World happenings briefly told
Lady Jane Moreton, mother of Lady yng, died at Brighton at 43. William Johnson, a powler monkey at the Crimean War end, died at Weymouth aged 85. Admiralty promotes Sir Ormond Brock to Admiral of the Fleet. Opium seized on ship Empress of Adda. 108 tins valued at 108 dollars. Sale of 62 imported cattle near Brampton Ontario brings 20224 dollars, average 1203 dollars. Government considers voluntary naval build curtailment amid UK and US suspensions. A massive sun spot near the equator with eighty times magnetic intensity observed at Mount Wilson.
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Jane Moreton
Yng
Brighton
England
Richart Moreton
Earl of Ducie
William Johnson
Weymouth
British Admiralty
Ormond Brock
Charles Madden
Empress of Adda
Vancouver-Orient Service
B. H. Bull
Som
Brampton
Ont
Canada
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Hoover
United States
Canadian scientist Dr R W Boyle named director at National Research Council
The National Research Council of Canada hires Dr R W Boyle MA PhD dean of physics and applied science at the University of Alberta as director of the Physics and Engineering division. Boyle, aged about four years with the council, ranks among Canada's top scientists, noted for wartime submarine detection and ice berg detection devices. University of Alberta also lends Dr H M Tory, former president, to the council.
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National Research Council of Can
R. W Boyle
University of Alberta
Council
Dean Boyle
Canada
J. C. McLennan
University of Toronto
British Admiralty
National Research Council
H. M. Tory
New Honey Extraction Plant Added at Riedel Company Taber
The Riedel Honey Company adds a new extension at Taber Alberta for honey extraction. The installation aims to process about 9000 pounds daily during the active season.
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Riedel Honey Company
Taber
Alberta
Alberta Sheep Shearing Grows Significantly in Picture Butte District
Alberta sheep shearing in the Picture Butte district nears completion as flocks rise from five last year to 23 this year. Flocks vary from 35 to 150 ewes, indicating a substantial expansion in local wool production.
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Picture Butte
Alberta
Memorial Stone for Beloit Grain Binder Site
A memorial stone will be placed on the Beloit Wisconsin site where the first successful twine binding grain harvester was produced. The announcement comes from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union listing Pattern No. cum morate and references Buea Namor of Madrid.
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Beloit
Wisconsin
Hamburg presses for night air link in Europe plan
Hamburg demands inclusion in Europe night flying plans. Promoters note its key day services while authorities argue its commercial importance warrants night connections to Berlin and Bremen via Hamburg, and linking with nearby destinations for late arriving passengers.
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Hamburg
Germany
Europe
Berlin
Ehiene
Bremen
Church Collections Dip Cited to Government Policy
An Ottawa churchman blames the Dominion Government for a drop in church collections. He notes the advent of large five cent places and big ticket offerings collapsing the plate with flourished but empty sums. He says the smaller collections suffer due to government policy.
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Canada
Dominion
Ottawa
Draped Flare Parisians Style No 566 For Youthful Women
A new silhouette highlights a raised waistline and circular left side drape. The summer dress uses printed and plain cotton voile in sizes from 16 to 42 bust and features chartreuse green, tomato red, orchid, and sky blue fabrics with chic wrapped effects. Pattern price is 25 cents in stamps or coin.
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Paris
Highly Prized Beatty Trophy At Scottish Festival
The Beatty Trophy presented by the CP Railway chairman and president honors inter regimental piping at the Highland Gathering and Scottish Music Festival. The event runs from August 30 to September 2 at Band, drawing pipers from Nova Scotia to British Columbia as the year’s premier Scottish Canadian gathering.
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Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Riches of Northland Vast Treasure House of Precious Minerals
A Moose Jaw Times report summarizes Ontario Deputy Minister W C Cain praise of northern Canada. It cites amber in Manitoba lakes, indications of diamonds, and widespread metals including gold silver platinum iron ore copper nickel and aluminum, framing the north as a vast future wealth region beyond conventional views.
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Canada
W. C. Cain
Lands and Forests
Ontario
North
Financial Post
Manitoba
Ungava
Hudson Bay
Saskatchewan
Arctic Circle
Moose Jaw
New Safety Overalls Tested for Trans Atlantic Flight
Italian lake tests by two Polish fliers verify a heavy rubberized life suit with inflatable valves and 60 hour lighted batteries. The inventors aim to fly Milan to Chicago in mid August, using the device as a buoyant aid for long ocean hops.
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Lake Maggiore
Italy
Milan
Chicago
de Favori
Tinted Glass Boosts Plant Growth in German Greenhouse
German greenhouse workers report seeds under tinted greenish yellow glass grew five times as productive as those under plain glass and stayed green longer. In Mammoth Cave Kentucky tiny eyeless fish and crayfish survive in darkness. The cow is revered as sacred in India.
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Germany
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
India
Stratford Council Joins Push for Dominion Daylight Saving
In Stratford Ontario a resolu tion urged the Dominion Government to enact daylight saving time across Canada. The city clerk was asked to gather whether Stratford wants summer months only or year round. Regina officials support summer time for Canada but oppose year round adoption.
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Stratford
Ont
Dominion
Canada
George Beach
Stratfont
Regina Aldermen
Parsnip Purée with Egg Binder and Butter Bake
Betty Barclay presents a parsnip dish. Parsnips are boiled peeled then mashed with salt pepper sugar and butter. A white sauce of butter flour and milk is folded in with two egg yolks then beaten egg whites folded in bake 25 minutes. Serve promptly to avoid a collapse.
Pineapple Punch and Saskatchewan Farm Loans
A recipe for pineapple punch mixes water sugar pineapple and citrus juices, boiled then cooled and diluted as needed. The Saskatchewan Farm Loans board, operating since 1917, had assisted over 4,500 farmers by December 31, 1928, with total loans amounting to 13 million dollars.
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Farm Loans Board
Saskatchewan
Department of the Treasury
Daniel's Promotion and the Lions Den Moral Lesson
A Sunday school devotional outlines Daniel's promotion under Darius and the plots of jealous officials. It notes Daniel's unwavering prayer, the king's decree to honor none but a god, and Daniel's survival in the lions den as depicted in Daniel 6, with moral guidance from Charles R. Brown.
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Daniel
Darius
Becuse
Daniels
Athe
Min
Aed
Babyon
Babylon
Charles R. Brown
Prince of Wales Codes Notes On North England Trip
The Prince of Wales demonstrated typing skill during a northern England trip by carrying a typewriter on a train and recording impressions of the journey.
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the Prince of Wales
Pen
England
Canada And The British Market
W A Wis in argues Canada fails to win a larger British market share not from quality but from quantity and steady supply. He urges Ottawa and provincial agriculture groups to aid in expanding exports by ensuring reliable, continuous delivery of bacon meat salmon and other foods to British buyers.
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Country Guide
Winnipeg
W. A. Wisin
Canada
Witton
Great Britain
Wilson
Britain
Wilson Elieves
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Made-In-Canada Exhibition to Be Held in Montreal
Reports to the Canadian Manufacturers' Association Montreal branch indicate strong support for an exhibition in Montreal from November 4 to 9. The Gazette notes consensus favors showcasing Canadian goods to the public and highlighting national production by Canadian manufacturers for Canadians.
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Montreal
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Quebec
the Gazette
Canada
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Boste
Universi
Buea
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Air Service
Northland
Dominic
Betty Barclay
Kewan Farm Loans
Unday
Prince
MADE
Hare
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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