World Happenings Briefly Told
Britain proposes a measure to cut League expenses and sends it to the supervisory committee. A fisheries act bill passed committee stage and gained third reading in the House of Commons with little debate. Italian millers gain grain import allowances up to 75 to 95 percent, while Sardinia and Sicily relax restrictions. An Armenian woman Marianne DjaniKian seeks to claim about 180 million dollars with her two sons in India. Empire Day hopes for unity across the British Empire. Shanghai mail service is cut off by a strike of postal workers. Baychimo salvage efforts are abandoned. A Chicago youth committed suicide from an airplane as aviation dreams failed. In London Ontario, Angus D. Graham pays 5.25 for a stamped cheque by district court ruling.
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League of Nations
Great Britain
House of Commons
Italy
South
Sardinia
Sicily
Marianne Djani- Kian
India
British Empire
J. H. Thomas
Dominions
Shanghai
Chicago
Angus D. Graham
London
Ontario
New Earl Of Egmont Inherits Father’s Troubles At 18
The new Earl of Egmont, an 18 year old with little social contact or education, faces heavy death duties and reduced estate value from 2.5 million to 1.5 million. He has no mother’s influence and endures isolation while managing a large, strained family fortune. Father and son once hunted on the castle estate to raise funds for expenses. Elephants live up to 200 years.
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Lord Egmont
Earl
Egmont
England
Carter's Little Liver Pills Versus Face Creems Claim
An advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as superior to face cremes for skin. It features Miss E. T. claiming the pills clear the skin and act as a gentle vegetable tonic for liver and bones, presenting a dated, promotional tone.
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E. T
Carter
Canada Begins Selenium Production in Copper Refining
Selenium, newly produced in Canada at Copper Cliff Ontario in 1931 as a by-product of copper refining, may see larger output with new uses. Market is limited but research could expand demand. key uses include glass coloration, pottery, rubber vulcanization, and potential selenium cells for television.
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Canada
Copper Cliff
Ontario
Arthur Buisson
Dominion Department of Mines
Ottawa
Forgotten Soldiers War Office Overlooked Duty Tale
The Sun Day Pictorial notes men left behind after 1914 rifle range duties at Havre and a 1918 British captain found three years after the war in Innsbruck. The captain said he believed he was forgotten by the War Office and kept living cheaply in exile.
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Cedric Hardwicke
Havre
Candide
Sunday Pictorial
Innsbruck
Tyrol
War Office
London
Joseph the Vizier and the Virtue of Diligent Work
A devotional study traces Joseph’s rise from slave to Pharaoh’s vizier by thirty, emphasizing diligent governance and centralized administration in Egypt. It contrasts needed trust in God with prudent foresight and cautions against anxiety about the morrow.
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Joseph
Orientyr
Egypt
Breasted
Jesus
Gold Cookies and Coconut Souffle from Betty Barclay
Betty Barclay’s weekly recipes include Gold Cookies made with cake flour and nuts, rolled in colored candy and cinnamon, baked 15 minutes at 350, yields 31 to 48 cookies. Coconut Souffle combines butter, flour, sugar, milk, egg yolks and whites with coconut, baked 50 minutes at 375, served with lemon sauce for eight.
Advertising and the economy in a harsh market
The piece argues that heavily advertised products drive demand and that stores with larger advertising reach attract more customers. It claims prices are not higher and that higher volume allows smaller profits per sale. It warns against reducing advertising as false economy and urges keeping money in circulation to sustain business. Le Droit Ottawa commentary.
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le Droit
Ottawa
A Hundred Point Man Passes as Reliable Standard
A description of a "Hundred Point Man" as a person of unwavering trust who keeps promises, shows loyalty to friends and employers, avoids insults, speaks civilly, is polite to strangers, never rude, and is considerate to staff. The ideal is a safe, disciplined figure across professions from chauffeurs to presidents.
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Thi
Where To Spend An Enjoyable Vacation In Canada
The National Development Bureau of the Department of the Interior in Ottawa promotes Canada as a vacation destination with diverse attractions across the Atlantic coast St. Lawrence River Great Lakes Laurentian Mountains prairies Rockies and Pacific coast. It highlights travel by road and rail, accommodation from campsites to hotels, and affordable nature getaways with activities such as fishing hunting camping canoeing mountain climbing golf and tennis. Readers can request road maps and booklets including Vacations in Canada by stating areas of interest.
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Canada
Atlantic Coast
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Laurentian Mountains
Prairies
Rockies
Pacific Coast
National Development Bureau
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Irene Rich on Youth and Beauty in Hollywood
The actress Irene Rich discusses aging and youth in Hollywood, proud of her two grown daughters, and credits regular use of a soap brand as part of maintaining beauty in a culture obsessed with youth. She mentions lifelong use of Lure Toilet Soap and expresses gratitude for it.
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Irene Rich
Xicreen Star
Hollywood
Repair Vessels At Esquimalt Overhaul Of CP R Pacific Steamers
Canadian Pacific steamship Empress liners will have winter overhauls done at Esquimalt rather than Hong Kong in future, with dock dues concessions and extra labor costs covered. The Empress of Russia starts drydock July 15, followed by Empress of Japan Asia and Canada. One of Canada’s largest lakes Great Bear Lake noted at 11,663 square miles. Topographical Survey issues eight miles per inch map. Bahia Brazil builds a 240 foot elevator tower for hillside access.
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Cp.r. Pacific
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Vancouver
Esquimalt
Hongkong
E. Aikman
Canadian Pacific Steamships, Ltd
Orient
British Columbia
Empress of
Russia
Japan
Empress of Asia
Great Bear Lake
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
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Chase Htrs
Gofneki Frances
Boca
Thee
Ganoine
Hues
Bahia
Brazil
James
Bertin
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