World Happenings Briefly Told
A Canada United States radio treaty with private experimental stations is noted while a Privy Council committee may soon consider women's senate eligibility. Other items include Eckener denying Graf Zeppelin sale, Fraser sockeye salmon treaty not ratified, a fatal accident at The Pas, Sir Colville Barclay’s death, and Saskatoon Royal train passengers arrival. A new Manitoba railway line advances toward Cranberry Portage and Cold Lake with September operation planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Fraser River
Cranberry Portage
Cold Lake
Manitoba
Baby's Own Tablets Promise Quick Relief for Little Ailments
An advertisement urges parents to keep Baby's Own Tablets at home to treat common childhood ailments. It claims to regulate bowels, ease indigestion and constipation, and relieve colds and fevers. A testimonial from Mrs. Moise Cabottee of Makamik, Que. praises the remedy, priced at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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Moise Cabottee
Makamik
Que
Dr. Wiliams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Bread 76 Years Old Exhibition of Perennial Loaf
A small loaf claimed to be baked on Good Friday March 22 1853 is shown in a display. It belongs to Mrs Bee Hough Bartlett 89 and was baked by her mother. The owner cites a legend that a loaf baked on Good Friday lasts forever and thus has been preserved for 76 years.
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Bee Hough Bartlett
Moth Graves Worm Exterminator Promoted for Worms
A historical advertisement touts Moth Graves Worm Exterminator as a safe and effective medicine for children troubled with worms, positioning it as a trusted remedy in pediatric care.
Two convicts joke on life and a sentence
One convict says it took John Bunyan all his life to write a story. Garn replies it took him ten years to do a sentence. The exchange reflects prison humor about writing and time.
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John Bunyan
Garn
A Strange People of Siberia Reported Smoking Habit
Russian explorers describe the Udeke tribe of coastal Siberia, about 1300 individuals who live in crude tree bark dwellings and use leaves and skins for coverings. They are believed to have migrated from Manchuria and Mongolia centuries ago, yet maintain some contact with Russians Buriats and Korean farmers in nearby valleys.
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Siberia
Manchuria
Mongolia
Betty Barclay Muffins From Pantry Ingredients
Recipe notes list ingredients and steps for muffins calling for corn flakes graham flour white flour shortening milk honey baking powder and one egg. Mix shortening with honey add milk and egg then combine with dry ingredients and bake in greased muffin tins for about thirty minutes yielding thirty two muffins.
Sirloin Squares Baked with Honey and Vegetables
Cut sirloin steak into three inch squares about three quarters of an inch thick. Dust with flour and brown lightly in a frying pan. Arrange in a baking dish, season, cover with tomato puree and add one teaspoon honey per steak. Top with onion and celery strips, bake two hours covered, uncover to brown, and serve with ample onion and celery.
Salt Fields Examined for Fort McMurray Exploitation
Sir Thomas Tait of the Canadian Salt Company completed an examination of the salt fields at Fort McMurray with a view to exploitation. He assessed potential for mining operations and future development in the area.
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Sir Thomas Tait
Canadian Salt Company
Fort McMurray
Winnipeg Hosts 50 Industries Driving 152 Million Output
The city showcases over fifty diverse sectors producing more than 152 million in goods annually. In other notes a domestic exchange questions travel plans and a brief wartime reflection on Germany’s rapid invasion versus prolonged evasion.
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Winnipeg
Your Baby Well and Strong
A vintage advertisement promotes Eagle Brand Milk as a premier infant formula for daily bathing and regular feeding. It claims physicians endorse its quality and invites readers to mail the cutout to The Borden Company in Montreal to receive a baby welfare booklet and a Baby Record diary.
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Borden Company, Limited
St. Paul St. West
Montreal
Wireless station costs in the Northland network
A report details eight Dept of National Defence wireless stations in Alberta and far north including Aklavik Herschel Islands Dawson Mayo Fort Simpson Fort Smith Fort Resolution and Edmonton. Construction cost totaled 156000 plus annual operations of 95958.
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Alberta
North
Department of National Defence
Aklavik
Herschel Islands
Dawson
Mayo
Fort Simpson
Fort Smith
Fort Resolution
Edmonton
Dr Thomas Electric Oil Promises Fast Sprain Relief
The advertisement claims Dr Thomas Electric Oil reduces swelling from sprains and contusions, cools inflamed flesh, draws out pain, and eases bruises by counteracting inflammation. It urges readers to try a trial to be convinced of its power.
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Thomas
Apiary Frames Delivered for Record Honey Season
Two and a quarter tons of apiary frames were delivered to the Riedel Honey Company plant in Taber Alberta from the Calgary Alberta plant of the Alberta Box Company. The company anticipates a record season of production. The article notes rapid deforestation, stating forests are being destroyed four and one half times faster than they can be replenished.
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Riedel Honey Company
Taber
Alberta
Alberta Box Company
Calgary
Land Rush to Northern Alberta Accelerates
Edmonton CN Railways Colonization reports 1 000 new settlers with over 1 000,000 dollars capital have moved into Peace River and Northern Alberta since January, with April expected to bring about 1 500 more settlers. First half April saw 312 settlers with 170 000 dollars, including individuals with 20 000 14 000 and 12 000. Government land claims in four western provinces reached 400 000 acres in the first quarter, Alberta logging 1 277 homesteads. Edmonton district homesteading doubles monthly versus 1928, March totals 226. year 1929 may rival or exceed 1928 figures, potentially nearing 7 000 homesteads in the district.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Canadian National Railways Colonization Department
Peace River
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Deserted Signaller George Siverwright Discharged
Scottish Guards signaller George Siverwright who deserted his post near Buckingham Palace was court martialed and sentenced to 112 days hard labour in a civil prison and discharge from the army with ignominy after claiming he was sleeping.
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George Siverwright
Scots Guards
Buckingham Palace
Liverwright
No Rest With Asthma and a Wartime Quip
A colloquial exchange describes a noisy night at a house as a joking misinterpretation of furniture store payments. The ad references Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy promising relief and a brief wartime joke about the start date of World War I with a wife questioning the year of marriage.
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J. D. Kelloge
Righteousness Exalts Nations Lesson Outline
Sunday school lesson outlines a devotion based on Proverbs 14 34 and Kings passage 2 Kings 25 1 21. It contrasts righteousness with sin as outcomes for nations and notes the devotional reading from Psalm 107 10 16.
The Siege and Fall of Jerusalem in Nebuchadnezzar's War
In 586 B.C. Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem for eighteen months, building movable forts and targeting Lachish and Azekah amid famine. On the seventh day of the fifth month the guard completed destruction, burning the temple and city, though vessels were saved to take to Babylon.
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Seige
Jerusalem
Zedekiah
Nebuchadnezzar
Babylon
Chaldea
Ezek
Tebeth
Dean Stanley
Lachish
Azekah
Egypt
Nebucaradan
Canadian Choirs Capture Second and Third in New York Contest
Ottawa Temple Choir and Peterboro Ontario Male Chorus earned second and third in the international choral contest class B behind the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Glee Club. The two day festival featured 75 choirs and 4000 voices from the United States and Canada under the Associated Glee Clubs of America.
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Canada
New York
United States
Ottawa Temple
Peterboro
Ontario
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Glee Club
Baltimore
Associated Glee Clubs of America
Canadian Fish For Britain
Major Hugh A. Green former director of fish supplies for the Canadian Expeditionary Forces is in Ottawa from England conferring with the Government on a British firm purchase he manages. The deal aims to ship large supplies of fresh fish at least 1000 tons weekly to the British Isles via fast refrigerator steamers between the Maritimes and Great Britain.
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Hugh A. Green
Canadian Expeditionary Forces
Ottawa
England
British Isles
Maritimes
Great Britain
Dominion to Build $30,000 Bitumen Plant at Edmonton
The Dominion Government announces a new $30,000 plant at Edmonton for extracting bitumen from tar sands. The sands lie in the extensive Athabasca district, marking a major development in oil resources.
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Dominion
Edmonton
Athabasca
Brandon Aero Club seeks charter for all aeronautics and airport operations
The Brandon Aero Club, a newly formed group, applies for a charter to engage in all forms of aeronautics and publish airport operations. The application indicates intent to operate publicly in aviation services and related activities.
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Brandon Aero Club
Nervous and Run Down The Least Noise Would Bother Her
Mrs R Burton of Oshawa Ontario describes three years of extreme nerves and fatigue caused by every noise. A friend advised her to take a remedy, seeking relief from disturbance and exhaustion.
Restored vitality from tonic purchase in Toronto ad
After taking two boxes the speaker reports feeling stronger, looking better, and color returning to the cheeks. The text notes price at 50 cents per box and availability from druggists or by mail from The T Milburn Co. Ltd. Toronto Ont.
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T. Milburn Co., Ltd
Toronto
Also Mentioned on This Page
Senate of Canada
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
League of Nations
Hugo Eckener
Zeppelin Company
Mike Bizbecke
Bizbecke
Colville Barclay
Portugal
London
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Canadian National
Minard
Titan ‘Kong of Pain
Ww. N. UL
Betty Barclay
France
Germany
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Von
Wrigley's
Wrigley’s
Wrigleys
Eve
Northern Wireless Station
Northland
Judah
Panama Canal
C. O. Stillman
Colon
C. O. Sillman
Torusto
Imperial Oil Limited
Univun
McDermot Ave
Lydia E. Pinkham
Delvena Wallace
Union Street
North Devon
New Brunswick
Lydia E. Pinkhai
Lyan
Mass
U S.A
Fish For
Britain
Milburn
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