World Happenings Briefly Told Reflects 1930s items
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce aligns with the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris. Locust plagues in Palestine ease as winds push swarms away from crops. Oxford alumnus Hugh Lawley patents a four tube radio within a minute clock. Lily Langtry dies in Monte Carlo from bronchitis. Greece ratifies Kellogg antiwar treaty and Italian pact. Canadian breeders plan a thousand poultry exhibits at the World's Poultry Congress in London July 1930. Russia Poland Romania Estonia Latvia sign a protocol to enforce Kellogg-Briand. Two British cruisers under construction near 10 000 tons each. Dr Hjalmar Schacht tells reparations experts Germany cannot pay at current Dawes plan rate.
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce
International Chamber of Commerce
Paris
Palestine
Hugh Lawley
Oxford
Lily Langtry
Jersey
Monte Carlo
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
Crystal Palace
London
Russia
Poland
Rumania
Esthenia
Latvia
Associated Press
Hjalmar Schacht
Reichsbank
Germany
Cutting Corns And Razor Dangers
An old razor to pare corns risks infection and lockjaw, with possible death. Putnam's Corn Extractor offers quick relief and shrivels corns away. Also noted is a railway project in French Equatorial Africa where 17 000 laborers died, and England has 3 600 veterinary surgeons.
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Putnam’s
Putnam's
French Equatorial Africa
Fire Insurance Pool Proposed for Prairie Provinces
Alberta School Trustees association approves a fire insurance pool idea to cover Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta school buildings. W F E Turner of Calgary reported potential to raise a half million dollar fund in five years if other provinces join. Calgary chosen as 1930 convention city.
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Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Alberta School Trustees’ Association
Lethbridge
W. F E. Turner
Calgary
Alberta
Malta Naval Hub Rebuilt By Britain Atop Strategic Harbor
Malta under British control has become a top naval and air base rivaling Gibraltar. Modernized fortifications replaced outdated defenses, an immense airfield at Halfar links Britain’s global air network, a floating dry dock and re fitting yards serve the Mediterranean fleet, with Malta as a critical call port midway between Gibraltar and Port Said and a population under 225,000.
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Ahe
Malta
Gibralta
Halfar
Britain
Gibraltar
Port Said
Manhattan Island
Manhattan
Baby’s Own Tablets Promote Happy Healthy Babies
A home health item highlights Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative that regulates bowels, soothes stomachs, and aids colds and fevers. Promoted by Mrs. Mary Hill of Centre Dummer Ontario, the product is sold by druggists or 25 cents a box by mail from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
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Mary Hill
Centre Dummer
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Griddle Cakes Recipe From The Borden Cook Book
A homey griddle cake recipe uses Borden's St Charles Milk water melted butter and egg with white flour salt baking powder sugar and optional extra milk for thin cakes. Directions include mixing heating and frying on a lightly oiled griddle and offer further Borden Cook Books from The Borden Co Montreal.
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Borden
St. Charles
Dr. Charles
Borden Cook Books
Borden Co., Ltd
Dept
St Paul St
Montreal
Whitefish trade eyed from Great Slave Lake to Chicago
Calgary trader W. J. Madden says a strong U S market will buy Great Slave Lake whitefish in Chicago at about 15 cents per pound. Fish would be hauled by five ton trucks over ice to Waterways, rail to Chicago in four days. Madden seeks season extension to end of March for kitefish demand. The item also notes pestilent asthma remedies and various ads laced through the page.
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Chicago
W. J. Madden
Calgary
Alta
Montreal
Great Slave Lake
Madden
United States
Slave
Athabasca
Canada
Ottawa
Canada as a Model for Traffic and Roads Across the Ocean
Inquests praise Canadian traffic rules as life saving with near side tram stops urged for London. An article by Arthur Collins lauds Western Canadian road networks, suggesting UK surveyors study US and Canadian developments to improve routes and planning.
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Brixton
London
Arthur Collins
Municipal Journal
United States
Canada
England
Wales
Natural Intelligence
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Old Time Athletics and Portugal’s Wine Industry
An oldtimer recalls school life with fights as today’s students dedicate time to sports. Portugal relies on wine making as its principal industry.
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Portugal
The Only Exercise Some Men Get Consists of Turning Over
A concise remark notes that the sole exertion some men undertake is to turn over new leaves, implying a habit of change without real progress.
Alberta Sheep Value Near Five Million Mark
Alberta reports sheep values nearing five million dollars as the province becomes the third in Canada by flock size. The University of Alberta bulletin notes the rising population and economic importance of sheep on ranches across the province.
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Alberta
Canada
Universite of Alberta
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Sa Ora
Lydia E. Pinkham
Wilton
Lydia
Pinkham
D. LB. Perens
Wilton, Ontario
M. B
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Tian
Pitt
Pree
Borden Dept
St. Paul St. West
MacDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Scott
Wrigley
Wrigleys
U.S
J. D. Kelloge
Daddy
Thomas
Barker
Amd
London Weekly
Minard
Omework
Walton, Ont
Regina
Marcie
Canadian Handicrafts
Cal Hotel
Saskatchew Vsn
Minard’s Liniment
Minard's Liniment Co., Ltd
Yarmouth Ns
Jon
Cam.i
Guicara Care Aas
Wait Company, Limited
Para- Sani
Para-Sani
Appleford
Nene Hamilton
Western
Hunter-Martin & CO
SASK
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