World Happenings Briefly Told
British novelist William J. Locke died in Paris May 15 at 67 after a long illness. Hon. W. J. Major will represent Manitoba at the millennial celebration of parliamentary government in Iceland. Canada considers pensions for the blind. Poland will send an official to Regina 1932 World Grain Exhibition. World population exceeds two billion. Twenty men parachuted safely from 2,500 feet at Roosevelt Field New York. Bernard Pelly, British Consul in Seattle, received the Order of the British Empire. Saskatchewan Pool Elevators shipped 87.2 percent of provincial grain this crop year. Max Valier fatally injured in rocket motor accident. Walter struck by recoil from liquid oxygen model.
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W. J. Major
Manitoba
Iceland
Warsaw
Poland
Regina
International Statistical Institute
Hoosevelt Field
N.Y
Seattle
Bernard Pelly
E. G. Cable
Portland
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators, Limited
Max Valier
Walter
Uniform codes for cross border pilots aviation traffic rules
Officials from the United States and Canada met in Washington to discuss a uniform traffic code for air travel across the border. The aim is to harmonize radio navigation aids and signaling to improve safety as US Canada air routes expand and routine flights increase.
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Washington
United States
Canada
elderly ladies glimpse Bremen at Grand Central Balcony
Two senior women arriving at New York Grand Central Terminal spotted the Bremen airplane on a balcony. It was their first close view of flight and one said in astonishment that it appeared built on the plan of a bird.
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New York Grand Central Terminal
Fond Father and Guest Exchange a Quixotic Prize Idea
A father declares his daughter's suitor will win a prize, prompting the guest to quip about the prize nature. The dialog playfully puns on money and awards as a surface joke about courtship.
New Use For Wheat In Alberta Egg Pool Saves Farmers
The Department of Agriculture notes farmers shift to marketing grain via livestock. An Alberta farmer with a light wheat crop fed it to poultry and sold eggs, averaging five dollars per bushel equivalent. A Western family of 150 birds earned about two hundred dollars a month from winter egg income.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture Snd
Alberta
Plan to Encourage Community Progress and Frock Pattern
The article outlines Plan to Encourage Community Progress led by Canadian railways to boost Western Canadian rural communities of European origin. It details five year competitions in Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba with prizes of 1000 500 and 250 dollars for projects in education health agriculture and social welfare, judged by three citizens per province.
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Western
Canada
Canadian Railways
Sir Henry Thornton
Montreal
W. J. Black
Departments of Agriculture and Colonization
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
National Railways
Black
Prairie Provinces
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Winnipeg Pattern No Name Town listing shows order method at 175 McDermot Ave. The Winnipeg Newspaper Union offers pattern orders with address clearly listed for customer directions and retrieval.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Revenue From Canadian Map Sale Cites Survey Totals
The topographical survey reports 151 maps of Canada created since 1917 at a compiling cost of 960,890 dollars. Manitoba accounts for the largest surveyed area at 8,247 square miles. Since 1924 map sales have yielded 16,590 dollars.
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Canada
Accord House of Commons
Manitoba
Bermuda Grants Canada Preference On Agriculture And Fish
A telegram to the prime minister reports Bermuda has granted Canada a preference on agricultural produce and on fish. The message cites Hon. R. Black, Speaker of Bermuda’s Legislative Assembly, as the source of the action.
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Canada
Bermuda
R. Black
Legislative Assembly of
London Privilege of Upright Maces and Swords
The City of London holds a unique privilege dating to 1354 allowing its maces and swords to be carried upright, unlike other corporations whose regalia slope. A City Man jokes that his tailor will arrive in half an hour and the office boy clarifies he should not ask him to wait, as the City Man is going out.
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City of
London
Office Boy
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Warns Against Indigestion
A vintage advertisement promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills to relieve sour stomach and gas after meals. It claims heart trouble fears are unfounded and touts digestion aid and a tonic effect. The copy urges readers to ask their druggist for a 25 cent package.
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Carter
Recipes For This Week Tomato Relish Procedure
Instructions describe making tomato relish from cooked tomatoes and lemon with pectin sugar and boiling steps. Includes quantities for 145 pounds tomatoes 2% pounds sugar and a lemon juice rind, plus paraffin sealing method and adjustments for plain tomato flavor or meat pairings. Mentions allspice cloves and cinnamon as optional spices.
Artist Designs Floral Labels and Winter Roads Clash
The text describes a baking process with orange rind and juice and a crumbling sheet cake baked in a moderate oven, then rolled while hot. It quotes an artist aiming to paint beauty beyond life and notes London rain causing wood pavement streets to become impassable.
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London
Perpetual Ocean Travel for a Retired Philadelphia Broker
A retired Philadelphia broker settles on an ocean liner as a permanent home and finds life aboard comparable to a first class hotel. Winds and waves may challenge comfort, but shipboard games and golf offer entertainment while the broker leverages his market sense to profit from the voyage. The main caveat remains hearing fellow passengers boast about Atlantic crossings.
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Philadelphia
Greater Demand For Wool In Early 1930 Market
The Dominion Live Stock Branch notes wool prices lagging since January 1 with local buyers offering eight to ten cents per pound for ungraded wools. Mill buyers trend toward larger scale operations and more wool moving to mills. Canadian graded wools are not widely available until late May or early June, making price indications for those grades uncertain.
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Dominion Live Stock Branch
Britain to build third giant dirigible R-102 for trans Atlantic service
Planning for a larger faster more economical dirigible to join R-100 and R-101. Designers hold plans for the R-102. Also proposed is reclamation of 1,096 square miles of land at The Pas Manitoba.
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Britain
Pas
Manitoba
Ships of 24 nationalities transit Panama Canal last year
The Panama Canal recorded arrivals of ships from 24 nationalities carrying varied cargoes in the prior year. Port authorities noted broad international traffic and steady vessel movements through key routes and locks.
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Panama Canal
Confederation Fast Train Inaugurated by Canadian National
The Confederation fast train starts May 18 from Winnipeg to Vancouver via Regina Saskatoon and Edmonton saving up to 3.5 hours on the westbound run and 2.75 hours eastbound. Toronto Winnipeg Vancouver connections yield a 13 hour Montreal to Vancouver saving when paired with the new International Limited.
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Toronto
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Canadian National Railways
Confederation
Regina
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Fast International Limited
Montreal
Jasper
French Ministers Seek Regina World Exposition Details
French officers requested that details of the 1932 world exhibition and conference in Regina be sent to over 100 prominent French residents. A number of those named are deputy ministers of France.
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Regina
France
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Wiliam J. Locke
Paris
D. G. McKenzie
M. Mearcher
Tan
Annebelle Worthington
Canadian National Railway
London’s
Perpetual Ocean Travel
Plan of
Canadaa National
England
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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