World Happenings Briefly Told
The Royal Scot will arrive in Canada and begin its Dominion tour on October 26 in Vancouver. A French Russian commercial agreement for product interchange was reported after lengthy negotiations. A Canada Saskatchewan air link plan sees the third government plane delivered with Flight-Lieutenant Carter at the controls. Archibald Manheog, a Canadian lumber commissioner to London, died in Toronto hospital. Aircraft freighting moves across the Fitzgerald Fort Smith portage by air now under way. Canada may launch a new conversion loan around October 1 due to London market success and improving money conditions.
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Cacags
Canada
Vancouver
Meid
Carve
Alta
Mike Shargee
Archibald C. Manheog
London
England
Toronto
Saskatchewan
Royal Canadian Air Force
Ottawa
F. M. Carter
Fitzgerald-Fort Smith
Cile Portage
Fitzgerald
Fort Smith
Roosevelt Pact Limits On Hours For Labor Debate
A Financial Post excerpt discusses laws setting maximum weekly hours for physical labor while noting no legal cap exists for the hours of creative, intellectual work. It cites President Roosevelt’s agreement on minimum wages and long hours and argues that real creators seek freedom to work as long as they choose, beyond any restrictive cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Financial Post
Petrol from coal promises Britain big industrial stimulus
The Regina Daily Star reports Britain will back a 35 million pound Billingham plant producing 70 million gallons of petrol yearly, with 2,000 workers and coal absorption for 850,000 tons. Doncaster and other coalfield plants slated to create tens of thousands more jobs, boosting iron and steel demand. seven pence per gallon quality petrol expected, despite high initial costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
Imperial Chemical Industries
Billingham-on-Tees
Doncaster
South Wales
Northumberland
Lancashire
Forest and Dean
Kent
Regina Daily Star
Prefer Staying On Ship Port Of Churchill Has No Attraction
Sailors in Churchill port find the season promising for business yet lament the dull townsite and construction camps. They report ashore games of billiards, orangeade, and postcard shopping before seeking other harbors for wine and song. Railway board notes 352 Canadian accidents in June 157 injuries 16 deaths across highways and crossings. Ontario tops provinces with seven highway crossing incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Church DW
Canada
Board of Railway Commissioners
Ontario
Parsnip Cream Bake From Betty Barclay
Four medium parsnips boiled until tender then pureed. Stir in salt pepper sugar and butter. Make a sauce with butter flour and milk, add to parsnips with two egg yolks. Fold in stiff egg whites, bake in buttered dish 25 minutes, serve hot.
Berry and Apple Conserves with Nut Meat
A recipe combines 2 cups blueberries and 2 cups tart apples with 3 cups sugar and chopped nut meats. Add juice of 1 lemon and half a lemon, cook until thick and clear, then stir in nut meats. Pour into hot jars, seal tightly while hot.
Bootblack Ierardi Leaves Estate From Grand Central Concession
Pietro A Ierardi of Elmsford who ran bootblack concessions at Grand Central Terminal for 35 years left an estate of 150 815 gross and 121 001 net per a transfer tax appraisal. He died July 7 1932 and was a Naples native who came to America at 15. His assets included real estate in New York and Westchester, 11 bank accounts totaling 21000 and mortgages of 7289 with only 17 of the estate in stocks and bonds.
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Pietro A. Ierardi
Elmsford
Ierardi
Grand Central ‘Terminal
New York
Naples
America
Westchester
Rewards Not So Meagre in Wheat Contest
Henry Travis of Pullman Washington won a local best wheat contest and received three gallons of ice cream from fellow grain growers. The junior expresses that agricultural rewards may not be as meagre as recently pictured. Poland has placed a virtual moratorium on agricultural debts.
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Henry Travis
Pullman, Wash
Junior
How To Order Patterns Aforem Winnipeg Union
Winnipeg Pattern NG.0 Mame address 176 McDermot Ave listed for pattern orders. Includes instruction to contact Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern access.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Destruction Week Hits Haarlem Bulb Market
In Haarlem and Holland a bulb destruction week destroyed hundreds of thousands of tulips hyacinths and related bulbs to curb supply and raise prices. The effort, led by an adjustment committee for rehabilitation of the industry, parallels Brazilian coffee burning as a price control tactic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helland
Haarlem
Holland
Vacuum cleaners replace bucket and mop on deck cleanup
A report notes vacuum cleaners are taking over deck cleaning duties on British war vessels replacing traditional bucket and mop methods. The shift highlights modernization of maintenance aboard historic ships and naval training practices.
Advocates Change in Form of Education
Advocates urge rethinking education to fit life after school. Hon Newton D Baker calls for capitalistic readjustment and lifelong learning, stressing youth training aligned with real-world needs and expanded adult education to shape informed public opinion. He cites world governance influence and value of continued education amid unemployment.
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Newton D. Baker
Institute of Pacific Relations
Baker
Mr. Baker
The Farm Horse Decline Affects Economic Situation
Census notes show land once used for horse feed shifted to cotton wheat and corn boosting acreage. Pamphlet The Farm Horse urges farmers to raise horses and mules as business, linking a 6,318,606 drop in farm horses and 836,170 fewer on farms to lower prices, reduced purchasing power, and broader economic impact across the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Census Bureau
Z. R. Pettet
Canada
Ontario
Woodstock frentinel-Review
Tungsten wire spans long miles from tiny ounce
One ounce of tungsten yields 17.7 miles of wire with a thickness of three ten thousandths of an inch, used for three-watt electric lamps, illustrating remarkable material efficiency.
Jonathan and David Friendship in Bible Lesson
Sunday School lesson outlines the covenant between Jonathan and David from 1 Samuel chapters 18 to 20. It highlights Jonathan’s selfless love, David’s acceptance, and the nobility of friendship, underscored by devotional readings from Romans.
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Samuel
Jonathan
David
Saul
Abner
Israel
Dr. Matheson
Biologist Speaks On Heredity At Oxford Summer School
D Ward Cutler, a biologist, argued that brilliant children stem from birth traits and right environment, while those from low-grade parents remain below average. He warned education alone cannot create great scientists without innate characteristics. Mrs E Franklin urged simple, loving care over modern training, noting a child’s heart still leaps at a rainbow and too often is starved.
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D. Ward Cutler
British Social Hygiene Council
Oxford
E. Franklin
World Federation of Education Associations
Dublin
Abe
Faraday Building to Unify World Telephone Link
London’s Faraday building will host a vast, modern exchange center to serve over 32,000,000 telephone subscribers. The six storeys will cover 109,000 square feet and feature automatic timing devices, stop-watches on exchange panels, color traffic indicators, and spot tight systems to streamline international and inland trunks. An expanded service on demand will extend to most Inland long distance routes from London.
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Faraday
London
Tte
Europe
Continental Exchange
Faraday Honce
Carter Lane
B.C
Symbol Of Friendship From Japan to Canadian Institute
A silk framed portrait gift from Japan arrives at the Canadian Institute of International Affairs from participants at the Pacific Relations Conference. Dr. Inazo Nitobe presented the gift, accepted by E. J. Tarr Sir Robert Falconer and W. M. Birks. The painting by Juppo Araki measures about 3 by 2 feet and is said to endure for nearly a millennium.
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Canadian Institute of International Affairs
Japan
Canada
Inazo Nitobe
E. J. Tarr
Winnipeg
Robert Falconer
Toronto
W. M. Birks
Montreal
Juppo Araki
Jan
Secret Is Valuable The Caterpillars Tunneling Hard Oak Enigma
W Beach Thomas questions how soft mouthed caterpillars such as the Goat Hawk moth larvae bore through very hard English oak. He ponders whether the mechanism is mechanical or chemical and suggests a remarkable secretion could soften cellulose. He cites Haldene's prognostication of future revolutionary developments.
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W. Beach Thomas
London Spectator
Haldane
New Trade Envoy Appointed to Promote Canadian Fruit Trade
An Ottawa announcement states a new Canadian trade commissioner will represent Canada in Britain. The envoy will develop fruit trade, receive 4380 dollars salary and full living allowance, and the department seeks an expert in Canadian fruit growing for the role.
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Canada
Britain
Ottawa
United Kingdom
Department of Trade and Commerce
Job Advertisements Attract Vast Response On St Catharine St
John H Baxter of Montreal received 460 replies for a position to assist in his St Catharine Street office offering seven dollars weekly. Applicants included former office and factory managers, members of architectural and legal professions, and graduates from McGill and Toronto Universities.
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St. Catharine St
John H. Baxter
Montreal
Arts
Science and Engineering
McGill
Toronto
Layered Lens Promises Unbreakable Glass for Spectacles
British opticians report a lens made in layers that does not break when struck with a hammer. The lens underwent 500 hours of ultraviolet exposure, boiling to 500 degrees, baking in an oven, then freezing in a refrigerator. The advance aims to prevent wearer injury from shattered spectacles.
New Electric Anesthetic Tested at Milan Slaughterhouse
An experimental method uses a 70 volt current to render an animal insensible to pain during slaughter in Milan Italy. Researchers will monitor meat quality before confirming safety and practicality of the approach.
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Milan
Italy
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