World Happenings Briefly Told
An earthquake damaged coastal Peru churches and walls. Russian Cossacks now roaming Europe form a circus troupe for earnings. US agriculture estimates wheat production climbs by billions of bushels excluding Russia and China. Toronto to deliver milk by daylight under a new bylaw. The Irish House of Commons mace sold at auction in London for £3100. Duke of Kent and Duchess attend Victoria Regina stage portrayal with Pamela Stanley as queen. Trans Canada air service suspends passenger and mail flights until 1938. John Simon states Britain will not reopen war debt talks with the United States in trade talks.
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Peru
United States Agriculture Department
Russia
China
Toronto
Irish House of Commons
London
L. C. Henham
Dublin
Christies
Duke of Kent
England
Laurence Houseman
Victoria Regina
Pamela Stanley
Queen
J. A. Wilson
Canadian Flying Clubs Association
Regina
John Simon
House of Commons
Great Britain
United States
Prevention Of Silicosis Breakthrough At Schumacher Ontario
The Banting Institute and McIntyre mine in Schumacher Ontario report a major step toward preventing silicosis. A Toronto Academy of Medicine statement called the work the most outstanding contribution in silicosis research. Banting scientists found metal HC aluminum particles protected rabbits’ lungs from quartz dust inhalation.
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Banting Institute
McIntyre
Schumacher
Ont
Academy of Medicine of Toronto
Lighting Bill Rises as Moonlight Fades Over Hebrides
The Stornoway town council raises the street lighting bill by 10 percent after moonlight has been scarce. Officials announce that bad weather has deprived the region of moon use for the season, prompting power-saving measures across the Hebrides.
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Moon
Hebrides
Stornoway
Frantic Bride Reports Ice Cubes Freeze Too Fast
A Rochest er Gas and Electric customer complains her new refrigerator freezes ice cubes too fast. Jack Sharkey says an electrician found ice cubes piled in pans and scattered across the kitchen floor after the unit froze. The rest of the text includes unrelated economic and social musings.
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Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation
Jack Sharkey
Quebec Chronicle Telegraph Merges With Quebec News
Announcement in the Chronicle Telegraph reports a change of ownership to a local syndicate. The merged daily will be titled the Quebec Chronicle Telegraph Quebec News and Quebec Gazette, continuing English newspaper tradition dating back to 1764. Frank Carrel, long-time publisher, steps down after 25 years.
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Quebec City
Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
Frank Carrel
MLC
Chronicle-Telegraph
Quebec News
Quebec Gazette
Gazette
Quebec Telegraph
James Carrel
Mr. Carrel
Quebec
Quebec Legislative Council
Study Rheumatism Survey Of Disease Carried Out By Department Of Natural Health
Dr. R E Wodehouse deputy minister reported at a Canadian Public Health Association meeting that the Department of National Health, with an insurer, conducted a rheumatic disease survey in Canada. Results will be published later and are expected to aid the Canadian Rheumatic Disease Association and private practitioners in estimating rheumatism by age, sex, disease type, and seasonal severity.
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Department of Natural Health
Canada
Department of National Health
R. E. Wodehouse
Canadian Public Health Association
Wodehouse
Belgrade Chocolates Guard Dog Draws Crowd
A Belgrade confectioner left his shop with his dog as watchdog. Returning from lunch, he found a crowd outside, watching the dog devour box after box of chocolates through the locked door window.
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Belgrade
Lloyd George to Sell London Home Dwyfer House
David Lloyd George offers his London residence Dwyfer House, Kensington for sale as he spends more time at Churt, Surrey. He plans to live in a modern service flat when in London. Florida’s tidal coastline runs 8 751 miles. Those with nothing to say often speak too long.
Make This Model at Home Cheery Button Front Frock
Anne Adams offers pattern 4444 a button front sport frock with princess lines and cheery sleeves. Seersucker shantung or crisp cotton suit fabric. sizes 14 to 44. Size 16 needs 4% yards 36 inch fabric. Includes illustrated steps. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for order.
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Anne Adams
Port Rovers
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Tramp Exchange Sparks Quiet Domestic Note
A brief dialogue reveals a husband calling a visiting tramp hardened as he recalls giving pie yesterday. The exchange hints at patterns of mercy and social judgment in a domestic moment.
Asia Not So Far From North America Across Behring Strait
New Zealand records the lowest infant mortality rate among countries. The Behring Strait separates Asia and North America by about thirty six miles, illustrating how the distant regions are connected.
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Asia
North America
Behring Strait
New Zealand
The Canadian Adventure Trip of Bob Sim
Bob Sim narrates a cross Canada journey focusing on Nova Scotia Cape Breton Acadian and Highland cultures. He highlights co operatives in Nova Scotia, the St Francis Xavier University mission, and the shift from relief to self help through study and organization as a vital Canadian trend. He plans Halifax Annapolis Valley Digby and a Bay of Fundy crossing to St John New Brunswick.
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Baddeck
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
Bob Sim
Cape Breton Island
Lisbon
Liverpool
Bell
Quebec
Glens
Cotter
C.B.C
A. B. MacDonald
A. B
Saskatchewan
Prairies
Ontario
Farmer Magazine
University of St. Francois Xavier
Antigonish
St. F. X
Atlantic
Canada
United States
Halifax
Annapolis Valley
Digby
Bay of Fundy
St. John
New Brunswick
Rural Deviation in Canada Lands Figure In 60 Percent Range
The excerpt notes vast land areas unsuited to industry or farming, marking the region as Canada’s greatest rural deviation. It cites Grey county at 46 percent and reports families relying on multiple livelihoods such as farming, fishing, wood cutting, or mining work. It also comments on sparse traffic in Cape Breton and predicts an increase in American car traffic within a month.
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Canada
Grey
Cape Breton
Sunday School Lesson July 4
Golden text Isaiah 65 24 promises answer before they call and hearing while they speak Bible focus Exodus 1 1 22 and 2 23 25 devotional reading Psalm 42 1 5 reflects faith in prayer and divine care for the faithful.
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Leeson
Biblical History of Israel in Egypt and Oppression
The text traces Israelite growth in Egypt, the shift from Pharaoh’s favor to oppression, and the rise of taskmasters over the Hebrews. It notes Joseph’s memory fading, Pharaoh’s fear of a growing people, and God hearing the Israelites’ cries as oppression intensifies.
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Egypt
Goshen
Joseph
Israel
Jacob
Robert Jamison
Dickens
Rameses I
Pharoah
Pithom
Raames
Making Permanent Records For Newspapers In Toronto Library Plan
Toronto Library plans to preserve newspapers by photographing pages for long term access. Chief librarian C R Sanderson says future citizens can view desired pages at a projection booth. Pages will be filmed on 16 or 35 mm film, with 40 pages per five feet and three weeks of papers on 100 feet.
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Toronto
C. R. Sanderson
Astonished Irish Farmer Sees Motor Car and Bike
An old Irish farmer is amazed when a motor car glides along a road and a motor bike follows, prompting him to exclaim with surprise that the machine seems to have a colt. The scene reflects how rare motor vehicles were in parts of Ireland at the time.
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Ireland
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Harringay
New Cross
Norman Evans
Bob
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