Italy Accepts British Invitation to Five Power Naval Conference
Italy and France move to join Britain in a five power naval limitation conference to be held in January. A Vancouver delegation will sail December 11 to sell British Columbia lumber to New Zealand and Australia. John T. Phelan, 69, head of Dominion Government Telegraphs in British Columbia, dies in Victoria.
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British Columbia
New Zealand
Australia
Vancouver
Korangi
John T. Phelan
Dominion
Victoria
Union Terminal Elevator Company
W. A. Anderson
Winnipeg
Port Arthur
Floating theatre ship Pro Arte to tour world
An old four masted schooner will be converted into a floating theatre named Pro Arte. It will cruise globally performing plays that represent German spirit and feature a modern stage and seating for 500 spectators.
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Pro Arte
Wil
Where Realism Won at a Harrogate Fancy Dress Ball
A plumber and his mate attending a burst water pipe at a Harrogate hotel entered a Royal Hall fancy dress contest in working clothes carrying tools. They labeled their card Plumber and his mate and won first prize, only to learn they were not guests at the ball.
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Harrowgate
Yorkshire
England
Royal Hall
Marmalade French Toast
A simple week breakfast idea using eggs salt sugar milk and orange marmalade. Two slices of bread with marmalade are soaked in a milk egg mixture then cooked on a buttered griddle until brown and served.
RUMMAGE PICKLES FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA
A recipe notes chopping green and ripe tomatoes cabbages onions and celery with pepper and salt, then soaking overnight. In the morning drain and cook with vinegar brown sugar mustard and more vinegar for about an hour before sealing. Also a stray road anecdote about a traffic ticket.
Return from vacation passes practical intelligence test
A reader notes that a person who rests on returning from vacation shows practical intelligence by handling post trip tasks smoothly and maintaining composure, suggesting the ability to adapt quickly to new routines and responsibilities.
Planning To Change Desert Into Garden
Three Marseilles engineers unveil a plan to turn the Sahara into a fertile region by trapping the Mediterranean with two giant dams at Gibraltar and the Dardanelles and pumping fresh water through canals to irrigate vast areas. They acknowledge government hesitation but pursue the audacious hydrological concept.
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Marseilles
France
Europe
Mediterranean Islands
Italy
Sahara Desert
Gibraltar
Dardanelles
Mediterranean
Saskatchewan Farmer Submits First Canadian Grain Entry
James A. Paul of Langham Saskatchewan sent the first entry from Canada to the International Grain and Hay Show in Chicago. His sample Victory oats will join products from distant regions in the crops exhibit held November 29 to December 7 alongside entries like wheat from New South Wales in the 1929 event.
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Saskatchewan
James A. Paul
Langham
Canada
Chicago
Paul
New South Wales
Remedy Praised For Child Diarrhoea Relief
Mrs S J Jago of Canobie New Brunswick reports a severe diarrhoea attack in her three year old son with high fever and vomiting. After two doses of the product from The T Milburn Co Toronto the child improved and fully recovered. She notes continued use for other family members and recommends keeping a bottle at home and for travel.
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S. J. Jago
Canobie, N.B
Spanish influenced night dress with plaited skirt and cuffs
Fashion notes describe a young women’s woolen outfit in brick red with a scarf, featuring a curved hipline, panel front, yoked bodice, torn-down cuffs, and Style No. 765 offered in multiple sizes. Midnight blue crepe de chine and other fabrics are listed as fashionable options with a 25 cent pattern price.
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Kashmir
Ice-bound Alaskan steamer freed by solar oil slick strip
The captain used a sun absorbing oil and lampblack strip 40 feet wide laid across a frozen Alaskan lake. The dark surface absorbed heat, softening the ice enough to allow the icebound steamer to break through.
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Alaska
Diplomat Quips on Birthdays and Global Exports
A man forgets his wife birthday then quips that nothing about her shows she is a day older. The article notes Spain export labels and Canada branding on goods as a matter of national policy. Spain plans a 260 mile model automobile road.
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Spain
Scientists Declare Eiffel Tower Wobbles Revealed by Heat
Scientists report the Eiffel Tower moves continuously, twisting up to 17 centimeters at the summit in hot weather. The structure sits on deep foundations and only the sunniest face twists, while visitors, including many Americans, continue to throng its 300 meter shaft. The 1889 opening year record of 1,968,234 ascents remains unbroken.
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Eiffel Tower
Paris
M. Sherault
Wonderful Doors Revealed at Westminster Abbey
Cleaning reveals the tomb of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York in Westminster Abbey. The six bronze doors and the bronze grille display fine craftsmanship by Italian artist Pietro Torrigiano, begun over four centuries ago and completed after fourteen years.
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Westminster Abbey
Henry VII
Elizabeth of York
Pietro Torregiano
Invents Silent Torpedo to Evade Submarine Detection
Don Manuel Garcia Diaz, a Spanish naval officer, is credited with inventing a torpedo that leaves no wake. The device could be fired without detection, allowing submarines to strike without warning.
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Don Manuel Garcia Diaz
Barrie’s Glasgow Fondness Tied to Penny Find
Sir James M. Barrie recalls a youthful Glasgow visit when he lost a penny at a horse show and found three pence later, fueling his warm regard for the city. The note also mentions small one man aeroplanes at 1700 dollars each capable of 85 miles per hour and mechanical cotton pickers entering markets.
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James M. Barrie
Glasgow
Thanksgiving timing shift urged by Canadian Chamber
The Toronto Telegram argues Thanksgiving should stay in October while Armistice Day remains solemn in early November. It notes historic shifts from October feasts to war end memories and urges keeping Armistice Day separate from Thanksgiving celebrations.
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Toronto Telegram
Night curfew and price hike in Soviet policy
The Soviet government begins a night time policy to curb late nightlife by dimming street lights and raising prices for food and drink after 10 p.m. Separate notes explain brick colors: red bricks derive their color from iron oxide in clay, buff bricks from iron sulfide.
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Lucy Booth-Hellberg
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Edward J. Higgins
Salvation Army
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Canadian Railways
Betty Barclay
Chas. H. Fletcher
Castor
Sahara
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Vicks
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Malion Jans
T. Milburn Co., Ltd
Toronto
McDermot Ave
Minard
Liniment
W. N
Lvlas
Stewart
Hawkesbury
Jordan
Whitby
Stewant Clipping Machine Flexible Shaft Co., Ltd
Carlaw Ave
Terentes
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