World happenings briefly told
Mra Edward Ellce sister of Viscount Willingdon Governor General of Canada died in London December. The Orient Express was held up near Carthos Bulgaria by brigands, killing two passengers and wounding several others. The Japanese Government declined to sanction the US note to Russia or China over Manchuria. Labor Government may create more Labor peers on the new year's honors list. The French mint to strike a medal for Georges Clemenceau with Rodin bust to be placed in the Arc de Triomphe Museum. A night mail service from Montreal to Winnipeg will be inaugurated next year. Byrd's South Pole flight report accuracy questioned by Major Gran. Hiram Walker announces a $300,000 carbonic acid gas plant to produce dry ice in Toronto with later units planned.
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Orient Express
Europe
Constantinople
Paris
Carthos
Bulgaria
United States
Russia
China
Manchuria
Georges Clemenceau
Rodin
Arc de Triomphe
Montreal
Winnipeg
Peter Vennot
Canada
London Daily Mail
Richard Byrd
Tryggve Gran
Hiram Walker
Gooderham, Worts Co
Toronto
Canada Accredits Over Four Thousand Herds for Tuberculosis Free Status
The Department of Agriculture at Ottawa reports that over four thousand cattle herds in Canada received full accreditation for tuberculosis after tests retests and restrictive measures. The Veterinary Director General’s annual report, published by Ottawa, details the health clearance.
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Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Stocking pitch earns customer praise in store scene
A salesperson extols a new stock pattern claiming durability colorfastness and value. The customer responds politely endorsing the salesman's praise and complimenting the presentation in a small shopping scene.
City Hydro usage climbs in Winnipeg nine months
Electrical energy consumed by City Hydro users in Winnipeg for the first nine months reached 262 million kilowatt hours, up 15 percent from the same period last year.
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Hydro
Winnipeg
Beura
Venus Moves Around Sun at 22 MPH Average Pace
The report states Venus orbits the sun with an average speed of 22 miles per hour. It notes celestial motion and orbital dynamics in simple terms for general readers.
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Venus
Robot airman promises safer flights for RAF and airlines
Royal Aircraft Establishment scientists unveil a pneumatically driven gyroscope system that controls aircraft components to guide planes in all weather. Weighing 100 pounds, the device allegedly minimizes flying risks and may be adopted by the Royal Air Force for long distance missions and by commercial lines for passenger and mail service.
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Royal Aircraft Establishment
London Daily News
Daily News
Royal Air Force
Air Mail Across Canada Route Announced By Postmaster
Hon Peter Vennot announced an air mail service to Winnipeg via Toronto as part of a Montreal Vancouver line. He expects the route to save 40 hours over the fastest current deliveries and aims to inaugurate next year.
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Montreal
Winnipeg
Peter Vennot
Canada
Ven‘ot
Toronto
Montreal-Vancouver
Canadian Authors Find Characters In Canadian Scenes
The Brantford Expositor notes authors increasingly set works in Canada and feature distinctly Canadian types. The piece muses on national identity and asks what a woman who serves in the Senate would be called a Senator or a Senatrix.
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Brantford Expositor
Canada
Senate
Twelve Years Of Bolshevism And Bread Cards
A Minneapolis Journal editorial condemns Bolshevik rule in Russia, noting that after twelve years workers face rationed meat only on card regulated occasions such as holidays. The piece argues communism has failed to free people and left them hungry despite promises of equality.
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Minneapolis Journal
Vagaries Of Gulf Stream And Curious Ocean “Streets”
A White Star liner Euripdes reaching Southampton from Australia reported a pled-up seaweed edge along a south equatorial current that moved while the bank-like edge did not. A Norwegian captain sighted streets of rusty brown water in the Pacific. Similar yellowish streets have appeared between Hong Kong and the Philippines in recent months. Baggs-Happy are they who look before they marry.
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Southampton
Australia
Cape
Atlantic
Africa
Pacific
Hong Kong
Philippines
Pattern designs for home decor and gifts
A collection of pattern descriptions for a ship motif with cross stitch edging, a boy’s room decor featuring soldiers and cannons in blue, and a round boudoir pillow design suitable for silk velvet and satin. The notice requests 10 cents for a Fashion Magazine and patterns priced at 25 cents, with patterns mailed in stamps or coin.
Canada to crown world cattle judge champions next year
Three young Canadian farm lads Cedrick Kirkpatrick Gordon Campbell and Clifford Baldwin from New Brunswick Nova Scotia and Ontario will travel to Britain for the 1930 International Judging Contest. Hon Dr Motherwell federal minister of agriculture and W D Robb vice president Canadian National Railways lauded the winners at a Toronto King Edward Hotel dinner praising service to others and the growth of the livestock movement.
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Great Britain
Motherwell
Canada
King Edward Hotel
Toronto
Cedrick Kirkpatrick
Gordon Campbell
Clifford Baldwck
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Ontario
W. D. Robb
Canadian National Railways
Dr. Motherwell
Britain
Robb
Dominion
Black
Wheat Stocks in Western Farmers’ Hands
Western farmers hold just over 50 million bushels of wheat as of the November report by E. A. Ursell statistician for the Board of Grain Commissioners. The survey tracks Western Canadian grain movement during the past month.
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E. A. Ursell
Board of Grain Commissioners
Sunday School lesson on golden rule and linked scriptures
The weekly Sunday School lesson centers on Luke 6.31 the golden rule and cites Exodus 1 8 14 20 17 Deuteronomy 24 14 15 Amos 5 6 15 Zechariah 8 16 17 Matthew 20 1 16 Mark 12 1 9 Luke 3 14 6 5 9 1 Timothy 6 17 19 with a devotional read from Matthew 7 1 5.
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Amos
Zechariah
Explanations and Comments on Servants Law and Riches
Excerpts discuss Deuteronomy on fair treatment of hired servants and Pauls actions toward slaves and masters. It cites Ephesians Philemon and 1 Timothy urging obedience, heartfelt service as unto Christ, goodwill from masters, and freeing slavery of its evils. It urges rich to rely on God, do good, share wealth, and store treasure in heaven.
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Paul
Christ
God
Philemon
Dummelow
Timothy
Season Opens With Odd Dinner Conversation
The tale recounts a deaf old lady at dinner with a courteous man trying to chat. He asks about bobbed hair and she replies she cannot say as she has never tasted it. Visitor asks if she knows who he is, Willie responds with a quip about recognizing herself.
Six Women Enter Barber Shop In A Group
A news note reports six women entering a barber shop together. The event hints that one among them will receive a haircut, illustrating a social outing or routine grooming moment.
War spendings across nations and the Guardian’s eye
The Manchester Guardian highlights that Britain allocates 55 per cent of its budget to past wars and 15 per cent to future military prep, with armament costs near pre war levels. Similar patterns appear in France Italy and Russia while the United States tops expenditures and Germany still spends a third of its prewar totals. The Economist is praised for exposing these illusion destroying facts.
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Manchester Guardian
France
Italy
Ashe
Russo
United States
Germany
Bible’s enduring role affirmed by Anglican preacher
A Church of England clergyman argues the Bible remains the human race’s source of inspiration. He says it guides youth and supports the elderly, comforting in hardship and sobering in prosperity, and calls civilization to value it as divine, should another book ever arise.
Russian expert proposes fuel-free air plane theory
Prof Rindine argues that planes flying 30 miles high could use hydrogen in a special engine to explode and generate power, enabling sustained flight without onboard fuel. The claim suggests air power from atmospheric hydrogen at extreme altitude.
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Prof
Rindine
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Mra
Edward Ellce
Viscount Willingdon
London
Russ'an
Hamburger Illustrierte Zeitung
Hamburg
Eee W. N. U
Air Force
Air Mail
Authors Discover
Baggs
Boggs
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
MicDermot Ave
Wall
England
Price
f.C.b. Toronto
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Toronto, Ont
Wellington St. W
Vistor
Willie
Buskley
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