World Happenings Briefly Told
Dr. Frederick A. Cook freed on parole from Leavenworth. Rear Admiral Byrd and Antarctic party reach New Zealand aboard City of New York after over a year on Ross Sea ice. Canada reports 22 leprosy cases, split between Tra cadie New Brunswick and Bentick Island near Victoria, all government wards. Manitoba seeks Lake of the Woods board representation after natural resources transfer. England lifts embargo on English and Scottish cattle, aiding long-standing orders. Western Air Mail service not start for At least a month. Canada eyes fleet growth to match seaboard trade. Government works total 41 million toward harbor, rail, and air force projects.
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Richard E. Byrd
New Zealand
New York
Ross Sea
Canada
Tracadie
N.B
Bentick Island
Victoria
Manitoba
Lake of the Woods Control Board
John Bracken
Ontario
Dominion
Ottawa
London
England
Faith Tested by a Gentile Woman in Galilee
A Sunday lesson recounts Jesus leaving Galilee for Tyre and Sidon to hear a Syrophoenician mother plead for her demon tormented daughter. Jesus initially refuses but praises her great faith, healing the child at once, while a couture description of a purple blue crepe dress and pattern No. 3312 follows, with sizing and pattern price.
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Herod
Jesus
Galilee
Tyre
Sidon
Mark
Syria
Canaan
Phoenicia
Palestine
David
F. G. Cholmondeley
Luther
Hhem
Potatoes to Get Wider Publicity in Britain
English potato growers plan a publicity drive urging higher consumption with the slogan Eat more potatoes. The Ministry of Agriculture backs the campaign to boost British agriculture, contrasting potato awareness with fruit and milk advertising. Raleigh brought the potato to England 400 years ago, yet potatoes remain relatively obscure while tobacco boasts strong campaigns.
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Ministry of Agriculture
Raleigh
England
Sir Walter
London Daily Sketch
How To Order Patterns and City Jokes Fragment
A fragmented text presents an address in Winnipeg and casual dialogue about rugs and a house. It includes a joke about beating a rug and a dentist question, plus a theatre usher cue and a quip on city life and loneliness.
Recipes For This Week Carrot Mold With Peas
Scrape carrots and boil until tender. Hash and to a pint of pulp add two well beaten eggs half teaspoon salt quarter teaspoon pepper tablespoon sugar and quarter cup cream. Pour into a well buttered mold bake in moderate oven until firm. Turn out and surround with peas or serve with white sauce.
Bananas and Lemon Junket Dessert Recipe
A simple banana lemon junket dessert is prepared by slicing bananas into dessert glasses and covering them with prepared junket then letting it set in a warm room before chilling. In Prussia, education officials order aviation topics added to public school curricula with model aircraft projects in workshops.
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Prussia
Sunday Visit Reveals Golf Club Trip for Poker and Drinks
A minister visits the Jones household one Sunday afternoon and learns Willie explains his father is not at home but over at the golf club. The minister’s brow tightens as Willie clarifies the trip is for poker and highballs, not golf.
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Little Willie
Willie
Ruin Announces Seven Day Working Week in USSR
The Soviet Union adopts a seven day non stop system dividing 24 hours into three shifts. One group rests every five days while others continue work, aiming to boost productivity and recreation. The government claims higher output and more rest, with ongoing experimentation.
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Soviet
Russia
Canada Readies for R-100 Dirigible Arrival at St Hubert
Canada prepares to receive the R-100 with mooring facilities complete at St Hubert near Montreal. A hydrogen plant and gasometers are being installed, water supply planned, and Canadian Navy personnel training in mooring operations for April return. Russia funds four iodine plants to cut imports.
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G. A. Desbarais
National Defence
St. Hubert
Montreal
Pressy
Cardington
Canada
Conditioning Farm Work Horses for Spring Field Duty
Farmers should start gradual conditioning of work horses two to three weeks before heavy field tasks. Avoid excess fresh grass. provide oats or bran or corn with hay. Regular grooming aids shedding, clipping reduces excessive sweating, and bathing shoulders aids comfort during early work periods.
Swiss Women Split Over Votes for Women Issue
Swiss women remain undecided on suffrage. Eighteen months ago a petition led to a Berne procession to the Bundespalast and a League Against Political Suffrage for Women was formed in the same city. They argue politics disrupt family harmony and social life and seek reform through non political means.
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Switzerland
Bundespalast
Berne
League
Building Boom on Prairies Signals 1929 Growth
The prairie provinces of Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta awarded contracts totaling 101 million 500 thousand 400 in 1929 up 37 million 468 thousand 300 from 1928. Manitoba led with 38 million 156 thousand 500, Saskatchewan followed at 54 million 184 thousand 300, and Alberta with 28 million 150 thousand 600.
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Prairie Provinces
Western Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Yellowstone Park Longest Newspaper Route
The world’s longest newspaper route lies in Yellowstone Park with 600 to 800 papers delivered daily along a 160 mile route during the June to September tourist season.
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Yellowstone Park
Air mail in Germany totals 384.9 tons in last fiscal year
The report shows air mail carried within Germany reached 384.9 tons during the most recent fiscal year, reflecting the volume handled by air transport services. The figure highlights a specific measure of domestic air cargo activity and is cited in the official transportation statistics.
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Germany
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Naval Intelligence
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House of Commons
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Opulos
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L. T. Sears
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