One-Stop Mexico City Paris Flight Plans Noted
World briefs report Mexicans air force colonel Gustavo Leon advancing a plan for a one stop flight from Mexico City to Paris with New York as an intermediate point, set for early May. Other items include a Moscow church closures push, a Sherritt-Gordon mine disaster, and a shift toward tighter crime coverage by Exceimier.
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Gustavo Leon
Sherritt- Gordon Mining Company
Sherridon
George McKenzie
Moscow
NERVES WERE BAD
Miss Florence Coutier of Bark Lake Ontario writes she suffered with nerves and insomnia and fatigue until a neighbor advised her to take a remedy. She notes marked improvement after following the suggestion.
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Florence Coutier
Bark Lake, Ont
Milburn’s a Bart Naval Product Advertisement
An old advertisement notes Milburn’s a Bart Naval remedy priced at 50 cents per box, available through all druggists or by mail from The T. Milburn Co Limited in Toronto. The copy claims the first box helped and after six boxes the user could return to work.
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T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Gateway to the North Prince Albert Park Sparks Tourism Outlook
The article extols Prince Albert National Park as Saskatchewan’s gateway to waters and lakes spreading northward toward the Arctic Ocean and east to Hudson Bay, highlighting vast hinterland waterways and the park’s growing appeal. In a separate note a couple jokes about a Boston terrier sample a humorous domestic moment.
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Arctic Ocean
Prince Albert National Park
Saskatchewan
Canada
Hudson Bay
Winter skirt with moulded bodice and capelet collar
The double tiered skirt is a youthful winter fashion. Style No. 3308 features a moulded bodice and capelet collar with a left hip bow. Available in bust sizes 36 to 42 inches and misses ages 16 to 18. The Paris original in orange red chiffon inspires spring color options in crepe silk and other shades. Pattern price 15 cents. Fill in pattern size and mail to Pattern Department.
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Paris
Elizabeth
Thief-Proof Alarm Installed At Metropolitan Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art adopts a new burglar alarm system described as nerve like and foolproof. It records the disturbance point in the brain centre then voices alarms via a galvanometer and silent sirens. A 24 hour watch room staff of about 20 guards coordinates rapid response.
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New York
Metropolitan Museum of Arte
Appointment of Western Manager at CN Railways Winnipeg
A CN Railways notice confirms the appointment of the Western Manager for the Department of Colonization and Agriculture in Winnipeg. He succeeds J S McGowan, now promoted to Assistant Director of the department in Montreal.
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Department of Colonization and Agriculture
Canadian National Railways
Winnipeg
J S. McGowan
Montreal
Unknown History Makers and the Words They Left Behind
A meditation on nameless figures whose brief phrases shaped works and moments. A Woman by Loch Kathrine inspires Wordsworth with Stepping Westward, a Pepys watchman cry records a frost, a Breton fisherman's prayer asks for aid, and a poor dame answers with faith when questioned by a bishop.
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Wordsworth
Loch Kathrine
Pepy
Marshmallow Salad From Betty Barclay
A fruit salad recipe using 4 oranges and bananas with quartered marshmallows and coconut. Prepare a cream dressing by scalding milk and thickening with egg yolks and sugar, then cool and brighten with lemon juice and a pinch of salt before folding in fruit and coconut topping.
Carter's Little Liver Pills Claim To Aid Liver Health
An advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a remedy for torpid liver headaches and Bilousness. It claims to stimulate bile flow and soothe dizziness without calomel, acting as a mild vegetable laxative and non habit forming. The message promotes small red and green packages sold by all druggists.
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Carter
Sensible People Do Not Envy Millionaires
A newspaper note cites 40 000 U S millionaires and one in the billion-dollar class, arguing no man truly needs a million dollars, as wealth cannot be taken into the afterlife and often harms heirs more than poverty would.
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United States
Homestead Entries by Province in January Rise in British Columbia
January homestead entries total 663 across four western provinces, down from 761 a year earlier. British Columbia led gains, doubling to 51 from 24. Manitoba fell to 29 from 42, Saskatchewan 205 from 309, and Alberta 378 from 386.
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British Columbia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Simple Carrot and Pea Sauce Over Hot Vegetables
Boil two cups cubed carrots until tender and mix with one cup cooked peas. Prepare a sauce with three tablespoons flour, three tablespoons butter, one and a half cups milk, two teaspoons sugar, half a teaspoon salt, and a dash of pepper. Combine vegetables with sauce, reheat, and serve very hot.
Women’s peace pledges carried to London naval talks
Millions of signatures gathered by women worldwide urge abolition of warships and combat vessels. Delegates at the London conference face a powerful, historical pressure. A separate note mentions a cricket match with two selected teams and a New Zealand import stat that one fifth comes from the United States.
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London
England
New Zealand
The
United States
Fur Farming Growth in Manitoba Surges Since 1920s
Manitoba fur farming shows rapid expansion with 230 farms now versus 12 in 1923 and two in 1920. Last fiscal year pelts worth 1,286,537 dollars were gathered, muskrats leading with 248,004 animals valued at 285,204 dollars, followed by weasel mink and wolf. The piece also notes an honesty-testing machine invention and 50 Persian piano imports last year.
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Manitoba
He Went About Doing Good According to a Devotional
A devotional excerpt reflects on Jesus's ministry from Isaiah and Acts, noting His constant labor and compassion. It discusses His unglamorous life of service, the need for personal virtue, and the call to give life and love to others as a central human task.
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Lord
Jesus
Milan
Exmple
Rembrandt
Christ
God
John A. Hutton
Eastern whitefish eggs received for BC lakes
Five million eggs of eastern whitefish have arrived at the Dominion Hatchery in Nelson B C. Most will be released into Kootenay Lake with the remainder going to Slocum Lake marking the first introduction of the species in either lake.
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Dominion
Nelson
B.C
Kootenay Lake
Slocum Lake
Interesting Exhibits at Royal Society Conversazione
The Fabray-Perot Interferometer from the National Physical Laboratory enables measurements to a millionth of an inch. The Brown artificial horizon uses a gyroscope with a six thousand rpm mirror to stay level, aiding sun altitude readings at sea. The mutochrome allows rapid color changes in projected designs, with possible use in stage scenery.
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Royal Society
Conversazione
London
8S. G. Brown
Politeness Costs in Elevator Etiquette Claim
An elevator operator argues politeness costs money, claiming a man removing his hat in an elevator occupies space equivalent to half a passenger and costs $25,000 annually in current expenses.
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Exceimier
Mexico City
Fit
Tom Shaw
House of Commons
Hoover
State of
Arkansas
State Geologist Department
Jerusalem
Jericho
Ontario
Milburn
Bart
Mrs. Pester
Mr. Pester
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
TRNO
Annebelle Worthington
McDermot Ave
Robert England
Betty Barclay
March
Hiram B. Harris
Ules Simard
Buseley
Brooder
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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