World Happenings Briefly Told
President Roosevelt received a report showing U S employment up 4 120 000 since taking office. Major M Montague Marsden 62 Arctic trader and Boer War veteran died at Vancouver from heart infection. Duncan McArthur urged extending the education system to replace examinations in Ontario schools. Henri Gagnon of Quebec and Le Soleil was named an officer of the Legion of Honor. Persia offered to stand for China's seat in the League of Nations assembly. Great Lakes captains report low water uncovering rocks and sandbars, grounded vessels and reduced cargoes across a season.
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J. A MacArthur
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Sytem
Duncan McArthur
Ontario
Arctic
M. Montague Marsden
Vancouver
Henri Gagnon
Quebec
Canadian Press
le Soleil
Legion of Honor of
France
Persia
League of Nations
China
Asia
Great Lakes
British inventor touts cheap television sets from Plymouth
Mr. R W Hughes of Plymouth describes a light source and amplifier receiver that could be mass produced for £10 or less. A 100 line image is projected on a two foot square screen using vibrating mirrors. He claims to have solved synchronization and picture stability and reports interest from films in several countries and talks with a British company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Hughes
Plymouth
England
Hughes
Germany
United States
Must Be Improved Canadian Hog Industry Says McLean
J S McLean head Canada Packers warns Canadian hog farmers face annual losses of 12000000 if hogs are not improved. He says the farmer must act, as confidence between farmer and packer is key and the industry benefits depend on farmer effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. McLean
Canada Packers
Prison Visit Reveals Sorrowful Warden Reply
A social worker on her first prison visit is moved by a prisoner’s line about time spent behind bars. He sighs that the length depends on politics and then reveals his identity as the warden.
First Coney Island Merry-go-round Tells Grandfather of George Raft
The first merry-go-round at Coney Island has ties to the grandfather of actor George Raft. A separate note mentions that seven thousand stars are visible to the naked eye under average sight.
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Coney Island
George Raft
White Sea Canal linked Baltic to White Sea
The White Sea Canal is hailed as a revolutionary Soviet project connecting the Baltic and White Seas. It allows Leningrad to avoid Baltic blockades and enables merchant and wartime ships to sail north to the White Sea and around Sweden and Norway. The route promises cheaper shipment of local phosphate, iron ore, and lumber.
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Soviet Union
White Sea
Baltic
Russia
Europe
Black Sea
Leningrad
Sweden
Norway
Nobleman Operates Mobile Coffee Stall at Maidenhead
Lord Edward Montagu, 28, second son of the Duke of Manchester, runs a mobile coffee stall in Maidenhead. The cart serves coffee, soft drinks, sausages and sandwiches to taxi drivers and clubmen traveling from London. He began with £1 and earned about $4 in the first 24 hours and hopes to build a chain of stalls.
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Lord Edward Montagu
Duke of Manchester
London Express
Maidenhead
Thames Riverside
London
Lord Edward
Charming wrap over pattern for cot ton dress
The model shown in yellow and white printed cot ton features a white collar and pocket with a surplice bodice and wrap over skirt that flatters normal and heavier figures. Another option in multicolored seer sucker uses navy linen trim. Style No. 499 comes in bust sizes 16, 18, 36, 38 and 40 inches with material list on the envelope. Pattern priced at 20 cents in stamps or coin.
Pirates Take In Chinese Raiders As Soldiers In Shantung
The 60 Chinese marauders who seized the British steamer Shantien and kidnapped six Britons and 18 Chinese were disarmed and conscripted into the Shantung provincial army. Governor Han Fu-Chu said the pirates sought to surrender and become soldiers. Britain and the United States ordered a wide search.
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Shantung
Han Fu-Chu
Great Britain
United States
Becoming Good Customer The Bahamas Buy From Canada
The Bahamas have become Canada’s top customer with imports totaling 1 305 790 dollars, up 5.5 percent from the prior year. Potatoes mostly come from Canada and it supplies butter flour oats condensed milk rubber and canvas boots and shoes. The US shipped autos worth 13 435 dollars while Canada supplied 12 290 dollars last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bahamas
Canada
Dominion
United States
Inquest into Man's Death After Lamb Bite
An inquest at Pontrilas Herefordshire investigated a man’s death following a lamb bite. A separate item notes Bristol slum clearance of fifty acres estimated to cost one million pounds.
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Pontrilas
Herefordshire
Bristol
How To Order Patterns Pattern List Request
Winnipeg pattern order notice from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermott Ave. Pattern No request shows names of patterns to order and address for delivery.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave
Winnipeg
Your Handwriting Reveals Your Character
Editor notes a feature on Grapho Analysis as a method to read character from handwriting. It cites experts and mentions increasing use in Europe and courts, offering personal analysis via mailed samples and a small fee, with instructions to send writing samples and birth date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Saudek
Times Magazine
Lawrence Hibbert
C-O
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Passover Revised in Second Month Under Hezekiah
Sunday school lesson notes recount Hezekiah's decision to move Passover to the second month due to priestly purification delays and temple cleansing. The royal proclamation urged all Israel and Judah to return to Jehovah and observe the festival, contrasting broader tolerance with narrow scruples of rivals.
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Nisan
Hezekiah
Jerusalem
Charles Reynolds Brown
Jesus Christ
Pilate
Judgment
Judah
Israel
Beersheba
Dan
Temple
Assyria
Samaria
Jehovah
Betty Barclay Week Jam Recipe for Blackberry Pineapple
Prepare jam from crushed blackberries and pineapple with lemon juice sugar and pectin. Boil mixture rapidly with constant stirring one minute then cool briefly and skim before pouring into hot jars makes about ten six ounce glasses.
Marshmallow Pie Recipe and Witty Motto
A historical recipe outlines making a marshmallow pie with eggs cornstarch sugar orange juice lemon rind butter and marshmallows folded in after cooking. It advises a meringue topping baked briefly and ends with the note that all things are temporary by nature and not to worry.
Insects as Allies and Enemies in World History
The article surveys insects as both helpers and threats to humans. It notes 340000 species, highlights honeybees for honey and bee bread, and describes insect respiration and brainpower. It lists beneficial insects such as silkworms and cochineal insects, and harmful pests including Hessian fly and cotton boll weevil.
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Earth
Texas
Europe
West Indies
University trained airmen boost Britain defense effort
Britain adds hundreds of aircraft and relies on university squadrons at Oxford and Cambridge plus flying clubs across cities. Oxford reports 249 graduates with 15,000 flying hours, training includes blind and ordinary flying, with scoring on proficiency, aerobatics, and forced landings as part of RAF attachments.
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Britain
Oxford
Cambridge
Royal Air Force
R.A.F
Oxford Squadron
St. Thomas Times-Journal
No Free Advertising Violinist objects to recital article
A violinist complains to a small town newspaper owner that the recital report omits mentioning his Stradivarius. The owner retorts that only advertisements from the Stradivarius Company would warrant such notes.
Not What He Meant: Two Tourists at Niagara Falls
Two English visitors admire Niagara Falls and marvel at its majesty. One quips that standing there makes a man feel like a little grub after admitting he has not eaten since breakfast.
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Niagara Falls
Duckward Duck Pudding Prank Backfires
A farmer jokes about his ducks eating yesterday's suet puddings. The young wife confesses she fed them to the ducks after the farmer disliked the puddings, leading to a pun about the ducks being sunk.
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Roosevelt
Northwest Frontier
Melbourne
White Sea Canal
Nobleman
Ruth Rogers
John R. Dougall
Weekly
Witness
Montreal
Pirates
Bahama Islands
Historic Warship
Nelson
Victory
Navy
Portsmouth
Hederiah
Betty Barclay
Genton
Mal
Stradivarius Company
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