World Happenings Briefly Told
Britain reported the lowest infant death rate in 1923 with 65 deaths per 1000 live births. Saskatoon’s population nears 50 000 at 47 653. Graf Zeppelin Arctic expedition backed with 45 crew. Hugo Eckener leads the flight next spring. Charles Clifton Perry promoted to assistant Indian commissioner for British Columbia at Victoria. Danish cancer stamps in three colors with Mercury wand design seen in London. Berengaria adds land communication booths for sea routes. $1000 reward offered for information in Doukhobor district arson of schools. announced by M A MacPherson.
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Great Britain
Saskatoon
Henderson
Aero Arctic Association
Hugo Eckener
Dirigible
Charles Clifton Perry
Vancouver
British Columbia
Victoria
Civil Service Commission
London
Denmark
Danish Cancer Fund
Doukhobor
M. A. MacPherson
Advertisements Guide Shoppers Like Timetables Guide Travellers
The piece compares newspaper ads to travel timetables and tourist guides, noting shoppers study ads at home or work, and that business places attract visitors. It argues non-advertisers are sidelined to strangers.
Edmonton Building Permits Top $4 Million by August
Building permits in Edmonton reached 4 188 290 dollars by the end of August, more than a million higher than the same period last year, indicating strong growth in construction activity.
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Edmonton
Arctic Radio Network Expands in Franz Joseph Land and Wrangel Island
Extending radio operations, the Arctic network rapidly radiofies possessions. The Franz Joseph Land meteorological station is functioning while another station is under construction on Wrangel Island.
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Russia
Arctic
Franz Joseph Land
Wrangel Island
Bible from Tsarskoye Selo Palace Offered in England
A diamond and emerald encrusted Bible from the Russian Imperial Palace at Tsarskoye Selo was recently put up for sale in England.
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Tsarskoye Selo
England
Germany Plans World Plane Line By Lufthansa
Lufthansa plans a global airline network with Otto Merkel leading the new venture. The project aims to run regular Europe United States routes within two years, in partnership with Hamburg-America steamship line.
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Lufthansa
Germany
Otto Merkel
Europe
United States
Hamburg-American Steamship Line
Herr Merkel
America
Berlin Inventor Unveils Automatic Hit and Run Protector
Rudolf Hofmann, a Berlin inventor, has developed an automatic traffic protector to deter hit and run drivers. The device mounts under a car and, upon impact, raises a white plate with a winking red light above the license plate and records the vehicle’s speed.
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Berlin
Rudolf Hofmann
Paris Sheer Cotton Voile Dress For Summer Fashion
Paris decrees sheer printed cottons are the season’s chic choice. Style No. 562 features printed cotton voile with a capu cine toned bodice yoke and draped skirt lines. Sizes 16 to 46 bust. fabrics include printed lawn and georgette crepe. pattern price 25 cents in stamps.
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Paris
Shantung
World Famous Artists to Broadcast on Imperial Oil Hour
Two renowned performers Florence Austral and Harold Bauer will appear on the Imperial Oil Hour of Fine Music from Toronto. The series runs Sundays starting October 6 from 9 to 9 Central, with Miss Austral opening on October 6 and Mr Bauer featuring on October 20.
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Florence Austral
Harold Bauer
Imperial Oil
Toronto
Miss Austral
Mr. Bauer
Imperial Oil Hour of Fine Music Series Announced
F J Wolfe announces a 26 week series beginning October 6 on Canadian radio stations from Montreal to Vancouver featuring renowned artists such as Florence Austral Sophie Braslau Harold Bauer Richard Crooks Lea Luboshutz Hans Kindler The London String Quartet Albert Spalding Luella Malius Josef Shevinne Richard Bonelli and Kedroff Quartet. Conducted by Reginald Stewart the concerts originate in Toronto and aim to bring classical music to wider audiences through radio outreach.
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F. J. Wolfe
Imperial Oil, Limited
Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
London
Waterloo
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Regina
Red Deer
Vancouver
Florence Austral
Sophie Braslau
Harold Bauer
Richard Crooks
Europe
America
Lea Luboshutz
Hans Kindler
London String Quartet
Albert Spalding
Luella Malius
Josef Shevinne
Richard Bonelli
Chicago Opera
Kedroff
Imperial Palace
Petrograd
Reginald Stewart
London Symphony Orchestra
Wolfe
Canada
Imperial Oil Hour of Fine Music
CHYC
CNRO
CKNC
CFRB
CJGC
CKCR
CKY
CHWC
CFQC
CKL
Recipes For This Week
Remove outer yellow rind and most of the white by peeling very thick. Halve the fruit, and with sharp knife cut out the core. Then slice across and place pulp in gran ite kettle with very little water and cook at moderate heat. When at boiling point, add three-fourths pint of sugar to each pint of fruit pulp and juice, then cook slowly 15 minutes. Seal in small jars.
Homemade Grape Jam Making Instructions
Stem grapes wash and press pulp from skins. Place pulp in a kettle cook until soft then rub through sieve to remove seeds. Cook skins until soft in just enough water to cover. Combine the two mixtures and boil for five minutes. Measure and allow one cup of sugar to each pint of fruit. Cook until thick which will be in a very few minutes. Then pack in clean hot jars and seal.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern No 16
Winnipeg Pattern No. 16 is advertised by the Winnipeg Newspaper Union located at 175 McDermot Ave. The notice directs readers on how to order patterns from the firm. Personnel and exact ordering steps are described in the accessible text.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Sweden Leads the World in Radio Receivers
Sweden today leads the world in radio receiving sets per capita with 412,115 sets for about 6,000,000 inhabitants, or 67.5 per thousand. Germany is noted for numerous centenary celebrations this year.
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Sweden
Germany
Sunday School Lesson Focus from Philippians 2.4
The lesson centers on turning from self to service as shown in Nehemiah 4 15 23 Mark 12 28 34 Romans 15 1 7 Philippians 2 1 8 Colossians 3 12 4 1 and James 2 14 17. devotional reads Psalm 40 5 10.
Recognizing Our Debt To Others and the Great Commandments
A discussion on the Shema and the two great commandments from Jesus in Mark 12 28 34 links loving God with all heart soul mind and strength to loving one's neighbor as oneself James Stalker and Ruskin are cited to emphasize faith expressed through deeds The text connects Deuteronomy and Leviticus to show faith must translate into action with the idea that mere belief without works profits nothing
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Jesus
Israel
James Stalker
James
Ruskin
Grain Haul Distances From Saskatoon to Liverpool Compared
The grain shipment from Saskatoon to Liverpool travels 5 213 miles via Montreal and 3 791 miles via Churchill. The main saving comes from train and lake haulage in Canada and from changing and re loading.
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Saskatoon
Liverpool
Montreal
Churchill
Canada
Take Off Overweight Modern Science on Sugar Energy
A brief note explains sugar provides energy to sustain activity and aid weight loss. It mentions chewing WRIGLEY'S gum made from chicle with sugar and flavor, and how chewing dissolves sugar and releases flavor.
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Wrigley’s
Canadian Dreamer Sets Family Bond With Selfless Sacrifice
Miss Jean Turley, formerly of Coalburn Scotland, after two years in Canada, has brought her father, mother, and ten siblings to Montreal. She saved every cent as a servant, never seeing a picture show, to fund part of their passage money, with the rest provided by the British Dominions Emigration Society. The family, ages 3 to 23, will have work opportunities in Montreal. Turley, 23, says she is glad the sacrifices are over.
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Canada
Jean Turley
Coalburn
Lanarkshire
Scotland
Montreal
Miss Turley
British Dominions Emigration Society
London Stockmarket Gossip Sparks Quiet Street Laughs
A visitor in London notes a stockbroker uncle showing Throgmorton Street. A little man whispers about a dirt cheap oil stock, while another quietly smiles at having sold the stocks, provoking amused speculation among onlookers.
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London
Throgmorton Street
Girl and Kittens Misrouted by Honest Farmer
A girl with two kittens asks a passerby for Oldham. He guides her by advising to grab the kittens by the scruff of the neck. The anecdote captures a rural exchange and a humorous misdirection.
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Oldham
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Berengaria
the Newspaper Guide
Fritz
Hummel
Hamburg
Atlantic
Tink
Florence
Austral
Betty Barclay
Igley
Kitchener Tonsilitis CO
Kitchener, Ont
Price
f.C.b
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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