World Happenings Briefly Told
Sir Hall Caine celebrated his 75th birthday at Greeba Castle Isle of Man. Tin is reported found in Northern Manitoba by a prospector named Vina A Lacker. Lords adopted a prompt favorable consideration for US outlawry of war proposals. Sir Frederick Stupart to retire after 55 years in Canadian meteorology. Scandinavians return to northern Saskatchewan for land settlement. New national transport plan linking New York to Pacific coast via air and rail in 48 to 52 hours. Canadian mines paid over 300 million in dividends by 1926 with regional shares listed. Alberta beet growers receive 50 cents a ton bonus bringing total to 87 per ton for 1927 deliveries.
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Sir Hall Caine
Greeba Castle
Isle of Man
Manitoba
J. Bracken
Vina A. Lacker
House of Lords
Lord Reading
U.S
Frederick Stupart
Meteorological Service of
Canada
Toronto
Canadian Colonization Department
New York
Pacific Coast
British Columbia
Ontario
Ontario Gold Mines
Alberta
Canadian Sugar Factories, Limited
Toronto Man Pays Two Cents Tax With Stamp
An early Canada tax record shows a Toronto taxpayer remitting two cents as full income tax. He earned under one dollar and paid the amount with a two-cent postage stamp, according to Federal income tax department officials.
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Canada
Toronto
Federal Income Tax Department
Winnipeg men eye opening marble quarry near Hudson Bay railway
A group of Winnipeg men are investigating a marble find near the Hudson Bay railway north of The Pas with plans to open a quarry. The project aims to capitalize on the discovered mass of marble and establish a local quarry operation.
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Hudson Bay Railway
Pasis
Winnipeg
Gin Pills touted by Canadian patient for back relief
Perry H. Buss of Egmont British Columbia reports 17 years of back pain eased by Gin Pills. The letter claims dramatic improvement after two and a half boxes and urges others to try the remedy. The notice lists kidney and urinary symptoms and promotes 50 cent boxes from National Drug & Chemical Co. Toronto.
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Perry H. Buss
Egmont
B.C
National Drug & Chemical Co
Jgeace Limited
Toronto
Canads
Farmers' Marketing Tour Reaches Plymouth and Liverpool
Canadian farmers begin a promotional tour in Plymouth and Liverpool led by Mr Weir and Mr Johnson. They tour Plymouth Hoe, Severn Tunnel route, and the Gladstone Docks with visits to tobacco warehouses and the Liverpool Corn Exchange. The party notes cargo scales and Canadian involvement in British markets.
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Plymouth
W H. J. Priest
England
EL. A. Weir
M. Johnson
Canadian National Railways
London
Liverpool
Drake
Devon
Somerset
Monmouth
Hereford
Shropshire
Cheshire
Europe
United Kingdom
Gladstone
Gladstone Graving
Great Britain
Australia
Mersey
Canada
Liverpool Corn Exchange
R. G. Harker
The
Exchange
Birkenhead
Ireland
Margaret Beaven
Population Density Figures by European Countries
The report ranks Belgium as the most densely populated European country with 658 inhabitants per square mile. Great Britain follows at 391, Germany shows 4348, and France at 187 per square mile.
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Belgium
Great Britain
Germany
France
Motorized baby carriages amuse London visitors
The British Industries Show in London features motorized baby carriages ranging from about 100 dollars to luxury models around a thousand. Nurse girls driving the carriages must pass a licensing test, with speed capped at five miles per hour and an expected need for new traffic rules and filling stations.
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London
Spas
Crow and Gopher Campaign in Manitoba Seeks Prizes
The Manitoba Department of Agriculture launches a campaign against crows and gophers offering prizes for those sending in the most legs eggs and tails. One gopher tail earns one point while a crow egg is two points and a crow leg four points. The top prize is 100 dollars with total prizes reaching 2000 dollars. Eggs and all pests must be collected or killed by September 1, 1928 within Manitoba.
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Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
Mock Newsroom Exchange Sparks Public Ire
A terse exchange hints at a violent incident as bystanders debate whether details will surface in the press. The dialogue implies a hit or confrontation occurred and that newspaper coverage is expected to reveal the truth.
Canadian Game Animals For New Zealand
The Department of the Interior reports Canada donated animals for conservation abroad. A beaver pair from Jasper National Park and a Rocky Mountain sheep pair from Rocky Mountains National Park were shipped to Auckland New Zealand. They arrived safe and were housed in Auckland Zoological Gardens.
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Rocky Mountain
Auckland
Department of the Interior
Canada
United States
Vancouver
New Zealand
Jasper National Park
Rocky Mountains National Park
Zoological Gardens
Graceful Plaits and Deep V Style Pattern No. 07
An individual style at moderate cost features pressed plaits at the skirt sides, decorative shoulder tucks, and a deep V front for a vertical line. Design No. 07 uses soft silk crepe with geometric patterns and plain contrast, with various fabrics noted as fashionable. Pattern sizes range 16 to 44 inches, with material requirements listed for size 36. price 25 cents. Our Fashion Book offers the latest practical styles at 10 cents per copy.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Instructions detail ordering patterns using Iva McDermot Ave Winnipeg with a pattern number. The item specifies a Winnipeg pattern order process issued by the local newspaper union.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Iva McDermot
Winnipeg
Sunday School Lesson on Psalm 1 and Mark readings
The weekly devotional outlines the golden text from Psalm 1.6 and links the righteous path to divine blessing while warning that the wicked perish. It references Gospel readings Mark 12.1-12 and 13.1-37 and offers Psalm 1 as devotional reading.
Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen sermon excerpt
A religious passage discusses Jesus parable of the vineyard owner and his hostile tenants. It links Isaiah's Song of the Vineyard to a condemnation of Pharisees and scribes, noting repeated mistreatment of prophets and the escalating sin of impunity.
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Jesus
Isaiah
Stephen
Alexander Maclaren
Manitoba Seeks Federal Grant For Technical Education
Manitoba will apply for a federal grant of 300 000 to draw on the province’s credit from nine years ago when the Dominion funded provincial technical education. Minister R A Hoey says the depression then limited use, but current industrial growth and demand for skilled workers justify renewed action.
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Manitoba
R. A. Hoey
Hoey
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Forms Construction Department
A new Construction Department has been organized by Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Limited to supervise construction and acquisition of pool elevators in the 1928 building programme and to maintain existing elevators. The department includes an engineer two superintendents and eight foremen. Each superintendent heads a division with four districts and a repair foreman in charge of each district.
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Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Limited
Manitoba official to attend Dutch emigration congress
Dutch Immigration J Hf. Eveans deputy minister of agriculture leaves for Holland at the invitation of a Dutch emigration organization studying settlement in Manitoba and Western Canada. With L A Gibson he will also represent Manitoba at the world dairy congress in London around the end of June. If you are anxious to become a prominent citizen locate in a small town.
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J Hf. Eveans
Manitoba Tovernment
Holland
Manitoba
Canada
L. A. Gibson
Department of Agriculture
Evana
London
No clear news item found in quotation prompts
The text presents cynical observations about revenge, aging pessimism, and victors claiming spoils, but no identifiable person, place, event, or organization is stated to form a news-focused item.
Furfural From Farm Waste Showcases Chemistry Progress
The New York Herald Tribune notes oats and other farm byproducts contribute to everyday items from tires to watches. Furfural, a versatile solvent, is produced from waste like corn cobs and oat hulls, illustrating inventions showcased at a chemical exposition and the slogan Chemistry Creates New Competition.
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Watch
New York Herald-Tribune
New York
American Chemical Society
That Stomach of Yours London Ont Discovery Testimonial
Francis Henry Cook reports a general rundown state, indigestion, and a weak sore stomach improving after using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. He endorses the remedy for stomach trouble and health restoration and notes available sizes and prices.
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London
Francis Henry Cook
Elizabeth Str
Trade With China Expands Dairy Exports From Vancouver
American tourists in China drive demand for ice cream and other dairy products. Vancouver ships ice cream to Shanghai while Oriental markets grow for Canadian fruits butter beef and bacon. Speech errors lead to frequent apologies.
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China
British Columbia
Orient
Shanghai
Vancouver
Weak nerves and melancholy in Campbellford housewife note
Mrs George McKenzie of Campbellford Ontario writes about a recent illness from menopause causing severe weakness and gloom. She says she was very weak and nervous, could hardly bear ticking clocks, and slept poorly before being advised to try a treatment.
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Geo. McKenzie
Campbellford Oxt
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Farmers’ Marketing Tour
Crow and Gopher Campaign
Teveey
Laurentic
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Charles
Ree
Tre Bornen Co
Limtrep
Montreat
St. Charles
OFS Auiainel
Milteta Mara
T. Milburn Co., Limited
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