World Happenings Briefly Told
World news items report a Variety of events from Canada Ireland and Germany. Notable notes include a Dutch actress Wilhelnina Drucker and a Canadian student Kenneth Bo Paluer with university ties. Montreal traffic and anti violence measures. Berlin revelers dancing to jazz. a plan for Irish Free State Air Force flight to New York. a costly forest fire fund draw. and a Dublin Dublin correspondent noting seaplane approaches from Galway to New York.
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Batavia
Standard
O! Company
New Yor
Cheribon
Java
Montreal
Decarie
Seasions
Berlin
Germany
Pittsburg
Daventry
England
Bettiah Columbia
Forest Caverhiil
Star
Dublin
Irish Free State Air Force
United States
Cranmore Bay
Galway
New York
World Jewish Population Totals Fourteen Million Globally
Figures from Geneva Jewish circles place the world Jewish population at 14,163,542 about 1 percent of humanity. Europe holds 9,282,876, the United States 3,500,000, with Palestine rising from 5,000 to 125,000. Canada contributes significant shares in forestry, fisheries, and grains, while Arabs in Palestine number about 645,000.
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Europe
Geneva
United States
Palestine
Ten Signs Must Be Removed Statewide
A new law takes effect on December 14 requiring removal of all signs and billboards along state highways. If ignored, the highway department will remove them. Tennesseeans will soon see how the state looks from the road. Detroit Free Press notes potential palm sap ethanol in North Borneo as a motor fuel source.
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Usly
Highway Department
Detroit Free Press
Unlucky Christmas Traditions in England Leave Work Incomplete
A fragment discusses English beliefs that unfinished tasks carried bad luck during Christmas. It notes a desire to finish work before the holiday and describes customs around meal preparation, an apron mishap if not, and the role of servants who might be free to help others on Christmas Day in some districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Herole
Forabies
Symbolism Of Twelfth Day Ends Christmas Revels In Britain
Twelfth Day marks the end of Christmas revels and the removal of holly and mistletoe. It has long been a special festival dating to Alfred the Great and was revived to prominence in Elizabethan and early Stuart times with Oxford and Cambridge, the Royal Court, and the Inns of Court staging elaborate masques by Ben Jonson and others.
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Alfred the Great
Elizabeth
James 1
Oxford
Cambridge
Royal Court
Inna
Ben Jonson
Nobel Peace Prize for Chamberlain and Briand for Locarno pact
The Nobel Peace Prize honors Sir Austen Chamberlain and Aristide Briand for their work on the Locarno security pact. They guided negotiations and helped secure the treaty, bringing optimism and stability to Europe.
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Teamen
Englana
France
Austen Chamberlain
Briand
Forcien
Chamberlain
Brand
Locarno
Acarso
Enguabd
Radio for country schools boosts learning in Australia
Radio programs reach isolated Australian country schools offering diverse subjects to students. The broadcasts provide notable educational benefits, keeping schools abreast of current thought and topics across many areas. Meanwhile in Vellore India the town lacks electric lighting.
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Radio For
Schoors Australia
Christmas In Mexico Festive Jars and Jolly Tosses
Christmas in Mexico shines with packed shops and radiant streets. Jars display fantastic figures while families gather for processions, torches, and songs. In homes the pinata hangs from the ceiling as blindfolded participants strike it, releasing sweets and gifts that scatter across the floor amid lively cheers.
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Mexico
Decemer
Penata
Peculiar Christmas Custom Endsuring Blessing Apple Trees
In Sussex and Devonshire England a Christmas blessing ritual for apple trees persists. One tree symbolizes the orchard and is spritzed with eider or adorned with cakes dipped in it. The incantation asks God to bless the tree so it bears abundantly enough to fill a hat, a basket, a cart, and a wagon.
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Cittes
Sussex
Devonshire
England
West Country
Christmas Cheer on the Farm and Town Celebrations
A festive note describes steaming puddings candles and merry scenes across farms and towns. It mentions Mary Caroline Davies and blessings for a bright Christmas Day across ridges and mountains with warm holiday wishes.
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Mary Caroline Davies Ridges
The First Carol A Christmas Celebration
A historical note on Christmas carols explains their long tradition across churches and halls worldwide. It mentions the first known English carol, Lordings Aften d our Lay, found on a parchment seal in the British Museum, likely dating to the thirteenth century.
Summer-Like Alaska Weather Linked to Volcanic Eruptions
Reports attribute unusual warmth in Alaska to Mount Shii baldin eruptions on Unimok Island in the Atew archipelago, 690 miles southwest of Anchorage. Rivers stay open, northern mountains smoke, and remote areas seem locked by mild conditions. Provisions run low, frost absence noted, and early November temperatures hint at unseasonable warmth.
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Shiibaldin
Unimok Island
Atew Than
Anchorage
Alaska
Japan Favours Submarine Ban Amid Global Debate
The article notes officials and the public in Japan favor a ban on submarines. It argues such a move could pressure Russia and China to curb naval expansion. In Spain, Anfani’s tests involved a pine tree and the aim of securing good luck.
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Hiefst
Japan
Russia
China
Spain
Crossword puzzle clues mixed list for general publication
A scrambled crossword style list presents numbered clues and fragments covering food general, attire, numerals, pronouns, verbs, and descriptors. The item appears as a collage of definitions, misspellings, and partial phrases with inconsistent punctuation and alignment.
Reduced Ocean Rates To Canada Cut Immigrant Travel Costs
The new empire settlement agreement lowers passage costs for settlers and workers to Canada. It abolishes most passage loans for most classes, keeps aftercare costs borne by Canada for five years, and aims to enable more immigrants to land in Canada with less debt.
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Howe
Kener Cording
Coloniaathon
Parison
Canada
Empire Settlement
Lloyd George Leads As A Free Citizen
Lloyd George is described as a champion free citizen of Great Britain with freedom of 32 cities, and 20 more promised. The wartime prime minister has accepted 32 cities, with York the latest, while jokes fly about his many caskets and appurtenances accompanying the freedoms.
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Las
David Lloyd George
Bers
Great Britain
Sher
Natborous
Sheffield
Wartme
Offles
York
Lloyd
George
Lloyd George
Criccieth
Churt
London
Krupp Factory Stripped of Armament in Rhineland
Allied military commission reports Krupp factory in Rhineland stripped of armament machinery. Commission, active since 1919, says it will resign from disarmament task as facilities show no weapons capabilities remaining. Immediate notification cites removal of equipment and compliance with treaty terms.
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Krupp
Germany
Rhineland
Allied Military Commission
Tos
Englishman's Tribute at a National League in Glasgow
An Englishman’s tribute at a Glasgow league event declares Scotsmen are not stingy, noting English resilience. The Milverton Sup reports on sun shine in England averaging four hours daily across the year.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Milverton
England
Dress pattern description for a tailored one piece garment
The pattern details a one piece dress with e stock appearance and tailored neckline. It features a plain back, a box pink centre front, three side hip plaits, a shaped second panel forming a deep V, and long sleeves with tailored cuffs. The design uses bordered materials to create an effect, with pattern diagrams for the partly finished garment and corresponding yardage requirements.
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Very
Combiotigh
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper
Instructional note from a Winnipeg area notice offering pattern orders. The text lists a mailing address at Medermot Ave, Nome town, province, and asks for 20 cents in coin or stamps sent with the order.
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Winnipeg
Union
Medermot Ave
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text and Devotional Reading
Sunday School lesson focuses on being justified by faith and having peace through Jesus Christ. Includes devotional note referencing Psalm 91 and margins noting page 3. Text appears incomplete and fragmented but centers on faith, peace, and salvation themes.
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Jesus Christiane
Questions on Paul Third Missionary Journey and Lessons
The reader surveys Paul by asking about persecutions he suffered, key events of his Third Missionary Journey, and his Athens sermon. It notes Paul’s life traits, lessons learned, and the spread of the Gospel by the end of the first century, plus places he visited and dangers from mobs. It also inquires about Acts events, John Mark, Paul’s writings, and notable Bible verses on love and spiritual armor.
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Paul
Teusnne
Athens
Hin
Rome
Paul Biueelt
John Marks
Paula
Goa
God
Before Christmas Beliefs Across Nations Shared Roots
The passage notes that Sipe Christmas likely derives from a single origin with variants like Father Christmas in Britain Santa Claus in Germany and Kriss Kringle in Ireland. It also mentions Chinese markets where live pigs are displayed suspended in hammocks between two carriers, illustrating diverse Christmas lore and trade practices.
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Sipe
America
Father Christmas
Britain
Santa Claus
Germany
Krisa Kringle
Iland
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Wilhelnina Drucker
Holland
Marveles
Christies
Quebec
Pointe Tie Wean
Kenneth Bo Paluer
Sark
Mount Allison Univervity
J M. Palmer
En Branewick
London Daily Mall
Ballioon de Valera
Foundland
Vancouver
North Borneo
Tropics
Annapitante
Vellore
India
Old
Englang
Ade
DIA
American Indians— Insurance
Abbr
Jaz
Aed
Jeu
Mattern
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