World Happenings Briefly Told
Prince Henry of Prumla died of pneumonia. Geza Ledowsky, Viennese pianist, claimed a world record for continuous performance at seventy five hours and fifty five minutes. George Clemenceau spoke in an interview in Echo de Paris. Financial conditions in the British West Indies suffer from low sugar prices. A special train carried 170 prisoners from Portamouth to Manitoba and Saskatchewan penitentiaries. Ching Ming King was sentenced to six years for unlawfully importing opium into Canada. Canadian fisheries act appeal date June 17 faced opposition from British Columbia and Quebec. Sir Rabindranath Tagore refused to leave the Taibo Maru due to American immigration officials’ indecencies at Vancouver.
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Prince Henry of
Prumla
Kaiser
Geza Ledowsky
Joe German
George Clemenceau
France
Echo de Paris
British West Indies
A. Anglin, PC
Canada
Portamouth
Kingston
Penitentiaries
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Ching Ming King
D. A. McDonald
Nanaimo Assizes
Canadien
Privy Council
British Columbia
Quebec
Vancouver
B.C
Robin@ranath Tagore
San Francisco
Japan
Gold Supply Rise Surpasses 1928 Minting Total
Federal Reserve Board reports end of 1928 U S gold holdings at 37.6 percent of world total valued at 9 981 000 000 The year saw a 466 million increase in gold stock exceeding minted gold by about 61 million despite 50 million absorbed by Britain and unknown industrial use The piece ends with an unrelated note that the bones of an average man weigh twenty five pounds.
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United States
Federal Reserve Board
Great Britain
Italy's Franco Tosi Submarine Lands at Taranto Dockyard
Italy unveils the Franco Tosi submarine at Taranto dockyards with two 3000 HP diesel engines, two 1000 HP electric motors, surface speed 19 mph and underwater speed 10 mph. It carries an anti aircraft gun and several machine guns and supports a seaplane in a rear tube. The hull tube resists water pressure to 209 feet.
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Italy
Franco Tosi
Taranto
Simple teething rules praised by Castoria users
The ad touts Castoria as a 30 year trusted teething aid for babies. It advises careful feeding during teething and warns of digestive issues, offering Castoria drops as a remedy and noting the genuine bottle bears the Fletcher signature.
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Fletcher
Millon
Castor
McRae Pushes Peace River Colonization Plan
Major-General A D McRae plans a parliamentary appeal to expand settlement in the Peace River country. He argues 200,000 people can occupy 400,000 farms of 240 acres, and urges railway expansion, land preparation methods, and a ten year national colonization policy.
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McRae
A.D. McRae
Peace River
Albert Alberta’s rich coal oil gas and sands resources
The article notes Albertas vast coal and oil gas resources and unique bituminous sands deposits. It mentions the barque Constance built in 1723 as the oldest steamship used as a training ship in Copenhagen and cites Canada’s Forest Products with freight cars loaded with forest products nationwide.
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Alberta
Constance
Copenhagen
Canada
When Pain Comes in Water Will Neutralize Instantly
An advertisement claims a tasteless solution in a small bottle instantly neutralizes pain. It promises quick relief for many years of gum issues and mentions a full directions included with each bottle sold at drugstores.
Veterans settled on farm lands under Soldiers' Settlement Act
A Commons report states 31,360 soldiers were settled on farm lands without loans. At least 6,652 did so without government financial help. More than 6,000,000 acres were acquired at about $10 per acre through homesteading by veterans.
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House of Commons
Temple Repairs Lead Josiah to Find Book of the Law
The Sunday school lesson reviews Josiah at twenty six repairing the temple. Hilkiah finds the Book of the Law and Josiahreads it aloud, prompting reverent reaction and reforms. The narrative covers the temple workers, Levites, and officials overseeing contributions and restoration.
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Josiah
Jerusalem
Hilkiah
Temple
Doom in Deuteronomy Lessons Denounced in Sermon
A sermon urging readers to study Deuteronomy chapters 22 to 26 with Josiah in mind warns that national disobedience brings loss of home and country. It calls for immediate obedience and penitence and emphasizes that merely reading the Bible is not enough. practice must follow.
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Josiah
Mts
Proper care tips for valuable home books
The article urges meticulous upkeep of books alongside clothes and kitchenware. It recommends daily dusting with a light wool or feather duster, monthly individual cleaning of each volume, avoiding sunlight to protect bindings, and keeping books upright with book ends. It also advises gentle handling when opening to preserve spine and stitching.
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Morocco
Fey
Priming Coats Must Be Thin for Proper Bond
This passage explains that the first priming coat on wood or plaster should be thin to reduce suction and allow uniform gloss or flatness. It notes metal surfaces require less penetrating primer, and argues thick priming coats fail to stop suction or properly bond paint. The goal is adequate penetration and oil binding for a durable film.
Painting Advice Warns Against Thick Primers
The article warns that a too thick priming coat will show flaws and peel off, while a thin primer can hide defects. It notes that even many subsequent coats may not cover the blunder if the initial coat is excessive, urging cautious, light priming.
Literature On Farming We Must Turn Death For To Educational
A critique of farming methods notes that many producers ignore agricultural education materials supplied to farmers. The piece questions whether education messages reach the proper audiences and warns of continuing unprofitable practices such as dirty seed, scrub stock, and poor poultry houses.
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Department of Age Culture
Tallest Vancouver Building Project Aims for Canada’s West Height
Construction began on the Marine Building in Vancouver to rise 18 storeys at Burrard and Hastings Streets. The plan would make it the tallest Canadian structure west of Toronto. A student exchange dialogue and a cryptic map remark follow, highlighting uncertainty and the need for a signature on a dotted line.
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Mas Rine
Vancouver
Canada
Toronto
Burrard and Hastings Streets
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Birplane
Peace River District
Iinerals
Albert
British Immigration and Colonization Association
Athenia
Moses
Manasseh
Amon
George Adam Smith
Israel
Staphan
Gaults
Dean
Frosh
Tam
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