World Happenings Briefly Told Across Continents
Sir John Phillips dies in London at 73, physician to Queen Mary. Alice Mary Longfellow, daughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, dies at 75 in Cambridge Massachusetts. Carnegie Foundation to fund 25 000 to 30 000 yearly for ten years for Australian research. Cattle TB decline 5 percent in Dominion. British Columbia farmers discuss sheep clubs at Victoria conference. Frank Oliver named advisory officer on grade crossings. Canadian broadcasting survey to begin. Briand and Stresmann reportedly near disarmament talks. Alberta coal rate to Ontario extended to six months in 1929. Rate valid Jan 15 to Jul 15.
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Sir John Phillips
Queen Mary
London
Alice Mary Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Cambridge
Mass
Carnegie Foundation
Australia
British Columbia
Victoria
Farmers’ Institutes
Frank Oliver
Board of Railway Commissioners
John Aird
Radio Commission
Briand
France
Gustave Stresmann
Alberta
Dominion Board of Railway Commissioners
Ottawa
Ontario
Real Friendship Lasts In True Companions
A southern man brings letters to a New York family and is told their social circle is complete. The piece argues friendship outlasts snobbish circles and defines real friendship as enduring and life nourishing. It cites biblical language about eternal love and loyalty.
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New York
Christmas Spirit of Fellowship Through The Ages
The Christmas festival of good will and peace remains popular as it travels through time. It awakens dormant feelings and aspirations, opening springs of brotherhood and love that inspire gifts and good wishes amid modern life.
German Reichstag Committee Abolishes Capital Punishment
The Criminal Law Committee of the German Reichstag votes to abolish capital punishment by a heavy margin in a provisional recommendation to the Reichstag. The ruling is not final and serves as a suggestion for the full assembly.
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Criminal Law Committee
Reichstag
Good Year For Game In Alberta
The past season in Alberta saw unusual shooting with ducks and geese more plentiful than many years. Hungarian partridge increased markedly with bags of six to eight not uncommon. Prairie chicken remain scarce and authorities extend the closed season.
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Alberta
Sheep Raising Expands in Penticton Region BC
Sheep raising grows in the Penticton area of the southern interior of British Columbia with several thousand sheep recently imported from the Prairie Provinces.
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Penticton
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Modern Sport Dress Pattern for Girls Style No 329
A practical dress and two piece skirt pattern for ages 8 10 12 14 describes a jersey blouse with a yoke effect and patch pockets and a skirt with inverted plaits. Fabrics suggested include flannel with ombre stripes kasha wool crepe homespun velveteen tweed and printed sateen. Pattern priced 25 cents with wrap coin instruction.
Christmas Candles and Holiday Lighting Traditions
The article notes an ancient custom of lighting candles on Christmas Eve and placing them on window sills to burn all night, with modern use shifting to mantlepieces and tree decorations among holly. It also mentions iron wood as the heaviest wood, weighing 81 pounds per square foot and sinking in water.
Bank of Montreal Annual Meeting Marks Growth and Capital Rise
The Bank of Montreal held its fifth annual meeting at the head office with regrets for the absent Sir Vincent Meredith. The board announced an increase of authorized capital from 31,175,000 to 50,000,000, with no details on new issue. Charles Gordon presided, Frederick Williams-Taylor reviewed Canada’s booming economy, noting strong harvests, industrial expansion, and rising credit activity. the bank maintains ample New York liquidity only as needed for domestic priorities.
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Bank of Montreal
Vincent Meredith
Charles Gordon
Canada
New York
London
Frederick Williams-Taylor
Industria
Quebec
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
Origin of the Christmas Tree in German Legend
A German tale credits Saint Winifred with birthing the Christmas tree. During a witnessing ceremony, a mighty oak tied to Druid worship toppled in a windstorm, but a small fir survived, seen as a miracle, and blessed as the tree of the Christ Child.
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Winifred
Christ Child
Prediction on Race Inheritance and Ultraviolet Skin Change
Dr. Morris Fishbein, editor of JAMA, predicts that a brown skin trait may be inherited by future white children and that ultraviolet rays will gradually alter skin pigment. The text notes the elm tree’s normal life is about 100 years.
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Morris Fishbein
Fishbein
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Competition Is Keen Growing Number Of Synthetic Staples
The article notes the shift as synthetic materials replace traditional staples. It cites artificial silk from corn stalks and wood, synthetic gasoline from coal, and substitutes in leather and textiles. It warns that no industry can claim guaranteed dominance amid rapid scientific advances and competition.
Peace River Population Report Shows Major Growth
The ten months to October 31st saw over 16,000 new residents settle in Peace River Country, nearly matching the northern summer migration of 1927. Cultivated area rose from 535,000 acres in 1927 toward about 900,000 acres ready for crop in 1929.
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Peace River Country
Alberta to Bring 200 British Boys for Agriculture
Two hundred British boys will be brought to Alberta next year under the system originated by Hon. George Headley, Minister of Agriculture for Alberta. Two parties of British girls for domestic service in Alberta are also being brought out during the winter.
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Alberta
George Headley
Dream loan negotiation inspires joked repayment
A Madrid quip recalls a dream where Abraham borrows 500 pounds and the friend offers to take 400 back and let him keep 100, turning debt into a playful bargain. The line captures humor about lending among friends in Buen Humor.
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Abraham
Buen Humor
Madrid
Birth Of Jesus At Bethlehem And The Shepherds
Sunday School lesson analyzes Luke 2 1-20 birth in Bethlehem Mary and Joseph travel from Nazareth to fulfill the Roman enrollment and Jesus is born in a manger. Angels announce good tidings to shepherds, praising God as the heavenly host proclaims peace on earth to men of good will and God’s pleasure.
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Jesus
Bethlehem
Caesar
Palestine
David
Mary
Joseph
Nazareth
Galilee
Shepherds and the Angels
Christ the Lord
Christ
Eudokias
Canadian Orchestra Recording Two Popular Selections
The Eveready Concert Orchestra recorded Nanette and Frivolity for Victor in Montreal last October during the Radio Show, adding a notable contribution to Canadian orchestra music. The CKNC radio program favorite group made permanent records now released this month.
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Eveready Concert Orchestra
CKNC
Montreal
Victor Talking Machine Company
The First Christmas Card Preserved in British Museum
The earliest Christmas card, sent in 1846 by Sir Henry Cole, is housed in the British Museum. The message “A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You” became the start of a world wide custom, with Raphael Tuck's firm popularizing the idea after 1871. Vancouver Province.
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British Museum
London
Henry Cole
Raphael Tuck
Vancouver
Quotations and observations about travel and empire
A string of remarks mixing metaphor and geography about a blizzard inside a duck temperance zones romantic travel roads and imperial sun notions. It presents playful contradictions without a clear news event or人物.
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United States
Russian inventor builds talking robot newspaper seller
A young Russian inventor M. Vinogradov creates a mechanical man that calls out chief news items and dispenses change, acting as a portable newspaper seller. The device underlines early automation and robotic presentation of daily news.
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M. Vinogradov
Definition of matrimony in simple terms
A brief quip explains matrimony as going to adore, ringing a bell, giving your name to a maid, and then being taken in. It frames marriage as a ceremonial, social process managed by a church or house with entry steps.
Accurate Date For Christmas Not Known
The article notes that Christmas Day date is uncertain with January 7 used by the Eastern Church and Armenians. Western Christian practice has December 25 for over four centuries, but the exact birth date remains unknown and recent research places the event no later than February in 4 B.C.
Sour Milk Cake From Weekly Recipe
A short weekly recipe for Sour Milk Cake. It lists ingredients including sugar butter lard sour milk baking soda molasses cinnamon nutmeg cloves seedless raisins and flour. The method instructs mixing all ingredients well and baking in a medium oven for about twenty five minutes.
Raisin Polenta Meat Ex Tender Dish
A meat and raisin polenta bake combines cornmeal cooked with water and salt then layered with seasoned beef and tomato sauce. The mixture is finished with remaining cornmeal and baked at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. An inexpensive easy meat ex tender dish.
Canadians Eating More Butter Than They Export
Canadians are consuming more butter which has reduced exports and increased imports. Domestic production plus stock drawdowns plus storage use have kept butter available. On November 1 the butter in storage was nearly 11 million pounds lower than on the same date in 1927.
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Canada
Dominion
Do you know what hell is Do you hear our new organist
A Parkdale church sign in Toronto drew merriment with a Sunday sermon tease about hell and a new organist. The playful notice sparked chatter among readers while a quip on success highlighted scrapped friendships on the road to achievement.
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Parkdale
Toronto
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der Gotz
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Ww. N. UO
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McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
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England
Peace River
City of
Christ the
Lord
Betty Barclay
United Kingdom
Sondagsnisse-Strix
Stockholm
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