World Happenings Briefly Told
Leon Trotzky may become a permanent unwelcome guest of France as negotiations proceed. A new 7 000 ton cruiser is planned for the royal Australian navy. The House of Commons voted £2 250 to Jack Miner to support his bird sanctuary. The trans Atlantic passenger service opened at Quebec with the Duchess of Atholl and the Montcalm. The Nobel prize proposals include 46 000 000 women from all classes. Ottawa April imports duties totaled 301 687 dollars. An air mail link Fort Chippewyan to Fond du Lac will begin around June 12. Abbot Chao Kung plans a Buddhist monastery in British Columbia pending capital. The world wheat crop is forecast near 1933 levels with regional gains and losses offsetting each other.
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Leon Trotzky
France
Royal Australian Navy
Fort Chippewyan
Alta
Fond du Lac
Sask
Post Office Department
Chao Kung
Trebitsch Lincoln
British Columbia
International Institute of Agriculture
First Flight Covers Draw Global Stamp Collectors
Nearly 20 000 stamp enthusiasts worldwide sent covers for the inaugural air service from Prince Albert Beauval and Isle a la Crosse. Post office expects at least 1500 dollars in revenue from the flight as collectors send covers from New Zealand Germany France England South America the United States and all Canadian provinces. Collectors seek special cadet cancellations and extra revenue comes from overpostage and insurance.
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Air Service
Prince Albert
Beauval
Isle A la Crosse
New Zealand
Germany
France
England
United States
Marriages of Elderly Men Rise in Old Country in 1932
Official statistics show eighty six men over eighty married in the Old Country in 1932. The report notes no flour imports into Switzerland as domestic mills hold a monopoly of the market.
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Old Country
Switzerland
King selects Duke of Gloucester for Dominion tour
The king announced the Duke of Gloucester will visit New Zealand and Australia next autumn in place of Prince George. The project follows Prince George’s Africa tour and six months England absence concerns. Gloucester will represent the crown at Victoria state centenary events in Australia and carry out Prince George’s planned programme.
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King George
Duke of Gloucester
New Zealand
Australia
Prince George
South Africa
England
Dominions
Victoria
Piccard Sees Moon Trip Via Matter Dematerialization
Prof Auguste Piccard, famed stratosphere balloonist, proposes a moon voyage by light rays from disintegrated lead. He argues rockets are impractical due to 20 tons of return- trip explosives while matter dematerialization could enable interplanetary travel.
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Auguste Piccard
Piccard
Fire Through Time From Sparks To Steam Engines
The article traces early fire use from primitive friction to fire’s role in warmth, defense, and tool making. It notes Lavoisier’s definition of fire, the switch from wood to coal fueling the industrial age, and coal’s impact on iron and steam locomotives, ending with oil powering modern ships.
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England
John Walker
Lavoisier
Russia
Milk cows pull duty on farms across borders
A Canadian farmer arguing cows as draft animals was denied duty exemption after inspectors found several cows produced milk. The piece contrasts North American idle cows with European practice in Germany and other regions where milk cows pull loads, sometimes yoked with donkeys or humans.
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Europe
Black Forest
Germany
Detroit News
New Model Fashion Pattern Showcases Bright Styles
Here she demonstrates a practical new pattern with options in medium blue and white cot ton, blue linen finish, candy stripe seersucker, plain red linen jacket, and tub silk prints with crepe jackets. Style No. 675 fits sizes 8 to 14 years and requires yards of 39 inch material plus trim. Price 20 cents.
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text and Scriptural Focus
The lesson centers on loving God with all heart soul and mind as the greatest commandment from Matthew 22 37 39 and pairs it with loving neighbor as thyself. It covers Matthew 22 1 23 39 and includes a devotional reading from Romans 13 8 14.
Chocolate Macaroons From This Week Recipe
Beat two egg whites foamy then add sugar gradually until peaks form. Stir in salt and vanilla, fold in melted chocolate and shredded coconut. Drop batter on ungreased paper and bake at 325 degrees for about 20 minutes until set. Cool briefly before removing. Makes about two dozen one-inch macaroons.
Discoveries Of Super-Giant Stars At The APS Philadelphia
The American Philosophical Society reports new super-giant stars larger than the sun and 60 000 times hotter. Annie Jump Cannon of Harvard notes fifty found in the Large Magellanic Cloud, about 5 trillion miles away, with fine photographic plates. The piece also notes flowers from the Scilly Islands reaching London.
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American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia
Annie Jump Cannon
Harvard
Magellan
Wise Answer to a Treacherous Question
The Pharisees seek Jesus death and trap him with a tax question. Jesus asks for the tribute money and identifies Caesar's image, yielding the famous line to render unto Caesar and unto God. His reply reveals unreality in both sides and elevates the moral stakes of the debate.
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Jesus
Pilate
Caesar
God
H. Hensley Henson
Amendments tighten sale of cancer cures and patent medicines
A forthcoming House of Commons amendment to the Food and Drugs Act will ban selling medicines advertised to cure cancer tuberculosis and diabetes and limit medicines to common ailments. An extra measure prohibits substituting vinegar with acetic acid and requires warning labels on potent patent medicines.
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Food and Drugs Act
House of Commons
Ham and Celery Loaf with Lime Gelatin
Recipe for a ham and celery loaf using lime gelatin, vinegar, and chopped vegetables. Dissolve gelatin, add vinegar and salt, chill until slightly thickened, then fold in ham celery onion and pickles. Turn into a leaf pan, chill until firm, unmold, and serve with watercress. Serves 10.
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad
An old ad urges readers with vague digestion woes to take Carter's Little Liver Pills. It claims the remedy is purely vegetable and safe with no harsh calomel, priced at 25 cents, and recommends asking for them by name.
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Mecca
Carter
Timber For China: Fraser Lake logs shipped to Orient
Five carloads of white poplar logs cut by M. M. Connelly of Fraser Lake were shipped from Prince Rupert to China for matchwood timber. Twenty more cars are expected to arrive. Logs measure about twenty feet long with a minimum diameter of ten inches.
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M. M. Connelly
Fraser Lake
China
Prince Rupert
Orient
Baden-Powell Returns After Mediterranean Cruise
Lord Baden-Powell founder of the Boy Scout movement, who faced serious illness earlier this year, walked with the aid of two sticks on his return from a Mediterranean cruise. The 77 year old underwent internal operations January 4 and 20.
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Lord Baden-Powell
Boy Scout Movement
Lord Baden- Powell
Dinner Delay Sparks Quarrel Over Rabbit Plucking
A domestic quarrel unfolds as a husband complains dinner isn’t ready while the wife recalls spending three hours plucking a rabbit she had prepared. The exchange highlights household tension over meal preparation.
Vastness Of The Oceans And A Drifted Lifeboat
A life boat abandoned after the Exeter City wreck in January 1933 drifted 2,700 miles across the Atlantic and was found near the North Cape in Norway. It had carried a heavy sea and a coating of sea moss, with no one seen it for 15 months.
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North Cape
Norway
Atlantic
Sprinter Florence Hott Runs Westminster Bridge Race
Florence Hott, 19, an amateur sprinter and House of Commons catering staff member, ran 252 yards across Westminster Bridge starting at noon and reached the far side before the 10th strike of the hour as Big Ben struck twelve. The note adds a curious aside about potatoes in Ireland in the seventeenth century.
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Florence Hott
House of Commons
Westminster Bridge
Big Ben Ha
Big Ben
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Kingsville, Ont
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Montcalm
Nobel Committee
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Chelwood
Ottawa
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Ww. N. LU
Will Viet
Deke
Gloucester
Hix Ma
Paty
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Ruth Rogers
Verybody
Chantecler
Gordon H. Guest
M.A
Turret
Turret Fine Cut
Tave
Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada, Limited
Betty Barclay
Scilly Islands
London
Food and Drugs
Tin
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Denicotea
Desiers
Dfalyrs
Chaniler & Chanilep, Ltd
Wellington St. W. Lukouniy, ON
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