World Happenings Briefly Told
A London obituary notes Sir William Mackenzie former president of Canadian Northern Railway died December 5 1973. A Madrid health officer visits Canada after nine months study of disease prevention. An Englishman living in the United States donates bonds toward reducing British debt to the U S totaling 4750 dollars. A Baltic fleet officer is condemned to death for espionage. Charlies Lindbergh is invited to visit Canada for the Canadian National Exhibition opening. British Columbia red cedar totem poles age over four centuries. South Africa airship mooring tower contracts planned after airship development visit. Montreal judge says drivers at unprotected railway crossings bear accident liability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm Mackenzie
Canadian Northern Railway
Toronto
London
William
Julio Brevo
Madrid
Spain
Canada
Air Ministry
Union
South Africa
Justice Demers
Superior Court
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Maskinonge
Liver Diet Proposed for Pernicious Anaemia at Toronto Convention
Dr Fox Campbell of London Ontario reported that feeding liver from beef calf sheep or pigs has shown strong results against pernicious anaemia though not proven a cure. He noted the disease lasts five to ten years and one year of liver feeding yielded remarkable improvements while progress remains cautiously optimistic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian
Ontario Medical Association
Toronto
Fox. Campbell
London
Ontario
Would Reduce Railway Crossing Fatalities
The article explains level crossing dangers and urges drivers to heed warning signs. It notes many crashes occur when motorists fail to look ahead or misjudge crossing timing. Traffic authorities place signs 360 feet from crossings to give ample time to stop if the track is not clear.
Two Piece Frock Pattern No. 1588 For Misses and Small Women
The pattern displays a two piece skirt joined to a bodice with a round neck and gathered fronts. View B features short kimono sleeves, View A long sleeves with wrist bands, a bow at the left shoulder, and a wide girdle buckle. Sizes 16 18 20 years. fabric yardage specified. pattern priced at 29 cents with a fashion book add on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
View _B
View A
Canada Bisley Team Sails for England on Cunard Ausonia
Members of the 1927 Canadian Bisley team sailed to England on June 10 aboard the Cunard liner Ausonia. The group includes Brig. Gen. G Duff Stuart commandant from Vancouver and Major J. F. McManus, adjutant from Belleville. The roster lists numerous officers and cadets from Ontario, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario towns, with a wide field rank and unit spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Ausonia
G Duff Stuart
Vancouver
J. F. McManus
Belleville
Ontario
Sgt
MH. Wood
Set. B. Beaumont
Victoria
Pte. Potter
Detecting Artificial Diamonds Rapidly by Ray Analysis
An article by Elaine Blekerstaffe notes that true diamonds are transparent to X rays while paste fakes are opaque, making X ray analysis the fastest tool to distinguish genuine gems from imitations. It cites tests like specific gravity and hardness, and mentions a Vienna gem testing institute and parallel efforts in the U S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thiame
Elaine Blekerstaffe
Vienna
Earth
How to Avoid Cancer by Dr Robert Bell 1926 warning
The piece elevates Dr Robert Bell as a British surgeon and cancer authority who abandoned practice to share a claim that cancer is a blood disease rooted in the colon. It states X-ray and radium fail as cures and the knife worsens cancer, urging dietary changes to prevent disease and widespread suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Beil
F.re.ps. &c
Robert Bell
Bell
Charles Walter
Brunswick Avenue
Toronto 4
Ontario
Canada
Rewarding science heroes without fair pay
The piece laments inadequate rewards for selfless sacrifice in science and humanity. It cites John R. Kissinger’s 1900 Cuba yellow fever experiments, his decades in a wheelchair, and his family’s poverty, contrasting with athletes who receive better compensation and public acclaim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association For the Advancement of Science
American Association For Medical Progress
John R. Kissinger
Kissinger
United States Army
Cuba
North
South America
Post Hospital
Columbia Barracks
Quemados
Hospital Corps
Mennonite Colony Eyes Peace River Homesteading
Representatives from Manitoba Mennonite colonies travel to Peace River to assess suitability for settlement. If plans advance, about 25 000 people could relocate to the Peace River region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Peace River
Largest single unit elevator planned for Canada
Construction begins on a 5,500,000 bushel United Grain Growers of Canada elevator at a cost of 2,000,000 dollars. It will be completed by February 1928 and will be the world’s largest one unit concrete elevator with 600 by 1,400 feet and 500 storage tanks with an adjoining dock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Grain Growers of Canada
China Faces Slow Population Growth Says Census Study
A Chinese census study by statistician Changchen Chen shows China’s population growth has slowed drastically since 1849 with death rates or high mortality cited as the main cause. The 1925 population reached 466 million, and since then the increase has been minimal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Changchen Chen
United States
Chang Sais
France
Stained Glass Window Gift for Medak Church
In Medak Hyderab ad India a Wesleyan church serving 50000 Indian Christians gains a new stained glass window designed by Frank Salisbury. Donors fund a window depicting the Ascension to enhance worship in a cathedral sized central church led by Rev CW Posnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medak
Hyderabad
India
CW. Posnett
Frank
Canadians Reverse Travel Trend to U S Says Customs Official
Canadians returning from the United States flood Rock Island Port with at least seven moving vans this season reversing last year's flow. Officials note many returnees head to farms they left, signaling a shift northward as early summer moves ahead.
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Rock Island
Customs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Krommadt
Kiepikoff
Baltic
Great Britain
Charlies Lindbergh
Biritish
Columbia
Pany
New York
British Museum
Oliver Cromwell
Cromwell
Oxford
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Taio
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Bisley
Cunard
J. H. Houlden
Hamilton
Bunnell
Sussex
N.B
L. J. Mecavity
St John
A. Parnell
Verdun
J. E. Foreman
G. H. Gray
F. S. Glass
McCabe
Cpl. Douglas
C.G
RC. Stock
G. M. Emslie
M.M
Back Row
Kr. MacGregor
Ottawa
CSM
H. A. Hawkins
Burke
Arthur
Party of Americans
Wiliam the Conqueror
Mennonites
Port Arthur
Sis
Staistician
Beautify Church
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