Notable Loss in Ottawa Press Circle Edtor George Simpson Dies
George Simpson aged 69 a familiar name in newspaper circles and former editor of House of Commons Debates died in Ottawa Civic hospital. He had long been a recognizable figure in Canadian journalism.
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George Simpson
Ottawa
Edmonton
Cape Town
S.A
Soviet Union
Louis Breguet
Russia
Mount Hope Cemetery
Brantford
Ont
Alberta
Hughenden Park
Buckinghamahire
Benjamin Disraeli
High Wycombe Borough
King George
Encounter With a Grizzly Mother in Coast Range
Mr and Mrs Don Mundays alpinists returning to Vancouver from the Coast Range recounted a dangerous encounter with a protective mother grizzly and her cub after they paused to photograph a cub on a ledge. Unarmed, they yelped as the bear advanced, then Mrs Munday retrieved an ice axe and drove the bear away as it charged her husband.
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British Columbia
Don Munday
Vancouver
Coast Range
Bearpaw Canyon
Mount Silverthrone
Mundays
Ownership Mystery Over Chicago Six-Flat Building
81 year old William Ihde testified before Judge McCarthy that no rent was paid for a Chicago six flat for at least a decade because ownership was unknown. Delphina Lance charged Ihde with posing as owner and attempting eviction for nonpayment. Ihde admitted he did not own the building nor know the owner. The judge fined him 160 dollars and ordered an investigation into the property mystery.
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Chicago
William Ihde
McCarthy
Delphina Lance
Ihde
City of the Future envisioned by Dr Ludo L Zimmer
Cleveland industrial engineer Dr Ludo L Zimmer describes a city of the future with a central airport and radiating streets for air and car commuters. The text notes a curious claim that the city’s purpose devours its own weight in fish every 48 hours.
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Ludo L. Zimmer
Cleveland
Ohio
Retiring Eton Clerk Recounts Floggings and Famous Names
Notable Etonsee 1908 school clerk A C Sanmer retires on pension after arranging hundreds of floggings. He notes many pupils later achieved prominence in government. He compiled an 18 000 name wall record dating to the 16th century, including Gladstone, Shelley, Peel, Eden, and King Leopold.
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A. C. Sanmer
Etonsee
School Yard
Baker
Claude Ellicott
Mr. Baker
Gladstone
Shelley
Peel
Duke of Gloucester
Leopold
Siam
Anthony Eden
G. O. Allen
Smiths
Campbells
Scotts
Wilsons
Hamiltons
Goslings
College
Henry VI
Eton
Became Great Novelist Grazia Deledda Died at 61
The Sardinian author Grazia Deledda, Nobel laureate in 1926 for La Fuga in Egitto, died in Rome at age 61. Her rise from peasant origins to literary fame included early readings, a secret study with a schoolmistress, and support from William Dean Howells.
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Grazia Deledda
Rome
Signora Deledda
Egypt
Sardinia
America
William Dean Howells
Academy of Immortals
Mussolini
Queen Macebose remembers Lobengula and old Matabele wars
A Bulawayo conference hears from Macebose a former Matabele queen once powerful under Lobengula. She recalls tribal rule, Jameson’s 1891 concession quest, and Rhodesia’s shift to inland status. Her life now includes a pension and focus on Christian outreach amid fading royal memory. The piece ends with a remark on machine brains and humans.
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Bulawayo
Southern Rhodesia
Macebose
Mupebose
Queen Macebose
Gungunyana
Dr. Jameson
Gazaland
Southern
Rhodesia
Garaland
Music in Industry Lifts Worker Spirit at Coventry Factory
A Coventry factory, part of Standard Motor Co Limited in Canley, finds that broadcasting music within the plant boosts cheerful atmosphere and morale without harming efficiency or workmanship. The remark echoes the broader belief that music aids mood and productivity.
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Standard Motor Co., Limited
Canley
Coventry
England
Oshawa Times
Murdoch touts loosening of trade barriers in interview
Sir Keith Murdoch said in Montreal that easing trade barriers would prevent war and boost international commerce. The Australian publisher, returning from a European trip, noted English thinkers pursuing bank credit for struggling nations and broader freed channels of trade to revive global trade.
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Keith Murdoch
Montreal
Spain
France
Germany
England
Don’t divorce your wife for a cook, eat here ad
A Hartford lunchroom ad cheekily urges men not to divorce over a poor cook. It reads Don’t divorce your wife if she can’t cook. Eat here and save her for a pet. The sign captures quirky midcentury humor aimed at diners.
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Hartford, Conn
Crochet Patterns for Blouse and Skirt in Winnipeg News
Crochet your way to inexpensive flattery with a blouse and a two piece skirt pattern offered by the Winnipeg Newspaper Union. Pattern 5679 covers a lace stitch blouse with jabot in sizes 16-18 and 38-40, price 20 cents. Pattern 5353 covers the skirt in sizes 16-18 and 38-40, also 20 cents. Send 20 cents each to Household Arts Dept. Winnipeg, 175 McDermot Ave. E. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Sunday School Lesson on Acts 15 and Galatians 2
Devotional piece reviewing the Antioch dispute over Gentile converts and the Jerusalem council. It recounts Peter Paul and James guiding the church to accept Gentiles without circumcision, and the letter sent to Antioch approving faith beyond Moses law. The debate resolves with mutual compromise and ongoing abstentions.
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Antioch
Syria
Paul
Jerusalem
Peter
Joppa
Jesus
James
Judas
Silas
Barnabas
Idola
Too Much She Said Dreamily About A Poor Man
A flirtatious exchange reveals a debate over love and hardship. She says she could love a poor man, yet explains love would not endure the daily duties like waking early to serve coffee and breakfast. The man mockingly questions the existence of that coffee and egg.
Free Gillette Lye Booklet Offers Home Soap Making Guide
The booklet promises a free copy detailing power cleanser use and home soap making. It describes keeping farm equipment and buildings clean and sanitary and provides an address in Toronto to request the booklet.
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Gillette Lye
Tella
Stendard Brands Ltd
Bracer Ave
Liberty St
Toronto
World Speed Record Set by Streamlined Express Train
The stream-lined silver jubilee express of the London and North Eastern railway ran from Newcastle on Tyne to London and reached 113 miles per hour, weighing 270 tons excluding engine and cars. It is believed to be a world record for a streamlined passenger train.
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London and Northeastern Railway
Newcastle-on-Tyne
London
Plant Out Of Place Weed Threatens Fields
A weed described as a plant out of place is noted for its unsightly appearance and pernicious growth. It spreads by root work and seed, posing a real menace to agriculture on highways by-ways and both public and private property.
Censorship of Letters to Spain Reported in London
London reports that letters addressed to Spain are being opened and censored. Correspondents are urged to avoid incautious comments that could endanger the recipients.
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Spain
London
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