World Happenings Briefly Told
The NRA imposes a code on the U S telegraph industry. Capt James Mollison enters the England to Australia air race with his wife Amy Johnson. The Mackenzie river land water route will be tested by the Hudson's Bay Co shipping 800 tons to western Arctic ports. Speaker Rainey expects a Roosevelt war debt settlement with Finland and a broader agreement with other nations. Canada’s League of Nations dues total 33 260 574 96 since 1919. Amateur whale hunting is planned as a Manitoba seaport vacation draw. The King and Queen plan to launch the Cunard liner S34 in Glasgow. Ernest Pentland receives a University of Alberta scholarship worth 600. Alberta horses may head to the Fiji Islands via Vancouver.
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James Mollison
Amy Johnson
Mackenzie River
Hudson's Bay Company
Extmonton
Arctic
Henry Rainey
Roosevelt
Finland
Canada
League of Nations
House of Commons
Manitoba
J. F
Fletcher
Churchill Board of True
Glasgow
Ernest S. Pentland
School of Graduate Studies
Toronto University
University of Alberta
Alberta
Fiji Islands
Cardston
Vancouver
Wise Spending and the Economy of Progress
The piece argues that prudent spending sustains business while excess during plenty was wasteful. It condemns debt for mere pleasure rather than investment and cites a long comet tail from 1843 to illustrate large scales.
Stunning Dress 700 For Younger Women
A spring crepe silk dress pattern in navy and white brown and white and green tones features a slimming front yoke with tied scarf, a fluttering slim front panel skirt, and a back yoke with white embroidered organdie. Style No. 700 fits bust 36 to 48 inches, requires 3% yards of 39 inch material, price 20 cents in stamps or coin.
Little Journeys In Science On metals and alloys through history
An overview of metals from ancient use to modern alloys. It explains copper and gold early usage, iron and bronze, and the emergence of aluminium magnesium and magnalium. It notes aluminium from clay remains undiscovered and bauxite as source, and outlines strong steels and special alloys for industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deville
C. M. Hall
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern request guide from Winnipeg Pattern No. Name Town shows the address at 178 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. The listing implies a print newspaper pattern order service with no further details.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Sunday School Lesson May 20 Overview
Sunday School lesson centers on the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins from Matthew 25 1 13 and marks the need for vigilance and readiness for Christ's coming The lesson discusses multiple interpretations of the coming of Christ whether at death final judgment or spiritual conversion stressing watchfulness and preparedness for the bridegroom's arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom of Heaven
Jesus
Christ
Phillips Brooks
Canadian Drama For London Won-1 Adjudicator Calls for Reach
Jurist J. T. Grein urged that a victorious Canadian amateur dramatic group from the Dominion drama festival be invited to London for a universal hallmark. He proposed a special committee to select next year’s plays and aid Anglo Canadian contact, noting a gloom over current festival performances and the need to balance humor with somber tones.
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London
J. T. Grein
Grance
Great Britain
Canada
British Drama League
Grein
Blind golfer helps win at St Austell links England
A blind golfer teamed with Capt Gerald Lowry and Sir Wilson Hungerford won a five ball match on the St Austell links in Cornwall. Eighteen holes were played with Lowry, a WWI sight loss survivor, partnering Hungerford to defeat Sir George Wilkinson and Lieut Commander E.R. Gibson by one hole. Hungerford described his partner guiding the tee shot and the club striking the ball, achieving drives up to 120 yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornwall
England
Gerald Lowry
Wilson Hungerford
George Wilkinson
E.R. Gibson
Wilson
Lowry
French officers to be trained in swimming in military schools
Marshal Petain orders swimming mandatory in entrance exams for all French military schools. He plans pools at camps so soldiers learn to stay afloat, reflecting a push to improve morale and readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Petain
Verdun
Crowds Pack British Museum to View Codex Sinaiticus
Record crowds have gathered at the British Museum in London to see Codex Sinaiticus, a fourth century Bible bought from the Soviet government for $500,000. Attendance reached 7,041 in one day, with lines forming from opening to closing. Public appeals for $250,000 to complete the purchase have been generously answered, with over $20,000 raised in days and the total expected within three months. The government will cover the remaining $250,000. Officials seek a missing three by one inch fragment and deny loss en route from Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
London
Russia
Doctoring Your Dairy Herd With Minard's Liniment
Mrs Thos Bulmer of Lardo British Columbia reported a cow with a lump in the udder. She rubbed Minard's Liniment on the animal and it improved quickly. The ad promotes Minard's for cuts bruises distemper colic and general use in barns and stables. King of Pais is mentioned as a named entity in the copy.
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Minard
Thos. Bulmer
Lardo
B.C
Pais
Midget Autome Czechoslovakia to sell under $100
Prague reports a midget automobile to retail for less than 100 dollars. The front driven two cylinder motor outputs 18 horsepower. Cars will be two or four seater cabriolettes with an eight and a half foot wheelbase.
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Czechoslovakia
Prague
Flapper Defends Horn Warning After Locomotive Crash
A wreck at a crossing left the flapper uninjured and powdering her nose as the engineer and others gathered. He asked why she did not stop. she retorted she sounded her horn before the whistle blew, defending her actions.
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Ogden
Astm Ebiden
Sv Ogden
Lou Skuce
Gans
NRA
United States
Tuth Rogers
Gordon J. Guest, M.A
THE
Lord
Dominion Company
Old Land
Mikey
Leette Holder
Denicotea
Mestley's Cigar Store
Wheoy Rutherford Drug Stores
Praue
wAxrEe Chantler & Chantler
LTL
Ilingtoo Bt
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