International naval talks and royal voyage news brief
The Irish Free State accepted the British invitation to attend an international naval conference in December. Queen Mary will launch her maiden voyage from the Clyde to Southampton on March 23. King Ibn Saud aims for strict neutrality in the Italo Ethiopian war and will not export camels or sheep to Italy despite high offers. The Nobel prize for peace was not awarded in 1985, with Hull and Haile Selassie among those mentioned. Dust storms spread across Kansas and nearby states, while Dame Scholfield notes a rise in literature. Baron Tweedsmuir accepted patronage of the Dominion Rifle Association. German Dr Hermann Gortz was arrested in Hawrick under the Official Secrets Act.
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Irish Free State
Clyde
Southampton
Ibn Saud
Arabia
Italy
Nobel Committee
United States
Cordell Hull
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Bugaboo
Liberal
Elkhart
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandles
Dodge City
G. H. Scholfield
New Zealand
Winnipeg
R. J. Birdwhistle
Dominion of Canada Rifle Association
Baron ‘Tweedsmuir
Hermann Gortz
Hawrick
England
Old Spinning Wheel Still Turns Out Homespun Cloth
A century old spinning wheel owned by Mrs. Joseph Poirier of Sydney NB remains in perfect condition and active use. The small device bears the name of Scotch maker Alex MacIntosh and dates to 1818. Poirier has used it for 25 years, earlier owned by her aunt Catherine McPhee at Grand Mira from 1875 to 1910. The wheel is praised as light and strong and the present owner would not part with it for any price.
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Joseph Poirier
Sydney
Alex MacIntosh
Poirier
Catherine McPhee
Grand Mira
Kerosene Wash for Windows and Glass
A simple home mix uses a few drops of kerosene added to water to create an effective wash for cleaning windows mirrors and picture glass. This handy solution is easy to prepare and leaves surfaces clear and streak free.
Turkish dictator builds sea city near Istanbul Florya
Turkey’s leader Kamal Ataturk orders a seaside resort near Istanbul to be finished in three months with a hotel casino bathing beach and other attractions as a national playground. The mayor mobilizes 8000 workers and Florya on the European Marmara shore rises quickly with Ataturk himself taking the first plunge.
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Ferkish
Istanbul
Turkey
Kamel Ataturk
Mustapha Kemal
Florya
Sea of ‘Marmora
Monte Carlo
Kemal
Living cows at Char ing Cross milk bar
Londoners faced two Jersey cows inside Char ing Cross station in a three week stint for a milk marketing drive. Milk was sold by four milkmaids at a milk bar for fourpence a glass, cooled and tested, as a novelty living cafeteria tied to the drink more milk campaign.
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Milk Marketing Boards
Nutty Fudge Recipe With Crown Brand Syrup Steps
A vintage fudge method uses Crown Brand Corn Syrup with sugar water and salt heated to soft ball. Two egg whites are beaten and syrup poured in, then walnuts and vanilla are added before cooling on a buttered sheet and cutting into pieces.
Women Executives on U S Railways Highlighted
Canadian National Railways Magazine reports several women in senior railroad roles in the United States. Ellen Raymond serves as assistant general freight and passenger agent for Green Bay and Western. Frances Dorothy Allen is interior decorator for New York Central. Pearl Andrews oversees cookery on New Haven dining cars. Catherine Lankford is surgeon for Pennsylvania. Daryle Hockman is counsel for Baltimore and Ohio. the article notes dozens of women and other executives across major lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
United States
Ellen Raymond
Green Bay and Western Railway
Frances Dorothy Allen
New York Central Lines
Pearl Andrews
Catherine Lankford
Pennsylvania
Daryle Hockman
Baltimore and Ohio
Canadian National Railways
Gold Output Sets Monthly Record In August
Canada produced 2 087 ounces of gold in the first eight months of the year and 294 961 ounces in August setting a new high monthly record. In September Manitoba and Saskatchewan mines contributed 18 583 ounces. A note on old Italian Madonna paintings mentions a tiny hole in the face from using a compass to swing a halona circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Relief For Stomach Acid
An old advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a quick relief for indigestion caused by acidic foods. It claims the product neutralizes stomach acidity within minutes after meals and suggests both liquid and tablet forms with the genuine Phillips name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Magnesia
Gold Output in British Columbia Seen at 145 Million This Year
British Columbia mines officials say annual gold production will reach 145 million dollars, adding 17 million to three year totals and signaling a 62 percent gain from 1929 to 1933. Current output runs about one million dollars monthly, with over 12 million in Canadian funds expected for the year. The boosts follow record recoveries in the year’s first nine months, marking the province’s largest industry shift.
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British Columbia
Giant revolving globe to rise in Moscow park
A nineteen foot diameter globe is being erected by the Atlas Institute in Moscow's Central Park of Culture and Rest. The relief globe will display frontiers railways waterways and air routes of countries. Illumination comes from internal electric lamps and external projectors as it slowly revolves six times each hour.
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Atlas Institute
Central Park of Culture
Moscow
Ezra the scribe leads exiles to Jerusalem in Ezra chapter study
The lesson outlines Ezra and his role as learned priest and scribe who sought permission from Artaxerxes to return to Jerusalem with exiles, priests, and temple attendants. It notes the journey from Nisan to Ab, Ezra's aim to teach Israel the law, and Artaxerxes gift of funds and instruction. It mentions the Mayflower introduction of manufacturing in America via Thomas Beary.
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Ezra
Jerusalem
Artaxerxes
Moffatt
Babylon
Nisan
Israel
Horace Bushnell
Persia
Temple
Judea
Jehovah
Treasure Carried to Jerusalem as Ezra Tracks Expenditure
In Ezra 8 31 36 the Asraelites weigh and count temple gifts assigning 12 priests and 10 Levites to guard the treasure. The river Ahava is left on the twelfth day of the first month and Jerusalem reaches on the first day of the fifth month. God delivers them from enemies on the road. After three days rest the treasure is weighed in the temple and burnt offerings are made.
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Temple
Esra
Jerusalem
Ezra
Ahava
A Popular Guilt Because It’s Easy Quilt Pattern
A vintage quilt pattern description invites crafters to order pattern 6009 from the Household Arts Dept of Winnipeg Newspaper Union. It includes a block chart, cutting and finishing diagrams, yardage, and layout for single and double beds. Send 20 cents in stamps to 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. There is no Alice Brooks pate.
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Fulitmaker
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
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Tee Me
Subway
Lo ‘Mage
B.C
Giant Globe
RL Taye
Inday
God
America
Thomas Beary
Alice Brooks
Pate
Rn Book Published
Calgary
Edmonton
Retina
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