World Happenings Briefly Told
Newfoundland authorized a six million five per cent loan to the Bank of Montreal at 96.25 terms. Prince Charles, second son of King Albert, fined 10 francs for failing to vote in Belgian provincial election. Jacob Holt killed after clothing caught in mine conveyor. U S and Britain expected to take early naval armament reduction steps. Ontario and federal old age pension accord signed. act operative November 1. Kimberley diamond weighing 33 1 4 carats sold for 13300 dollars. Garnet wheat bake tests to be conducted in the United Kingdom with L H Newman leading.
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Newfoundland
Bank of Montreal
Prince Charlies
Albert
Filmh Filon
Jacob Holt
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Ontario
G. Howard Ferguson
Peter Heenan
Labor
Kimberley
Barkley West
Channel Tunnel Plan Moves UK Employment Drive
Rt Hon J H Thomas leads Labour government's job strategy under Premier Ramsay MacDonald. He directs a new Department of Employment, studies projects like a Channel Tunnel, road building, housing, and railway reconstruction to absorb unemployed workers. He weighs emigration and imperial development as part of reducing unemployment.
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English Channel
England
France
J. H. Thomas
Mr. Thomas
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Department of Employment
Canada Farm Output Tops One Billion Dollar Mark in 1928
Canada's 1928 agricultural production totaled 1,730,304,000 with four leading items field crops 1,099,781,000 dairy products 250,000,000 farm animals 197,880,000 and poultry and eggs 106,654,000. Poultry and eggs surpassed 100,000,000 for the first time last year. Since 1923 poultry and eggs rose from 62,000,000. Farm animals value climbed 72,000,000 in five years.
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Canada
Obedient Boy Takes Initiative at Table
A mother questions her son about manners at a party. Bobby confirms he asked once, then helped himself when ignored, illustrating a bold, independent moment in a domestic scene. The exchange highlights child behavior and parental expectations in a household.
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Mamma
Bobby
Fossil Douglas firs Found Under Clear Lake Oregon
A 2000 B C lake in Linn County Oregon preserves upright Douglas fir trunks at the lake bottom. John D Guthrie notes eruptions filled the valley with lava and water creating a mile long lake. The frozen wood remains sound and well preserved under crystal blue waters, with ash-white bottoms.
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Clear Lake
Linn County
Oregon
John D. Guthrie
Washington
Cascade Range
McKenzie
Cascade
Literary Digest
Red Cross Campaign Aims Defense Against Aerial Warfare
The International Red Cross Commission plans a global push to protect civilians from aerial and chemical warfare. The program includes worldwide propaganda to warn populations and international competitions to develop better defensive measures against these threats.
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International Red Cross Commission
Slender Type Pattern No 462 for Spring Fashion
Simple lines with Vionnet neckline and bow trim. Sizes 16 to 42 bust. Requires 14% yards of 40 inch material plus contrasting in 36 inch size. Pattern joins with two major parts. Price 25 cents in stamps or coins. Include 10 cents for Spring Fashion Magazine.
Recipes For This Week Oatmeal Drop Cakes
Ingredients include butter sugar eggs milk rolled oats flour baking powder salt cinnamon nutmeg and raisins. Cream butter and sugar with eggs, add milk and oats. Sift and mix dry ingredients, fold into wet. Drop spoonfuls on a greased pan and bake in a hot oven. Yields 32 to 36 cookies.
New York Salad Fashioned With Pineapple and Oranges
A salad decorates pineapple nests with lettuce leaves and slender celery strips. Pineapple slices are arranged with four orange sections, boned by membranes, centered on the fruit. Celery is mixed with nuts and oranges, with dressing served separately.
Field Marshall Allenby Celebrates 68th Birthday
The famed Viscount Allenby, renowned for soldiering and statesmanship, marks his sixty eighth birthday. He led cavalry at the outbreak of World War I and later became celebrated for capturing Jerusalem and serving as High Commissioner of Egypt in 1924. On the Western Front he was nicknamed The Bull.
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Viscount Allenby
Jerusalem
Egypt
Northern government office near the Pole at Ellesmere Island
Canada’s northernmost government office is located at the Bache Peninsula on Ellesmere Island about 79 degrees 04 minutes north, within 100 miles of the North Pole, highlighting extreme Arctic administration.
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Canada
Bache Peninsula
Ellesmere Island
Pole
Talkie Novels Move From Print To Phonograph Records
Talkie novels expand beyond film with the first title Artaban by Andre Cayatte issued as phonograph records, each recording a chapter narrated by the author. Editors foresee a bright future as listeners can enjoy a book without turning pages.
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Artaban
Andre Cayatte
Canadian Journal of Research Begins Publication
The National Research Council of Canada under Dr. H. M. Tory launches the Canadian Journal of Research bi monthly magazine. First issue June 4 features rust resistance in wheat studies by Alberta University researchers and others, plus work on aluminates hydration and tuberculosis vaccination in calves. The venture unites council, agriculture department, and Alberta Manitoba Saskatchewan universities to publish Canadian scientific papers.
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National Research Council of Canada
H. M. Tory
Canadian Journal of Research
National Research Council
Canada
R. Newton
Alberta University
J. W. Lehmann
A. E. Clarke
University of Alberta
Dominion
Council
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Thorberger Thorvaldson
University of Saskatchewan
Norman
Grace
A. C. Rankin
Faculty of Medicine
Brooker Klugh
Queen's University
Kingston
Synthetic Gem Factory Near Bitterfield Tackles Global Demand
The German age trust now manufactures synthetic precious stones at a Bitterfield plant capable of filling a third of world demand. The process remains secret and production aims to yield stones of 300 carats or more. Photography now aids most astronomical observations.
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German Age Trust
Bitterfield
Opportunity for British Traders to Penetrate Canada
The Calgary Herald notes Canada buys most imports from the United States and urges British traders to counter by sending representatives, modernizing merchandising, and placing a local agent in major cities. Strong sentiment favors British goods, and vigorous market penetration is required for success.
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United States
Canada
Montreal
Toronto
Calgary Herald
Phosphates for Fertilizers Boost Western Canada Harvest
C C Castle of Victoria says BC phosphate deposits to be processed by Consolidated Mining and Smelting will save the wheat belt. He expects large scale fertilizer manufacture to lift yields, hasten harvests, promote closer settlement, and reduce taxation.
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British Columbia
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Canada
C. C. Castle
Victoria
Canadian Grain Commission
Vacuum cleaner inquiry with antique Louis XV request
Mrs. Highty-Tighty questions the store about its entire stock asking for a Louis XV period vacuum cleaner to match her antiques. The dealer confirms the displayed items are all the stock available.
Amorous patient causes nurse concern in hospital exchange
A patient professes love to a nurse claiming affection while recovering. The nurse reassures him that happiness will come, noting the doctor is in love with her and saw the morning kiss, illustrating a humorous hospital encounter.
Quarrel Over the Front Door Key and Life’s Woes
A humorous exchange about a wife scolding a dog and threatening to take the front door key. The remark, while lighthearted, reflects on how people hardships prompt them to vent about life and work.
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Bill
Albert
How To Order Patterns Address in Winnipeg News
Winnipeg Pattern No. instructions list the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave as the ordering contact. The fragment provides no clear date or complete guidance beyond the address and association.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
England Claims New York Names Across Counties
The article notes that while Americans see one New York, England has three New Yorks in Kent Lincolnshire and Northumberland, and Scotland claims a New York on Loch Awe, highlighting shared place names across the British Isles.
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New York
England
Scotland
Kent
Lincolnshire
Northumberland
Loch Awe
Clarence Chamberlain Seeks Air Secretary for Flight Duties
Transatlantic flyer Clarence Chamberlain offers a high position requiring a young woman secretary to handle stenographic tasks during his long and frequent flights. He promises to “iron out” bumps and make the work as pleasant as possible. The role is driven by his need for an air secretary due to extensive air travel.
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Clarence Chamberlain
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United Kingdom
L. H. Newman
DPW Minion
Montrose
Newman
Hamburg
European
Channel
Britain
Madrid
Lake
Ramsay MacDonald
Labor Party
Tajo
Betty Barclay
Sambo
Rastus
Price
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Toronto, Ont
Wellington St. W. Mille
New Yorks
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