World Happenings Briefly Told
King George of Greece will visit London Paris and Rome in his first foreign tour since restoration two years ago. Restoration notes include relief totals in Canada and plans for an Empire sports arena on Crystal Palace site. Straw is a cash crop in southwestern Alberta with government buyers paying 3.50 per ton for wheat straw and 4.50 for oat and barley straw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Greece
London
Paris
Rome
Canada
Crystal Palace
Reims
John D. Rockefeller
R. Scott
Royal Navy
Ottawa
G. Rivers-Smith
England
Alberta
Modern Ark sails from Montreal to England with beasts
A Canadian Pacific freighter Beaverburn cleared port carrying six animals six in two by two for Dudley Zoological Gardens England. Bison bulls weighing about 900 pounds sired the cargo as bears beavers and a cub brown bear watched aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Beaverburn
Dudley Zoological Gardens
England
John F. McKellar
Elk Island Park
Edmonton
Mr. McKellar
McKellar
Rochester woman’s perilous insect hunt in Mexican mountains
Elvira Rosenbauer, 24, of Rochester New York, quit her secretarial job to hike into the Sierra Madre 70 miles from the Pacific coast. She spent four malaria plagued days in a primitive camp at 10,000 feet, escaped coral snake danger, and returned with 30 insect trophies destined for Ward’s Museum and the University of Rochester. She slept with a bowie knife and dressed for dinner as a British explorer might. She would gladly repeat the expedition if financed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvira Rosenbauer
Rochester
N.Y
Sierra Madre
Mexico
Ward
Natural History Museum
University of Rochester
Plowed Straightest Furrow Sets New Attendance Record
A Fergus Ontario crowd of about 45000 watched the 24th international ploughing match. The highlight was 94 year old John Hammond of Hagersville who demonstrated a straight furrow with an oxen drawn plough, remarking on his childhood start at nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fergus
Ont
John Hammond
Hagersville
Paths for Dogs Proposed by New York Association
Martin Nussbaum, president of the Dog Owners' Protective Association, suggests creating dog friendly paths in New York echoing bridle paths for horses and cycle roads for bicycles. The group operates without dues or profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Martin Nussbaum
Dog Owners’ Protective Association
Flatworm Reversion Achieved by Starvation
A study demonstrates that an adult flatworm can revert to a younger form when subjected to starvation. Researchers observed developmental reversal, suggesting metabolic stress triggers cellular and tissue-level rejuvenation processes in these organisms.
New Machine Aims to Teach Deaf Blind Girl at Northwestern
A deaf and blind young girl arrived at Northwestern University Chicago for treatment with a three finger multifactor device developed by Dr Robert H Gault. The device transmits tones via vibration through three fingers and may evolve to five fingers. Teachers hope the method will enable speech and walking by translating touch into sound and guiding her body movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern University
Chicago
Robert H. Gault
Getting Even at the Reception Tale
A hostess urges a famed basso to sing late at a reception. He objects claiming disturbance but she insists neighbors won’t mind, noting their dog was poisoned last week.
Quite A Mouthful Name Change Request in Cambridge
Ludwik Rzeznickiewicz a 23 year old automobile mechanic from Somerville petitioned Middlesex Probate Court in Cambridge Massachusetts for authority to change his name to Edward Resnik saying his employer and friends cannot pronounce the original and he cannot pronounce it either.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludwik Rzeznickiewicz
Sommerville Automobile
Middlesex Probate Court
Cambridge
Mass
Edward Resnik
Matron Wrap-Around Housefrock Pattern 4580
Anne Adams Pattern 4580 offers a slimming wrap-around housefrock in percale dimity or broadcloth with a slim bodice, darts for fit, shoulder yokes, and handy pockets. Sizes 34 through 48. fabric and ruffling yardage given. Send 20c to Winnipeg Pattern Dept with size name address and style number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Harmful To Children Music Education Debate In Toronto
Sir Ernest MacMillan urged Ontario music teachers to stop exposing children to what he called bad music. He critiqued the idea that all music is equal and warned some jazz might fall under bad. He urged collaboration between professional and school teachers, stressing a foundation of thoroughly good music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Ernest MacMillan
Ontario Music Teachers’ Association
Royal York Hotel
Toronto
Sir Ernest
Touch typing taught in London by motion pictures
The system, perfected by two Scots, uses 30 films covering elementary to advanced lessons in typing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Speed Water Surveys Aircraft Expedite Prairie Drouth Work
The Royal Canadian Air Force released a report on civil operations in the west noting two planes were sent in September to photograph the Alberta Saskatchewan drouth area for the agriculture department. Photos aided locating dam sites on the Frenchman and Souris rivers while rainless weather challenged operations in the northwest.
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Alberta-Saskatchewan Drouth
Royal Canadian Air Force
Air Force
Grouth
Department of Agriculture
Frenchman
Souris
Prairie Brouth Bowl
Northwest
Athabasca River
Mines and Resources Department
Ottawa
Gordon Lake
Yellowknife
Great Slave Lake
Vancouver Island
Quebec
Grand Mere
Prairies
Strange Creature Reported From Whale Stomach Off Queen Charlottes
Fisheries bulletin notes a 10 foot creature found in a whale's stomach near Queen Charlotte Islands. It resembles the cadboro saurus of southern Vancouver Island waters but appears smaller, with a dog-like head, animal vertebrae and a blade-like tail from gill bone. Officials perplexed by such a large find in a whale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisheries Department
Vancouver Island
Naden Harbor
Queen Charlotte Islands
Might Be Awkward Mountain of a Man at Eddyville Penitentiary
The Louisville Times describes Jess Buchanan warden of Eddyville penitentiary as a towering 6 foot 310 pound figure with size 14 shoes. He jokes about shoe wear-in and carrying heavy loads, noting a habit of breaking in one old shoe with a new pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Buchanan
Eddyville Penitentiary
Buchanan
Louisville
Reconditioned Cars Highlighted By Everyday Owners
The piece notes that many people own and restore older vehicles, stressing practical value and everyday utility over sensational claims. It contrasts enthusiasm for classic makes with affordable, dependable options for common buyers.
Walk by the Spirit in Galatians 5 16 24 guidance
A Sunday school lesson surveys Galatians 5 16 24 and Romans 13 12 14 Corinthians 6 9 11 on living decorously and avoiding drunkenness strife jealousy and sexual immorality. It compares Moffatt and Dummelow renderings and notes Pauls mission in Corinth and Ephesus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
James Stifler
Dr. Moffatt
Jesus Christ
Corinth
Achaia
Greece
Ephesus
God
Dummelow
Jesus
Galatia
Asia Minor
Moffatt
Leopard attack on train passenger astonishes travelers
A leopard leaped into a train at Mouzzanpur Narain station on the Hardwar Dehra Dun line, tearing a passenger's shoulder and mauling another who helped. The animal fled when a spear was aimed, disappearing into the jungle as onlookers watched in shock. The second part notes the early 17th century push for a standard English dictionary.
Curious Discovery of Radium by Curie Couple in 1898
The article recounts Pierre and Marie Curie discovering radium in an old shed near Paris in 1898. It explains radium sources, its two treatment forms radium element and radon, and how these rays target rapidly dividing cancer cells. It notes cost changes and refining at Port Hope. Next comes a teaser for a following piece on Quack Remedies.
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Paris
France
Pierre
Madame Marie Curie
Poland
Marie Schlendowski
Marie Cure
Great Bear Lake
North
Canada
Port Hope
Ontario
Editorial Note on McCullough Cancer Articles
Readers may secure the complete set of Dr McCulloughs cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont for full collection and information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. McCullough
Health League of Canada
Bond St
Toronto
Revival of Ostrich Feather Market May Boost South Africa Travel
A plan to revive ostrich feather trading is proposed by F. A. Smyth of the American Express Travel Service. A South African composer has written a travel song with a hoot like the birds. Ostrich farmers hope renewed interest raises feather sales from current about 1.5 million to near earlier levels, contrasting with 1913 sales around 10 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
F. A. Smyth
American Express Travel Service
Rover World Moves To Pocket Size Form In London
The Rover World magazine for senior scouts is issued in a new compact pocket size in London. It carries articles aimed at advancing rover scouting and reports on rover activities worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rover World
Boy Scout Movement
London
England
Rover
Origins of Cranberries Name and Shape
Cranberries were originally called crane-berries due to the curved stalk resembling a crane neck. The fruit’s curved stem inspired the historic name and tied to the plant’s distinctive growth.
And once married most of your troubles are relative
A brief humorous note reflects on marriage, joking that many problems become subjective after tying the knot. The witticism suggests relational, lighthearted insight into married life without specific events or people.
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British Honduras
Tokyo
Alberta Park
Sierra Madre Mountains
Farmer
Ernest MacMillan
Ther
Pacific
Leopard
India
Place D'Armes
Versailles
Place d’Armes
Versailles Palace
Louis XVI
Health League
DR. J. W. S. Mscullough
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