World Happenings Briefly Told
The German government seizes the property of Jewish banker Hugo Simon who is abroad. Graf Zeppelin departs Friedrichshafen on a South American trip with Hugo Eckener in command. Japan's minister to Canada Iyemasa Tokugawa studies expanding trade with Canada and the British Empire. Imperial Airways plans a trans Atlantic air mail route. Walter Newbold urges moving UK families to Canada in Winnipeg talk. Douglas Fairbanks denies divorce rumors with Mary Pickford. About 100 Alberta families move north for farming, total 400 this year. William Nickle criticizes Canada’s penal system. Dr H Beckwith Whitehouse predicts cancer prevention through chemistry or animal substances.
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Hugo Simon
Graf Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hugo Eckener
Iyemasa Tokugawa
Canada
Japan
British Empire
Bir Bamue Instone
Imperial Airways
Alberta
Scheme of bogus husband raffle halted by police in Budapest plans
Budapest youth project aimed to sell 10000 tickets to young women seeking a husband. Scheme creator pledged marriage to the winner regardless of age or status, but police intervened. In another note, Chicago hosts 82 miles of free exhibits at Century of Progress exposition.
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Budapest
Hungary
Chicago
The Busy Day When His Wife Hums Married Life
An old quip notes the busiest day for a married woman comes when her husband stays home to rest. The remark reflects domestic rhythms and gender roles in classic humor.
Sunday School Lesson on Romans and The Armor of Light
The article presents a Sunday school lesson focusing on Romans 13 12-15 3 emphasizing cloaking conduct in the light of Christ and departing from darkness It quotes John S Howson E J Bosworth and Ephesians 6 10 11 to illustrate to wear the armor of God and live as Christians walking in the day It notes Pauls view of accountability to God and the lordship of Christ shaping life and death decisions
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Paul
Corinth
Rome
John S. Howson
James Stifler
Jesus Christ
God
E. J. Bosworth
Christ
His alike in life and in death Lord of the dead
A religious reflection notes how Christ is identical in life and death and speaks of him as the Lord of the dead and the living in a devotional tone.
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Christ
Glass that lets inside view but hides outside
A patent granted to Frederic A. Delano, head of Washington park and planning, for a glass design that is transparent from the inside but opaque from the outside. The piece uses angled surface diffusion to block outward visibility. Also noted are other recent patents including a self brushing toothbrush and a grain feeding calculator.
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Frederic A. Delano
Park and Planning Commission of
Washington
Precarious Travel Blocks Railways Sale in Manchuria
The Border Cities Star reports ongoing violence on the Chinese Eastern Railway as bandits tear up tracks fire on trains and kidnap workers. Armed gangs mounted 1930 to date attacks rise yearly, jeopardizing efforts by Japan to buy the line amid lawlessness in Manchuria.
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Japan
Manchuria
Whale harpoon found in head from 15 years ago off New Zealand
A whale captured recently near New Zealand carried a harpoon fired by whalers 15 years earlier. Meanwhile Australia reports rising employment and profits.
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New Zealand
Australia
Baltimore smithy travels country with forge on truck
The article describes Harry C. Greenwood of Baltimore, a 20th century blacksmith who adapts to declining horse use by taking his forge on a truck, working away from a fixed shop under the chestnut tree motif. It contrasts him with Longfellow’s village smithy and notes changes in rural work.
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Baltimore
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Harry C. Greenwood
Maryland
Greenwood
Steamshines Bar Apple Shipments From Infested Areas
Canada enforces safeguarding measures to prevent exporting apples infested with apple maggot. Inspectors of the Dominion Fruit Branch require certification of freedom from infestation before cargoes from affected areas can be loaded.
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Great Britain
Dominion Fruit Branch
Some People Are Born Great Some Achieve Greatness
A wry perspective on greatness contrasts birth born, achievement, and annoyance as a humorous reflection on human nature. The line plays with common maxims to suggest different paths to being considered great.
Now I Feel Full of Pep for Women
An old advertisement touts a tonic claiming to steady nerves improve appetite and sleep and ease headaches and backaches. It urges women to try the medicine and obtain a bottle from a druggist today.
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Briffly
William F. Nickle
K.C
Kingston
Ont
Toronto
Young Men's Canadian Club
Montreal
H. Beckwith Whitehouse
Peace of _amoridge St.Ant
Dr. Pierce
Comens Onetenn Mins
Mecca
N. U
Vogue
Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada
Tober
World's Temperance Sunday
Russia
Ketchup
Leamington
Lake Erie
Ontario
H. A. Stewart
Public Works
H. J. Heinz S
S.S
Lydia E. Pinkham
Appleford
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