World Happenings Briefly Told
Canadian figures and events include William Pugsley dies in Toronto. Canada US treaty to curb smuggling approved. Manitoba mining records set with 52 claims in February. A Manitoba bill for a periodic rest day was killed in committee amid industry hardship concerns.
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Manitoba
John Queen
Law Amendments
Giant dirigible planned by Goodyear for New York London service
Goodyear of America plans a dirigible twice as large as the Los Angeles craft to run passenger service between New York and London. Dr Karl Arnstein, ex Zeppelin construction chief, allegedly received an offer to build the ship. The craft would feature motors totaling 4000 horsepower.
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Goodyear Company of America
Los Angeles
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Zeppelin
Save the Forest Week Proclaimed in Canada Gazette
A royal proclamation published in the Canada Gazette designates Sunday April 19 to Saturday April 25 as Save the Forest Week. The notice emphasizes conservation actions and public awareness for forest protection nationwide.
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Canada Gazette
Make the most of the worst You get
The line urges readers to improvise and endure hardship, turning bad luck into usable effort. It highlights resilience and practical action over complaint, urging persistence despite adverse circumstances.
Forty Years Testimony to Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Chisel
A letter from H. F. Bick of Alport Ontario extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Chisel and Detectiva Pellets as a superior tonic for long term use in his family. He praises medical staff and treatment received, asserting strong satisfaction with the remedies.
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Dr. Pierce
Nvahds
Gaia
H. F. Bickdealers
Prince to Tour South Africa in Royal Eight Car Details
An article notes a seven seater touring car in Nigeria for Prince use and a five seater Royal blue car driven by F J Small who previously rode with the Prince in India Australia and Japan. The red seven seater will bear His Royal Highness crest on rear doors amid blue leather interiors.
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Ali
F. J. Small
India
Australia
Japan
Mr. Small
Hix
Nigeria
Baby's Own Tablets Trusted by Mothers nationwide
Thousands of mothers endorse Baby's Own Tablets for babies noting relief from constipation indigestion colds fevers worms and better sleep. Mrs Alex J Perry of Atlantic Nova Scotia praises the tablets and recommends keeping them on hand. The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario sells boxes for 26 cents by mail or at druggists.
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Alex. J. Perry
Atlantic
N.S
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Oat
Prize Winning Mornay Sauce Recipe Wins Borden Contest
Miss Anna Davis of Montreal wins first prize in the 1924 Borden Recipe Club contest with an International prize recipe for Mornay Sauce. The method uses butter onion flour stock evaporated milk and cheese, with steps for melting, cooking, and finishing the sauce.
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Montreal
Borden
Anna Davis
Davis
Borden Company
Retirement of Frank J. Brown Ends Telegraphic Era
The GPO assistant secretary Frank J. Brown, who led the world telegraphic network since 1886, is nearing retirement. He drove cable, telegraph and wireless development and represented the UK in international conferences. The cable trade moves vast volumes weekly, with Lancashire alone sending 27,660 cables to the east each weekday.
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G.P.O
Frank J. Brown
General Post Office
Brown
Lancashire
Herriot Appeals for France's Justice and Peace Plan
Premier Herriot addressed the Anglo American Press Association, urging recognition of France's engagements and calling for justice. He framed financial reestablishment as key to settlement and asked the three democracies to show France's real countenance, character, and sacrifices. A revised official version followed.
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Herriot
Anglo-American Press Association
France
Germany
Foreign Office
New Dirigible Designs Promise Faster Safer Long Flights
British experts tout a new class of dirigibles eliminating gondolas except for crew with pilot navigation space in the skeleton. A nine day New Zealand voyage is claimed possible with a mooring mast allowing 360 degree approach and rotating floating masts. Commander C D Burney and G N Wallis lead the project funded at 5 960 000 cubic capacity.
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Press Association
New Zealand
National Physical Laboratory
C.D. Burney
Airship Guarantee Company
MacDonald
G. N. Wallis
Great Britain
London Overstocked With Qualified Doctors
Five thousand qualified physicians roam London seeking low paying or any jobs as postwar surplus floods British and Irish medical schools. Many sleep along the Thames Embankment while the profession battles unemployment. National health insurance worsens the young doctors’ prospects, with millions receiving care for a small weekly fee.
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London
Thames Embankment
Down
Five New Royal Limousines For King George
King George will receive five new state cars to replace a 1910 vehicle. The limousines are built for state occasions with extra head room for his helmet and large windows for a clear view by admirers. Painted royal claret with vermilion trim and royal arms, bronze exterior mountings, blue morocco upholstery, and silver interior fittings.
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George
Morocco
English Language Use in Canada From 1921 Census
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports on the 1921 census showing 4.79 percent of the population ten years and over able to speak English. Seventy percent spoke English only, 16.02 percent English and French, 49 percent English and a foreign tongue, and about 0.5 percent or 43 970 persons mainly foreign born Austrians Belgians and Jews could speak English and French in addition to their racial language.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Would Advertise Canada Exhibition This Year
The Wembley exhibition to use a new catering system with each pavilion arranging its own catering. Canada is urged to set up a table d hote at the Canadian pavilion to introduce Canadian cheese and other food products to visitors, following last year’s favorable impression.
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Wembley
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Hong Kong
Ceylon
West Africa
West Indies
Canada
Regina Post
War Memorial Tablet Unveiled in Rouen Cathedral
General Sir Nevyil MacCready unveiled a tablet in Rouen Cathedral France by the war graves commission. The memorial honors one million British Empire dead of the Great War 1914-18 with English and French inscriptions. Dr Philippe Roy Canadian high commissioner represented Canada at the ceremony in Saint Joan of Arc chapel.
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Rouen
France
The
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British Empire
Saint Joan of Arc
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Paris
Canada
Manitoba Pool Elevators Limited Plans Incorporation
The Manitoba Legislature session will hear an application to incorporate Manitoba Pool Elevators Limited with capital of 1,000,000. The Manitoba Wheat Pool executive says owning storehouses serves the best interests of contract signers, aligning with their growers.
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Manitoba Pool Elevators. Limited
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Manitoba Wheat Pool
Miller's Worm Powders Offer Reliable Worm Expulsion
A mother detecting a child’s discomfort from worms can use Miller's Worm Powders to expel all worms. Vomiting may occur as a sign of thorough work, but that need cause no anxiety. The powders eliminate worms promptly.
Ex-Kaiser and New Wife Inspect Crown Jewels
The ex Kaiser and his new wife recently viewed the German crown jewels which remained intact and were sent to Helland to rest in a bank vault during the war. His second wife desires to wear these jewels as Empress and resents life in the canal country prompting the outing.
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Helland
William
Texas Tops Union With 436 033 Farms
Texas leads the Union in farm count with 436 033, a notable agricultural statistic reflecting the state’s vast farming activity and acreage. The figure underscores Texas prominence among major farming states.
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Texas
Union
Stamping ground for Cupid in England in Sussex
Sussex claims the highest proportion of women in England with 1274 women per 1000 men, about 10 percent above the national average and roughly 188 more than in 1913 before wartime shifts.
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England
Sussex
Ten Cent Store Signals Modern Awe Return
A remark highlights the shift in perception of the ten cent store, once seen as humble, now viewed as a symbol of modern progress and consumer imagination. The era’s mood contrasts past awe with present mass retail accessibility.
Thos. W. Lawson Dies After Operation in Boston
Boston financier and author Thomas W. Lawson, noted for Pri day the Thirteenth and Frenzied Finance, died following a recent operation. He was widely perceived as a colorful figure in the financial world and was expected to recover before the complication.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
New Silver Black Fox Farm Opens in Claresholm Alberta
A. McKinney and Son start a second silver black fox farm in Claresholm Alberta with eight pairs imported from Prince Edward Island to expand breeding operations.
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A. McKinney and Son
Prince Eaward Island
Grand Labrador Waterfall Reaches 200 Feet Height
A prominent waterfall in Labrador is reported at two hundred feet tall, marking a notable natural feature in the region.
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Labrador
Mystery envelopes returned to residents of Spa with bank notes
Inhabitants of the famous Spa Vit tel Wells and nearby villages received envelopes marked Restitution containing bank notes from twenty to one hundred francs. Several thousand francs have been distributed so far by an unknown sender, prompting authorities to open an inquiry to solve the riddle.
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Saskatchewan School Trustees elect new association officers
Saskatchewan School Trustees par ing Y C. E Little Ogema was elected president of the Saskatchewan School Trustees Association at the Saskatoon convention. He succeeds James F Bryant Regina who declined an eighth-term nomination. Other officers named include honorary president James F Broyant Regina first vice president FP W Goniden Ebenezer second vice president Joseph Needham Unity secretary treasurer J H Cunningham Regina honorary vice president Mrs William Allen Moose Jaw.
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Ogema
Saskatchewan School Trustees Association
Saskatoon
James F. Bryant
Regina
James F. Broyant
FP. W. Goniden
Ebenezer
Hier
Joseph Needham
Unity
J. H. Cunningham
William Alen
Moose Jaw
Death ray inventor says sale to United States completed
Grindell Matthews, inventor of the death ray, claims to have sold the invention in England after arriving from the United States. He refused to name the buyer or price, stating England lost the chance as America snapped it up and negotiations were finished within a week.
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Grindell Matthews
England
United States
Matthews
Aquitania
America
Old Age Health Advice Urges Vital Heart and Nerve Tonic
As age advances illnesses cling longer and nerves grow unstable. The text urges elderly readers to restore energy and health by using a heart and nerve tonic to sustain vigor and vitality in later years.
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Endorsed by Reader
Mrs. M. O'Connor of Whitestone Oni reports lifelong heart trouble with breathlessness and fainting. After using Milburn's H N Pills she claims immediate relief and absence of serious spells, saying she keeps them at 80 years old and expects to live many more years. Sold at all druggists and dealers.
Examining Steel By X Rays Apparatus Sought for Thick Castings
Professor Puilin of the Woolwich Engineering radio logical research department told the Royal Society that current X rays pierce steel only inches thick. They need an apparatus to inspect eight to twelve inch castings to detect deadly flaws. A transformer rated at 400000 volts has been built and a tube capable of withstanding that voltage is now required to penetrate eight inches of steel.
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Radiological Research Department
Woolwich
Eng
Royal Society
Unsinkable Ship Invention Tested On Lake Constance
A German engineer named Libertau tested a device claimed to render a ship unsinkable on Lake Constance. He installed the apparatus in a boat carrying six hundred sixty pounds, which sank and then reappeared within an hour. The device purportedly drives water from the hold, but details are unavailable.
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Libertau
Libertrau
Yokohama Officials Impose Dog Chaining Fine
Yokohama officials announce a 250 yen fine for leaving a dog unchained to curb hydrophobia concerns. Public safety officials emphasize enforcement across districts.
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Yokohama
Japan
French War Ace Killed in Exhibition Flight
Roger Ronmserail, known as the avenger of Pegoud, was killed during an exhibition flight at Mont de Marsan near Bayonne in France. Employed by a traveling circus since the armistice, he attempted a takeoff despite a storm. A wing tore off at 1,560 feet during a looping maneuver and the crash was instant.
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Avenger
Pegoud
Mont de Marsan
Bayonne
France
Asthma Victims Use Benedy For Relief
A physician named Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Benedy is described as restoring health to sufferers. The article claims widespread recognition across the country for this remedy.
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J.D. Kellogg
Treasure Hunters Seek Excavation Under Mexico City Post Office
Private investigators and a salvage firm seek permission from Mexico’s anthropology department to dig beneath the Mexico City post office amid claims the Montezuma treasure lies there. Dr. Manuel Gamio notes Cortez’s famed gold and gems described to the Spanish king hint at a vast, priceless hoard.
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Manuel Gamio
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British Throne Is Secure Through War and Victory
The Telegram says Britain’s throne remains secure after years under King George and Queen Mary. It notes shared experience of sorrow and joy among British people during struggles and victories, emphasizing unity in wartime leadership and sacrifice.
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George
Mary
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Germany and France Agree on Nine Month Trade Pact
Germany and France sign a temporary commercial modus vivendi to lower tariffs on selected articles on a sliding scale. The nine month pact precedes a permanent treaty based on the new French tariff.
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France
Germany
Search For Bonanza Claim S Maps Arctic Riches
James Townsend Fullerton former Port Townsend mayor and loganberry pioneer plans an April expedition with a friend to locate a rich Alaskan mine. The mine was mapped long ago by a prospector who died after returning 252 pounds of nuggets.
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Olympic Peninsula
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The Best Thing About a Man Influence of a Good Woman
A concise aphorism highlights that a man’s finest asset is the guiding influence of a virtuous woman shaping his life and choices.
Lassie’s Colds Improved by Vicks Vaporub Say Canadian Mothers
Mrs. E. FE. Emmans of Portage La Prairie Manitoba praises Vicks VapoRub for treating children's colds and coughs. She reports it helps with head and chest colds and croup at night by both inhaled vapors and external rub.
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Predicts Further Earthquakes by Harvard Professor
Harvard University geologist K F Mather says another earthquake of similar intensity may strike the North American district affected on February 28 within months. He warns deaths stem more from fear than from the quake itself and urges calm to prevent loss of life.
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K. F. Mather
Department of Geology
Harvard University
North America
Canada Leads World in Motor Exports Despite Population Scale
Canada exports of motor vehicles rank second to the United States in global auto trade. Since 1920 Canadian exports have nearly doubled from 6.8 percent to 17 percent of world automotive export trade, highlighting growing dominance in the sector.
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Dominion
United States
British Columbia Lumber Exports Fall in 1924 Total
For the year ending September 30, 1924 Pacific lumber inspection records show BC shipped 629,156,324 feet of lumber from all ports. Major markets included Japan the United Kingdom and the continent Australia China New Zealand India South America and others.
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Pacific Lumber Inspection
British Columbia
Japan
United Kingdom
Australia
China
New Zealand
India
South America
Timber Area of Canada Forest Land Facts
Canada has about 950000 square miles of forest land, roughly a quarter of the country’s area. Under half of this forest carries merchantable timber of six inches diameter and only about a quarter has saw material of ten inches diameter.
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Canada
Worm Exterminator Promoted For Child Health
A health advert urges mothers to use Mother Graves Worm Exterminator to prevent worm infestations in children, claiming most children are exposed or born with worms and that the remedy spares suffering.
Water Clarity Reveals Objects in Norwegian Fjords
The water in certain Norway fjords is so clear that objects become visible at depths over 100 feet. This remarkable visibility highlights the pristine conditions and deep turquois waters of these alpine inlets.
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