World Happenings Briefly Told
The three man British commission will mediate a prisoner exchange in Spain. The Normandie liner has carried 230,137 passengers in 106 Atlantic crossings since 1935. Brandenburg may soon complete a round the world flight. John Masterson, 78, uncle of Lord Tweedsmuir, died at Broughton Peebles Scotland. Japanese bicycle riders may wear wooden clogs due to leather shortages. Nova Scotia’s Mrs. Margaret Mackenzie aged 106 celebrated with her son Dan. Anthony Eden will speak at the Peace Society meeting October 18 at the Guildhall. The US treasury seized a record illicit opium shipment at a Brooklyn pier valued about 600000 dollars. Prime Minister Mackenzie King plans autumn work in Ottawa and will delay western Canada visit to October.
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Normandie
Atlantic
New York
John Masterson
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Broughton
Peebies
Scotland
Nova Scotia
Margaret Mackenzie
Westville
Dan MacKenzie
Anthony Eden
The
Peace Society
Guildhall
United States Treasury
Brooklyn
Mackenzie King
Ottawa
Western Canada
Honey Extolled as Nature's Pure Sweetness by Dr Beck
The article cites Dr Bodog Beck praising honey as nature’s own sweetener. He argues honey and simple sugars carry life germs while industrial sugars are dead. He claims honey in hot water outperforms alcohol as a quick pick up and links honey to longevity and diverse medicinal uses.
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Bodog Beck
Beck
Anacreon
Pythagoras
Moses and
Methusaleh
Thomas Parr
Hippocartes
New York State
American Bee Journal
Had Celebrities For Clients Antonio Ajello Candlemaker Dies
Antonio Ajello 78 a renowned candlemaker who served famous clients including Enrico Caruso Col Chas Lindbergh Mussolini and Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt died in New York his workshops held medieval craft secrets of candle timing perfuming and sculpting He immigrated from Italy at age two and built an 18 foot tall candle costing 3700 that burned a year in a Pompeii church after Caruso's death.
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Antonio Ajello
Enrico Caruso
Col. Chas. Lindbergh
Mussolini
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Italy
Caruso
Pompeji
Tourist Thanks Farmer With Corn Theft Note In Ontario
A tourist visiting Gilead Ontario stopped to pick corn and left a dollar bill with a note thanking the farmer. The farmer found the envelope pinned to a fence post when he returned hours later. The note read thanks for the corn and the act was a peculiar form of lunch payment.
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Gilead
Ont
Civil War Blockade Vast Reach by Merchant Fleets
During the Civil War the North sustained a blockade about 3,500 miles long. It was largely kept by merchant ships enforcing the union’s maritime containment.
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North
Anne Adams Pattern 4918 Dress Promises Easy Fall Chic
Enticing runabout dress pattern 4918 from Anne Adams features a feminine shirtwaist with swing skirt. Details include a buttoned front with optional slide closure and a pocket, suitable for lunch dates and informal evenings. available in misses and women sizes with easy instruction from Sewing Instructor.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Indian herb may provide insulin alternative for diabetes
Canadian Medical Association Journal reports experiments by Dr R G Large and Dr H N Brockleby of Prince Rupert B C on the roots of devil s club a Pacific coast shrub. Boiled root bark extract taken orally reduced blood sugar in diabetic rabbits and intrigued doctors after a patient showed apparent improvement.
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R G. Large
H. N. Brockleby
Prince Rupert
B.C
Canadian Medical Association
Pacific Coast
Brandon Sun
Seems Quiet In London Amid War Scare Reports
Ernest L. Meyer notes that despite U S and British press war scare stories Londoners he sees show no signs of panic. He travels from Piccadilly to the east and west and finds Englishmen walking confidently with bowler hats and umbrellas, not fearing air raids.
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Ernest L. Meyer
New York Post
London
Westminster
Dr. Johnson
Piccadilly
Compensations in Everything Mentioned
A quip notes that even a glass eye benefits from a draft through a keyhole, illustrating the idea that every thing has its own compensating aspect. The observation uses a humorous metaphor about infirmity and luck.
Copper Resources by Country
A report notes that thirty four percent of the world’s copper resources lie in Chile while the United States holds about zero percent. The figures underscore Chile’s dominant position in global copper supply.
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Chile
The
United States
Prodigal Professor Returns to Cold Reception
A retired Toronto University professor, away for a year in Europe after forty years at the university, finds Hart House luncheon reception cool. The tale mirrors advertising wisdom: a long-absent advertiser vanishes from public view unless kept in the public eye by persistent advertising.
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Toronto University
Europe
Hart House
Enlightened leadership needed for tomorrow's world
The Ro tarian Magazine laments the shortage of enlightened leadership and calls on healthy young people to become future leaders. Don ald Grant of the Dancing Teachers Business Association condemns swing dancing as harmful to taste and poise, urging respect for dance masters at the New York convention.
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Donald Grant
Dancing Teachers Business Association
New York
Buffalo Courier-Express
Sunday School Lesson Prize of Wise Upbringing
Golden text from Proverbs 22 6 4. Train up a child in the way he should go. Lesson cites I Samuel 2 12 and 4 18. Devotional reading from Galatians 6 7 10. The article outlines a faith based lesson plan stressing parental guidance and nurturing spiritual growth.
The Vision to Samuel and the Ark’s Fall in Israel
A biblical analysis recounts Samuel’s reception of a divine message about Israel’s coming defeat by the Philistines, the ark’s capture, and Eli’s family downfall. It notes Eli’s failure to restrain his sons and the ark’s presence failing to shield a faithless people amid tragedy and Eli’s death at ninety eight.
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Samuel
Jehovah
Israel
Eli
Matthew Henry
Hophni
Phinehas
el. I. Samuel
Shiloh
Weather Beavers Predict Rain in 1939 Near Stanford
Beavers in streams near Stanford Montana are building new dams and repairing old ones signaling plenty of water ahead. Observers note that in years of drought they abandon dams in lesser streams, supporting the weather prophecy tradition.
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Stanford
Montana
New Ice-Breaker Car Aids Arctic Shipping Efforts
A Russian invention uses a six foot deep pumping machine built like a railroad car with a powerful water jet to break ice up to 3.2 feet thick. It aims to assist icebreakers by preparing routes and reducing damage from crushing thick ice.
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Russia
Arctic
Untitled Reflections on Failing to Prove Good Intentions
A provocative meditation on how many people stray into negative acts in a vain attempt to appear virtuous, questioning motive, ethics, and social judgment with a sharp, era-tinged voice.
Editorial note on collecting Dr McCullough cancer articles
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough's cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont.
Duty Of A Newspaper W L MacTavish Calls Crusade For Free Press
Vancouver Daily Province editor W L MacTavish urged the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association that editors must defend capitalism yet protest its abuses. He said journalism is a profession of protest and a voice for the voiceless, warning against losing the crusading spirit amid material success. He urged crusading in local towns and provinces.
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W. L. MacTavish
Vancouver
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
MacTavish
Chance For Inventors The Self Cleaning Kitchen Sieve
The Baltimore Sun writer John O'Rea notes the oddity of cleaning a sieve and praises recent ideas like head rests for bathtub readers while doubting the practicality of a self cleaning sieve. He argues basic sieve use remains universal and washing is inevitable.
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John O’rea
Baltimore Sun
Hearing the Northern Lights A Sound Illusion
The Smithsonian reports Dr. A S Eve of McGill University explains that the aurora borealis cannot be heard as it occurs 60 miles above Earth where there is virtually no air. Observers may misinterpret blood rushing, wind through rigging, or ice tinkling as sound.
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Smithsonian Institution
A. S. Eve
McGill University
Britain scientist estimates gorilla population decline in Africa
A British scientist warns that only a few thousand gorillas remain alive in Africa. The researcher cites rising threats and stresses the need for conservation actions to protect the species.
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Africa
England and Wales Report 5600 Female Workers
Records show five thousand six hundred women employed across England and Wales. The data highlights workforce participation and gender composition in the available sectors.
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England and
Wales
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Mackenzie-Papineau
Lincoln
Joseph Laurin
Toronto
Walter Woodman
Fort William
David Harvey
John Keitaamranta
John Gilstrap
Sam Stefanuk
Lloyd Evans
Regina
James Wilson
Edmonton
James Bayden
Zolingen
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
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