World Happenings Briefly Told From Various Notices
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, freed on parole from Leavenworth. Byrd Antarctic expedition arrives at New Zealand aboard City of New York after a year on Ross Sea ice. Canada reports 22 leprosy cases, 11 in Tracadie and 11 on Bentick Island. Manitoba seeks Lake of the Woods board representation. Cattle embargo lifted for English and Scottish stock. Western Air Mail route service delayed a month. Hudson Bay project costs total 41 million. Includes fashion blurb and biblical passages with commentary on Mark 7:26 and a hymn ending.
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Frederick A. Cook
Leavenworth
Kansas
Richard E. Byrd
New Zealand
City of New York
Ross Sea
Canada
Tracadie
N.B
Bentick Island
Victoria
Manitoba
Lake of the Woods Control Board
John Bracken
Ontario
Dominion
Ottawa
London
England
Advertising Push Urged to Boost Potato Consumption
The London Daily Sketch reports a Ministry of Agriculture consultation leading English potato growers to launch a publicity drive. It urges higher potato intake, comparing it to fruit and milk campaigns and noting the 400 year history since Raleigh introduced potato and tobacco to England. The piece calls for greater visibility to aid British agriculture.
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Ministry of Agriculture
Raleigh
England
Sir Walter
London Daily Sketch
Russia Adopts Seven Day Nonstop Work Week
Russia announces a new seven day non stop working cycle across institutions factories libraries schools and shops with three shifts making perpetual motion. Every five days each worker gets a full 24 hour rest while others continue operations increasing productivity and recreation. Experiments continue with no clear solution to a train destroying automobile.
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Soviet
Russia
Canada readies to receive the dirigible R-100
The Canadian setup for handling the R-100 includes completing the St Hubert mooring mast near Montreal and advancing gas production and storage facilities. A hydrogen plant and gasometers are to be installed, with a major water system to fill the gas cells. Lieut. Pressy and petty officers train at Cardington and will return to teach ground crews in mooring operations.
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G. J. Desbarats
National Defence
St Hubert
Montreal
Pressy
Cardington
Canada
Sunday School Lesson Jesus Teaching and Healing
The lesson presents Jesus teaching and healing themes led by a Sunday school reader. It cites the golden text from Matthew 7.7 about asking seeking and knocking. Daily reading includes Matthew 13.53 to 16.12 and Psalm 119.33 to 119.34.
Soviet to Grow Iodine from Native Seaweeds
Russian scientists claim they can produce all national iodine from native seaweeds. The Soviet Government has appropriated several million rubles to build four iodine plants hoping to end imports.
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Russia
Conditioning Farm Work Horses for Spring Field Tasks
Farm work horses need gradual conditioning after winter rest to handle heavy spring duties. Proper rations include oats bran corn and hay. grass alone can make them soft. Daily grooming aids shedding, clipping helps reduce sweating and speeds grooming, and regular baths or oak bark tea soothe chafed areas.
Carrot Pulp Omelet Mold with Peas or White Sauce
Scrape and boil carrots until tender. Hash, then mix with two beaten eggs a half teaspoon salt a quarter teaspoon pepper one tablespoon sugar and a quarter cup cream. Bake in a buttered mold set in hot water until firm, turn onto platter, serve with peas or white sauce.
Lemon Dessert with Bananas and Junket
A simple lemon junket dessert layer with sliced bananas then set to firm in a warm room before chilling. The article also notes Prussia plans to add aeronautics to public school curricula with model aircraft workshops. A personal anecdote recounts a minister visiting the Jones home and learning that Willie says his father was at the golf club but not playing polf, as described.
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Merod
Jesus
Galilee
Tyre
Sidon
Mark
Syria
Canaan
Phoenicia
Palestine
David
F. G. Cholmondeley
Luther
Prussia
Litte
Willie
Swiss Women Split Over Votes For Women
Swiss women remain undecided about political suffrage. Eighteen months ago they delivered a petition to the Bundespalast in Berne and later formed a League Against Political Suffrage for Women. They argue that politics harms family harmony and social life and seek reforms not tied to politics.
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Switzerland
Bundespalast
Berne
League
Building Boom On Prairies In Western Canada 1929 Contracts
Prairie provinces see 101.5 million dollars in awarded contracts in 1929, up 37.5 million from 1928. Manitoba tops with 38.16 million, Saskatchewan 34.18 million, and Alberta 28.15 million.
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Prairie Provinces
Western Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Yellowstone Park News Route Stretches 160 Miles
During the tourist season from June through September the route serves 600 to 800 papers daily over a 160 mile path in Yellowstone Park.
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Yellowstone Park
Air Mail Freight in Germany Last Fiscal Year
Air mail carried in Germany during the last fiscal year weighed 384.9 tons, reflecting postal logistics throughput. The figure highlights volume of air transport in government mail operations and indicates a substantial cargo load managed by the aviation network.
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Germany
Winnipeg Patterns and Theatre Snippet Reference
A fragmented note lists an address Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 275 Metermot Ave and a dental query about tooth location. A theatre usher directs a girl to the balcony first row right. The text includes stray phrases about gigs and loneliness.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Metermot Ave
Winnipeg
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Cee
W. L. Brinnell
Western Canada Airways
W.C.A
Richard L. Edwards
R.N
Naval Intelligence
Department of National Defence
Hudson Bay
House of Commons
Gus Poppapopupepulos
Longfellow
G. W. Posliff
Huron Searford, Ontario
Teese
Ors Veoet
Ose Ee
W. WN
Annedelle
Worthington
Schcicherd
Castoria
Betty Barclay
Spohn
Minard
Brooder
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Toronto, Ont
Wellington St. W
Pettern
Bill
Jim
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