World Happenings Briefly Told
United States tariff commission ordered to study pulpwood competition with foreign suppliers Canada remains the top foreign seller in US markets The Bren gun replaces the Lewis machine gun in British service A batteryless telephone demonstration uses voice to generate electricity Montrealers reveal device Four workers die and four are wounded when a road crew hits an unexploded WWI shell on a highway between Venice and Tarvisio Italy The Duke of Sutherland estate near Brooks Alberta sells 7000 acres to the Eastern Irrigation District Five thousand acres are irrigable Mount Steele summit reached 16439 feet by Walter Wood for the American Geographical Society The Alaska Yukon ascent marks a first The US Post Office announces monthly airmail linking Fort Chipewyan Alta to Goldfields Sask Goldfields lies on Lake Athabasca’s north shore about 120 miles east of Fort Chipewyan
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United States Tariff Commission
Canada
United States
Czechoslovakia
Armand Parent
Pierre Dufresne
Carmen Norasco
Venice
Tarvisio
Italy
Alberta
Duke of Sutherland
Brooks
Eastern Irrigation District
American Geographical Society
Mount Steele
Walter Wood
Society
Yukon Territory
Fort Chipewyan
Alta
Goldfields
Sask
Post Office
Lake Athabaska
Little Journeys In Science Aluminum Uses Across Industry
Aluminum emerges as a light strong corrosion resistant metal with wide applications from kitchen utensils to engine bases. Charles Hall’s 1886 electric extraction started modern industrial use. It alloys readily for varied construction, heat and electrical conduction, with thermite welding enabling field repairs.
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Charles Hall
Hall
King's Medal Tells Sioux Chief's Pride in Loyal Service
Chief Sitting Eagle of the Pipe Stone Sioux displays a King George III medal from 150 years ago awarded for aiding British forces in the American Revolution. He notes the country’s lost history and resists calls to reclaim land, while preparing to pass the medal to his nephew. The piece explains the Seven Nations medals and Pipestone Sioux origins.
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George III
Sitting Eagle
Winnipeg
Birthday Of Panama Canal
The Panama Canal reached its milestone on August 15 marking 21 years since opening on August 15, 1914. Toll revenue totaled $394,566,620 for 82,673 ship passages between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Capacity is about 348 ships daily, but the last fiscal year averaged around 15 transits per day, with a peak near 18 in 1928.
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Panama Canal
New York
Pacific Coast
Atlantic
Pacific
Banyan Tree Spreads by Descending Roots to Cover Wide Area
The East Indian banyan tree is distinguished by roots descending from its branches and becoming auxiliary trunks, allowing the tree to extend over a broad area.
Tokyo Earthquake 1923 Dwarfed War Losses in Fallout
Reports state the 1923 Tokyo earthquake caused greater monetary losses than the entire Japanese-Russian war. Over 400000 buildings were demolished, signaling a vast urban devastation and economic impact across the region.
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Tokyo
Assisting Nature and Man’s Role in Agriculture Balance
The author argues that humans should actively assist nature rather than fear interference. He cites breeding in cattle horses poultry and crops as examples of purposeful development. He maintains dominion given by God includes managing pests and weeds to improve farms gardens and industry.
Gloved Fall Fashion Crochet Pattern 5431
The article outlines a crocheted gloves pattern for fall frocks and light coats. It notes a flared cuff, contrast with plain crochet, easy stitches, and quick work in light weight wool. Pattern 5431 includes small, medium, and large sizes with illustrations and material needs. Send 20 cents to the Household Arts Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Magnetic sweeper clears nails on Texas highways
Magnetic highway cleaners operated by the Texas highway department removed 291.5 pounds of nails scrap iron tin cans wire bolts and other objects from an 18 mile stretch between Pharr and Mercedes. In Brooks county on highway 66 the machine picked up 111 pounds of metal.
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South Texas
Pharr
Mercedes
Highway 66
Brooks County
Texas Highway Department
Sunday School Lesson Focus and References
Sunday School lesson content emphasizes Proverbs 31 golden text Give her of the fruit of her hands and her works praise her in the gates. Lesson covers Acts 16 11-15 18 1 3 24 28 Romans 16 1 6 and devotional reading Proverbs 21 10 31.
Lydia and Priscilla in Acts 16 to 18
Paul and companions travel from Troas to Philippi and meet Lydia a Thyrian merchant who worships God. In Corinth they live with Aquila and Priscilla, tentmakers who later explain to Apollos the way of God more accurately after hearing his gospel.
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Lydia
Philippi
Macedonia
Paul
Troas
Samothrace
Neapolis
Thyatira
Priscilla
Corinth
Athens
Aquila
Italy
Rome
Claudius
Apollos
Ephesus
Jerusalem
Alexandria
Jesus
John
John the Baptist
God
England Builds New Houses at Liverpool's St Andrews Gardens
Sir Kingsley Wood opens St Andrews Gardens in Liverpool noting over 300 flats on the former abattoir site. He cites 2,670,500 new homes built in England since the armistice and a total capital outlay of 9 billion dollars from state local authorities and private capital. He defends housing standards and rejects a cheapness craze.
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Sir Kingsley Wood
St. Andrews Gardens
Liverpool
England
Sir Kingsley
Ministry of Health
Comic Exchange Promises Strong Shirts Laugh at Laundry
A clerk boasts exceptionally sturdy shirts while a customer recalls a batch that returned with their sides split, a witty exchange highlighting durability and humor over laundry mishaps.
Aztec Medicine Taught in First Mexican Native College
Aztec medical knowledge impressed Frantsican friars who imported it into the first college established for natives of Mexico, contrasting with European approaches of the era.
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Mexico
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Aluminum
Gordon H. Guest
M.A
Pipestone
Western Canada
Nature
Charlies Saunders
Ottawa
America
North America
Ida M. Thomas
Yousehecl de Forte
Alice
Alice Brooks
Texas
Lydia and
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