World Happenings Briefly Told
Alarmed by opium use in Manchuria the Manchukuo government opens free treatment clinics in Mukden Changchun Kirin Harbin Antung Newchwang and Jehol City. A hollow Mussolini statue atop Rome's hill will offer visitors a view through his eyes.
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Manchuria
Mukden
Changchun
Kirin
Harbin
Antung
Newchwang
Jehol City
Mussolini
Rome
North West Territories
Coppermine
Camsell River
Peat Farms in Fraser Valley Sell Drying Peat
Farmers in the Fraser Valley British Columbia harvest peat in summer and stack it to dry, then transport to air drying barns for processing into poultry litter horticultural products and building insulation. Major peat operations exist in Surrey Burnaby Pitt Meadows and Lulu Island.
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Fraser Valley
Columbia
Lower
Surrey
Burnaby
Pitt Meadows
Lulu Island
Grasshopper Outbreaks and Life Cycle in the Plains
The article explains grasshopper life history from egg to adult, noting eggs survive winter in soil and hatch as weather warms. Outbreaks arise after warm dry springs, with spread depending on conditions. declines follow adverse weather, disease, and predators, and outbreaks almost always occur once eggs are in ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Plains
Prairie
Saskatchewan and Alberta Seek Compensation for Lands
Saskatchewan and Alberta press for immediate creation of a natural resources commission to determine compensation for alienation of lands since 1905. Mr Justice Bigelow will be Saskatchewan member, Mr Justice Tweedie Alberta, with five members likely. Dominion government may name a representative for each province and a joint chairman may be chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Alberta
R. B. Bennett
Natural Resources Commission
Justice Bigelow
Justice Tweedie
M. A. McPherson
Pleads for Stronger Navy and Shipbuilding Program
Lord Beatty former chief of the naval staff urged a stronger British Navy and a shipbuilding program to relieve unemployment. Speaking at a Navy League dinner he warned against the 50 cruiser limit after the London treaty expires in 1935 and noted shifts in US and Japanese naval personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Beatty
Naval Staff
Great Britain
Navy League
Britain
United States
United States Navy
Japan
Height of Prince of Wales Marked In Danish Cathedral
During a visit to Roskilde Cathedral the Prince of Wales stood at a pillar where royal heights are recorded. His height measured 5 ft 7 in from the floor, with other marks showing Peter the Great at 6 ft 11 in and Tsar Alexander III at 6 ft 2 in, while King Christian of Denmark stood 6 ft 7 in. The Prince laid flowers on the tombs of his great grandparents King Christian IX and Queen Louise.
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Prince of Wales
Roskide
Westminster Abbey
Denmark
Peter the Great
Christian
Alexander III
Russia
Christian IX
Louise
Alexandra
When Your Daughter Comes to Womanhood
An advertisement urges mothers to give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to their daughters during adolescence. It promises health benefits and teaches guardians to care for their daughter's changing health to ensure she grows into a happy, healthy mother.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Gentile Inclusion Debate Triggers Jerusalem Council
Sunday school lesson outlines a conflict over Gentile salvation without circumcision. Paul and Barnabas report Gentile faith growth, leading to a Jerusalem meeting where Peter affirms God’s acceptance of Gentiles. The episode ends with broader church agreement on faith beyond Mosaic law.
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Antioch
Jerusalem
Paul
Barnabas
Phoenicia
Samaria
Feter
Joppa
Cornelius
Peter
British German disarmament talks spark ministerial dispute
A government white paper seeks to settle the clash between Sir John Simon and Konstantin von Neurath over disarmament negotiations. It formalizes Geneva meeting notes from October 14 and telegram exchanges about Germany’s withdrawal from the arms talks. The key issue is whether Sir John correctly interpreted Anglo German discussions in London on October 6 with American delegates.
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Sir John Simon
Konstantin von Neurath
Geneva
Sir John
Baron von Neurath
Germany
London
Liver and bile rise to clear digestion and health
A historical health note urges proper liver bile flow as essential for digestion and energy. It condemns laxatives and salts as insufficient to revive the liver and body, recommending vegetable liver aids instead.
Arms Code Halt on Gangster Gun Sales Proposed
U S arms makers agree to amend NRA code banning machine guns and sub machine guns from private sale to criminals. Sales will be halted once the code takes effect except for transfers to governments banks corporations with private police or foreign buyers and bootlegging remains a loophole.
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United States
NRA
Underworld
Preventative Remedies for Cancer by Dr H Beckwith Whitehouse
Eminent English surgeon Dr H Beckwith Whitehouse says cancer may be preventable through chemical or animal agents that boost natural resistance. He rejects nicotine as a sole cause and suggests cancer is not hereditary. He notes possible microbial origins and mentions repeated cancer cases clustering in certain houses.
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H. Beckwith Whitehouse
Academy of Medicine
Toronto
Whitehouse
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Scott
United Kingdom
C. E. Lough
Canada
Royal Navy
Lord Willingdon
India
A. Perley
Pioneer
Calgary
Calgay
Vancouver
K. J. Burns
Harbor Board
Donald John Armour
Cobourg
Ont
Medical Society of London
England
Pes
U.S
Oppleford Parenta Couers
Mamilton
Ontario
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