Byrd era ships to reach New York in early June
World happenings brief notes the Byrd Antarctic Expedition returning home under Admiral Richard Byrd, expected to arrive in New York in the first week of June. Also reported are Booth named in Australia, RCMP narcotics training, Dr J W Shipley to head Alberta chemistry, British potato embargo talks, blasphemy bill withdrawal, and Canada’s push for a November 11 remembrance holiday.
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Richard ¥. Byrd
Ross Ice Barrier
New York
Chicago
Booth
Bramwell Booth
Salvation Army
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
J. W. Shipley
University of Manitoba
University of Alberta
Edmonton
Noel Buxton
House of Commons
London
England
Canadian Legion
British Empire Service League
Making Long Journey A turkey ships to West Indies
A turkey from Mrs I Lockhart's Boyden Alberta farm heads to the West Indies for its new home. Shipped to Misses Boyd Stimpson of Porus Jamaica the bird was chosen by R S Johnson Alberta Bronze Turkey Breeders Association president and sent via Halifax aboard a long voyage. A crate carried feed and water for a five thousand mile trip. The tale closes with a humorous note about boiling rice.
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I Lockhart
Boyden
Alberta
West Indies
Boyd Stimpson
Porus
Jama'ce
G. M. Cormie
R. S. Johnson
Alberta Bronze Turkey Breeders' Association
Halifax
Turkey
Opportunities Of a Lifetime Tours After Poultry Congress
Post congress tours from Old London England follow the Fourth World Poultry Congress with two options. The first starts July 31 touring British Isles including Shakespeare country Dublin Cork Killarney and the Giants Causeway then Scotland Edinburgh and Liverpool returning August 10. The continental leg visits Brussels Holland Rhine Valley Coblenz Bonn Frankfurt Munich Oberammergau Passion Play Geneva and Paris with a possible two day WWI battlefields tour. The trip concludes with a government reception in Munich and a four day stay in Switzerland before returning home.
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Old London
England
British Isles
Shakespeare Country
North Wales
Dublin
Irish Free State
Brussels
Holland
Rhine Valley
Cobienz
Bonn
Franfort
Munich
Oberammergau
Switzerland
Geneva
League of Nations
Paris
Origin Of Word Britain From Ancient Greek Traveler
In a Charlotte Town private study class in Prince Edward Island a discussion on the origin of the word Britain explored terms like Bri tannic and the British Isles. It notes Pytheas about 24 centuries ago described the area as the Pretonic Isles or the Isle of Painted Men.
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Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Great Britain
Britain
British Isles
British Empire
Pytheas
Isle of
Heart and Nerves Mrs Price of Red Pine Endorses Remedy
Mrs Joseph Price of Red Pine New Brunswick describes years of heartbeat and nerve trouble with numb hands and feet. She reports full relief after taking the remedy and notes price of 50 cents per box available from druggists or by mail from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ont.
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Joseph Price
Red Pine, N.B
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Diets change and calories replace appetite appeal
The piece notes that diets have shifted from satisfying appetite to counting calories and vitamins. It highlights that a simple chicken sandwich now involves large amounts of lettuce and bread, yet acknowledges that despite improvements, people still die young.
Pulverized Fuel Plant Funded For Coastwise Tug
The Government of British Columbia sets aside 12 000 dollars to install a pulverized fuel plant in a large coastwise tug for testing pulverized coal use in marine work.
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British Columbia
Fascist girl Massy Lene stirs local town rumor mill
In a small town, Massy Lene earns a provocative nickname as locals debate her outspoken views linked to fascist ideology, sparking conversations about identity, influence, and community boundaries.
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Massy Lene
Curse of the Pharaohs Foresaw Westbury Tragedy
A sensational report links the so called curse of the pharaohs to a chain of deaths surrounding Lord Westbury and the Tutankhamun discovery era. The 37 year old peer died after leaping from a window, following the earlier deaths of his son and associates connected to Howard Carter. The text notes fourteen deaths attributed to the curse by superstition.
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Lord Westbury
Queen Victoria
Richard Bethell
Richard
Howard Carter
Pharoah Tut Ankh-Amen
King Tut
Lord Carnarvon
Aubrey Herbert
Frock pattern notes for children's wool crepe outfits
A pattern description for a navy blue wool crepe dress with red scalloped border and belt, sized for ages 8 14, with a basque bodice and circular flutter hem. Also suggests variations in wool jersey, tweed, and other fabrics with piping and bias binding. Pattern price 25 cents from Pattern Department.
Carter's Little Liver Pills Advertisement Pitch
An advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a remedy for dangerous indigestion. It claims relief from belching sour stomach gas and fear of heart trouble, urging after meal use to sweeten the stomach and cleanse the bowels. A 25e package is recommended.
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Carter
Speaking Book Demonstration marks new audio recording method
A prototype called the speaking book turns literature into audible form using a wire or steel tape as the recording medium. A microphone captures sound and magnets imprint it on the wire, allowing durable, copyable records with no wear and potential long lengths or entire plays and operas to be reproduced.
Recipes For This Week Betty Barclay
A compact dessert prep lists 1 percent cups orange juice and lemon juice with 112 cups powdered sugar. Combine with heavy cream and chopped almonds, then mold and chill. Whip cream with remaining sugar and vanilla, pour over mixture, seal, and pack in ice and salt for five hours.
Beets and Horseradish Relish With Meat
A simple recipe combines cold chopped beets with eight tablespoons horseradish two teaspoons sugar one teaspoon salt and four tablespoons lemon juice. Mix and serve alongside cold sliced meat. Buck asks for a definition of an orator. Private defines an orator as the fellow always ready to lay down your life for his country.
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Buck
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text and Scriptural Lesson
The Sunday sermon centers on Matthew 13 1 23 with the golden text He that hath ears to hear let him hear from Matthew 13 9 and devotional reading from Proverbs 3 13 18. The lesson explores spiritual receptiveness and wisdom as described in the parable teachings and related verses.
Parable of the Sower and Its Soil Variants
The account describes Jesus teaching from a boat on the Sea of Galilee to a large crowd. He explains parables and details the sower’s seed falling on path, stony ground, thorny plots, and rich soil, yielding different returns, concluding with He who has ears to hear.
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Jesus
Sea of Galilee
Dean Stanley
Palestine
Manitoba to mark 60th anniversary at Brandon exhibition
Manitoba plans a pageant and historical event sequence to highlight Confederation entry during the Brandon Provincial Exhibition. Directors consider extra attractions and a showcase of provincial history alongside other features. Car joke follows with a salesman and buyer exchanging quips about buying cars by the dozen.
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Manitoba
Brandon
Stronger Than the Empire
Fifty years ago many British statesmen doubted de centralizing the empire but today the Commonwealth of Nations stands stronger than the empire. Canadians endured the first gas attack. Australians helped break the Hindenburg line, showing ties of sentiment prevail over old compulsory bonds.
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Wth
Bismarck
Hindenburg Line
Commonwealth of Nations
Empire
Plans for International Dairy Congress in Denmark
The International Dairy Congress is set for July 1931 in Denmark under King Christian X. patronage with Kr Bord ng and Madsen-Mygdal as Honorary Presidents. Invitations extend to all countries, organized by the Danish Dairy Industry and the Danish section of the International Dairy Federation in cooperation with the Danish Government.
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Denmark
Christian X
Kr. Bord'ng
Madsen-Mygdal
International Dairy Federation
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