World Happenings Briefly Told
Braille Mail in London serves 75000 blind readers weekly. Crown takes 18 shillings worth of old coins found at Bacup. items include shillings from George III to Queen Victoria. Cougars to be hunted in British Columbia. bounty set at 20 dollars effective May 15. Canada eyes criminal code changes. Justice Lapointe notes bill. Mrs Bracken re elected Manitoba Girl Guides commissioner. total members 4585. De Valera returns to Dublin after cataract surgery, in good health. Miss Nicholson named health director for Sherbrooke YWCA. Tom Marks, 81, beloved Canadian theatre figure, dies in Ontario. Arctic bishop notes fund so far 7567 dollars for new All Saints hospital in Aklavik after fire.
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National Institute For the Blind
London
United Kingdom
Bacup
England
George III
George IV
Queen Victoria
British Columbia
Justice Lapointe
House of Commons
John Bracken
Manitoba
Girl Guides
Brandon
Eamon de Valera
Dublin
Zurich
Pineapple Tariff Cut Announced by Revenue Minister
A departmental bulletin from Revenue Minister J. L. Isley states the tariff on canned pineapples from Australia will be cut to duty free from April 14. Under the 1931 agreement these goods entered at one cent per pound.
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Australia
J. L. Isley
Americans Among Paris University Students in 1932
The University of Paris enrolled about 30 000 students in 1932 with 2 000 Americans among them.
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University of Paris
France
New York Cyclists Embrace First Seasonal Bicycle Train
The Detroit News reports New York cyclists rode the season’s first bicycle train to a rural Massachusetts area. A group of 222 bikers rode 20 miles along violet and cowslip valleys before returning to the city, enjoying nature, exercise, and communal travel for a Monday reprise.
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Adirondacks
Massachusetts
New York
Detroit News
Garden sowing guide for hardy and tender annuals
The article divides flowers into hardy self seeding types Cosmos California Poppy Alyssum Calendula Candytuft and less hardy Zinnia Marigold Nasturtium Stocks Aster Petunia with tender bulbs Dahlias Cannas Gladiolus. It covers seed depth thinning spacing bulb depth and timing for warm weather and outlines misc planting tips for vegetables and edgings with emphasis on seed placement and thinning after emergence.
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Canada
Boiling Car Corner Case Sparks Marriage Quip
A humorous overheated engine exchange unfolds as a husband notes the heat in a new car and the wife deadpans about turning off the radiator. The light moment captures domestic wit amid a mechanical hiccup.
Egypt to Build New Airport at Port Said
Egypt announces plans to construct a new international airport at Port Said to boost regional air transport capacity and economic development. The project aims to improve passenger flow, create jobs, and enhance maritime and tourism access in northeastern Egypt.
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Egypt
Port Said
Sunday School Lesson on Patience and Eschatology
Devotional notes on Luke 21 19 teaching patience to save souls and Luke 20 1 21 with a prophecy of Jerusalem's fall and the Second Advent. The article discusses Jesus eschatological discourse, temple wealth, Jerusalem destruction, and guidance to remain steady, faithful, and non panicked amid upheaval. It closes with historical and future outlooks.
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Jerusalem
Matthew
Jesus
Ptolemy
Agrippa
Herod the Great
Josephus
Cesar
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Monthly Ailments
A testimonial from Mrs Rodwell of Guelph Ontario promotes Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a tonic for menstrual pain headaches and general well-being. She reports improved complexion reduced headaches and renewed energy after using the tablets. Sold by local druggists with new sizes and liquids available and contact offered to Dr Pierce’s Clinic in Buffalo.
McGill Student to Study Canadian History in Paris archives
Alice Jean Lunn, awarded a $1,500 Royal Society of Canada Fellowship, will study in Paris archives to clarify points in Canada's history from 1713 to 1763. She has authored War and Agriculture in Canada and earned three university scholarships.
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France
Canada
McGill University
Alice Jean Lunn
Royal Society of Canada
Paris
Miss Lunn
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Cok
Ya Ty
Margaret Nicholson
Saskatoon Young Women's Christian Association
Sherbrooke, Que
Y.W.C.A
Evelyn Davies
Tom Marks
Christy's Lake
Ont
A. L. Fleming
The
Arctic
All Saints Anglican Hospital
Aklavik
N.W.T
New Orleans
America
Earth
Far East
Buckingham
McGill
Canadian Canton
South Africa
Canton
Ascan
Alana
Aurania
Ausonia
Anton
Andania
Britain
Cunard
White Star
Bay Street
Elgin
Toronto
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
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