World Happenings Briefly Told
The Privy Council will discuss British Columbia freight rates appeal on January 25. J W Collins is appointed New Zealand trade commissioner in Canada. Canada considers more steamship services to promote trade. The Washington foreign service plans a million dollar land purchase for a new Ottawa legation. Oriental immigration to British Columbia in 1928 was 573, same as 1927. The British government may extend the farm workers plan. Canada to take 3 000 men next year. Dr Augusta Stowe Gullen honored by Toronto medical alumni with a portrait. Hugh Morrison of Edmonton named Alberta Rhodes Scholar 1929 from four candidates.
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Washington Foreign Service Buildings Commission
Ottawa
British Columbia
J. H. Thomas
Toronto
University of Toronto
Academy of Medicine
Hugh Morrison
Edmonton
Judge Morrison
Alberta District Court
Morrison
Alberta
Air Mail Pickup Device Could Cut Schedules Significantly
The American Air Transport Association reports tests of an airborne mail catch-and-release system may shorten air mail routes by 15 minutes to an hour. In Youngstown Ohio the 75 foot cable trap catches a small bag, transfers it to the plane, with similar sea tests aboard the S S Leviathan. If adopted, planes would swoop from airports to pick up mail, then to a city post office device before continuing.
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American Air Transport Association
Youngstown
Canada Forest Areas and Utilizable Land
Canada has a total forest area of 1 151 454 square miles including 82 260 square miles on agricultural land. About 1 100 000 square miles are essentially forest land usable to the best advantage under forestry practices.
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Canada
Manitoba Tourist Industry Grows to 5.67 Million
Latest figures show Manitoba tourism bringing in 5,667,000 dollars, up about 1,000,000 from last year. Convention visitors reached 37,000, an increase of 8,500 over 1928 totals.
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Manitoba
When We Were Engaged and Small Talk Traces
A brief fragment from Gaies and Yverdon about shared memories, contrasting masculine stamina with strength and a lover’s habit of buying chocolates and benzine. The dialogue hints at ongoing affection and domestic routines between the speakers.
Telephones Ship At Sea Linking New York and Leviathan
The New York Leviathan line begins permanent sea telephony with AT T service. President Walter Gifford opened the link to Captain Cunningham. William H Rankin in Atlantic City made the first paid three minute call to Sir Thomas Lipton aboard the liner. Rates: 21 dollars for three minutes and 7 dollars for each extra minute.
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New York
Leviathan
Europe
Walter Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Captain Cunningham
Atlantic City
William H. Rankin
Thomas Lipton
Rankin
America
Pedestrians Adopt Lights to Warn Drivers in London
Traffic congestion drives pedestrians to wear rear lights with an electric lamp and reflector on a luminous card. The device, worn on the back and suspended from the shoulders, alerts motorists to pedestrian presence.
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London
Canada Highways Rise in Economic Structure
Canada’s highways grow more vital to the economy with rising traffic of passengers and freight. By end of 1928 Canada had 64,121 miles of surfaced roads, linking major cities and towns and carrying heavy volumes of commerce.
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Canada
Four motorists collide in Birmingham chase leads to pedestrian scare
Four drivers collided simultaneously in Birmingham following a chase that ended near a pedestrian. Police investigated the incident, noting no serious injuries and urging drivers to slow in congested areas.
X rays measured as accurately as drugs in drug stores
Dr. A Matchélier of New York told a Toronto radiological society meeting that X rays can be weighed and their physiological strength determined. He argued medical progress rests on measuring both quantity and quality, not individually, to gauge X ray effectiveness.
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A. Matchélier
New York
Radiological Society of North America
Toronto
Mince Meat Recipe For This Week With Spiced Filling
Delicious lemon and apple mince filling details for turnovers and pies. Ingredients include lemons apples currants raisins nuts butter sugar salt and spices. Cook lemon juice soft then grind and sieve with apples and remaining ingredients. Store in jars for later use.
Sardine Platter Garnished With Lemon and Herbs
Remove lid from sardines and arrange on a platter. Create a wreath with parsley or watercress around the fish. Slice radishes into flower shapes and place them in the greenery. Halve lemons crosswise and cut deep points. position at platter ends. Serve very cold.
Fruit Men Study Conditions In Western Canada
Representative fruit men from British Columbia travel to the Prairies to observe crop handling and gauge consumer and retail trade attitudes.
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British Columbia
Prairies
Safety drive yields Canada plant year without lost time accidents
The Canadian National Carbon Company in Toronto celebrated a second year without lost time accidents with a banquet for 400 employees. Notable guests from Union Carbide and other firms praised safety efforts while the Eveready Dance Band provided entertainment. The event highlighted guards, reshaped shifts, and training to protect workers.
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Canada
Canadian National Carbon Company, Limited
Toronto
Union Carbide & Carbon Corporation
R.B. Morley
Ontario Industrial Accident Prevention Association
P. Moran
National Carbon Industrial Works
Niagara Falls
N.Y
James Moran
Dominion Oxygen Company, Limited
W. H. Winans
New York
H. E. Pollock
W. B. Pritz
National Carbon Co.,, Limited
Cleveland
Ohio
Eveready
CKNC
Complete Wardrobe Gift For Dolly From Remnants
A cheerful figure carries a full ward robe for Dolly, created from remnants. The sister outfit includes a combined waist, drawers, and slip in batiste, a pale blue chambray dress, and a royal blue flannel hat, all tailored to fit small sizes of 24 to 26 inches.
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Dolly
Daughter
Batiste
Bray
Custom Rules Dictate Mother-In-Law Silence in Some Tribes
Some Indian tribes impose a taboo on a mother-in-law speaking to her daughter's husband. The practice reflects traditional kinship norms and social boundaries within those communities.
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text and Lessons
The lesson centers on Matthew 19.14 urging childlike welcome and features Matthew 18 and Mark 9 passages alongside Luke 2. The devotional reading comes from Isaiah 11.1-9, framing the call to humility and care for children within biblical prophecy.
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Heaven
Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem and angelic message
The passage recounts Mary and Joseph traveling from Nazareth to Bethlehem to register, Jesus' birth in a manger, and the shepherds learning of the Savior's birth through an angelic proclamation. It reflects on heaven’s messages becoming visible to humanity and the shepherds’ joyous response.
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Jesus
Jersualem
Mary
Joseph
Nazareth
Bethlehem
David
Caesar Augustus
Galilee
Judea
City of
Christ the
Lord
Christ
Luther
Heaven
Contested Arctic Ownership Sparks Norway Canada Dispute
Ottawa confirms Canada’s claim to Arctic islands north of the mainland remains unchanged since 1923. Norway led by Premier Mowinckel challenged the extent of Canada’s claimed sectors in Bergen asserting occupation as a prerequisite. Officials say Canada’s rights between longitudes 60 and 141 stand firm despite Norwegian objections.
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Canada
Arctic Archipelago
Charles Stewart
Ottawa
London
Mowinckel
Norway
Arctic
Bergen
Arctic Islands
Disrupted Commons Question Offends Modern Decorum
In the British House of Commons Miss Margaret Bondfield, Minister of Labor, faced an interruption as Sir Frederick Hall pressed a question. The exchange sparked uproar and interrupted dialogue, highlighting a clash between time-honored form and contemporary conditions.
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House of Commons
Margaret Bondfield
Frederick Hall
Sir Frederick
Frederick
Saskatchewan 1929 CPR land sales total 111,892 acres
Land department figures from Canadian Pacific Railway show 111,892 acres sold in Saskatchewan during 11 months of 1929. Purchases were made by 627 settlers, with most buys in the northern region. Nearly all farms were bought by new settlers. Greenland reported as ice thick blanket over a thousand feet.
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C.P.R
Saskatchewan
Land Department
The
Canadian Pacific Railway
Saskatoon
Greenland
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Privy Council
Wicely
J. W. Collins
Department of Industry and Commerce
New Zealand
Tourist Industry
Pages Gaies
Yverdon
W. N. U. 1816
Birmingham
Betty Barclay
Big Eastern Concern
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Santa
England
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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