World Happenings Briefly Told
Newtownstant's authorized six million five per cent loan to Bank of Montreal at 96.25 is noted. Belgian law led Prince Charles to be fined for not voting in a provincial election. Jacob Holt died after being dragged into a mine conveyor. Expect moves toward international naval arms reduction discussed in Washington. Ontario and federal pension pact signed by Ferguson and Heenan. A large South African diamond from Barkley West valued at $13,509 and 33.25 carats, high price per carat. Garnet wheat tests to be conducted in the United Kingdom with observers from Montreal and Europe.
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Oan
Bank of Montreal
Prince Charles
Albert
Flin Fion
Jacob Holt
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Ontario
G Howard Ferguson
Peter Heenan
Inter
Kinberley
Barkley West
United Kingdom
LH. Newman
du Fst
Montreal
Montrose
Hamburg
Newman
Channel Tunnel Plan Favored by Labour Leader
Rt Hon J H Thomas backs a Channel Tunnel as a potential job creator under the new Labour government. He would direct employment plans, form a Department of Employment, and seek expert input on road, housing, railway, immigration, and Empire development to reduce unemployment.
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English Channel
England
France
J. H. Thomas
Thomas
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Department of Employment
Canada Farm Output Tops 1628 Production Total
The four leading Canadian agricultural products in 1628 totaled 1 730 304 000 dollars. Field crops accounted for 1 099 781 000, dairy products 250 000 000, farm animals 197 880 00, and poultry and eggs 106 694 00. Poultry and eggs surpassed 100 000 000 for the first time, with growth from 62 000 000 since 1923 and farm animals rising by 572 000 000 in five years.
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Canada
Obedient Mamma and the Bold Table Helper
A child recalls asking once for a treat at the party and helping himself after his mother prompts. Bobby admits failure to be heard, claiming he simply acted when ignored. The exchange captures family dining dynamics and politeness expectations.
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Mamma
Bobby
Forest of 2000 B C Douglas firs found in Oregon lake
In American Forests a theory by John D Guthrie suggests Douglas fir trees grew in a Cascade Range valley near the McKenzie River in Oregon about 2000 BC. A lava dam created a lake that submerged the trees, preserving them upright on the lake bottom in crystal cold, clear waters.
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Clear Lake
Lina County
Oregon
John D. Guthrie
Washingtom
Cascade Range
Cascade
Literary Digest
International Commission to launch civilian protection campaign
A worldwide drive will inaugurate a two fold effort to shield civilians from aerial and chemical warfare. Propaganda campaigns will educate populations on dangers, while global contests will seek improved defense methods against such attacks.
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Internationali We Commission
Recipes For This Week
Cream butter add sugar eggs well beaten milk and rolled oats. Mix and sift dry ingredients. Add four mixture to first mixture thorough mix. Drop by spoonfuls on greased baking pan and bake hot. Makes 22 to 36 combs 4 slices pineapple. Cream mayonnaise Lettuce. Arrange slices of pineapple on nests of lettuce. Celery cut in slender strips mix with nut meat. Garnish with orange sections laid on pineapple. Pass dressing separately.
Field Marshall Allenby A Storied Soldier and Statesman
Field Marshal Viscount Allenby celebrated his 65th birthday and is praised for a career spanning soldiering and statesmanship. Noted as conqueror of Jerusalem, he later served as High Commissioner of Egypt in 1928 where firm action helped avert disaster after the Sirdar’s assassination. Also includes trivia lines about his temperament and a Canada Arctic office location at 79 degrees 04 minutes north.
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Ant Allenby
Viscount Allenby
Jerusalem
Egypt
Canada
Bache Peninsula
Filesmere Island
Pole
Slender Vionnet Reckline pattern for mid century dress
Fashion pattern description for a slender line dress with Vionnet Reckline, shirred waist with bow trim, adaptable to season fabrics like silk crepe and georgette. Sizes 16 to 40, pattern 1% fabric, 36 inch yard. Price 25 cents, add 10 cents for Spring Fashion Magazine. Wrap coin.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern ordering details appear with the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 75 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. The entry lists a pattern number and size options but lacks complete product specifics or ordering steps.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Talkie novels reshape reading with phonograph serials
Talkie novels link cinema and audio, starting with Artaban by Andre Cayatte. Each phonograph record airs a chapter as the author relates the tale, while later titles use actors to voice characters eliminating she says he says. Editors foresee a future where reading demands no page turning.
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Artaban
Andre Cayatte
Bless Jehovah, O my soul devotion on Psalm 103 reading
Sunday School lesson on Psalm 103 opens with gratitude and praise to God. It stresses not forgetting His benefits and highlights that true thanksgiving marks holiness. The text cites verses 1–5 and 8–12, noting sin’s guilt and salvation: forgiveness, healing, redemption, and crowning with lovingkindness.
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McLeod
Professor Drummond
Kinson
Jehovah
Tim
T. W. Davies
Coverdale
Thomas Philliips
Opportunity for British Traders to Enter Canadian Market
Calgary Herald argues British traders can capitalize on Canadian preference for British goods over American. It urges placing representatives in Canada, establishing a Mon ead or Toronto agent to oversee the market, and adopting vigorous methods to penetrate conditions and meet requirements.
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United
Mon Ead
Toronto
Calgary Herald
Phosphates for Fertilizers Hails Western Salvation
C C Castle of Victoria, former member of the Canadian Grain Commission, said large phosphate deposits in British Columbia, to be converted by Consolidated Mining and Smelting, would save wheat sick regions of Western Canada. He argued fertilizer manufacture on a larger scale would raise yields, bring earlier harvests, curb cement costs, and reduce taxes.
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British Columbia
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Canada
C. C. Castle
Victoria
Canadia Grain Commission
Vacuum Cleaners and a Lovers Quip in Odd Market Scene
A bustling exchange shows a dealer presenting vacuum cleaners to Mrs Highty-tighty who seeks an antique Louis XV piece. Lighter moments follow as a doctor’s romance and a domestic quip about a quarrel with a wife and a dog are exchanged. The fragment hints at broader reflections on life and work.
New York names cited in English and Scottish places
The passage notes that New York is not unique to America, listing counties in England such as Kent Lincolnshire and Northumberland where a New York exists, and pointing to a New York on Loch Awe in Scotland, highlighting multiple places sharing the name.
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New York
England
Scotland
Kent
Lincolnshire
Northumberland
Loch Awe
Clarence Chamberlain Seeks Air Secretary for Flights
Trans Atlantic flyer Clarence Chamberlain says his frequent long distance flights require a young woman secretary to handle secretarial work and steer graphic tasks in the air. He promises to smooth the process and make the job pleasant.
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Clarence Chamberlain
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