Canadian Ceramic Society Elects Ottawa Man President
Norman B. Davis of Ottawa was elected president of the Canadian ceramic society. In the clay division W. G. Worcester of Saskatoon was named a director. Mme Consuela Sides, widow of Capt. Charles Nungesser, is taking aviation lessons in Los Angeles. A Paris attic discovery revealed $15 000 in bonds under dirty rags. The Imperial Shipping Committee surveys world shipping. Five New Zealand destroyers to be scrapped. Automobile licenses in Manitoba show growth with 3 000 more issued than last year. Kazukai Gomi of Nagano, Japan, won Harvard Pickering gold trophy for discovering a new star. A light Ottawa flying club plane crashed near Van Camp, killing Lorne R. Van Allen and Robert Walters.
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Mme
Consuela Sides
Charles Nungesser
Atlantic
Los Angeles
Raymond Gran
Paris
Imperial Shipping Committee
New Zealand
Stalwart
Swordsman
Success
Tasmania
Tattoo
Manitoba
Lieense Bureau
Kazukai Gomi
Nagano
Japan
Harvard University
Pickering
Lorne R. van Alien
Robert Walters
Ottawa Flying Club
van Camp
Ont
Ottawa
Back To Nature Spider Silk Aids Meridian Telescopes
Astronomers still use spider silk to make fine cross hairs on meridian telescopes to gauge star passages. A fly's wing is described as a useful part in constructing a delicate heat measuring device for remote stars. April Coronet.
Autographed George V Photo Honors Welsh Guards at Wellington
The Welsh Guards received an autographed photograph of King George V in Field Marshal uniform as a memento of Queen Mary’s visit to their Wellington Barracks service on St. David’s Day. The King’s uniform as Colonel-in-Chief rests in an adjoining air tight case in the CO’s room.
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Welsh Guards
Queen Mary
Wellington Barracks
St. David's Day
King George V
George V
Jupiter’s Nine Moons and Diverse Orbits
The planet Jupiter hosts nine moons each with distinct orbital periods and sizes. Some moons travel more slowly, and their orbits vary significantly in radius.
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Jupiter
How to Overcome Itching Piles
An ad advises treatment for itching piles and rectal soreness. It promotes Hemroid, an internal remedy from a druggist, claimed to relieve itching, soreness, and painful passage without surgery. The copy urges prompt use and mocks operation as unnecessary.
Captivating Made-At-Home Frock Adverts Pattern 4372
Anne Adams promotes pattern 4372 for a versatile summer dress with multiple necklines and a flared skirt. Available in sizes 12 through 40, it includes illustrated instructions. send 20 cents and mail Size Name Address and Style Number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
General Lee and the officer you should trust
A proverb echoes General Lee's remark that character matters more than opinion. A Literary Digest note says NYSE membership costs fluctuated wildly from $625,000 in 1929 to $658,000 in 1932, reflecting the brutal highs and lows of the era.
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Lee
Christian Science Monitor
Literary Digest
New York Stock Exchange
Sweet potato cultivation in ancient China expands
Fragmentary report notes sweet potatoes were cultivated in ancient China with references to early agricultural practices around 2202. The text mentions crops and farming methods in historic contexts.
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China
Dominion Drama Festival Prize Winners Report
The fifth Dominion drama festival awards honor the Toronto Masquers for The House in the Quiet Glen. Vancouver's Strolling Players win best English acting for The Barrets of Wimpole Street. Ottawa’s Le Caveau takes French prize for Francoise. Toronto Masquers win best Canadian play. Individual prizes: Gay Scrivener Vancouver and Frank Rostance Toronto. French acts go to Florence Castonguay Ottawa and Joseph Plante Winnipeg.
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Bessborough
Toronto
Ottawa
Francoise
Barry Jackson
Toronto Masquers
Lady Tweedsmuir
Gay Scrivener
Vancouver
Barrets
Wimpole Street
Frank Rostance
Quiet Glen
Raymond Brugere
Canada
Florence Castonguay
Joseph Plante
Winnipeg
Biarritz
Empress of Britain Passes Under New Golden Gate Span
The Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Britain, 42500 tons, became the largest vessel yet to transit the San Francisco bridge. Captain G M Parry said careful calculations for tide and ballast allowed entry with about 15 feet to spare. Mast removal and ballast adjusted the ship’s draft as safety nets were removed during final construction.
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Canadian Pacific
San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge
Canadian Pacific Steamship Fleet
G. M. Parry
Nova Scotia
Selected Recipes for Salmon Mold Salad and Mazda Dressing
A recipe note describes making a salmon mold salad using salt mustard corn syrup eggs milk or cream vinegar gelatine cold water and canned salmon. Soak gelatine, dissolve in hot dressing, mix with salmon, mold, chill, unmold on lettuce with parsley and eggs or olives, serve with Mazda dressing and optional additions like peas celery or gherkins.
Misaddressed Mail Costs Government Large Sum
Burton Cowles of the Washington dead-letter division notes widespread mail misdirection in 1936. About 12.25 million misdirected letters occurred, with 108,454 containing $96,226, plus unclaimed packages and stamp recoveries, yielding roughly $229,353 in revenue.
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United States
Burton Cowles
Washington
Mrs E J Wilson Throws First Ball for Chicopee Opening
In Chicopee Georgia 96 year old Mrs E J Wilson officiated the opening ceremony of the Northern Georgia League season marking the ceremonial first ball of the base ball year.
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Chicopee
Georgia
E. J. Wilson
Sunlit paradox: winter sun hotter than summer rays
A finding notes that sunlight can feel hotter in winter than in summer. The observation suggests seasonal changes in perceived heat due to solar exposure and atmospheric conditions.
Dick Gets a New Partner
A brief note promotes Postum as a caffeine free beverage alternative. It emphasizes tea and coffee discomfort among adults and children, suggesting Postum made from roasted wheat and bran as a plain, inexpensive substitute for thirty days.
Tolerance of Isaac Sunday School Lesson
Blessed are the peacemakers theme from Matthew 5:9 guides a devotional on Isaac’s story from Genesis 21 1 to 25 18 26 1 83. Includes adult reflection and scriptural cross references for study and prayer.
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God
Where Taxes Are Taxes The Budget and Britons’ Burden
The article discusses Chancellor Chamberlain’s budget and rising British income taxes. It contrasts Britain’s national levies with American local taxes, noting a 5s in the pound rate and higher relative burdens for middle income earners, and suggests Britons envy American tax patterns.
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Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Downing Street
Europe
Britain
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Life of Isaac in Genesis Chapters Twenty Five and Twenty Six
The text outlines Isaac’s life apart from Abraham and his sons, detailing his marriage to Keturah and their descendants, birth of Esau and Jacob, and a famine that drives him to Gerar. It covers his prosperity, the Philistines’ envy, well-digging episodes, the creation of Rehoboth, and his non resistant approach leading to peace with Abimelech.
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Isaac
Abraham
Jacob
Esau
Keturah
Rebekah
Gerar
Abimelech
Hebron
Beersheba
Rehoboth
Jehovah
Strange Sight In Paris Tower Leaning From Notre Dame de Bonne-Nouvelle
Arthur Dobson of American Express notes a leaning church tower in Paris linked to Notre Dame de Bonne-Nouvelle. Birds abandoned the belfry and only the weather-cock remains. A fixed rectangular clock once told time but could not cope with the tilt.
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Church of Notre Dame de Bonne-Nouvelle
Paris
Arthur Dobson
American Express Travel Ser
Gardening Seeds and Mulch Grow Better Yields
A weekly cultivation routine reduces weeds conserves moisture and speeds growth. Emphasizes good seed from a reliable Canadian source and notes perennials and annuals suited to shade and poor soil. Also mentions a Gettysburg cemetery sign warning firearms use will be prosecuted.
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Great Britain
Cemetery of
Gettysburg
Rastus scoffs at wife’s laziness in pancake prank tale
In a jokey exchange, Rastus laments his wife’s supposed laziness claiming she fills pancakes with popcorn so they flop over on their own, a humorous regional quip about domestic mishap and comic behavior.
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Rastus
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Norman B. Davis
Canadian Ceramic Society
W. G. Worcester
Saskatoon
Sask
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Dominion Drama Festival
Golden Gate Bridge
U.S
Irom Bank
DR. Ripley
John
Consumer Service Dept General Foods Limited
Cobourg
Ontario
Viceroy Mendoza
Mexico
Henry S. Parmelee
Connecticut
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