World Happenings Briefly Told
Manitoba's salt well begins commercial production. France will not revise debt to the United States while conditions so require. Richard Nicholls travels 23 500 miles to attend 48 Derby races. Mill stones to grind wheat to be reused by Albert Miller near Raglan Ontario. Prairie wool clip rises with Alberta 4 554 000 pounds Saskatchewan 1 605 000 pounds Manitoba 1 202 000 pounds total 7 861 000 pounds. Hoover fortune drops from 4 000 000 in 1914 to 700 000 now per Fortune. S J Hungerford named to Canadian National Railways board. Ford builds what may be largest land plane. test flight planned. Frank J D Barnjum adds 248 acres of Douglas fir on Vancouver Island. Dr Hugo Eckener crashes into a tree while driving in Germany. Dr H A James stamp collection sells for nearly 34 000.
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France
United States
Richard Nicholls
Centre Hotel
Swansea
Albert Miller
Raglan
Ont
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Hoover
Fortune
S. J. Hungerford
Canadian National Railways
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn
Mich
Frank J. D. Barnjum
Montreal
Annapolis Royal
U.S
Vancouver Island
Hugo Eckener
Kenpten
Germany
H. A. James
St. John’s College
Oxford
England
Ducks and Geese Season Extended to Two Months
Hunting restrictions last year boosted duck and goose numbers so the 1932 season will run October 1 to November 30 in the border states Minnesota North Dakota Montana and Canadian prairie adjacent areas. A daily bag limit of 15 and a possession limit of 30 apply nationwide. Parachute leaps from airplanes at night with spot and flash lights are planned. Phosphorus for medicinal use is obtained from bone distillation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Prairie Provinces
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Reporter Ate The Evidence In Cheese Probe
A reporter visiting Oshawa Ontario found a piece of cheese in a civic relief depot. He ate it triggering an investigation that was halted when the cheese proved unfit for consumption and evidence disappeared.
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Civic
Oshawa
Ont
Relief Committee
Slim line dress pattern with bias seamed hip line
The description details a slender paneled cut skirt with a bias hip line and V-shaped neckline, stressing comfort. It notes a gored circular hem, plain blue linen option and a blue white crepe linen version, Style No. 371 for bust sizes 36 through 48 and material needs. Price 25 cents for the pattern.
Aviators Endure Harrowing Ordeal Afloat and in Bush
Capt. Hans Bertram and mechanic Adolph Kraussmann, on a voyage from Koepang to Darwin in a Junkers Atlantis, were blown off course and survived 38 days in the Australian bush and sea. They ate lizards, roasted fish, drank plane radiator water, and finally were rescued at Wyndham. Their families in Remscheid, Prussia, suffered anxiety as the ordeal unfolded.
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Hans Bertram
Adolph Kraussmann
Koepang
Timor Island
Darwin
Australia
Atlantis
Germany
Bertram
Drysdale Mission
Wyndham
Klaussmann
Drysdale
Melville Island
Remscheid
Prussia
Capt
Newspapers Win Prizes At Canadian Weekly Association
The Rosetown Eagle of Saskatoon publisher Dc W Holmes won the Charles Clark cup for weeklies with 1 000 to 2 000 circulation at the CWNA convention. La Chute Watchman and Dufferin Leader tied for second. Grand Forks Gazette won the Hugh Savage shield for under 1 000 circulation. Alameda Dispatch Curling Newfoundland Western Star tied for second. Swan River Star and Times and Flin Flon Miner also placed. Yorkton Enterprise won the special front page prize donated by Barrie Examiner’s J A McLaren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Rosetown
Gazette
A. F. Mason
Alameda
Recipes For This Week Two Layer Cake Filling Mix
A compact set of cake filling directions using eggs sugar corn starch water orange juice and rind plus butter. Instructions mention double boiler cooking 15 minutes and cooling before spreading. Optional additions include chopped dates and marshmallows folded into the orange filling.
Decline in French Handmade Lace industry risks future supply
The article notes a sharp drop in lace making in France with few veteran workers left in Finistere and Vosges. It warns prices may rise as heirs of old collections fetch high sums, while high tariffs block exports and Belgium remains the sole open market. Low wages elsewhere lure workers to sardine packing.
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France
Finistere
Vosges
Belgium
Pineapple Orange Lemonade With Sparkling Ice
Mix one pint tea infusion with one pint cold water and two cups sugar until dissolved. Add two cups crushed pineapple one cup orange juice half cup lemon juice and one quarter cup strawberry syrup. Dilute with crushed ice and serve in tall glasses with lemon slices and maraschino cherries.
Rainmaking Machine Created for Russian Farms
A new artificial rainmaking device from Leningrad, the first of its kind, operates at 75 000 volts and passes preliminary tests as highly satisfactory. A larger 200 000 volt model is under construction for deployment in central Asia and Volga region areas with scarce rainfall to boost crops.
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Leningrad
Special Institute
Central Asia
Volga
Ishbel MacDonald Quietly Rule Behind PM's Busy Days
The article portrays Ishbel MacDonald as the real manager of Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald's schedule and needs. It notes she ensures punctuality meals and rest, and that her care extends to his eye affliction as duties grow.
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No. 10 Downing Street
Ramsay MacDonald
Ishbel
Ramsay
MacDonald
Mosquito Rests With Raised Hind Legs
A field note observes a mosquito lifting its hind legs during rest. The behavior appears as a passive posture, potentially for balance or signaling. Further study could clarify any communicative or sensory function behind the raised leg stance.
Police Radio Network Boosts Metropolis Crime Fight
The Calgary Herald reports London police adopt a radio network linking districts to Scotland Yard via secret wavelengths. Aimed at faster, secure crime detection, officers will carry helmet radio sets and police telephone boxes alert nearest stations when contacted.
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Scotland Yard
London
Calgary Herald
Selling Emperor's Treasures From Forbidden City
An advertisement in the newspapers promotes weekly sales of silks brocades embroideries and teas from China's former Imperial Household. Items claimed to be remnants of imperial chests are sold Sundays from ten to four in designated pavilions with consent of the national government.
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Forbidden City
China
Australian Trees Gift to Canada From Canberra
Australia sends 18 000 seeds of 18 tree and shrub varieties to Canada as a reciprocal gesture. A thousand seeds per variety include eucalyptus acacias and casmarinas. Planting will be overseen by Canada's Department of Agriculture, with expectations Canadian flora will thrive as theirs did in Canberra.
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Canberra
Australia
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Stagecoach Greyhound Still Runs Daily to Hampton Court
The Greyhound stagecoach travels daily between Piccadilly London and Hampton Court, operating every day in summer except Sundays. It is described as the last regular daily stagecoach in the world, despite many faster travel options.
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Piccadilly
London
Hampton Court
Greyhound
Stagecoach Enthusiasts Seek Four-In-Hand Rides
A humorous exchange notes men’s self control and spinster odds. Keen amateur drivers offer four-in-hand coaching once a week for public thrill seekers, while general riders enjoy the stagecoach journey.
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Stagecoach
Wonder Paper Dusts Better and Faster Says User
A reader claims Appleford Wonder Paper makes cleaning easier by crumpling a sheet and wiping. the single use sheets reduce mess, lint and washing dust cloths. The ad notes Wonder Paper is sold in a green box by Appleford, with a coupon for a bonus recipe booklet.
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Appleford
Million Dollar Expedition to study polar magnetic disturbances
The expedition led by Frank T. Davies from McGill will winter at Chesterfield Inlet to observe terrestrial magnetism, earth currents, aurora and upper air data. With Sir S. T. McVeigh and Dr B. W. Currie aboard, the team aims to aid Hudson Bay shipping navigating the magnetic disturbance zone.
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Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson Bay
Churchill
Frank T. Davies
McGill University
S. T. McVeigh
Queen's University
Kingston
B. W. Currie
University of Saskatchewan
John P. Rea
Cook
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Ishbel MacDonald
Appleford Paper Products, Ltd
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Nebelspalter
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