World Happenings Briskly Told In A Paragraph
Mrs. Eulalie Grady aged 77 sister of Louis Riel dies. The Earl of Bessborough named governor general of Canada to sail March 27 on the Duchess of Bedford. Belgian General Bernheim dies in Paris. New Zealand’s governor general asks salary cut ten percent. Britain adds 10 million to dole fund per Bondfield. Emile St Godard wins best time in New England dog derby at Laconia. Leo St Godard wins handicap. USDA shows Russian wheat area up 19 percent to 25,172,000 acres. R 101 to be rebuilt from its remains for a future dirigible LZ-129.
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Earl of Bessborough
Canada
Order of St. Michael and St. George
Canadian Pacific
Duchess of Bedford
Bernheim
Belgium
Paris
Lord Bledisloe
New Zealand
Forbes
Great Britain
House of Commons
Margaret Bondfield
Emile St. Godard
New England
Laconia
New Hampshire
Leo
United States Department of Agriculture
Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
King Praises Irish Linen During London Exhibition Visit
His Majesty and Queen Mary toured the Linen Industry Research Association display in London. The king praised Irish linen, noted shirts from Belfast, and joked about laundries returning linen with holes. He announced new flax cultivation on Sandringham estate in Norfolk, despite concerns from English landowners about flax soil impact.
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Belfast
Queen Mary
Linen Industry Research Association
London
England
Royal
Sandringham
Norfolk
Canadian Printers and Publishers by Census Region
The 1928 census of industry lists 753 printing and publishing plants in Canada with Ontario 206, Saskatchewan 135, Alberta 76, Manitoba 67, Quebec 32, British Columbia 61, Nova Scotia 11, New Brunswick 21, and Prince Edward Island 4. The piece also notes a proverb about private grievances becoming public nuisances and mentions Tozeur as North Africa’s largest oasis with 250,000 palm trees.
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Canada
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Quebec
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Carter's Little Liver Pills Advertises Liver Relief
An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a vegetable laxative for torpid liver. It claims benefits for blotches on the skin, yellow eyes, fatigue, headaches, and biliousness, priced 25¢ and 71¢ for red packages.
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Carter
Britain Warns Over Naval Programs as Disarmament Debate Grows
In a Newcastle speech, Frt. Hon. A. V. Alexander signals Labour worry over foreign naval buildup. He cites Italy and France expanding ships while Britain remains within London Naval Treaty limits with 46 000 tons under construction, urging allied restraint.
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A. V. Alexander
The
Admiralty
Newcastle
England
Europe
House of Commons
Lord
Italy
France
Great Britain
Cost of feeding laying hens at Lennoxville station
The ten year average cost to feed a laying hen at the Lennoxville Experimental Station is $2.43. With eggs priced at 35 cents for 4 dozen, it takes 6.95 dozen eggs or 81 eggs to cover the hen’s keep. eggs beyond that supply are profit.
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Lennoxville Experimental Station
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canadian Yellow Birch Dominates Hardwood Output
The piece asserts yellow birch is the leading Canadian hardwood, accounting for over one third of Dominion lumber production. It also notes a French air service in South America spanning 6,917 miles.
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Canada
Dominion
South America
Royal Train Facts and lavish interiors of King’s transport
The royal train is operated by four railway groups with the King paying 13s 4d a mile for travel. Inside, the carriages feature gold and white schemes, teak doors, a smoking room, green silk seating, satinwood furniture, and a Queen’s blue saloon. Preparations include gate locking and mile by mile signaling to prevent delays and signal failures. Also noted is the Aepornis, the largest known bird's egg from Madagascar.
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Queen
Fashion Patterns for Youth and Women Catalog
Spring fashions arrive with patterns for youth and adults. Patterns No 850 735 931 618 769 specify sizes from toddlers to adults and material needs for 39 inch and 35 inch fabrics. Order the Fashion Magazine for sewing lessons price 15 cents, send 25 cents plus address and pattern number.
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Fashion Bureau
Winnipeg Newspaper Union Address Notice
A listing identifies the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg with details on pattern no and size noted for distribution or filing.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Indians Predict Trouble Over Skeleton Discovery
Indians on Rama Reserve near Orillia warn of horror after workmen remove an ancient skeleton. They claim it is a romantically buried Indian girl, found with a male skeleton nearby, and fear the spirits will be angered by the desecration.
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Orillia
Rama Reserve
Recipe for Lemon Bread Custard with Meringue
Bread crumbs are softened in butter with boiling water then set aside. Sugar and cornstarch are whisked with egg yolks lemon juice and rind. Combine mixtures bake in one crust and top with meringue.
Cheese Biscuits From Plain Flour Mix Recipe
A simple cheese biscuit recipe uses 2 cups sifted special cake flour 212 teaspoons baking powder 14 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon butter or shortening 1% cup grated cheese 1% cup milk and water equal parts Sift flour add baking powder and salt cut in shortening and cheese add liquid to form a soft dough Roll 14 inch thick cut with biscuit cutter Bake in hot oven 450F for 15 minutes Yield 12 biscuits.
Canada Electric Railways Carry 1929 Passenger Total
Electric railways in Canada carried 36,729,851 passengers in 1929. This figure reflects the era's growing urban transit demand and the expanding railway network across major Canadian cities.
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Canada
Seventy Sent On Mission Luke Lesson Insight
Sunday school lesson outlines Jesus sending seventy disciples in pairs to preach with simple means. They face hospitality rebuffs yet must maintain calm. Their success brings joy as demons submit to Jesus’ name and their names are written in heaven.
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Jesus
Ozora S. Davis
T. R. Glover
Seventy
J. H. Jowett
Babes
Police In Canada Show Efficient Law Enforcement
A 1929 Canada Bureau of Statistics survey of 138 cities with 4 000 plus population reports 5 004 police officers for 3 359 703 people. There were 168 932 summonses, 127 627 arrests, 329 496 offences reported, 263 532 prosecutions, and 213 324 convictions about 81 percent. Vehicle thefts totaled 11 160 with all but 10 recovered. other goods stolen valued at 2 290 972 with 1 525 089 recovered.
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Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Alberta Oil Output Rises Sharply in 1930
Alberta’s 1930 oil production reached 1,433,844 barrels up from 999,152 in 1929 driven by a December surge of 175,572 barrels. The month marked the largest single output to date. Ontario contributed about 125,000 barrels to Canada’s total. A tricycle-guarded cash transfer of 62,500 pounds from a bank to a loan company in Edmonton, England, was reported.
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Alberta
Canada
Ontario
Edmonton
England
European Ancestry Forms Notable Argentine Demographics
About one fourth of Argentina’s population is of European origin, reflecting long migration patterns and settlement. The demographic mix highlights the country’s cultural and historical ties to Europe, shaping language, traditions, and social structures across regions.
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Argentina
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