World Happenings Briefly Told
Hien Iyeman Tokugawa retires as Japanese minister to Canada and moves to Turkey. George Jihlavec of Dugald Manitoba ages 50 dies in a truck crash. Stephen Leacock receives the Mark Twain medal at McGill. Manitoba relief places 4400 men on farms this winter, with 5140 expected last year. BC Chamber of Commerce leader E D Barrow speaks to Vancouver Board of Trade. 1934 BC forest fires total 993461 dollars, three times prior year, 649,611 acres burned. Maud Gillespie, missing 48 years, found among Indigenous near Link Lake near the Ontario Manitoba boundary.
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Hien
Iyeman Tokugawa
Canada
Ottawa
Turkey
George Jihlavec
Dugald
Stephen Leacock
Mark Twain
Mark Twain Society
Leacock
McGill University
Manitoba
Relief Commission
E. D. Barrow
Ml.a
New
British Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Vancouver Board of Trade
Briish Columbia
A. Wells Gray
Spie
Thessalon
Link Lake
Ontario- Manitoba
Maud Gillespie
Welded Rails Tested by German State Railway
German State Railway conducts speed tests on welded rails to assess performance at high speeds. A 98 foot jointless rail trial line will run an express non passenger train about 62 500 miles in three months with ten trips daily at 75 to 95 mph. Experimental studies at Catholic University of America suggest smoking dulls taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German State Railway
New Diving Suit Demonstration Aids Rescue Efforts
A novel diving suit tested at Lake Geneva Switzerland proved successful for rescuing drowning persons. Invented by Commander Prieur of the French Navy the device features a breastplate steel bottle of compressed air. The diver wears the unit and can be suited in 20 seconds and stay underwater about 25 minutes without surface air ropes. At the public demo three men remained underwater for a long period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
Prieur
Cheap Flying For The Masses Club Opens in Sywell
The Northampton shire Aviation Club unveiled its new clubhouse at Sywell England with the slogan Cheap Flying For The Masses. The organization has over 400 members mostly small merchants and artisans. Annual dues are 6.25 dollars and lessons cost five dollars an hour if the student secures a flying license within eight hours. The club aims to become the nation’s largest civil aviation group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northamptonshire Aviation Club
Sywell
England
Dress pattern for mature figure in black crepe size 36 to 48
This pattern description promotes a black fat sack crepe dress with white lace trim and a paneled skirt for easy movement. It offers patterns No 989 in multiple sizes and lists yardage, price 20 cents, with mail orders from Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Pattern Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Little Journeys In Science Electricity
A concise old fashioned explanation of electricity and electrons. It covers the electron concept, naming origins, charges, conductors, and how moisture in the air forms rain through electron processes. It notes how current is a flow of electrons and mentions protons and electrons in matter.
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G. Johnstone Stoney
British Admiralty to Add Autogyros to Naval Units
The Daily Telegraph reports the British Admiralty will add autogyros to ten naval aviation units. Naval expert Hector Bywater notes that fixed wing carriers are essential now but a perfected autogyro could reduce the need for large, vulnerable aircraft carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritish
Wincarins Promises Strength and Energy Boost
An old advertisement touts Wincarnis as a grape extract tonic that strengthens nerves and rebuilds energy. It claims quick improvement in mood, sleep, and vitality, promoting use for fatigue, run-down health, and insomnia with the product described as a tasty wine-like supplement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hye
Peter Denial in Gethsemane Verses Explored
A devotional passage analyzes Peter's denials in the events after Jesus is arrested, detailing his betrayal at the high priest's palace, the crowing of the cock, and the posed questions from bystanders. It cites multiple biblical verses and early commentators to explain the foreshadowed scandal.
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Peter
Jesus
Mofatt
Zechariah
Dummelow
John
Euthymius
Gethsemane
Jerusalem
Hich
Nazarene
Galilee
The Tay Bridge Disaster Remembered By World
An Ottawa Journal reflection recounts the 1879 Tay Bridge collapse in Scotland. A windstorm toppled a two mile bridge as a train crossed, killing all aboard, prompting the construction of a stronger structure.
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Tay Bridge
Lisbon
Pompeii
River
Tay
Scotland
Ottawa Journal
New England Meal Connects Portlands in Air Express Start
Baked beans codfish and potatoes described as a typical New England supper were prepared in Portland Maine and served hot in Portland Oregon the same night. The event marks the launch of a new air express transport link between northern New England and the Pacific coast.
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New England
Portland
Maine
Oregon
Air Express
Pacific Coast
Handwriting analysis prompts readers to learn character
A Winnipeg urged graphologist columns readers coast to coast offer handwriting readings. letters praise or caution, pointing procrastination domination and romantic advice. readers asked to mail samples with birthdates for analysis through Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Ildrens
Germany
Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C
D.D.D
Dennis
Aviation Club
Shion
Eilen Wort
Gordon H. Guest
Peters
I Corinthians
Lescens
Lawrece Ribbert
Faiter
Batoh
Nellie
Miss J. Toronto
Sarnia
Himsell
Miss E
Tam
Lawrence Hibbert
Winipeg
Union
Mc-Dermot Ave
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