World Happenings Briefly Told From Across The Globe
Moscow orders nine meatless days monthly to save meat and fuel. The airship R-100 undergoes tests with a potential Canada flight late April or early May. Weekend-only aeroplane service starts between St Paul and Winnipeg from February 17. British Britain seeks fox pelts in Britain via Lt Col MacKinnon. An orphaned 16 month old must travel 10006 miles to New Zealand due to US immigration rules. Belgium reports tax brackets. 2400 earn over 7000, 3 348 700 under 750. Louise Kirby Lunn, famed contralto, dies after illness. Baldwin predicts Canada will lead in manufacturing. Ontario to tighten controls on real estate fraud.
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Canada
St. Paul
Minn
Winnipeg
Great Britain
D. A. MacKinnon
D.S.O
Charlottetown
P.E.L
Texas
Robert Gray, Jr
New Zealand
United States
Louise Kirby Lunn
Covent Garden Opera House
London
England
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Budapest
Hungary
Germany
Dominions
Stanley Baldwin
Belfast
Ontario
Fisheries to Test Silica Gel Freeze Process on Fresh Fish
The Department of Fisheries in Ottawa will trial a silica gel freezing method this summer to refrigerate fish in transit that has not been pre chilled. US tests show good results with pre chilled fish. Canada aims to verify effectiveness for freshly caught fish and, if successful, could save about 12 percent in refrigeration space and boost packing efficiency accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Fisheries
Ottawa
United States
Rain Gauges in Australia Record Heavy Rainfall Task
Australia spans 3,000,000 square miles with 6,000 rainfall gauges. Some 900 are run by unpaid private observers, delivering data during the heavy rainy season. In eastern Queensland early this year, 1 inch of rain fell in 24 hours. Steward speaks to a sea‑sick passenger who retorts with sarcasm about tea.
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Australia
Queensland
Vandalism in Antiquity Sparks Modern Insight
An essay notes that ancient and modern inscriptions reveal enduring human traits. Examples include a 1917 Gallipoli survivor inscription on Saqqara and a 3,000-year-old Egyptian heliographic which proclaims single survivorship and a vow to worship at ancestral temples.
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Saqqara
Gallipoli
John Smith
Melbourne
Punt
Subsidies urged to boost Canadian aerial passenger transport
Major General J. H. MacBrien, president of the Aviation League of Canada, urged subsidies for air travel at a Montreal speech. He noted European air rates align with rail, but Canada’s air fares are triple rail rates, hindering progress. He proposed forming a unified aerial service branch to curb wasteful competition and foster industry growth.
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J. H. MacBrien
Aviation League of Canada
Montreal
Europe
Canada
MacBrien
Busy Construction Season Leads Saskatchewan in 1929 contracts
The Saskatoon Western Producer reports Saskatchewan awarded 2,327 construction contracts in 1929, top among four western provinces per figures to the Saskatchewan Department of Railways Labor and Industries. The province issued $34,184,300 in permits, up about $14,000,000 from 1928.
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Saskatoon Western
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Department of Railways, Labor and Industries
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Carter's Little Liver Pills Advert for Liver Health
An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a remedy for facial blotches headaches dizziness and biliousness. It claims to stimulate the lazy liver and bile flow, offer mild vegetable laxative effects, and be non habit forming. Available at Druggists in 25 or 75 cent red packages.
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Carter
Wheat Market Outlook Stresses Speculation and Storage
E J Garland M P for Bow River Alberta told a Stratford Ont audience that speculation in grain and not just the Argentine crop shapes the wheat market. He said Canada should not fear and the western wheat pool acts, noting stored grain could affect next year’s purchasing power and prices. Transportation firms expect grain movement when shipping resumes.
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E. J. Garland
M.P
Bow River
Alberta
Stratford
Ont
League of Nations
Canada
Recipes For This Week Dill Dressing Mix
A period cooking note outlines a lemon yolk dressing recipe yielding about a quart. It covers combining 2 egg yolks 1 teaspoon salt and 14 cup lemon juice with salad oil. Variations include extra lemon for sharper taste and additions for meat or fruit salads.
Fashion Dress Lengths and Styles for Spring Wear
The article outlines evening gowns with ankle length, back dipping styles revealing higher fronts, and afternoon dresses mid calf to knee length. It notes sports dresses are only slightly longer than last year and urges readers to consult an authoritative guide, offering a New Spring Fashion Magazine for 10 cents.
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Fashion Dept
Preservation directions for orange lemon jelly may be concise
The passage describes slicing six oranges and three lemons, discarding seeds, and using three parts water per cup of fruit. It instructs boiling the mixture for an hour, draining overnight, measuring juice, adding sugar at a one to one ratio, boiling to jelly stage, and canning in sterilized jars with paraffin sealing once cooled.
Saskatchewan Dairy Association President Reports Strong 1929 Dairy Year
B F Grundeen of Estevan told the Saskatchewan Dairy Association that 1929 was generally a good year for dairy. Production rose significantly throughout the year and the value of dairy products exceeded the previous year by more than $1,000,000.
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Saskatchewan Dairy Association
B. F. Grundeen
Estevan
Invisible Ray Guards Money With Silent Alarm System
A $50 bill guarded by an invisible ultraviolet ray was demonstrated by James L. McCoy of Westinghouse at an NY Illuminating Engineering Society meeting. The system uses a photo electric eye to trigger a loud burglar alarm when the beam is interrupted, offering a new security option for jewelers banks and custodians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Illuminating Engineering Society
Westinghouse Lighting Institute
James L. McCoy
Westinghouse Lamp Company
No Other Brockville In The World For The Message
A London post office clerk erased Canada from a gentleman's address Brockville Canada and asked if he lived in Brockville. He answered yes and she noted there is only one Brockville, and the message could only go to his town.
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London
England
Brockville
Canada
Prosperity Tied to Shared Wealth for All Workers
The keynote to prosperity states it belongs to the people when shared by all. A nation is not prosperous if workers cannot buy goods they produce, and if profits go only to a few privileged men.
Manitoba Beekeeping Leads at Royal Agricultural Fair
Manitoba produced 6,899,399 pounds of honey last year with 15 individual operators each yielding a carload or more. Manitoba exhibitors won three first places from four classes entered at the Royal Agricultural Fair in Toronto.
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Mantoba
Manitoba
Toronto
Iceland the world’s top per capita foreign buyer
A London Daily Telegraph report highlights Iceland as the leading per capita buyer in foreign markets. It notes rapid modernization, a high annual credit balance, and strong export demand despite lacking iron timber and coal. Reykjavik’s growth includes a harbor, roads, and a busy 500 motor vehicles while the Althing prepares for its thousandth anniversary.
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Iceland
Reykjavik
Althing
Lamb or mutton mix up at the butcher shop
A customer argues with a butcher over meat quality. The heron? The exchange shows the shopper insisting the meat is mutton, while the butcher maintains it was lamb when first shown. The quarrel ends with no clear resolution.
Trans-Andine Railway tunnel reaches high altitude milestone
The Trans-Andine Railway tunnel in South America spans five miles in length and sits at an elevation of 10 486 feet above sea level, marking a notable engineering height.
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South America
Canada’s Vast Coastlines and Frontiers
Canada spans 18,180 miles of coast lines on three oceans and a width of about 3,050 miles from east to west. The Canada United States boundary runs 3,985 miles, with 1,787 miles over land and 2,197 miles via water. Canada is larger than the United States with Alaska by 42,912,000 acres.
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Canada
Britain
Pacific Coast Line
Hudson Bay Coast Line
Atlantic Coast Line
Canada- United States
United States
Alaska
Vancouver Pool Terminal No 1 is largest seaport grain elevator
The Alberta Wheat Pool has opened the Vancouver Pool Terminal No 1, the largest terminal grain elevator at a seaport, with a capacity of 5 150 000 bushels. Vancouver port now ranks as a key grain shipping center, with 96 138 218 bushels shipped in the year to July 31 1929, up from 79 714 512 the prior year and 34 415 653 in 1926 27.
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Seven Seas
Vancouver
Alberta Wheat Pool
Vancouver Pool Terminal
Students Misunder General Smuts In Quiz Debate
In response to an exam question, several university students called General Smuts a disease affecting wheat, while a bright scholar claimed Smuts were stories not to tell. The remark reflects humorous misinterpretation during a late night study session.
Christmas Day births said to carry special powers among gypsies
Aged traditions claim children born on Christmas Day may see the future and ward off the evil eye among Roma communities. Separately, a device for removing ashes directly from houses is used in New York City, illustrating domestic innovations in urban life.
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New York City
Oak Tree Hailed as Tomb of Hans von Thummel
A 1000 year old oak near Noebdenitz is claimed to be the tomb of German poet and statesman Hans von Thummel. Local lore says Thummel was interred in a hollow of the tree in 1924, but the cavity has since been filled with concrete.
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Noebdenitz
Hans von Thummel
Thummel
Fragmentary Line Sparks Caution in Daily Life
A pasted line about threats and prices hints at everyday risks and ordinary commerce. The note contrasts criminal coercion with grocery pricing to evoke a sense of danger and normalcy in public life.
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Deei
Liniment
Betty Barclay
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Annebelle Worthington
Jane Paula
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Ramsay Co
Mammoth
Brooder
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
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