Spey Cathedral Jubilant 900th Anniversary Marked
The 900th anniversary of Spey er cathedral will be celebrated on July 12 13 and 14 this year. England's clocks spring forward at 2 am April 13 as daylight saving time begins. Pilot Mermoz set a French duration record by circling the globe in thirty hours twenty five minutes forty seconds. Canada's pensions appeal board ran deficits of 45100 last year beyond its awards. Manitoba cotton and jute production in 1928 totaled 5043413, about one fifth of Canada’s output. Kaye Don abandons Daytona Beach speed record bid. Marquis dominates Western grain, samples from 48 Canadian wheat cargoes show. Cuba Canada parcel post treaty eyed to boost Cuban sugar and tobacco in Canada. Thirty four dairy herds earned Agriculture Department honor rolls. 13 would have qualified in 1927 and 27 in 1928.
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Speyer
England
Mermoz
Pensions Appeal Board of Canada
Manitoba
Canada
Kaye Don
Daytona Beach
Florida
Marquis
Cuba
Cuban State Department
Department of Agriculture
Canadian University Enrollment and Staff in 1920s
Canadian universities total 23 with six state controlled and 40,987 full time students plus 11,603 in extension courses. 56,042 students overall with 29,900 women. Teaching staff 4,078: 3,544 men and 534 women. Total educational enrolment 2,342,391 with publicly controlled K-12 and other institutions.
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Canada
Eight ambulance airplanes operate through the Sahara Desert
Eight ambulance airplanes now operate through the Sahara Desert providing medical air cover for remote routes. The program expands emergency air support across desert regions, enabling rapid medical evacuations and urgent care delivery to isolated communities.
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Sahara Desert
Mary Magdalene Discovers the Empty Tomb and Risen Lord
Sunday school lesson details Mary Magdalene at the tomb, Peter and John discovering the folded grave clothes, and Jesus appearing to Mary as the risen Son of God. The account contrasts disbelief and faith, highlighting John’s insight and Mary’s recognition with the cry Master.
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Mary Magdalene
Christ
Peter
John
Jess
Jesus
God
C. R. Erdman
Lord
Mary
Mark
Luke
Rabboni
Manitoba gains maritime status with Churchill port growth
In Manitoba the province, with Churchill as its seaport, becomes maritime while a large scale salt water fishing industry is seen as a near term possibility. Hon. D A McKenzie, minister of mines and natural resources, stated in Winnipeg that prospects for extensive fishing operations centered at Churchill exist based on expert input.
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Manitoba
Churchill
D. A. McKenzie
Mines and Natural Resources
Winnipec
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Preview
A vintage advertising blurb promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a tonic to stimulate liver bile flow and relieve fatigue and dizziness. It claims the vegetable formula is not habit forming and free from harsh purgatives, priced 25 and 75 cents in red packages.
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Carter
Southerners Eager to Visit Canada After Rail Opening
E A McCallum of Regina reports thousands of southern American tourists will visit Canada this year aided by the Hudsons Bay Railway opening. She says the campaign changed views of Canada from snowbound to a land with ocean access and growing development.
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Canada
Dominion
Hudson’s Bay Railway
E. A. McCallum
Regina
Mississippi
Alabama
Navy silk crepe dress with wrap skirt and surplice bodice
Navy blue silk crepe dress features a wrapped circular skirt falling to the left, a flat hip line, and a collarless surplice bodice with a white crepe vestee. Street wear styling offered in Pattern No. 3363 with sizes 36 to 48 inches bust and a 25 cent pattern price.
Gold hoards in India valued at over five million dollars
A recovered report notes archeological finds in India with gold hoards estimated above 5.0 million dollars. The item highlights the scale of ancient treasure and its significance to regional history and economy.
Rubber Overshoes for Planes Prevent Wing Ice
Cornell University announces a new method to keep aircraft wings free of ice. Thin vulcanized rubber overshoes cover the wing front edge and emit a colorless oil to prevent sticking while a pump driven air hose pulsates to break ice as it forms.
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Cornell University
Ithaca
Mid-West
Saskatchewan Sodium Sulphite Deposits Exceed 106 Million Tons
A Canadian Mines investigation confirms Saskatchewan sodium sulphate deposits total over 106,000,000 tons of natural hydrous salt. The deposits promise national use and potential export markets with big role in pulp and paper industries using anhydrous sodium sulphate or salt cake for kraft pulp production.
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Department of Mines
Saskatchewan
Canada
Morning paper reading machine promises wide use
The Montreal Gazette describes a new invention that reads aloud from the printed page. It would help workers in the morning by letting them hear the chief news before leaving for the day and leave the paper ready for household reading.
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Montreal Gazette
King Buys Purves Australian Stamp Collection
King George V acquires the Purves collection of Australian stamps that won a gold medal at Melbourne 1928. The deal is pegged at about two thousand pounds. The set includes examples from all issues with many items unique.
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King George V
Purves
Melbourne
Castoria A Safe Gentle Remedy for Children
A traditional advertisement extols Castoria as a pure vegetable remedy for infants and children. It claims quick relief for colic and digestive upset, warns against stronger medicines without medical advice, and notes Castoria bears Chas. H. Fletcher’s signature on the wrapper in drugstores.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Recipes For This Week Vanilla Junket And Chocolate Sauce
Instructions describe making vanilla junket from one package with 1 pint milk, then chilling until firm. Chocolate sauce follows: melt unsweetened chocolate, blend with butter, add boiling water and sugar, boil fourteen minutes, then flavor with vanilla.
Ham and Potato Gratin with Cream Sauce
Layer potatoes and ham in a buttered pan, pour a cream sauce, top with bread crumbs, and bake until brown and tender. A small amount of ham flavors the dish, suitable for picnics baked at home and reheated over hot water.
Grain Act requires elevator to take in grain offered
Elevator operators must accept grain offered by farmers when there is accommodation under the new Grain Act. They cannot reserve storage in advance, but must take in grain as long as room remains. Debate centered on whether damp or smutty grain could be refused. left for future section.
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Committee On Agriculture and Colonization
London’s busiest woman to retire after 25 public years
Mrs Alice Tabrahams, renowned as London’s hardest working widow, reveals retirement after a quarter century in public life. By day she cleans offices for the Labour Party, by night she leads the Edmonton Education Committee and sits on the Urban District Council, while also managing home duties and child care.
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London
Alice Tabrahams
Labor Party
Edmonton
Urban District Council
Canada Leads in Wheat Exports and Flour Shipments
Canada is the world's largest wheat exporter and the second largest flour exporter, surpassed only by the United States. The statement highlights Canada's prominent role in global grain trade and milling outputs.
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Canada
United States
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