World Happenings Briefly Told
Railway board chairman warns of perhaps twenty five thousand dangerous unprotected crossings in Canada. Fire destroys Winnipeg Flying Club hangar and one aircraft at Stevenson field causing thirteen thousand dollar damage. Lord Mottistone says Britain’s defensive measures are now eighty percent. Alberta oil production January to August totals one million four hundred sixty eight thousand four hundred sixty one barrels. France seizes Schneider armament works. Montreal council asked to approve five hundred thousand dollar palace project. Ice palace plans for winter carnivals as tourism draw. Vancouver Yukon air mail plan to Ottawa via Premier Pattullo. Manitoba Chief Justice Macdonald to retire November thirty. Weeping princess stamp now worth over 180. Australia’s Lyons says navy essential for empire naval defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Guthrie
Canada
Winnipeg Flying Club
Stevenson Field
Lord Mottistone
Great Britain
Alberta
Department of Lands and Mines
Schneider
Vancouver
Yukon
Vancouver Board of Trade
Ottawa
T. D. Pattullo
British Columbia
D. A. Macdonald
Manitoba
Elizabeth
Post
British Union of
Post Office Workers
Australia
J. A. Lyons
Pennies Return to Banks After Coastal Holiday Rush
London banks faced copper coin shortages as millions of pennies were taken to seaside resorts by holidaymakers and fairgrounds. Automatics and amusements consumed vast penny quantities, with autumn returns easing demand on the Mint. A penny reportedly yields 3,900,000 grains of pollen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Duck Hunter's Tale of Banding and Jack Miner Friendship
In November 1918 in the Great Miami bottom the author recalls a hunt where fourteen mallards lay on the office floor and an aluminum leg band bore the inscription Please return to Jack Miner Kingsville Ontario Canada. The story celebrates Jack Miner a pioneer of waterfowl banding and his impact on bird study and North Country missions as the hunter recalls meeting Miner in Cincinnati and later in Fort Alvert where Miner inspired a missionary, Rev Henry Wadsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L Axby
Great
Miami
Goose Pond
Jack Miner
Kingsville
Ontario
Canada
Ohio
Lake Erie
Cincinnati
Hudson Bay
Fort Alvert
Jack
Esquimaux
Henry Wadsworth
Winnipeg Adopts Riot Gun Regulation to Cut Car Thefts
Winnipeg police announce new rules to fight auto theft. Riot guns resembling shotguns with large pellets will be kept in cruisers. If a suspected stolen car does not stop after a siren for one block, officers will use the riot gun to puncture tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
George Smith
Matron Flaunts Slimming Frock Pattern 4574
Matron extols a tailored Anne Adams Frock pattern 4574 promising slender lines for sizes 34 to 48 with options in long or short sleeves and a V neck. The pattern uses lightweight wool and includes illustrated sewing instructions. order details and price are provided for Winnipeg buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Indians Celebrate Blackfoot Crossing Treaty Anniversary
Indians of the Blackfoot nation staged a vivid 25 tepee celebration near Chiny to mark the 60th anniversary of the 1877 Blackfoot Crossing Treaty signed under Chief Crowfoot. Mrs. David McDougall of Calgary remains the surviving white signatory among two women present at Cluny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiny
Calgary
Crowfoot
Ancient jar of fruit charms Manitoba agriculture exhibit
A 55 year old jar of preserved cherries made by Mrs. R Mulligan in 1882 is showcased by Manitoba agriculture extension. The jar in a vintage mason design sparks discussion as the oldest preserved fruit in the Dominion and is explained as the first canning by a young wife. The piece notes the hellbender salamander reaching two feet in length and suitable for eating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Mulligan
Stonewall
Manitoba Department of Agriculture Extension Service
Mulligan
Robert Whiteman
Extension Service
Dominion
Winnipeg Free Press
America
Sunday School Lesson on Jude and Keeping in Love of God
Devotional notes on Jude 21 urging believers to stay in God's love and defend the faith. Covers Jude's greeting, the danger of licentiousness, the faith once delivered, and practical guardrails through faith building and Holy Spirit prayer. References include Matthew 7 15 Acts 20 29 30 and G Campbell Morgan commentary excerpts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Jesus Christ
Jude
Jesus Christ
James
Jesus
God
Father
Christ
Moffatts
G. Campbell Morgan
Alice Stevens Date Cakes Recipe
A dated recipe by Alice Stevens for rock cakes. Ingredients include sugar, dates, pastry flour, soda, cream of tartar, eggs, and milk. Mix into a stiff dough and drop by teaspoon onto a greased pan. Bake in a moderate oven.
Home Cooking Tip From Alice Stevens Home Service
Readers invited to write for free advice on home cooking and household problems. Alice Stevens of Penticton B C provides a basic custard and cake batter method using brown sugar butter milk eggs and baking powder with cocoa and vanilla for a moderate oven.
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Alice Stevens
Home Service
Penticton
B.C
A Wonderful Trip Bus Trip Echoes Through Frames
A nostalgic item recalls a long journey with the old bus averaging three hundred fifty miles daily and eighteen miles per gallon after two punctures and a single garage stop. The speaker laments the scenery while celebrating the trip as wonderful.
Canadian Adventure Trip of Bob Sim
Ontario farm boy Bob Sim recalls a cross country journey totaling about fifteen thousand miles through Canada. He praises travel as education, notes Mount Rundle Banff Cape Breton and Vancouver Island, and thanks readers editors and readers for hospitality and support as he bids farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Sim
Ontario
Bob
Tke
Holstein
Canada
Banff
Cape Briton
Annapolis
Saskatchewan
Vancouver Island
Corn stalks valued for fodder and fuel
The stalks offer commercial fodder value while the pith consists largely of cellulose with high commercial use. Dried stalks serve as a fuel source.
Insects Shed Skins as They Grow
Insects periodically molt shedding their old exoskeletons to allow growth. The process involves enzymatic digestion of the old cuticle and ecdysis when the new soft skin expands.
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Foren
Ogden
Montreal
Seaside
Boss Johnson
WLW
Blackfoot Crossing
Maritimes
Thi
Canadian Youth Congress
Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Charlies
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