World Happenings Briefly Told
The Flin Flon board backs The Pas and Cranberry Portage in their renewed fight for a prairie highway outlet. Paderewski died January sixteenth at his villa in Morgis at age seventy four. Swiss death tolls and artists noted appear in scattered notices. Beet growers in southern Alberta received nearly one million dollars in crop payments. A new Edmonton to Winnipeg flight record is set by Pilot G N Forester of Canadian Airways. London police experiments with wireless jets prove impractical in large cities due to atmospheric and electrical interference.
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Flin Flon Board of Trade
Prairies
Helena
Noter
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Morgis
Switzerland
Alberta
Edmonton
Winnipeg
G. N. Forester
Canadian Airways
London
Health Means Charm and Happiness Ad Copy
The advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a booster for energy and vitality. It claims better health, pep, and charm, urging women to try the product with a stated benefit claim of 98 out of 100 reporting improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marvels of the Human Eye Explains Astigmatism
Calgary optometrist F. M. Crowe describes astigmatism as uneven corneal or lens curvature causing blurred focus. He links symptoms to eye strain, notes congenital or acquired causes, and praises corrective lenses and modern instruments for restoring clear vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Crowe
Optometrist-Optician
Calgary
St. Vitus
Bridge Advice Costs Women A New York Toll
In a Dayton women’s bridge game a card cutting dispute was sent by telegram to a New York bridge authority. The expert’s answer arrived quickly and the next day a $30 bill followed. A lawyer charged $5 for advice, making the total $35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton News
New York
Ocean Rise Risk: Global Ports Drowned If Ice Melts
Scientists warn that full melting of Greenland and Antarctica could raise oceans by about 156 feet. Such an increase would submerge vast coastal areas and drown many major seaports around the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland
Antarctica
Shipping Through Suez Canal Surges in 1934 Eight Months
In the first eight months of this year about 20 million tons of shipping passed through the Suez Canal, a sharp rise compared with the same period in 1932, signaling stronger traffic and trade activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suez Canal
Sunday School Lesson on the Beatitudes and Blessedness
The article discusses the Golden Text from Matthew 5 8 and the Beatitudes Matthew 5 1 48. It explains blessedness as inward holy joy rooted in relationship with God, contrasting it with outward happiness. It emphasizes humility as the path to gospel power and eternal connection with the Giver of all good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
B. C. Coffin
Gaius Glenn Atkins
Catch Sea Serpent George P Wilson Proposes Drag Line Trap
San Diego fisherman George P Wilson proposes a method to catch the Cadborosaurus hero of Victoria sea serpent lore. His plan uses raw meat as bait a foot long barbed hook 50 feet of steel cable 50 yards of manila rope two 50 gallon watertight drums and a motor-boat tow line. He argues drums will tire and pull the creature to the surface then be towed ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Wilson
San Diego
Calif
Cadborosaurus
Wilson
May Be Badly Printed Bible Sparks Editorial Debate
The Rev. Pearcy Dearmer calls the Bible the worst printed book in the world citing poor layout and verse divisions. Others argue about modernization of language, yet the Bible remains the most printed and widely read work. Also noted: twenty four Canadians reached age a hundred in 1933.
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Pearcy Dearmer
Westminster Abbey
London
Canon Dearmer
San Francisco Chronicle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stephan Kaptur
Georges Jeennich
Victor Hugo
Guy de Maupassant
Zola
Paris
South Africa
Prince George
Australia
Canada
Lord Rothermere
United Kingdom
Daily Herald
Labor Party
Ramsay Co
Anx St
Denicotea
Rebt, Simpson Co
T. Eaten Co
Moodey's Cigar Store
G. Whebby
Rutherford Drug
Chantler & Chantler, Limited
Canadian Distributors
Wellington St. W
Toronto
Ont
Vogue
Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada, Limited
Wm. Pashinski
Kenilworth Ave
Hamilton
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N. K
Victoria
Uae
Erie Scourmn
Parea
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