World Happenings Briefly Told From The Times
Joe Haverle of Zeppel Works sails to Tokio to prep for Graf Zeppelin cruise. Winnipeg reports death of 2 year old George Buchanan Jr in Red River expedition fallout. Population drops 44 112 in first quarter, vs 2611 rise in 1925. Canadian Social Hygiene Council heads meet in Montreal with new vice presidents named. Camp Borden course demand exceeds capacity. Yale divinity professor C Macintosh named native Canadian. Citizenship denial for defender of United States. Frank G McDonagh elected president of Canadian Pensioners Association. Bank robbery suspect Arthur Thomas jailed for five years and ten lashes. Saskatchewan stockmen report cattle rustling unchecked at Swift Current convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Haverle
Zeppel Works
Tokio
Beth Riel
George Buchanan
Red River
Sir Garnett Wolseley
Winnipeg
C. Macintosh
Canada
Yale Divinity School
United
Warren
Arthur Thomas
Grandview
Royal Bank of Canada
Vancouver
HC. Shaw
Sealeu
Saskatchewan
West
Saskatchewan Stock Cation
Swift Current
German Journalist Plans Fraser River Canoe Journey
A young German journalist from Munich, Cast Schwerla, will canoe from Blue River to Vancouver, traveling the Fraser and Thompson rivers then returning to Jasper by train. He aims to explore Athabaske and Maligne Lake, presenting river and lake travel through his writings and films to bring Canada to Europe. The folding craft weighs 35 pounds and mirrors the light Eskimo kayaks used by explorers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Fraser
Thompson Rivers
Vancouver
Jasper
Famanton
Schwerla
Munich
Mount Robson
Blue River
Schiwerla Hans
Athabaske
Maligne
Germany
Sgt
Canada
Europe
Fragmented Mexican insurance anecdote and worm metaphor
The text describes a bizarre worm living in a bean and a peculiar insurance line about not dying by one’s own action within a year. A prospective victim questions the wife’s reaction to the policy. The passage mixes unclear folklore with an insurance remark and a quoted fragment.
Canadian Amateur Golf Championship entries close August 1
The RCGA announces the Canadian Amateur Championship at Jasper Alberta begins in August with a 10 handicap limit. About 100 players expected from Eastern Canada Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia and the United States. A larger field is expected for the Western Canada Amateur Championship, open to 16 or better handicap players, with entries due by August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Eastern Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
United States
Western Canada
Tunes Mackenzie Winnpeg
Western Canada Golf Association
Jasper Post Enir
New Featherweight Wool Tweed Pattern in Violet Tones
A fashion notice details Style No. 482 a featherweight wool tweed in smart violet tones with silk trims and jabot frill. It lists sizes 16 through 42, fabric options in crepe silk faille and printed fabrics, pattern price 25 cents, wrap coin, and a 10 cent add-on for a Fashion Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faille
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper
Fragmentary text references an address in Winnipeg and a quoted exchange about Buffalo Mike and a patrolman. The source is unclear but hints at a detective or arrest scenario and a misidentification. No verifiable events, dates, or entities beyond Winnipeg appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Ponce Coupe
Alberta
Mothe
Margaret Bondfield becomes Britain’s first woman cabinet minister
Miss Margaret Bondfield is appointed Minister of Labor in the Labour Government becoming the first woman in a British cabinet. The article notes her prior roles in Parliament and service as parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of Labor, with emphasis on her Washington presence for the International Labor Conference and Canadian connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Margaret Bonded
Privy Council
Trades Union Congress
Washington
Canada
Rondfield
Hondfield
Margaret Grace Bondfield
Northampton
Ministry of Labor
MacDonald
Nai
Wallsend
Canada Leads World Newsprint Output and Exports in 1928
Dominion production reached 2,981,000 tons in 1928, about one third of global output, while exports totaled 2,207,000 tons, matching the combined tonnage of all other nations. A Washington inventor introduces a new radio sending device for weather maps to be transmitted to ships at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cmads
News Print Service Bureau
Dominion
Recipes For This Week By Betty Barclay
A collection of kitchen instructions describes making a butter sugar cake mix with eggs milk and flour, then a orange lemon curd filling and a ham glaze. It includes steps for batter, bake time, and serving suggestions with notes on flavor and texture.
Fragmentary Vision of Prayer and Praise
A garbled passage blends archaic religious language with broken phrases about approaching ire and divine power. It references terms like grace, voice, power, woe, and a lament of places such as cottage and cathedral, suggesting a fragmented liturgical or poetic text.
Hymn Of Gratitude Offered By Composer
Teachers across western districts may obtain the original Hymn Of Gratitude by writing to composer W. E. Dyer at Fairlawn Avenue Toronto and enclosing postage to cover mailing costs.
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West
W. E. Dyer
Fairlawn Avenue
Toronto
Ezekiel Vision and Call in Sunday School Lesson
A Sunday school lesson summarizes Ezekiel 1 3 24 3 33 and Psalm 121 focusing on Ezekiel's visionary encounter with God his commission and the theme that divine instruction must be internalized and acted upon. It highlights the prophet's awe before the vision the Spirit entering him and the need to eat and assimilate the message before proclaiming it.
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Pzekiel
Ezekiel
Shapter Fuekiel Chosc
God
Beckiet
Tran
Lee Lampbell Morgan
Jerusalem
Hell
Mekadyen
Vimy Monument Praised as Finest in Battlefield Area
Canadian observer Herbert Marler, returning from Europe, praises the Vimy monument as the finest among battlefield memorials. He notes it will bear the names of 11,000 Canadians who fell at Vimy and recounts meetings with the Prince of Wales during his travels.
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Vimy
Jon
Herbert Marler
Japa
Canada
Mr. Marler
Tokio
Vancouver
Engand
France
Prince of Wales
Marler
England
Bet
The Sooner the Better Pun on Husbands
Two sisters of uncertain age share a witty exchange about what they want in a husband. One favors appearance and speed, joking she wants him to appear pretty soon, while the other weighs wealth and position.
Peach crop prompts hotel to cancel unfilled orders
A traveler comments on a peach harvest and asks what to do with unused fruit. The hotel manager replies that unused peaches are cancelled, drawing an analogy about unsatisfied orders and persistent burdens.
Campaign to Rid Mexico of Drink Evil Intensifies
President Gil launches campaigns to curb intoxicants with state measures restricting sale and consumption. Governor Raymundo Enriquez elevates taxes on drinks to deter production and force saloons to raise prices. Mexico City bans liquor in dance halls and cabarets, while anti alcohol leagues form nationwide as lectures spread through schools and theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roe
Mexico
Raymundo Enriquez
War Department
Mexico City
Little Helps For This Week
A short devotional excerpt quotes Psalm XXII 11 and William Ellery Channing on strength, peace, and readiness for life's conflicts. It reflects on dawn prayers, forgiveness of sin, health, and divine charity guiding effort toward a higher moral world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Elery Channing
Worth Trying When silt wardens in snakers
A quirky old item notes do it yourself tips about modifying shakers with tops removed and paraffin to dry salt. a remark about a Russian woman denouncing death repeatedly and a stray line about an office boy in a baseball season. a note on why petrels are named after Peter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snakers
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Frank G. McDonagh
Canadian Pensioners’ Association
Lange
Domence
Lustige Wolmer Zeitung
Cologne
Wiaipes Newspaper Union
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Patera No
Sie
Buffalo Mike
Buffalo
Troy
Betty Barclay
Woston
Arkansas Ham
W. F. Dyer
Dr. F Millan
Chester
Matsion
Repu
Gil Imaugurates
Russia
Petrels
Peter
der Wahre Jakob
Berlin
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