World Happenings Briefly Told
France speeds armament pace by beating a 35000 ton battleship and laying the keel for another. Dr Anton Koroshets elected president of the Tagoslay senate. Royal Air Force Supermarine in Splire sets record loop Paris to Croydon in 41 minutes. Ontario firm ships blankets to Chinese in wartorn areas. Repulse drydocked at Portsmouth for royal visit alterations with full crew. Isabella Preston wins London Royal Horticultural Society gold medal. Scrap metal loading for embargo protest planned by Vancouver council. Domel says Japan seeks open door deal with Britain and the U S for trade concessions.
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France
Anton Koroshets
Tagoslay
Royal Air Force
Supermarine
Splire
Let Bourget
Paris
Croydon
Ontario Chinese Benevolent Association
Brantford
Ont
Repulse
Portamouth
England
Canada
Isabella Preston
Ottawa
London Royal Horticulture Society
Dew ‘Plana
Vancouver
Dress rules set for royal visit emphasize good taste
Ottawa announces a dress regulation for civic and other dignitaries meeting the King and Queen. Good taste alone will govern attire, with no compulsion to wear morning clothes or lounge dress at home. Formal evening wear may be designated but will not be mandatory.
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Canada
Ottawa
Indian ice rescue advice lesson from Sudbury Star
An Ontario Indian guide shares how to escape freezing water by swimming on the back and sliding onto the ice, avoiding a grip on the edge. He stresses gradual movement to prevent slipping back, recounting a hunter’s near-drowning and contrasting method. The tale ends with the guide noting the white man’s lack of technique.
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Ontario
Sudbury
The!uide
Decorations for Royal Visit Planned Across Canada
J B Hunter deputy minister of public works will oversee royal visit decorations across Canada. Cities along the royal route will display vast bunting flags and streamers as Ottawa especially gears up to dress Parliament Buildings in festive art. The effort will involve Public Works architects civic and provincial governments to ensure a grand welcome rivaling Washington.
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Canada
J. B. Hunter
Hunter
Public Works Department
Dominion
Peter Denial, Love, and Service On Christ’s Sheep
January day school lesson reflects on Peter’s love for Jesus, the threefold question, and Jesus commands to feed his flock. It notes Peter’s humility, contrition, and eventual martyrdom as a faithful follower who would glorify God unto death.
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Peter
Jesus
Simon
Joan
Jeus
A.B. Bruce
John
God
Pattern 4853 for girls and juniors in Winnipeg ad
Kane Adams pattern 4853 offers a bolero with a flared skirt for girls and juniors sizes 6 through 16. The ensemble uses 2 1 2 yards of 39 inch fabric for dresses and 54 inch fabric for bolero. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg with size name address and pattern number.
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Dreas
Kane Adams
Anne ‘Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Penalty for Dollar Theft Highlights Gun Carrying
The Niagara Falls Review argues seven years in Kingman penitentiary for stealing a dollar is heavy but justified. A Toronto drugstore robbery case shows a loaded revolver in possession creates lethal risk, regardless of loot. The paper urges drastic punishment for thieves armed with guns to deter crime.
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Kingman Penitenary
Toronto
Niagara Falls
Canada
Great Britain
Holborn Plans Giant Air Raid Shelter Beneath Russell Square
The London borough of Holborn eyes the largest air raid shelter, a subterranean cave beneath Russell Square to hold 77,000 people. It would serve as a peace time parking area, feature a five foot thick concrete roof with reinforced felt, an air conditioning system filtering 11,000,000 cubic feet of air per minute, electric generation, and four pumps to guard against flooding. Construction is estimated at three years.
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London
Holborn
Russell Square
Ambour
Earth curvature measured seven inches per mile
A concise note states that the curvature of the earth amounts to seven inches per mile. The claim presents a traditional rough rule of thumb for visual drop over distance without detailing measurement method or scope.
City vs Country Many Leaders Started On A Farm
In a debate over urban and rural upbringing a Boston psychiatrist says city life sharpens mind and enterprise yet increases neurotic stress while rural life does not cause stupidity. The article notes many successful people were born in the country and rose in urban society.
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Boston
Stkitenener Daily’ Record
Battleship named Duke of York chosen for new warship
The name Duke of York is selected for the forthcoming battleship under construction by Jon Brown and Co Limited at Clydebank. The London Times notes the title is not widely known for warships, except the 1763 H.M.S. Duke of York and a small vessel at Brest in 1796.
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Duke of York
Jon Brown and Co., Limited
Clydebank
York
Indies
Duke ‘York
Brest
London Times
Evolution of anaesthesia and its pioneers
A study of how anesthesia emerged with nitrous oxide ether and chloroform, noting the delayed credit to Jenner Harvey Morton and Long. It traces early milestones from 1844 to 1923, contrasts country roles, and highlights key agents and evolving techniques in the field.
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Jenner
Harvey
Morton
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Germany
Wells
Boston
James Y. Simpson
Edinburgh
Lancet
London
Crawford W. Long
Georgia
Chance discovery yields pollen free regal lily variety
For years breeders sought a regal lily whose anthers do not shed pollen on the petals to prevent discoloration. A chance X ray exposure of bulbs produced the desired plant. The new variety has been registered in the U S Patent Office.
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Patent Office
Dignity Question Echoes Boss’s Secret Question
A father explains dignity to his son with a terse joke about power and self worth. The quip lands as a brief reflection on authority and personal value in the face of demands or scrutiny. The exchange echoes a workplace or societal test of character.
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Ling
Brefly
Wille
J Love
Leeson
Anne
Hage Air Raid
Camapal
J.W. S. McCullough
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