World Happenings Briefly Told
Robert Bell announces the next Press Congress of the World session will be in Ottawa in July 1929. J A Wilson envisions an all red world air route after two months in Europe. C Lee to succeed Chow Kwo Yen as Canada’s consul general in China. The Rev Reuben Archer Torrey dies in Asheville at 72. BBC broadcasts a King George portrait 100 miles from Daventry to Manchester. Winnipeg welcomes Miss Eileen Magill as Canada’s first woman private pilot. Martha Ostenso gathers Canadian Rockies color for a new novel. Ostenso plans a Europe trip later. A sportsmen group led by Lt Commander Glen Kidston returns to Africa for the first aerial big game hunt using a refitted airplane from Loewenstein’s fatal Channel fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bell
Press Congress of the World
Ottawa
Ont
J. A. Wilson
British Isles
Europe
C. Lee
Chow Kwo Yen
China
Canada
Dominion
Reuben Archer Torrey
Dwight L. Moody
Asheville
N.C
England
British Broadcasting Corporation
King George
Daventry
Manchester
Winnipeg
Eileen Magill
Civil Aviation
Department of National Defence
Martha Ostenso
Canadian Rockies
Miss Ostense
Norway
Alfred Loewenstein
English Channel
Glen Kidston
Africa
Western Canada Farmers Own Cars and Gas Tractors
An analysis reports 38 of every 100 farmers in Western Canada own a motor car while 18 of every 100 farms operate gasoline tractors. London touts a world class skating rink at the Richmond Ice Skating Club opening this fall with a claimed 4 300 square feet of skating space.
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Western
Canada
London
Richmond
Mother of Twins Helps Mitchell Woman Report
Mitchell Ontario woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Compound for relief from leg pains headaches and fatigue after twins. She says after three bottles she can work again and is gaining weight and gladly recommends the product to others.
Light Beam Music Demo Captivates Atlanta Audience
John Bellamy Taylor of General Electric demonstrated controlled sound via a light beam at the Hotel Biltmore in Atlanta before the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. The photo phone system used a photo electric tube and amplifiers to transmit music. blocking the beam with a hand paused the music.
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Biltmore
Atlanta
Georgia
John Bellamy Taylor
General Electric Company
Schenectady
N.Y
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Taylor
Baby's Own Tablets Widely Praised by Canadian Mothers
Canadian mothers, including Mrs. Howard King of Truro Nova Scotia, praise Baby's Own Tablets for children. The medicine is sold by dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
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Howard King
Truro
N.S
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Ants Use Formic Acid to Extinguish Fire
An entomologist Marguerite Combes notes ants in Fountainbleau forest act as firemen. A hill of brown formica rufa squirts formic acid to put out a candle flame while other hills panic or die. The Journal de Psychologie edited by Dr. Pierre Janet cites the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal de Psychologie
Pierre Janet
Paris
Marguerite Combes
Fountainbleau
Salmon Cottage Cheese Pimento Spread Sandwich
Mix one can salmon with one pound cottage cheese and a small can pimento peppers. Season with salt and pepper. Add enough thick cream or dressing to form a smooth paste. Spread on buttered brown bread and top with white bread for a delicate sandwich.
Frock Pattern No 356 for Girls Debuts in Delicate Plaids
A pattern described as No 356 offers a front button frock for girls with long sleeves and convertible collar. It suits novelty plaid wool, sheer tween, wool jersey, printed linen, pique, crepe or velvet. Sizes 6 to 14 years require 2 yards of 36 inch material plus 1 yard of 27 inch contrasting. Price 25 cents in stamps or coin.
Winnipeg Newspaper Union Address Notice
A notice lists the Winnipeg Newspaper Union address at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. The fragment notes the location for organizational correspondence or union activity.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Knight of the Garter Insignia Etiquette and Dinner Fragment
The text notes that a Knight of the Garter must wear insignia day and night with many wearing the silver badge while sleeping. It also includes a recipe style passage about cooking a beef heart with stuffing and crumbling crackers. The dialogue hints at a casual street exchange about a nickel for coffee and roll.
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Garter
Care and Attention Keep Clocks Ticking Right
An elderly clockmaker explains clock maintenance guiding pendulum, short pendulum, and lever movements. He stresses setting level for pendulums, adjusting with small screws to alter two minutes per day, and regular cleaning and oiling. He warns radios draw more tinkering than clocks and urges yearly care.
Take a Vacation and Refresh Body and Family
An exhortation urging city dwellers to take a yearly vacation to renew vitality and family happiness. It notes workers neglect leisure, warns that death comes for all, and encourages choosing any destination and duration to restore smiles and memories that last beyond the trip.
Nakimu Caves in Glacier National Park Canada
The Nakimu Caves near the Selkirk summit in British Columbia are among the continent’s most remarkable underground passages. They lie in Glacier National Park, a scenic area administered by Canada’s National Parks under the Department of the Interior.
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Selkirk Range
British Columbia
Nakimu
Glacier National Park
National Parks of Canada
Department of the Interior
Amber Phlogopite Mica Dominates Canadian Output
Practically all mica produced in Canada is amber variety. Mica is marketed in rough-colobed state as trimmed sheet splittings scraps and ground mica. Trimming and splitting is done by hand.
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Canada
Not Confined To Canadians All Subjects Of King George
British subjects may work across the border, the U S Supreme Court holds, citing the 1794 Jay treaty. The decision dismisses the idea that Canadians alone hold the privilege, noting the treaty covers all subjects of the king and Americans alike. It criticizes labor marshals pressuring Canadian workers to stay out.
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George
Canada
United States
Supreme Court of the
America
Scotland
New Zealand
Honduras
Mount Robson Dominates Summit of Robson Pass
The Robson pass summit forms a broad gravel flat between Adolphus Lake on the Alberta side and Berg Lake in British Columbia. Mount Robson towers nearby, its 12,972 foot summit rising 7,532 feet above the pass and dominating the landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robson Pass
Adolphus Lake
Alberta
Berg Lake
British Columbia
Rockies
Mount Robson
Alberta Eyes Wool Pool Initiative
Premier Brownlee met industry representatives and discussed a possible wool pooling plan in Alberta. The topic was opened preliminarily and may go to the executive council for further consideration as the government supports cooperative efforts.
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Alberta
Brownlee
Executive Council
Quip on Finances and Shoes Ends in Witty Exchange
A customer asks how long a pair of patent leather shoes will last. The clerk replies that they will endure until the patent expires. The man explains his husband deposits the money while she withdraws it.
When Pain Comes Milk of Magnesia Eases Indigestion
Indigestion often signals excess stomach acid from overworked nerves. An alkali neutralizes acid instantly, with Phillips' Milk of Magnesia as the standard remedy trusted by physicians for 50 years. One spoonful in water neutralizes acid, relieving symptoms immediately. Get a small bottle with full directions from any drugstore.
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Gilletts
Western Canada
Lydia E. Pinkham
Taynior
Betty Barclay
Russia
Colombia
Minard Lin ' S
Richard S. Bond
Wm. Towner
New York
Carter
North London
Canadians
KCKS
Phillips Mag
Para- Sani
Para-Sani
Appleford
Hamilton
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina
SASK
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