World happenings briefly told
Two more Roman Catholic monks are arrested in Germany charged with smuggling money to the Netherlands. The British government weighs a seven power naval conference this year. Ernest W. Appleby is re elected president of the Canadian Club of New York for a second term. Malaria deaths in Ceylon total 82637 since last November with 15933 in April. L R Cordeau says restaurants may sell beer and wine with meals on holidays and Sundays. James W Blake creator of the Sidewalks of New York dies in New York at 72. A new monoplane goes to Osaka for the Tokai Maru. T G Murphy says 225000 dollars will be spent on the Jasper Lake Louise highway. CPR orders 7000 tons of rails to be rolled at Sydney plant.
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Itm
Germany
Netherlands
Canadian Club of
New York
Ernest W. Appleby
Ceylon
L. R. Cordeau
Quebec Liquor Commission
James W. Blake
St. Vincent's Hospital
Blake
Osaka
Japan
T. G. Murphy
House of Commons
Jasper-Lake Louise
Alberta
Cocoa firm Pioneers: Frys Cadburys Rowntrees in Chocolate
The Port o' London Monthly notes the rise of three Quaker cocoa firms, the Frys of the West, the Cadburys of the Midlands, and the Rowntrees of York. From modest beginnings they expanded into a global cocoa and chocolate industry, with each family linked to the Society of Friends and now famous worldwide.
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Port O' London
Frys
England
Cadburys
Midlands
Rowntrees
York
Retains Fresh Flavor in Frozen Sweet Corn
Agricultural experts report frozen corn kept within four hours of picking preserves its original freshness for six months to a year. Rapid gathering, grading, busking, scalding, and cooling were used. scalding slows chemical action and freezing halts it, preserving freshness when served later.
Flowers urged to spruce rural hotels in Quebec
The Quebec Tourist Bureau advises a judicious use of flowers to enhance rural hotel appeal noting beds of blossoms in front of and around buildings bring restfulness to both town and country settings.
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Quebec Tourist Bureau
Public prayer and credit misalignment in local discourse
A proverb-like note contrasts lengthy public prayer with credit. It suggests volume of speech does not guarantee financial or social gain, inviting scrutiny of reputation and merit over show. The item reflects a cautionary stance on perceived generosity and practical outcomes.
No Individuality in Ants Says Ontario Museum Expert
London Daily Express quotes Professor Dymond of the Ontario Royal Museum arguing ants lack individuality. He asserts heredity dictates roles such as soldier and servant, with no social reform or new ideas, and ants living and toiling within fixed mounds or under stones.
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Dymond
Ontario Royal Museum
London Daily Express
Peanuts Run In With $750 Bag At North Attleboro Store
Louis De Costelio, a roadhouse waiter in North Attleboro Massachusetts, rushed into a candy store and bought 25 cents of peanuts. At home he found $750 in bills in the bag. He returned to the store and exchanged the money for 25 cents worth of peanuts.
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Louis de Costelio
North Attleboro
Mass
de Costerio
Women’s dress pattern for a blue crepe sheath
A fashion pattern brief for a sheer crepe dress in pale blue tones with white organdie collar and bow. Raglan sleeves and simple sewing fit described, pattern No 532 in sizes 14 to 40 bust, requires yardage for 39 and 35 inch fabrics, price 20 cents, mail orders to Pattern Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Copenhagen
Pattern Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Night of Rest Beneath Vimy's Silent Sentries
A veteran recalls a May night after Avion near Vimy when he and a comrade rested in a shallow bivvy, listened to a banjo, read letters from home, and heard the Last Post over Villers au Bois. The moment fused horror and glory of the Great War with memories of the 49th and Canadian voices.
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Avion
Mount
St. Eloi
Jimmy
Villers Au Bois
Canada
Vieh
Pferde
Joe
Somme
Vinny
Real Benefactors Mitsui Order Radium for Institutes
The Mitsui family, among Japan’s wealthiest, ordered five grammes of radium from the Belgian Congo for 1,000,000 yen. Four grammes are to support the Cancer Institute and one gramme to the Physical Research Institute.
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Mitsui
Japan
Belgian Congo
Cancer Institute
Physical Research Institute
Dry Rot Decay Described as Timber After Seasoning
The term dry rot refers to timber decay following seasoning and is typically a slow acting process.
Sunday School Lesson June 1 on the Spirit and Comforter
The lesson centers on Romans 8:14 and John 14:25-31, 16:7-11, explaining the Holy Spirit as the Comforter who strengthens and guides believers after Jesus’ departure. It notes the Spirit’s role in revealing Christ, convicting of sin, righteousness, and judgment, and transforming disciples into strong witnesses.
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Jesus
Christ
Heaven
Dummelow
Caiaphas
Pilate
Thomas E. Bartlett
Shortcake Style Berry Layer Cake Recipe
Lift dry ingredients mix in shortening add milk to make soft dough smooth out lightly Bake in a deep cake tin in a hot oven at 475 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes Split butter and spread sweetened crushed berries between layers This reads as a historic recipe brief with mixed measurements and simple method.
Kedgeree Breakfast Dish From A Recipe
Free the fish from skin and bone. Melt butter, add the fish and stir gently. Add rice and egg whites, season with salt and pepper. Heat gently, then serve on a flat dish with the egg yolk pressed through a ricer on top.
Air ducts make soap float and dry faster
Popular Mechanics explains a method that inserts small air ducts into bars to trap air and prevent water ingress, letting the soap float and dry from the outside. The older technique beat air into soap before shaping, creating porous bars with many tiny air cells.
Flattery aids a stenographer in courting hearts
A playful note hints that flattery persuades a male stenographer to win feminine favor, mentioning a $25 washing dishes job offered for nothing.
Halogen Family and Fluorine Lessons
Gordon H. Guest outlines the halogens fluorine chlorine bromine and iodine as a sea salt producing family. He notes fluorine’s abundance in minerals and its discovery in 1886 by Moissan via electrolysis, its reactive nature with hydrogen and many elements, and the use of hydrofluoric acid for glass etching with wax masking prior to acid application.
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Moisson
Greenwich Clock Reconditioned After Long Run
The Greenwich Mean Time clock at Greenwich Observatory has stopped for the first time in eight and a half years. Officials plan a careful overhaul after 268000000 ticks, with three other master clocks providing time signals in the interim.
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Greenwich Observatory
Observatory
Tulip King Builds Memorial Garden in North Carolina
Gideon Price, 68, of Lattimore, known as the tulip king, cultivates a vast garden as a memorial to his son who died overseas in World War I. He planted about 95,000 tulips this year after leaving 5,000 last year, and added 15,000 gladioli along with many lilies and amaryllis bulbs.
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Gideon Price
Lattimore
N.C
Price
Halcyon Days Term Traces To Winter Solstice Calm Seas
Origin of halcyon days linked to ancient mariners who believed a kingfisher nested on waves around the winter solstice. They held that the sea was unusually calm during this period, giving the phrase its sense of peace and tranquility.
Paris Plans New International City of Thought and Arts
Paris announces a plan to establish the International City of Thought and the Arts a large intellectual center. The project aims to attract scholars artists and institutions focusing on culture education and creativity.
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Paris
International City of Thought and the Arts
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation
Sydney
Ellen Worth
By Will R. Bird
Betty Barclay
Fluorine
Gordon H. Guest
M.A
Greenwich
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