World Happenings Briskly Tallied From Across Nations
Two Canadian girls aged 15 lead 1600 Sorbonne graduates in Paris. Forbes the amateur astronomer near Cape Town reports a new comet. Karl Auer, inventor of gas mantles and osmium lamps, dies in Carinthia. Saskatoon to London flight postponed to next June. Ben Brotman leads. Prince of Wales honors Lieut Col Blair after NRA Bisley win. Wm Birks to attend Kyoto conference for Institute of Pacific Relations. Royal health anxieties centered on Prince George. Canadian boy scouts receive a totem pole gift from Lord Baden-Powell marking Friendship Jamboree 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Auer
Friderr von Welsbach
Welsbach Castle
Carinthia
Auer
Saskatoon
London
England
Ben Brotman
Winnipeg
Prince of Wales
R.M. Blair
Seaforth Highlanders
Vancouver
B.C
St. James's Palace
National Rifle Association
Bisley
Wm. Birks
Montreal
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Canada
Kyoto
Japan
Institute of Pacific Relations
London Daily News
Prince George
Navy
Foreign Office
Baden-Powell
Car Crash Acknowledges Responsibility in Brief Exchange
A small car and a motor lorry clash with the car driver admitting fault saying he is sorry. The lorry driver retorts with a sharp challenge. Separately, a claim about US and Canadian newspapers using enough paper to wrap the world is noted.
Businessman to see employees attend to business
A quip on work discipline and family illness. A worker justifies missing school due to his sister’s measles, while the doctor anticipates her improvement tomorrow. Honest, concise theatre of work life and illness.
Tiny gas leak sentinel promises safer London homes
A seven inch cylinder device detects even tiny gas escapes, warns authorities via telephone exchange, and activates an electric fan to disperse fumes, aiming to prevent gas explosion dangers in London after recent blasts.
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London
Edison Competition Chooses Huston as Top Protégé
Wilbur B. Huston of Port Madison Washington won the Thomas A. Edison competition for a protege in the inventor’s footsteps. Forty nine contestants from all states and the District of Columbia stood on the Edison home lawn as Dr S W Stratton MIT president announced the winner. Stratton praised the boys for a gruelling exam covering morals ethics and science.
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Wilbur B. Huston
Port Madison
Wash
Thomas A. Edison
State
District of Columbia
Edison
Llewellyn Park
S. W. Stratton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stratton
Indians Protest Bay Railway Threat to York Factory Fur Trade
Indians at York Factory protested the Hudson Bay Railway to Churchill during their annual council. They fear white foxes moving south will cut their fur catch and rely on government aid amid a lean fur season across Manitoba. The paying agent promised to help, but the dispute remains unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Bay
York Factory
Churchill
Bay Railway
Manitoba
Pennies Pave Path to Ford Purchase in Bloomfield
James Jacobs, a Bloomfield garage owner, arrives with nine bags weighing pennies totaling 58 850 to buy a Ford. He claims four years of saving led to the purchase and the dealer agrees after counting the coins. Jacobs drives away in the car he ordered.
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John Jacobs
Bloomfield
N.J
James
Jacobs
Leftover Mash and Meat Dish with Cream Sauce
A cookbook fragment describes shaping mashed potato with milk into molds, mixing chopped leftover meat or fish with a cream sauce, adding gravy if needed, and baking until browned. Optional onion or peppers, parsley garnish, or a potato lined shell. includes an economy dish using milk rice sugar raisins and nutmeg baked slowly.
Voyage to the Antarctic Anew on the Discovery
The Discovery, Captain Scott's famous vessel, sails from London to the Antarctic with latest gear. Sir Douglas Mawson will join at Cape Town as the expedition resumes scientific work in polar regions. Sponsored by Britain Australia and New Zealand, the voyage follows 1911 explorations.
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Scott
East India Company
London
England
Antarctic
Cape Town
Douglas Mawson
New Zealand
South Polar
Douglas
Ernest Shackleton
How To Order Patterns Winnipeg Union Ad
Pattern order guide from Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. outlines how to obtain patterns labeled Pattern No. The note provides concise instructions likely for readers seeking pattern purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Prediction of Toeless Race Emerges at Chiropodists Meeting
Dr Albert Johnston of Chicago warned in Buffalo that over five hundred centuries men may be without toes. He blamed hard pavements and tight shoes for arch loss and argued future feet will be solid stumps with a single hinge.
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Buffalo
Albert Johnston
Chicago
National Convention of
Chiropodists
Dumas Rejects Horse Collaboration In Fiery Reply
A writer sent a play to Alexandre Dumas asking for collaboration. Dumas retorted in anger asking how one could yoke a horse and an ass. The author replied by returning the insult, asking how Dumas could call him a horse. Dumas was impressed and requested the play again.
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Dumas
Ancient artists used pigments from rocks and earth
Ancient artists obtained their pigments chiefly from rocks and earth, relying on natural mineral sources for color in rock and cave works. This brief note highlights the material basis of early art and the resourcefulness of prehistoric painters.
Proclamation of Cyrus Elicits Return of Jews to Judea
The text explains Cyrus the Great as king of Persia, his proclamation allowing exiled Jews to return to Jerusalem, and the support from Babylonians and Jews with silver, gold, goods, and beasts. It notes the religious motive, not political, and the temptation of a buffer against Egypt, with Ezra 1 1 1 11 cited.
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Cyrus
Ezra
Persia
Elam
Media
Lydia
Babylonia
Judea
Josephus
Jehovah
Jerusalem
Judah
F. J. McConnell
Temple
Benjamin
Ephraim
Manasseh
Wool Growers see heavy wool shipments from west
H J Tisdale of the Canadian Co-Operative Wool Growers returns from an extensive western tour predicting a tough signment year. He estimates western wool shipments this year will total about 2,800,000 pounds with 400,000 from British Columbia 1,500,000 from Alberta 600,000 from Saskatchewan and 300,000 from Manitoba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Tisdale
Canadian Co-Operative Wool Growers
China spans quarter of Asia from Pamirs to Pacific
The text notes China covers about a quarter of Asia from the Pamir mountains to the Pacific and from Siberia to India. It mentions a dog barking heard at an altitude of four miles, illustrating the breadth of natural observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Pamir Mountains
Pacific
Siberia
India
Canadian Hut at Windsor Castle Erected by Ex‑Service Men
Ex service men who were stationed near Windsor Castle built a log hut on the Castle estate during the war as a reminder of their stay. The hut, funded from timber supplied by the forests, is now used by the King for recuperation while Princess Elizabeth uses it as a playroom arranging imaginary tea parties with occasional visits from the King and Queen.
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Windsor Castle
Castle Gardens
Windsor
Castle Estate
Elizabeth
Delicous Uncooked Salad Dressing Recipe
A vintage dressing recipe uses 2 eggs 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon mustard 1 cup vinegar and Eagle Brand Milk. Beat all ingredients except vinegar for minutes then add vinegar and chill to thicken. The dressing keeps for weeks.
Snow in June Report Across Quebec
Five towns record snow in June with Gouin dam in Lake St. Peter region leading at two inches. The Thetford Mines area notes traces of snow and its hottest day of the month, reaching 96 degrees on June 20.
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Gouin Dam
Lake St. Peter
Thetford Mines
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Throwelite
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CM Throweh
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