World Happenings Briefly Told
British Columbia trains unemployed youth via forestry program led by E W Manning. Earl Baldwin to visit Canada for University of Toronto lectureship in honor of Sir Robert Falconer. Sir Frank Bowater speaks with Fiorello La Guardia via wireless from London. Germany to switch to Buna rubber tires by 1939 with two factories producing synthetic rubber. Toronto to host two children demonstrations for royal visit. Swedish MPs propose Chamberlain for 1939 Nobel Peace Prize. Sir John Anderson warns Britain faces invasion if war comes. Canada US trade treaty cited as harming vegetable growers by Ontario Vegetable Growers Association president George G Reeves.
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British
Frank Bowater
London
Mansion House
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
H. C. Nicol
Toronto
Ontario
John Anderson
Great Britain
Har risburg storekeeper braves ice for Epiphany cross
In Steelton a 52 year old Harrisburg storekeeper Mato Atanasoff volunteered to rescue the wooden cross in the icy Susquehanna River. The widower and father of two plunged in while a re enactment of a centuries old Macedonian Bulgarian Orthodox Epiphany ritual took place. After his dive he received a priest's blessing and joined the parishioners at a celebratory banquet.
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Harrisburg
Susquehanna
Mato Atanasoff
Palestines
Jordan
Atanasofy
Steelton
Mechanism Fails to Open Safe at Jackson Prison
Deputy Warden Ryan gathered prisoners with records of mechanical skill and opened the safe in minutes. He noted the group included many men skilled in medical work and they discussed the easiest way to access the safe. The report ends with a reflection on long human travel through space.
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Jackson Prison
Ryan
Great Britain Leads in Fruit and Fish Consumption Per Capita
A global overview shows Great Britain consuming the highest per capita amounts of fruit and fish among nations. The data highlight dietary habits and nutrition trends affecting health outcomes across populations.
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Great Britain
Old Time Prospector of Barkerville Dies After 99 Years
British Columbia miner known as Big Brown of Barkerville dies in his cabin. He prospected solo across British Columbia and Ontario since 1860s, once worked as a snow tender at Devil's Canyon. Born Boxing Day 1839 near Westport Ontario, he spent youth on log drives and left one surviving sister in Westport.
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Big Brown
Barkerville
Ontario
British Columbia
Cariboo
Devil's Canyon
North Country
Smiths Falls
Kingston
D’arcy McGee
Bowles
Westport
Ont
McGee
Brown
Williams Creek
John A
Cariboo) Cameron
Cornwall
Selected Recipes for Moist Mocha Frosting Cake
A vintage recipe lists ingredients and steps for a cinnamon spice cake with soft mocha frosting. It calls for sifted cake flour baking powder salt cinnamon nutmeg cloves sugar butter molasses and eggs with milk, baked in two 8 inch pans at 375 degrees F for about 25 minutes.
Coffee Butter Frosting for Layer Cakes
Combine four tablespoons butter with four hundred fourteen tablespoons strong coffee and heat to just boiling. Pour over three cups sifted confectioners sugar, stirring until dissolved. Add a dash of salt and a teaspoon vanilla. Beat until smooth and spreadable. Yields frosting for two 9 inch layers or two 8 inch layers or an 8x8x2 inch cake.
Blind Pupils Organize First Hockey League at Ontario School
Unique program at Brantford Ontario School for the Blind forms what may be the world’s first hockey league for blind players. Supervised by H J Vallentyne the league grows from skating lessons, using a tin can puck for totally blind pupils and a regulation puck for those with some vision. Two teams per classification, games on alternate days, praised for vigor comparable to sighted hockey. Principal Vallentyne notes no serious hospital cases in 18 months and credits skating with broad benefits.
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Ontario School For the Blind
Brantford
H. J. Vallentyne
Vallentyne
Wheat in store for week ends January 20 falls in Canada
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada’s wheat in store for the week ended January 20 declined by 2 745 394 bushels from the prior week but rose by 106 709 063 bushels over the same week last year.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Dominion of Canada cinema reach and Asian terms noted
The article counts 959 motion picture theatres in Canada, averaging one theatre per 11 500 people. It also discusses usage of the terms Asia for Asians, Japan for Japanese, Manchukuo for the Japanese, and China for the Japanese.
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Dominion of Canada
Asia
Japan
Manchukuo
China
Rheumatic Knee Pain Relief With Kruschen Salts
A married woman recounts lasting knee pains after moving from England a decade ago. After trying various remedies, she saw relief from Kruschen Salts, noting near normal knees and walking four miles after persistent use.
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England
Weill
Southampton Marks Centenary of Dock Foundation
The port city celebrated the centenary of the foundation stone for its first dock on Oct 12 1838. The event featured a commemorative column unveiled by Robert Holland Martin with officials from Canada the United States and British diplomatic corps in attendance. The docks handle 46 percent of ocean going British passenger traffic and exceeded 600000 passengers in 1937.
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Canada
United States
Southampton
Plymouth
America
Robert Holland- Martin
Southern Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
United States Line
Empire
Isle of Wight
Southampton Water
Southampton Docks
Great Britain
Mark Twain Jokes About Combined Ailments
A friend asks Twain if anything is worse than diphtheria and scarlet fever together. Twain replies that rheumatism and St. Vitus dance would be worse. The quip showcases Twain’s wit about overlapping illnesses.
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Mark Twain
Mark
Concrete Cakes Plea Spurs Church Social Refreshments
The vicar appeals to parishioners to bring real refreshments for the church social, ending with a humorous demand for concrete cakes rather than abstract promises.
Must Be On Time Sparks Moscow Labor Discipline Push
In Moscow a new energy grips streets as a government drive to enforce labor discipline accelerates. Late arrivals can lead to dismissal after four lates in two months, with officials under close scrutiny as workers observe them. Foreman P. V. Kudelin faced a people's court for suspected chronic lateness and shielding an absent drunk worker.
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Moscow
P. V. Kudelin
People's Court
Light Cavalry
Anne Adams Pattern 4947 for jumper frock and blouse
Winter fashion feature promotes Anne Adams Pattern 4947 for a jumper frock and button front blouse. It highlights a raised waistline and back buttons with multiple fabric choices and lists sizes 12 through 40 and required yardage, with a 20 cent order return to the Winnipeg Pattern Dept.
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Anne Adams
ABC
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Sunday School Lesson on Spirit not might or power
Golden text from Zechariah 4 6 proclaims Not by might nor by power but by my Spirit saith the Lord of hosts The lesson references Acts 2 2 18 36 41 and devotional reading Acts 13 26 33 The focus is on the coming of the Spirit and its transformative work in the early church and in believers today
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Zechariah
First Recorded Christian Sermon Expounds Peter's Message
The sermon on Acts 2 16 36 portrays Peter aflame with zeal as he declares Jesus as the Christ and outlines fulfillment of Joel and Psalms prophecies. Dr Stigler lauds its persuasive structure while noting Luther and Wesley later drew from its impact.
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Peter
Joel
Jesus
Christ
Lord
Dr. Stigler
Galilee
God
Scaling Mount Everest Will Be Conquered One Day
Geologist say Everest grows slowly while Eric Shipton predicts eventual conquest. He notes success hinges on narrow weather windows between north winds and snow, with avalanches crevasses and cold winds as major hazards. Rivers carving through peaks suggest mountains still rise.
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Mount
Everest
Eric Shipton
Himalayan Range
Mr. Shipton
Amateurs Grow in Canada's Dominion Drama Scene
George Skillan, adjudicator of the Dominion regional drama festivals, told a luncheon in Saint John New Brunswick that he wondered at the lack of professional stages in a large cultured country. The English actor producer praised the growth of dramatic art among amateur players linking the people in a common interest.
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George Skillan
Saint John
N.B
Canada
Dominion
Banana Bananas Rise as Central America King Fruit
A Spanish priest Father de Berlanga introduced banana plants to Santo Domingo about 24 years after Columbus's first voyage, helping the fruit become the dominant crop in Central America.
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Central America
Father de Berlanga
Canary Islands
Santo Domingo
Columbus
America
Cow Missing After Train Arrival in Predsted
A train carrying cattle arrived at Predsted Denmark. An open car door was found and a cow was missing yet later returned unharmed. The bossy walked into the station without assistance and was not hurt.
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Predsted
Jutland
Tartars and the Quest for Ancient Knowledge
A brief remark notes that Tartars of earlier centuries frequently seek to acquire knowledge from old books.
Codeine Not Flagged As Addictive At Hague Conference
1912 Hague Conference officials decided codeine would not be listed as a habit forming drug. Experts noted codeine appears practically harmless for addiction, with only seven known primary addiction cases cited by Dr. Wolf. Despite low addiction risk orally, injections raise addiction risk, and codeine should be avoided in patients with morphine addiction history.
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Hague
League of Nations
United States
Wolf
Canada
France
Great Britain
Cancer article set available from Health League of Canada
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ontario. The notice invites readers to request the full series in one shipment.
World's Largest Puppet Exhibit Opens in New York
The first National Puppet Exposition in Spear Auditorium gathers master and amateur puppets from museums colleges and private collections across the country. Exhibits include a 600 year old Japanese red puppet and Bali shadow figures. Demonstrations show making and manipulating hand finger shadow red and Marionette puppets. A tiny four inch Tinkerbell doll by Lelia Pickering is shown along with three foot Maya Indian string puppets by Doris Stone. The event spans a wide historical range with notes on Eskimo swimming habits and Gladstone era soap taxation.
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Spear Auditorium
New York
Puppeteer of
American Hobby Federation
Lelia Pickering
Chicago
Miss Pickering
Wendy
Doris Stone
Middle American Research Department
Tulane University
New Orleans
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Earth
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Double Trouble
Megan Taylor
Palace
St. Moritz
Megan
DR. J. W. S. Mscullough
Codeine
The
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