World Happenings Briefly Told
President Roosevelt reports U S employment up 4 120 000 since taking office. Major M Montague Marsden 62 dies in Vancouver. Ontario deputy minister Duncan McArthur urges extending a school exam replacement system. Canadian press chief Henri Gagnon promoted in France. Persia seeks China’s UN seat amid Asia representation notes. Great Lakes ship captains report very low water uncovering rocks and sandbars. cargoes reduced and grounding common.
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Roosevelt
United States
Persia
League of Nations
China
Asia
Great Lakes
Warden Answers Timeframe With Politics Joke
A social worker visiting a prison encounters a mourner who asks about his sentence. He replies that it depends on politics, revealing the warden’s amused but grim stance in a brief, darkly comic exchange.
Cheap Television Sets May Be Mass Produced
Mr W Hughes of Plymouth England says a light source and amplifier based TV receiver could be mass produced for £10 or less. His crude device projects a 200 by 2001 picture on a two foot square screen using vibrating mirrors and a steady image is claimed to be achieved with future synchronization work. Interest from Germany and the United States and negotiations with a British company are noted.
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W. Hughes
Plymouth
England
Hugh
Hughes
Germany
United States
Pattern description for surplice wrap dress design
The article outlines a printed cotton pattern in yellow and white with a white collar and pocket, a wrap-over surplice bodice and skirt for slenderizing effect. It notes a multicolored checked version with navy linen collar and pocket, Style No 499, for bust sizes 16, 18, 36, 38, 40 inches, with materials listed on the envelope and pattern priced at 20 cents.
Handwriting and Character Reading by Grapho Analyst Hibber
Lawrence Hibber promotes Grapho Analysis as a method to reveal character from handwriting. The ad explains its history, scientific basis, and growing use in business, courts, and personal matters, and invites readers to submit samples with a small fee for analysis.
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Lawrence Hibber
Robert Saudek
Times Magazine
Lawrence Hibbert
Winnipeg Neaper Union
McDermot Ave
Pirates turn sailors as 60 Chinese marauders join Shantung army
The 60 Chinese pirates who seized the British steamer Shantien and kidnapped six British subjects and 18 Chinese have been incorporated into the Shantung provincial army. Governor Han Fu-Chu says they sought to surrender and become soldiers after the incident drew Britain and the United States into a search.
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Shantung
Han Fu-Chu
Great Britain
United States
Passover Reform Under Hezekiah Urges Return to Worship
Sunday School lesson reviews Hezekiah’s restoration of temple worship and Passover observance in Judah. It notes royal proclamations inviting all Israel to Jerusalem, the delay to a second month, and contrasts broad leadership with Pharisaic rigidity.
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Hezekiah
Jerusalem
Nisan
Charles Olds Brown
Jesus Christ
Judah
Israel
Beersheba
Dan
Temple
Jehovah
Abraham
Isaac
Assyria
Samariah
Violinist Denounces Local Paper Over Stradivarius Claim
A musician chastises a small town paper for omitting that his recital instrument was a genuine Stradivarius. He insists the Stradivarius Company ads in the paper undercut his account and vows to speak up whenever misstatements appear.
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Stradivarius Company
Insects as Friends and Foes in Nature
A compact study notes insects as man helpers and enemies, detailing bee honey production, airways in insects, brain-to-weight comparisons, spider engineering, ant crop clearing, and the varied roles of silk worms, cochineal insects, and wood ants, plus names of pest insects threatening crops.
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Earth
Texas
West Indies
Canadian Hog Breeding Seeks $12 Million Gain
J. B. McLean of Canada Packers warns that Canadian hogs lag Danish stock and may cost farmers $12 million annually unless improvements occur. He stresses the farmer must lead the effort to secure future gains, noting distrust between farmers and packers as a barrier.
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McLean
Canada Packers
Two English tourists marvel at Niagara Falls in brief exchange
Two English tourists admire Niagara Falls. One exclaims its majesty while the other jokes about feeling like a grub after fasting since breakfast.
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Niagara Falls
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EVOL
J. A. MacArthur
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Duncan McArthur
Ontario
M. Montague Marsden
Vancouver
Lancashire
Northwest Frontier
London
Melbourne
Henri Gagnon
Quebec
Canadian Press
le Soleil H
Legion of Honor
France
Denicotea
Tobsee
Ett Simpore Co
Lantiad de F. Eaten
Ee Montene Peaiens Ware
Chantler & Chaniler, Ltd
Ditrivetorn
Emagies
W. Lonto
ONT
Ruth Rogers
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pirates
Canada
Gorgon
Mr. Guest
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