World Happenings Briefly Told
Moscow orders nine meatless days monthly to save meat and fuel. R-100 tests hint at possible Canada flight by late April or early May. Air service links St Paul Minnesota and Winnipeg starts February 17 but runs weekends only. Canada silver fox pelts reportedly marketably priced in Great Britain per Lt. Col. MacKinnon. A Texas air crash orphaned infant Robert Gray Jr must travel 10000 miles to New Zealand due to U.S. immigration rules. Belgians with incomes over 7000 total 2400. 9300 earn 3000 to 7000. 3 348 700 under 750. Madame Louise Kirby Lunn, noted contralto, dies after long illness. Stanley Baldwin predicts Canada will become a great manufacturing nation. Ontario plans real estate dealer regulation to curb frauds.
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Canada
St. Paul
Minn
Winnipeg
Great Britain
D. A. MacKinnon
Charlottetown
Texas
Robert Gray, Jr
New Zealand
United States
Louise Kirby Lunn
Covent Garden Opera House
London
England
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Budapest
Hungary
Germany
Dominions
Stanley Baldwin
Belfast
Ontario
Ottawa to test silica jell fish cooling in transit
The Department of Fisheries will trial silica gel refrigeration on fish not pre chilled, starting this summer in Ottawa. US tests show good results for pre chilled fish. Canada seeks to prove effectiveness for unchilled catches, potentially saving refrigeration space and increasing rail cargo packing by about 1244 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Fisheries
Ottawa
United States
Australia’s Rain Gauges Track Vast Weather Network
Australia covers 3 000 000 square miles with 6 000 rain gauges to record rainfall. Nine hundred are run by unpaid private observers, some regions face heavy rainfall during monsoon like eastern Queensland reporting up to 10 inches in a 24 hour span. Steward asks a sea sick passenger if he wants tea. the passenger retorts you idiot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Queensland
Vandalism and inscriptions span millennia in historic notes
A reflection on ancient and modern vandal writings shows how inscriptions reveal human nature. Examples from Saqqara mention a soldier claiming sole survival in Gallipoli in 1917, and an Egyptian heliographic inscription notes a lone survivor from Punt returning to honor ancestors.
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Saqqara
Gallipoli
John Smith
Melbourne
Punt
Subsidies urged to boost Canadian aerial transport
Major General J H MacBreen, president of the Aviation League of Canada, urged subsidies for aerial passenger transport at a Montreal speech. He noted European air rates align with rail prices, while Canadian air fares run about three times rail rates, hindering progress. He called for a new aviation branch to coordinate companies and reduce wasteful competition.
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J. H. MacBreen
Aviation League of Canada
Montreal
Europe
Canada
MacBrien
Busy construction season leads Saskatchewan contracts in 1929
The Saskatoon Western Producer reports Saskatchewan led the four western provinces with 2 327 construction contracts awarded in 1929, per figures to the Saskatchewan Department of Railways Labor and Industries. British Columbia had 2 275, Alberta 2 055, Manitoba 1 658. Saskatchewan permits valued at 34 184 300 dollars, up 14 000 000 from 1928.
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Saskatoon Western
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Department of Railways, Labor and Industries
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Fashion Dress Lengths Across Evening Afternoon and Sports Styles
The text outlines dress lengths for evening gowns reaching the ankle, front hems higher on dipped backs, and afternoon frocks three to six inches below the knee with sports dresses slightly longer than last year. It promotes a New Spring Fashion Magazine from the newspaper’s fashion department for readers seeking guidance and a copy for ten cents.
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Fashion Dept
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad
Ad promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a vegetable laxative tonic for liver headaches dizziness and biliousness. Claims harmless, non habit forming relief with no calomel. Available from all druggists for 25 and 75 cents.
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Carter
Grain Estimates Sound E J Garland For Bow River
E J Garland M P speaking in Stratford Ontario argues the Argentine crop is not the sole factor in the wheat market. He cites speculation as a major factor and foresees League of Nations action on short selling. He says Canada is not alarmed and the western wheat pool knows its plan.
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E. J. Garland
M.P
Bow River
Alberta
Stratford
Ont
League of Nations
Canada
Recipes For This Week Creamy Lemon Salad Dressing
A simple method to make a mayonnaise based lemon dressing using egg yolks lemon juice salad oil and salt. Start with yolks and salt whisk in half the lemon juice then slowly stream in the oil until thick. Add remaining lemon juice then rest of oil for a smooth dressing with optional variations for meat or fruit salads.
Preserve Orange and Lemon Jelly From Citrus
Gather 6 oranges 3 lemons and cold water. Slice fruit thin and remove seeds. For each cup of juice use three cups water. Boil one hour then drain overnight. Measure juice and for each cup juice add one cup sugar. Boil until a drop gels on a cold saucer. Fill sterilized jars and seal with paraffin when cool.
Saskatchewan Dairy Association President Reports Strong 1929 Dairy Year
In his presidential address B. F. Grundeen of Estevan says 1929 was generally a good year for dairy. Production rose substantially and the value of dairy products exceeded the previous year by more than $1,000,000.
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Saskatchewan Dairy Association
B. F. Grundeen
Estevan
Claim Tree Said to Be Hans von Thummel Tomb
An ancient oak near Noebdenitz, about 1000 years old, is claimed to be the tomb of German poet and statesman Hans von Thummel. A hollow once reputedly held his coffin and a 1924 interment. the cavity has since been filled with concrete.
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Noebdenitz
Hans von Thummel
Thummel
Guarded by Invisible Ray Puzzles a $50 Bill Security Stunt
In a Westinghouse Institute demonstration James L. Mc Coy sets a $50 bill behind a five foot safe. An invisible ultra violet ray guards the money and triggers a burglar alarm via a photo electric eye if tampered with. The system promises enhanced security for valuables and can be adapted to warn or deter intruders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Muminating Engineering Society
Westinghouse Lighting Institute
James L. McCoy
Westinghouse Lamp Company
No Other Brockville In The World
A London post office scene shows a man writing Brockville Canada on a letter. A clerk scratches out Canada, learns he lives in Brockville, and declares there is no other Brockville to send the message to.
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London
England
Brockville
Canada
Keynote On Prosperity Shared By All Citizens
The keynote argues prosperity depends on broad sharing not just profits for a few. A nation prospers only when workers can buy the goods they produce, and wealth does not accumulate in the hands of a privileged few.
Manitoba Honey Output and Fair Wins Highlight Rural Exports
Manitoba produced 6,899,399 pounds of honey last year with 15 operators each yielding a carload or more. Exhibitors won three first places from four classes entered at the Royal Agricultural Fair in Toronto.
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Manitoba
Toronto
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text Devotional Reading
The lesson centers on Matthew 11 28 to 12 50 with the golden text Come unto Me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and Isaiah 61 1 10 as devotional reading It offers insight into rest for the weary and interpretations of Jesus teachings for the Sunday school audience.
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Matthew
What Jesus Said About Himself To John The Baptist
John the Baptist, imprisoned at Machaerus, sent messengers to Jesus asking if He was the Messiah. Jesus answered by pointing to miracles and mercy, inviting John to consider prophecies from Isaiah and Psalm texts, and blessing those not to stumble at His methods. The miracles testified to divine power and spiritual insight, while Jesus offered a gentle rebuke-free invitation to faith.
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Jesus
John the Baptist
Machaerus
Herod
Bruce
John
Christ
Alexander Maclaren
A. B. Bruce
God
Dean Worcester
Lamb or Mutton dispute at the market
A shopper argues with a butcher over a meat display claiming hampered by mis identification. The butcher insists the product started as lamb when first shown, while the customer insists it now appears as mutton. The exchange highlights consumer confusion in the old market scene.
Canada’s Coastlines and Boundaries Across the Dominion
The Canada Year Book provides figures for Canada’s maritime borders and land extents. It lists Pacific coast line 7,180 miles, Hudson Bay mainland coast 6,000 miles, Atlantic coast 5,000 miles totaling 18,180 miles. The broadest east west span is about 3,050 miles and the extreme north south distance about 2,870 miles. The Canada United States boundary runs 8,985 miles, with 1,787 by land and 2,197 through water, and Canada is larger than the United States with Alaska by 42,912,000 acres.
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Canada
Britain
Pacific Coast Line
Hudson Bay Coast Line
Atlantic Coast Line
Canada- United States
United States
Alaska
Vancouver Pool Terminal No 1 claims largest seaport elevator
The Alberta Wheat Pool has opened the Vancouver Pool Terminal No 1, the largest grain elevator at a port. It holds 5 150 000 bushels and enhances Vancouver as a major grain shipping center. Shipments in the year to July 31, 1929, totalled 96 138 218 bushels, up from 79 714 512 in 1928 and 34 415 653 in 1926-27.
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Seven Seas
Vancouver
Alberta Wheat Pool
Vancouver Pool Terminal No
Brilliant Notions and Holiday Omens in a Campus Quiz
In a university, students debate General Smuts as a disease of wheat while another calls Smuts stories not to be told. Among gypsies, Christmas Day births are believed to foretell divination power and avert the evil eye.
Ash-removal device used in New York City homes
A device designed to remove ashes directly from houses is in use in New York City, illustrating domestic fuel and heating practices in the city.
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New York City
When a Bandit Demands Surrender and Grocer Sets Prices
A historical-sounding line contrasts threats of robbery with everyday commerce. It frames fear and bargaining as two sides of public life, suggesting stress over control and value in ordinary encounters.
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Moscow
Liniment
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Annebelle Worthington
McDermot Ave
Betty Barclay
Jane Peck
Keown
Ramsay Co
Giza
Mammoth
Brooder
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Onp
Wellington St. W
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