World Happenings Briefly Told
Auditors of the Bank of Canada are J A LaRue Montreal and G T Clarkson Toronto. Germany’s foreign trade balance fell by 286.7 million dollars in the war year. Over 45 million packs were sold in 1934 enough to encircle the world five times. Germany to stage greatest anti air attack maneuvers in Berlin March 19 to 22. Western Australia secession petition to be reviewed by joint parliamentary committee. Spain plans vast public works program including Gibraltar tunnel costing about 125.8 million dollars. J F McQueen of Saskatoon elected chairman Canadian Hall Underwriters Association in Winnipeg. John Wilson Winnipeg vice chairman. Directors include G A Hewart and F L Thorton of Regina. Donald M Kennedy UFA member for Peace River moves to link Peace River by direct rail to Pacific Coast.
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United States
Germany
Berlin
Western Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
Gibraltar
Europe
Africa
J. F. McQueen
Saskatoon
Hail Underwriters’ Association
Winnipeg
John Wilson
G. A. Hewart
F. L. Thorton
Regina
Donald M. Kennedy
U.F.A
Peace River
House of Commons
Alberta
Pacific Coast
Hiding Place Of Gold Claims Boer Treasure Cache
Retired Captain A W Lewis announced in Berkeley California that he will reveal the exact hiding place of a Boer treasure cache valued at about 35 million dollars to the South African government. He conditioned compensation and British sponsorship of an expedition to recover the gold and shield him from civil suits by mine owners.
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A. W. Lewis
Berkeley
Calif
Lewis
Union of South Africa
Pretoria
Transvaal
Canada Bison Arrive in Poland Aboard Ship
Elaborate ceremony marked the arrival of four Canadian bison at Warsaw to form the nucleus of a herd for a national forest. The buffalo were christened aboard the ship and later personally received by President I Moscicki.
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Warsaw
Poland
I, Moscicki
Grain pests threaten stores and bins in Canada
Western Canada is very fortunate that stored grain is not attacked by pests. Eastern Canada especially Ontario faces severe losses from the granary weevil in elevator storage and farmers' bins.
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Canada
Ontario
Standards and Deceptions in Mass Buying Debated
Dr. H. M. Tory urged the formation of an associate committee on consumer commodity standards within the National Research Council. He cited widespread fraudulent advertising in gasoline lubricants paints and silverware, noting brands sold under non existent company names and a mug with little silver content. He called for reviewing Dominion and provincial standards to align with consumer needs.
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National Research Council
Mual Commission
H. M. Tory
Tory
Bran Prune Bread From Betty Barclay
Bran prune bread is prepared by combining bran sour milk prunes and molasses then folding in sugar flour soda baking powder and salt. Batter is steamed in a greased can for three hours yielding one loaf suitable for eight servings.
Apricot Sherbet Dessert with Rumor Note
Apricot sherbet dessert uses apricot juice pulp lemon juice and condensed milk folded into a thickened mix. Gentler preparation includes lining sherbet glasses with lady fingers and chilling in the refrigerator for six servings. Dried apricots may be used if cooked without sugar.
London seeks building act reform to raise height limits
The London County Council aims to abolish the old building law and push a new bill through Parliament. It proposes five height grades and allows reinforced concrete and steel framing, targeting faster plan approvals and a modern metropolis with 120 to 150 foot limits.
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London
London County Council
L.C.C
County Council
Not a Rheumatic Pain for Four Years
A statement from a nearly 70 year old man describes relief from severe rheumatism after using Kraschen for several years. He claims no rheumatic pain for over four years and credits Kruschen with dissolving uric acid crystals and flushing them from the system when kept on the daily dose.
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Kraschen
Kruschen
Handwriting Reading Offers Personal Character Insight
Readers submit handwriting samples for a personal reading by Lawrence Hibbert. A Winnipeg Newspaper Union notice explains handwriting analysis aims to reveal temperament, advise on expressing feelings, and invites questions and specimen submissions with a coin and stamped return envelope.
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Lawrence Hibbert
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Mar
Maid Advises Insect Powder After Willie Swallows Bug
A maid recounts calming a child named Willie who swallowed a bug while the mistress was away. She reassures by giving insect powder and assuring no harm.
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Willie
News Leaks Altered Two Great WWI Fronts
The article notes two pivotal World War I leaks on the western front. First, Nivelle’s April 1917 Chemin des Dames offensive failed after the Germans learned of it in advance. Next, in July 1918 a prisoner revealed Ludendorff’s Friedensturm, enabling French forces to counter and trap the enemy, leading to Foch’s final offensive three days later.
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Bismarck
Nivelle
Chemin Des Dames
Russian Cities Grow Amid Industrial Boom
Moscow’s population rose to 3.6 million, up nearly one million in three years, while Leningrad surpassed 500,000 more residents. Komarov, people’s commissar for communal economy, notes new cities rising as giant plants are built, old cities rebuilt, and vast streetcar networks expanded with streets and squares paved or repaired.
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Russia
Moscow
Leningrad
Komarov
Fashion Fancies by Ellen Worth in Bright School Dress Crepe
Fashion notes extol wool crepe for cheerful school dresses in vivid colors. Several patterns, including navy trim and red contrasts, with Plaid Gingham and ruby velvet options. Pattern No 959 fits sizes 6 to 12, requiring yardage. patterns cost 20 cents. Mail orders to Winnipeg Union Pattern Dept. 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg. Also available booklets and sewing guides for 20 cents each.
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Mode
Pattern Department
Winnipegspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Peter Sermon on Pentecost and the Call to Repentance
A Sunday school lesson outlines Peter's Pentecost sermon from Acts 2, showing how he proved Jesus fulfilled Joel and David prophecies. It highlights miracles, the resurrection, the Holy Spirit, and the call to repentance and baptism for about three thousand converts.
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Peter
Jesus
Joel
Jovi
Christ
God
Pentecost
David
Frank W. Warne
Jesus Christ
Grasshopper Glacier of Montana Hidden Grasshoppers
One of the world’s most curious sights is Grasshopper Glacier in Montana beneath Granite Peak. Millions of grasshoppers are embedded in clear ice, with surface specimens visible, their origin debated as scientists speculate a cold blast during insect migrations.
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Montana
United States
Prince of Wales writes bagpipe march Majoren
News that the Prince of Wales wrote a slow march for bagpipes surprised the court. Pipe Major F MacDonald of the Scots Guards praised the tune calling it invigorating and inspiring. The Guards played the prince’s piece at the Tower of London recently. The composer remained unknown. The prince called the slow march Majoren.
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Prince of Wales
F. MacDonald
Scots Guards
Scota Guards
Tower of London
Mummy wheat tale prompts skeptical science view
Quite Impossible Science Service cites seeds failing to germinate after 30 years and explains ancient mummy wheat sprouts only if seeds were recently placed in tombs. The piece contrasts this with rising household costs as neighbors spend beyond means and notes pilots attached to London's port earned about $5 last year.
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Science Service
Egypt
London
Little Journeys In Science by Gordon H Guest MA
The article discusses space as a non void realm with ether debated yet space filled by something. It explains Earth's movement through space, the Kennelly Heaviside layer, and how electron bombardment in the upper atmosphere creates electrical charge and affects radio waves and sky color.
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Earth
Mystery of Alberta Gold Vein and Indian Treasure Tale
A tangled Alberta legend centers on Moselle Monsta a seven year old Indian and a hidden gold vein said to have saved a tribe. The aged patriarch last held the secret at McLeod lake encampment on January 16 bribes failed to unlock it while prospectors hunt the sick vein said to have been supplied by Indian Inpendia for Indians in stress. Many years ago Moosta vanished into the hills rumored to return with heavy nuggets trading for food as white men seeking the vein perish in the remote mountains. No trace of the vein remains and reports of lost lives persist amid the mystery.
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Alberta
Moselle Monsta
McLeod Lake
Wittny
Moosta
Special pack of Canadian hicon in Malta stations
A special pack of Canadian hicon in kiln-dried salt, regarded as perfect, is highlighted for use in dry canteens at Navy, Army, and Air Force stations on the island of Malta.
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Malta
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Montreal
G. T. Clarkson
Toronto
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Betty Barclay
Ellen Worth
Glacier
Prince
Gordon H. Guest, M.A
Ber. E. Ee Hemats
Tm Pize
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