World Happenings Briefly Told
Hon Herbert Marler and Mrs Marler have returned to Tokyo. Ottawa will be the Canadian order of St John headquarters with a commandry to be established there. Toronto urges federation of parliament to meet conditions. Edmonton council protests lump sum relief cuts and asks full Dominion responsibility. Henry Wallace says US must raise purchasing power to defend cotton markets. British police report 7,202 deaths in 7,000 road accidents. pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists comprise most of the fatalities.
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British Columbia
Ottawa
Canada
Order of St. John
Charles Copp
Toronto
Order In
R. B. Bennett
Toronto Central Council of Ratepayers’ Associations
Edmonton
Henry Wallace
U.S
United States
Wincarnis Credited as Health Tonic in Advert
An advertisement extols Wincarnis as a wine tonic aiding energy sleep nerves blood enrichment and debility recovery. It claims 20000 medical recommendations and notes use three times daily with ingredients from grapes beef and malt extracts. The copy promotes Harold F. Ritchie & Co. Ltd. Toronto as sales agents. It also includes a science note about the moon once thought glass before telescopes.
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Wincarnis
Harold F. Ritchie & Co. Ltd
Toronto
Evolution of dyes from ancient hues to coal tar chemistry
A French silk maker displayed eighty six shades of green while tracing dyeing’s history from India’s early red blue and purple dyes to Florence lichens and London’s first dye company in 1472. The 18th century saw dyeing advance with scientists refining processes and 1856 saw William Henry Perkins extract vivid colors from coal tar, transforming industry and earning him fortune and knighthood. Artificial dyes then offered broader variety and adaptability, spurring ongoing chemical research.
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India
Florence
Italy
London
William Henry Perkins
Perkins
Opera Date Turns into Quick Wit Exchange
A young man escorts his girlfriend to the opera for their first outing and jokes about listening with eyes shut. A voice from behind retorts with a line about listening with the mouth shut, turning the moment into a humorous exchange.
Wake up your liver with Carter's Little Liver Pills
An old time advertisement claims the liver needs stimulation to restore digestion and elimination. It warns against laxatives and substitutes and recommends Carter's Little Liver Pills as a safe remedy to bring back "the sunshine" in life.
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Carter
Elephant flown to St. Louis Zoo by Johnsons
Toto Tembo the 268 pound elephant was flown from New York to St. Louis in the Johnsons private plane and turned over to the St. Louis Municipal Zoo. The article notes the Johnsons are famed big game hunters. Kentucky has commissioned over 50 new Colonels this winter, bringing the total honorary aides to 3,226 in the last decade. A saxophone eighteen feet long is reportedly in use along the Pacific Coast.
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Toto Tembo
St. Louis
Martin Johnson
St. Louis Municipal Zoo
Johnsons
New York
Kentucky
Pacific
United States
Sunday School Lesson on Growth in Grace and Knowledge
Golden text from 2 Peter 3 18 reminds readers to grow in grace and knowledge. Lesson centers on Luke 2 42 52 and 2 Peter 1 5 8 with a devotional reading from Proverbs 4 10 19.
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Jesus Christ
Growth in Grace A Sermon on Luke and 2 Peter
A church sermon discusses Jesus’s growth from childhood to maturity, noting the Passover journey to Jerusalem, the line of divine favor, and the call to progress in righteousness. It links 2 Peter 1:5-8 to the ongoing cultivation of virtue, emphasizing orderly Christian growth and the interdependence of virtues.
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Jesus
Nazareth
Lower Galilee
Joseph’s Bench
Jerusalem
Mary
Joseph
Jehovah
John Gardner
Shark or Angel Question Sparks RA Wit
A Royal Academician questioned a pavement artist about a drawing of a fish. The man replied it was a shark, the RA noting he had never seen one. The artist countered that some Academy chaps paint angels, highlighting playful art satire.
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R.A
Academy
New Prague Suburb Vetoes Smoking and Meat in Housing
Officials announce a planned town near Prague will admit only residents who are teetotalers non-smokers and vegetarians. The policy aims to create a serene community with strict lifestyle requirements for future settlers.
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Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Post Office Boxes Removed on Stockholm Street Cars
In Stockholm Sweden street cars carry post office boxes on their backs a clerk removes the box at the post office and replaces it with an empty one.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Husband confesses late home to wife in light exchange
A domestic exchange reveals a husband admitting he did not return home until five o'clock while his wife responds with knowing affirmation. The brief dialogue captures a tense moment of accountability and consequence in the marriage.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia for your child
Doctors advise not giving unknown remedies to children and suggest Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a trusted option. The ad emphasizes asking the child and choosing Phillips as a safe, widely known remedy made in Canada for parental peace of mind.
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Phillips
Canada
Refu
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Lou Skuce
Ogdens
Offic Ia
Ogden’s
Herbert Marler
Japan
Marler
Tokyo
Earth
Edwardsburg
Ardsburg
Itom Syr
The
Canada Starch Co., Limited
Cda
Canapar
Hamilton
Ontario
Calgary
Regina
Winnipeg
Gordon Guest
M.A
Christian Growth
Phillips’ Milk of
Magnestt
Department of Human Exolation
George J. McLeod, Ltd
King
Ramsay Co
Sr Sitawa
Ww. N. UW
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