World Happenings Briefly Told
Prof Joseph Coke of Ontario Agricultural College named assistant commissioner of agricultural economics Domination Department of Agriculture The Transvaal gold production last year reached 22006060 dollars a new record Manitoba leather goods production nears one fifth of Canada total The British South African and Canadian farmers tour New Zealand now bound for Sydney Australia Eight million Kiangsu Province Chinese peasants face starvation Banditry and crop failures cause 30 million in losses Icebreaker Mikula makes progress toward opening navigation Prince of Wales trip to Canada United States discussed London unknown Prince to return from Africa end of April
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Joseph Coke
Ontario Agricultural College
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Transvaal
Howard Carter
Albert
Elizabeth
Manitoba
Board of Trade
New Zealand
Sydney
Australia
Kiangsu
South China
Mikula
Montreal
London
United States
Prince of Wales
Canada
Bolivia considers Regina 1932 World Grain Exhibition entry
Bolivia has publicly acknowledged an invitation to be officially represented at the World Grain Exhibition and Congress in Regina in 1932. No final decision has been made on official representation, though strong encouragement is being given to Bolivian grain growers to exhibit at Regina and the World Grain Show.
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Bolivia
Regina
Republic
Five Manitoba beet test zones chosen by board
The special industrial development board selected five areas in Manitoba for beet growing trials. Farmers in the zones have been approached and planting arrangements made. Bigham of the Grand Forks Branch and Lund of American Sugar Beet Company will likely visit Manitoba to finalize selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Special Industrial Development Board
Messrs. Bigham
Grand Forks
Lund
American Sugar Beet Company
Return of Byrd Expedition Sparks Civilizaten Reflections
Russel Owen reports from a New York Times correspondent that Byrd Amtard expedition members enjoy civilian comforts after a year in hardship. The piece muses on gratitude, civilization, and how ordinary pleasures illuminate resilience and a possible miraculous feel in everyday life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunnedin
Russel Owen
New York Times
Saskatchewan Moves to Combat Cancer With New Commission
Saskatchewan Legislature passes a bill creating a permanent Cancer Commission to coordinate public education, diagnostic clinics, and treatment. The plan includes radium procurement, an emanation plant for gold seeds at the University of Saskatchewan, and regulated radium sales. Costs estimated at 105 000 to 115 000 dollars with charges set to be affordable for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
F. D. Munroe
Canada
Munroe
University of Saskatchewan
Alberta
Cancer Commission
Portage Division Superintendent Named Alberta District Chief
The Portage Division superintendent for Canadian National Railways Winnipeg has been appointed General Superintendent of the Alberta District with headquarters in Edmonton, indicating a major leadership shift in western railway administration.
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Portage
Canadian National Railways
Winnipeg
Alberta
Edmonton
Dominion adopts complete revision of British Columbia fishing regs
The fisheries branch announces a full update to BC fishery regulations by order in council. Under the constitution, Dominion authorities retain power to set fisheries rules for all provinces, making the changes authoritative nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Fisheries Branch
Fortune Teller Charged One Dollar For Reading
In a brief exchange, Gypsy offers to tell Walter his fortune for one dollar, who confirms the price and asks how the guess was made. A note adds that the chief vocal organ is the larynx, not the tongue.
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Gypsy
Walter
Carter's Little Liver Pills Aid Indigestion
Advert says after meals relief from sour and acid stomach, gas, and indigestion. Claims pills neutralize gases and cleanse stomach liver and bowels with a tonic effect. Urges purchase of a 25¢ package from the druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Waste Not from Drips to Whistles and Cinders
New York levies a two dollar fine for every leaking tap leading to saving 40 000 million gallons of water over two years. Indiana University’s Dr Foley calculates 2 434 026 tons of coal yearly to generate steam for locomotive whistles and suggests a high pitched note could save over a million pounds annually. A third of discarded cinders still retain 50 to 70 percent of their heating value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Foley
Indiana University
United States
Fish stock and strawberry gelatin dessert set
A recipe column presents fish stock from head and bones simmered thirty minutes to a reduced cup, plus a strawberry gelatin dessert with marshmallows. The stock can flavor fish dishes or serve as a soup base, while the gelatin dessert serves six in sherbet glasses or molds.
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text and Theme
Sunday School lesson centers on Matthew 16 24 denying self taking up the cross and following Jesus Key passages include Matthew 16 13 to 17 27 with devotional reading from Isaiah 53 in a religious study tone for the congregation.
The Law of the Cross and Jesus Death Foretold
The passage notes Jesus spoke plainly of going to Jerusalem to be rejected and die to save mankind. It stresses obedience to the Father and love for others as the two strands guiding the cross, and urges disciples to deny self and take up their own cross.
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Jesus
Jerusalem
Peter
Alexander Maclaren
Israel
Christ
Alfred Edersheim
Byrd Says Antarctic Land Is World Property Not US Claim
In an interview Rear Admiral Richard Byrd declares he has no plan to claim new Antarctic lands for the United States. He says the lands are for the world as much as for his country. A separate exchange notes a quip about Brown’s money and mentions a sound film automat designed for advertising in Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Evelyn Byrd
United States
Antarctic
Austria
Stonefish Haunts Barrier Reef And Claims A Death
A reader piece extols Australia s Barrier Reef while warning of the stonefish whose venomous spikes deliver instant agony and death. Dr J L Wassell died after stepping on the creature in 1915 illustrating how little was known and how natives fear it and teach children to beware.
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Newtune
Australia
Barrier Reef
J. L. Wassell
Queensland
Judged By Their Work and Other Observations
A physician notes that wandering, zigzagging steps reveal weakness of purpose and indecision in many women and some men. The column then reports on twelve British ships lost in the three months to Sept 30, 1929, and a science fact: the earth travels about 70,000 miles per hour around the sun.
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Ireland
America
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
States
Ciniment
W. N. UL
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Annebelle Worthington
McDermott Ave
Winipeg
Eee
W. 1. Munro
B.C. Fishing Regulations
Betty Barclay
Law OF the Cross
Brown
Hnc Integrete
Spohn’s
Theussnes
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
Ind
England
Brooder
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Toronto, Ont
Wellington St. W
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