Locusts Threaten Jericho and Moscow Church Closures
Swarms of locusts near Jericho pose a fresh menace as Moscow reports 66 churches to be closed upon public demand. Elsewhere, Colonel Gustavo Leon advances plans for a Mexico City to Paris flight via New York in May amid wartime echoes and a Sherridon boarding house fire that killed George McKenzie and injured three. Toronto press meeting backs tougher Canadian domestic coverage efforts.
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Wales
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Jerusalem
Jericho
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Mexican Air Force
Mexico City
Paris
New York
Sherritt- Gordon Mining Company
Sherridon
George McKenzie
Moscow
Nervous Troubles Moved by Neighbor Advice
Miss Florence Coutler of Bark Lake Ontario describes insomnia and daylong fatigue. A neighbor visited and advised her to take a remedy, suggesting relief from nerve troubles and rest.
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Florence Coutler
Bark Lake, Ont
Neca KS HEART brand tonic marketed in Toronto
The display ad notes that the first box helped a worker return to duties after six boxes. It lists price at 50 cents per box and notes availability at all druggists and dealers or by mail from The T. Milburn Co. Limited in Toronto Ontario.
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T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Gateway to the North Prince Albert Park Sets Frontier Appeal
Saskatchewan's Prince Albert National Park aims to become the main gateway to a vast waterland. Beyond its bounds, lakes stretch for hundreds of miles linking toward the Arctic Ocean in the north and Hudson Bay to the east. A joke about a Boston terrier and beans follows between Mr and Mrs Pester.
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Prince Albert National Park
Saskatchewan
Canada
Arctic Ocean
Hudson Bay
Mrs. Pester
Mr. Pester
Thief-Proof Alarm for New York Museum Installed
The Metropolitan Museum of Art unveils a new burglar alarm system hailed as thief proof. Sensors trigger an automatic brain like nerve system that records the exact location of any disturbance and sounds the alarm. A galvanometer in the watch room guides guards who respond instantly with a trained staff of about 20 guards.
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New York
New York Metropolitan Museum of Arts
Youthful Winter Skirt With Capelet Collar Pattern
The double tiered skirt style 3308 features a moulded bodice and capelet collar with a left hip bow. Available in bust sizes 16 to 42 inches, inspired by Paris chiffon in orange red and crepe silk options for spring and resort wear. Pattern price 15 cents. Pattern Department.
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Paris
Elizabeth
Unknown History Makers and Their Lost Voices
Hundred unnamed figures shaped history through brief utterances. A well dressed woman inspired Wordsworth with a question by Loch Katrine. A Pepys watchman cried at midnight in frost. A Breton petitioner prayed for safety at sea. A hungry dame answered a bishop with faith and crust.
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Wordsworth
Loch Kathrine
Pepy
Marshmallow Salad From Betty Barclay This Week
Betty Barclay presents a marshmallow salad recipe using 4 oranges 2 bananas and 1 cup marshmallows with a cream egg yolk sugar lemon juice and coconut dressing. Oranges are sectioned bananas sliced and marshmallows quartered then mixed with a scalded thickened cream dressing and coconut served chilled.
Carrot and Pea Delight and War Delegates Quote
A kitchen instruction for boiling carrots and peas with a milk sauce is paired with a London remark on women worldwide urging abolition of war and naval vessels. The piece notes women’s influence at conferences, a quip about a jesting baseball game, and a statistic that one fifth of New Zealand imports come from the United States.
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London
England
New Zealand
The
United States
Carter's Little Liver Pills Promote Bile Flow
An old advertisement asserts that sluggish liver causes blotches, yellow eyes, fatigue, and biliousness. It claims Carter's Little Liver Pills stimulate bile, act as a mild vegetable laxative without habit formation, and are safe with no cramps. Available in 25c and 75c red packages from all druggists.
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Carter
Millionaires and Envy in Public Thought
An essay argues sensible people do not envy millionaires. It notes the US has about 40 000 millionaires and one in the billion-dollar class, contending no man needs such wealth. The piece warns massive fortunes spoil youth and that heirs may inherit wealth after life, contrasting with poverty.
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United States
Homestead Entries by Western Provinces in January
Homestead entries in the four western provinces for January totaled 663, down from 761 the previous year. British Columbia doubled to 51 from 24, Manitoba fell to 29, Saskatchewan to 205, and Alberta to 378, versus 386 a year ago.
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British Columbia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Fur Farming In Manitoba Shows Rapid Growth
Manitoba fur farming shows 230 farms up from 12 in 1928 and two in 1920. Last fiscal year pelts valued at 1,286,537 dollars were taken, muskrats numbering 248,004 worth 285,204 dollars. Other top furs: weasel mink wolf. Also note a German scientist’s honesty-testing machine and rising Persian piano imports with 50 instruments last year.
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Manitoba
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text Summary
A devotional note highlights Isaiah 9 6 proclaiming a child born a son given with government on his shoulders and the name Wonderful Counselor Mighty God Everlasting Father Prince of Peace. A related reading from John 10 7 16 is included for reflection.
He Went About Doing Good In His Earthly Ministry
Condensed from an address by John A. Hutton and attributed to Hiram B. Harris. The speaker reflects on Jesus Christ’s three years of public ministry, noting His constant busyness, sacrifices, and the burden of care seen in His countenance. It urges readers to imitate Him by living a life of loving service and giving of life and love to heal and inspire others.
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Jesus
Milan
Exmple
Rembrandt
Hoffman
Temple
Christ
John A. Hutton
Eastern Fish For B C Five Million Whitefish Eggs Arrive
Whitefish eggs totaling about five million have been received at the Dominion Hatchery in Nelson B C. Most will be planted in Kootenay Lake with the remainder going to Slocum Lake. This marks the first introduction of whitefish in either lake.
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Dominion
Nelson
B.C
Kootenay Lake
Slocum Lake
Exhibits at Royal Society show precision instruments in London
The Royal Society conversazione featured the Fabray-Perot Interferometer from the National Physical Laboratory offering measurements down to a millionth of an inch. Also shown was Brown’s artificial horizon with a gyroscope and mirror, designed to stay horizontal for celestial navigation. The mutochrome drew attention for its decorative color projection and potential use in theatre scenery.
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Royal Society
Conversazione
London
Ciety
National Physical Laboratory
S.G. Brown
When Politeness Costs Money in Elevator Waste
A skyscraper elevator operator claims politeness in elevators has a real cost. He says hat removal by riders wastes space equivalent to half a passenger, costing about $25,000 in a year.
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