World Happenings Briefly Told From 1932 Canada notes
Canada ranked fourth in 1932 for its products in the British market, up from 12th in 1931. Notable items include Prof. August Piccard planning no new upper atmosphere trips, F C Buchanan joining the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission, and Lewis Douglas sworn in as US budget director. Ottawa hosts World Postal Union talks May 18 to June 29 ahead of Cairo congress. University of Alberta to raise student fees by about 25 dollars. Frank Hughes offered to join Canada's Supreme Court, Alberta considers a coal commission, and King George V schedules royal courts on several May dates plus June 23. Australia resists cutting butter exports. poultry dressing losses noted. first Jewish school in the Irish Free State being built in Dublin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C. Buchanan
Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
Lewis Douglas
Arizona
United States
World Postal Union
Ottawa
World Postal Congress
Cairo
Egypt
University of Alberta
R. C. Wallace
Alberta
Frank Hughes
Toronto
Supreme Court of Canada
Mail
Empire
Coal Commission
J. E. Brownlee
Alberts Federation of Labor
Staked Gold Claim Woman Beats Old Miners in Cariboo Rush
Mrs. Gertrude Murphy, a longtime Cariboo prospector, hiked in on snowshoes to stake several promising claims at the headwaters of Lightning Creek before the winter influx of newcomers. As Williams Creek and others like Antler and Lover's Leap are now thoroughly staked, Barkerville’s veteran miners find their claims slipping away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cariboo
Gertrude Murphy
Murphy
California
Lightning Creek
Williams Creek
Wingham
Old Town
Barkerville
Drunkenness Theme in Sunday School Lesson
The lesson analyzes Proverbs 23 29 32 and related passages, portraying the drunkard’s woes and the seductive bait of wine. It cites warnings about contentions wounds and hidden dangers, urging readers to avoid temptation and recognize how habit forms insidious control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrumkard
Dr. Plumptre
Pathe
Now I Feel Full of Pep Ane Taxing Uydin Women Vitamin Claim
Fragmentary OCR suggests a sensational claim about a vegetable compound marketed to women. The wording mentions a person or product name and hints at health or pep claims without clear specifics or verifiable details.
Worth Thirty Million Dollars Peacock Throne May Be Sold
The Shah of Persia may sell the Peacock Throne described as the most glorious furniture, worth 30 million dollars, studded with 149000 gems in its two peacock tail canopies. Built in India in the seventeenth century, it was brought to Persia by Nadir Shah in 1739, and few have seen it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
India
Nadir Shah
Buy United States Slogan Favored In Trade Debate
A proposal argues the slogan Buy American should cover articles from Canada to Argentina, with a suggestion to read Buy United States. A competing view favors abbreviating the slogan to better serve good purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Burnell Plan proposed to revive Western Canada business
The writer endorses the Burnell Plan as a quick, inflationary method to boost farmer purchasing power and revive Western Canadian commerce without government aid. It outlines a Collective Produce Clearing Association issuing Produce Bonds and cash vouchers, backed by assets, with branches and bank agents. The plan aims to speed trade, increase turnover, and restore confidence, urging a 4 percent profit contribution from the public. Winnipeg notes climate and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Winnpeg
Follo Collective Produce Clearing Assocition
Chartered Banks
Burnell
Ort Sioad
Atresia
Ian Secon
Ora
Il Eerness
Ins Purcisis
Maria
Rene
Creaaion Corain
Moniestian
Plano
Bossier
Ageias
Western
West
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hanteder
Dominion
August E. Piccard
George V
Buckingham Palace
Australia
United Kingdom
Irish Free State
Dublin
EFFEC
Shah of Persia
Edwardsburg
Cormsyaup
Warren, Mont
Winnipeg
Eno
Liniment
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!