World Happenings Briefly Told
Sir Beiby Alston the British ambassador to Brazil since 1925 died suddenly in a London hotel at an unknown age. Vancouver Island receives sheep from King George’s flocks to pasture Bouke Hillis. Two cargoes of Canadian grain leave Vancouver for Windivestock, first shipment to a western Siberian port in years, with a further cargo expected soon. British German film agreement reportedly signed for about 60 million pounds. Marius Pollon, famed French military test pilot, killed in a plane crash after a broken wing and failed parachute. A grease fire on the Hamburg America liner Deutschland ends an Atlantic crossing for 380 passengers. New Westminster area expands trade with rope and canned milk shipments to the British West Indies. A Chinese British agreement trains cadets in Britain and provides a British naval mission to assist China. Sulman’s Limited of Vernon BC begins a dehydration plant to meet the coming crop. 25 head of Guernsey cattle bought in Wisconsin and Illinois by D W Runkle are moved to Pint Butte near Regina valued at 10000.
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King George
Vancouver Island
Vancouver
Siberian
London Morning
Marius Pollon
France
Hner “Deutschland
New Westminster
Fraser Valley
British West Indies
Great Britain
3Ulman's Limited
Vernon
B.C
Teaching Toledo Students About Canada Essay Contest
A Canadian essay contest in Toledo Ohio sponsored by Edmond G Odette M P for East Essex gains citywide popularity. The daily newspaper features Facts About Canada focusing on home ownership resources hydro power and industry. The aim is to foster better understanding between Toledo and Canadian people with trips to Ottawa for top essays.
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Toledo
Ohio
Edmond G. Odette
M.P
East Essex
Canada
Oyster eggs could build twice Earth's shell pile in five generations
If every oyster egg hatched and survived through five generations, the shells produced would amount to a pile twice the size of the Earth, illustrating exponential shell production potential.
Pleasing Montreal Health Exhibit Wins Deaf Children
At Canada’s largest health exhibit in Montreal, the Canadian Social Hygiene Council aided the Federation of French Health Agencies in a fundraiser. Thousands of schoolchildren rode streetcars, then a group of deaf and dumb children were brought to a lecture hall where teachers translated the speaker into sign language, revealing a moving moment as the children connected with their peers.
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Montreal
Canada
Canadian Social Hygiene Council
Golden Orange Prosting Recipe by Betty Barclay
Betty Barclay shares Golden Orange Prosting mixing orange rind juice and lemon juice. The yolk is beaten with sugar and the mixture is strained then sweetened to a spreadable texture.
Hamburger En Casserole Recipe Layered Bake
A recipe describes building a layered hamburger bake with ground round or lean beef, onions peppers lemon juice and tomato catsup, plus bacon, seasoned and baked for about one hour and fifteen minutes. It notes oil wells at Paku were historically scooped out by hand.
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Paku
Eskimo Boys Kept Home From Canadian School Illness Grounds
Out of their element at Lakefield Ontario Eskimo boys Pen and Sam Pudlutt nine and ten years old and sons of Chief John Ell Southampton Island Eskimos left school due to illness. Influenza pneumonia measles tonsillitis and operations for adenoids forced their return to their northern home after two years at Lakefield preparatory school near Peterboro.
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Ben Ell
John Ell
Southampton Island
Eskimos
Sam Pudlutt
Lakefield Preparatory School
Peterboro
Ont
Pen
Sam
Lakefield School
Vancouver Student Wins 1000 Scholarship for Oriental Trade Study
Howard Nichols a 20 year old University of British Columbia graduate from Vancouver sailed for Yokohama as the first recipient of a 1000 scholarship for a one year study of Oriental North American trade. The award by H R MacMillan funds travel and expenses and is open to UBC economics students.
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Howard Nichols
Vancouver
University of British Columbia
Yokohama
Canada
H. R. MacMillan
The
Orient
Sunday School Lesson for July 14 Watchman Duty and Warning
The lesson centers on Ezekiel as a watchman responsible for hearing God's word and warning Israel of sin. It contrasts warning with blood guilt and highlights the preacher’s duty to preach with zeal, citing Peter and Paul as examples while stressing the risk of spiritual complacency.
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Ezekiel
House of Israel
Ephesus
Christ
Stuart Holden
Youthful char treuse green pleated skirt and blouse set
A youthful interpretation in char treuse green pleated silk crepe skirt with a matching blouse. Describes common fabrics for the design and notes Style No. 249 in sizes 16 through 42 inches bust. Includes material yardage and price of 25 cents in stamps or coin.
No Pleasant Sunday Afternoon in My Town Says Elder
In a small country town a meeting debated a brighter Sunday with several proposals. An elderly lady stood and declared there will be no pleasant Sunday afternoon where she lives, ending the discussion with firm resolve.
Homesteads Filed Rapidly in Edmonton Land Office
Homesteads are being filed at about 100 per week in the Edmonton Land Office, reflecting steady demand for land by settlers and the expansion of agricultural settlement in the region.
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Edmonton Land Office
Australia Dogged by Sheep Wealth and Family Ties
Australia holds about 100 million sheep generating nearly one third of global wool. An estimated 86,000 Australian families own sheep, reflecting a widespread rural herd tradition and substantial agricultural impact.
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Australia
Value of a Note Sparks a Math Joke in Duluth
A humorous exchange compares a golden sovereign with a £1 note noting the pocket doubling effect. A separate line imagines moving Duluth Minnesota to Nevada would nearly double its population, illustrating a playful take on numbers.
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Duluth
Minn
Nevada
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern No 1ery
Pattern request notice from Winnipeg newspaper union lists address at 175 McDermot Ave for pattern orders. Pattern No 1ery size details implied in the text. The item appears as a classifieds style instruction with no pricing or date.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Heating by Radio Then a Stove for the City
A vision from Paris proposes wireless energy from the Eiffel Tower to heat and cook in every home. Receiving posts would intercept waves of 400 to 500 volts and heat filaments to incandescence, creating stoves or radiators powered without coal oil gas or wired electricity.
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Visime
Paris
France
Eiffel Tower
Unprecedented Sale Of School Lands In Western Canada
The article reports unprecedented interest in the annual auction of reserve school lands in Saskatchewan and Alberta with about 738000 acres sold for 10192829 dollars. Attendance reached about one thousand at several sale sites. Many buyers were new Canadians expanding holdings for future operations or for their sons. Prices ranged from eight to seventy dollars per acre, with Saskatchewan averaging 12.81 and Alberta 13.53 per acre. Major sales occurred in Assiniboia and Rosetown, each exceeding one million dollars.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
Assiniboia
Sask
Rosetown
Eagle Brand Milk advertisement promotes infant feeding benefits
A grandmother recalls using Eagle Brand Milk to help her baby gain weight and urges mothers to use it for feeding. The ad touts Eagle Brand as superior for cooking and table use, offers a free baby welfare book and Baby Record diary, and invites readers to mail a cutout to The Lorden Company in Montreal.
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Eagle Brand
Tme
Lorden Company, Limited
St. Paul St. West
Montreal
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Beiby Alston
Brazil
London
Wisconsin
Ilinois
D. W. Runkle
Regina
Florence
Ww. N. U
Betty Barclay
Col
Chas
Lindbergh and Huis Bride
Charles Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
D. W. Morrow
United States
Mexico
Mitchell Field
S.A
Daniel Guttenheim
Col. Lindbergh
Pacific and
Atlantic Photos, Inc
Eskimo Boys
University of B.C
Bias
Japan
Ferguson Christens Aeroplane
Premier Ferguson
Ontario
Aviation League of Canada
Imperial Oil Limited
Hamilton
J. H. MacBrien
C.B. Cms
D.G.0
Steven
West
Society For the Protection
Campana de Gracia
Barcelona
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