World Happenings Briefly Told
Restrictions in Great Britain over foot and mouth disease have ended. Montreal reports Cuba may form a diplomatic stance in Ottawa. Sir Thermus Lipton aims to build an America Cup yacht for Mugland. Vancouver grain to April 5 totals 26 182 564 bushels versus 42 460 615 last year. The Winnipeg beer by the glass proposal died in the legislature. Seven men executed by firing squad in Guadalajara for kidnap and murder. Sir Christopher Parr nominated as New Zealand representative on the Pacific Cable Board. Major Seagrave plans to museum-keep his 207 mph car after voyage. France built a naval group for its 1927-28 program.
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Joint Committee of Veterans of Winnipeg
Edgar M Willkins
United States
Guadalajara
Mexico
Christopher Parr
London
New Zealand
Pacife Cable Board
Baby's Own Tablets Promoted For Infant Ailments
An advertisement extols Baby's Own Tablets as the sole medicine for infants, claiming no harm and guaranteed freedom from injurious drugs. It cites a Ontario mother praising the product after her eleven month old weighed 22 pounds and won a prize at a baby show. Also mentions The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. selling at 25 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
A Nerve Racking Occupation for Submarine Sailors
A Spectator article by M. Me TM explains how submarine duty tests physical endurance and nerve. Sailors endure claustrophobic air, pressure, and constant alertness while 200 foot depths and noisy water challenge even those with calm temperaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Me
The
Spectator
New York
Sin
Sin Harbor
Women to Enter Italian Air Service Observation Posts Frontier
Signor Balbo told the Chamber of Deputies that Italian women will join the aero nautical service mainly for observation and signal posts along the frontier to guard against enemy aircraft incursions. He projected Italy to have 2,797 airplanes by 1930 with 865 bombers, 1,250 chasers, and 682 scorers and an annual aeronautics budget of 450 million lire.
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Italy
Signor Balbo
Chamber of Deputies
Kicking Horse Trail to Open Yoho Park to Motor Tourists
Plans for 19 7 development of Canadian National Parks include a new motor highway called the Kicking Horse Trail creating a 300 mile loop through the heart of the Rocky Mountain scenery. W. T. Ross of Srro Gas & Oil Co announces six wells to be drilled in the Grandview Manitoba oil structure this spring and summer following Hudson's Bay Marland Oil Co purchase of 1 320 acres of Srro leases.
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Yoho Park
Rocky Mountain
Grandview
Man
W. T. Ross
Sro Gas & Oil Co
Hudson's Bay-Marland Oil Co
Srro Gas & Oil Co
Gulllike airship tests promise tiny-field landings
Leonard W. Bonney unveils a gull shaped airplane designed to take off from a field the size of a pocket handkerchief and land on rooftops. The craft uses bird flight principles with wings folding after touchdown and duraluminum surfaces for light strength and braking.
Duke of Rutland Moves Into Haddon Hall After 200 Years
The Duke of Rutland ends a 200 year vacancy at Haddon Hall sleeping there on March 20. He has overseen repairs for eighteen months to restore the historic mansion and arranged for the Haddon chapel bell to be conveyed from Rowsley.
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Haddon Hall
Duke of Rutland
Dorothy Vernon
Mccans
Haddon Chapel
Rowsley
New Fashion Model Showcases Plaid Taffeta Dress
Shirrings lead the way in the new mode with a plaid taffeta frock. Bodice tucked at shoulders, long sleeves form a neck yoke, dress slips over the head with a converted collar. Straight foundation, circular panels, pockets on the skirt, narrow back belt. No. 1226 in sizes 24 to 42 inches bust. Book on fashion priced 16 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luis
Hen No 6 Claims World Egg-Laying Record at 351 in 364 Days
The University of British Columbia bred Hen No. 6 holds the world record for eggs laid in a year, totaling 351 in 364 days. The famed hen did not rest for Lent and even took a short holiday. Over $350 was offered and some eggs sold for as high as 25 dollars. She will be shown at the World Poultry Congress in Ottawa in July.
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Banff
Lake Louise
Rockies
Pacific Coast
University of British Columbia
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
English Railways Eye Canadian System To Boost Efficiency
Sir Joseph Stamp plans a staff inclusive reform at London Midland and Scottish railway aiming for more economical operation. Locomotive union secretary Bremiey cites the Canadian National Railway under Sir Henry Thornton where employee confidence with management fostered cooperation and reduced cutthroat competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Stamp
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Jobin Bremiey
Locomotive Engineers and Firemen’s Union
Locomotive Journal
Stomley
Canadian National Railway
Sir Henry Thornton
Electricity Saves Arzo Marble In Milan Cathedral
Engineers in Milan now saw Arzo marble for the Baptistery Chapel using hydroelectric power from Tessin. The electric cutting produces finer pieces and cheaper facings, preserving a centuries old trade as demand grows.
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Cathedral
Milan
Tessin
Dodd's Kidney Pills Claimed Helpful by Alberta Resident
Alberta man Mr Fred Hartman praises Dodd's Kidney Pills for improving his weak kidneys back pain and overall strength. The ad claims the pills strengthen kidneys and cleanse the blood while addressing rheumatism backaches and daily pains.
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Alberta
Dodd
Piers
Fred. Hartman
Viselite deflector aids car headlights under new rules
Saskatchewan leads by requiring front lamps to limit high beam rise to 42 inches from the ground measured 75 feet ahead. The Viselite transparent deflector refracts only the upper rays reducing glare, adds a slight green tint to ease eye strain, and fits between lens and rim to cap glare from bottom refraction and keep lenses clean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Emall
The Newspaper of Today Brantford Expositor Stance
The passage asserts a newspaper should mirror community and world events, value serious journalism as a guiding force, and include light and strange items without neglecting the major movers shaping society. It defends balanced coverage over sensationalism.
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Brantford Expositor
Prospered Canadians Seek Syria Bride Pair for Saskatchewan Farm Life
Sid Goiney and Charles Nashman, both naturalized British citizens, travel to Beyrouth Syria to find two Syrian wives to share life on Saskatchewan farms. Goiney has farmed sixteen years at Wood Mountain, Nashman owns a farm in Alberta. They plan to return soon as bachelors no longer.
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Saskatchewan
Sid Goiney
Charles Nashman
Syria
Beyrouth
Gotney
Wood Mountain
Canada
Simatr
Alberta
Learned Knitting From Sailors on Shetland Islands
The article claims Shetland women became premier knitters, tracing the craft to Spanish sailors stranded after a catastrophe who taught the technique to the islanders, shaping a lasting tradition.
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Shetland Islands
Celery King advertised as spring medicine
An ad touts Celery King lime as a spring remedy to drive out winter poisons improve appetite and refresh the body. It claims the product is good for the whole family and is sold at druggists for 30 cents.
Canadians May Use Canadian Stamps for Air Mail Fees
The Postmaster General discusses allowing Canadian stamps to prepay the extra 10 cent U S air mail fee on letters carried by air. Canada would need demand and formal arrangement while ordinary two cent postage could be prepaid with Canadian stamps. No figures on Canadian air mail usage were available.
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United States
New States
Canada
Deathless mercy bullet aims to tranquilize wild animals
Captain Barnett Harris of the Chicago Zoological Society unveils the mercy bullet a new tranquilizer round to render animals unconscious without injury. He plans to use it in Borneo to capture orangutans and gorillas alive for zoos worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnett Harris
Chicago Zoological Society
Harris
Borneo
Ile
Cheese Featured Prominently In Diet Pamphlet
A pamphlet by Miss Helen Campbell of the Dorminion Dairy and Cold Storage Branch argues cheese should have a larger role in Canadian diets. It notes cheese delivers nourishment similar to lean beef and offers versatile uses in cooked dishes.
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Helen Campbell
Dorminion Dairy and Cold Storage Branch
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
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Chamberlain
Great Britain
Montreal
Thermus Lipton
Mugland
Vancouver
J. O. D. Seagrave
England
France
Doumergue
Manchuria
Thomas
Rou the
Manitoba
the Doctor
Jordan
Brownie
M. Milland
Leonard W. Bonney
Rville Wricht
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Ong
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Bce
Confcience
Mr. F. Hartman
Ayres
Mother Graves
Mercury
Minard
Towa
U.S
Dave
Bob
Ramacy Company
International Patent Attorneys
UN Tank St
ACT Quick
J. A. Maas
Poultry Farm
Faribault
Minn
Bi Pees
Ivavr
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