World Happenings Briefly Told of Global Events
A condensed roundup notes royal budget constraints in Holland and Parliament convening on January 25 for the seventeenth federation session. It cites unemployment relief projects in Manitoba, large firearm transfers to the British government, and liquor sale declines in British Columbia. Additionally, Lindbergh’s aerial survey monoplane is highlighted, alongside a palace ban on banquets due to hard times and other scattered items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Palace
Holland
Wilhelmina
Radio interruptions spark reader complaints during broadcasts
A newspaper recalls radio flag that cuts stories mid sentence and mid word. Recent incidents include the funeral service of Sir Arthur being interrupted for a commercial, and Premier Bennett's speech cut for a jazz band. A listener reports dialing CKLW Windsor and hearing the rest of the speech spliced with an American cigarette ad.
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Sir Arthur Carrier
CRCT
Toronto
Canadian Radio Commission
Bennett
Paul Whiteman
CKLW
Windsor
Niagara Falls Review
Miniature Zoo Animals Arrive From Toronto to Edinburgh Park
A miniature zoo consignment arrived in Glasgow from Montreal and then to Cor Stororphine Edinburgh. Four young American black bears four Canadian beavers two porcupines and six turtles formed the shipment from the Toronto Zoo to the Scottish Zoological Park. The beavers were a gift from Stewart of the Department in Glasgow.
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Toronto
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Montreal
Toronto Zoo
Scottish Zoological Park
Corstorphine
Stewart
Simple Chinese crepe silk dress for holiday wear
Fashion note for young makers presents a Chinese red crepe silk dress in bright shades like peacock blue copper and emerald green. Describes a bow at the neck a partial belt and a large back buckle, with sizes 11 to 17 years and pattern price of 20 cents, plus velvet option and fabric yardage.
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Ito
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern ordering guide from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union on McDermot Avenue outlines how to obtain sewing and dressmaking patterns. It lists Pattern No details and indicates the process for residents of the same town.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
New Post Office For Arctic Serviced By Air Mail Twice Year
Opening of a new post office at NAWT Arctic by the Post Office Department. Air mail service from Cameron Bay NWT will operate twice yearly in January and July. Postage charges include first class second class and third class at ordinary first class rates. Second class matter from offices of publications and news dealers four cents a pound. Parcel post priced at $1.50 per pound.
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Air Mail
Nawt
Arctic
Post Office Department
Cameron Bay
Nwt
Shortage of Schools Leaves 1000 Teachers Idle in Portugal
One thousand newly qualified teachers in Lisbon face no schools to teach. They arrive with caps gowns canes and books but no classrooms or buildings. Despite compulsory education thousands of Portuguese children go without instruction due to lack of school facilities.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Wise Men Bring Gifts to Jesus in Bethlehem
A devotional summary notes Matthew 1 through 2 and Isaiah 9, recounting Herod reign in Judea, the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, and the Magi from the East. It cites Matthew Henry on the Wise Men becoming wise by seeking Christ, and ends with the poem Star of the East by Eugene Feld.
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Mes
Herod the Great
Judea
Jesus
Bethlenem
Casper Melchior
Balthazar
Christ
Matthew Henry
Bethlebea
Eugene Feld
Rutherford says atomic energy not practical yet
Lord Rutherford of Cambridge rejects the idea that atom splitting will yield vast power for humanity. He notes energy from breaking atoms is tiny and requires enormous particle bombardment, with no practical aim beyond expanding knowledge of atomic structure.
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Lord Rutherford
Cambridge University
Moonline
Treatment For Pneumonia Echoes Earlier TB Therapy
Dr. Alfred Stengel of the University of Pennsylvania confirms artificial pneumothorax used at university hospital for acute bar pneumonia, marking the first U S use. The method, long used for pulmonary tuberculosis, injects air through the chest wall to compress a diseased lung.
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Alfred Stengel
University of Pennsylvania
University Hospital
United States
Possible E F Landings Questioned In Memoir Reading
The Lethe Bridge Herald asks whether Lloyd George’s memoir claims the British Expeditionary Force did not land at Antwerp because the War Office believed German advances through Belgium were slow. It questions if the war might have changed course if the War Office had accurate knowledge.
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Lloyd George
Antwerp
War Office
Lethe Bridge
Apples with Junket Sauce Dessert by Betty Barclay
Recipe notes describe making an apple dish with a spiced syrup, baking until tender, then chilling until the syrup jellies. A junket tablet is dissolved in water and mixed with warm milk and sugar to pour over the apples before chilling. A cherry is placed atop each apple when served.
Cranberry Mold 1 Package Lemon Gelatin
Dissolve the lemon flavored gelatin in boiling water then chill until slightly thickened. Add lemon juice celery pineapple and sweetened cranberry sauce, pour into a mold and chill until firm. Unmold and garnish with mayonnaise. Serves six.
Rhyme Guides Safe Ice Skating Depths
A compact verse advises skaters to test ice thickness before skating. It outlines four inches as safe for individual skating and notes restrictions for thinner ice, with guidance on small groups and caution about deep water to prevent accidents.
Creator role of modern universities urged by Currie
Late Sir Arthur Currie, McGill Principal, argues universities must create forces shaping destinies not merely store knowledge. In a report to the Board of Governors completed days before his death, he laments education as decoration and champions imagination, vision, and the forging of new ideas as the loftiest university aim and state support.
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Sir Arthur Currie
McGill University
Board of Governors
Sir Arthur
Ness
Governor-General of
Canada
Dep Cabte
Sir Arthur Cont
League Stands Firm Amid Global Dangers and Unity
The passage asserts the League of Nations endures despite difficulties. It argues nations like the United States and Soviet Russia cooperate with others, and Geneva’s system offers salvation through disarmament or coordinated armament to avert war, insisting unity is essential.
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Geney
United Sates
Soviet Russia
London Spectator
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