World Happenings Briefly Told
Lady Wilingdon appeals for a special charity fund to commemorate the King's silver jubilee next May. A $9,000 grant for the Canadian Legion was posted in the House of Commons to help veterans with pension cases. An excise tax sugar revenue of $8546,119 was reported for last April to December. British war pensions declined by 53,500, totaling 1,503,000 recipients. Sir Philip Sassoon foresees a trans Atlantic air route to the U S and Canada. About 45,000 to 50,000 pension applications may be adjudicated by Canada’s pensions commission in two years. Canada lost a $1,000,000 wheat order from China over bankers’ resentment of perceived contempt. Prof C T Currelly spoke to the Optimists Club in Toronto. Prof William L Carlyle said stock demand was up and western Canada prospects looked bright.
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Wilingdon
Canadian Legion
House of Commons
Philip Sassoon
Air
Plymouth Chamber of Commerce
Britain
United States
Canada
Canadian
Pensions ‘Commission
China
C. T. Currelly
Royal Ontario Museum
Optimists Club
Toronto
William L. Carlyle
Prince of Wales EP
High River
Alta
Skin blemishes epee o gmme prescription ad
An old styled skin treatment ad promises to remove acne and blemishes. It targets millions seeking instant relief and healthful skin, naming a Dr. B D Deneis with a phone contact and a money back guarantee.
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B.D. Deneis
Deas
Diesel Engines Proposed for Smaller Ships
A London Institute of Mechanical Engineering member argues for switched propulsion on ships under ten thousand tons. He favors a battery of small diesel engines, about a hundred at seventy five horsepower each, allowing flexible cutting in or out, claiming equal fuel use and reduced vibration and noise like bees on a summer afternoon. The Halifax Chronicle reports the idea.
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Institute of Mechanical Engineering of London
Halifax Chronicle
Youthful dress patterns and patterns for sale
A lively Winnipeg notice promotes Black novelty Jersey dresses with white bengaline collars and angora plaid, with sizes 14 to 40 inch bust. It advertises Pattern No 729, yardage details, and prices for patterns 20 cents each, plus sewing booklets and a Book of Fashions for 20 cents, urging readers to mail orders.
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Pattern Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Amateur drama rouses royalty joke in Australian play
An amateur dramatic society in Australia staged a show with a royal theme. A light moment arose when an actor playing the king responded to a heckler with a quip about where a king would live, prompting a round of titter from the boxes.
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Australia
Ple
Ouse
What Your Handwriting Says About Your Friends and Lovers
A reader asks about handwriting clues to character and relationships. An expert sample analyzes a Vancouver reader, a Regina wife, a Calgary teen, and a Winnipeg graphology feature urging readers to mail in samples for personal readings, noting confidentiality and typical delays.
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Vancouver
A. Brandon
C. W
Regina
G. Calgary
Seemly Christian Life and Good Citizenship Notes
The piece discusses Romans 12 10 and Peter references urging believers to love without ill will and to live nobly as exiles on earth. It links Peter’s calls to abstain from fleshly lusts and to perform good works with Christlike light and obedience to law for God’s glory and a timely visitation.
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I. Peter
Peter
Axia Minor
Sifth
Heaven
Earth
Feaven
Christ
Pontion
Witeas
Jesus
Caray
God
Another Use of Copal Reveals Insect Preserves
Has Copal been used for varnish making yet entomologists note its unique property fossils embedded in the resin preserved in perfect state. Insects of past ages are found within the resin, offering rare preservation and potential scientific insight.
Early Notes On Light And Photoelectric Effect
A 1887 scientist Herts linked violet and ultraviolet light to easier electric spark initiation and negative charge discharge. Later, fluorite crystals and quartz show UV-driven charging, with photoelectrons emitted by light. Light’s effect is independent of distance, as star light reaching Earth demonstrates.
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Herts
Sirius
Space
Chicago
Farmer's cows complete 25 mile round trip in 30 hours
A Kansas farmer reports his cows were driven to a pasture 25 miles away and returned home the next day in 30 hours. The tale illustrates a lingering homing instinct observed in cattle, similar to that noted in pigeons and dogs.
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Kansas
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Ministry of Pensions
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Ory
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Ellen
Ce Hibbert
Misa G
Terence Hibbert
Dermot Ave
Man
Marebous
Altice
Sebruary
Gorton H. Guest
Cnisk Eer
Rotas
World Kbows
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