World Happenings Briefly Told
In August Saskatchewan sold 141000 pounds of branded beef with red brand at 83690 and blue at 107480. Japan and India resume trade talks as current accord nears expiry next March. King Edward gifts a gold golf ball to Edinburghs Royal Burgess Golfing Society to mark last year as Prince of Wales. Hartlepool tanks bombarded in WWI, 100 killed, welcomes a German vessel after 22 years. T A Crerar predicts Jasper Banff highway completed within two years. Ferguson urges closer empire ties for Canada. Educational channel reservations proposed before US FCC hearing on radio rules.
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Saskatchewan
Japan
India
Edward
Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh
Elbe
T. A. Crerar
Jasper
Alta
Jasper-Banff
Rocky Mountains
Reformation Stamps Mark 400th Anniversary in Denmark
Two new stamps issued in Copenhagen celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Reformation. Each stamp features Hans Tausen, the Danish Lutherin champion, based on a Frederiksborg gallery portrait. The rest of the text notes crooning as swing music and some opinions on punishment for it.
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Copenhagen
Hans Tausen
Luther
Denmark
Frederiksborg
Duchess de Broncas Continues X ray Work Despite Illness
The Duchess de Broncas, dubbed the Florence Nightingale of France, began in Paris as a leading radiologist. After marriage she persisted in radiology to aid patients, inventing heated needles and refining X ray tools, losing a finger and both arms to radiation before her death.
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Duchess de Broncas
Florence Nightingale
France
Paris
Duc de Broncos
King Edward Declines Gift Horse in Salford Overseen by Duke
The Salford borough offered King Edward a chestnut gelding named Cherry Grove, 16 hands high, bought two years earlier for the chief constable. Etiquette forbids royal gifts outside the inner circle, so the Duke of Beaufort, master of the horse, inspected Cherry Grove and purchased him for 150 pounds, becoming the king's charger.
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Edward
Salford
Lancashire
England
Duke of Beaufort
BC Agriculture Revenue Rises in 1935 Totals 42 Million Plus
British Columbia reports total gross agricultural revenue of 42 419 992 in 1935, up 2 593 851 or 6 51 percent from 1934. Gains appear in farm animals wool dairy fruit vegetables poultry eggs fodder crops hops nursery stock and fur farming. grains potatoes honey tobacco and seeds dip slightly. Prices generally higher across most branches. A quoted adage follows about a genius and making a living.
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British Columbia
Wales scientists breed grasses for tough mountain pastures
Scientists at the University of Wales plant breeding station near completion of grass breeding experiments to endure Welsh mountain climate. After nearly twenty years of research, they forecast new pastures in unlikely areas and year round crops of strawberries raspberries apples pears and vegetables beyond the usual short seasons.
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University of Wales
Wales
Successful Evangelism at Thessalonica and Berea
Sunday school lesson highlights Paul’s preaching in Thessalonica and Berea as described in Acts 17 with reference to the prophecies about Christ. It notes the reaction of Jews, devout Greeks, and women, and mentions the spread of faith beyond Macedonia and Achaia.
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Thessalonica
Philippi
Paul
Thessalonians
Amphipolis
Apollonia
Christ
God
Silas
Macedonia
Achaia
Greece
Berma
Berea
Show Your Hand in Smart Crochet in Winnipeg
A note from Winnipeg announces no Alice Brooks pattern book published. The item references a crochet pattern collection and clarifies that such a book does not exist.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Alice Brooks
Only One Way Out There is No Practical Way Out of Debt
A speaker argues debt can only be resolved by repayment and taxation. The nation is trapped in entangling debt, and the solution is to halt public borrowing and spend government funds strictly within reasonable tax income.
Marble Arch Stood At Puckingham Palace Gate Until 1951
The Marble Arch formerly stood at the central entrance of Puckingham Palace opposite Edgeware Road in London and remained there until 1951. Architects today may imitate ancient façades by renting such houses for a year 2172.
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Marble Arch
Edgeware Road
London
Puckingham Palace
Gillett's Pure Flake Lye Promises Easy Cleaning
The advertisement touts Gillett's Pure Flake Lye as a stain remover for yellow stains and a safe cleaner for enamel and plumbing. It advises weekly use down toilets and drains to kill germs, remove odors, and clear obstructions, while warning against dissolving lye in hot water.
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Gillett
Skin Exhibit Aids Mission Church Build In India
A buffalo skin labeled the “them skin that built a church” was shown at Chalmer s church Ottawa during the United Church of Canada General Council. The double-striped skin given years ago to Rev. H H Smith in Sitamau Northern India by Sabah Sahib Maundasaur was sold to raise funds for a new church, bringing 700 dollars to complete the project. The article notes the Waterloo Bridge in London England will open for traffic at the end of 1939.
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Chalmers Church
Ottawa
General Council of the
United Church of Canada
H. H. Smith
Sitamau
India
Maundasaur
Waterloo Bridge
London
England
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Empire
Canada
G. Howard Ferguson
Canadian Club
Toronto
United States Communications Commission
Carter
Winnipeg
Crochet
Ath
Appleford
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Gilletts
Mii
DA AR Brands
Gillett’s Lye
Standard Brands Ltd
Fraser Ave
Liberty St
Ont
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