World Happenings Briefly Told
The Aviation League of Canada may invite Sir Samuel Hoare to lecture in Canada. Canada exported asbestos products valued at 16.8 million dollars last year about 100 thousand more than the year before. Dr D L Bailye resigns from the Dominion rust research lab to take a botany professorship at Toronto University. Canada exported bacon and hams in December 1927 totaling 953 thousand dollars, down about 40 thousand from November. The United Kingdom was Canada's top customer taking 790 thousand dollars. Admiral de Robeck, commander at the Dardanelles in 1915, died in London. Sixteen Canadian sailors from Esquimalt arrived in Liverpool for six months training in gunnery and torpedo work. President Coolidge was urged to push negotiations for the United States to enter the world court. Lady Roblin, wife of former Manitoba premier Sir Rodmond Roblin, died in Winnipeg after years of poor health. She was native to Prince Edward County, Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Bailye
Dominion
Toronto University
Canada
United Kingdom
John Michael de Robeck
Dardanelles
London
Esquimalt
Vancouver Island
Liverpool
Port Sunlight
Coolidge
United States
Lady Roblin
Sir Rodmond Roblin
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Prince Edward County
Ontario
Silk Grafts for Tendons Show High Success in Munich
A Munich medical weekly reports Prof Fritz Lange of the University of Munich using silk grafts to support and replace tendons. In a Munich orthopedic clinic 95 silk grafts were tested with 97 percent success, noting natural tendon growth around the silk substitute. Silk also aids in attaching torn muscle bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Fritz Lange
University of Munich
Lange
How to Use the Telephone Properly in Early Instruction
A short guide explains proper telephone use with direct mouthpiece talk and clear pronunciation. A cartoon-style exchange shows a driver arguing a light was green and a comic response about reflections.
Lord Selkirk and Canadian Place Names
The article traces how Thomas Douglas 6th Earl of Selkirk influenced Canadian toponymy. It lists Selkirk named settlements and features from Prince Edward Island to Yukon, including Selkirk town in Manitoba, Selkirk Island on Lake Winnipeg, Selkirk Point, Fort Selkirk, and Daer Creek in British Columbia, linking them to his estates and ventures with the Hudson's Bay Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canad
Thomas Douglas
Caron Daer
Shortclough Amboul
Selkirk
Fleotland
Hudson's Ay Company
Prince Edward Ishin
Selkirk Settlement
Selkirk Point
Hughland
Selkirks Water
Victoria Harbor
Vancouver Island
Melville Peninsula
Boothia Peinsula
Kent County
Ontario
Baldoon
Wigtownshire
Scotland
British Columbia
Yukon
Pelly
Lewes
Smart junior dress design No 1701 for young girls
Design No 1701 copies an elder frock with square necktie and bow at centre front. Inverted plait at side seams, long sleeves gathered to narrow wrist bands. Sizes 6 8 10 12 11 years. Yardage given for 54 inch material. price 25 cents. Our Fashion Book offered at 10 cents.
Remarkable record run for 15000 miles by Brice couple
Vincent Brice and his wife drove a British car over 15000 miles through France and a speedway at an average over 68 mph, stopping 21 hours for a mishap. They beat the existing record by 48 hours, noting wintry weather and a skid at 50 mph. Piston miles reached 27000. engine 35318250 revolutions. magneto 53600000 sparks. 106000000 sparks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Recipes For This Week By Betty Barclay
A set of kitchen instructions outlines a chicken ham spaghetti dish with green pepper mushroom and paprika, then a two stage dessert style mixture with eggs sugar orange juice and ice. The text reads as a stream of cooking steps and measurements with some garbled phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Pattern Orders Delayed by Torn Name at Faye Ee
A confusion over pattern orders arises when the name is torn at Faye Ee, delaying shipments. Customers report difficulty matching patterns to orders as staff work to reprint labels and verify client details.
Additional Post Offices Opened In Manitoba
Inspector J W T Dickson of the Winnipeg postal service inspected Manitoba gold fields to establish two new post offices at Narrow Lake and Woman's Lake. The Woman's Lake post office is Jackson Manion. Mail will be delivered by plane weekly via Western Canada Airways Company, replacing two years of dog team mail. Inauguration date January 25. The longest railroad line is between Leningrad and Vladivostok 5435 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. T. Dickson
Winnipeg Postal Service
Manitoba
Narrow Lake
Woman's Lake
Jackson Manion
Western Canada Airways Company
Pride In Step Prevents Wearing Another Man's Shoes
A reflective line notes pride bars people from stepping into someone else’s footwear, using metaphor to discuss personal limits. The phrase emphasizes individuality and self-respect over imitation or comparison.
The Dangers of Leisure and Off Duty Accidents
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad notes relief benefit trends showing fewer on duty accidents but a sharp rise in off duty deaths. Sixteen off duty fatalities last year, ten from automobile crashes, suggesting leisure markedly increases risk despite safer train operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Seventy Year Old Mailman Still On Duty In Grand Forks
Frank Gilby a 70 year old postal worker in Grand Forks ND says he walked about 175000 miles over 35 years delivering mail to 1000 addresses daily. He climbs 36 stairs twice daily and handles 600 pounds of mail weekly and has delivered nearly 19900000 Christmas cards in his career. He plans to work as long as he can walk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gilby
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Gilby
Fletcher's Castoria Endorsed for Baby’s Colic Sleep Aid
A vintage advertisement touts Castoria as a safe, gentle remedy for babies with colic, constipation, diarrhea, and sleep issues. It emphasizes a pleasant taste, vegetable formula, and physician recommendation, claiming it works like castor oil without side effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text Reflects Christian Belief
The text presents John 1 11 12 emphasizing that Jesus was rejected by his own but granted the right to become children of God to all who believe in his name. The lesson cites Mek S 19b 35 and Devotional Reading hare uy 4 9, guiding faith reflection and worship.
Jesus Faces Mocking From Family And Friends In Capernaum
In Capernaum a large crowd gathers as Jesus and his apostles seek a meal. Friends and even his family doubt his mission crying that he is out of his mind. The reflection contrasts biblical figures who faced derision with modern martyrs who sacrifice for faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Capernaum
Festus
Paul
Wesley
Whitfield
Henry Martyn
Christ
J. DD. Jones
Johns Hopkins Mobilizes Campaign Against Common Colds
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore launches a major effort funded by a $195,000 gift from the Chemical Foundation to study the common cold. The program will define cold symptoms, identify organs affected, and study transmission to uncover causes and a cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Maryland
The
Chemical Foundation
Francis P. Garvan
United States Public Health Service
Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Canadian Aviation League Organized Amid National Meeting
The Aviation League of Canada formed with 50 delegates from across the country including Metis and Toronto University representatives under Major General J. J. MacBrien. The group backed a defensive air force, promoted Canadian aircraft industries, and set aims to develop civil aviation while remaining independent of political parties with Ottawa headquarters and branches nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aviation League of Canada
Canada
Metis
Toronto University
Dominion
J. J. MacBrien
Air League
British Empire
League
Ottawa
Good Year For Construction In Calgary And Edmonton 1927
Calgary issued building permits totaling 2,290,518 in the first eleven months, surpassing the entire 1926 year. Edmonton reached 2,565,540 in eleven months, eclipsing 1925 totals and indicating a strong year for construction in both cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Edmonton
MacLean Building Reports Limited
Offer to Inventors from Ramsey Company
The Ramsey Company International Patent Attorneys based in Ottawa issues an offer to inventors seeking free advice on securing patents. The notice invites inventors to send details to 22 Plank Street, Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey Company
Aliorneys
Plank St
Ottawa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sir Samuel Hoare
British Air Ministry
Francis Henry Cook
Elizabeth St
Lord Selkirk
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Tapio
Vincent Brice
Miles
Betty Barclay
McDermot Ave
Faye Ee
North
Leningrad
Vladivostok
Jerry
Ted
Castoria
John Hopkins University
Jeanne Ginsberg
Bronx
N.Y
Carter
Canadian Aviation League
Viankers
J. H. Munro
Muild
Green Mountain
J. H. Guild CO
Rupert, VT
U.S.A
Caulayman's Ltd
St. Paul St
W. Montreal
Eollerc
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