World Happenings Briefly Told Adventures in the World Stage
Various short notes from 1934: Col Lawrence of Arabia memorial space offered at St Paul’s. Dr E Cora Hind hosted by the Liver pool Corn Trade Association. Montreal invites negro men to register for Ethiopian service. Manitoba loan approved to Winnipeg for relief projects. Sweden marks 500 years of parliament. 8000 tons of anthracite coal from French Indo China imported via Norway. Rear Admiral Gerald C Dickens named chief of Royal Navy reserve fleet. crate of used books sent to London jail including A Book of Escapes and Bars of Iron.
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E. Cora Hind
Winnipeg Free Press
Liverpool Corn Trade Association
Liverpool
Montreal
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Sweden
Riksdag
Gerald Charles Dickens
Royal Navy
Astley Rushton
Return to Japan by Sada Nawise after Canada studies
Sada Nawise a Korea native returning to Japan from three years in Canada plans to bring western education methods to Tokyo. She taught in Korea and worked with Dr. P. G. Price in Japan. In Edmonton she visits Miss Dorothy McBain and discusses Japanese poetry and women in public roles.
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Sada Nawise
Korea
Japan
Canada
P. G. Price
Alma College
St. Thomas
Ont
Tokyo
Nawise
Edmonton
Dorothy McBain
United Church Missionary Training College
Toronto
Restrictions on Peiping newsboys mute headlines
Peiping authorities ban loud shouting by newsvendors. They may only state publication names, citing fear and unease in the city. The rule targets sensational and vulgar stories sold by vendors in public.
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Peiping
Women Fail GB Driving Tests More Often Than Men
A special report shows higher failure rates among women than men in the new official Great Britain driving tests. The Ministry of Transport examiners have marked the percentage of women who did not pass since the tests began.
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Great Britain
Ministry of Transport
No Test Needed For Money Folding In Canada Says Ottawa Citizen
The Ottawa Citizen asserts that no test is needed as Canadian money cannot be folded more than once. It states American bills fold five thousand times without damage, contrasting the Canadian experience.
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Canada
The
Ottawa Citizen
Pens And Penmanship Through The Century Of Speed
The article traces the evolution of writing instruments from brush and stylus to quill, steel pen, stylographic, and fountain pen, noting Canada’s large fountain pen production and high import levels. It cites reports from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics on factory value and production.
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Canada
General Manufactures Branch
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Gardens top hobbies for American women in fame bios
A survey of 6 214 women in American Women biographies shows gardens as the leading hobby with 598 adherents, while walking 721 and swimming 592 lead recreations. More than one third, 2 507, declined to state age and 1 852 declined politics, 1 171 religion. 59 percent were unmarried, with teaching and writing the top occupations.
Italy Limits Imports with Wheat Mixing Law and Duties
Italy enforces a wheat mixing rule forcing 99 percent of milling to use Italian wheat, plus duties over six dollars per 100 kilos. Despite barriers, Canada shipped 24,512 tons of hard wheat, 18,523 tons of soft wheat, and 15,594 quintals of flour to Italy in 1934.
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Italy
Canada
Waiting for Opportunity Shifts From Government to Pioneer Effort
Canadian history students note reliance on services and environments. urge youth to face pioneer conditions and create their own paths. The text contrasts modern dependence with past toil and mentions Mercury’s speed and Earth's orbital velocity as context.
Explorer laments no new places left to discover
An ex explorer laments that no new places remain to discover as he notes the difficulty of finding a fresh picnic spot. The remark touches on the exhausted frontier and the pressure to seek novelty in travel and leisure.
Encouraging Results From Ensol Cancer Treatment
Dr. H. C. Connell reports promising progress with biological products named ensol for cancer treatment. He notes marked patient improvement after ten days of therapy and ongoing reports for scientific publication. Requests for treatment extend from Texas as he studies cancer causes and tests intravenous ensol injections to halt tumor growth, hoping for cancer control.
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H. C. Connell
Connell
Streaky Answer Echoes Childs Wit At School
A school inspector asks children to color code good and bad people. While others choose white or black, Gloria drolly replies she would be streaky. The remark contrasts with the moral color framing of the exercise. A closing note mentions that many stars are hotter than the sun.
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Gloria
Unusual Disease Strikes Young Man in Kansas City
Fred Green, 22, lies in a Kansas City hospital fighting acute pulmonary edema a rare condition in which blood breakdown fluids flood the lungs. He breathes rapidly as doctors race to prevent drowning, after the patient fell into a coma while gasping for air.
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Kansas City
Fred Green
Green
Hog Grading Totals for Canada 1935 Week Count
For the 27 weeks ended July 4 1935 Canada graded 1 595 292 hogs. Of these 537 749 were graded alive at stockyards 1 020 019 alive at packing plants and 37 524 by carcass.
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Canada
Filter Transmits Cold Light Virtually Without Heat
A newly developed filter emits cold light with minimal heat. Researchers claim it enables bright illumination without typical thermal output, promising safer, energy efficient applications across optics and display tech. Further testing and practical implementations are anticipated in coming trials.
Prolific Basket Motifs and Matching Linens Pattern Note
You can stock up on bedspreads and linens with a simple basket design that grows quickly under the needle. Pattern 5155 offers matching motifs for scarfs and linens, while pattern 5122 includes transfer patterns and material details for a basket motif bolster and four corner pieces. Send 20 cents in stamps or coin to the Household Arts Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union for this pattern.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Sunday School Lesson Reflects Exclusive Worship
Golden text cites Matthew 4 10 urging worship of the Lord alone. Lesson anchors II Kings 22 1 to 23 30 with focus on reform and renewal under King Josiah. Reading plan notes Deuteronomy 14 13.
Covenant and Reforms Under Josiah and Passover Revival
The report describes Josiah calling a national assembly in Jerusalem to renew the covenant with God after the Book of the Law was found. It details thorough religious reforms, purging idol worship, desecrating Baal sites, and aligning Passover observance with scriptural mandates, emphasizing central pilgrimage to Jerusalem for the feast.
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Josiah
Judah
Jerusalem
Jeremiah
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Jehovah
Moffatt
Israel
Chocolate Pecan Gelatin Molds
Melt chocolate with milk and heat until smooth. Beat eggs with sugar, combine with chocolate, cook until thickened, then dissolve gelatin in hot water. Chill until slightly thick, then add vanilla fold in pecans and whipped cream. Fill molds and chill until firm. Yields eight servings.
Blackberry Jam Making Instructions
Grind two quarts berries or crush into pulp then mix with 7 cups sugar in a large kettle. Bring to a full rolling boil on the hottest fire, stirring constantly. Boil hard for 3 minutes, add 142 bottle fruit pectin, stir and skim for 5 minutes, cool slightly, then pour quickly. Paraffin hot jam at once, makes about 10 glasses.
Planes Power Soviet Industry and Early Finland Education
Planes in Soviet Russia keep 110 aircraft busy serving factories construction sites oil fields and mines while transporting parts and experts. They aid oil trusts in prospecting and power firms in locating damaged overhead lines. Finland claims the earliest use of handwork as an educational agency.
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Soviet
Russia
Finland
Little Journeys In Science Acids and Their Properties
Gordon H. Guest outlines acids and indicators, noting litmus color changes, common acids such as sulfuric and hydrochloric, and how acids like acetic appear in vinegar. He explains acid reactions, the preparation of hydrochloric acid, the heat produced when mixing strong acids with water, and the role of nitric and carbonic acids in industry and nature.
Earth May Blow Up Old Doctor Explains Earth's Core
Dr Bailey Willis of Palo Alto argues Earth began as cold matter pulled into a compact mass 50 million to two billion years ago. He says radioactive heating forms a 4000 mile iron nickel core with a 2000 mile rocky shell and that Earth may eventually join the stars.
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Bailey Willis
Palo Alto
Earth
Willis
Seaweed Bread Finds Modest Sale Along Pacific Coast
Seaweed bread made from giant kelp blades gains modest sales on the Pacific slope. The loaf contains iodine and minerals from coastal kelp and has an unusual but palatable flavor.
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Pacific
Women barred from London Scottish Piping Society
The London Scottish Piping Society has decided that women pipers are not eligible for membership in the society, a body of bagpipe players and learners.
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London Scottish Piping Society
Earth completes 584.6 million mile annual orbit
The annual journey around the sun covers about 584.6 million miles. This celestial path reflects Earth's orbital circumference and timing over a year.
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Mercury
Solar System
Earth
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T. E. Lawrence
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Charming
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Vancouver Island
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Victoria Nyanza
Zambezi
Africa
Beth
Alice Brooks
Alice
PECAN
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Reno Gutenberg
Pasadena
Pacific Ocean
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