World Happenings Briefly Told
Alberta blocks further Hutterite immigration. H G Wells urges world bankruptcy and debt relief. French airlines carried 3.6 million pounds of freight last year. Graf Zeppelin made a 79 hour Brazil voyage back to Friedrichshafen. Coal pulverization urged to ease British unemployment in shipping. League disarmament panel backs a possible one year armament truce starting November 1. Canadian apples to flood Paris vending machines. Einstein books passage to the United States for Mt Wilson studies. Canadian Club of New York opens a Waldorf Astoria unit with strong Canadian character. Fredericton officials greet Earl of Bessborough on his first Maritime Provinces tour.
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George Hoadley
Alberta
H. G. Wells
Friedrichshafen
Brazil
Pernambuco
Britain
Disarmament Committee
League of Nations
Paris
France
Albert Einstein
United States
Mt. Wilson Observatory
California
Canadian Club of
New York
New Waldorf Astoria
Fredericton
N.B
Earl of Bessborough
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Poultry Economics: Egg Production Key Figures and Warnings
The piece notes 84 pounds of grain plus one hen yields 12 dozen eggs, with grain at 112 cents per pound and eggs at 30 cents per dozen, giving grain value of $3.60 and feed profit of $2.32. It lists egg-laying outcomes from 25 to 200 eggs per year, showing losses at low output and profits at higher output, cautioning to monitor the “danger line” and rid boarders.
Laughing at Execution Prompts Electric Bill Jibe
A quoted exchange from a Vienna Muskete dialogue features a quip about electricity bills at month end. The remark juxtaposes mockery with a grim context, reflecting a dark humor tone typical of satirical reporting. The attribution to Muskete anchors the piece in a political or literary scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Sunday School Lesson on Rejoice in the Lord Always
The lesson centers on Philippians 4.4 and explores Paul and Silas in Acts 16 16 40 and the guidance of Philippians 4 4 9 with Romans 8 35a as devotional reading. It emphasizes joy in faith, prayer and thankfulness in trials, and steadfast trust in God.
Fortune Telling Maid of Philippi and Its Aftermath
The Philippi narrative shows Paul driving out a divining maid with a spirit of prophecy, ending her troubling chants as she is freed by Jesus name. Her owners then assault Paul and Silas, dragging them before magistrates, leading to unjust beating and imprisonment amid the city’s unrest.
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Philippi
Paul
Lydia
Thessalonica
Luke
Delphi
Apollo
Plutarch
Silas
Ramsay
Jesus Christ
Trade conference plans Greece ship of BC apples
Okanagan growers and Canadian Trade Commissioner Henri Turcot meet to arrange trial shipments of Jonathans Spitzenbergs Winesaps Rome Beauties and Macs from British Columbia to Greece. Durable furs such as otter beaver seal leopard and mink are also noted as under consideration.
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British Columbia
Rome
Greece
Okanagan Srowers
Henri Turcot
New Discovery on Gamma Rays by German Physicists
Regina Daily Star notes two German physicists claim to produce gamma rays equal to 100,000 grams of radium with a 2,600,000 volt tube. The report emphasizes the potential medical uses, the rarity and cost of radium, and the implications for future understanding of matter and life, while acknowledging ongoing mysteries of radioactivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Regina Daily Star
Winnipeg patterns offer dainty child dress in two fabrics
A charming pattern for a small girl features a short bolero with ruffles, a dotted dimity dress with bloomers, and a blue French blue variant with white pindows. Style 506 targets sizes 2, 4, and 6 years, requiring yardage and ribbon specifications, all patterns priced at 25 cents.
Saskatchewan weed experimental farms program praised
The Saskatchewan Government launched a provincial weed control program in 1929 under Dr L E Kirk. It set up trials at Drinkwater and Lockwood to study wild oats Canada thistle and other weeds, plus soil drift reduction with fall rye. By 1931 field days attracted over 100 farmers and a letter from Minister Buckle praised the work.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
L. E. Kirk
University of Saskatchewan
Drinkwater
Dominion
Regina
Lockwood
Moose Jaw
Weed
Kirk
Wate Buckle
Adventures of epectiy canny and the Chinese pirates
In a dramatic desert island rescue tale aboard the Madrigal a crew encounters pirates in the China Sea. Chung’s fear turns to resolve as Captain Immy’s party planes toward battle using improvised weapons while a mysterious “Magic Eye” device fails. The mission climaxes with Chung’s guarded resolve to defend his dream of revenge serving aboard a plane toward the pirates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immy
Desert Island
Freiehter
Chung
Hung
Pilates
Chinean
Plana
Land Reclamation Efforts Highlight Drifting Weeds
A report notes progress on reclaiming land previously overtaken by weeds and drifting soil, describing the challenges and improvements made. The discussion emphasizes the scale of previous degradation and the ongoing work to stabilize the area for future use.
Madeira Cake From Betty Barclay Recipe
Betty Barclay's Madeira Cake uses special cake flour and baking powder. Cream butter with sugar, add eggs one by one, then alternately add flour and milk until smooth. Bake in a greased leaf pan at 350 degrees for about one hour.
Grape Catsup Making Instructions From Recipe Text
Stem wash and drain grapes and pulp them. Cook skins with minimal water, separate pulp, press, combine with skins, add vinegar, boil to pulp, then mix five pounds pulp with one pint vinegar and five pounds grapes with sugar and spices, seal hot. Juicy acid grapes preferred.
Tax Plan Dooms Britain Says Tribune Editorial
The Chicago Tribune condemns Chancellor Snowden's budget scheme as self-defeating heavy taxation. It warns that low earners will pay income tax while wealthy take 70 percent of income, risking lower living standards, reduced initiative, and capital decay. The piece likens the plan to a heroic but futile Balaklava charge.
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Philip Snowden
Great Britain
Snowden
Balaklava
Chicago Tribune
Betty and Aunt Jane plan a birthday gift exchange
Betty tells friends about her upcoming birthday and Aunt Jane confirms she will send a lovely present. Betty asks that the gift be something not just useful. Aunt Jane replies with a warm assurance and a playful tone.
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Betty
Aunt Jane
Life of a housewife spans a decade in shopping
In a typical fifty year life, a housewife allegedly spends about ten years of that time on household shopping activities. The statement reflects common gender role assumptions of mid-century household labor.
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London
Paul IN
B.C
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
By Annette
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan Weed Experimental Farms
S. H. Vigor
Saskatchewan Field Crops Commissioner
Adventures of
Epectiy Canny
Scottie
Captain You
Star Building
Toronto
Borden
Betty Barclay
Alf
England
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