Global Happenings Move Quick Across Borders
Mme Marie Carie recovers in Valette France as a trade accord between the United Kingdom and Kethonian nears signing. John C Slater, early teacher to Prince Albert, dies near his farm aged 81. Roosevelt signs farm mortgage moratorium and railway pension bills. The French destroyer Vacquelin will join Cartier anniversary celebrations in Canada. The first Pacific international airline now extends San Diego to Vancouver linking Mexico the United States and Canada. Peoria opens a 5 million distillery by Hiram Walker turning 100000 gallons whisky daily. The USS Wilmington arrives in Toronto bearing Upper Canada parliament mace, returned from U.S. forces.
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Vacquelin
Canada
Jacques Cartier
St. Lawrence Valley
Pacific Seaboard
United Air Lines
San Diego
Seattle
Vancouver
Mexico
United States
Peoria
Hiram Walker and Sons Company
USS. Wilmington
Toronto Harbor
Admiral Leahy
Upper Canada
Ontario
Lettuce Cups With Orange Pieces And Deviled Eggs
A recipe for a lettuce cup salad serving six. Arrange orange pieces on lettuce plates, top each mound with half a sliced deviled egg and garnish with stuffed olives. Serve with mayonnaise on the lettuce cup at the plate’s side.
Orange Cream Custard With Meringue Topping
A classic dessert mixing two egg yolks with sugar and flour then cooking with orange juice and cream to thickened custard. Cool and chill in a serving dish, cover with meringue whisked from egg whites and sugar, and decorate with orange slices.
Brief Career For Society
A Times obituary notes the death of an idea alongside Rev Frank Melville vicar of Exhall founder of the National Anti-Scandal Society. The piece examines its rise to hundreds of members and quick decline while praising Melville’s outspoken views and humor. It also mentions Chile’s vast copper ore deposit and New Zealand’s absence of snakes or poisonous insects.
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London Times
Frank Melville
Exhall
National
the Times
Melvill
Pretty summer dress pattern for youth sizes
Fashion note presents a cool youthful dress in dimity print with white organdie and picot edge. Suggestions include seersucker checks, white pique trim, and cotton voile or crepe prints, with Style No 331 for busts 36 to 42 inches and a 20 cent pattern price.
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Home Trock
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Union
Pattern orders routed through Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 176 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. Potters and locals should list name size town when ordering patterns.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McbDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Nerviest Insect Thieving Cockroaches Roam New York Zoo
Dr Raymond L Ditmars notes cockroaches raid skins of snakes in zoo enclosures during shed seasons. To deter them he places bull frogs as sentries around snake cages, guarding the shed skins for natural history classes.
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Raymond L. Ditmars
New York
Animal Kingdom
Ditmars
Toronto Star
Praise For Canadian Nurses
Miss Edith Rome praises Canadian nurses in Montreal on her way to the Canadian Nursing Association convention in Toronto. She notes their high British reputation and the growing exchange of nurses, compares standards with Europe, and hopes Canadian nurses compete for the Florence Nightingale scholarship.
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Edith Rome
Montreal
Canadian Nursing Association
Toronto
Miss Rome
Britain
Canada
Europe
Pyrethrum: Field Daisy That Fights Insects
A German scientist in 17th century Japan observed insects dying around a room decorated with a field daisy like flower. He isolated pyrethrum’s scent killing pests while being harmless to humans. The flower now widely cultivated in Japan and shipped globally for insect powder.
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Japan
Auto Run Dry Far From Filling Station
A lone vehicle stranded seven miles from a gas station faces a hopeless wait as the fuel line runs out. The incident highlights dangers of remote travel without ready access to refueling and assistance.
Proposal for British Columbia provincial research institute
Dr. J. Allen Harris proposes a modest start for a provincial research institute in British Columbia housed at the University of British Columbia. He envisions a center separate from student activities to study modern industry trends and develop outlets for basic provincial products, citing the Mellon Institute as a model that attracted private support.
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British Columbia
Victoria
B.C
J. Allen Harris
M.L.A
South Okanagan
Harris
University of British Columbia
Mellon Institute
United States
Elijah in Drought Foretells God’s Judgment on Ahab
A Sunday School lesson summarizes Elijah the Tishbite confronting Ahab and Jezebel, predicting a long drought as divine punishment. It notes Elijah’s origin from Thisbe and Naphtali, his vow before Jehovah, and God’s provision through ravens at Cherith while the drought looms, with discussion on interpretation of miraculous elements.
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Elijah
Thisbe
Naphtali
Gilead
Eli
God
Jehovah
Baal
Charles R. Brown
Ahab
Jezebel
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
Allerton
Israel
Cherih
Cherith
Jordan
Alexander Maclaren
Agricultural Notes on Fertility and Grassland Practices
This column covers Canada thistle origins, nitrogen effects on grass and clover, manure management to preserve fertility, seaweed as fertilizer, import stats for seeds in 1934, sheep suppressing wild carrot, and the value of carotene in livestock. It closes with a call for cooperative research and practical teamwork among scientists.
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Canada
Europe
British Isles
United States
Ontario
Japan launches submarine I-70 amid tonnage clash
The Japanese Navy introduced the submarine I-70 with a displacement of 1 638 tons and 6 000 horsepower engines pushing a surface speed of 19 knots. Before launching the I-70 Japan’s submarine tonnage stood at 72 294 tons, well above the 52 700 ton limit set by the London naval treaty.
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Japan
Isle of Man Parliament Reports Budget Surplus
The Isle of Man parliament shows a budget surplus of 320000 dollars versus 25000 dollars estimated. As a result income tax is cut from ten pence to eight pence in the pound.
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Parliament
Isle of Man
Courtship Etiquette: A Man Pursues Until Earnest Consent
A lighthearted observation describes courtship as a man chasing a woman until she agrees, framing pursuit as a playful dynamic rather than coercive. The tone reflects traditional social views on romance.
Niagara Falls Water Flow Races Past Records
An estimate shows about 2,000,000 tons of water pass over Niagara Falls each minute, illustrating the sheer scale of the cascading spectacle and the ongoing power of the river's flow.
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Niagara Falls
Public Men and the English Education Ideal
The Ottawa Journal lauds Sir William Clark as a versatile, cultured civil servant whose breadth spans poets and trade statistics. It notes his transfer to South Africa to hold his former post, and expresses Canadian wishes for his continued success and prosperity.
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Britain
William Clark
South Africa
Ottawa Journal
Brightly colored depot opens at Ken ton England
The new railway depot at Ken ton Middlesex features enameled metal construction with stainless steel fittings and flood lighted platform.
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Kenton
Middlesex
England
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Mme Marie Carie
Valette
France
United Kingdom
John C. Slater
Prince Albert
Galt, Ont
House of Commons
Roosevelt
Betty Barclay
Chile
New Zealand
Ogden
By Robh Rogers
Shion
Potters, We
New York Zoo
Bill Hay
Amos ‘N Andy Radio Team
Mrs. Hay
Pyrethrum
Gordon HL. Guest
Bureau of Research
Okanagan
Jane Baxter
Jane
Xenophon
Lord Bledisloe
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