World Happenings Briefly Told
Mira Edward Eile sister of Viscount Willingdon Governor General of Canada died in London in December The Orient Express was held up near Carten Bulgaria by brigands The Japanese Government declined to sanction the U S note to Russia or China over Manchuria The Labor Government may create more Labor peers in the new year The French mint will strike a medal for Georges Clemenceau Rodin to be placed in the Arc de Triomphe Museum An air mail service Montreal to Winnipeg to begin next year announced by Peter Vennott Postmaster General A Byrd polar flight report challenged by Tryggve Gran Announcement of a 300000 carbonic acid gas plant in Toronto to produce dry ice
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Orient Express
Europe
Constantinople
Paris
Cartes
Bulgaria
United States
Russia
China
Manchuria
Georges Clemenseau
Rodin Lust
Arc de Triomphe
Montreal
Winnipeg
Peter Vennot
Canada
London Daily Mail
Richard Byrd
Tryggve Gran
Hiram Walker
Gooderham, Worts Co
Toronto
Canada reports four thousand cattle herds cleared of TB
The Veterinary Director General notes that over four thousand Canadian herds have been given a clean bill of health after tests and retests and restrictions, under the Department of Agriculture at Ottawa. City hydro usage shows 262 million kilowatt hours for the first nine months, up 15 percent from last year.
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Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Hydro
Winnipeg
Robot airman promise hailed by Royal Aircraft Establishment
The Royal Aircraft Establishment reportedly created a robot pilot using a compressed air gyroscope to steer aircraft from smallest planes to large bombers and flying boats. Weighing 100 pounds, it demonstrated control over 400 miles and is claimed infallible, with RAF and commercial lines considering adoption for long flights and passenger services.
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Ladet
Ant ‘Air Force
Royal Aircraft Establishment
London Daily News
Daily News
Royal Air Force
Air Mail Across Canada Inauguration Planned Next Year
The postmaster general of Canada announced an air mail service to Winnipeg from Toronto as part of a Montreal Vancouver line. It aims to cut delivery time by about 40 hours on the fastest routes and would debut sometime next year. The note also mentions Canadian authors drawing on Canadian types. The text ends with a question about what a woman in the Senate would be called.
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Montreal
Winnipeg
Peter Vennot
Canada
Ven‘ot
Toronto
Montreal-Vancouver
Twelve Years Of The Millenium And Bolshevism
A Moscow despatch reports the Soviet government marking twelve years of Bolshevism by selling bread and meat at cost price to all with bread cards. The Minneapolis Journal comments that free the workers were promised has yielded lines for meat only on special holidays, a stark critique of communism’s claimed freedom.
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Russia
Moscow
Minneapolis Journal
Curious Currents Create Riverlike Seaweed Banks
A White Star liner Euripides reports a bank of seaweed along the South Equatorial Current seen as a still edge while the current roams. A Norwegian captain notes rusty brown water streets in the Pacific between normal seas, and similar yellowish channels appeared between Hong Kong and the Philippines.
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Eurip Des
Southampton
Australia
Cape
Atlantic
Africa
Pacific
Hong Kong
Philippines
Fashion 11155 Pillow Design Makes Charming Gift
A cross stitched ship motif pillow design by Faye plus corner cross stitch detailing creates an adorable Christmas gift. The pattern, appealing in blue, promises decorative room accents like curtains, bedspreads, and dresser scarves with a soldier cannon and bullets theme. Patterns cost 25 cents in stamps or coin and are mailed wrapped.
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Faye
How To Order Patterns actress Winnipeg Newspaper Union ad
A Winnipeg newspaper ad from the Union on McDermot Avenue promotes patterns by an actress named in the listing. It highlights ordering patterns through the paper.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot
Winnipeg
Canada to Send Three Boys to 1930 World Cattle Judging
Hon Dr Motherwell and W D Robb host a dinner at King Edward Hotel Toronto to honor Cedrick Kirkpatrick Gordon Campbell and Clifford Baldwick as Canada’s first representatives at the 1930 International Judging Contest in Britain. They are praised for service to others and leadership in the Livestock Club movement, with officials from federal provincial and railway bodies in attendance.
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Great Britain
Motherwell
Canada
King Edward Hotel
Toroto
Cedrick Kirkpatrick
Gordon Campbell
Clifford Baldwck
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Ontario
W. D. Robb
Canadian National Railways
Toristo
Dr. Motherwell
Britain
Robb
Dr.Motherwell
Dommon
Black
Dominion
Wheat In Farmers Hands Figures From Ursell Report
Western farmers hold over 90.4 million bushels of wheat as of the Ursell November report. The statistician to the Board of Grain Commissioners notes movement of Canadian grain during the past month and highlights outstanding stocks in the west.
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E. A. Ursell
Board of Grain Commissioners
Werther
Sunday School Lesson December 13 Theme
Sunday School lesson outline cites Golden Rule from Luke 6 31 and core scriptures Exodus 18 14 20 1 Deuteronomy 24 14 18 Amos 5 6 1 Zechariah 8 16 17 Matthew 20 1 16 Mark 12 1 9 Luke 3 14 Ephesians 6 5 9 1 Timothy 6 17 19 Devotional Reading Matthew 7 1 5.
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Zechariah
Explanations and Co Laws on Servant Treatment in Bible
Summary of biblical notes on Deuteronomy 24 14 15 and Ephesians 6 regarding slaves and masters. It cites Philemon 16 and 1 Timothy 6 17 19 to urge fair treatment, humane duties, and warning against oppression. Emphasizes serving as unto God and the riches of charity over wealth.
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Paul
Christ
Philemon
Dummelow
Timothy
Deaf Old Lady Dines With Polite Gentleman in Odd Chat
The season opens with a tale about a deaf elderly woman at table beside a courteous man who struggles to converse. He asks about bobbed hair and she replies she has never tasted it. A visitor asks if she knows Tam and Willie replies indicating self recognition. A quip about six women entering a barber shop suggests one will get a haircut.
War costs and armament spending across nations
The Manchester Guardian notes that British budget allocations show 55 percent for past wars and 15 percent for preparing against future wars, equating war costs to 14s 1d per pound. France mirrors these ratios. Italy, Russia, the United States, and Germany all reveal high or rising military expenditures, challenging postwar economic limits.
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Manchester Guardian
France
Italy
Russa
United States
Germany
Bible’s divine status questioned by Anglican clergyman
A Church of England clergyman argues the Bible is not the word of God yet acknowledges its enduring influence. He notes the Bible as a source of inspiration for all ages, a guide for youth, a comfort for the afflicted, and a pillar of civilization, urging reflection on what would replace it if another such book appeared.
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Betence
Russian aeronautical theory on fuelless flight
A Russian aeronautical expert, Prof Rindine, proposes that aircraft at altitudes of 30 miles or higher require no fuel. He suggests that a large hydrogen supply, exploded in a special engine, could generate power to propel the plane and keep it aloft.
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Prof
Rindine
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