World Happenings Briefly Told
Herbert Hobson a 39 year old northern Alberta flier from Edmonton will take up a post as pilot for Trans Canada Airlines. A provincial auditor check on Ontario civil service cash accounts led to the dismissal of five legislative employees. CBC will use gold plated microphones with Royal insignia for the King and Queen during their Canadian tour. Fingerprinting of children is urged by A H Lieck to identify future hardened criminals. Thirty five Canadian schoolboys will visit warships of the home fleet this summer, invited by Lord Stanhope. London reports average height and weight increases for 12 year olds since the war. In 1938 Canada barred 39 magazines and 17 books as treasonous or indecent. Manitoba acts restrict flushing geese by car and hunting outside specified hours. Alberta introduces legislation to implement federal municipal improvements aid.
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Ontario
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
A. H. Lieck
Bow Street
Lord Stanhope
The
Admiralty
F. J. Ney
Earl de la Warr
Education
London
Department of National Revenue
Canada
Game and Fisheries Act
Manitoba
Alberta
Solon Low
Cure for Seasickness Aids Passengers on West Indies Cruise
Report from the Lethybridge Herald notes experiments on seasick passengers using inhaled 100 percent oxygen. The treatment lifted them from beds, ended dizziness, and allowed food retention. Not fully efficient yet, but the advance raises hopes for sailors and travelers alike.
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West Indies
Britannia
Lethywidge Herald
Paintings Loaned to Rideau Hall for Royal Visit
National Gallery loans finest Canadian paintings to Government House for the royal visit May 14 18 19 and 20 with Clarence Gagnon works in the Queen's sitting room and portraits of governors general in the ballroom. Mounties in scarlet guard all entrances as RCMP take charge of Government House security.
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National Gallery
Government House
Rideau Hall
Clarence Gagnon
George
King Edward VII
Queen Alexandra
King George V
Queen Mary
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Siam
Ottawa
R.C.M.P
Jabot Frock That Slenderizes Pattern 4042 Ad
Anne Adams unveils Pattern 4042 a stylish spring frock with jabot trim designed to slim the wearer. The dress features a yoke back and front shaping, a trim hip skirting with a wide hem ruffle, and variable sleeve styles. Available in sizes 36 to 48 with fabric and ruffle yardage listed. order details from Winnipeg Pattern Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave. E
Winnipeg
Stockholm Children’s Library claims world’s best annex
Children of Stockholm declare the annex of the Stockholm City Library the best and possibly the largest for youth with 40 000 books. A bulletin board explains world events with pictures, and a Geography room features a carved ceiling and painted sky chart. The Fairy Tale Room attracts crowds as Punch and Judy Swedish tales are dramatized twice weekly by well known actors.
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Stockholm
Sweden
How You May Reduce Varicose or Swollen Veins
Health note outlines a home treatment for varicose and swollen veins using a product called Moon's Emerald Off. It claims quick visible improvement with eight afternoon and morning applications, promotes an economical small bottle lasting long, and urged readers to try immediately.
Dying Scot Recovers After Bagpipe Farewell
An ill Scot in a Chicago hospital asked to hear bagpipes before death. A piper played fifteen minutes and the man began to recover, while other patients in the ward died that evening, a macabre twist the Ottawa Journal notes.
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Chicago
Allen Reid
Ottawa Journal
Argentina restricts mixing wheat crops to curb surplus
Buenos Aires reports a warning from the National Grain and Elevators Board noting a large last year’s wheat surplus. It makes mixing this year’s crop with last year’s illegal and imposes a minimum $1,000 fine on violators.
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Argentina
National Grain and Elevators Board
Buenos Aires
Cave art shows hunters with bows in France and Spain
On cave walls in France and Spain, hunter figures wield bows and arrows. Some drawings depict animals with arrows in their bodies, illustrating early hunting scenes and arrows embedded in prey.
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France
Spain
Planning Garden Layouts For Space And Seed Quality
The article warns new gardeners to space plants by their mature height to avoid crowding. It recommends 6-7 feet for a Spirea shrub and outlines hot bed seedling techniques, seed quality, and the importance of choosing Canadian adapted seeds for successful gardening.
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Canada
Maple Syrup Harvest In Eastern Canada Promises Good Yield
The Department of Agriculture reports prospects for an encouraging maple harvest with about 20 million trees tapped. Output expected to be high quality though 4 billion fewer taps than last year due to September wind storms.
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Eastern
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Wild Horses in Oregon Sold to Allies During War
During World War I wild horses were gathered in Oregon and sold to Britain and France. The French reportedly follow a plan of breakfast at midday with a roll and chocolate upon arising.
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Oregon
New Lucite Lighted Surgical Instrumentation Introed
New medical tools made of Lucite transmit light from a distant handle to illuminate internal body parts. The plastic’s optical properties keep heat and glare away, guiding beams to the surgical area for safer, better illuminated procedures.
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American College of Surgeons
Canada
Sunday School Lesson on Redemption and Christ’s Suffering
The text centers on Christ suffering for sins to bring believers to God. It cites First Peter passages, devotional readings, and Moffatt translations explaining redemption not by money but by Christ’s blood, urging obedience and sincere brotherly love as fruits of faith.
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Christ
Peter
Moffatt
Frank Johnson
Harper & Brothers
Shredded Wheat Biscuits With Cheesy Pepper Sauce
Bring milk to scalding and mix with flour salt paprika and mustard. Stir in hot milk and cook until thick. Add cheese and Worcestershire then fold in beaten egg yolks. Heat until cheese melts. Serve over heated Shredded Wheat Biscuits four halves per person, serves six.
Chocolate Bread Pudding With Butterscotch Sauce
Recipe combines unsweetened chocolate and stale bread baked in a hot water bath for a firm custard dessert. Sauce uses butter brown sugar egg yolk milk, creamed and heated. Also notes Confucian mourning rule and a witty quote about attending a political meeting with an open mind.
Sun Tempered Light Source and Termite Count
A sun's surface tem per at 11000 degrees is described as only one third efficient for light. In a single cubic foot of wood a count of four thousand termites is reported.
Diphtheria and disinfection myths debunked in schools
The article argues that bedding and clothes do not host disease long term and that terminal disinfection is wasteful. It cites Brighton 1910 shifts to boil sheets and wash linens, notes measles contacts not excluded since 1922, and asserts policy kept children in school with no disease rise, stressing spores only in anthrax and tetanus.
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Brighton
England
United States
Editorial Note on Dr McCullough Cancer Articles Availability
Readers are told to request the complete set of Dr McCullough's cancer articles from The Health League of Canada, 105 Bond St, Toronto Ontario. The notice invites readers to secure the full series by writing for subscription or access.
Albatross planes join London Paris air line service
Plans for the British trans Atlantic air mail advance with flying boats. Two Albatross land planes, initially for ocean service experiments, will operate the London Paris route to speed up and expand services between the capitals.
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London
Paris
Water Use Dangers To Batteries
Continued use of water other than properly distilled water may damage a battery permanently.
United States Ranked Fourth by Population Worldwide
The United States is the fourth most populous nation with an estimated 130,215,000 inhabitants, reflecting its large national population size and global demographic standing.
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United States
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Trans- Canada Air Lines
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China
Health League
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Trans-Atlantic Service
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Pinkham
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