World Happenings Briefly Told
British Columbia will consider a four cent antismum wage for domestic help. Alberta legislature discusses Manchukuo, while Canada withholds official recognition. A new conciliations board is set for CN telegraph disputes in maritime provinces. Manitoba hosts famine relief and traveling clinics for children. British MP David Kirkwood seeks imperial pension claims. Hog grading debated in Commons. Utah earthquakes shake Salt Lake City and surrounding regions.
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British Columbia
George
Person
Alberta
D. M. Duggan
Manchukuo
House of Commons
J. A. Bradette
North Temiskaming
Canadian National Telegraph
Maritime Provinces
W. A. Gordon
Ukrainian Famine Relief Committee
Ir Winnipeg
Manitoba
R. A. Hoey
David Kirkwood
Britain
Imperial Exservicemen
Canada
Phe
Ministry of “Pensions
Agricultural Committee of the Commons
Montreal
Montreal Benefactor Leaves Large Sum to Eastern Institution
The Montreal born ophthalmic surgeon Dr John Bowring Lamwtb eo leaves a will probated at 315000 dollars. McGill University receives 5000 dollars for its library and museum. London Ophthalmic Hospital gets 50000 dollars and the British National Blind Library receives 25000 dollars. The remaining estate is to be split between McGill and St Thomas Hospital London.
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Montreal
McGn! University
John Bowring Lamwtbeo
Harley Street
McGill
B. Library
London
London Opthalmic Hospital and $25,000 To the Bri-' Miah National Blind Library
St. Thomas Hospital
Carbon Dioxide in Air and Natural Occurrences
The text explains how carbon dioxide arises from combustion and decay, is removed by plants, and dissolves in water. It notes the gas as colorless and heavier than air, with a cave case in Naples where gas from the floor can suffocate a dog while a man remains unaffected.
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Naples
Octogenarians and Septuagenarians Marry in England 1933
The registrar general's 1933 review shows 86 octogenarians and 428 septuagenarians wed in England and Wales. Most octogenarian spouses were widowers. among septuagenarian brides and grooms 551 were men, and only one man over 90 married, a widower.
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England
Wales
Registrar-General's
Bootleggers Drafted for Land Reclamation in Finland
Finland arrests many bootleggers under new law and builds 200 inmate barracks in Lukeva district. Sentenced bootleggers will reclaim marshy and rocky land. Government reports 129000 gallons of contraband liquor served in the first 11 months of 1933.
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Finland
Lukeva
Concrete relief map marks Nova Scotia border landmark
A massive concrete relief map straddling Nova Scotia and New Brunswick stands as a world sized display. Erected three years ago it stretches about 1500 feet long and 60 feet high, its vivid colors highlighted by flood lights at night.
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Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Windsor Park man uses wind powered light plant
In Windsor Park Alberta R H Bowne reports his wind driven lighting plant cut heating and lighting costs this winter. A backyard device built from an automobile charging setup powered two storage batteries to light and gate his home.
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R. H. Bowne
Windsor Park
Alberta
Mr. Bowne
Moving Captain Cook’s Cottage to Melbourne With Ivy Rooted
The cottage from Great Ayton England is being moved to Melbourne Australia. Workers will transplant ivy from the walls as part of the relocation effort.
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Captain Cook
Great Ayton
England
Melbourne
Australia
Greenland Find Reveals Sea Creature And 2000 Fossil Fish
Dr. Lauge Roth's Greenland expedition lands a four legged sea creature and over two thousand fossilized fish specimens in Copenhagen. The discovery showcases diverse marine life from ancient Greenland waters and highlights Roth's significant palaeontological work.
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Greenland
Copenhagen
Lauge Roth
Large Japanese Coast Catch Surpasses Thirty-Feet Length
A crab exceeding 31 feet in length was netted recently off Japan’s coast. The find highlights unusual sea life sizes and coastal fishing reports from the region.
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Japan
Annual Conference Outlines Practical Problems Of Agriculture
Winnipeg hosts the Colonization Finance Corporation and Western managers for their annual conference on rural appraising and farm management. D. Howard Doane of St Louis presents on rural appraisal. sessions cover moisture conservation, weed control, land use, water supply, and hog production to exploit British market opportunities.
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Colonization Finance Corporation
Winnipeg
Canada Colonization Association
D. Howard Doane
St. Louis
E. Todd
Industrial and Development Council
Canadian Meat Packers
Toronto
Dominion Mortgage and Investment Association
Montreal
Canadian Colonization Association
Canadian Pacific Railway
Aad
Manitoba
Brandon
Dauphin
Portage la Prairie
Moosomin
Daupain
Saskatchewan
Birtle
Man
Oxton
Weyburn
Indian Head
Canora
Yorkton
Suak
Meee
Canada Life Assurance Company
Confederation Life Association
Imperial Life Assurance Company
Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada
Waterloo
National Trust Company, Limited
North American Life Assurance Company
Royal Trust Company
Canada
Ottawa
Reinoehl
R. W. Gowland
C. R. Bradford
George H. Jones
A. R. Judson
W. C. Kent
H. J. Siemens
A. J. Clark
M. L. Sterzer
Detoraine
W. J. McLeod
K. McLean
Sask
J. B. Day
Oxbow
W. Harkness
H. B. Sommerfeld
Bootman
J. F. Weston
Imperial Life Assirrance Company
T. C. &. Herzer
Manoa
W. Hastie
Fashion Trends Report From London Spring Runway
A report notes broad white stripe motifs appearing in mop suits for London spring collections. The item mentions coffee as a native plant of Abya Sinia.
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London
Abyasinia
Hurricane fallout hits Jamaica farms and markets still
Ongoing agricultural losses from last year’s hurricanes strain Jamaica’s farmers. Officials warn recovery is slow as storms disrupted crops, livestock, and supply chains across parishes, with export and local markets affected into the current season.
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Jamaica
Sunday School Lesson on Christ the Son of the Living God
Devotional text reviews Matthew 16 and 17 with the disciples’ question about Jesus identity. Peter declares Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the living God, while commentary contrasts prophets like Elijah and Jeremiah and discusses the call to discipleship and the cross as a path to divine peace.
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Christ
Matthew
Leeson
Jesus
Caesarea Philippi
Johan the Baptist
Bo Herod
Mt. 114
John
Joan
John the Baptist
H. Jowett
Elijah
Jere- Ddah
Jesis
Jeremiah
Peter
God
Donald Hankey
England
Belgium
Canada weighs new name for ugli fruit in Montreal market
Importers in Montreal debate renaming ugli fruit while a shipment of 2 500 specimens from British Honduras and Jamaica arrives in Halifax aboard the Lady Sonmera and Cathcart and speeds to the Montreal market. The fruit is described as a cross between an orange and a grapefruit with an intriguing flavor.
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Montreal
Halifax
British Honduras
Jamaica
Lady Sonmera
Cathcart
Government measures boost business in Germany
Government measures are reported to be stimulating business activity in Germany, with officials noting improved market sentiment and increased commercial activity across key sectors. Analysts expect sustained growth as policies continue.
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Germany
Gillett’s Pure Flake Lye Promises Easy Toilet Care
Promote a toilet cleaner that claims to remove stains in bowls and drains without scrubbing or harming enamel or plumbing. Features disinfectant action, odor elimination, and weekly use. Ad offers a free booklet with cleaning and soap making directions from Standard Brands Limited in Toronto.
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Gillett
Standard Brands Limited
Fraser Avenue
Liberty Street
Toronto
Ontario
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Scotts Zmulsion
Salt Lake City
Utah
Idaho
Wyoming
Nevada
California
McGill University
A. Garden
W. N. UL
Louis L. Lamg
Galt, Ont
A. F. Weston
Frank W. Relvecht
Herzer
Spohn
Toronto Type Foundry Co., Limited
Gillett’s
Denicotea
Rob
Shopsew Co
Bisree Mandey
Blors
Rutherford
Ross Melulejoha
Waitrd Chantler & Chantler. Ltd
Wellington St
Ont
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