World Happenings Briefly Told
Alberta may open a prairie chicken season this year. Canada plans a 99 year joint use railway track agreement for Quebec city facilities. Mary Pickford’s Toronto birth cottage becomes a tea room run by A Trudelie. Unified US transportation under ICC urged by 1934 conference. Canadian hogs up 43,000 in 10 weeks. total 657,811 in 1934. New mining aeroplane tested in Ottawa NRC labs. Alberta proposes freight rate cuts to align with export levels. Sea serpents deemed non existent by Royal Ontario Museum expert. Chicagoan income tax this year projected at 1.59 million on 4‑5 million income. Brilliant BC Doukhobor prisoners to return home from Piers Island.
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Alberta
House of Commons
Quebec City
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Transportation Conference
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Brownlee
J. R. Dymond
Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology
Toronto
Brilliant
B.C
Piers Island
British Columbia
Agricultural Notes on Seeds Eggs and Wheat
Agricultural notes discuss seed yields for tomato cabbage and celery and the keeper quality of eggs. Canada reports higher poultry and egg holdings and rising exports while milk output stays steady. Wheat export quotas for 1933-34 leave a large carryover, keeping 1934 wheat available for world markets.
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Canada
The
Agricultural Situation Bulletin
Grandmother Promises Candy for Face Wash and Ears
Little Johnny weighs options and suggests a bath after Grandma offers a candy for washing his face and two pieces for behind the ears. The playful exchange ends with Johnny considering a bath.
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Grandmother
Johnny
Exceptionally youthful jacket dress pattern preview
The pattern features navy crepe silk for the skirt and jacket with a bright green navy bodice. A frilled collar echoes a wind blown look and a lighter beige tweed alternative uses a brown necktie silk bodice with beige stripes. Sizes 14 to 40 inch bust. pattern 20 cents.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Winnipeg Pattern No Name Town inesween Size details appear in a notice from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. The item lists pattern numbers and associated town or area names with indicated sizes for ordering.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Women Enter Prospecting Field
Seven women attended a first short course for miners at the University of Manitoba led by Dr. G. M. Brownell and received certificates from the department of mines. One, Kathleen Rice, is actively prospecting in Manitoba at Herb Lake, driving a husky team and wearing hob-nailed boots.
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Winnipeg
G. M. Brownell
Geology Department
University of Manitoba
Department of Mines
Manitoba
Kathleen Rice
Toronto University
Herb Lake
Rice
New Dental Chair Uses Music to Ease Patient Fear
Dr. Elmer S. Best of Minneapolis demonstrated a dental chair at the Chicago Dental Society convention. The chair wires music from a cabinet to headpiece amplifiers pressing on the mastoid bones so patients can hear via bone conduction, calmed by music and even engaging children who forget the drill.
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Chicago Dental Society
Elmer S. Best
Minneapolis
Little Journeys In Science Snows Weather and Ice Facts
Gorden MH Guest discusses snow science from global distribution to snow lines. He explains snowflakes formation and forms, hail and sleet distinctions, and the polar abundance of star shaped crystals. The article notes snow lines in Himalayas Rockies and Norway and describes glaciers and red snow as Aristotle first noted.
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Canada
Himalayas
Rocky Mountains
Norway
Polar
Aristotle
Arctic
Frosting Recipe With Fruit Zest And Citrus
Combine orange and lemon rind with juice and let stand ten minutes. Cream butter with egg yolk and salt, then gradually blend in sugar. Alternate sugar and juice until smooth and spreadable. Yields enough to coat two 9 inch layers or an 8x8 cake or about thirty cupcakes.
Prarachio Cocoa Balls From a Simple Recipe Note
Recipe describes making chocolate balls with cocoa sugar and nut meats. Mix cocoa and powdered sugar, chop nuts, add condensed milk and vanilla, form balls, then roll in remaining sugar and cocoa. Yields about thirty six balls.
Dragon described in old texts with varied animal parts
A mythical Chinese dragon blends a camel head, deer horns, a snake neck, a clam stomach, fish scales, eagle claws, and cow ears. The text links moral progress to success after passing selfishness, untruthfulness, jealousy, and egotism.
Weight of a Million Dollars in Gold
The article explains that a million dollars in gold weighs 53.50 ounces if in US gold coins, based on 25.8 grains of nine-tenths fine gold per dollar. It notes about 22,000 ounces of newly mined gold equal a million dollars at current prices.
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R.F.C. Ges
We Might Destroy All Correspondence to 1908
A fragment quotes plans to destroy correspondence prior to 1908 and to make carbon copies first. The terse exchange hints at archival erasure and preservation steps to safeguard records before disposal.
Carter's Little Liver Pills Promoted Against Nasty Feelings
An 19th or early 20th century advertisement promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a safe, purely vegetable cure for a range of digestive woes. The copy warns that poor liver function causes wretchedness and suggests a regimen to clear the bowels, touting the product as the solution over other laxatives.
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Carter
Mary Magdalene Sees Christ Risen At the Tomb
Sunday school lesson outlines Mary Magdalene visiting Jesus tomb before dawn. It covers the resurrection event in John 20 1 16 with reflections on Mary’s recognition and Jesus words to her, plus devotional ties to Colossians 3 1 and Ephesians 1 15 23.
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John
Mary Magdalene
Christ
Jesus
Magdalene
Magdala
Tiberias
Mary
R. C. Gillie
Rabboni
Edward Everett Hale, Jr
Augustine
Proves The Workmanship There is another example of the excellence of British bridge building in Middlesbrough
This report highlights a new road bridge over the river Tees linking Yorkshire and Durham. The span must rise 120 feet to clear ships reaching Stockton and weighs 2600 tons. In a test three men on hand-pulleys raised the span, though electrical lifting is the intended method with a motor as backup.
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Middlesbrough
England
Yorkshire
Durham
Tees
Stockton
Economic Survey Of Land Plans For Saskatchewan Development
Hon. J. F. Bryant announces an economic survey to inventory land resources in Saskatchewan. The aim is to map crop areas and soil value to guide future agricultural development and proper land use. Underutilized occupied lands will be reclassified for the most suitable use through a planned program.
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Saskatchewan
J. F. Bryant
K.C
Japanese Tank Notes May Be With Drawn From Manchuria
Military dispatch reports indicate Japanese armored units reduced forces in Manchuria with withdrawal or redeployment considered. Analysts assess impact on regional balance and supply lines as zero hour approaches for potential strategic adjustments.
Gardening Guide Highlights Planting Shrubs and Trees
The article advises spring planting for shrubs trees and vines with proper soil preparation root coverage watering and staking. It promotes warm light soil in 100 foot rows for vegetables and notes landscaping adds value by shaping the house line with trees shrubs and flowers for protection and beauty.
Washington’s artificial teeth on display at Baltimore College
A set of artificial teeth worn by George Washington is a valued exhibit belonging to the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery.
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George Washington
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
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Ient
Vicki VacoRus
Mary Pickford
City Council
A. Trudelie
J. H. Parkin
National Research Council
Ottawa
Council
Westers Parmner
United Kingdom
French Morocco
Fez
New Zealand
Australia
Ontario
Quebec
Ireland
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Denicotea
Tobaccs
Robt. Shepses Co
the T. Eaton Co
Liggette
Steres Meodey’s Cigar
G. Whebby
Rutherford Drug
Stereg Beas
Mefkicjohs
Chantler & Chantler, Ltd
Canadian Distributors
Wellington St
Toronto, Ont
Ruth Bowers
University of
Tion
Daniel
Gorden
Guest, WA
Betty Barclay
the Risen
God
Economic Survey of Land
Manchuria
Mamulton
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