World Happenings Briefly Told
Soviet Russia sent five military aeroplanes as a gift to Turkey for the republics tenth anniversary. A University of Minnesota student won a war exemption for the first time in the school history. The League of Nations central opium board excluded Manchukuo from narcotics needs forms. Ambassador Naotake Sato denied rumors of Japan following Germany in disarmament steps. A White Leghorn pullet laid her 357th egg in 365 days at Agassiz B C. Dauntless Derreen aided the record egg. J H Thomas praised imperial co operation in London. Robert Bruce Scholarship awarded to David M Lim Yuen at McGill. Sergt Major James Robinson D C M died in Vancouver before his 76th birthday. Canada’s empire trade rose by 315 million after Ottawa conferences. King hopes to deliver Christmas Day message by radio again from Buckingham Palace.
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University of Minnesota
League of Nations Central Opium Board
Naotake Sato
Japan
Germany
Agassiz
B.C
British Empire
J. H. Thomas
Dominions
London
England
David M. Lim Yuen
McGill University
Robert Bruce
Montreal
Off Colour How Is Your Liver Card Copy
An early 20th century medical ad promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a remedy to restore sunshine and regularity. It warns against laxatives and mentions daily bile and digestion, urging readers to buy the liver stimulant from druggists.
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Carter
Saas
Canada imports coal as prices drop in summer, witness says
Sir Alfred Core of Amalgamated Anthracite in South Wales testified in Quebec at the King’s Bench trial of six coal companies charged with forming a price maintaining combine. He noted Canada imports coal in summer when prices are low, while other nations buy in winter when prices rise.
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Canada
Sir Alfred Core
Amalgamated Anthracite Colleries
South Wales
Quebec
King’s Bench
Sir Alfred
Saskatchewan Leads With Lowest Tuberculosis Death Rate
Saskatchewan reports the 1932 TB death rate at 30.1 per 100 000, the world’s lowest and under half the Dominion average of 67.9. Preventive work funded by Christmas Seals cut deaths, with 12 babies in a preventorium, 2092 examined at sanatoria, 1646 city clinic diagnoses, and 1957 active cases discovered since 1928. The campaign urges continued sealing to fund examinations, travel clinics, and school screenings amid ongoing high TB mortality in ages 15 to 44.
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Saskatchewan
Dominion of Canada
Couran
1.C.C.E
Christmas Seal Fund
Modern ferries begin service between entreport and main ferry
Hong Kong will receive its first modern ferries on January 1 when the company starts operations between the international entreport and the main ferry. The new steel boats will replace the old native craft with capacity for 500 passengers and 12 motor trucks. The bottom deck will carry vehicles and third class passengers, the middle for second class, and the top for first class passengers.
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Hong Kong
Earrings in Europe Feature Diamond Lamp Style
Earrings shaped as stile lamps with light rays formed by solitaire diamonds are being worn across Europe, highlighting a novel jewelry fashion trend among affluent circles.
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Europe
Buckley's Mixture Promises Fast Cough Relief
The advertisement claims Buckley's Mixture treats coughs colds flu and bronchitis with rapid action. It urges families to try the product, warns against substitutes, and notes availability everywhere through Ley & Seld.
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Buckley
Iim
First Convert in Europe Lydia Leads Philippian Church Seed
Sunday school lesson notes recount Paul’s voyage to Macedonia via Troas and Samothrace, his search for a place of prayer by the river in Philippi, and the conversion of Lydia, a Thyatiran merchant. Her hospitality helped form the Philippian church, a small seed that yielded a rich harvest.
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Macedonia
Troas
Paul
Samothrace
Neapolis
Philippi
Xerxes
Europe
Greece
Helespont
Salamis
Augustine
Philppi
G. Campbell Morgan
Lydia
Thyatira
Rome
Woollen and Knit Industries See Employment Rise in Canada
Dominion employment index data show steady gains across woollen, silk and knit goods sectors since May 1933. Woollen employment up 32.6 percent, silk up 7.2 percent, batting up 13.9 percent through September, per the Woollen and Knit Goods Manufacturers Association.
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Canada
Public sentiment to end cruel steel traps spreads
The article argues public sentiment will ban cruel trapping as states replace harsh laws with humane standards. It notes progress from dog ear cropping bans in Massachusetts and New York to Pennsylvania and anticipates action against steel traps, led by reformers.
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Peple
Massachuetts
New York
Pennsvania
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Ad
An old advertisement urges weak and run down women to take Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It claims most users report benefit and encourages buying at a local druggist to see results.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
Prosperity Returns to Dem Colorado Union Station
Tips indicate prosperity as dime, quarter and half dollar coins clink again for redcaps at Union Station. Dwight Robinson, a six year redcap, says travelers recall the men who handle luggage after years of neglect.
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Colorado
Union Station
Dwight Robinson
Philippines Launches Three Year Aviation Development Program
A three year aviation development program has been launched in the Philippines. The initiative aims to boost local air transportation capacity, upgrade training facilities, and enhance safety standards across regional airports.
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Phillippines
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AR ‘Ogden
Turret
Vogue
Chantecler
Pokr
Cas
Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada, Limited
Shanghai
Paul IN
Lord Jesus Christ
Andrew
Appleford Paren
Hamilton
Ontario
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