World Happenings Briefly Told
Marie of Roumania marked her List birthday on October 29. E W Beatty has joined the Canadian Olympic committee. Halifax shipped 89 476 barrels in September, more than double 1928's September exports. Kaye Don plans a Daytona Beach speed record effort. Premier Ramsay MacDonald spoke in Quebec about a Hudson Bay trip. Six men parachuted from a 19 passenger plane to show safe descent at Roosevelt Field New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie
Roumania
Europe
E. W. Beatty
K.C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Halifax
Kaye Don
Daytona Beach
Florida
Quebec
Ramsay MacDonald
Hudson Bay
Roosevelt Field
New York
New Zealand Records Lowest Infant Death Rate Says Sir Carrick Robertson
Sir Carrick Robertson notes New Zealand has the lowest infant death rate on record. He cites overall good health but highlights illnesses tied to regional soils and diet, including goitre caused by iodine deficiency and widespread iodized salt use. Cancer is also noted as a common concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Sir Carrick Robertson
Sir Carrick
Body Of Prospector Found In Far North Bar Lands
The body of Joe Rutherford, a long time prospector, who died in a blizzard ten years ago in the far north, was located by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Tom R. Cowan of Toronto, Rutherford's partner, was informed after natives and police directed Staff-Sergeant Joyce at Chesterfield Inlet to the site. the body was buried where found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Rutherford
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Tom R. Cowan
Toronto
Rutherford
Mounted Police
Joyce
Chesterfield Inlet
Balkan Peninsula hosts most native plants in Europe by area
In Sweden rural districts each parish operates as a self governing community, illustrating local governance by parish in the countryside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkan Peninsula
Europe
Sweden
Expert cross examination sways tramway case
The future Lord Birkenhead then known as F. E. Smith used a casual arm lift question to reveal a laborer exaggerated injuries in a tramway running-down case. His sharp timing showed the plaintiff could lift far higher before the accident, securing victory for the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Birkenhead
Tramway Company
Shipment Of Pure Bred Rams Reaches Prairies From Ontario
A four carload shipment of 275 purebred rams from Ontario has arrived on the prairies marking the first of a planned series. The flocks include Lincolns Cotswolds Leicesters Hampshires Southdowns and Cheviots chosen by the Canadian Co-Operative Wool Growers Limited and the National Research Council wool committee. Previously large consignments went to Western States for breeding with local stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Prairies
Canadian Co-Operative Woolgrowers Limited
National Research Council
Canada
Canada Crude Oil Output Rises in First Half of Year
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 470 238 barrels of crude petroleum produced in Canada in the first six months, valued at 1 643 025 dollars. An increase of 168 676 barrels and 682 267 dollars from same period in 1928. Alberta produced about 405 970 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Alberta
Dominion
Smothering Spells Prompt Kelowna Woman to Seek Help
Mrs T W Roth of Kelowna British Columbia describes over a year of smothering spells that left her unable to walk even short distances. A friend advised her to try a remedy and she began treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Roth
Kelowna
B.C
Milburns Nerve Remedy Promo Cited By Price
An advertisement proclaims Milburns Nerve remedy as effective with a user testimonial. It notes Price five tenths of a dollar per box and lists The T Milburn Co Limited in Toronto as the direct mail source for purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
BC Apples Export Prospects Rise to Malaya and Java
Trial shipments of apples in 1928 prove a market for British Columbia fruit in Malaya and the Dutch East Indies. Over three years boxes entering Java have grown nearly 50 percent since 1926, with 1929 expected to show further gains. Australia remains the main supplier, then the United States Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Malaya
Dutch East Indies
Java
Australia
United States
Pacific Coast
Lead and zinc exports move from Field to Fort Vancouver
About 1500 tons of lead and zinc concentrates from Field BC will soon travel through Fort Vancouver. Zinc is destined for Japan while lead heads to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Field
B.c
Fort of
Vancouver
Japan
United States
House Built Entirely of Newspaper With Few Exceptions
A Massachusetts couple built a house using newspapers for all materials except the framework, windows, and floors. The structure stands as a notable example of reuse in home construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Canada Prosperity Tied to Crops Says Beatty at St Catherine’s Dinner
E W Beatty chairman and president of the Canadian Pacific Railway told St Catherines Chamber of Commerce that Canada remains prosperous despite stock and grain worries. He cited successive large crops as the chief driver and urged balanced growth between agriculture and natural resources and industry. He noted Canada is still primarily agricultural and large crops boost prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
St. Catherines
Lighted Arrows Show Direction Of Liners
Royal Dutch line tests three large lighted arrows on the Batavier V to signal port starboard and continue direction. The system aims to reduce collisions caused by misunderstood steam whistle signals as ships approach each other at sea. Dutch and British authorities monitor the trial for potential worldwide adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Dutch Line
Batavier V
Beer Brewing On Increase In Canada In 1928
In 1928 Canada saw higher beer production with gross value at $60 910 398, up by $1 116 187 from 1927. Net production reached $40 172 912, while establishments rose to 78 and capital invested reached $67 148 686. Provincial breakdown shows Ontario leading with 36 plants and varied totals across provinces. Exports totaled $5 148 065, imports $218 001.
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Canada
Ontario
British Columbia
Quebec
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Honest Public Backed By Museum Reading Room Chief
The Reading Room superintendent Mr Sladen, now retired, says the British public is renowned for honesty in the British Museum and that it is rare to lose a book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
Sladen
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text From Isaiah Prophecy
Sunday school devotional overview presents Isaiah 11.9 as the golden text with lesson links to Isaiah 2.2 4 11 6 10 Acts 17 22 28 Ephesians 4 4 6 13 19 and John 4 20 21. Psalm 98 1 9 offered as devotional reading.
Isaiah Vision of Universal Peace and World War II Foreword
A meditation on Isaiah chapter two foresees a future era of universal peace when nations seek the mountain of Jehovah and walk in divine paths. The article cites Isaiah, Cal Esselen, Gaius Glenn Athizis, and Tennyson to show the dream of disarmament and a world federation, contrasting with ongoing conflicts.
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Isaiah
Assyria
Judah
Mount Moriah
Jerusalem
Israel
Jacob
Palestine
Gaius Glenn Athizis
Parliament of Man
Federation of the World
Tennyson
Insect Flight Beats All Fastest Animal Records
The piece notes the spine tailed swift at 220 mph, tarpon at 80 mph, and Indian cheetah at 60 mph, then claims a fly no larger than a bee achieved 815 mph, surpassing all records. It frames man as second to this insect in speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Florida
First full cargo of No. 1 hard wheat shipped from Saskatchewan
Believed to be the first exclusive cargo of No. 1 hard wheat drawn from Port Arthur and Fort William twin ports. On Saturday October 12 the 200,000 bushel load left Saskatchewan pool terminal No. 7 aboard a tow barge bound for Erie Pennsylvania.
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Port Arthur
Fort William
Saskatchewan Pool Terminal No. 7
Erie
Gopher Fur Ranching Explored by Eastern Firm
The Lethbridge Herald says an eastern company seeks a large supply of gopher pelts for fur trade experiments and has informed the local Board of Trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Lethbridge Herald
Board of Trade
Long lived horse exhibited in Germany at 43
A 43 year old horse shown in Germany is said to have worked a 16 acre farm hauling a light wagon daily for 18 miles since age three. An old lady asks a sailor if her son Jack is in the navy and he replies with surprise about two ships.
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Germany
Old Lady
Sailor
Jack
New British Family Reunion Association Aims Canadian Settlement
A new organization by the Department of Colonization and Development and Canadian Pacific Railway seeks to stimulate British immigration to Canada. The British Family Reunion Association plans to assist British families to join relatives in Canada, backed by support from CP Railway, Hudson's Bay Company, and other Canadian groups.
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Canada
Department of Colonization’ and Development
Canadian Pacific Railway
British Family Reunion Association
Dominion
Canadian Pacific
Hudson's Bay Company
Great Britain
Stratford Players Bring Famous Festival to Regina
The Stratford Up on Avon Festival Company from Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, appears for three nights at Grand Theatre Regina starting Monday Nov 11 with Much Ado About Nothing Romeo and Juliet Julius Caesar and Twelfth Night. Notable cast includes Hayes Walter Byford Maxon Bailey Calvert Cromble Wicksteed Hare Lee Bligh Wilkinson Rivers Gadsby Iliff Bland Drake Holder Walter Adams Francis and Garth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Stratford
Memorial Theatre
George Hayes
Wilfrid Walter
Roy Byford
Eric Maxon
Gordon Bailey
William Calvert
Oliver Cromble
Kenneth Wicksteed
Ernest Hare
R. Eric Lee
Jack Bligh
Geoffrey Wilkinson
C. Rivers Ga
Usury in its worst form inflated capital and gas profits
The Toronto Telegram reports a U S lawyer turned a $10 000 fee into gas company stock and gained control to amass at least 55 000 000, drawing interest. It condemns manipulation, lack of state supervision, and high electricity rates, urging government reviews to protect borrowers and consumers. Western Home Monthly adds the broader critique.
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Toronto Telegram
United States
Western Home Monthly
Just Right For Upset Stomach
After eating distress gas sourness and bloating a quick neutralizing action of Bisulated Magnesia provides relief almost instantly from the first dose. A few cents worth is obtainable from any good druggist and the relief lasts for a long time.
Early Steam Tractor Demonstration Near Morris Manitoba
A September 6 1899 event shows a steam tractor traveling 11 mph pulling ten ploughs to create a 12 foot swath at four inch depth with a trailing roller for seed-bed preparation. Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin is noted as an officer in the US Army balloon corps during the Civil War.
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Morris
Man
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Balloon Corps
United States Army
Vancouver to Build New Fraser River Bridge by 1930
The British Columbia government plans a new bridge across the north arm of the Fraser River from Vancouver. It will be 130 feet long and aimed at easing both freight and passenger traffic, with completion expected in spring 1930.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Fraser River
American Cars Overtake Ponies in Iceland Shift
The article notes a rapid transition in Iceland where automobiles are increasingly replacing ponies for transportation and work, signaling a broad modernization of rural and urban mobility. The piece highlights the growing popularity of motor vehicles and the decline of pony use across farms and towns.
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Iceland
First direct Canadian wheat shipment to India sails from Montreal
The first full cargo of Canadian wheat sent directly to India departed Montreal on Tuesday October 8. The shipment contains 252,698 bushels bound for Calcutta, marking a historic maritime trade milestone.
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India
Montreal
Calcutta
Salinity and Color of the Sea Mentioned
A commentator notes the Mediterranean and the Gulf Stream as seas with high salinity and deep blue hues, describing their striking appearance similar to an individual sea in the Atlantic.
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Mediterranean
Gulf
Atlantic
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Far North
Minard
Western Canada
Milburn
BH. Gutut
Nature
Navy
Ava
Chas. H. Fletcher
Famous Festival Company
Western
Putnams Corn Extractor
Ramsay Co
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