World Happenings Briefly Told
Lime production in Canada in 1930 reached 490 802 tons valued at 4 038 698 dollars. Miss Ruth Nichols Rye avia trix abandoned trans Atlantic flight plans this year. Fort William district to get an experimental farm led by Vincent Massey. A party of prominent Canadians sailed on the Empress of Canada for Hangchow China for Pacific relations conference. Edward Miles Memphis sailed solo around the world arriving in Honolulu from Yokohama. A commercial treaty between Great Britain and Brazil signed in Rio de Janeiro. Naval shipbuilding valued over 200 million dollars to begin with 11 destroyers costing 50 million. United States and Germany agree on a one year suspension of payments under mixed claims awards. Manitoba to ship potatoes to southwestern Manitoba to ease shortages. transportation costs borne by government. China and Panama elected to League of Nations council. Persia and Venezuela retire after three years. Spain re elected. Mexico and Hungary receive two votes. British Foreign Office says no delay to next year disarmament conference. meeting set for February 2.
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Ruth Nichols
Rye
N.Y
Aviatrix
Fort William
Department of Agriculture
Vincent Massey
Hangchow
China
Edward Miles
Memphis, Tenn
Honolulu
Yokohama
Great Britain
Brazil
Foreign Office
Rio de Janeiro
Afranio Mello Franco
Keeling
United States Navy Department
United States
Germany
Mixed Claims Commission
Manitoba
Panama
Council of the
League of Nations
Persia
Venezuela
League
Spain
Mexico
Hungary
Saskatchewan fires to be cut by school based plan
Hon J F Bryant announces a province wide fire prevention scheme using school children. A hazard chart shows 61 home fire causes sent to every school to educate and involve pupils and parents in removing risks with a nationwide competition and prizes for top work.
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J. F. Bryant
K.C
Saskatchewan
Saskatchean
Bryant
Lorna Doone
R. D. Blackmore
Department of Education
Regina
Counting the Stars Takes 700 Years at Vatican Observatory
An industrious astronomer at the Vatican Observatory says it would take a man counting 25 stars per second about 700 years to tally all the stars in the heavens. The remark highlights the vast scale of the cosmos and the observational limits faced by early 20th century science.
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Vatican City
Frozen lard in 28 pound cakes shipped to Europe
Brazil exports frozen lard packed in 28 pound cakes wrapped in wax paper to European markets. The unusual format highlights how lard products are being marketed for continental buyers amid ongoing trade.
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Brazil
Will Be Customs Officer Vancouver Man Will Have Charge Of Churchill
T Rogs Moulton of Vancouver will be the first customs and excise officer at the new Churchill port. He will oversee entering and clearing of vessels during wheat dispatch from Canada’s grain port. Moulton, with over 30 years in service, previously managed the Yukon during its boom period.
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Vancouver
Customs and Excise
Churchill
T. Rogs Moulton
B.C
Moulton
Canada
Yukon
Quick action notes on Douglas' Egyptian Liniment
Quick action saves trouble and keeps Douglas' Egyptian Liniment handy. It stops bleeding instantly and cauterizes wounds. It quickly relieves barber's itch and ringworm. A light travels faster than sound so we see lightning before thunder, though they are simultaneous.
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Douglas
Prairie Manufacturing Leads in 1929 Output Across Prairies
Manitoba tops the prairie provinces in manufacturing output for 1929 with goods valued at 164,909,127 dollars from 2,501 plants. Alberta follows at 107,556,792 dollars and Saskatchewan at 80,501,159 dollars.
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Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Kruschen Salts Claim Pain Relief for Rheumatism
An advertisement recounts Mrs A E D's relief from knee and joint pain after taking Kruschen Salts for a year. It attributes pain to uric acid crystals from sluggish organs and promises internal cleansing and lasting regularity with the six salts, urging readers to buy a bottle.
Sunday School Lesson September 27
Devotional excerpts and reflections tease themes of faith and obedience. Notable quotes from Abbott Fox Ruskin Whittier and Slosson frame Scripture like Acts 14 27 and Matthew 15 31 33 urging living with Jesus, resisting worldly judgment, and embracing diverse paths to God.
Indus tries report shows capital investment and employment
The report lists capital investment totaling 339,678,100 and 48,113 employees in the indus tries. An old advertisement promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for humans and cattle with claims of curing colds and aches and preventing trips to the doctor.
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Thomas
New stamping machine hailed to revolutionize industry
The Daily Mail described a new stamping and pressure machine capable of general use from watch mechanisms to motor car bodies and for making nails bricks and composite materials. The paper claimed the device would transform British industry.
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The
Daily Mail
the Mail
New Popcorn Strain Pops to Unusual Size
A newly developed popcorn strain yields unusually large kernels and expanded kernels when popped, surprising producers with striking size increases and potential culinary uses.
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Yicckss
R. A. Eden
House of Commons
J. F. Bryant, KC
Putnam's
Prairie Manufacturing
Asia
Jesus
Man
God
Cyprian
Lyman Abbott
H. E. Fox
Lenine
Genoa
St. Stephen
Ruskin
Whittier
Japan
Antioch
Benny
Ethiopia
Settin
Annie Trumbull Slosson
Minard
King OF
PAIN
Liniment
Home For ‘Bordens
Borden
Borden Co Limited
Bordens Chocolate
Atents
Ramsay Co
Nan
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