Queen Mary weighed and measured for record
The new liner Queen Mary was officially weighed and calibrated at gross tonnage of 0.773 and length of 1018 feet. France urged payment of war debts to the United States as Edouard Herriot addressed his constituents. Eight snake eggs hatched en route from Orighstad to Pretoria. Trial plane flights between Ireland and the United States may occur this year per Sean Lemass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United States
Edouard Herriot
Pretoria
Transvaal Museum
Orighstad
Ireland
Sean Lemass
Free State
Industry and Commerce
Dublin
Jerusalem Foundations Risen Over Two Millennia
Historical records note Jerusalem has been rebuilt many times and now sits about 125 feet higher than its 1 900 year ago foundations. Researchers point to repeated construction and natural buildup shaping the city’s current base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Beauty Expert Promises All Day Soft Hands
A beauty specialist assures a woman that flawless hands are achievable with constant care and routine. The exchange emphasizes continuous attention as the path to supple skin and polished appearance.
Youth Congress to meet in Ottawa on May 23 24 25
A Canadian Youth Congress will convene in Ottawa May 23 24 25 with delegates from youth organizations nationwide. The aim is to express youth opinion on a Peace Policy for Canada and Youth in the Canadian Economy and to guide the Canadian delegation to the World Youth Congress in Geneva. The organizing committee led by T W L MacDermot will include representatives from all national youth groups and regional voices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
World Youth Congress
Geneva
T. W. L MacDermot
Upper Canada College
League of Nations’ Society
Canadian Youth Council
League of Nations
Congress Committee
Adelaide Street West
Toronto
Selected Recipes Cold Water Sponge Cake
A sponge cake method uses eggs lemon rind sugar and flour with cold water. Beat yolks until lemon colored then mix in water sugar and flour, fold in whipped whites, bake in a tube pan at 350 degrees for about 45 to 50 minutes.
Trans-Atlantic air service to reach United States
Sir Philip Sassoon told the British House of Commons that the new trans Atlantic air service linking Britain and Canada will be extended to the United States to gain a portion of America’s mail and passenger traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Canada
United States
America
Philip Sassoon
Air
House of Commons
Cats and Their Color Blind World
A brief note asserts cats perceive colors as largely grey and uniform. It emphasizes cats’ likely limited color discrimination and a monotone visual environment influencing their perception.
Parable of the Great Supper and Invitation
The Sunday school lesson reflects Luke 14 17 and the parable of the great supper where God invites many to his kingdom but guests decline with excuses, illustrating complacent responses to the divine invitation and the promise of the marriage supper of the Lamb. Dwight L Moody’s view is cited and emphasizes acceptance of the invitation to the heavenly banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
Spencer
God
Jesus Christ
Dwight L. Moody
Gun Carriage From King George V Funeral To Be Preserved
The gun carriage that bore King George V at his funeral was moved from the Royal Horse Artillery depot at St Johns Wood to Woolwich and will be officially handed over for preservation. The carriage that carried King Edward VII in London is kept in the Tower of London armoury. A first edition of Alice in Wonderland sold at auction for 900 guineas to a London book firm.
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George V
Woolwich
Royal Horse Artillery
St. Johns Wood
Artillery Service
King Edward VII
London
Armour Museum
Tower of London
Lewis Carrol
Canadian Exhibits Sought for Empire Exhibition in Johannesburg
Regina Board of Trade receives a letter from F. P. Cosgrove of the Government Exhibition Commission Ottawa outlining Canadian facilities for the Empire Exhibition in Johannesburg South Africa. It notes South Africa is the fifth best market for Canadian goods. An executive is a person who thinks he is busy when he takes all day to make up his mind.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Regina Board of Trade
F. P. Cosgrove
Government Exhibition Commission
Ottawa
Crocheted Tulip Rug Pattern From Pattern 5331
Pattern 5331 provides complete directions and charts for a tulip rug towel band and scarf including materials color ideas and stitch illustrations. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg for the pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave E
Winnipeg
Inventor Demonstrates Concentrated Sunlight Power
H. E. McCoy of Los Angeles shows a steel plate melted by a beam from a revolving 60-mirror array that concentrates sunlight to about 4000 degrees Fahrenheit. The device tracks the sun east to west and focuses 60 square feet of mirrors on a brick target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. McCoy
Los Angeles
California
McCoy
Mummified Hawk Bleeds At Each British Crisis
A London man owns a mummified Egyptian hawk said to bleed from its beak and breast during British wars. The bird allegedly bled during the Boer War and both world wars, yet remained dry in the Italo Abyssinian crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Mark Grant-Sturgis
Egypt
Mark
Daily Mirror
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Pennsylvania Industrial School
Huntingdon
Congress
House Military Committee
United States Army Air Corps
Dardanelles
Turkey
Andrew William Mellon
United States Treasury
House Committee On Privileges and Elections
Youth Congress
ASCAN
ANDAN
CVU LimtTread
Main Street
Clark
Coats’ and Clark
Terai
Dominion
Alice
Alice Brooks
Brooks
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