World Happenings Briefly Told In One Column
Navy propagandists warned Japan not to read the American fleet’s Pacific withdrawal as a goodwill gesture. A winter camp will station about a thousand men at Prince Albert National Park per J A Wood. William F Caribou, longtime Alaska mail carrier and friend of Jack London, died in Tacoma. Mussolini was named minister of both navy and air after Balbo and Sirianni resign. The London Daily Express foresees an empire shipping conference in London next year. Palermo fishermen report finding the skeleton of the Dixmuda dirigible wreck site. Jasper Highway work approved by Interior Minister Thomas Murphy to extend to the British Columbia border. A 20-year-old apple tree near St Joseph Missouri bears seeds and fruit like Jonathan. Soviet absorption capacity for American machinery and consumer goods deemed unlimited by Louis Kon in Montreal.
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Pacific
Prince Albert National Park
J. A. Wood
Wiliam F.caribou Bi Coupar
Alaska
Tacoma
Wash
Jack London
Victor Examianne
Benito Mussolini
Navy
Air
Italo Balbo
Giuseppe Sirianni
London Daily Express
London
Palermo
Sicily
Africa
Thomas Murphy
Jasper Highway
Jasper
British Columbia
Perry Fulkerson
St. Joseph
Missouri
Jonathan
Soviet Union
Louis Kon
Canada
Soviet Russia
Montreal
Letter Numerals Reach Halifax Soldier in Wellington Barracks
Postal workers sorted a mysterious envelope sent to Halifax Nova Scotia containing only numbers rather than a letter. The figures matched the alphabet positions, and the coded message was eventually delivered to a soldier at Wellington barracks.
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Haliiax
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Uttie
Wellington Barracks
Nickel Exports Jump In First Half Of Fiscal Year
Canadian exports of partially manufactured nickel surged 450 percent in the first half of the current fiscal year compared with the same period in 1932. Value rose from 2 908 120 to 23 473 280 dollars. Also noted is an Ada Ohio light bulb on display at the Chicago World's Fair and a claim that nearly half of England's 44 500 060 residents are smokers.
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Ada
Ohio
Chicago
W. H. Froud
England
Thames water transport revival eyed by private firms
Private enterprises may reintroduce a service of “water buses” on the Thames calling at long-neglected piers once served by the pen ny steamers. Boats would reach 17 miles an hour with non stop routes between Hammersmith and London Bridge in about 83 minutes amid revived passenger demand.
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Tee
Tela
Government urged to probe rising Northern Ireland road deaths
The Ulster Automobile Club asks the government to appoint a committee to investigate the high number of automobile accidents in Northern Ireland. At a Belfast meeting it was shown that cars claim at least 20 lives daily and that accident totals have not fallen despite current government efforts.
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Northern Ireland
Ulster Automobile Club
Belfast
Autoenobile
A Few Sips A Pow Conte Coughs Colds Gene
A cryptic fragmentary note mentions a few sips and coughs with reference to Conte and Gene. The text is garbled, providing limited readable facts about names and illness. No clear event, date, place, or outcome is discernible from the fragments.
History Reposts Sell This Thue United States And Rumin Change Places
Ottawa Journal notes the long arc of recognition between nations from Catherine to Roosevelt and Russia, highlighting how expediency, trade, and power shaped when states acknowledged each other. The piece contrasts early anti liberal stances with later diplomacy and national interests.
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United States
Rumin
Roosevelt
Russia
Catherine
American Republic
Paul
Alexander T
Ottawa Journal
Crunchy Caramel Frosting From Helen E Kimball Recipe
Borden Company of Toronto presents a frosting recipe by Helen E Kimball. The Crunchy Caramel Frosting uses caramelized sweetened condensed milk, lemon extract, and rice flakes to coat and bake onto cake for a crisp finish.
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Food Service Department
Borden Company
Toronto
Marshmallow Caramel Frosting Recipe Steps
A frosting method using 12 marshmallows and coconut to top a cake. Caramelized condensed milk is prepared by boiling cans for three hours, then chilled. The frosting is spread and coconut sprinkled, then baked briefly in a hot oven until coconut browns.
Singapore airport patterned after best in England
An airport in Singapore is being modeled on top European facilities. The new aerodrome lies ten minutes from downtown by car, replaces an old field on the island’s far side, and sits on a drained mangrove swamp of about 70 acres.
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England
Singapore
Straits Settlements
Singapore Island
Debate Over Public Executions and Crime Control
The article discusses proposed public executions for repeat offenders as a cure for crime, citing a Chicago judge who argues the habitual criminal forfeits the right to live. It notes reformatisms and warns that past gallows and summary punishment did not deter crime, urging an updated approach.
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Soket
United States
Chicago
Hammilton
Betty Barclay Weeklies: Beef and Squid Mold Recipe
Betty Barclay shares a two dish method. Simmer beef in salted water until tender then chop. Cook squid to one cup and mix with vinegar sugar sage thyme Worcestershire and salt. Bind with beef, press into a mold, chill, and serve with tomatoes lettuce and mayonnaise.
Graham Muffins Recipe
A vintage recipe for Graham muffins uses graham flour salt baking powder sugar eggs milk and melted butter. Mix dry ingredients sift with graham flour then add beaten eggs and milk gradually fold in shortening and bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes yields 18 muffins.
Italian Claims Perishable-Paint Pigments Could Outlast Time
The Manchester Guardian reports an Italian claim of discovering imperishable pigments that resist aging for thousands of years. If true, artists long scorned may gain posterity worthy materials and art lovers would lament that such a breakthrough did not arrive centuries ago.
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Manchester
Guardian
Paul in Athens Sermon Echoes Unknown God Text
A devotional meditation on Paul’s Areopagus address in Athens, highlighting his approach to the unknown god inscription and his courteous preaching. Reflections compare ancient superstition to modern trends in fortune telling and praise Athens as a cultured setting for missionary dialogue.
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St. Paul
Mars Hill
Paul
Christian Advocate
Nashville
Popular Science
King George sends wishes for 150th Sunday school anniversary
The message from King George honors the 150th anniversary of Canada’s first Sunday school begun in 1783 at St. Paul’s Church Halifax. Rev. Dr. Savary notes royal correspondence alongside messages from church and civic bodies. Halifax’s St. Paul’s is Canada’s oldest Protestant church, opened in 1750. Beneath the church lie tombs of governors and notable figures.
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Canada
Church of St. Paul's
Halifax
T. W. Savary
St. Paul's
Not The Only Ones Recorders Spark Telephone Gabfest Debate
A German inventor markets an attachment that records both sides of a phone conversation on durable records. The St. Thomas Times-Journal questions its use for early morning talks between two women, while the Toronto Star notes many men’s business chats could sound similar if recorded.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
Toronto Star
St Dunstan's War Blind Work Praised in 18th Report
Winnipeg Free Press notes the 18th annual St Dunstan's report detailing progress since 1915, with 1300 blinded veterans at armistice rising to about 2000. It highlights training, leisure, and employment programs, music lessons, and a broad range of crafts and sports, plus leadership from Canada’s National Institute for the Blind.
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St. Dunstan's
London
Empire
St. Dunstan’s
Canada
National Institute For the Blind
Sir Neville Pearson
Tan Fraser
Winnipeg Free Press
Shepherd Dick Guards Strange Flock Found Near Suffolk
Dick the shepherd who vanished from his Suffolk home reappeared guarding an unfamiliar flock he had adopted, making headlines as an idle life tale.
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Suffolk
England
Vagrants Include 2,000 Boys Under Twenty-One
A report notes about 50,000 vagrants tramping English highways, among them an estimated 2,000 boys under the age of 21. The statistic highlights youth vulnerable to homelessness and street life amid broader social concerns.
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England
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