World Happenings Briefly Told
Five hundred British Guiana nationals at a George Town conference petitioned the king via the colonial secretary to allow them to fight for Ethiopia. A Canadian Social Service Council bulletin announces an educational campaign against gambling. In Saskatoon a 96 year old man and his 70 year old son receive old age pensions. A Soho Italian restaurant shows a sign “closed until after the war,” signaling wartime restrictions. The West Australian Labor party opposes Australian war participation except for defence or per the people’s wish. Ottawa passes a resolution for compulsory retirement at 65 for municipal employees. An air line between Denmark Scotland Iceland Canada and the U S is being studied by a new company. Egypt awards £200,000 for war material purchases from Britain.
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British Guiana
Georgetown
Ethiopia
Social Service Council of Canada
Ick Lake
Sask
Soho
London
West Australian Labor Party
Denmark
Scotland
Iceland
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Seamstress Weaving Silk for Queen Mary Compass Card
Miss Fdrth Rankin of Ben View Street Glasgow works secretly on the Queen Mary liner project weaving silk strands for the magnetic compass card. Her task requires extreme precision and she sews magnetic needles with accuracy to a thousandth of an inch. Ships worldwide rely on compass cards she helps craft.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Fdrth Rankin
Ben View Street
Miss Rankin
Hearken unto my voice and I will be your God lesson
A fragment from a Sunday school text cites Jeremiah at the gate of Jerusalem urging true religion by obedience, not temple worship. It parallels Jesus Mark 11 15 17 and cites the Ten Commandments, warning against pretense and temple corruption as a den of robbers while urging faithful conduct.
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Jeremiah
Jerusalem
Dean Stanley
Ephesus
Diana
Jeremish
Israel Gihem
Egypt
Sinai
Dummelow
Kashmiri Reader Demonstrates “X ray Eyes”
Kuda Bux, a Kashmiri Indian known as the man with the X ray eyes, read rapidly from a book he had never seen before in London. Eminent doctors including Edward Andrade Quain of London University, J. G. Porter-Phillips, and C. Jennings Marshall observed the feat as Marshall applied a bandage and dough coverings to his eyes.
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Kuda Bux
London
Edward Andrade Quain
London University
J. G. Porter-Phillips
Bethlehem Royal Hospital
C. Jennings Marshall
Marshall
Coldest Spot Found In Siberia At Ts Minus 102
Soviet scientists declare Di-Mekon in Eastern Siberia the coldest place as water thrown from a bucket freezes before hitting the ground. Residents endure the frigid climate and travel to Moscow when possible.
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Siberian
Di-Mekon
Siberia
Moscow
Campaign to boost hog raising in British Columbia
The Livestock Branch of the British Columbia Department of Agriculture launches a campaign to increase hog raising in the Fraser River Valley to use more skim milk and buttermilk. Financial aid and advisory help will support farmers as part of the effort.
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Livestock Branch
British Columbia Department of Agriculture
Fraser River
Phosphferine Tonic Promises Quick Health Boosts
An advertisement touts PHOSFERINE as a British tonic that quickly restores vigor and improves sleep, appetite, and general health. It claims drops or tablets suit all ages and lists three sizes with varying prices, urging purchase through local druggists.
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Dante
Bristol woman drinks more than thirty cups daily
The article notes Britain's average tea intake is about five cups per person daily, with infants included. It highlights a Bristol woman who claims she never drinks less than thirty cups a day and asserts a lifelong illness, while mentioning that even Dr. Johnson reportedly drank twenty cups a day.
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Bristol
Great Britain
London
Dr. Johnson
God-fearing town greets Dumfries visitor with near tragedy
An elder recalls a Sabbath scene when Grover, a Dumfries chief, walked along the road whistling as if midweek, prompting a reaction that nearly cost him his life. The speaker laments the community’s zeal and rough justice in the event.
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Kirk
Grover
Dumfries
Paving Money for a Depres Peipe to Bring One
A fragment notes funding for a paving project linked to a depressions pipe initiative. Details are sparse, with unclear scope, location, or responsible agencies. Further readable text is needed to establish specific entities, deadlines, and outcomes.
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Peipe
Pattern for a dog mascot at Winnipeg sewing club
A vintage pattern notice describes a stuffed curly tailed dog mascot with sewn ears and floppy ears. It provides material requirements and stamps to be sent to the Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern 5448, with address details and perforations for instructions.
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Hesehold Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
A . Perfor
World's tallest man Hans Schichter grows taller
A Yorkshire club for men over 72 inches protests small chairs and cramped leg and head room in cinemas and buses. Hans Schichter, measured at 7 feet 6 inches and still growing, aims to be a film star. A Tokio school trains army daughters to become ideal brides for military men.
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Hans Schichter
Hans
Yorkshire
Tokio
Japan
War Department
Encouraging Sign for Canadian Farmers Income
The Bank of Commerce estimates the income of Canadian farmers for the year ending June 30 as 14 percent higher than the previous year. Farm costs rose 5 percent and purchasing power increased by 9 percent.
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Bank of Commerce
Gate conversation reveals Mrs Smith at door
A husband questions a long gate chat while his wife explains the visitor was Mrs Smith who had no time to enter.
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Mrs. Smith
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