Emanuele Filiberto Launch and Global Happenings Brief
The Italian cruiser Emanuele Filiberto was launched recently. Six Scottish brides disembarked the Duchess of York at Halifax. Mrs. John Cherry of Galt Ontario is dead, aunt of Arthur W. Cutten. Frank L. Cutten of Medicine Hat is a brother. German unemployment fell by 719,588 per men and 574,000 per the employment bureau. The RCMP was formed from the NWMP in 1905. London Jews seek police protection from anti-Semitic labeling. Germany orders 180 airship motors from a single English manufacturer. A bank draft for 5400 dollars arrives as conscience money to R C Matthews. Royal salutes and Rochster guns mark the centenary of St Helena.
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John Cherry
Arthur W. Cutten
Chicago Wheat King
Galt, Ont
Frank L. Cutten
Medicine Hat
Alta
London
Germany
England
Daily Mail
Needle threading contest in Vancouver stirs satire
The Vancouver Sun ridicules a needle threading competition as part of a string of idiotic contests from dance marathons to hog calling. The piece notes locals enjoy such follies and suggests inventing even zanier contests to keep everyone busy.
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Vancouver
Vancouver Sun
Perils of Seafarers Rise Among Sailors Says LA Times
The Los Angeles Times quotes M. J. Jacobs noting seafarer deaths from violence are 430 percent higher than in other groups. He argues modern sea travel is no safer than in Phoenician days, when crude wooden skiffs sailed 2000 years ago.
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M. J. Jacobs
Los Angeles Times
Precious Water From Heavy Water Research At Michigan
University of Michigan laboratories guard a rare deuterium oxide sample valued at 10.6 dollars per glass. Professors Halford Anderson and Bates outlined a plan at the American Chemical Society meeting in St. Petersburg to double the supply to two quarts in two years. Halford hopes heavy water may aid cancer treatment and possibly age related diseases in the future.
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University of Michigan
J. C. Halford
Leigh C. Anderson
John R. Bates
American Chemical Society
St. Petersburg
Halford
Smokers’ Tobacco Revenue Edges Up in 1932-33 Canada
For the past fiscal year Canada’s tobacco consumption revenue rose from the previous year. The 11 months showed entered consumption of 4,017,674,385 with a total yearly figure of 3,728,832,089. Taxpayers paid 24,524,362 in imposts on tobacco, cigarettes contributing about two thirds.
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House of Commons
Canada
Dominion
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order guidance appears from Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. Pattern number seeaeeee. The notice directs readers on selecting and purchasing dress patterns through a local pattern service.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Little Journeys In Science: Oxygen Its Properties and Uses
A concise overview of oxygen as an active gas in air, its abundance in the earth and life, and its practical applications. It explains oxidation, oxides, and how oxygen supports burning, with notes on dissolved gas in water, submarine use, aviation altitude effects, oxy acetylene welding, and medical oxygen therapy.
Sowing guide for May garden and fruit crops
May gardening advice covers sowing timing for tender and hardy vegetables with frost risk, daily practice for continuous harvest, and using annuals or perennials for screens. It discusses fruit options in Canadian provinces, including Windsor cherries and Montmorency plums, plus berries and gooseberries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Ontario
Windsor
Montmorency
Richmond
Canada
Dominion
Sunday School Lesson Text Summary
A devotional note citing Philippians 2 9 to 11 and listing Matthew 21 1 46 as the lesson with Hebrews 1 8 12 as devotional reading. The fragment presents a religious study card focusing on exaltation of Jesus and scriptural references.
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Gokden
Triumphal Entry of Jesus to Jerusalem Described
The excerpt recounts Jesus sending two disciples to fetch an ass and a colt near Bethany, fulfilling Zechariah's prophecy. It notes the crowd spreading garments and palm branches, shouting Hosanna to the Son of David, and contrasts varying motivations of followers and onlookers.
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Bethphage
Jerusalem
Jesus
Matthew
Zechariah
Marcus Dods
Christ
Russia
A. Grist
John
Lazarus
Caramel Bon Bons From Condensed Milk Recipe
Caramel Bon Bons use sweetened condensed milk caramelized by boiling cans for three hours under water. Mix with confectioners sugar and vanilla, then roll in toasted coconut or chopped nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls, form patties, and chill.
Potato and Pea Carrot Ring Bake
Two cups mashed potatoes mixed with heavy cream onion juice egg yolk sugar salt and pepper. Form a ring on a buttered dish fill center with cooked peas and carrots seasoned with sugar salt and pepper. Dot with butter and bake until heated through and lightly browned.
Banns Cut Revenue From Marriage Licenses Across Provinces
Alberta and Ontario report losses in 1933 as couples publish banns in churches to avoid six dollar licenses. Donald Mackie, provincial statistics registrar, notes denominations are widely using banns. Hamilton city records show about a thousand dollar drop due to this practice.
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Hamilton
Ont
Alberta
Donald Mackie
Puffins Shed Outer Bill Sheaths Each Fall
The article notes puffins molt the keratin sheath from their bills every autumn as part of their cycle. This physical change is linked to seasonal behavior and feeding adjustments in their coastal habitats.
Heavy U S Tourists Lead Canada Border Travel in 1933
Canadian government figures show 3,096,887 U S autos entered Canada for touring in 1933. Of these 2,233,418 stayed under 24 hours, 863,136 under 60 days, and 333 under six months. Estimated per car spending was 7.68 dollars for 24 hours, 59.80 dollars for 60 days, and 234.07 dollars for six months, totaling about 77,250,000 Canadian dollars.
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United States
Canada
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Emanuele Filiberto
Duchess of York
Halifax
Northwest Mounted Police Force
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
R. C. Matthews
National Revenue
Montreal
Rochester
St. Helena
Lonely Little Isle
South Atlantic
Napoleon
Carter
Roy Bie
Precion
TafAso
Ruth Rogers
Vocing Traveler
Ian Ross MacFarlane
Washington
New York
Champlain
Europe
Asia
Syrian Desert
Gordon H. Guest
M.A
Party Hervest
the Humorist
JPSES
Reng
Betty Barclay
Ogdens
Ogden
P.S
Denicotea
Chantler & Chaniler, Ltd
Wellington St. W
Pokonto, ON
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