World Happenings Briefly Told
James Ro Layton of the Ontario Agricultural Development Board died at his Toronto home aged 65. The King awarded Amy Johnson the Order of Commander of the British Empire at Buckingham Palace. A Hungary Roumania commercial treaty based on most favored nation policy was signed. Motor bus competition led to the closing of 96 rail stations on one road in England for lack of use. Mary Pickford Wilma Banky and Rod in Rogue will appear in Broadway stage plays. A 20 000 dollar Abitibi Canyon power contract was let to Dominion Construction Company north of Cochrane on the T N C railway. The Chinese press reported 1000 deaths from floods between Peiping and Mukden with twenty towns flooded and ten bridges washed out. John A Embry, ex commercial attache at Vienna, takes up US trade commissioner duties for Prairie provinces at Winnipeg succeeding Charles F E Brookhardt. FE W Sheets notes drought boosted slaughter, lifting the value of meat in dollars for the past dozen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ro Layton
Ontario Agricultural Development Board
Toronto
Amy Johnson
Tuckingham Palace
Hungary
Roumania
England
Abitibi Canyon
Cochrane
T.N.C
Dominion Construction Company
Peiping
Mukien
John A. Embry
Vienna
Austia
United States
Prairie Provinces
Winnipeg
Charles FE. Brookhardt
Washington
FE. W. Sheets
United State Department of Agriculture
Make Good Soap Owlets Make Toilet Soap From Rats
Soviet era report states dead rats mice marmots and other animals will be used to produce toilet soap named My Grandmother's Bouquet. The article notes fat yields from various animals and estimates up to 5000 tons of soap fat from community pets and pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Saskatchewan Exhibit at World Poultry Congress London
Saskatchewan contributes 33 fowl and five turkeys to the Canadian live bind display at the World's Poultry Congress in London, England, announced by F I Hedley Auld Deputy Minister of Agriculture. The exhibit was assembled at the University of Saskatchewan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
London
England
F. i Hedley Auld
University of Saskatchew
Canada Leads Nations in Telephones in Use
Latest Bell Telephone Company statistics place Canada fourth in world telephone usage with 1,334,534 telephones in use across the Dominion, equating to IMT per 100 population. The report notes high elevations in the Canadian Rockies above 10,000 feet and adds a practical point about preferring to meet a bill than the collector later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell ‘Telephone Company
Canada
Dominion
Mining Men Gather At the Pas Western Meeting
Mining men from east and west will renew acquaintances on September 24 at The Pas for the annual western meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. A Canadian National Railway train will provide sleeping and dining facilities during the conference with side trips to Sheridan and Flin Flon. Attendees include J I Boulton MA HSc deputy minister of mines for Canada and C H Attwood deputy minister for Manitoba among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Pas
Frst
North
Canadian National Railways
Sherridan
Fin Flon
Rade
Sher Hitt-Gordon
Hadson Bay
Iatect
J. I. Boulton
MA Hsc
Mines
Canada
C. H. Attwood
Mines and Natural Resources
Manitoba
John McLesh
FSS
AW. G Wilson
Dion of Mineral Resources
A. Buisson
L. Walker
University of Toronto
Charming green and white tub silk dress for girls
A wearable frock in green and white tub silk offers a simple one-piece design with a circular flounce. White organdie frill at neckline and sleeves can be pleated, belt adjustable for fit, and it suits a slim or higher waistline. Pattern No 2548 in sizes 12 to 20 years, price 25 cents. Pattern Department address included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daventer
Shantung
Blind worker from Britain aids Manitoba Saskatchewan inquiry
D Baxter Lowley, a blind British worker and organizer, testified on blind people’s needs before a Manitoba Saskatchewan royal commission. He recounted his own journey from loss of sight in a British mine to Braille study and leadership in the National League of the Blind, and praised the commission’s timing and potential nationwide impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sfanitoba
Saskatchewan
Royal Commission
D. Baxter Lowley
British Isles
Lawley
Manchester
Headley
B.C
Winnipeg
Old Country
England
Arthur Pearson, Bart
National League of the Lind
Britain
Ireland
London
Leeds
Newport
Coalmn
Philip Layton
Montreal
Canadian National Istitute For the Blind
Canda
Betty Barclay Weekly Recipe: Duck and Orange Salad
Recipe notes list 2 cups cold duck cut in small pieces oranges cup salad oil tablespoon lemon teaspoon salt 2 teaspoon pepper teaspoon paprika. Cut duck into dice peel oranges slice very thin mix lemon juice with seasonings until blended pour dressing over duck and oranges and let stand a few minutes. Serve on lettuce with extra dressing if needed.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern No Lie
A Winnipeg item lists an address at 17S McDermot Ave for pattern orders and includes a wry saying about a man realizing his wife's superiority when soothing a crying baby. It poses a quip on the paradox of advice from the least informed and liberal.
Cottage pudding filling and obituary notes
A recipe fragment describes making lemon curd like filling for desserts with eggs sugar lemon juice rind and water. The other item notes Thomas W. May a veteran civil engineer and longtime Island Railway official who died at 86 in Charlottetown PEI, a Edinburgh University classmate of Robert Louis Stevenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. May
Edinburgh University
Robert Louis Stevenson
Charlottetown
Pet
Island Railway
Aiment
Channel II
Mr. May
Prince Kand
Raward Stand
Isolates Goitre Germ Presented at Paris Microbiology Congress
Dr. E. O. Houba of Tacoma Washington claimed to isolate the goitre germ after five years of work and to have proven a vaccine could cure early cases. The announcement came during the first international Microbiology Congress in Paris attended by fifty microbiologists from 29 countries, with Prof. Jules Bordet presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. 0. Houba
Tacoma
Wash
Paris
Houba
Jules Bordet
Pasteur Institute
Belgium
Sunday School Lesson on The Friendship of Jonathan and David
A Sunday School lesson from August 24 reflects on the friendship of David and Jonathan after David defeats Goliath. It highlights Jonathan’s selfless acts, covenant of friendship, and the deep moral insight that true gain in friendship comes from the giver’s generosity, not the recipient’s. The piece cites 1 Samuel and Proverbs to frame devotion, humility, and the noble qualities seen in David and Jonathan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
David
Goliath
Sourt
Jonathan
Saul
Abner
George Matheson
David Wa
Israel
James Talker
Britain overcomes downturn with resilient labor says union leader
Walter Cirime, general secretary of the British Trades Union Congress, told a Toronto civic audience that Britain has endured a period of industrial and labor low mood yet retains a full share of world trade. He cited labor resilience as helping the nation fare better than many others while Celtic graves 2,000 years old were found at Pees Hungary.
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Great Britain
Walter Cirime
British Trades Union Congress
Toronto
Britain
Ano
Pees
Hungary
Buffalo to build seaplane for 100 passengers
Major R H Fleet of Consolidated Aircraft announces construction of a large ocean crossing seaplane in Buffalo. The craft will seat 100 passengers, use 16 Curtiss engines, feature a 200 foot promenade deck, 62 staterooms with soundproof walls, and double fuel capacity for Atlantic crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Ocean
Buffalo
R. H. Fleet
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
Conqueror
Fleet
Magnificent Fine Organ Installed in Halifax Hotel
A new CN.A hotel in Halifax houses a Aeolian Duo Art organ built by Hyacinthe. The instrument features three manuals, thirty stops across great swell pedal and choir, and electro-pneumatic action for reproducing famed organists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Hyacinthe
Aeolian Company
Art
Delicate rope paper used in pottery transfer
A historical note describes making fine paper from old tarred ropes for transferring patterns in pottery. The material is unusually strong, with a hand-twisted sheet able to support about one hundred pounds, illustrating inventive fiber use in craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potteries
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Mary Pickford
Wilma Banky
Rod
Canada Telephones
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Fruitati
Iseroriss
Uffer
Asion
Annebelle Worthington
Vesuvius
Mt. Vesuvius
Hope For the
Betty Barclay
Union
McDermot Ave
Lie
Aette
Johnny
Dated Aircraft Corporation
Nova Scotia
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington ST. W
Toronto, Ont
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