World Happenings Briefly Told From A Globe On News
Visit to Howden England plant exceeds eighteen thousand in September where Airship R 100 is under instruction. The Duke of Abercorn begins a second six year term as Northern Ireland governor. Ambassador Schurman gives five hundred thousand ninety dollars for Heidelberg University hall. Wright fight anniversary marked by US Aeronautical Association luncheon in Paris. Prime Minister Mackenzie King celebrates his Sith birthday and has led Liberal since 1919 and office since 1921. Wolfhounds used to hunt coyotes as two Canadians report about a hundred killed this season. Eighty seven of the king were sold to a single buyer. Parliament likely to consider railway and Peace River lands return to British Columbia next session. Charles Stewart says Theodore Roberts buried in Hollywood Cemetery on December 17. Dozens of stars attend. Frank Oliver to study level crossings. Oliver named advisory officer to railway board. Commodore Bartlett informs White Star Celtic could not be salvaged after wreck off Queenstown. salvage unjustified.
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Kittyawk
Paris
United States Aeronautical Association
Mackenzie King
Mr. King
Liberal Party
Cruickshank
W. E. Bayne
Herschel
Sask
King
Sts
Peace River
British Columbia
Charles Stewart
Theodore Roberts
Hollywood Cemetery
Frank Oliver
Oliver
Board of Railway Commissioners
Commodore Bartlett
White Star Line
Celtic
Queentown
Ireland
Bartlett
Canadian value from European settlers praised by Bennett
In a Toronto speech Hon RB Bennett applauded immigrants from diverse European countries who have settled in Canada. He argued Canada should remain predominantly British in population but welcome valuable additions from other sources, noting many leaders are genuine Canadians. He condemned prejudice and pointed to Britain as a fusion of many peoples.
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Bennett
Toronto
Canada
St. John's Telegraph ‘ Journal
Word Sleigh Runners Prompted Child’s Riddle
A New Yorker five year old named Jamesie responds to a teacher’s prompt about what comes along on runners with the word Rum. The exchange showcases a child’s sharp wit and linguistic play during a classroom moment.
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Jamesie
Date Set for Next Arms Conference and Rhine Pact
The draft date for the forthcoming arms conference was tentatively set for March 11, 1920. Britain and Italy issued a joint accord on Rhine supervision and reparations as they remain guarantors of peace under the Locarno pact, signaling agreement on verification and withdrawal timelines by 1935.
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Preparatory Disarmament Commission
Great Britain
Italy
Rhineland
Council of
League of Nations
Austen Chamberlain
Rhine
Germany
League Of Danes In Canada Holds Successful Winnipes Meeting
The first convention of the League of Danes in Canada gathered 100 Danish natives in Winnipes. An executive committee was formed and the new society established to help newcomers from Denmark assimilate as citizens while preserving Danish ideals and culture. Dr N P Olsen, Dominion veterinary officer, presided.
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Winnipes
Dominion
Denmark
League of Danes
Canada
N. P. Olsen
Simple Youthful Blouse Style No 299 Review
An ad outlines a simple youthful blouse Style No 299 with monogram embroidery and removable pockets. It notes tucks for shaping, fabrics like wool crepe and silk, and states patterns fit 18 to 40 bust sizes with a price in stamps or coin and extra embroidery trans.
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Paris
Victory Seems Complete For The Motor Car In Ontario Town
The motor car has conquered public opinion and town life. Once restricted, horses faded from roads as automobiles dominated. A coroner’s inquest verdict urged pedestrians to carry lights at night, a rule once opposed by rural folk but now widely accepted. The gasoline buggy is ubiquitous among farmers, councillors, editors, and lawmakers, leaving pedestrians rare except between rides. Toronto
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Ontario
Toronto
Alberta Land Office Records Show Early Homestead Decline
During the week ending November 16, 176 homesteads and 3 soldier grants were issued at Edmonton, versus 26 homesteads and 1 soldier grant in the same week in 1927. The passage cites public sentiment about mortality and notes a Gravedigger’s quip on people not dying regularly.
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Edmonton
Flour Industry Of Japan Unsatisfactory Trade Picture
Canadian trade commissioner James A. Langley reports Japan’s flour sector remains unsettled with low and unsteady prices due to mill overcapacity. Prewar capacity reached 7.5 million barrels daily, now 47,200 barrels. imports of wheat from Canada Australia and the United States rise. Domestic wheat output in 1927 about 31 million bushels, with 17 million bushels imported to feed mills.
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James A. Langley
Kobe
Canada
Australia
United States
Japan
Growing Prize Grain and the Costly Business of Farming
Herman Trelle, Canada's prize grain king, says a misquote claimed he said he was going broke. He explains the higher costs of prize grain farming and urges unorganized farmers, women, and the public to recognize farming as big business, citing exhibition quality as proof.
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Herman Trelie
Canada
Winnipeg
Mr. Trelle
Soi
Praise For Wheat Pool At Empire Parliament Association
Premier Baldwin and Ramsay MacDonald lauded the Canadian wheat pool at the Empire Parliament Association meeting in London. They called it one of the most remarkable self-help co operation efforts and praised Canada's hydro electric system as well. The remarks were shared as part of a discussion on national achievement.
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Stanley Baltwin
Aton
Ramsay MacDonald
Empire Parlamentary Association
London
Baldwin
McDonald
Dominion
Commission to study Canadian radio system options
The royal commission on radio in Canada is formed with Charles A Bowman Sir John Aird and Augustin Frigon as members. It will examine private high powered groups with subsidies versus government owned systems and provincial government stations.
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Canada
Charles A. Bowman
Ottawa Citizen
John Aird
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Toronto
Augustin Frigon
Polytechnic School
Montreal
Dominion
Sunday School Lesson and Devotional Excerpt
A Sunday School lesson explores 2 Timothy 4 1 8 and Psalm 98 with reflections on preaching the Word in season and out of season. The text emphasizes urgency, accountability before God and Christ, and maintaining sound doctrine amid fascination with legends and distractions in the Church.
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Timothy
Emon Mincemeat Betty Barclay Recipe
Betty Barclay offers a mincemeat mix using lemons apples currants raisins nuts and butter with spices. Juiced lemon rind cooked soft then sieved and combined with apples sugar and spices, stored in jars for use as a pie or turnover filling.
Chocolate Junket Pudding Dessert Jewelry
Junket plum pudding recipe with chocolate junket and fruit mix. Instructions cover dissolving junket in warm milk, adding sugar spices, cooking fruit, then layering in dessert glasses. Chill until firm, top with whipped cream and cherry.
Mica In Canada Sica Mica Mines in Ontario and Quebec
Canada produces mica mainly from Ottawa region mines in Ontario and Quebec. The Quebec deposit lies between the Lieure and Gatineau rivers, while Ontario deposits lie in the Perth Kingston district. The mine near Sydenham Ontario is probably the largest mica mine in the world.
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Canada
Ottawa
Ontario
Quebec
Lieures
Gatineau
Perth-Kingston
Sydenham
Large Bull For Ice Cream America Bill Revealed
At the annual Chicago convention of soda fountain manufacturers the company disclosed a daily expense figure of 4 109 961 dollars for ice cream sodas and other fountain drinks.
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America
Chicago
Legislation on Liens Aims to Free Dry Lands
Legislation respecting liens on waste lands due to drought since 1914 is being adjusted to aid settlers. Hon. Charles Stewart notes that plan studies, West visits, and committee work under The Crown Debts Act aim to prevent land loss. Adjustments should enable non-productive areas to be disposed to capable users and keep farmers on the land.
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Charles Stewart
Stewfart
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Soybeans in Canada Rise as Production Looms
The text traces soybean history from its introduction on the continent in the 18th century to its establishment around 1809. In Canada, main production concentrates in central and southwestern Ontario with smaller areas in other provinces. Growing interest and newer earlier maturing varieties suggest a notable production increase ahead.
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North
Africa
Canada
Ontario
Dominion
Pulpstone Demand and Canadian Production Record
Canadian pulp mills use over half a million dollars worth of pulp stones annually. The 1926 Canadian pulpstone production is the highest on record, yet only about 10 percent of stones used are produced in Canada. An umbrella with teeth that grip the owner's sleeve has been invented. But will it snap at a thief in a restaurant. A joke line on marriage echoes deceit and self-reproach.
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Canada
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Northern Ireland
Schurman
Heidelberg
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Kasper
Stockholm
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
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Slez
League of Danes Organized
New
Spa
MIS
Coates
New Zealand
Joseph Ward
Union Party
J. G. Coates
Herman Trelle
Stanley Baldwin
Pec
Paul
Christ Jesus
Apostle
God
Cro Erdman
C. R. Erdman
Charles Brown
Jesus Christ
Church of Rome
J. P. Lilley
Betty Barclay
Emon Mincemeat
Buen Humor
Madrid
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