World Happenings Briefly Told
Five hundred British Guiana negroes petitioned the king through the colonial secretary asking to be allowed to fight for Ethiopia. A Canadian Social Service Council campaign will educate against gambling. A Duck Lake father and son collect old age pensions, ages 96 and 70. A Soho restaurant posted closed until after the war sign. The West Australian Labor party opposes non-defensive war involvement. Ottawa proposes compulsory retirement for civic workers at 65. A Danish Scottish Iceland Canada US air line study will begin. Egypt approves £200000 for war materiel from Britain.
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British Guiana
Georgetown
Ethiopia
Duck Lake
Sask
Obscure Seamstress Weaves Silk for Queen Mary Compass Card
Edith Rankin, a Glasgow seamstress, masters silk strands for the Queen Mary magnetic compass card. Her work requires lightness and strength, with needles set to a thousandth of an inch. She uses ordinary spectacles yet ensures precise alignment for ships worldwide.
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Liner
Glasgow
Scotland
Edith Rankin
Ben View Street
Miss Rankin
Man with X ray eyes reads new book in London
Kashmiri Indian Kuda Bux, known for his X ray eyes, read rapidly from a book he had never seen before while doctors including Professor Edward Andrade Quain, Dr. J. G. Porter-Phillips, and Dr. C Jennings Marshall supervised bandaging his head with a dough-like protective setup. He read through a narrow aperture near the nose as researchers observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuda Bux
London
Edward Andrade Quain
London University
J. G. Porter-Phillips
Bethlehem Royal Hospital
C. Jennings Marshall
Marshall
Jeremiah warns that true religion is action not ritual
In Jer 7 13 and 71 26 Jeremiah stands at Jerusalem's temple gate urging reform over ceremony. He denounces theft adultery false testimony and idolatry while condemning the pretense of worship. He cites Mark 11 15 17 and emphasizes obedience over sacrifice.
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Jeremiah
Temple
Jerusalem
Dean Stanley
Ephesus
Diana
God
Dummelow
Israel
Egypt
Sinai
Regain Vigour with PHOSFERINE Tonic
Advertises PHOSFERINE as a British tonic to restore energy and health. Claims rapid improvement in sleep appetite and mood, with drops daily boosting nerves, pain relief, and stamina across ages. Promotions list liquid or tablet forms and three price sizes 50c 1.00 1.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Canada
The Champion Tea Drinker of Great Britain
The article notes average tea use in Britain at about five cups daily, with many consuming ten to twelve cups or more. It highlights a Bristol woman who claims never to drink fewer than thirty cups a day and has never been ill, contrasting with Dr Johnson’s twenty cups. It also recalls a Kirk session anecdote about a Dumfries drover whistling as he neared town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
London
Bristol
Dr. Johnson
Coldest Spot Found in Eastern Siberia Says Scientists
Soviet researchers in Di-Mekon declare the area the world’s coldest with typical readings around minus 102 F. Water thrown in the air freezes before hitting the ground and shatters instead of splashing. Residents complain of damp in Moscow, not the cold.
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Di-Mekon
Siberia
Moscow
Campaign to Promote Hog Raising in Fraser River Valley
The Livestock Branch of British Columbia's Department of Agriculture launches a campaign to boost hog raising in the Fraser River Valley. It aims to increase production through financial and advisory assistance to farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livestock Branch
British Columbia Department of Agriculture
Fraser River Valley
Italian Soccer Scene Grows with Thousands of Teams
The text notes 2,650 recognized soccer teams in Italy and cites a long running campaign to keep a public figure's mouth open to receive free advertising valued at about a million dollars.
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Italy
Saving Money For A Low Mood Boosts Moods
A study suggests saving money can lift mood by reducing financial stress. Researchers find that small savings may provide psychological relief and a sense of control, contributing to improved well being over time.
World's tallest man Hans Schichter aims for nine feet
Hans Schichter, aged twenty, reportedly stands 7 feet 6 inches and may reach nine feet. Doctors note his growth record, six and a half yards of fabric for his suit, and his goal to become a film star. A Yorkshire club for men over 72 inches protests limited seating and leg room in cinemas buses and trams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ong
Hans Schichter
Lhe
Hans
Yorkshire
New Tokyo School Trains Daughters for Army Brides
A new institution opens in Tokio under the war department to educate daughters and sisters of military men in the arts of becoming suitable military wives. The program aims to instill discipline, etiquette, and loyalty befitting service families.
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Tokio
Japan
The
War Department
Encouraging Sign in Canadian Farm Income Rise
The Bank of Commerce estimates farm income for the year ending June 30 increased 14 percent from the previous year. Costs rose 5 percent and purchasing power up 9 percent, signaling improved farm finances.
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Bank of Commerce
Gate Conversation Reveals Mrs. Smith Visitors
At the gate a husband questions a long talk with a woman who identifies as Mrs. Smith who had no time to enter. The exchange implies a nearby visitor and a casual social call in a domestic setting.
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Mrs. Smith
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SonLy
Chantecler
Social Service Council of Canada
Soho
West Australian Labor Party
Ottawa
Denmark
Iceland
United States
Dionne ‘Quints
Kirk
Dumfries
Siberian
Windsor
Zrolam Byee
Canadian Industries Limited
Ont
Vousebeelde Arte
Curly
Sam Youngster
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Pete and Pans
Roy
Canada Starch Co., Limited
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