World Happenings Briefly Told
Hundreds of men have gone to work in bomber and fishery operations on the British Columbia coast. Harold Lake, writer of I Hear You Calling Me, died in London at 51. Forty six blind World War veterans met in Edinburgh for a reunion. Western Canada honey production may rise slightly per C Y Gooderham. Duncan Marshall named as possible Liberal candidate for Peel in Ontario provincial race. Hugh S Johnson promises renewed efforts to tackle Nira related issues. Thomas Laughran paid Emelyn Robert’s entrance fee with 3 000 coins after saving pennies in high school. Australia establishes first air force police branch. Aircraftsman Snook heads air peace officers training. Improved Churchill mail service adds midweek delivery and biweekly outgoing mail.
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British Columbia
Harold Lake
London
Scotland
Edinburgh
Canada
C. Y. Gooderham
Dominion
Thomas Laughran
Iiss
Emelyn Robert
Golden Gate Junior College
San Francisco
Australia
Air Force
Aiircraftsman
Snook
Churchill
Mussolini Takes Dentist In Stride Despite Pain
Dr Arrigo Pierno of Rome recalls Mussolini as a fearless patient who endures dental drills without flinching. The longtime private dentist, speaking in Chicago at the Centennial Dentist Congress, says the Duce never fears pain and bears down hard, resisting every effort to coax a confession of discomfort.
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Pala T Duce
Mussolini
Arrigo Pierno
Rome
Chicago
Plerno
TL Duce
Dr. Pierno
Not a Certainty About Regimes Enduring Forever
Noted writer cites Hitler’s claim that the Nazi regime will endure indefinitely, arguing history shows nothing lasts forever. Also reports balloonists Dr. Max Cosyns and Ernest De Muyter making 24 hour plus trips, with craft able to stay aloft or hover as planned. Italy’s wheat crop next year expected at 6,500,000 tons.
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Hitler
New York Evening Post
Max Cosyns
Pickard
Ernest Demuyter
Belgium
France
Cosyns
Italy
Paris Debuts World’s Largest Clock On Eiffel Tower
Parisians study a new luminous clock two thirds up the Eiffel Tower at 636 feet. The 63 foot diameter timepiece shows hours as colored lights and minute hands as electric light lines that glow for a minute before shifting. The mechanism is synchronized by electric motor timing.
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Paris
Eiffel Tower
Recipes For This Week Grape Juice And Jelly Making
Instructions describe making grape juice from 3 pounds of ripe grapes, adding water, squeezing juice, and preparing jelly with bottled fruit pectin. Details cover sugar ratios, boiling, stirring, and canning steps. Includes notes for tight skinned grapes and lemon juice addition. Produces about 11 glasses of jelly.
Youthful military style pattern for girls
A youthful model resembling military styling offers various color schemes: slate-blue crepe silk inspired, plus red and white, dark blue and white, or grey crepe silk options. The cape is removable and sleeves can be long or short. Style No. 740 fits sizes 14 to 42 inches bust with 4% yards of fabric for 39 inch and % yard for cape. Price 20 cents in stampa.
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Cape
Belongs To Flying Family Earns Lying A Certificate
Lord Londonderry the air minister and his family are described as lying in a satirical note. He earned an A certificate for a three hour solo flight and attitude test at Heston Middlesex, allowing solo flying but not passenger service. His second daughter Margaret Stewart gained an AY certificate, while youngest Mary Stewart, under 13, shows rapid advance toward solo flight under Capt Baker supervision.
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Lord Londonderry
Heston Airport
Middlesex
Margaret Stewar
Mary Stewart
Mary
W. H. Baker
Heston
Baker
Death of Dr. Wil lam Terrill Macoun Ottawa horticulturist
The death in Ottawa of Dr. William Terrill Macoun Dominion horticulturist was reported. He returned from Regina after the World Grain Exhibit and died in his 65th year. Born 1869 at Belleville Ontario he joined the Dominion Central Experimental Farm at 18. Survived by one son three daughters and a sister Mrs R A Kingman.
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Ottawa
Willam Terrill] Macoun
Dominion
Regina
Macoun
American Pomological Society
Roanoke
Virginia
Wilder
Belleville
Ont
Dominion Central Experimental Farm
R. A. Kingman
Wallingford, Vt
Arrot and Cabbage Salad Recipe Snippet
A recipe fragment lists ingredients for a carrot and cabbage salad: lemon gelatin, warm water, vinegar, salt, grated carrots, and finely shredded cabbage. The directions are incomplete, but the mixture appears to be a chilled gelatin salad with vegetables.
Gelatin Mold Salad For Eight Servings
Prepare gelatin by dissolving in warm water then add vinegar and salt. Chill until slightly thickened then fold in shredded carrots and cabbage. Turn into individual molds and chill until firm. Unmold onto crisp lettuce and garnish with mayonnaise. Serves eight.
How To Order Patterns in Winnipeg Newspaper
Instructions list patterns ordering from Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 1475 McDermot Ave. Include Pattern No. Nem tae veeeanee in reference. This notice conveys contact details and ordering steps for patterns.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Problems Of Statesmen In Modern Democracy Standards
The Glasgow Weekly Herald notes it is unfair to judge today’s statesmen by old standards. Statecraft faces new complexities and a democracy that demands accountability, recognizing the public’s power as a force that can threaten rulers in global chancelleries. It contrasts past ease in Europe with present scrutiny by ordinary citizens.
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Europe
Glasgow Weekly Herald
Camels Replaced by Tractors in Arabian Pilgrimage
Rev S M Zwemer says camel caravans across Arabia have been supplanted by caterpillar tractors. Automobile bodies adapted to tractors move thousands of Muslims yearly to the Holy City. Even in dull years, about 50 000 pilgrims make the journey.
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Arabian Deserts
S. M. Zwemer
Arabia
Holy
Historic Sites Board in Canada Preserves Monuments
In 1919 reps urged a national organization for historic site preservation. An honorary Historic Sites and Monuments Board was created, comprising eminent historians. The board’s recommendations go to the Department of the Interior, via the national parks branch for action.
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Canada
Dominion
Historic Sites and Monuments Board
Department of the Interior
National Parks Branch
Exploring Antarctic Flight Plans Await Ellsworth Arrival
Lincoln Ellsworth, famed aviator, has reached Auckland to await a vessel carrying an airplane and expedition gear for an Antarctic mission led by Ellsworth, Sir Hubert Wilkins, and Bernt Balchen. The group aims to depart New Zealand in November. Parisians can now read the Eiffel Tower clock at night as lights illuminate a 61 foot circumference jewel-like feature.
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Lincoln Ellsworth
Auckland
New Zealand
Ellsworth
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Bernt Balchen
Eiffel Tower
Supplies Shipped North After Ice Blocks Arctic Route
A rush order of 10 carloads of supplies for Hudsons Bay Company posts in the western Arctic has been shipped via waterways to replenish posts in that region. The shipment was needed after the 8.8 Annex was disabled and turned back by ice floes in the north Pacific.
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Hudson's Bay Company
Arctic
Northland
North Pacific
Disobedience and Blame in Saul’s Command
Sunday school lesson analyzes First Samuel chapters 9 to 11 focusing on Saul’s failure to fully destroy the Amalekites. Samuel confronts Saul at Gilgal over the spared king Agag and livestock, exposing deceit and shifting blame to the people. Commentary contrasts Saul’s stance with biblical warnings and cites Phillips Brooks on personal accountability.
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Samuel
Saul
Agag
God
Gilgal
Aaron
Moses
Adam
Eve
Pilate
Christ
Phillips Brooks
Yachtsmen Trust Marksmanship as Shells Fly Over Halifax Harbor
In Halifax harbor artillery crews fire at floating targets while racing yachts pass within a few feet of the line of fire. The yachtsmen and gunners ignore each other as high velocity shells scream overhead and splash nearby. Modern precision reduces danger in the danger zone. Licenses to keep cows are issued by the London County Council to fifty places in London, mostly in the East End, with over 1,000 cows. Oxford scientists liquefy helium for airships for the first time in England.
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Halifax
Halifax Harbor
London County Council
County of
London
East End
Tourists Increase Visit to Mexico
An expanding flow of travelers visits Mexico as tourist destinations attract more attention. Officials report rising international arrivals and revived interest in cultural sites, beaches, and historical landmarks. The trend boosts local economies and hospitality sectors across major cities.
Idea Is Sound One Dean Inge Urges Ministers Learn Medicine
Dean Inge argues ministers should study medicine to recognize when moral illness requires medical treatment. He spoke at London Hospital Medical College and Dental School while distributing prizes, stressing not to usurp doctors' roles. The idea, while sensible, may never be adopted.
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Inge
London Hospital Medical College
Dental School
Hamilton Spectator
Chivalrous Chicago Man Helps New York Visitor Off
A New York visitor riding a Chicago street car missed her stop. The motorman demanded who would exit. A thoughtful young man nearby stood and offered to alight, guiding her to safety and earning praise.
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New York
Chicago
Loop
New Yorker
Separated Fourteen Years Bride Reunites With Father
A baby girl abandoned fourteen years ago by her mother on the eve of an enemy threat was found by her father just before her wedding. Madeline Colette Rollet, raised as a foster child, reached 18 and became betrothed before the father located her in Lille France. He had thought his wife dead after demobilization and only then traced the daughter.
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Mile
Madeline Colette Rollet
Rollet
Lille
France
Hard To Break Habit Southerners Struggle With Mules
Paul A. Porter of the U S Farm Administration reports southern farmers face difficulty getting mules to plow up cotton under the cotton reduction plan. Farmers say mules won’t act right, but Porter explains the mule is being forced to trample stalks he was trained to protect, reversing long this behavior.
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United States Farm Administration
Paul A. Porter
Washington
Porter
Record Output Of Shoes Production For Canada
The June production of leather footwear in Canada reached 1 065 647 pairs, the highest monthly output since January 1828. This marks an increase of 211 083 pairs or 12 percent from the prior month and a rise of 406 455 pairs or 26 percent from the same period last year. Exports of leather footwear in June totaled 2 081 pairs, up 1 659 from the prior month and 776 from June 1922.
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Canada
Lost pennies puzzle prompts Cohen's careful reply
A short exchange has Cohen asked to subtract three pennies from eight. He pauses and questions whether he should lose three pennies at all, revealing a child’s cautious approach to a simple arithmetic prompt.
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Cohen
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Nira
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U.S
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Tiase
Betty Barclay
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Filer
Dr. Macoun
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Tae
Holy City
Movement For Preservation of
North
Elizabeth
the Humorist
England
Oxford
Mexico
Chivalry
Spain
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