World Happenings Briskly Told In Brief
War Department awarded Northrop Corp a 110 plane contract in California for 189 400. Nobel prize awarded to Peter for disarmament work at League of Nations conference. Government decree on date of expiration January December 1. General Radio Co station reported receiving weather and Antarctic expedition updates. First two northbound planes dispatched. about 4 000 men to be mobilized. Earl of Willingdon announced fund for centenary celebration of King’s accession in India supporting Red Cross efforts.
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United States War Department
Northrop Corporation
Lagrewood
Cal
Dha Peter
Eon Mae
Ener
General Raat Company
Ated
Sowi
Earl of Willingdon
India
Indian Red Cross Society
Salt Mines Of Poland Miners Carved Deep Religious Figures
Visitors to Poland were impressed by ten centuries of miners tolling in Cracow salt shafts. Miners, deeply religious, carved an underground cathedral with chandeliers statues altars and biblical figures. Mass is held on feast days in the subterranean church near the Virgin statue.
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Poland
Cracow
Buffalo Hides for Eskimos From Hudson's Bay
Eskimos to receive buffalo hides from Hudson's Bay coast as 500 green hides are rushed from Wainwright National Park to Fort Churchill for relief aid. The Arctic wards face caribou scarcity and require clothing and bedding material.
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Hudson's Bay
Mounted Police
Plains
Department of the Interior
National Park
Wainwright
Fort Churchill
Arctic
Canada
Justice Awarded 350 For Wrongful Sea Otter Fine
The British Columbia government compensates Indian Dominic Peter of Kyoquot for a wrongful 1931 seizure of a sea otter pelt and unjust fine. Peter received 350 dollars, plus costs, after prosecutors admitted the charge under the game act did not apply to Indians on reserves.
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B.C
Kyoquot
British Columbia
Dominic Peter
Mountain Sinks From View During Quake in Honduras
Officials report a massive earthquake event in Honduras as Mount Cerrenzal sank from sight with a tremendous detonation. Paraiso observers described a silent collapse with no volcanic eruption signs.
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Honduras
Cerrenzal
Paraiso
Chinese Village Fears Famine After Dragon God Beheaded
At Jenchia in Henan province villagers seized the Dragon god image from the temple and forced prayers for rain on a magistrate who refused to comply. He offered seven days of rain delay with conditions, then allowed three more grace periods. When rain still failed, the firing squad decapitated the deity. No rain came and farmers threatened by famine.
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Jenchia
Henan
Fashion Fancies The High Necks Have It
A Winnipeg fashion blurb highlights the latest dress patterns with features like a bib collar, princess bodice, and wrapped skirt. It describes fabrics in red crepe silk and brown rust novelty crepe, plus velvet with silver trim for dressy wear. Patterns 20c each with mail orders available from Pattern Department.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Czar Ivan the Terrible in Early Russian Rule
The British Museum houses a rare portrait of Ivan the Terrible and details his reign as Russia’s first czar. He sought Elizabethan marriage, married a Russian princess who restrained him, and after her death his cruelty surged. Final days saw him among magicians unable to exorcise his slain son’s ghost.
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British Museum
Ivan the Terrible
Elizabeth
Russia
Czar
Sacsar
Menon
Queen Elizabeth
Ivan
London Winter Evening Classes Attract 250000 Pupils
London authorities report winter evening classes draw 250000 pupils with 7000 instructors across city programs. The program aims to expand access and improve skills through diverse offerings.
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London
Britain ready for widespread colored films says London report
Colored films likely to expand in Britain after a London showing of Guraycolor. The three reel test impressed with delicate dress hues and shading unseen on the British screen. Dutay color described as a step toward permanent color talking pictures. A Wembley factory will manufacture 2,500,000 feet weekly.
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Britain
London
Dutay
Wembley
Middlesex
New Swedish 40mm anti aircraft gun demonstrated
Swedish factories have perfected a high powered anti aircraft gun demonstrated successfully to the general staff of the army. It is a 40 millimeter calibre weapon firing 135 shots a minute with a range of 25 000 feet and can be placed in position within three seconds. The climate of Lapland is severe for nine months each year.
All Bran Brown Bread From Week’s Recipes
Recipe uses bran and sour milk with raisins molasses and flour to steam bread. Mix bran sour milk and raisins then add molasses sugar and flour sifted with soda and salt. Bake in greased can and steam three hours.
Bavarian Cream Dessert and London Poker Charity
A Bavarian cream recipe serves 6-8 with gelatin, orange juice, lemon, sugar and whipped cream folded in after dissolving gelatin. The method includes soaking gelatin, dissolving in hot water, mixing with citrus and sugar, then chilling in a mold. The article notes poker parties for charity are popular in London this winter.
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London
Picture your Christmas cards with idea driven photos
Van Guilder suggests using clear ideas and simple scenes for holiday greetings. Focus on cheerful concepts, silhouettes, storytelling, and personal personality. Keep setups simple, use props sparingly, and capture moments like a baby’s first Christmas or musical home scenes for future cards.
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Dad
van Guilder
Little Journeys In Science On Soil and Rock Types
This excerpt explains soil origins from decomposed rock and feldspar. It outlines soil components clay sand and foam, color caused by organic matter and iron compounds, and how granite transforms to quartz and feldspar to form sand. It describes loam as a sand clay mix and soil formation through air and water processes.
Readlyn Sask man save a 1923 Model T Ford
Garnet Bramall keeps a spotless 1923 Model T four miles south of Readlyn Sask beside Highway 13. The car, though 11 years old, remains showroom fresh with high gloss finish and untouched tires. Bramall plans to run it again when crops return, but for now it sits safely locked in the garage.
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Readlyn
Sask
No. 13
Tony
Garnet Bramall
Britain Plans Largest Naval Replacement in Eight Years
The Daily Telegraph forecasts a major naval program with keel laid ships including four 10,000 ton cruisers, two 7,000 ton cruisers, two 9,200 ton cruisers, 22 destroyers, six submarines, and one 10,000 ton aircraft carrier. Including sloops and auxiliaries the fleet would top 150,000 tons to modernize the Royal Navy after past economic constraints.
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Britain
Daily Telegraph
Unclear July September Radio Sales and Odd Local Counts
Fragmented report notes a rise in radio sales and a veto related metric with figures like 42000 tts and a total selling price of 1,740,021. Mentions third quarter gains in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta near 600 percent, plus miscellaneous odd counts including three Chickens and forty Angels in London telephone directory.
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Asi
Veto Non Eecanada
Aalee
Goutar
Doniaion Bureau
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Notts Potato Yields 152 Tubers From One Field
A potato recently dug at Notts England yielded 152 tubers. The genealogist quips about tracing ancestors as the measure of success. The curious crop size sparks local interest in farming quirks and harvest records at a Nottinghamshire field.
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Notts
England
Round World Review to visit Victoria April 8 with Baden-Powell
Making Round World Review arrives in Victoria on April 8 to cross Canada in a tour of Scout and Guide activities. Lady Baden-Powell, Chief Guide, and two daughters accompany the Chief Scout, visiting units in some of the 71 nations promoting youth citizenship. The movement began in 1908 and now spans seas and lands with hundreds of thousands of members.
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Victoria
B.C
Canada
Baden-Powell
England
Lord Baden-Powell
B.P
Mafeking
Bechusnaland
Royal Canadian Artillery
Robert Baden-Powell
India
Afghanistan
South Africa
Olive Soames
Girl Guides
Unusual King Patra Dra Beach Dies on Stewart Island
Obscure figure Mam Ataris, reputed to have soothed world fears, passed away on Stewart Island after a long life marked by strange ventures. Local memorials note his peculiar claims and wealth from remote ventures, with observers recalling his persistent curiosity and odd reputation across Maury Day events.
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Patra
Mam Ataris
Stewart Island
Atenas Renee Ee Ieee
Uae
Eas
Cms
Trent Ecg Td
Estas East
Eyestrain Dangers Highlighted For Sportsmen And Hikers
The article explains that eyestrain harms six of twelve ocular nerves, draining energy from other nerves and even burning out optical nerves. It warns sportsmen and motorists facing bright sunlight without colored glasses risk eye damage and being put in danger without realizing it.
Potatoes Contest Sparks Editor’s Unusual Prize Plan
A country editor jokes about a potato contest, admitting two barrels of samples stored in his cellar, hinting at quirky publicity stunts to boost readership. The exchange spotlights small-town newspaper humor and promotional antics.
Tower Fortress Households Reach Seven Hundred
London’s Tower now houses a regular resident population of 700 people including the on duty guards, reflecting a stable community within the historic fortress.
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London
The
Tower
Parrot kept as town’s worst gossip becomes life motto
A quirky saying urges conduct so open and shameless that the family parrot could be sold to the town’s harshest gossip. The phrase reflects a community push toward unapologetic public behavior and blunt talk.
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