World Happenings Briefly Told
Argentina adheres to a one year naval holiday and Canada ships relief to Honduras. Premier Brownlee denies unauthorized work in Alberta under the relief scheme. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reports a one million dollar gold consignment from Canada on October 31. A petrified ichthyosaur section from Hudsons Hope goes to the British Columbia Provincial Museum. Two raccoons and two black bear cubs will go to Australia for two kangaroos sent to Toronto. Vancouver daylight saving time faces a setback as a plebiscite is not submitted at December elections. The International Peace Garden Commission favors Turtle Mountain site per J H Moore. H G Wells visits Boston predicting higher efficiency will cut unemployment. Canadian retail sales rise in September per the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Migration visas to the U S fall in September to 1 004 from 6 151 in 1928. China orders 50 Ayrshire cows for Hong Kong Dairy from British Columbia herds.
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Brownlee
Ottawa
Alberta
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Canada
Hudson's Hope
Provincial Museum of
British Columbia
Australia
Toronto
Vancouver
International Peace Garden Commission
Turtle Mountain
J. H. Moore
H. G. Wells
Boston
Burroughs Urges Canadian Writers Toward National Scene
The Montreal Star notes John Burroughs argues Canadian authors neglect local settings in favor of London and New York. He calls for a national viewpoint and novels reflecting Dominion life to educate outsiders, while criticizing the lure of cheap magazines and urging writers to resist it.
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John Burroughs
London
New York
Mr. Burroughs
Canada
Dominion
Burroughs
Montreal Star
Charmingly tailored skirt and collarless neckline pattern
The pattern showcases a slender seamed front for height with a collarless neckline and jabots. Style No. 520 fits sizes 16 to 42 inches bust and requires fabric amounts per size. Materials include woollens crepe marocain and crepe satin with all patterns priced at 25 cents.
Tennessee man dies at 91 lifelong homebound limits
A Tennessee man who died at age 91 had never traveled beyond 11 miles from home and never seen a train a motor car or electric lights. The brief obituary notes his lifelong isolation and lack of modern experiences.
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Tennessee
Paint and Its Effects on Buildings and Beauty
A remark highlights how paint improves building appearances yet spoils the looks of girls, reflecting attitudes toward decoration and female aesthetics in public life.
The Antidote For Fear
A London Daily Express quotation extols courage over fear. It argues fear breeds hatred, violence, and poverty while courage and hope spark progress and sane judgment for individuals and nations. It urges cast fear aside and adopt confidence in confronting challenges.
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London Daily Express
Canadian Fruit and Honey At Imperial Fruit Show
The Imperial Fruit Show opened in Manchester on October 30 where British Columbia won two second awards for dessert and culinary apples in the British Empire class. Ontario led with two first awards and BC took one first, two seconds, and three thirds across three dominion sections. Honey was featured for the first time, and Jas Lowe of Oyama BC earned the agent-general’s cap for top points.
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Manchester
England
Robert Weir
British Empire
British Columbia
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Dominions
London
Nova Scotia
Jas. Lowe
Oyama
B.C
Ontario
New Lubricant Warns Of Bearing Overheat By Odor
A Scottish engineer has developed a lubricant that emits a distinctive odor to warn of overheating bearings. The report notes Fresh Start Homes for aged men remain open while those for women decline as aging women adopt new fashions and styles.
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Scotland
Ancient Persian Cemetery Unearthed at Tepe Hissar
Horace H. F. Jayne of the University of Pennsylvania Museum announced a burial site at Tepe Hissar near Damghan dating to more than 4000 years ago. The discovery includes what are described as perhaps the earliest archaeological treasures found in Persia.
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Persia
Horace H. F. Jayne
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Tepe Hissar
Damghan
Michigan team uncovers early Christian church ruin at Sepphoris
In Ancient Galilee the University of Michigan Institute of Archaeological Research led by Prof. Leroy Waterman announces discovery of remains likely belonging to an early Christian church at Sepphoris, once Galilee's capital.
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University of Michigan Institute of Archaeological Research
Leroy Waterman
Sepphoris
Galileg
Carter's Little Liver Pills Promote Quick Liver Relief
A reader testifies that biliousness vanished after using Carter's Little Liver Pills. The ad touts the product as an all vegetable tonic that ends constipation acidity headaches and poor complexion. Available in 25c and 75c packages from all druggists.
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Carter
Leigh
De Sitter Challenges Einstein On Universe Size
Dutch astronomer professor Willem de Sitter argued at Princeton University that the universe has a definite finite size but is continually expanding due to stellar retreat. His view contrasts Einstein’s static universe theory and suggests a finite original cosmos with motion driving growth.
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Milky Way
Willem de Sitter
Frick Chemical Laboratory
Princeton
New Jersey University
de Sitter
Dr. de Sitters
Albert Einstein
Einstein
Soldiers not moral weaklings says Lieut.-Colonel Drew
Lieut.-Col. George A. Drew defends Canadians in the Great War and objects to modern war literature depicting soldiers as morally weak. He argues realism overruns the full life of the soldier and critics damage the legacy for future generations.
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Drew
George A. Drew
Col. Drew
The Rhyming Optimist Flame Poem by Aline Michaelis
The poem portrays a man whose spirit lights many lives with warmth and courage. It describes how his flame of truth and dream awakens hope in youth and solace for both young and old, transforming bleak rooms into bright spaces.
The Lovely Waskesia song extols northern lake
Regina residents Mr. J. S. Brundige and Margaret Lindsay publish and arrange a musical tribute titled The Lovely Waskesia dedicated to northern Saskatchewan river and lake scenery. The lyric celebrates Waskesia Lake with nature imagery and memories of the Canadian North.
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Waskesia Lake
Saskatchewan
J. S. Brundige
Regina
Waskesia
Margaret Lindsay
Colorful British labor figure Cook dies after long activism
Born 1885 in Wookey Somerset, Cook was a miner for 21 years and earned the nickname Emperor during the 1926 general strike. He served on coal commissions, attended Central Labor College, faced imprisonment for strikes, and died after an operation in Hampstead Hospital.
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Great Britain
Britain
Cook
Wookey
Somerset
Central Labor College
London
England
Independent Labor Party
Geneva
Hampstead
New Radio Device Talkies May Hear Deep Tones
Purdue University researchers unveiled a drum shaped gold leaf pickup for sound, a membrane 50 to 100 atomic diameters thick stretched over a steel ring. Dr Karl Lark Horovitz says it reproduces low frequencies with little distortion and can be used for sound pickup and loudspeaking.
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Purdue University
Indiana
United States
Karl Lark-Horovitz
Physic
Soviet auto plant at Nizhni Novgorod ready for production
Construction of a giant auto plant at Nizhni Novgorod is completed and will start production next January. The facility covers over 60 acres with 52 shops and an estimated output of 140 000 cars annually. several shops already operate.
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Nizhni Novgorod
Canada’s Ten Million Population Has 199 More Members Than Britain
The article compares governing members in Canada and Britain. It notes Canada’s federal and provincial bodies total more than Britain’s 615 MPs, with Canada’s 9.8 to 10 million population supporting a larger parliamentary count. It cites provincial totals for Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, and others to justify the margin.
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Britain
Canada
Ottawa
Alberta
Weease Escarvetseses
Wes Aecen Kgévacces
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
SPU
ROI
Ule
Prince Edward Island
Mpmi Fahy
Saskatchewan TV Pree
Forecasting Weather by Ten Day Cycles
Buffalo man claims a simple weather forecast method based on the first ten days of each three month cycle. He challenges W C Brown of the weather bureau to adopt his system and discard rain gauges. The cycles start in January April July and October and are said to indicate the monthly weather.
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Buffalo
Macon
Missouri
W. C. Brown
Weather Bureau
Brown
Public Works Start in Czecho Slovakia Worth £130 Million
Czecho Slovakia launches a major public works program this year with an estimated cost near £130,000,000. The project signals a government push to develop infrastructure and public services, aiming to boost economic activity.
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Czecho
Slovakia
Motorists Pay 151 Million Annually in Gasoline Taxes
A report shows motorists contribute about 151 million dollars each year through gasoline taxes. The figure reflects statewide or national fuel tax revenue and implications for road funding and transportation budgets.
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Honduras
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
China
Hong Kong
Winnipeg
By Annette
Paris
Phillips Ye
Mag
Philips
Dental Magnesia
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Baby's
Ancient
Galilee
Rhyming
Aline Michaelis
Vogue
West
Northland
Miners’ Federation
Harry
Paul Jennings
Great Silent Majority
Peter
Buckley
Hamilton
Western Representatives
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina, Sask
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