World Happenings Briefly Told
A compact wrap of global notes reports November filings in Canada and the United States. Moose Jaw ends its poultry show due to poor crops and morale. US population rose to 119,306,000 by 1928. Sweden debates talking pictures per Svenska Dagbladet. China and Japan discuss air service restrictions. Nobel prize to Thomas Mann noted as German achievement. Ontario vows no prosecutions over Amalgamated Builders’ Council inquiry. Diplomatic talks expected with China over Japan Shanghai air service.
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Sweden
Svenska Dagbladet
Stockholm
Moose Jaw Poultry Association
United States
National Bureau of Economic Research
New York
Canada
Jun Ke Choy
Ministry of Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
Thomas Mann
France
Japan Air Transport Company
Japan
Shanghai
Tokyo
W. H. Price
Ontario
Gordon Waldron
K.C
Amalgamated Builders’ Council
Ramifications Of War Quote From A G Gardiner
A London Star quotation by A G Gardiner argues war affects nations, stressing civilian hardship and factory workers. It emphasizes cutting off munitions and food as critical, noting modern weapons spread destruction beyond battlefields into homes.
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A. G. Gardiner
London Star
Modernizing China Ends Use of Old Style Lunar Calendar
National government orders documents framed by the lunar calendar no longer legal. This marks a decisive move against the traditional Chinese method of tracking months by the moon, as prior efforts to adopt the Gregorian calendar proved ineffective despite penalties.
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China
Saskatchewan Lumber Boom and New Uses for Wood
Prairie observers note a vast northern lumber industry with 100 million board feet to be cut before spring and fuel supplies for markets. The Saskatchewan Farmer cites improved methods and waste reduction, including using jackpine for creosoted fence posts. A well known ice cream firm owner has filed for bankruptcy amid heavy debt.
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Saskatchewan
Co operative Poultry Breeders Report Record Hatch in Japan
The Co operative Association of Poultry Breeders in British Columbia reports success shipping hatching eggs to Japan. From 45 eggs sent six months ago aboard the Empress of Russia 43 hatched into healthy chicks, with 22 cockerels and 17 pullets now laying. The consignors call this a record for such a long journey and credit careful transport.
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British Columbia
Japan
Consignees
Oriental Poultry Estate
Unewatashi
P.O. Chibakin
Empress of Russia
Smart dress pattern with sunburst bodice and jabot detail
Pattern No 2946 offers a versatile printed silk crepe dress in sizes 16 to 42 with a sunburst left bodice and hip treatment, a jabot frill, a full circular skirt, and a self covered buckle. Variants include Atlantic blue canton crepe and multiple colors. pattern price 25 cents.
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Paris
Danger Lurks in Everyday Hazards Across City Streets
A Pittsburgh insurance official spent fifteen years listing odd injuries from ordinary acts to show dangers amid daily routine. Incidents include a man breaking his own foot while ejecting a thief, a chase through barbed wire that left the pursuer injured, and a rib fracture from an overzealous embrace.
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Insurance Company
New York Times
Portable lifeboat beacon pistol lights the sea rescue
A joint U S military maritime effort develops a pocket sized device resembling a pistol that fires a signal light high into the air. The flare reaches 200 feet with fifty thousand candlepower, descends by parachute and burns for thirty seconds. Reloading can be done with one hand and salt water exposure has shown no adverse effects.
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Army
Navy
Steamship Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Commerce
Coast Guard
Recipes For This Week Betty Barclay
Betty Barclay presents a simple week menu recipe list. Ingredients include coconut salt water lemon juice sugar and cornstarch with a double boiler method for forty five minutes. The concise directions focus on combining ingredients and simmering until thickened.
Chocolate Orange Layer Cake Recipe
Cream butter and gradually add half the sugar and melted chocolate. Beat egg yolks with remaining sugar until thick and lemon colored. Alternate adding milk and flour sifted with baking powder, then fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and grated orange rind. Bake 45 to 50 minutes. Frost with boiled orange frosting and spread a thin layer of melted chocolate over the top once cooled.
Waldorf-Astoria Replica Plans Draw Fire
Lucus Boomer hires a 6500 square foot floor on 45th Street to build exact scaled duplicates of the New Waldorf-Astoria’s major structural units. He will assemble, judge, and revise the mockup before final approval. An interior color and décor stage will test schemes with artists and decorators. The project cost is $200,000.
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Waldorf-Astoria
Lucus Boomer
Bob Bar
Lucus
45Th Street
Boomer
Roadmeter aid aims to keep motorists on road in fog
An English inventor introduces the roadmeter a device with a level designed to show motorists when they stray from the road by indicating the center curves upward and the sides slope away. The inventor says it will reduce many fog related accidents.
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England
Rule That Works Both Ways Provokes Debate
A rule discussed in this clipping prompts debate over its fairness and effectiveness, with officials considering how it may apply differently in similar cases and whether adjustments are needed.
Scientists discount Saskatoon dry-year forecast
University of Saskatchewan scientists scoff at Dr. Ralph Delury of the Dominion Observatory about a series of dry years. They argue rainfall is driven by evaporation from oceans and sun heat, with total precipitation varying little despite regional climate shifts.
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University of Saskatchewan
Ralph Delury
Dominion Observatory
German firm turns river mud into coal substitute
A Rhine electricity works orders mud fuel after a German company finds a way to convert Emscher river bed mud into usable coal substitute. Rich coalfield wash has fed the river for centuries, says report. A bee hive houses a queen 300 to 400 drones and 40 000 workers.
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Rhine
Emscher
San Marino Listed for Large National Anthem Length
San Marino, the world smallest republic, is noted for having the second longest national anthem in the world according to the report.
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San Marino
The Kingdom Of Heaven Is At Hand Sermon Insight
Sunday School lesson on Matthew 4 12 25 emphasizes repentance for the kingdom of heaven as a spiritual rule in hearts not a political realm. It notes Jesus teaching preaching healing in Galilee and the need for a trained band of disciples to carry on the mission.
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Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven
Capernaum
Jesus
Matthew
Galilee
Jerusalem
Syria
Decapolis
Judea
Jordan
Mechanical Bellboy Debuts at New York Hotel Gala
A European mechanical bellboy entertained New Year's Eve guests in a New York hotel by writing guest names on an easel, making announcements, and assisting as emcee during the celebrations.
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Europe
New York
Heavenly Crowns Tell Big Heads Hold Largest Crowns
A witty quip suggests the largest crowns in heaven go to those with the biggest heads. The exchange plays on the idea that status in the afterlife mirrors physical size.
Memorial tablet honors Hornby explorers in Nantwich church
A memorial dedicated to John Hornby M D and two companions Harold Achard and Edgar Christian was unveiled at Nantwich parish church. The ceremony, attended by Hornby relatives and Mrs Achard, featured a dedicatory prayer and the hymn Fight the Good Fight. The tablet records that Hornby died July 21 1927 on the Thelon River in Northern Canada. The unveiling was performed by Reverend J Armistead with the Union Jack laid over the inscription.
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London Daily Mail
Hornby
Nantwich
Achard
Harold
John Harold
Edgar
John Hornby
Thelon River
Canada
Harold Achard
Edgar Christian
J. Armistead
Sandbeach
Educative language blocks teach words with interchangeable faces
A new market product offers blocks for children that present different foreign language words on each face. By turning the blocks, combinations form, aiding word learning in an engaging way.
Ireland’s Counties Count by Region
A concise geographic note states that southern Ireland has twenty six counties while northern Ireland has six. This item contrasts regional divisions within the island.
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Southern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Carter's Little Liver Pills Advertise Constipation Relief
An advertisement criticizes common constipation remedies and promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a gentler vegetable laxative. It claims the product stimulates the liver, cleanses the bowels, and removes constipation poisons, with a tonic effect for the stomach liver and bowels. Available from all druggists in red 75 cent packages.
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Carter
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