Duke of Kent Succeeds as Grand Master of England
The Duke of Kent is installed Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England at Olympia in a ceremony witnessed by about ten thousand masons from around the world. The King, a past Grand Master, installs his brother, continuing a centuries old royal Masonic tradition.
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Duke of Kent
Wiltshire
United Grand Lodge of England
Duke of
Edward VII
Duke of Connaught
London Daily Sketch
Canada mobilizes ships and Red Cross drives advance
Wartime measures sweep Canada as government requisitions vessels and outfits them for service. A national Red Cross appeal is planned for Nov. 13 while Canada reports a strong seven month trade surplus. Poles in Ontario donate to relief and Canadians prepare to shelter British refugees. Scouts offer help to Prime Minister King as major fall events are canceled for troop housing.
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Vermillion
Edmonton
Canadian Red Cross Society
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ian Mackenzie
Ottawa
Hamilton
Ont
Red Cross
Great Britain
Canadian Women's Committee
Margaret P. Hyndman
Toronto
National Council of the Red Cross Society of Canada
Government House
King
Edward Beatty
General Council
The
Boy Scouts’ Association
Numerous Endings Proposed for Edwin Drood by Dickens Fellows
The unfinished Dickens mystery Edwin Drood has drawn over 450 alternate conclusions gathered by the Dickens Fellowship. The note compares the diversity of moth and butterfly families, noting about nine times as many moth groups as butterfly groups.
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Edwin Drood
Charlies Dickens
Dickens Fellowship
Canadian Tuberculosis Association meeting in Winnipeg
Specialists from across Canada met in Winnipeg for the annual Canadian Tuberculosis Association gathering to plan unified action between Dominion and provincial authorities. The discourse highlighted over 6 000 TB deaths in Canada last year and noted a Quebec public education campaign that doubled visits to dispensaries and clinics, despite Quebec accounting for 28 percent of Canada’s population yet 43 percent of TB deaths.
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Canada
Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Winnipeg
Dominion
Quebec Province
Lasalle Laberge
Quebec City
Arthur
Home Service Craft Box Makes Cheery Gift Accessory
A guide describes making a splash proof garden bathroom box from an ordinary cardboard box. Cover with oilcloth in bright colors, bind edges, and attach a top flap. Suggested uses include lamp shades, candy bowls, soapflake holders, and other novelties. Order the booklet Hand-Made Gift Novelties for 15 cents from Winnipeg address, with other titles available.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg
N Union
McDermot Ave. E
Adorable pattern 4209 dress for misses ages 12 20
Anne Adams Pattern 4209 offers a bib yoke frock with circular skirt and single front seam. Choose puffed or short flared sleeves with optional contrasted yoke bands pockets and sash. Sizes 12 through 20, yardage 3 1/2 yards for size 16. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Memorial cairn honors explorer David Thompson in Windermere
A stone cairn dedicated September 4 in Wilmer Windermere BC honors David Thompson famed land geographer who died in poverty in Montreal. Dr Mary Crawford unveiled it after Judge Howay spoke. Cap E N Russel led park officials. Readings included Bliss Carman poem and John Murray Gibbon ballad.
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David Thompson
Montreal
Wilmer
B.C
Windermere
Windermere Valley
Mary Crawford
Winnipeg
F. W. Howay
New Westminster
National Sites and Monuments Board
E. N. Russel
Yoho and Kootenay National Parks
Field
Bliss Carman
John Murray Gibbon
Canada
United States
Mississippi
Lake Athabasca
Judge Howay
New Air Safety Device Aids Fire Suppression On Aircraft
The Gravinor equipment devised by Captain H. M. Salmond and adopted by the Air Ministry provides automatic fire suppression in RAF aircraft. A methyl bromide bottle near the engine releases gas via four switches including pilot control, crash pendulum, rollover gravity, and a flame detector, aiming to save lives by extinguishing engine fires.
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Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
H. M. Salmond
Royal Indian Marine
Sunday School Lesson on Isaiah Prophecy
Golden text cites Isaiah 9 6 describing Wonderful Counselor Mighty God Everlasting Father Prince of Peace. Lesson references Isaiah 7 14 9 1 7 11 1 5 and devotional reading Luke 1 46 55 highlighting messianic prophecy and birth narratives.
The Value Of Birds
Experts warn that six to ten years without birds would end the earth’s animate system. Insects would multiply unchecked, threatening to smother and devour all living things.
Diesel locomotive tops testing on world’s highest line near La Paz
The British built diesel locomotive passed all tests on the world’s highest line near La Paz Bolivia. It climbed six miles with a gradient of one in fourteen through sharp S curves to the plateau 2 000 feet above the city and 16 000 feet above sea level.
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la Paz
Bolivia
Foxes and Wolves Seen With Pups and Kits in Text
A note explains that young foxes and wolves are called pups while kits refer to young beaver mink and muskrat. The terminology clarifies animal offspring names used in natural history references.
Fines Push Young People to Prison at Alarming Rate
Estimates say two youths aged 16 to 21 enter prison daily due to unpaid fines. The saying wise words are those you do not utter in anger accompanies the brief note.
Missionary Geese Tag Aids Canada Geese Study At Miner Sanctuary
Salvation Army leader George L. Carpenter visits Jack Miner at Kingsville Ontario and helps band Canada Geese. Miner tags birds with scripture on the leg to spread the gospel, earning hunters the nickname Jack Miner’s missionary geese.
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George L. Carpenter
The
Salvation Army
Jack Miner
Kingsville
Ontario
Canada
North America
The Promised Sign and Immanuel in Isaiah’s Vision
A compact summary of Isaiah’s prophecies on the sign to Ahaz and the future Messiah. It notes Immanuel as “God with us” and interprets the child as the anticipated Lord in Isaiah 7 and the coming ideal ruler in Isaiah 11, linking the predictions to Jesus Christ and Luke 1:32. It cites Dummelow and F. B. Meyer for theological interpretation and context.
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Isaiah
Ahaz
Judah
Dummelow
Immanuel
God
Christ
Assyria
Cedars
Lebanon
Jehovah
Jesse
David
Lord
Rome
F. B. Meyer
Mixed His Characters Bruce Barton Story at Reception
At a reception Bruce Barton quips on literary allusions with a butcher tale. A rich customer insists on exactly one pound of filet for an important luncheon, prompting a joke that blends Shylock and Holmes.
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Bruce Barton
Shylock Holmes
Philadelphia Inquirer
Department OF Agriculture Introduces Self Grading Beef Cattle System
Farmers can grade their beef cattle using a new system of body measurements and feed records developed by the Department of Agriculture. The program aims to help producers assess herd quality and optimize feeding practices.
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Department of Agriculture
Paris Publishes Special Newspaper for Beggars
A Paris edition targets beggars with a specialized daily, offering streetwise headlines and practical notices. The publication appears as a humanitarian aid effort, featuring local helpers, charity groups, and city supporters to aid those in need.
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Paris
Ontario Eyes Health First in New Elementary Program
Ontario education officials announce a health oriented reform for schools led by Hon Dr L J Simpson. The plan shifts focus from knowledge to action with daily health habits checking and regular pupil health examinations. Arithmetic will drop in priority to make room for broader health and physical training.
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Ontario
L. J. Simpson
Cancer articles set available via Health League of Canada
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCulloughs cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont. This classified notice invites subscribers to request the full compilation through mail correspondence.
Car salesman teases buyer with back view
A playful exchange has a salesman urging a buyer to judge a 1939 model by its rear appearance. The buyer remains unsure, while the salesman insists the back view defines the car’s worth, arguing that is what most people notice.
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Ud and
Lipton
Ralph Day
Coliseum
Canadian National Automobile Building
Mickie
Home Service
Health League
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Truar Fias
Pancend
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