Exile Lou bet dies at 91 and other 1930 notes
France mourns Exile Lou bet aged 91. Britain and Russia resume formal relations after over two years. Canada and US delegation to Iceland parliament anniversary sail June 15 from Montreal. Portugal authorizes import of 109000 tons of wheat before June 1 1930. Monument movement for Floyd Bennett begins in Germany. BC distributes liquor tax shares totaling 550414 to municipalities with 206978 from pari mutuel taxes. Canada registers several international agreements with League of Nations. Alberta reports gas tax revenue of 1150000 since April 1 with at least 50000 more expected by March 31 1930.
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France
Loubet
Great Britain
Russis
United States
Montreal
BA. Montcalm
Floyd Bennett
Germany
Bremen
Canada
League of Nations
Sweden
Cuba
Newfoundland
Alberta
Canadian National Orders 120 000 Tons Steel and Cars
Canadian National Railways places major orders to ease unemployment. 80 000 tons from Dominion Iron and Steel and 40 000 tons from Algoma Steel Mills plus 6 000 box cars. Car makers like Canadian Car and Foundry and National Steel Car receive orders for dozens to thousands of cars. Locomotive inquiries include 18 Santa Fe type and 15 mountain engines.
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Canadian National Railways
Canadian National
Dominion Iron and Steel Company
Algoma Steel Mills
Sault Ste. Marie
Canadian Car and Foundry Company
National Steel Car Company
Astern Car Company
British Columbia
Doctor Sidney Jones Retires After 86 Seasick Years
Dr Sidney Jones retires after 86 years as surgeon on the Aquitana and publishes a seasickness preventer from his ocean voyage study. His advice includes avoiding alcohol a week before sailing, eating sparingly, and skipping acidic foods. Private defines an orator as the fellow always ready to lay down his life for his country.
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Yes
Sidney Jones
Buck
Dominions Win Separate Votes at Paris Air Conference
At the Paris International Air Conference Britain and the Dominions have won separate votes for the first time, despite earlier joint voting. The change is formalized in a protocol signed by the Dominions and other nations in alphabetical order.
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Paris
Britain
Dominions
New Colored Film Process Promises Inexpensive Color
A Swiss firm forms to exploit a French devised colored film process, claiming prices will rival ordinary film. The method reportedly uses optical rather than chemical color registration with bands on film edges, akin to sound tracks for talkies.
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Berthon
Cinnamon Apples Supreme Recipe Card
Peel and core 6 apples and bake in a pan with a cinnamon syrup made from sugar water and cinnamon. Baste until tender, then portion into dishes. Prepare vanilla junket per package directions, set in warm place until firm.
Changing times challenge Canada's pioneer spirit in colonization
The author argues that modern settlers face a different reality from early pioneers. Wealth, luxury, and comfort breed reluctance to tough, primitive toil, making settler colonization harder. Equality in hardship once mattered now fades as conveniences alter motivation.
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Canada
Mercy Saved an Eye in Far North Red Cross Tale
A northern child injured a eye with scissors and faced possible blindness. A Red Cross nurse secured urgent help from headquarters and the other eye was saved with costly travel to Edmonton for treatment. The story praises Junior Red Cross mercy and notes Loganberries grown from crossing raspberries and blackberries.
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Northland
Red Cross
Edmonton
All Day Dress in Novelty Silk Crepe with Fur Trim
A process suggestion features a daytime dress in dark brown capucine tones with tuck back cuffs of ecru lace and fur trimming by Galyak. It has a collarless sunburst neckline with a self fabric bow, a fitted long waist bodice, a two piece skirt attached to the bodice, and comes in sizes 2, 36, 38, 40, and 42 inches with pattern price 25 cents.
Potato Stuffing for Roast Goose
Recipe for stuffing a roast goose using mashed potatoes onion walnuts paprika salt evaporated milk butter and eggs seasoned with poultry seasoning. Mix ingredients in order and handle as any stuffing.
A Canadian garden winner tied to a Saskatoon teacher
Michael Evaschsen led three Saskatchewan schools to win the silver cup for greatest improvement in school grounds. The Canadian Horticultural Council award, donated by Prairie Nurseries, was announced in Saskatoon by A R Brown. Krasny school district No 1121 near Sheba receives the cup. Wishart and Janno previously won in 1927.
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Saskatchewan
Michael Evaschsen
Canadian Horticultural Council
Evaschisen
Prairie Nurseries, Limited
Saskatoon
A. R. Brown
Krasny
Sheba
Wishart
Punnichy
Janno
Prince Albert
Manitoba
Dauphin
The
Agricultural College
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern ordering notice from Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 415 McDermot Ave. specifies pattern numbers and city address for customers seeking sewing templates. The text includes a pattern name and ordering details for Winnipeg residents.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Thornshooting cactus shocks Smithsonian scientist visit
Dr. E C Leonard of the Smithsonian Institution describes a cactus from Haiti that shoots sharp thorns in a parabola when jarred. The thorns travel with force and can penetrate leather at six feet.
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E. C. Leonard
Smithsonian Iniitution
Haiti
Floating Atlantic air hubs rise as Armstrong seadromes
Plans envision eight Armstrong seadromes across the Atlantic serving trans-Atlantic flights from New York to Southampton. The floating islands, 1100 feet long and 350 feet high, stand 80 feet above water with hotel and hangar facilities, anchored 400 miles apart to enable 15 hour travel to Europe.
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Atlantic
Europe
New York
Southampton
trans-Atlantic Air Service
Armstrong
United States
England
France
Missionary Killings in China Reported by Maryknoll Sup
The Rev James G Keller superior of Maryknoll Junior seminary Los Altos California told the Associated Press he received details by mail of the murder in China of Franciscan missionaries Bishop Jans and Fathers Bruno and Rupert. He said the clergymen were seized by bandits and killed in a revolting manner. Keller noted the total Catholic priests killed in China recently reached 22.
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James G. Keller
Maryknoll Junior Seminary
Los Altos
Calif
Associated Press
China
Bishop Jans
Bruno
Rupert
Father Keller
Jans
World's Largest Market to Celebrate Sixty-First Anniversary
Smithfield Market in London, hailed as the largest meat market in the world, faces its sixtieth first anniversary with capacity figures showing 4,000 tons of beef on display and over 180 firms within the building. In December 1928 the market handled more than 20,580 tons of beef.
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Smithfield
London
England
Washington's White House not yet built at his death
The text notes George Washington never lived in the White House as the structure was incomplete at his death. It also mentions oysters feed on microscopic plants carried by currents.
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George Washington
White House
Maid’s News: Mistress In Car Accident Frightens Husband
A business man returns home to find his maid terrified after learning madam had a car accident this afternoon and the incident embarrassed them, with his clubs missing from the dickey.
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Dickey
The Battle of Waterloo An Eight Hour Clash
A concise note states the Battle of Waterloo lasted roughly eight hours. It highlights the short duration of the engagement and situates it as a defining final clash among Napoleon’s forces and the Allied coalition led by the Duke of Wellington.
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Requel
Western Canada
Imperial Oil, Limited
Regina
Betty Barclay
Red Cross Society
Annebelle Worthington
f.C.b
Toronto
Jase
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Toronto, Ont
Wellington
St. W
Mid-Atlantic
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