Notable Progress Made by Royal Bank of Canada
The Royal Bank of Canada reports improved business conditions in the year ended November 30 1934 with assets totaling 758 423 904 and liquid assets of 382 172 287. Public deposits rose by 50 854 510 and the bank notes a 10 192 494 loan expansion to 226 942 028. Net profits after taxes reached 4 398 217, though after tax adjustments profits lower by 268 448. An annual meeting is set for January 10 at the Montreal Head Office.
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Royal Bank of Canada
Bankea
Canada
Royal Bank
Montreal
Twe
Lest We Forget Becomes Nation’s War Time Film Title
Privy Council ministers settled on Lest We Forget as the title for a new Canada war film using footage from overseas. The feature length production, funded by the Canadian Legion, covers three wartime periods and aims to show the cost of war to Canadians. A premiere is planned for the new year.
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Hollywood
Privy Council
Jim
Canada
Canadian Legion
Unusual Sri Rama Rama Writing Rite In Ellore
In Ellore a five day religious festival marks devotion to Sri Rama. Devotees inscribe the name Sri Rama ten million times in specially prepared books, a task that takes years. Books and the image are worshipped with flowers and chants, then carried in procession and finally offered at a sacred temple.
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Ellore
Sri Rama
Fort Montgomery: From Fort Blunder to U S Fort
The fort built at Rouses Point in 1816 was called Fort Blunder due to its location within Canada. An octagonal plan with 10 bastions, three fourths of an acre, and 30 foot walls were proposed before abandonment in 1818. It was later ceded to the United States by the Webster treaty of 1842.
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United States
Rouses Point
N.Y
Canada
Blunder
Montgomery
Sunday golf bans persist in Shemerd England
Yorkton council ends year with final decision banning slot machines. Wheat production in England and Wales rises 11 percent with a six percent increase in acreage. A fatal attempted bank robbery occurs in Budapest. Archaeologist Sir Flinders Petrie travels to northern Syria. Ecuadorian chargé d affaires Ernesto Chacon found dead in New York. Gandhi warned by Britain against reviving civil disobedience. Alberta minister MacLellan says west generally in better shape than last year.
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Shemerd
England
Yorkton
Wales
Ministry of Agriculture
Budapest
Flinders Petrie
London
Syria
Ernesto Chacon
Germany
New York
M. H. Gandhi
India
John J. MacLellan
Alberta
Sydney
Smart two piece dress pattern for girls ages eight to fourteen
The ad describes a two piece woolen dress for girls eight to fourteen with a smart shirtwaist blouse and hip peplum, featuring a bright red and navy color scheme. It includes pattern No. 894 with size options, fabric yardage, and order details from Pattern Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Pattern Department
Winnipes
Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Lloyd George to Lead New Political Movement
Ottawa Journal portrays David Lloyd George as an extraordinary figure in a new political bid. It notes his long career spanning wars and revolutions and frames his upcoming movement as a defining chapter in British politics.
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Gladstone
George
Carnarvon
Rame Lloyd George
Lloyd George
Ottawa Journal
Sunday School Lesson January 13 Focus on Peter's Confession
The lesson centers on Matthew 16 13 28 and Luke 9 18 20 with the confession "Thou art the Christ the Son of the living God" by Peter. It contrasts worldly views of Jesus with the living truth and cites commentary from C E Jefferson and W M Grist about Peter's decisive faith despite doubts.
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Simon Peter
Christ
God
Peter
Jesus
John
Elijah
Jeremiah
Herod
Jesus John the Baptist
Shakespeare
Cesar
Charlemagne
Alfred the Great
Lincoln and
Webster
C. E. Jefferson
Sime
Matthew
Carpenter
Israel
Galillee
Simon
Lamb finishing plan expands to Ontario this year
The plan to ship western range lambs to Ontario for finishing is expanded this year with about 7,000 lambs in feed across 65 farmers. Twenty four carloads from 19 western ranches are placed in central and eastern Ontario and will be marketed when they reach target weights. The piece notes the Indian elephant ranking third among intelligent animals, with champarzee first and orang utan second.
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Ontario
England's sole maker nails 50 pounds in eight hours
C Williams operates as the only hand made nail maker in England producing an output of 50 pounds of giant barge nails within an eight hour shift. The limited production underscores a specialized craft and demand for sturdy maritime fasteners.
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England
C. Williams
Montreal Woman Declares Constipation Cure Trial
Mrs Florence Willamaoa of Montreal testifies under oath before a notary about using Fruit alternatives to end twelve years of chronic constipation. She claims the products relieved her distress and restored her life.
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Florence
Willamaoa
Bicimbeld Ave
Montreal
Wilasson
Ara
Willamace
Telia
Sulphur Its Occurrence and Wide Range of Uses
Sulphur exists freely in volcanic regions and is abundant in Sicily and the United States. It is mainly found as sulphides and sulphates. key minerals include iron pyrite, copper pyrite, zinc sulphide, galena, and cinnabar. Sulphur compounds occur in living organisms and in fuels, with major industrial uses in sulphur dioxide production for acid and bleach, gunpowder, rubber, matches, insecticides, and lime-sulphur spray for orchards.
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Free State
Italy
Sicily
Iceland
Mexico
United States
Plaster-Of-Paris
Gift of Tea for Queen Marks Empire Centenary
Tea producers across the British Empire present the Queen with a casket holding 15 pounds of a rare blended tea. The container is Bombay rosewood inlaid with Ceylon satinwood and ebony. The blend combines 15 teas from Ceylon India and East Africa, including a Darjeeling component prized for a muscate flavor. The tea costs about 3.25 dollars per pound and is used sparingly to flavor other blends.
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Bombay
Ceylon
India
East Afric
Darjeeling
Final Runs End for Manitoba Mail Carriers on Storm Trails
Final runs by mail carriers on northern Manitoba routes between Norway House and Cross Lake end as air service takes over the 60 mile corridor. Another courier rail line there will fade away as planes replace the grueling deliveries.
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Manitoba
Norway House
Cross Lake
Cassquiare Stream Reverses Course in Brazil
The Cassquiare, a Brazilian waterway, is observed to alternate its flow direction. Historical notes describe periods when the stream shifts from one outward path to the opposite, signaling complex hydrological behavior.
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Aguia A Bom
Cerrars
Old Fort
Ellen Worth
Western Lambs
Gordon H. Guest
MEAD
Empire
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