World Happenings Briefly Told
British trainees on Ontario farms end as province says experiment failed. Guelph's Sergeant-Major William Clement, aged 93, marks his birthday with a lifetime in service but no battles. Robert Bridges, England’s poet laureate since 1913, dies at 86 in London. Weihaiwei leasehold to China signed by Lampson and Wang. Five naval powers sign a treaty reducing fleets. Lake Erie nets yield a live eight inch goldfish near Port Burwell. Lord Byng to resume duties as Metropolitan Police chief after illness in Port Elizabeth.
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Ontario
Willam J. Clement
Guelph
Robert Bridges
England
London
Bridges
Weihaiwei
Shantung
China
Miles Lampson
C. T. Wang
Burwell
Ont
Picturesque Rome Feast of St Agnes Blesses Lambs
In Rome during the feast of St Agnes a picturesque ceremony featured white veiled girls carrying garlanded lambs through the streets before the blessing. The lambs’ fleece yields the pallium worn by Roman archbishops.
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Rome
Italy
Population in Manchuria Mostly Chinese Now
A reported demographic trend states that about ninety percent of the inhabitants in Manchuria are Chinese. The figure reflects ongoing shifts in regional population, with implications for cultural and political dynamics in the area.
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Manchuria
Global horse numbers rise in agriculture across nations
Statistics from the National Horse Association show Horse populations expanding worldwide. Australia grew from one stallion three mares and a colt in 1788 to 2,250,361 today. Britain reports 1,204,198 horses used in farming. France holds about 3,000,000 after wartime losses. The United States hosts around 20,000,000 horses and mules, and Germany has 3,805,000 horses not counting military attachments.
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National Horse Association
Australia
Great Britain
France
United States
Germany
Irrigation Project Success Reported in 1929 Alberta
Farmers in the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation Project were very successful in 1929, according to the annual report tabled in the Alberta Legislature by Hon. W. W. Smith, Minister of Railways and Telephones. The value of production that year reached 2,477,500 dollars, up 932,257 dollars from the previous year, and the occupied portion of the Project continued to grow, now representing about half of the whole.
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Lethbridge Northern
Alberta
W. W. Smith
Paris to New York Pattern Process for Tingey Frock
Tingey models are created and sketched in Paris with patterns made in New York. This college girl and debutante frock features a moulded bodice and softly fared skirt with a charming collar and cuffs. Fabrics suggested include flat silk crepe, wool crepe, marocain, or organdie with ribbon ruffles and optional metal edge. Patterns come in sizes 14 to 20 and 34 to 39, ready for delivery, hand cut, pattern price 25 cents.
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Paris
New York
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad
An old advertisement urges readers to take Carter's Little Liver Pills after meals to relieve dangerous indigestion and belching. It claims the pills neutralize gases, sweeten the stomach, cleanse the digestive organs, and provide a tonic effect, urging purchase of a 25 cent package.
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Carter
Annuities For Judges Legislation Introduced in Parliament
A proposal to amend the Judges Act to grant annuities to judges of the Supreme Court of Canada and the Exchequer Court upon reaching age 75. The plan, tabled by Ernest Lapointe, provides current and future judges with annual amounts equal to salary or two thirds of salary after 10 years service, depending on appointment timing.
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Supreme Court of Canada
Exchequer Court
House of Commons
Ernest Lapointe
Exchequer Court of Canada
Princess Salad Recipe by Betty Barclay
Betty Barclay presents a weekly recipe for Princess Salad serving six. Prepare with head lettuce as a base, add green asparagus tips, top with tomato slices and a mayonnaise and pimento layer. Arrange four orange sections around the central tomato for a bright citrus finish.
Left-Over Meat Pie With Cream Sauce
Cut leftover meat and vegetables into medium pieces. Mix with equal amount cream sauce made from milk flour and butter. Season well. Top with crust biscuit dough or mashed potato layer. Bake until crust browns and center heats through.
Banquet for Livestock Men at Calgary Exhibition
The Canadian Pacific Railway will host a dinner on Tuesday July 8 for men active in the livestock industry across the territory from Moose Jaw to Kamloops and Red Deer River to the international boundary, as of December 31 1930. Guests must be at least 20 and work as owners managers foremen cowpunchers cooks or cow wranglers.
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Calgary
Canadian Pacific Railway
Tuseday
Moose Jaw
Kamloops
Red Deer River
Filleting Salmon: Northern Saskatchewan Winter Harvest
A winter foray in the Peter Pond district north of Battleford yields 40,000 pounds of whitefish and 5,000 pounds of jackfish filleted. Additional notes cite global doctor density in China and Britain, Grand Falls Labrador claimed as the world’s tallest at 2,000 feet, and that about half of human bone phosphate.
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Peter Pond
Battleford
Saskatchewan
Grand Falls
Labrador
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern No
Winnipeg newspaper notice lists ordering patterns with the address 175 McDermot Ave. It notes Pattern No and related instructions for readers seeking pattern catalogs from the Winnipeg Pattern service.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Sunday School Lesson May 4 Treasure in Heaven
Bible themed lesson notes referencing Matthew 6.20 as the golden text and Lesson Matthew 19 1 29 with devotional readings from Proverbs 1 11. The card presents a period voice summary of a church lesson for a Sunday program.
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Matthew
What good thing shall I do to gain eternal life
The synagogue ruler asks Jesus what to do for eternal life. Jesus cites the Ten Commandments and Leviticus 19 18, urging love of neighbor. On being told to sell all and give to the poor, the man who is rich faces the choice between possessions and love of God and neighbor.
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Jesus
A. B. Bruce
Moses
Dean Farrar
Dean Far- Tar
Powerful New Gun United States Navy Accepts New Arm
The U S navy department approves a new .50 calibre gun capable of firing nine miles at 800 rounds per minute. Invented by Robert F Hudson, it is set to be manufactured as a leading modern offensive weapon.
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U.S. Navy Department
Robert F. Hudson
Canada Honey Production Reaches 30 Million Pounds
The annual honey yield in Canada totals about 30 million pounds with confectioners bakers and bottlers as the principal commercial users.
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Canada
Establishing Training Centres For Criminals
The English Prison Commission plans to open training centres to reform young criminals, starting in Nottingham. Men aged 21 to 26 will learn suitable trades, work eight hours daily, with building, engineering, physical training, and evening education. Graduates will move from prison to the training centre rather than be sent there directly by courts.
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English Prison Commission
Nottingham
Prison Commission
Cardston Co operative Creamery sells sweet clover seed
The Co operative Creamery of Cardston Alberta reports orders and sales of sweet clover seed in Cardston totaling over 10000 pounds. The campaign urged surrounding farmers to sow the seed this spring to boost dairy and livestock operations.
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Co-operative Creamery
Cardston
Alberta
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Mi Lecdena
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Beothatan
Dr . Baiva
Droggiet
Akin Beauty
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Irish Free State
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