World Happenings Briefly Told
Drunken driving arrests in New Jersey last year totaled 1 152 as licenses were revoked. Sir Sifton Brancker backs a Galway landing stage for trans Atlantic planes. New Zealand apple exports reached 660 000 cases with ample home supply. Coffin with two mummified horses found in Sakkara Egypt. BC geological surveys cost the federal treasury 1 171 419 since 1871. Aerial traffic may be steered via air gates by mutual consent. Giornale D Italia says discussion of a Hebrew rite in the Catholic church could recognize Zionist nation. Butter importers must pay six cents a pound dump duty to Canada from Australia since January 1. By March end 6 580 Britons had been accepted for migration to Canada. 2 656 had sailed. Black opals rising in value as mines in Australia wane and new sources are scarce.
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Egypt
Pyramids of
Sakkara
Cairo
British Columbia
Federal Treasury
Giornale D'Italia
Bufter
Customs Department
Canada
Australia
Great Britain
Dominion
London
Covent Garden Opera House
Bible Service Bureau
Columbus
Ohio
World
United States
House
Senate
Washington
Composers’ Association
CNRW
Winnipeg
Canadian National Railways
CNRR
Regina
New BC Pupils Promoted By Yearlong Work Policy
British Columbia public school pupils will be promoted to high schools this summer under new regulations. The system, to be inaugurated by Minister J. D. Maclean, extends promotion based on the entire year’s work rather than written exams, while safeguarding against promoting unworthy pupils.
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British Columbia
Department of Education
J. D. Mclean
Maclean
Gopher Poison Recipes From Manitoba to North Dakota
The report outlines homemade gopher poisons using strychnine sulfate and alkaloids with mixtures from North Dakota and Canada. It provides ratios, ingredients like glycerine molasses and saccharine, and step by step instructions to prepare about 1,200 to 6,000 gopher holes per season, noting costs and timing in April and May.
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North Dakota
Canada
Lord Grey’s Sight Restored. Public Hope Grows Bright
Lord Grey of Falldon’s threatened blindness has been averted by strict oculist orders. He can read again without a reader and is revising proofs for an upcoming book publication, delighting admirers across political colors.
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Lord Grey of Fallodon
London Mail
Diamond Dyes Color Things New
Just dip to tint or boil to dye. Rach 15 cent age contains ihomas so any woman can tint soft delicate shades or rich permanent colors in lingerie silks ribbons skirts waists dress coats stockings sweaters draperies hangings everything. Buy Diamond Dyes no other kind and tell your druggist whether the material is wool or silk or linen cotton or mixed.
Silk Frock Promises Flattering Line for Modish Woman
A printed silk frock features front fastening, slim silhouette, and a long contrasting tie collar. Sizes 38 to 48 inch bust, materials listed with yardage and price. Also notes on radio broadcasting advances and Ontario gold deposits projection.
Marks on a twig reveal a tree’s breathing pores
Nature Magazine explains that every mark on a twig has meaning in a tree’s life. Tiny dots scattered over the twig are its breathing pores. Day and night the tree breathes in oxygen and emits carbon dioxide, with leaves providing crucial breathing space in spring and summer.
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Nature Magazine
New Heat Resisting Metal Tantalum Promises Long Life
Tantalum, a new metal for high heat and acid resistance in electrical work, reportedly lasts 1600 times longer than platinum and costs one twentieth as much. The piece cautions not to underestimate awareness of the topic among women.
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Answers Listing
A long list of crossword clues with numbers and some partial answers. Includes across and down entries like 1 A relative 2 Near 3 Suitable 4 Deprived or destitute of life 5 Surfeits 6 Covered with fleece 7 Borders and many more across various categories.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
An item notes pattern ordering details from the Winnipeg Union at 175 McDermot Ave. The text includes a humorous exchange about personality tests and everyday observations, mentioning a gas check in a strange town and a winter picnic theme.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Minority Suggests Sharp Tax Levy Reduction
A minority group proposes a dangerous reduction in the tax levy, framed as a fiscal cut. The stance implies potential cuts in public funding, raising concerns about service impacts and budget stability.
One ee of greatness is to have a signature nobody can read
The remark notes a paradoxical measure of greatness as a signature that remains unreadable, highlighting irony in personal branding and public perception. It appears as a concise aphorism on handwriting and identity without additional context.
Oldest Mason in Western Canada Dies at 80
Andrew E. Rea believed to be the region's oldest Mason has died at age 80 after 49 years in the district. Born in Kingston Ontario, he served as Master Mason for 49 years.
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Andrew E. Rea
Canada
Mr. Rea
Kingston
Ont
Hamlet Visit Delights Old Man At Dinner Invitation
A playful exchange centers on a dinner plan as one guest declines to dine, citing a Hamlet viewing, then invites the actor to bring the play along, hinting at shared cultural plans and light humor.
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Hamlet
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text Genesis 18 18
The weekly Sunday school overview centers on Genesis 18 1 8 and 16 19 with the golden text All the nations of the earth shall be blessed in Him. Devotional reading Psalm 133 frames the lesson focusing on hospitality and divine promise.
Abraham and the Angels Visit Abraham in Hebron Text
The passage discusses Jehovah appearing to Abraham at the tent in Hebron and the three men who visit him, suggesting manifestations of God in human form. It notes how God is described walking in the garden and sharing a meal, revealing a redemptive truth about divine proximity to humanity as explained by Dr. A. B. Davidson.
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Abraham
Jehovah
Hebron
God
Men
A. B. Davidson
Mars life possibility discussed by Prof Chant at Ontario convention
Prof. C. A. Chant of the University of Toronto told an Ontario Educational Association convention that life on Mars was more than a possibility based on observations made during the 1924 close approach to Earth. He described the astronomers’ work from that period.
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C. A. Chant
University of Toronto
Ontario
Mars
West Chester Clock Gives Baseball Hunt at Noon
In West Chester Pennsylvania the town clock drops a baseball from its tower at noon each day. The finder wins 10 cents from the merchant whose name is on the ball. A reservoir holds enough balls for three weeks of drops.
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West Chester
Philadelphia inventor unveils new auto alarm device
A Philadelphia inventor describes an auto alarm that triggers a loud chattering when a thief tries to steal a car. The noise, audible for blocks, cannot be silenced by the key or by disconnecting wires, as it operates via a toothed wheel on the engine shaft.
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Philadelphia
Nervous Woman Credits Remedy For Relief From Fainting Spells
Mrs J Wilson of Port George N8 describes heart palpitations and nervous spells from overwork and caring for a large family. She says she tried many remedies without relief but now finds benefit from the advertised treatment.
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New Jersey
Sifton Brancker
Galway
New Zealand
B.C
Minard
Miss Irene
Fiom
Colleen Moore
King OF
Paine Myst
Gy V. W. Jackson
Manitoba Agricultural College
Gopher
Lord Grey
Clipse
Rose
Rosier
West
Abram and the Strangers
Airabe
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
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