Various World Briefs From Early 1930s News Clippings
A roundup of short reports notes Red Cross bequest of 3.48 million, Quetta to be rebuilt at the same site, a 30 million dollar reconstruction estimate, Manchester Babies’ Hospital renamed with Duchess of York consent, French 1936 budget plan for 40 billion francs approved by the Senate, a Texas man seeking a thief, Eastern Canada eyeing Vancouver’s diamond jubilee, city council cites over 50 thousand dollars in local expenses, English highway traffic up nearly 50 percent over five years, Speaker Burns backs stronger air force and bases, Port Arthur trappers count 400 Indians and 200 whites with catches valued at 50 thousand dollars plus bounty, Halifax Chronicle marking 112 years since The Nova Scotian began, editor Joseph Howe, name later changed to The Morning Chronicle.
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Quetta
Manchester Babies’ Hospital
Duchess of York
Duchess of York Hospital
Senate
William Tate
Sherman
Texas
Canada
Vancouver
England
British Automobile Association
Joseph Burns
U.S. House of Representatives
Congress
Hawaii
Port Arthur
Halifax Chronicle
Nova Scotian
Joseph Howe
Morning Chronicle
Soviet reserves claim vast peat deposits report
The Soviets announce reserves claiming nearly three fourths of a global peat supply. Meanwhile Cubs plans reveal buying American rice amounts reaching roughly 190 times their purchase a year earlier.
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Soviet Union
Cubs
Queen Mary to Feature Unprecedented Glass Fronted Interiors
The new Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary will showcase extensive glass use, with 2900 square feet of panes on the port side and thousands more in public rooms. Natural lighting dominates lounges and dining areas, while every effort ensures passenger comfort and hygienic window maintenance by 188 window cleaners.
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Tee Cunard
Kine
Selected Recipe for Quick Fried Donuts with Spices
Cream butter with half the sugar and beat eggs with remaining sugar until very light. Fold in 3 cups bread flour with baking powder salt and spices, then alternate with milk until a soft dough forms. Roll to four inches thick, cut, fry at 375 degrees F until light brown, drain, and roll in sugar. Test fat by dropping dough. if it rises quickly to the top, fat is ready.
Eclipse Pee Leaked Notes From Synonlegee Case
Fragmented OCR text mentions Pee Ras and Old Sol with references to a leak and a Chicago context. Readers see garbled names, possible dates, and partial places, suggesting a clipped report on an event or person connected to a political or scientific leak, without clear specifics. Additional readable bits show scattered terms like see, bass, and punishments, but no coherent narrative emerges.
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Pee Aceite
Pee Ras
Chicago
Average weight of dozen eggs reported as 113 pounds
A brief note states the average weight of a dozen eggs is 113 pounds, referencing a numeric value and a partial source marker 2133) without additional context or details.
Royal Bank Reports Strong Annual Statement Despite Growth
Royal Bank of Canada releases annual statement showing total assets surpassing $800 million with deposits rising by about $51 million to $368,366,512. Investments in Dominion and Provincial securities up $61,716,525, and commercial loans up $2,038,882. Call loans in Canada rise while abroad fall. Profits dip slightly to $4,340,522 with dividends of $2.8 million and allocations to premises pension and taxes. AGM set for January 9 in Montreal at 11 am.
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Royal Bank of Canada
Dominion
Canada
United States
Great Britain
London
New York
Montreal
Beit Safafa Peasants Buy Gas Masks For War Readiness
Arab villagers near Jerusalem place orders for British gas masks at 420 each through a local agent. One man says the mask could save his eleven family members if war comes, while others plan to display it as a wall plaque. Nearby peasants join in the demand. Asquebaugh, a potent Drogheda liquor, is described, and notes on beverages in Molucca and Curacao origins are added.
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Jerusalem
Beit Safafa
Allah
Drogheda
Ireland
Molucca
Malabar
Curacao
West Indies
Seville
Spain
Improvements In Trade To Canada 1935 Compared To 1934
Expansion of external trade with a favorable balance around 150.1 million dollars. Motor cars and trucks output up about 30 percent while boot and shoe factories rise 23 percent. Newsprint production leads since 1923, up seven percent. General industrial production climbs about 15 percent. Mining metals output up 15 percent. Copper sales rise about 30 percent. Steel plants raise production around 40 percent. Employment estimated 100,000 higher than last year. Cattle sales in Canadian stockyards up 18.5 percent.
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Canada
General Industral
Woman Seeks Wolf Bounty in Algoma Area
Mrs. J. W. McCoy traveled to Sault Ste Marie Ontario to claim a 15 dollar bounty for a large wolf she shot with a 22 rifle using a pullet as the shot. The local wolves were keeping clear of her path as she pursued the reward.
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Algoma
J. W. McCoy
Filet Crochet Pattern for Chair Cover and Accessories
Crochet pattern for a filet lace chair cover with chrysanthemums design. Includes scarf ends and table mat options, chart and stitch instructions, and material requirements. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern book.
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Houehold Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
E. Winnipes
Seven Years Agony Ended by Saskasal
A reader reports seven years of rheumatism ending after using Saskasal Mineral Salts. The letter claims substantial relief within a week and ongoing improvement with one bottle not yet finished. It urges others with rheumatism or sciatica to start the treatment and notes availability at druggists for ten weeks.
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Saskasal
Sunday School Lesson January 12 Overview
The article reviews Luke 2 birth narrative contrasts with Matthew's kingship portrayal. It notes Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem, shepherds visiting, and Simeon’s prophecy in Luke 2 25 26 33. Historical commentary cites Dr Erdman and the One Volume Commentary on Isaiah, highlighting divine meaning and grace.
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Jesus
Matthew
Luke
Herod
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Erdman
Simeon
Israel
Christ
Christ Simeon
Mary
Joseph
Dummelow
Annual Beaune Wine Auction Funds Hospital Care
Wine buyers mingled with townsfolk in Burgundian costumes as about $39,000 was raised at the Beaune hospital auction. The event, said to have begun in Philip the Good's era, features wines from a donor orchard and remains held in the hospital hall lit by a candle burning through the sale.
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Philip the Good
Beaune
France
Hospital of
Duke of Burgundy
Printing presses for sale in Regina Saskatchewan
Printing presses for sale including One Pony Optimus Cylinder Press One 1015 and one 1215 Chandler and Price Gordon Press A 26 Inch Guillotine Paper Cutter and one Linotype machine All in excellent condition Apply Box 326 Regina Sask.
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Pony Optimus
Chandler & Price Gordon Press
Regina
Sask
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American Red Cross
Clara A. Hapgood Higgins Smith
Dennis
Antesores
Ube Ows
Boas
Cunard
Queen Mary
South Pole
Royal Bank
Alice Brooks
Brooke
Isaiah
Com
Uction
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