World happenings briefly told
Five hundred fifty three homesteads and eighteen soldiers grants were filed through the Dominion Land Office in Edmonton during November. Sweden says talking pictures are not yet favored. Moose Jaw poultry show ends 15 years of annual gatherings due to poor crops and mood. U S population rose by 14 299 000 in ten years to 119 306 000 per NBER. Jun Ke Choy visits Canadian Pacific Railway in Montreal to study railroading. Thomas Mann wins 1929 Nobel prize for literature. Germany has 40 Nobel laureates, many in science. China seeks to rescind ban on Japan Air Transport Company flights to Shanghai. talks expected in Tokyo. Ontario attorney general Price says no prosecutions will follow the Amalgamated Builders' Council report.
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Dominion Land Office
Edmonton
Sweden
Svenska Dagbladet
Stockholm
Moose Jaw Poultry Association
United States
National Bureau of Economic Research
New York
Canada
Jun Ke Choy
Ministry of Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
Thomas Mann
France
Japan Air Transport Company
Japan
Shanghai
Tokyo
W. H. Price
Ontario
Gordon Waldron
K.C
Amalgamated Builders’ Council
Modernizing China Ends Use of Old Style Lunar Calendar
China's national government bans legal documents dated by the old lunar calendar in a decisive move toward the foreign or Gregorian calendar. Past efforts to mandate universal adoption faced resistance, with penalties once threatened for printing or possessing old style calendars.
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China
Saskatchewan Lumber Boom Targets Prairie Market Growth
The Saskatchewan lumber industry will saw 100 million board feet from local logs and supply thousands of cords of fuel through next spring. The Saskatchewan Farmer notes the northern industry’s vast size and mentions plans to reuse discarded jackpine for creosoted fence posts and other products.
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Saskatchewan
Ice Cream Firm Owner Declares Bankruptcy
The proprietor of a famous ice cream company has filed for bankruptcy amid mounting debts. Creditors press for settlement as the business faces liquidation and financial restructuring.
Reunifications Of War In Modern Conflict
A. G. Gardiner argues in the London Star that modern war targets civilians and factories alike and that total warfare requires starving and destroying munitions supply chains. He contends future wars demand greater humanity in the sense of protecting noncombatants while acknowledging weapons like aircraft and submarines bypass traditional battlefields.
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A. G. Gardiner
The
London Star
Japanese Poultry Dealers Pleased With British Eggs
The Co operative Association of Poultry Breeders of British Columbia reports success shipping hatching eggs to Japan. Of 45 eggs sent six months ago aboard the Empress of Russia, 43 hatched. there are 22 cockerels and 17 pullets now laying. The association calls this a record for such a long voyage and credits careful transport.
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B.C
Co-operative Association of Poultry Breeders
British Columbia
Japan
Consignees
Oriental Poultry Estate
Unewatashi
P.O
Ultra-smart printed silk crepe dress pattern 2946
A Paris inspired daytime dress pattern No. 2946 features sunburst and hip Treatment with self fabric buckle, jabot frill, and extremely full hem. Offered in sizes 16 to 42 bust with easy three seam construction. fabrics include Atlantic blue canton crepe and multiple silk crepes. Pattern price 25 cents.
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Paris
New Lifeboat Hazard Device Signals for Help at Sea
An insurance official reports startling maritime accidents to inspire courage and notes a forthcoming rescue device. The Coast Guard, Navy, and commerce service are developing a pocket sized signal pistol that fires a high power flare up to 200 feet, with a parachute for 30 seconds light. The device remains reliable even when submerged.
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Army
Navy
Steamship Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Commerce
Coast Guard
Lemon Coconut Filling for Week Recipes
A lemon coconut filling combines 1 cup grated coconut 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups water 14 cup lemon juice 2 cups sugar and 7 tablespoons cornstarch. Cook all ingredients in a double boiler for 45 minutes until thickened.
Orange Chocolate Bundt Cake Steps
Cream butter with part of the sugar and melted chocolate. Beat egg yolks with remaining sugar until lemon colored. Alternate adding milk and flour sifted with baking powder, then fold in stiff egg whites and orange rind. Bake 45 to 50 minutes. Frost with boiled orange frosting and melt chocolate over the top.
New Waldorf-Astoria Replica Under Virtual Construction
Lucus Boomer houses a 6500 square foot replica on 45th street recreating all major structural units of the planned Waldorf-Astoria. A jury of decorators will refine the color scheme and interiors with rooms being built and demolished until final presentation. The experimental cost runs to $200,000.
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Waldorf-Astoria
Lucas Boomer
Bob Bar
Lucus
45Th Street
Boomer
England’s roadmeter aids motorists on foggy roads
An English inventor introduces the roadmeter a device with a level to help drivers stay on the road. It operates on the idea that roads curve upward at the center and slope to the edges, aiming to reduce fog related accidents.
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England
A Rule May Work Both Ways and Still Be Poor
A concise editorial sentence notes that rules can be flawed when they fail to account for dual effects. It argues that rules applied in reverse may produce unintended outcomes and undermine fairness. The piece highlights the need for balanced policy design and evaluation.
Skeptics Question Dry Year Forecast from Dominion Expert
Scientists at the University of Saskatchewan scoff at Dr. Ralph Delury of the Dominion Observatory who warned of repeated dry years. They argue rainfall stems from solar heating and evaporation, with most moisture cycling from ocean surfaces and total precipitation varying little despite regional climate shifts.
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University of Saskatchewan
Ralph Delury
Dominion Observatory
Mud fuel from Rhine riverbed substitutes coal
A German company reports a method to convert river mud from the Rhine into a usable coal substitute for electricity works. The process exploits centuries of wash from Westphalian coalfields, turning vast mud deposits into fuel.
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Rhine
Icher
Bee Hive Composition Details
A typical hive houses a queen along with 300 to 400 drones and about 40,000 workers.
San Marino Records Second-Longest National Anthem
San Marino, the smallest republic, is noted for having a notably lengthy national anthem rated as the second longest in the world. No other details on composer year or official status are provided.
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San Marino
Canada exports brains and needs to keep them at home
Dr. George E Vincent argues at a New York luncheon that Canada loses skilled professionals to the United States because there is no tariff on Canadian doctors and other experts. He urges liberal grants to Canadian institutions to compete and keep top minds like Charles E Saunders who discovered Marquis wheat.
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George E Vincent
Rockefeller Foundation
New York
Canada
United States
Dominion
Charles E. Saunders
Marquis
Mechanical bellboy stars at New York hotel New Year fest
A European mechanical bellboy entertained guests at a New York hotel on New Year’s Eve. It wrote guest names on an easel, made announcements, and served as assistant master of ceremonies.
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Europe
New York
Memorial tablet honors Hornby explorers in Nantwich church
A memorial to John Hornby and companions Harold Achard and Edgar Christian was unveiled at Nantwich parish church near the Hornby family home. The tablet bears the inscription recalling their deaths on July 21, 1927, on the Thelon River in Northern Canada. The dedicatory prayer praised their duty and honor. The unveiling featured a Union Jack cover and hymns, with Rev J Armistead officiating.
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London Daily Mail
Hornby
Nantwich
Achard
Harold
John Harold
Edgar
John Hornby
Thelon River
Canada
Harold Achard
Edgar Christian
J. Armistead
Sandbeach
Multilingual Blocks Teach Words With Interchangeable Faces
Educative blocks offer foreign language basics through modular units. Each block face displays different words enabling varied combinations as blocks are rotated. The set markets a playful approach to language learning for children.
Irish Counties Count by Region
The record notes that twenty six counties lie in southern Ireland and six in northern Ireland, presenting a regional administrative breakdown.
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Southern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Constipation Remedies Advertised In Plain Talk
An advertisement promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a gentle vegetable laxative that cleanses the bowels and stimulates the liver to produce a tonic effect. It warns against habit forming remedies, calomel, harsh purgatives, and lubricating oils. Drugstores offer 75 cent red packages.
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Carter
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