a record peace-time treasury deficit, prompting a billion dollar tax measure and a plan to save 150 million dollars in expenses. The official deficit stands at 2.885 billion.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
Treasury
New Invention Cuts Cooking Odors With Sealed Canapar
A novel Canapar Cookery Parchment seals in aroma while preserving flavor and value. Used as a boil bag or steamer liner, it prevents odor leakage, lets three vegetables cook together, and keeps fish moist with no odors. Reusable sheets, washable, from Parasani Green Box makers.
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Cana
New British rapid firing war toy exceeds record speed
The Pathfinder reports a new British weapon that fires 1,100 rounds per minute, lighter than a service rifle, easy to operate and hard to jam. It uses German bullets with double velocity and strong armor penetration, heightening wartime menace.
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Great Britain
Germany
Sherman
Pathfinder
Coconut Sea Foam Frosting
Betty Barclay presents a coconut sea foam frosting recipe. Prepare a sugar syrup to 240 degrees, beat into stiffly beaten egg white, then flavor with vanilla and fold in coconut. Spread over an 8 by 8 inch cake while soft and dust with more coconut.
Arabian Pudding and Scotland Bread Prices
A recipe for Arabian pudding uses butter sugar egg yolks coffee and vanilla with lady fingers and chilling time. The note adds that bread prices in Scotland are rising.
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Scotland
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England
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Alberta
Wonder
Squad Farming
Fraser Valley
British Columbia
India
Radio Telegraph
King OF
PAIN
Linimen
Ww. N. U
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
By Hermlin B. Batch
Cavendish Club
Cork
Irish Free State
Jack
Betty
McDermot Ave
Roosevelt the Man
Maggie
Bulletin
Sydney
Australia
Banks
Smith
Harris
Canadian
Atlas
Japan
Manila
Phillippines
Islands
Menton
Appleford Paper Products, Ltd
Hamilton
New War Toy
Betty Barclay
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