World Happenings Briefly Told
Plutarco Calles has retired from politics after serving as president and minister of war in Mexico. Manitoba veterinarians plan a Brandon meeting July 5 during the summer exhibition week. Canada expects 22,000,000 acres sown to wheat this year, up 1,000,000 from four years ago. Dominion gold reserves total 78,231,160 with 40,000,000 more held by banks. A Soviet air route plans a Moscow to New York flight via Alaska this August on the four-man air crew plane Land of the Soviets. Convicted killer Frank Carrier at Meadow Lake District had sentence commuted to life. Aleutian liner rescuer Manuel Corras died after the ship struck a rock near Kodiak Island. Dominion taxes collected since 1916 total 742,128,162 with 19,226,127 cost to collect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Canada
Moscow
New York
Alaska
Soviet Airway Commission
W. D. Euler
National Revenue
Cancer figures push doctors to radically rethink care
Sir Arbuthnot Lane, a leading British medical authority, argues cancer death rates rise steadily and nearly doubled from 1911 to 1926. He calls for a complete shift in method with focus on prevention and guiding the healthy to stay well as the physician’s main function. Detroit News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Arbuthnot Lane
Great Britain
Sir Arbuthnot
Detroit News
The Pessimist proposes a widowhood joke
A quip frames a marriage proposal as a dark play on words. A speaker asks in jest if the beloved will become a widow, reflecting morbid humor rather than a real plan.
Off on Pleasure Broke Quote Sparks Conversation
A witty exchange notes being “off on pleasure broke” inviting readers to imagine a humorous social moment. The quip contrasts carefree plans with financial constraint, reflecting light newspaper humor from a bygone era.
Prominent Agriculturists To Meet In Manitoba June
Manitoba officials host eight day gathering of Canadian Seed Growers and Technical Agriculturists in Winnipeg with leading figures including H G B Strange T J Harrison F A E Crew W L Williams Alfred Savage H B Humphrey W E Grimes M J Dorsey. Events include luncheons dinners a motor excursion and spouse entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Western Canada Society
Seed Growers Association
H.G. B. Strange
T. J. Harrison
Europe
F. A. E. Crew
University of Edinburgh
W. L. Williams
Cornell University
Alfred Savage
B.V.M
Manitoba Agricultural College
Williams
H. B. Humphrey
United States Department of Agriculture
W. E. Grimes
Department of Agricultural Economics
Kansas Agricultural College
M. J. Dorsey
Pomology
Urbana
Ill
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Department of Agriculture
H. B. Co
Bracken
Canadian Wheat Pool
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Royal Alexandra Hotel
T. Eaton Company
Dominion Experimental Farm
Morden
Sunspots Rabbits Link Observed by Dominion Observatory
An Ottawa study traces pelts from Hudson's Bay Company since 1840, showing rabbit pelts triple on average the year before sunspot minima versus maxima. A brief, clipped aside ends with a comic misquote about a car running out of gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson's Bay Company
Dominion Observatory
Ottawa
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Antacid Ad Claim
An advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the best antacid for 50 years. It promises rapid neutralization of stomach acid and quick relief within minutes, urging readers to buy the genuine product with full directions from any drugstore.
Canada’s First Passenger Train Opens Canada’s Rail Era
In May 1849 Canada’s first passenger railway left Toronto’s Front Street near the Queen’s Hotel for Aurora, Ontario. A 24-ton engine with five foot drivers, a box car and a passenger car carried Alderman John Harvie as conductor while tickets were bought on board. The fare was $1 each way and the two hour journey marked a shift from horse drawn travel. the engine was named Lady Elgin after the governor general’s wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Queen's Hotel
Front Street
Toronto
Aurora
Ontario
John Harvie
Lady Elgin
Germless Island tale claims Arctic spot free of microbes
Reports from Leningrad credit Dr A F Kazamsky with finding Novaya Zemlya utterly germ free. Air water soil and even meat exposed eight months showed no Microbial growth. Polar air praised for purity, sparking hopes of sanatorium health benefits for pulmonary patients.
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Geological
Leningrad
A. F. Kazamsky
Novaya Zemlya
Arctic Circle
Kazansky
Flank Steak Roast With Prunes and Suet
A weeknight recipe uses 14 pounds flank steak with soft crumbs prune mixture and egg. The meat is rolled tied and topped with suet then roasted covered in water for one hour. Pan gravy is made from the braising liquid.
Orange and Rhubarb Sauce for Pastry Shells
Wash rhubarb and orange, cut into pieces. Bake rhubarb with oranges and sugar for about an hour. Dissolve gelatine in cold water and add to the mixture. When cool, fill pastry shells and decorate with whipped cream.
Foundation Of the Farming Industry Explains Cow Roles
The cow underpins farming by supplying milk products and meat. It notes uses for hide, hair, hooves, joints, and bones, including leather, plaster mix, glue, gelatine, and fertilizer.
Hutterische Bruder Gemeinde seeks sale of 5400 acre property
A Hutterische Brud er Gemeinde colony near Freeman South Dakota founded by Russian immigrants will move to Alberta with Wolf Creek group. An option on their 5400 acre improved land has been secured by A W Harper Minneapolis banker who plans to sell tracts of 160 acres.
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Freeman
South Dakota
Wolf Creek
Alberta
A. W. Harper
Minneapolis
Rubber Heart Demonstration To Replace Cat Heart
Dr. O S Gibbs of Dalhousie University announced at the Nova Scotia Institute of Science that a cat equipped with an electrically operated rubber heart lived for several hours after the natural heart was removed. He said experiments to test drug effects will wear out the natural heart, and expects the rubber organ to prove a good substitute. The replacement took about five minutes.
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O. S. Gibbs
Dalhousie University
Nova Scotia Institute of Science
Gibbs
Measuring a tree with a shadow and a quip
A child asks a math flavored question to Uncle Henry about Noah’s wife while a lively discussion ends, and the elder responds with a playful reference to Joan of Arc as the child seeks an answer.
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Daddie
Noah
Joan of Arc
Family dinner talk and a joke about punctuality
A daughter teases her father about arriving late from a club while noting her mother’s temperament. The exchange shifts to humor about morning routines as the father asks if he should tire of breakfast visits. The segment ends with a remark on nerve impulse speed of about 100 feet per second.
Romantic Story Of Progress From Fort Garry To Western Boom
A historical sketch traces Winnipeg from Fort Garry and the Red River Rebellion era to a modern grain hub. It highlights early population as of 1871, the 1873 city incorporation, Western Canada’s first biscuit factory, the Paulin Chambers company beginnings, and the 1909 boom with rapid growth and expansion to Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, and beyond.
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Winnipeg
Great West
Plains
West
Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
Red River
Louis Riel
Col. Wolseley
60Th Rifles
Fort Garry
Manitoba
St. Paul
Hudson's Bay Company
Keystone
J. H. Chambers
W. H. Paulin
Hardy Pioneers
Selkirk
Western Canada
William Nassau Kennedy
Paulin Chambers
Europe
Scotland
Main Street
Union Depot
St. Peters
Lake Winnipeg
Hudson’s Bay Company
Spencer's Creek
Spencer Street
Buffalo Hunt
C.P.R
Ross Avenue
Canaan
Paulin
Paulin Chambers Co., Ltd
Fort William
Vancouver
Paulin Biscuit Company Empire of Quality
The Paulin Biscuit Company highlights its rigid standards for safe handling and quality. It produces 70 biscuit lines and 280 confectionery lines with about 200 workers and a quarterly payroll near a quarter of a million dollars.
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West
Paulin
Paulin’s
Empire Made
Western
Canada
Conditions Improve in Britain Says Rail Official
P A Clews European Traffic Manager for the Canadian National Railways reports conditions in Great Britain are markedly better than during the strike era. He notes revival in coal trade and weather helping producers regain markets, with last year marking the largest European freight traffic in CNR history. He observes rising European tourist interest in Canada, especially Alberta's Jasper National Park.
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Great Britain
P. A. Clews
Canadian National Railways
Canada
London
Europe
Clews
Rocky Mountains
Jasper National Park
First Air Wedding in Western Canada
Miss Muriel Stuart James of Chaplin and H Leighton Robinson of Regina wed 2400 feet above Regina with Rev J D Wilkie officiating. Attendant Miss Margaret Nicks and best man Jack Wright piloted the couple on a half hour honeymoon flight.
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Regina
Western Canada
Muriel Stuart James
J. A. James
Chaplin
H. Leighton Robinson
J. D.wilkie
Margaret Nicks
Jack Wright
Ocean areas and a child’s shy reply
The passage lists approximate areas of Earth’s oceans the Pacific at 24 536 000 square miles the Atlantic at 50 209 000 the Indian at 17 084 000 the Southern at 30 592 000 and the Arctic at 4 781 900. A visitor asks Tommy about school and he jokes he does not like children.
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Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Indian
Arctic Ocean
Tommy
Big Man Offers Time for Fifty Bucks an Hour Minuted
Reporter quotes a negotiator offering his time at fifty dollars per hour but giving only a minute in cash, highlighting a sly bargaining moment. The exchange underscores a tainted deal posture and a streetwise hustle atmosphere.
Going Upstairs Had to Sit Down Breath So Short
Mrs. H. Brousseau of Magog Quebec describes long term breathlessness and four years of heart palpitations that forced her to sit down multiple times when climbing stairs. She mentions reading about a remedy or discussion that followed.
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Baby Too
Plutarco Calles
Mexico
Veterinarians of
Brandon
Prince Albert
Frank Carrier
Meadow Lake District
Manuel Corras
Alaskan Steamship Company
Aleutian
Horseshoe
Uyak Bay
Kodiak Island
E. Cora Hind
Helen Wills
Court
American Womens Club
Toronto Station
Betty Barclay
California
Uncle Henry
Milburn Oy
T. Milburn Co., Ltd
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