Lindbergh invited for Alaska goodwill tour
World happenings brief notes Charles A. Lindbergh is invited to lead a goodwill tour of Alaska next summer. Clarence D. Chamberlin plans a new endurance altitude record flight. Frank Kellogg to visit Ottawa in February. Major Tien Lei Huang plans a Los Angeles to China flight with $130,000 raised and seeks Lindbergh to pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Lindbergh
Alaska
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Frank Kellogg
Ottawa
Washington
Tien Lei Huang
Los Angeles
China
Col
The Laziest Man Dead George Thompson Dies in Lurgan
George Thompson once famed as the laziest man in the world died in Lurgan County Armagh after a life spent in bed for 30 years. His mother supported him and was compelled to enter the work house with him. Authorities noted he could not loaf there but stayed until death. The Breton coast seaweed industry yields about 5 million dollars yearly used mainly for iodine. The U.S. toy industry shows over a thousand three hundred percent growth in two decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Thompson
Lurgan
County Armagh
George
Mrs Geo McKenzie Reports Weakness After Change of Life
Mrs Geo McKenzie of Campbellford Ost describes a recent period of extreme weakness and melancholy tied to the change of life. She says her heart and nerves were troubled, she grew very nervous and could hardly bear even a faint click or ticking sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. McKenzie
Campbeillford, Ost
Airship Service Planned Between England Montreal and New York
Commander Burney, British air authority, outlines a regular trans Atlantic airship service linking England with Montreal and New York. Ships would depart daily, with mid ocean passes and fares from 80 to 125 pounds. Montreal aims to be airship traffic hub as R-100 test flight slated for July and regular sailings likely to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Montreal
New York
Burney
British Air Authority
British United Press
United States
Canada
Atlantic Ocean
mid-Atlantic
Things That Make Life Requires Self Reliance and Duty
The text urges facing responsibility and taking charge of one’s own destiny. It argues that external help is limited and weak, while personal effort builds a meaningful life. It emphasizes initiative, heroic self-work, and the value of self-reliance over waiting for guidance.
Chic frock pattern No 1698 for misses and small women
The pattern features an inverted plait front skirt, a pointed bodice, left side fastening, and a single piece back. Dart fitted sleeve cuffs and a long collar may use contrasting material. Sizes 16 18 20 years. size 18 requires specific yardage. Fashion Book offers many smart apparel styles.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper
This fragment outlines an address pattern for obtaining printing patterns from a Winnipeg newspaper. It mentions Union, 173 McIrmot Ave, Winnipeg, and references postal or order details for patterns. The text is incomplete and lacks a full procedural or event context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McIrmot Ave
Winnipeg
Sorema Remedies Show Reported Results in Early Ad Claims
The ad touts Sorema Ointment claiming deep skin penetration and germ protection with results including names like Keema and Peoriasie. It advertises Sorema Blood Alterative Tablets as a powerful non parative remedy priced at one dollar for a 15 day treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorema Lad
Alla Winnipes
Televocal System Demonstrated for Operatorless Machinery
Westinghouse in New York unveiled the Televocal System enabling remote control of power plants and sub stations by telephone. Inventor R J Wensley says dispatchers can start stop and monitor machines and even households can be directed from social gatherings using musical notes transmitted telephonically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
U.S.A
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
R. J. Wensley
Westinghouse
Wensley
Spirit of St Louis Potato Resembles Plane Finds in Oregon
Pendleton resident W. T. Patton found a giant potato in his garden that resembles an airplane. He named it The Spirit of St. Louis and notes the spud shows wings and wheels with a pilot in the fuselage. A neighbor says Lindbergh's flight may have influenced the shape though no official opinion is given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindbergh
W. T. Patton
Pendleton
Ore
Pathfinder
Patton
Spirit of
St. Louis
State Agricultural College
Lindy
Buffalo meat for Eskimos and other far northern notes
Fifty buffalo carcasses from a thousand slaughtered under a contract at Wainwright Park Alberta are earmarked by the Northwest Territories Interior Department for shipment to the Eskimos in the far north to replenish their food as caribou herds dwindle. Also notes a Briton overseeing a coconut plantation on a Solomon Islands island and Britain’s butterflies affected by manganese and lead in factory smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wainwright Park
Alta
Northwest Territories
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Dominion
Solomon Group
England
Has No Illusions About Foreign Legion
John Harvey, recently pardoned by the French Foreign Legion after eight years for desertion, says he has no illusion about the Legion. He describes brutal conditions and scenes of barbarity, and notes he was released after intervention by the British Foreign Office. Bennett Doty, also pardoned, says the Legion is a fighting machine not a young ladies’ seminary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harvey
French Foreign Legion
Evening Standard
Foreign Legion
Harvey
France
British Foreign Office
Bennett J. Doty
Legion
United States
Young Ladies’ Seminary
Changed His Mind British Newspaper Man Pound Canada Easy Of Access
Hull Daily Mail reports Mr Gratian managing director of the Hull Mail and Hull Times, a British editor who toured Canada last summer says Canada seemed inaccessible but would welcome another trip. He urges those who can afford travel to share knowledge gained. Herman Trelle to Stay In Alberta confirmed despite California offers. Trelle of Peace River, Alta., 1926 wheat champion and 1927 world gates champion, remains in Alberta.
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Gratian
Hull Mail
Hull Times
Canada
Hull
Eng
Daily Mail
Herman Trelle
Alberta
California
Peace River
Alta
Going to Church Debate Between Edgar Guest and Saunders
Edgar A. Guest and W. O. Saunders concluded a unique side by side debate on going to church in the January American Magazine. Saunders argues against church attendance and evangelical methods while Guest defends churchgoing as a social good. Both present modern arguments and end the exchange without bitterness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar A. Guest
Philospher
W. O. Saunders
Elizabeth City
North Carolina
United States
Saunders
Guest
Ginger Syrup and Baked Eggs with Ham
Mix ginger syrup lemon juice orange juice and water with salt. Serve over crushed ice. Combine mashed potatoes ham parsley and butter. Butter a dish, add potato mix, create wells for eggs, bake until eggs set but soft.
Laurier Home Becomes Quebec Government Memorial
The Arthabaska home of Sir Wilfrid Laurier built in 1877 will join provincial ownership as a permanent Laurier memorial museum. Montrealers Noah Timmins and A Kirk Cameron have arranged sale of the property to the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Arthabaska
Statesman
Province of
Quebec
Wilfrid
Noah Timmins
A. Kirk Cameron
Montreal
Western Canada Grain Pool Plans $5 Million Elevator Extensions
The Western Canada Grain Pool intends to spend 5 million dollars next year on expanding country elevators and terminal facilities in Western Canada. Growth targets include 100 to 150 new elevators in Alberta, 150 in Saskatchewan, and 40 in Manitoba, on top of existing stocks of 160 in Alberta 720 in Saskatchewan and 50 in Manitoba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canada Grain Pool
Western Canada
George H. Meliver
The
Poo
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Country Life It Attracts City Folk to Rural Homes
Over the last decade city residents increasingly seek year round homes in the country beyond suburbs. Workers commute by electric line trains cars, avoiding neighborly disturbances. A music writer claims jazz is dead. the claim is challenged as incorrect.
Canada Sets Good Example in Industrial Disputes
Mary Van Kleek of the Russell Sage Foundation praises Canada for 18 years of conciliation in industrial disputes. She cites the Industrial Disputes Investigation Act’s success with railways and public utilities and notes its strike and lockout prohibitions until a three member board is formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Mary van Kleek
Department of Industrial Studies
The
Russell Sage Foundation
Miss van Kleek
Minister of
Labor
Sperry Reveals Diesel Engine For Aircraft Power
Elmer A Sperry, inventor of the gyroscope compass, announces a perfected aeroplane engine on the Diesel principle. He expects a 1000 horsepower unit weighing two pounds per horsepower and burning crude oil at one fifth fuel cost, with non inflammable fuel acting as a fire extinguisher in tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer A. Sperry
Dr. Sperry
Churchill Man air base planned with two aircraft
Royal Canadian Air Force contemplates a new base at Churchill Manitoba on Hudson Bay with two aeroplanes to perform work similar to the Nottingham Island station. Indications point to completion by early spring. The report also notes a Tudor style house scene and lists U S states without capital punishment: Michigan Wisconsin Kansas Minnesota Maine and South Dakota.
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Churchill
Man
Hudson Bay
Royal Canadian Air Force
Nottingham Island
Hudson's Straits
Michiigan
Wisconsin
Kansas
Minnesota
Maine
South Dakota
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Mike
Ley
Sas
Department of External Affairs
Tokio
Scotland
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Fotheringham
Henry Ford
Brazil
Charles Stewart Pidgle
M.L.A
Medicine Hat
Stewart
Revolutionary Tribunal
Canadian Legion British Empire Service League
St. John, N.B
Breton
Anther
Price Sas
T. Miura Co, Limited
Supei
Britain
Patless Bos
MGA Rae i
PAP Et Hse
Betes Hee
Canadian National Railways
Vancouver
Lorne McCutcheon
Man Pound
Comng
Betty Barclay
Ginger Cocktah
Laurier
Country Life Iit
de Shma
J. H. Guild
J. H. Guild CO
Rupert, VT
Can. Lyman's Ltd
St. Paul St. W
U.S
Port Churchill
Mamacey Company
International Patent Attorneys
Ollews
SENSU
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