World Happenings Briefly Told
Imports of rice into Japan this season may total 20 010 bushels. The Province of Ontario issues three year bonds oversubscribed on day one. Capt J P Saul plans a round trip fight to New York next May. The Prince of Wales funds a scholarship for Argentine students at Oxford. H G Watkins to head an Antarctic expedition in the fall. James P Manion appointed Canadian Trade Commissioner at Tokyo. Direct Canada Britain telephone link negotiations to start. Dr Wellington Koo will represent China on the Manchuria commission. A divorce dated May 15 1750 in Nova Scotia founder believes first on record. Port of Churchill to be open for commerce this summer.
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Japan
Columbia
Ontario
J. P. Saul
Kingsford-Smith
New York
Prince of Wales
Argentina
Oxford
H. G. Watkins
James P. Manion
R. J Manion
Tokyo
Scotia
D.C. Harvey
Novavist
Wallan Willams
Churchill
RJ. Manion
Saskatchewan Banks to Pay Higher Share of Tax Revenue
Under the Corporation Taxation Act the government proposes amendments to raise corporate tax revenue above 800000 dollars. Banks trust loan andage companies will contribute a larger share to balance the budget alongside insurance firms already a major source.
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Saskatchewan
Fool's Gold Pyrite Has Many Useful Industrial Roles
Pyrite not truly worthless despite the fool's gold label. It aids in producing sulphuric acid and sulphite pulp, serves as a fluxing agent in smelters, provides iron for slag, and finds use in radios and jewelry. Large pyrite deposits exist in Spain and Portugal.
Recipes For This Week By Betty Barclayy Without Chicken
Miss Betty Barclayy shares a pork based recipe using cold roast pork celery and pickle. Combine pork celery and pickle with dill salt paprika and mayonnaise to moisten. Serve on crisp lettuce and garnish with more mayonnaise.
Canada reports eleven million saved in construction costs
A statistical review notes that last year Canada saved about 11 million dollars in building costs across 61 cities due to lower material prices and trade reductions. The aggregate value of building permits fell by 85 million from 1990 while material price indices dropped around 20 percent.
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Canada
Prince of Wales Congratulates Aged Comedian on Golden Wedding
The Prince of Wales joined hundreds in London to honor Charles Coborn and his wife on their golden wedding anniversary. Coborn, famed for The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo, remains a celebrated music hall figure despite his advanced age.
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Prince of Wales
Charles Coborn
London
Land
Coborn
Monte Carlo
Stylish Moxel Dress Pattern For Youth Sizes 14 to 42
The pattern No. 843 offers a wrapped bodice dress in black and vivid red, with a supple woollen look and scrim resemblance. It can be worn under a fur coat or later as a spring outfit, and can be made into a complete gown. Size 16 requires specific yardage for blouse and skirt. Price 25 cents.
Miniken Jelly Rolls From Old Recipe Card
A vintage style jelly roll method begins with eggs cake flour sugar and vanilla. The batter is heated over water then folded with flour and vanilla before baking in two pans at 400F for ten minutes. Rolled with red currant jelly and finished with whipped cream decorations yields about 12 portions.
First railway train crosses Africa ocean to ocean
The article recalls the July 1 start of the first railway journey across Africa from Lotito Bay to Beira covering 949 miles. It notes the milestone as an engineering achievement, but says Livingstone’s two year crossing stirred worldwide wonder and widespread fascination.
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Africa
Ocean
Lotito Bay
Beira
David Livingstone
Alberta Women Claim Homesteads Under New Rule
Alberta Lands Department reports October filings show 1 of 368 homestead applications filed by women. The new provincial ruling allows women to file on homesteads, marking a growing trend in land claims among female settlers.
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Alberta
Lands Department
Exhaustive Cunard Tour Explores India and Ceylon on Economy Voyage
A cooperative Cunard Line and American Express expedition offers an economical two nation tour of Ceylon and India. Departing New York March via Aquitania, the itinerary includes Gibraltar Algiers Nice Marseille Colombo Darjeeling Delhi Agra and Bombay with a final return on Strathaird and Mauretania arriving in New York May 27. Political shifts in India are boosting interest from Americans and Canadians.
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India
Ceylon
Cunard Line
American Express ‘Company
New York
Aquitania
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Trafalgar
Algiers
Algeria
Nice
Riviera
Maseilles
Calcutta
Darjeeling
Himalayas
Mount Everest
Benares
Agra
Taj Mahal
Fatenpur Sikri
Akbar
Sikandra
Delhi
Bombay
Elephanta
Strathaird
Marseille
Easter 1921 Foretells Muddy Seeding For Farmers
Likely Easter forecasts place Good Friday on March 26 and Easter on March 27 this year. Farmers hoping for an early start on Easter Monday fear muddy or snowy soils, while tobacco planters welcome the prospect as a sign of frost retreat by the Frost King.
Scotland to run countrywide propaganda campaign in 1992
Scotland plans a nationwide public information effort in 1992 as part of its ongoing campaign. Officials say the initiative will inform citizens about government programs and policies.
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Scotland
Sunday School Lesson February 7 on Bondservants of sin
The lesson centers on John chapter eight, contrasting belief that leads to surrender with mere assent. It explains Jesus testing those who believed and defines freedom as freedom from sin through abiding in His Word, contrasted with political bondage under Rome. It cites Romans devotional reading and emphasizes truth making believers free.
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Jesus
John
John Bethinks
Abraham
Egypt
Babylon
Syria
Rome
Manitoba grain acreage rises 1932 total 5 million acres
Manitoba's grain acreage for 1932 reaches an estimated 5,173,000 acres, up 1,016,000 from the previous year. Increases occur in summer fallow 252,000 acres and fall ploughing 585,000 acres, while last year 1,873,000 acres were under summer fallow and 3,236,000 acres were fall ploughed.
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Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Lose Fat and Feel Better for it
An advertising fragment urges weight loss through Kraschen Salts with dubious health claims. It promotes weighing fat, daily glass of water, and increased activity while promising vitality and energy, mentioning a $10 price and vague health benefits.
Butter Imports Dip in 1021 Canadian Bureau Report
Canada’s Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports butter imports for the calendar year 1021 declined from 2821317 pounds valued at $832,531 to 2 of pounds valued at $12, December seeing the smallest value at $407 versus $20,781 in December 1. Australia’s exports to Canada totaled only thirty dollars. The drop was mainly in imports from the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Australia
United States
Manitoba Announces New Jackpine Industry for Poles
The province will harvest jackpine in the Lac Du Bennett district to supply timber for telephone and hydro poles, creating work for unemployed men. Hon. W. B. C. Minister of Public Works announced the tract contract follows Industrial Development Board advice to expand value and use of jackpine fits new pole timber potential.
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Manitoba
W. B.C
Lac du Bennett
Industrial Development Board of Manitoba
Coal product output in 1931 declines from 1930 total
Coal products bin for 1931 reached 1 698 7 inches? 1 slight decrease from 1 897 190 tons mined in 1930. December output was 171 811 tons versus 177 204 the prior December. Total drop from year to year was 188 899 tons, shared evenly among all districts, stated at the legislative buildings.
Fragmentary note on Chile nitrate region and continental lineage
The readable fragment cites a nitrate region in Chile with enough minerals to last about 240 years. It also mentions ancestral lines traced from a cliff in Europe and Asia. The text is unclear but contains two main ideas: Chile nitrate resources and continental ancestry.
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Europe
Asia
Bage
Chile
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London Sunday Express
Great Britain
Halifax
Wellington Koo
League of Nations’ Council
Winnipeg
Aan
Faither
England
Betty Barclayy
Annett
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Petters No
Amard Line
Sim
Birmingham
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