War fears, meals, books and ships in world notes
Dr Terence W L McDermott denounces war glorification in school texts. Sunshine Inn in Victoria celebrates its second birthday after serving 200000 meals. Dickens life may be published. a $50000 offer reported. A fast torpedo craft is tested at Saint Nazaire. BC cattle producers back a national marketing board. Churchill’s first public stop at a northern seaport planned. Harry Olensky receives Churchill permit from Manitoba. A Cook medallion found near Nootka. Canada to handle meat at London port. BC farm values rise slightly to 34466000 in 1933. Lewis Lukes, rail builder, dies in Toronto. League of Nations notes stress strong national movements for cooperation. Ernest Lapointe speaks in Ottawa.
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Terence W. L. McDermott
League of Nations Society
Toronto
Sunshine Inn
Victoria
B.C
Churchill
Northern
Harry Olensky
Manitoba
Northwest
James Cook
Pacific Northwest
Nootka
Vancouver Island
Tonnage Definitions: Gross Register and Displacement
The tonnage of a vessel has two kinds. Gross register is the hull capacity plus deck structures minus machinery space, measured in units of 100 cubic feet. Displacement is the actual weight, based on the water displaced by the underwater hull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Fort Scott woman begins 50th Bible reading Century milestone
Mrs. Belle Gilham aged 88 of Fort Scott Kansas has started her 50th yearly Bible reading and aims to finish on Christmas Eve as she did for 43 prior years. She also completed her 49th reading at a daughter’s home in Springfield Missouri on Christmas Eve after following weekly Sunday School lessons.
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Belle Gilham
Fort Scott
Kas
Gilham
Springfield
Missouri
Sister's Fiance Question Sparks Family Exchange
Dialogue fragment shows Sister asking Bobbie if he knew she would join the family and Bobby confirming long ago he knew. The terse exchange hints at an engagement and family ties without further detail.
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Bobbie
Bobby
Flying Hamburger and Historic Electric Rail Speeds
The article notes Germany s Flying Hamburger as a high speed electric train still not in regular service. It recalls English electric trains achieving 124.88 mph on September 15, 1903 and 130.66 mph on October 27, with roadbed and demand issues delaying regular operation. The Zeppelin on rails record of 1429 miles remains the overall rail speed record but impractical.
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Germany
Simple bust and hip pattern for junior sizes No. 426
Describes a two-part pattern for a dress with bust and hip shaping and a low back. Sizes 14 to 40 inch bust listed. Material remnants available at reduced cost. Size 16 requires specified yardage. pattern priced at 20 cents in stamps or coin. Wrap coin carefully.
Marvels of the Human Eye by F M Chow E Calgary Optometrist
An Ottawa style overview explains presbyopia as the natural loss of eye accommodation with age around forty plus, requiring glasses or bifocals. It notes changes in lens elasticity, symptoms like reading difficulty, headaches, eyestrain, and the need for periodic lens adjustment every two to three years.
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F. M. Chow E
Optometrist-Optician
Calgary
Saskatchewan plan to plant trees across farms to conserve moisture
Hon. James F. Bryant announces a Saskatchewan program to plant strips of trees ten rods wide through every farm to conserve moisture, keep roads open in winter, provide wood, shelter birds, and help restore rainfall. The plan uses trees from provincial farms and an agreement with farmers to summer fallow ten rods wide in each section for ten years, with enforcement via municipal taxes if not cultivated. It cites expert US input and aligns with drought relief efforts.
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James F. Bryant
K.C
Saskatchewan Commission On Conservation and Afforestation
Saskatchewan
Indian Head
Sutherland
Battleford
Prince Albert
Regina
Moosomin
Weyburn
United States
Colorado Rocky Mountain Tree Study Signals 400 Year Stability
Colorado researchers report tree growth in the Rocky Mountain region shows little climate change over four centuries. Separately, German glove makers note rising demand from the United States for cotton fabric gloves.
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Colorado
Rocky Mountain
Germany
America
Sunday School Lesson: Seek First God’s Kingdom
Devotional and lesson guide urging readers to prioritize God’s rule using Matthew 6:33 as gold text. Covers Matthew 6:1-34 with focus on humility, prayer, and trust. Includes devotional reading from Psalm 19:7-14 and guidance on applying the Kingdom mindset to daily living.
Explanations On True Treasures In Verses 19 21
This excerpt discusses Jesus teaching to store treasures in heaven rather than on earth, contrasting earthly loss from moth, rust, and thieves with indestructible heavenly wealth. It cites Whittier and Frances E. Willard, and ends with a scriptural quote about the heart following treasure and the loadstone.
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Jesus
Earth
Heaven
Whittier
Hayden Planetarium to Rise in Central Park West Plan
The New York Evening Post reports an artificial heaven to debut next spring at the Museum of Natural History planetarium on Central Park West. A 75 foot dome will crown the two story building with New York skyline at its base, offering an hour long stellar pageant funded by a $650,000 RFC bond and a $150,000 gift from Charles Hayden.
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New York Evening Post
New York
Museum of Natural History
Eighty-first Street
Central Park West
George H. Sherwood
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Charles Hayden
RFC
Hayden
Hayden Planetarium
Pricey Codex Sinaiticus draws crowd at British Museum
Great crowds visit the British Museum to view the Codex Sinaiticus bought from the Russian government for 500000 dollars. A cheaper Bible nearby costs 150 dollars and once belonged to William Glass, founder of Tristan da Cunha's early British settlement in the 19th century.
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British Museum
William Glass
Tristan da Cunha
Scotch Woman Claims Vision Invented War Tank
A Scottish woman states she conceived the war tank after visions of numerous tanks appeared to her. She asserts the idea came in a dreamlike experience guiding future engineering.
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Life of
Our Lord
Charles Dickens
Saint-Nazaire
France
British Columbia
J. A. Grant
Government of
Canada
Port of
London
H. H. Stevens
Trade and Commerce
K. C. MacDonald
Lewis Lukes
Mackenzie and Mann
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rockies
Canadian Northern Railway
League of Nations
Ernest Lapointe
Ottawa
UL Mai
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Ruth Rogers
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Immortality
Frances E. Willard
Matthew Henry
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