World Happenings Briefly Told
Tuberculosis death rate in Ontario has been cut in half according to Ontario health minister Hon. Dr. J A Faulkner. An English racing driver develops a new police auto front claw to aid chase of criminals. A London Grocers Exhibition shows a machine testing 3 000 eyes per hour and weighing them. Thomas Bryson 93 oldest foreign missionary in China dies in Tientsin after going to China from Edinburgh in 1866. Dr Jos Heaslip named medical officer at Guelph reformatory. Northern Alberta railways report 3 500 000 bushels of grain marketed, valued at about 2 500 000 dollars. Treasury ledger notes 624 113.70 from citizen contributions since a century ago. Central Alberta Dairy Pool and Sunny Alberta Creameries bids for butter freight cut to Vancouver from Alix and Red Deer were dismissed.
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Ontario
J. A. Faulkner
Peterborough
Royal Agricultural Hall
London
Thomas Bryson
China
Tientsin
Edinburgh
United States Treasury
Treasury
Central Alberta Dairy Pool, Limited
Sunny Alberta Creameries, Limited
Alix
Alta
Red Deer
Vancouver
Board of Railway Commissioners
New Garden Methods Promise Soil-Free Veges From Tanks
Arthur C. Pillsbury describes a future where families grow vegetables in chemical tanks rather than soil beds. He cites soil-less, shallow tanks producing far higher yields with a tenfold increase and even potatoes reaching two to three thousand bushels per acre versus the US average of 104 bushels.
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Arthur C. Pillsbury
Pillsbury
United States
Earth could rust to death and end life says scientist
Smithsonian scientist Dr Henry Norris Russell proposes that ocean air oxygen could be slowly depleted by rusting of iron in rocks. With enough time he says this inexorable rock decay might exhaust atmosphere and kill all breathable life. He estimates the end may come in a billion years or more. Americans spend between 3 and 8 billion dollars yearly on lotteries and numbers games both foreign and domestic.
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Smithsonian Institute
Henry Norris Russell
Russell
The Best News Medium by Charles McIntyre
Charles McIntyre argues in Printer and Publisher that no single medium can deliver every news need or entertain without limits. He notes reading time, clipping rights, and audience reach shape a newspaper’s value and cannot be easily replaced by radio or other media.
Bay Route revised safety push for gyro compass ships
Saskatchewan urged Hon. C ite Howe to require ships entering Hudson Bay to carry gyro compasses. Howe said the Imperial Shipping Board must implement changes. Davis noted insurance discounts do not deter all entrants. He cited Avon River grounding in Hudson Strait and argued gyro gear could have prevented the close danger, though the vessel was sidelined and in poor condition.
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Hudson Bay
Hon
C. Ite Howe
Transport and Marine
Saskatchewan
Howe
Imperial Shipping Board
High Commissioner
T. C. Davis
Avon River
Hudson Strait
Predicts World War Two Within Two Years
Emil Ludwig, German Jewish biographer, predicts a new world war within two years. He arrives from South America with his wife and rejects Fascist vs Communist labels. He says conflict stems from two opposing philosophies and aggressive versus defensive nations, likening it to Europe's religious wars.
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Emil Ludwig
South America
Ludwig
Berlin
Rome
Europe
Tomatoes Douse Car Blaze On Texas Highway
Firemen responded to an alarm near Mission Texas and found the automobile fire out as they arrived. The driver said a farmer drove by and hurled ripe tomatoes at the burning engine to extinguish the flames. Crews stood back and finished dousing the blaze in minutes.
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Mission
Texas
RAF Pilot Crashes in Solent Lands Safely at Gosport
A Royal Air Force pilot crashed into the Solent and tore off the undercarriage yet managed a flawless no injury landing at the Gosport aerodrome in England. The incident ends with the flyer unharmed and the craft secured.
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Solent
Royal Air Force
Gosport
England
Old tires fuel Australian farm life with inventive uses
In central Australia old automobile tires are repurposed into practical items for farms. Inner tubes become bow-yangs for dust protection, belt and hatband accents, brake leathers, boot resoles, braces and leggings. Inner tubes also form collapsible buckets rifle cases and mail carriers in rain.
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Australia
Inventions Of The Future Speculating On Tomorrow
US government experts who study agricultural patents imagine corn with zippers bananas thriving in Maine a self squeezing grapefruit seeds planted before breakfast yielding dinner vegetables and acorns sprouting trees within a year A patent office statement says such fancies seem impossible now yet not more unlikely than early airplanes or radios in 1936 Patent on plants legalized six years ago and have multiplied like weeds More than 1000 applications have been filed for vegetable table fruit and tree patents about 200 issued for items from raspberries to water lilies
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United States
Maine
Patent Office
Halifax group backs Canadian prison reform plan
The Halifax branch of the Prisoners' Welfare Association urged centralizing control of the penal system under one authority. The brief called for reducing minimum sentences to one year, applying League of Nations standards nationwide, capping prison populations at 500, tiered penitentiary status, advisory visiting committees, and training for staff.
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Halifax
The
Prisoners’ Welfare Association
Royal Commission Investigating
Association
League of Nations
Must Learn Housekeeping Under Reich Ministry Rules
The Ministry of Women of the Reich promotes domestic training as conscription like service. It requires a domestic proficiency certificate before any other training. About 12,000 families train 13 year old elementary girls under government supervision, who receive six marks monthly pocket money and attend a domestic training college in their off time. Government service is barred to any girl who does not qualify domestically.
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Ministry of Women of the
Reich
Carter's Little Liver Pills Promised Quick Bile Flow
An old style health ad touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a gentle remedy to stimulate the liver and bile flow. It claims the pills act like calomel without mercury, helping digestion, relieve bloating, and improve mood.
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Treliver
Carter
Chinese Honesty Cited by Ed Sullivan on Broadway
The New York Daily News column quotes Ed Sullivan praising Chinese restaurateurs and cabmen for honesty. He notes Broadway once crowded with Chinese eateries, disputes about contracts, and that Chinese cafe owners fulfilled oral promises for a decade. It mentions gambling trips to Newark and timely payments with tips.
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Ed. Sullivan
New York Daily News
Broadway
Celestial Cafe
Bowery
Chinatown
Newark
Ontario Nurses Training Tuberculosis Cases Reported
Ontario findings reveal thirty cases of active tuberculosis among nurses in training from exams conducted last year. Education minister J L Sampson announced at the Ontario Hospital Association in Toronto. He also noted 23 training school teachers diagnosed with active TB in the past two years. Civilization remark closed.
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Ontario
J. L. Sampson
Ontario Hospital Association
Toronto
The Christian Soldier Armor and Prayer for Victory
Sunday school lesson outlines the Christian warfare against evil with the whole armor of God. It emphasizes faith, salvation, the sword of the Spirit, and persistent prayer as keys to victory, citing Ephesians 6 10 21 and related passages. The dialogue ends with a classroom moment focusing on attentive listening.
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Paul
God
Apostle
C. R. Erdman
S. D. Gordon
Customer Shoes Squeak in Same Key
Head Clerk questions Jedkins about a customer as the clerk explains the man searches for two squeaky shoes that share the same pitch. The exchange captures a humorous retailer moment with a pun on musical keys.
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Jedkins
Lloyds Sees Premium Totals Near One Hundred Fifty Million Dollars
Premiums totaling about 150 million dollars pour into Lloyds of London over a year as the market expands. The report notes 140 by products derived from livestock reflecting diverse industry uses.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Ad T: Phillips Milk of Magnesia tablet form urged for children
Doctors advise against unknown remedies for children and endorse Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a safe trusted remedy for generations. The ad emphasizes buying only Genuine Phillips Milk of Magnesia and notes tablet form is now available for choice.
Russia Seeks Pedigree Sheep From Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire breeders report strong demand from Russia for pedigree long wool sheep. Buyers test bloodlines to ensure stamina and pedigree before purchases, with rams largely snapped up. Russian buyers plan to source on a large scale for inclusion in major flocks.
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Lincolnshire
Russia
Passenger Goose Accident Shocks Williams Lake Hunters
A hunter's shot killed a Canada goose at Williams Lake in British Columbia and fatally struck a passenger hummingbird riding inside the larger bird. Ornithologists note hummingbirds often stow away in geese and flee after impacts. The piece also mentions a skilled animator producing several feet of animated cartoons daily.
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Williams Lake
B.C
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Charles McIntyre
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Alice Brooks
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Brooks
Lloyd’s of London
Phillips
Canada
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Bird
Grantee
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
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