World Happenings Briefly Told From Berlin to London
A long list of terse items covers bans on a poet in Berlin, possible U S moves on Canada posting a war secretary as ambassador, a Royal Navy hospital chief, a revived Mexican legend, a 4000 ton cruiser launched in Clydebank with royal attendance, a Canadian marksman honored by London, a Zeppelin death in Toronto, KLM route cuts amid pilot mobilization, the Tree class minesweepers named after forests, and British Columbia plans to train prospectors for a northern highway survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Helfer
Berlin
Harry R. Wootring
United States
Canada
Crenser
Royal Naval Hospital
Gosport
Luis Flores
Senorita Agripina Tovar Hamtrez
Kenya
Clydebank
Scotland
Gloucester
Frank Arthur Greenland
London
Zeppelin
Toronto
KLM
Paris
Stockholm
Admiralty
Are Always Practical Here in Chinese Wedding Mishap
A humorous Civil War era tale shows two brides mistaken for each other after sheltering from a storm in a tea-house. Veiled brides ride wrong sedan chairs, unnoticed by bearers, until arrival reveals the swap. Four families, equal status, accept Fate and keep the unintended matches.
Made Some Good Sales At World Poultry Congress
The British Columbia Congress Committee displaying five birds at the World Poultry Congress in Cleveland, Ohio reports sales of fowl and hatching eggs. About 200 birds were booked for Denmark New Zealand Cuba and several U S states. The display featured Buff Orpingtons Light Sussex White Wyandottes and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tti
Cleveland
Ohio
British Columbia Congress Committee
R.O.P
Denmark
New Zealand
Cuba
United States
Rhode Island
Plymouth Rocks
Bees Take Over Boat on British Cruiser at Portland Harbor
Bees swarmed a British naval cruiser at anchor in Portland Harbor and seized a boat from the davits. The incident forced the crew to call police to repel the uninvited visitors, a rare naval episode noted in these columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Harpor
The
Christian Science Monitor
Unusual House Finch Record Across British Columbia
A pair of house finches, far from their northern range, settled at Okanagan Landing BC in June. They built a nest on a Virginia creeper at the home of District Migratory Bird Officer J. A. Munro, laid at least five eggs, and fledged young that soon disappeared. The birds were shy and quiet, with sightings also at Penticton and Victoria, establishing the species in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casnal
Oregem
Idaho
Wyoming
Okanagan Landing
J. A. Munro
Department of Mines and Resources
Penticton
Victoria
B.C
Fingerprints Text Book Pirated in United States
Scotland Yard reports a U S copy of their latest fingerprints text book was pirated in the United States. J Edgar Hoover sent word that three Yard experts spent three years on the study detailing a new single fingerprint system. Copies were limited and the copyright rests with HM Stationery Office. The pirate sold the material via a postal course for would be graduates claiming Yard employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland Yard
U.S
Hoover
United States
Metropolitan
J. Edgar Hoover
G Hien
Yard
H.M. Stationery Office
Pumpkin Cream Pie and Bacon Bran Waffles Duo
A list of two breakfast and dessert recipes including Pumpkin Cream Pie and Bacon Bran Waffles. The pie uses pumpkin milk eggs brown sugar corn syrup and spices baked in a pastry shell with whipped cream garnish. The waffles mix bran flour baking powder salt egg yolks butter bacon and egg whites, baked in a hot waffle iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson's
Canada
Woman Receives Treasure From Raedwald Era Burial Ship
Ipswich coroner's jury rules the burial ship unearthed on August 2 belongs to Mrs Edith May Pretty. The find, the richest ancient jewellery hoard in Britain, includes coins gold armaments and utensils and is believed to be the tomb of Raedwald king of the East Angles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ipswich
Eng
Great Britain
Edith May Pretty
Raedwald
Coat Given To Museum In Hazebrouck Transfer
The long black cloak worn by Marshal Ferdinand Foch during World War I inspections was presented to the Casse Museum at Hazebrouck France by Foch’s widow known as Papa Foch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand Foch
Hazebruck
France
Papa” Foch
New Weather Predictor Uses Cascade of Mirrors
Dr C H Heck of North Carolina State College unveiled a delicate instrument for upper air temperature measurement. A cascade of mirrors concentrates sky light onto a thermocouple to detect thousandths of a degree changes, signaling weather for the next day. The device works day or night and responds to moisture and invisible cloud droplets in the upper atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Meteorological Society
C. H. Heck
North Carolina State College
Heck
Etiquette booklet offers guidance for gracious conduct
The notice promotes a 32 page etiquette booklet and related pamphlets from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union. It lists tips on introductions, handshakes, seating, door manners, and polite conversation. Readers can order by sending 15 cents to the Home Service Dept. at 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Cheery Button Front Cotton Pattern 4137
The Anne Adams Pattern 4137 offers a front buttoning cotton frock with side panels to slim hips and widen skirts, scalloped collar extending to revers, and optional contrasting fabric. Sizes 14 through 42 available. yardage listed for size 16. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Iceberg observations and Antarctic life notes
Mr. Mackintosh discusses iceberg formation and occasional black surface due to dust. He notes Antarctic seas teem with life compared to the land, and that most whale oil comes from Antarctic whaling. The piece also cites Andrew Carnegie’s fortune and Hugo’s Cambridge founding in 1257.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackintosh
Discovery 1I
Antarctic
London
A Vision of God in Isaiah 6 Sermon Recital
A Sunday School lesson on Isaiah 6 presents the prophet’s heavenly vision. The seraphim praise the Lord as the temple fills with divine light, revealing Isaiah’s own unworthiness and calling. He responds with willing service, “Here am I, send me.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Isaiah
Uzziah
Geal
B. Davidson
Phillips Brooks
Jehovah
Slim the 30 Horse Team Drivers A 1923 Feat
A Regina Leader-Post reader in Prescott Ontario reports possessing a photo of a man nicknamed Slim who in 1923 pulled a 30 horse hitch with nine wheat wagons carrying 1140 bushels to Vulcan Alberta. Western papers called it a championship feat unmatched since. The following year tractor wagons surpassed the load but no other 30 horse team matched Slim’s 1923 drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slim
S. A. Kingston
Regina
Leader-Post
Prescott
Ont
Kingston
Vulcan
Sask
Alta
Saskatchewan
MacLeod
Lethbridge
Western Wheatlands
Good Weather Prophet Nervous Dog Signals Storms
Hartford meteorologist Henry E. Hathaway cites a nervous dog as a key early storm detector for approaching thunderstorms. A Blue Hills area thunderclap prompted questions as dogs reportedly hear distant thunder before humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry E. Hathaway
Hartford
Millet Used Worldwide For Food And Fodder
Millet has long been grown as hay and for animal feed in the United States and is used by about a third of the world population to make flour for daily bread. The note continues with a fragment about a person or term Vod- appearing in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wine gains lead over Ka as Russia's favorite drink
A regional shift shows wine slowly overtaking Ka as Russia's preferred beverage. Experts note changing tastes amid evolving alcohol culture and market offerings, with wine now appearing more frequently in social and dining settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Lemon the key to scurvy defense in Mussolini army
The article notes scurvy rampant in the Abyssinian army on the Somalia front and claims Italian troops avoided it by issuing a lemon a day. It explains scurvy from Vitamin C deficiency, lists symptoms, and cites James Cook as a public health pioneer promoting fruit and vegetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somalia
Ethiopia
James Cook
Great Britain
Readers request full set of Dr McCullough cancer articles
Readers seeking the complete Dr McCullough cancer article collection may secure it by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. McCullough
Health League of Canada
Bond St
Toronto
Ont
British Columbia Clydesdales Sweep San Francisco Show
British Columbia bred Clydesdales dominated the Clydesdale classes at the Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco. From 70 horses, BC exhibitors captured most prizes with 15 horses, including 10 from Dominion Experimental Farm Agassiz and five mares from Colony Farm Essendale, shown under BC Horse Breeders Association leadership led by W H Hicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
San Francisco
North America
Dominion Experimental Farm
Agassiz
Colony Farm
Essendale
B.c
Open Doors and Safe Passage in Darkness
A guidance note explains using both hands to feel for a door in darkness. By placing thumbs together and spreading fingers, a wide area can be covered, preventing contact with fire or head. The method promises easier locating of a drop cord or small object overhead.
Unusual Photograph Captured From 23000 Feet
A U S Army Air Corps captain captured the world's longest range photo of Mt Shasta from 23000 feet altitude and 331 miles distance. The single exposure covered the greatest surface area ever photographed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Shasta
U.S. Army Air Corps
El Capitan Declared World’s Largest Unfractured Granite
In Youernite Valley the 3000 foot cliff El Capitan is described as the world’s biggest piece of unfractured granite, highlighting its massive scale and natural formation.
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el Capitan
Youernite Valley
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W. J. Asseltine
B.C. Congress Committee
Calumet
Home Service
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Hugo
Ely
College of
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der Lustige
Isiah
Teaah
Ontario
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
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