Peiping the Sovereign City of China Through Ages of War
Peiping has endured sieges and eight names across 6,000 years, its walls and Forbidden City shaping a romantic capital. The article notes imperial palaces, Temple of Heaven, and later shifts as Manchu rule fades, Nanking makes capital, and Japanese encroachment tests Chinese identity.
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Peiping
China
Shanghai
Imperial City
Forbidden City
Son of Heaven
Orient
Kublai Khan
Asia
Nanking
Peking
Tower
Big Brother Farm Brings Joy to Underprivileged Youth Near Lebanon
Chester A. Lyon of Lebanon Oregon started the Big Brother Farm to aid underprivileged children. Each summer 25 to 30 boys live on the tract, work in the garden and orchards, and enjoy supervised play from 6 am to night. Profits from crops fund the hosts annual vacation with help from Catherine and Howard Lyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester A. Lyon
Lebanon
Oregon
Mr. Lyon
Lyons
Catherine
Howard
The Origin of the Poet Laureate Title in England
The article traces the poet laureate role back to medieval courts with Guilielmus Peregrinus under Richard I, Master Henry under Henry II, and John Kay under Edward IV. It notes royal patronage of poets and identifies Ben Jonson as the first office holder in 1617 under Charles I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Coeur de Lion
Richard
Guilielmus Peregrinus
Henry II
Henry
Edward IV
John Kay
Chaucer
Edward III
Queen Elizabeth
Spencer
Ben Johnson
Charlies J
Broadway Length Within New York City Limits Reported
A brief city planning note states Broadway spans 15 miles inside the Greater New York area, reflecting the street’s overall extent through the boroughs.
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Broadway
Greater
New York
Western Canada Dominates Butter Show At Toronto Exhibition
Western Canada entries sweep the butter competition at the Canadian National Exhibition led by Gladstone Creamery of Gladstone Manitoba with 97.4 for the creamery butter sweep stake. Runners up across sections include Independent Creamery Innisfail Alberta Dairy Pool Wetaskiwin Viking Burns Lacombe and Carstairs. Other favorites in section two feature Lacombe Burns Sorensen Rocky Mountain House and New Sarepta Dairy. In the June butter class runners up include Central Alberta Dairy Pool Alix Burns Vegreville and Independent Creameries Innisfail. Runners up in the one pound prints include Myrtle Johnson Hawarden and Mrs J M Johnson Hawarden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canada
Gladstone Creamery
Gladstone
Man
J. M. Johnson
Hawarden
Sask
Myrtle A. Johnson
Gathering Eggs Timely and Proper in Warm Weather
Gather eggs at least twice daily with three times during hot weather. Time the last collection just before dark. Store eggs in the coolest cellar area promptly after collection to prevent deterioration, especially as broody hens seek nests after laying ends.
Trans-Canada Air Lines takes over Vancouver Seattle mail route
G A Thompson general manager of Canadian Airways announces that Trans-Canada Air Lines has taken over the mail contract for the Vancouver to Seattle route. He also says Trans-Canada Air Lines purchased two Lockheed Electra planes used by Canadian Airways for the mail service.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
Vancouver-Seattle
Canadian Airways
G. A. Thompson
Britain Accelerates Rearmament Across Five Year Plan
Great Britain marks six months of rear mament under a 1.5 billion pound program. Navy expands with 664,000 tons of warships and five battleships, five aircraft carriers. army adds 112,000 regulars and 100,000 territorial reserves. aviation speeds production to 1,750 first line planes. industry mobilizes. civilian protections, gas masks, and empire defense coordination advance amid expert notes on undisclosed research findings.
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Great Britain
Britain
Chamberlain
Europe
Luxurious Lace At Pin Money Cost Pattern 5817
Pattern 5817 offers an openwork lace medallion design repeatable for shawl or scarf. Instructions cover 9 inch medallion, stitches, material needs, and an illustration, with 20 cents requested in stamps or coin to the Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Eskimos Import Furs From Far North Trading Posts
In Coppermine north of the Arctic Circle Eskimos rely on furs as the chief supply. Hudsons Bay Company imports hundreds of wolverine skins from the east to trim parkas and trades for other furs, shipping via Mackenzie River and Arctic coastal posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Coppermine
Arctic Circle
Hudson's Bay Company
Canada
Arctic
Northwest
East
Mackenzie River
Likeable People and Trustworthiness in Relationships
The passage argues trust is built when others prove reliable and responsible. It contrasts reliable amiability with careless habits, noting that forgetfulness and tardiness erode affection, while dependable behavior sustains it. Sir William Robertson.
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Sir William Robertson
British Textile Association Hikes Handkerchief Sizes
The Wholesale Textile Association of Britain in London proposes larger handkerchiefs for women and children. Previously nine by eight inches were standard. the new minimums become ten by nine inches to protect public interests.
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Wholesale Textile Association of Britain
London
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Toronto
Air Mail
Empire
Empire Defence
Malta
Singapore
Thomas Inskip
House of Commons
Alice Brooks
Brooks
Eskimos
North
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