World Happenings Briefly Told
Marie of Roumania celebrated her 51st birthday on October 29. E W Beatty was named to the Canadian Olympic committee. Halifax shipped 9 476 barrels of apples overseas in September, more than twice 1920 exports. Kaye Don announced a car for a world speed record at Daytona Beach. Premier Mackenzie King said he would visit Hudson Bay despite opposition. Six men parachuted from a 19 passenger plane at Roosevelt Field to show safe descent.
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Marie
Roumania
Europe
E. W. Beatty
K.C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Halifax
Kaye Don
Daytona Beach
Florida
Quebec
Ramsay MacDonald
Hudson Bay
Roosevelt Field
New York
New Zealand Has Lowest Infant Death Rate
Sir Carrick Robertson notes New Zealand records the lowest infant mortality of any country. He says overall health is good but certain diseases persist in parts of the country. Goitre, caused by iodine deficiency, remains a major problem, though iodized salt and iodized candy in schools aid protection. Cancer is as common as in other nations.
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New Zealand
Sir Carrick Robertson
Sir Carrick
Body of Prospector Found Near Chesterfield Inlet
The body of Joe Rutherford, an old time prospector who died in a 10 year old blizzard in the far north, was found by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police near Chesterfield Inlet. Rutherford's partner Tom R. Cowan of Toronto was notified after natives and police located the body. The body was buried where found.
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Joe Rutherford
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Tom R. Cowan
Toronto
Rutherford
Mounted Police
Joyce
Chesterfield Inlet
Cross-Examination Insight Wins Damages Case
A legal anecdote shows F E Smith later Lord Birkenhead using casual questions to reveal a plaintiff could lift his arm much higher before an accident. The tramway company prevailed after the demonstration exposed exaggerated injuries.
First Ontario purebred ram shipment reaches prairie ranches
Four carloads of 275 purebred rams from Ontario arrive in the prairies. The shipment includes Lincolns Cotswolds Leicesters Hampshires Southdowns and Cheviots. Officials of the Canadian Co-Operative Wool Growers Limited and the National Research Council wool committee selected the stock to promote sheep and wool interests in Canada. Previously large consignments went to the Western States for breeding with native stock.
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Ontario
Prairies
Canadian Co-Operative Woolgrowers Limited
National Research Council
Canada
Canada crude petroleum output up in first half of year
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 470 238 barrels of crude petroleum produced in Canada in the first six months, valued at 1 643 025 dollars. An increase of 168 676 barrels, 682 267 dollars from the same period in 1928. Alberta led with about 86 per cent of total, at 405 970 barrels.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Alberta
Dominion
Smothering Spells Relief by Milburn Co Remedy
Mrs T W Roth of Kelowna B C reports long smothering spells that hindered walking. After using the remedy she improved and now recommends it. Price 50c a box. Available at druggists or mailed from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ont.
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T. W. Roth
Kelowna, B.C
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
BC Apples Sold To Malaya And Indies Market Gains Noted
Trial shipments of apples in 1928 confirmed a market for British Columbia fruit in Malaya and Dutch East Indies. Over three years boxes entering Java rose about 50 percent since 1926, with 1929 expected to rise further. Australia remains the main supplier, followed by the US Pacific coast.
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British Columbia
Malaya
Dutch East Indies
Java
Australia
United States Pacific Coast
Lead and zinc concentrates move from Field to ports
A 1500 ton shipment of lead and zinc concentrates from Field British Columbia will begin moving through the Port of Vancouver. Zinc is destined for Japan while lead goes to the United States.
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Field
B.c
Vancouver
Japan
United States
Newspaper-built House in Massachusetts Sparks Curiosity
A married couple constructed an entire house using newspapers as the sole material for walls and interior surfaces, with only the framework windows and floors excluded from the front page experiment. The unusual project draws attention to innovative reuse of paper products in a domestic building.
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Massachusetts
Canadian Prosperity Tied to Crops Says Beatty at St Catharines Dinner
E W Beatty chairman of Canadian Pacific Railway says Canada is prosperous despite stock and grain worries. He credits successive large crops for improving conditions and says prosperity will balance agriculture with natural resources and industry, noting Canada remains mainly an agricultural country.
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E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
St. Catherines
Lighted Arrows Signaling Route For Liners trial
The Royal Dutch line tests large lighted arrows on the Batavier V to indicate the ship’s intended direction. Horizontal arrows point to port or starboard and a vertical arrow shows continuing direction, aiming to reduce collisions from misread signals. Dutch and British authorities monitor potential adoption.
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Royal Dutch Line
Batavier V
Beer Brewing on the Rise Across Canada in 1928
Canadian beer industry expands with gross production at 60.91 million, up 1.12 million from 1927. Net value 40.17 million, capital investment 67.15 million. Plants by province list. exports 5.15 million, imports 248 thousand.
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Canada
Ontario
British Columbia
Quebec
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
British Museum Keeper Says Public Honest Readers
The retiring Reading Room superintendent Mr Sladen asserts British public honesty in the museum noting it is rare to misplace a book. He also observes American automobiles are quickly replacing ponies in Iceland.
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British Museum
Sladen
Iceland
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text and References
The Sunday school lesson centers on Isaiah 11.9 and the theme of universal knowledge of Jehovah. It covers scriptures from Isaiah 2.2-4, 11-16, 19, 23-25, Acts 17.22-28, Ephesians 4.4-6, 13-19, John 4.20-21, and devotional reading Psalm 98.1-9, focusing on harmony, worship, and spiritual unity.
Isaiah’s Prophecy of Universal Peace and The Vision of Jerusalem
The article reflects on Isaiah 2 3 4 predicting universal peace in latter days with Jerusalem as the mountain of Jehovah and a world where nations stream to its light Then it cites Cal Eiselen and Gaius Glenn Atkins and ends with Tennyson’s vision of a peaceful Parliament of man in the Federation of the world.
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Isaiah
Assyria
Judah
Mount Moriah
Jerusalem
Israel
Jacob
Palestine
Gaius Glenn Atkins
Parliament of Man
Federation of the World
Tennyson
Insect Fly Sets Speed Record Far Above Other Creatures
The fastest creatures include the spine tailed swift at 220 mph and the tarpon at 80 mph, while the Indian cheetah reaches 60 mph. Humans have beaten these, but a fly the size of a bee reportedly clocked 815 mph, beating all others.
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Asia
Florida
First Exclusive No 1 Hard Wheat Cargo Shipped
The first full exclusive cargo of No 1 hard wheat from Saskatchewan pool terminal No 7 was loaded into a tow barge at Port Arthur Fort William on Saturday October 12. The 200000 bushels were consigned to Erie Pennsylvania.
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Port Arthur
Fort William
Saskatchewan Pool Terminal No. 7
Erie
Gopher Fur Ranching Considered in Alberta
The Lethbridge Herald says an eastern company seeks a large supply of gopher pelts for fur trade experiments and has sent a formal communication to the Board of Trade.
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Alberta
Lethbridge Herald
Board of Trade
Remarkable 43-Year-Old Horse Shines in German Exhibit
A 43-year-old horse showcased in Germany reportedly completed all field work on a 16 acre farm. The animal reportedly hauled a light wagon daily for 18 miles since age three, illustrating extraordinary endurance and utility.
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Germany
Meeting on the road inquires about a sailor son
An old woman asks a passing sailor if he knows her son Jack in the navy. The sailor asks which ship he serves aboard, prompting the quip that perhaps there are two ships with the same name.
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Jack
First Canadian Wheat to India Ships From Montreal
The first full cargo of Canadian wheat shipped directly to India left the Port of Montreal on Tuesday October Sth. It totals 252,698 bushels bound for Calcutta.
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India
Montreal
Calcutta
Castoria as everyday aid for infants and children
A rustic advertisement urges parents to keep Castoria on hand not only for emergencies but as a daily helper. It claims gentle soothing for infants unable to sleep and mild regulation for older children with coated tongues from sluggish bowels, noting Chas. H. Fletcher's signature on the wrapper.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
New British Family Reunion Association aids Canada immigration
The Department of Colonization and Development and Canadian Pacific Railway create the British Family Reunion Association to boost settler immigration. The body will operate across the Dominion with support from the Hudson's Bay Company and other groups to help British families relocate and join relatives in Canada.
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Canada
Department of Colonization and Development
Canadian Pacific Railway
British Family Reunion Association
Dominion
Canadian Pacific
Hudson's Bay Company
Great Britain
Stratford Players Bring Festival to Regina
Stratford Up on Avon Festival Company from Memorial Theatre returns to Grand Theatre Regina for three nights beginning Monday November 11 presenting Much Ado About Nothing Romeo and Juliet Julius Caesar and Twelfth Night. The company features George Hayes Wilfrid Walter Roy Byford Eric Maxon Gordon Bailey and other noted actors. Performances run Monday evening Much Ado About Nothing Tuesday Romeo and Juliet Wednesday matinee Julius Caesar Wednesday evening Twelfth Night.
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Regina
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Memorial Theatre
Shakespeare's Birthplace
Grand Theatre
George Hayes
Wilfrid Walter
Roy Byford
Eric Maxon
Gordon Bailey
William Calvert
Oliver Crombie
Kenneth Wicksteed
Ernest Hare
R. Eric Lee
Jack Bligh
Geoffrey Wilkinson
C. Rivers Gadsby
Noel Lliff
Joyce Bland
Fabio Drake
Mary Holder
Olive Walter
Miriam Adams
Dorothy Francis
Maud Garth
Julius Caesar
Vancouver to Fraser River Bridge Planned for 1930
The British Columbia government approves a new bridge across the north arm of the Fraser River from Vancouver to ease rising traffic. Designed to be 130 feet long, the structure aims to be completed by spring 1930, addressing both freight and passenger congestion.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Fraser River
Salinity and Color Describe Two Major Seas
The Mediterranean and the Gulf Stream are notably salty and exhibit a deep blue color as they flow through their respective oceans. These currents contribute to distinct marine characteristics and aesthetic appeal in the Atlantic region.
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Mediterranean
Gulf
Atlantic
One Form Of Plundering
The article critiques a United States lawyer who decades ago converted a $10 000 fee into gas company stock and added $7 500 to gain control. Through share manipulation he supposedly built capital to $55 000 000, drawing interest, a scheme labeled lawful due to lax state supervision. It condemns usury and urges governments to regulate profits in money making enterprises to protect borrowers and consumers. Western Home Monthly.
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The
Toronto Telegram
United States
Western Home Monthly
Just Right For Upset Stomach
After eating distress gas sourness and bloating Disulated Magnesia provides quick neutralizing action. The first dose brings relief and the effect lasts a long time and costs only a few cents at any good druggist.
Steam tractor demo near Morris Man in 1899
Thirty years ago on September 6 1899 a steam tractor was demonstrated near Morris Manitoba traveling about 11 miles per hour. It pulled ten ploughs cutting a twelve foot swath to four inches depth with a roller behind for a seed bed. Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin is noted as a former officer in the balloon corps of the US Army in the Civil War.
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Morris
Man
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Balloon Corps
United States Army
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