World Happenings Briefly Told
Britain reports its lowest infant death rate in 1923 with 65 deaths per thousand live births. Sisketoon’s population nears 50 000 at 47 653 in Hendersons Directory 1929. Graf Zeppelin Arctic expedition backed with 45 aboard under Hugo Eckener next spring. Charles Clifton Perry promoted to assistant Indian commissioner for British Columbia at Victoria. Danish cancer stamps seen in London in red green blue three denom in Mercury wand design. Berengaria adds land communication booths on sea voyage between England and abroad. Rewards of 1000 offered for information leading to arrests in Doukhobor district school burnings per attorney general M A MacPherson.
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Great Britain
Sisketoon
Henderson's
Aero Arctic Association
Hugo Eckener
Charles Clifton Perry
Vancouver
British Columbia
Victoria
Civil Service Commission
London
Denmark
Danish Cancer Fund
Berengaria
England
Advertisements Guide Shoppers Like Timetables Guide Travelers
The piece compares newspaper ads to travel timetables, noting that ads help shoppers plan and know where to go. It argues businesses attract visitors, while non advertisers miss out on the attention of strangers.
Edmonton Building Permits Top $4 Million by August
Building permits in Edmonton reached 4,188,290 by the end of August, more than a million higher than the same eight months last year, indicating a strong construction season and growth in development activity.
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Edmonton
Arctic Radio Expands Stations in Franz Joseph Land and Wrangel Island
An expanding radio network spreads across Arctic Russia with Franz Joseph Land station active and Wrangel Island site under construction. A diamond encrusted Bible from Tsarskoye Selo Palace was offered for sale in England.
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Russia
Arctic
Franz Joseph Land
Wrangel Island
Tsarskoye Selo
Ergland
Lufthansa plans world air network with regular Atlantic service
Otto Merkel leaves Lufthansa to found an international venture with Hamburg America. In two years, a regular air line between Europe and the United States is promised. The plan involves joint work with Hamburg American and aims to use advanced aircraft and dependable instruments for higher standards.
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Lufthansa
Germany
Otto Merkel
Europe
United States
Hamburg-American Steamship Line
Herr Merkel
America
Berlin inventor unveils automatic hit and run detector
Rudolf Hofmann of Berlin has devised an automatic traffic protector that mounts under a car and rises a white plate with a winking red light above the license plate at impact. The device also records the vehicle speed.
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Berlin
Rudolf Hofmann
World Famous Artists on Canadian Radio
Florence Austral and Harold Bauer will appear on the Imperial Oil Hour of Fine Music in Toronto this season. The series airs Sundays from 8 to 9 PM Central, starting October 6. Austral opens the series October 6, Bauer appears October 20.
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Florence Austral
Harold Bauer
Imperial Oil
Toronto
Miss Austral
Mr. Bauer
Imperial Oil Hour of Fine Music series announced
F J Wolfe director of Imperial Oil Limited announced a twenty six week series of symphony concerts on Canadian radio beginning October 6 broadcast from Toronto and heard across Montreal Ottawa Toronto London Waterloo Winnipeg Regina Saskatoon Red Deer with Vancouver added after year end hook up. World famous artists include Florence Austral Sophie Braslau Harold Bauer Richard Crooks Lea Luboshutz Hans Kindler The London String Quartet Albert Spalding Luella Malius Josef Shevinne Richard Bonelli Kedroff Quartet and others under Reginald Stewart with a fifty plus member orchestra and guest conductors.
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F. J J. Wolfe
Imperial Oil, Limited
Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
London
Waterloo
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Regina
Red Deer
Vancouver
Florence Austral
Sophie Braslau
Harold Bauer
Richard Crooks
Europe
America
Lea Luboshutz
Hans Kindler
London String Quartet
Albert Spalding
Luella Malius
Josef Shevinne
Richard Bonelli
Chicago Opera
Kedroff
Imperial Palace
Petrograd
Wolfe
Canada
CHYC
CNRC
CKNC
CFRB
CJIGC
CKCR
CKY
CHWC
CFQC
CKLC
Sunday School Lesson October 6
Golden Text Philippians 2.4 urges looking not to own things but to others. Lesson covers Nehemiah 4.15-28 Mark 12.28-34 Romans 15.1-7 Philippians 2.1-8 Colossians 3.12 4.1 James 2.14-17 with devotional Psalm 40.0
Recognizing Our Debt To Others in Scriptural Reflection
A religious reflection discusses Mark 12 28 34 and Luke James Stalker commentary on loving God with all thy heart and neighbor as thyself. It links Deuteronomy 6 4 5 Shema to James 2 14 17, arguing true faith shows in deeds, not words.
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Jesus
Israel
James Stalker
James
Ruskin
Recipes For This Week Wrap rind and core, cook, seal
Remove outer yellow rind and most of the white by peeling very thick. Halve the fruit and cut out the core. Slice across and place pulp in a gran te kettle with little water and cook at moderate heat. When at boiling point add sugar and cook slowly. Seal in small jars.
Sweden Leads the World in Radio Sets
Sweden today leads the world in radio receiving sets per population with 412,115 sets for about 6,000,000 inhabitants. This equals 67.5 receivers per thousand citizens, according to the latest statistics.
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Sweden
Homemade Grape Jam Making Instructions
Stem grapes wash and press pulp from skins. Place pulp in a kettle cook until soft then rub through sieve to remove seeds. Cook skins until soft in just enough water to cover. Combine two mixtures and boil for five minutes. Measure and allow one cup of sugar to each pint of fruit. Cook until thick then pack in clean hot jars seal carefully.
Germany Hosts Wide Range of Centenary Celebrations
Germany marks numerous centen ary celebrations across cities this year highlighting regional anniversaries and national commemorations. Local governments and cultural institutions organize events, exhibitions, and concerts to honor milestone years and preserve historical heritage.
Grain Haul Distances Show Savings by Canadian Rail Routes
Grain shipments from Saskatoon to Liverpool via Montreal cover 5 213 miles while routing through Churchill reduces to 3 781 miles. The two routes share similar port distances to Liverpool, with savings arising from train and lake haulage in Canada and reloading.
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Saskatoon
Liverpool
Montreal
Churchill
Canada
London Visit Reveals Stock Whisperers on Throgmorton Street
A visitor tours Throgmorton Street with his stashbroker uncle and observes two men: one quietly winked at a crowd after buying oil stocks dirt cheap, the other grins as he sells stocks.
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London
Throgmorton Street
Lost girl asks for Oldham path with kittens
A little girl carrying two kittens asks a passing rustic the way to Oldham. He replies that she should take them by the scruff of the neck. The tone plays on village humor and misdirection.
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Oldham
Self denying Scot brings family to Montreal home
Miss Jean Turley of Coalburn Lanarkshire after two years in Canada saved every cent as a servant and denied herself pictures to fund passage for her father mother and ten siblings to join her in Montreal. The British Dominions Emigration Society provided part of the funds and all older children are to find work in Canada. Turley 28 said she is glad the sacrifice is over.
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Canada
Jean Turley
Coalburn
Lanarkshire
Scotland
Montreal
Miss Turley
British Dominions Emigration Society
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Doukhobor
M.A. MacPherson
the Newspaper Guide
Atlantic
Unica
Marold Bauer
Florence
Austral
Reginald Stewart
London Symphony Orchestra
Betty Barclay
Paris
Shantung
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
Wrigley’s
Sybilla Spahr
Kitchener Tonsilitis .Co
Kitchener
Ont
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