World Happenings Briefly Told From A Distant Page
A miscellany of 1920s world items notes Cyr Deerel profits and export totals to the United States, a tiny London image fragment, Marsye Hiltz setting an altitude record, and UK bus drivers barred from talking to passengers in motion. Canada and Britain discuss farm imports, Canadian ships sold for over four hundred thousand dollars, and a Beijing ban on an American magazine. Parliament figures tax totals for 1920 to 1925 are cited amid varied notes on governance and science observations.
Butterflies Create London Portraits In Novel Artform
London artist Suaj buys old butterfly wing collections to craft portraits. A Queen Mary likeness uses 600 wings from 1865 era sets. A Princess Elizabeth portrait made from 19th century wings drew purchase by the Duchess of York. Topics include ships period costumes and coats of arms. Some costumes require up to 1000 wings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Society
Suaj
Queen Mary
Elizabeth
Duchess of York
Bendick Bird Sanctuary founder dies at 79 in Leuc
George Ek Bendick, founder of the Bendick bird sanctuary near Edmonton, dies at his home in Leuc at 79. Four decades earlier he and his wife filed for the homestead now known as the Grath Side game farm, home to rare birds from many countries. The farm attracts visitors from across the province as a show place.
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Bendick
Edmonton
George Ek
Le@uc
Benick
Grath
Con Yiment
Centenary wish from Auckland woman to King Edward
Mrs. M A Hills an Englishwoman in Auckland New Zealand celebrated her 101st birthday with a cable from King Edward who sent a playful remark Breas him I hope to see him married before I die The note reflects a lighthearted royal greeting on a long life and a royal connection from across the globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.A. Hills
Auckland
New Zealand
Edward
Breas
Friendship With A Dog Shows Deep Human Bond
A teacher in an Eastern city absented herself for a day and a half due to grief over her pet dog’s death. A doctor says teachers must bear sorrow to teach, while many disagree, noting dogs are family members who inspire affection and faithful companionship. The piece debates whether such absence should be paid by the individual or the municipality.
Pioneer Fisher’s Seventy-Year Canadian Journey Since 1819
78 year old Alt Faher, a pioneer who left England at Quebec on a four masted schooner, recalls voyage of five months and a half. He later served in Northwest Rebellion, South Africa, and the Great War, and spent years with the Mounted Police. He remembers the diet change after landing and his seventh birthday celebrated amid a riot of ops and old wart memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Britain
Cunarder
RLS
Saltcoats
Sask
Mr. Fisher
Quebec
Fisher
Canada
Northwest Rebellion
South
Africa
Mounted Police
Change of Canadian nickel headline sparks aesthetic critique
Toronto Saturday Night notes that discussions at the Bank of Canada consider altering Canadian coinage to show the monarch’s head replacing the predecessor. The piece criticizes the nickel’s obverse as ugly and cheap, urging a higher standard for a key metal product used nationwide.
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Nhen
Bank of Canada
British Empire
Canada
Toronto
Quebec Divorces Rise in Parliament Session
Senate heard 40 divorces granted this session, up 10 from last. All applications came from Quebec. Divorces awarded included 11 to husbands and 29 to wives, according to Senator Len drum McMeans of Winnipeg.
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Quebec
Lendrum McMeans
Winnipeg
Senate
Edmonton market proprietor opens 18 inch pike with duck inside
A market proprietor in Edmonton retrieved a two week old duck from an 18 inch pike. The duck measured nine inches and lay firmly in the fish's stomach, removed with a butcher’s knife. The pike was caught in Birch Lake about 90 miles east of Edmon North Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Birch Lake
Edmon
Ionosphere Influenced by Solar Eclipse Signals
Soviet eclipse teams report preliminary observations that ultra violet solar radiation may shape the ionosphere, forming an electrified roof above Earth. Boris Gerasimovich noted indications require verification while Kessenik reported radio signal audibility rising about 15 minutes before totality as observers tracked a Cepheus star near Ak Bulak.
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Earth
Globe
Froz
Boris Gerasimovich
K. Kessenik
Tomsk
Cepheus
Ak Bulak
Italians Honor Marconi and Others in Naval Promotions
Rear Admiral Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of wireless telegraphy, named by Premier Mussolini as admiral of the Italian navy. Baron Pompeo Aloisi elevated to rear admiral. Marshal Emilio de Bono earns chevalier rank in the Grand Cross. Also notes on children learning to swim and cotton doll-weevil predators.
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Marconi
Guglielmo Marconi
Mussolini
Duce
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
League of Nations
Emilio de Bono
Ethiopia
Military Order of
Savoy
Snake Worship In India Centered On Family Ceremonies
A report notes millions in India worship snakes as a domestic practice. Families encourage serpents to dwell and rove the hearth to safeguard homes from evils and misfortunes. Shrines feature hooded cobras carved in granite with sernpt ceremonies and a serpent grove for worshippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Arethers
Evey
Vilage
Mllons
Hanatul
Imperial Conference Set for London After Coronation
Prime Minister Baldwin announced in the House of Commons that an Imperial conference will be held in London next May after the King’s coronation on May 12. A great gathering of political leaders from Canada and other Dominions is expected, with the last regular Imperial conference held in 1930. An Ottawa economic conference occurred in 1932. Aluminum is now abundant globally, forming about a percent of the earth’s crust. Used motors in Germany can be part payment for new models.
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London
Baldwin
House of Commons
Canada
Ottawa
Crocheted Cape Pattern For Summer Wear
A pattern offers a lacy cape with a scarf collar ideal for summer wear. Includes complete instructions, stitch illustrations, and material requirements. Send 20 cents to the Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern 5360.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Peg
Latemeniaemrein
Omonenecei
Lethal lamp fights spoilage as UV rays sterilize foods
In New York a Westinghouse lamp demonstrates ultraviolet rays that sterilize kitchen air and surfaces, killing germs quickly. Drs James and Rentschler say higher meat yields and lower spoilage cut costs, with baking and bread preservation also improved.
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American Institute
New York
Robert F. James
Harvey C Rentschler
Westinghouse Lamp Co
James
To Protect The Public Intensive Tuberculosis Eradication Drive Urged
Dr W H Hatfield addressed the Canadian Tuberculosis Association convention in Van outlining a concerted push to eradicate TB. He argued more money goes to police than nurses and that protecting the public from bullets may seem priorities over microbes despite higher yearly deaths. Delegates from the North American Health Authorities gathered as Dr J J Heagerty proposed abandoning quarantine stations in favor of dock boarding and smaller units. Dr J G Townsend noted high TB death rates among American Indians and in Indian territory, while Dr W Council of Alaska cited 21 percent TB deaths among Indians and whites, urging broader hospitalization as the solution.
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W. H. Hatfield
Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Van
North America
J. J. Heagerty
Ottawa
J. G. Townsend
United States Office of Indian Affairs
Indian Territory
W. Council
Alaska
Wears Colors For Mourning In Addis Ababa Society
In Addis Ababa women traditionally wear white for mourning. Now casualties of war and disorder push many to wear colored dresses beneath white shawls. Pink and may be common, creating a pleasing contrast despite sorrow.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Addis
Horses Shipped From Calgary to Scotland for Perth Sale
A shipment of 52 horses including Clydesdales and Percherons was sent from Calgary to Perth, Scotland, from renowned southern Alberta breeders. Priced from 165 to 250 dollars per head, with freight and destination charges around 4100 dollars total. The piece also notes a playful exchange about Shelley and Canadian workmen.
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Alberta
Calgary
Perth
Scotland
Miniature marvels attract eye with tiny wonders
The piece surveys global feats in micro engineering and art with a Hungarian craftsman’s pen nib steam engine, a four inch gold and silver train by J Martin of Walhamstow, a finger nail sized electric motor by Eman sal Kehm in Nebraska, and delicate portraits by A H Khasgiwale of Poona. It notes a bank note split as a forgery case and crowns Jules Charboneau for his 24000 miniature objects gathered over 35 years and three world trips.
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J. Martin
Walthamstow
London
Nebraska
United States
Emansal Kehm
A. H. Khasgiwale
Poona
George
Edward VII
Fenuine
England
Jules Charboneau
Red Deer Prairie Provinces First Milk Condenser Breaks Ground
Construction starts on the first prairie milk condenser at Red Deer Alberta initiated by the Central Alberta Dairy Pool Alix with Hon W N Chant Minister of Agriculture turning the first sod. Expected to operate late July the plant will supply separated milk for households while larger dairies condense milk for ice cream.
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Red Deer
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Central
Mechanical Watcher Eyes For War Skies
A Chicago soldier-chemist Mr A A Amnhym of German nationality invented a mechanical watcher electric eyes able to see fifty miles away to detect enemy aircraft. The device claims to pierce fog and smoke and fire directly on targets. Separate note reports on centipedes near Yass Australia where a researcher and companions found a mother centipede swallowing five young.
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Chicago
A. A. Amnhym
A. E. Davin
Jack
Ausin
Yass
Australia
Royal decree bans billboard beauty spots in Belgium
Royal order prohibits tourism billboards in Belgian beauty spots and near village entrances. ads must stay 500 yards from roads canals and railways. Some residents react with alarm as officials label the measure a major restriction amid widespread fuss.
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Belgium
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Buckingham
Oeginming
United Kingdom
Pasengers
Ouncillor
D. R. Butler
Derby
Ania
China
Foreign Office
Mouse of Commons
B. McGeer
Lin
Vancouver
Belevue
States
Canad
George Bendick
Sam Jonea
North Dakota
Leon Blum
Suzanne Lacore
Premier Blum
the Elysee, Paris
Tve
Germany
Sehold
Aeanery
Wreieey
Prairies
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