Western and World Gleanings End of Year Notes
Paleat ne expands airfield near Jerusalem with 20 dunams acquired. Mrs Kenneth McDonald, Edmonton pioneer aged 101, dies after 60 years in the city. North Pole expedition by Gas Zeppelin cancelled for 1930, planned for 1981. Nome radio station destroyed by fire. St Michaels reconnected. Five Canadian Air Force planes end Northern Quebec search for missing Pilot W Canon and Mechanic George Lizotte.
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Paleat'ne
George Lizottee
Curtis-Reid Aircraft Co
Quebec
National Defence Department
Logging In Northern Alberta Is Slack This Winter
Logging will be slack in northern Alberta this winter with no usual activity at lumber camps. A lumber company manager says not more than 25 percent of a normal season's logging will occur due to a huge carry-over from last year. The drought and dry summer reduced wheat yields, delaying construction and elevator projects. One firm reports a carry-over of 15,000,000 feet, the largest in its history.
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Alberta
One Lumber Company
Playing Safe in Ontario Man Rescues Self Before Train
A Western Ontario man, famed for his rule to seek safety before car trouble, abandoned a stalled vehicle on a railway track and walked to safety as a train neared. His car burned to debris. he pursued an insurance claim while remaining uninjured and his wife remains alive.
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Ontario
Ideal Air Port City Of Moose Jaw Claims An Ideal Airport
The Moose Jaw Board of Trade asserts its city possesses one of the ideal airports of the world. They describe black loam soil with gravel subsoil ensuring drainage after rains. The virgin prairie field is level and all weather suitable with no quagmires and easy takeoffs for heavy machines in every season.
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Moose Jaw
Manitoba fox breeders win many awards at western show
In a regional competition with entrants from Canada and the United States, Manitoba fox breeders captured most awards at the Western Canada International silver fox show. Only two flowering plants occur on the Antarctic plateau and these are rare.
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Canada
United States
Manitoba
Antarctic
Unclear OCR fragment prompts reader to seek full text
The provided OCR fragment is incomplete and not enough to identify people, places, or events. Unable to determine a coherent news item or headline from the snippet.
Smart Dressed Styles for Women in Rayon and Crepe Fabrics
The article details a Paris inspired daywear look with deep pointed hipline on rayon crepe in red dahlia tones. It notes white crepe de chine embroidery on collar and cuffs, pin tucks, a sleek molded bodice, and a flaring skirt. Styles offered in multiple bust sizes with options in wool crepe and velvet fabrics and various color trims. Pattern price 25 cents.
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Paris
Weaer
Hhem
How To Order Patterns Andreas Winnipeg Newspaper
Pattern orders advertised by the Winnipeg newspaper union at 41% Meevermot Ave. Windnipeg. Pattern No. a wees Size details appear in the notice.
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Andreas
Winnipeg
Meevermot Ave
Windnipeg
British Nobility Hold 15000 Acres of Alberta Farms
About 15 000 acres of Alberta farmland are owned by titled British nobles. The Duke of Sutherland leads with 9 202 acres through the Sutherland Land Company. Earl Minto is second with 1 908 acres, while the Prince of Wales owns 3 005 acres including leased land. Lord Cheylesmore holds 1 380 acres, Lord Rodney 618 acres, and the Earl of Egmont retains 320 acres near Priddis in Southern Alberta.
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Alberta
Duke of Sutherland
Sutherland Land Company
Earl Minto
Prince of Wales
E.P
Lord Cheylesmore
Lord Rodney
Earl of Egmont
Priddis
Swine Breeders Elect Regional Directors by Mail Ballot
Mr R W Wade secretary treasurer of the Canadian Swine Breeders Association reports the mail ballot closed December 15 elected regional directors for the Maritimes Peter Brode Little York P E I Manitoba A C McPhail No 5 Brandon Man Alberta W L Gray Miller Alberta British Columbia J W Shannon No 2 Cloverdale B C Ontario and Quebec to be chosen at February provincial meetings Saskatchewan at the March Canadian Association meeting.
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R. W. Wade
Swine Breeders’ Association
Maritimes
Manitoba
Alberta
British Columbia
Meter reveals gas usage in family scene
A bride and meter man discuss a device that indicates gas consumption. The man notes it shows usage rather than overall quantity, clarifying its role in measuring consumption.
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Bride
Meter Man
Rosemary and Garrick Come to Regina Stages This Week
Sir John Martin-Harvey presents Rosemary at the Grand Theatre Regina on January 9 10 and a Saturday matinee featuring a middle aged hero drawn to a young woman and a climactic return of Garrick on January 11. The English impresario is praised for authentic dramatic expression and historic performance.
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Martin-Harvey
John Martin-Harvey
Grand Theatre
Regina
England
Sir John
Jasper
Queen Victoria
Garrick
John Martin- Harvey
Man settles 48 year old debt in Dundalk shop
An elderly visitor in Dundalk entered a shop and announced he was paying a five shilling debt from 1881. He claimed to have bought children’s shoes then and left for work in England, though no payment record existed.
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Dundalk
Ireland
England
Prodigal Plans Chickens While Father Recommends Owls
A terse exchange shows Prodigal choosing settlement and poultry farming, while Sceptcal Father suggests owls as a steadier vocation. The line hints at a contrast between practical poultry rearing and nocturnal, watchful tasks.
Retipes For This Week Strawberry Candy Patties
Instructions describe making a strawberry jelly candy or marzipan like patty by dissolving sugar in water, boiling to a soft ball, cooling, rolling, kneading with cream of tartar, and folding in strawberry jam two tablespoons per cup. Form into patties or balls and flatten.
Grapefruit and Fig Salad Preparation
Peel grapefruit and figs, segment and cut into pieces. Toss with a lemon dressing seasoned with paprika and a hint of powdered sugar. Use one teaspoon to a half cup dressing as desired.
Roldal Valley Highway Winding Path Slows Progress
A mountain road in the Roldal Valley Norway snakes six miles to gain one mile forward as it traverses the rugged district.
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Roldal Valley
Norway
The Baptism Of Jesus And Its Meanings
Jesus submits to John’s baptism in the Jordan as a public endorsement of John, a divine act, a commission for his ministry, and a consecration for his mission. The event opens heaven, empowers the Spirit, and affirms Jesus as the beloved Son, guiding future understanding of his role as Messiah and Savior.
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Jesus
Egypt
Nazareth
John
Galilee
Jordan
God
Matthew
Newton
F. B. Meyer
G. A. J. Ross
Messiah
Christ
Wonderful Device Demonstrates Self Photographed Heart
The Franklin Institute hosts a demonstration of a new X-ray device by Charles E. Wey of the University of Pennsylvania and Dr F Maurice McPhedlan of the Harry Phipps Institute. The instrument synchronizes heart and lung imaging with the pulse, using mirrors, lights, and a rubber bulb to time exposures.
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Franklin Institute
Charles E. Wey
We Moore School of Electrical
Eng
Neering
University of Pennsylvania
F. Maurice McPhedlan
Seed Extraction Stations Set Up Across National Forests
The Forest Service of the Interior creates four seed extraction stations for forest tree seeds. The largest is at New Westminster British Columbia with smaller sites at Rocky Mountain House Alberta and Indian Head Prince Albert Saskatchewan. Seed is for experimental planting on national forests and free distribution in the Prairie Provinces. Large quantities from New Westminster are shipped to the British Forestry Commission and New Zealand Forestry Department for their planting programs.
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The
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
New Westminster
British Columbia
Rocky Mountain House
Alberta
Indian Head
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Prairie
Dominion Forest Service
British Forestry Commission
New Zealand Forestry Department
Antarctic melt could raise oceans by fifty feet says geologist
An Australian geologist warns that melting the Antarctic ice cap would lift sea levels by about 50 feet. Nell remarks to Mamie about feeling down with Mamie replying she would prefer marriage to death.
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Neme
Sir John Martin-Harvey
Betty Barclay
Toronto
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