World Happenings Briefly Told From Canada and Beyond
William Pugsley former minister of public works and later lieutenant governor of New Brunswick died in Toronto. Germany outlines a new tax bill raising duties on beer and tobacco. G Crawford promoted to chief of the division of felt crop and garden insects. Italy urged to settle war debts in a Senate budget report. Canada US treaty to curb smuggling by the border passed in the House of Commons. Sir Edward Kemp married in Toronto to Mrs. Virginia Copping. Fifty two mining claims listed in Manitoba February setting a new record. Rice Lake district active in mining. A Manitoba bill for a workers rest day was killed in committee due to feared industry hardship.
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Hoo
William Pugsiey
Canada
New Brunswick
Toronto
Sir Edward Kemp
Virginia Copping
Arkansas
Manitoba
Mining Recorder
Rice Lake
John Queen
Law Amendments
Royal Proclamation Declares Save the Forest Week
A royal proclamation designates Sunday April 19 to Saturday April 25 as Save the Forest Week. The notice appears in a recent issue of the Canada Charzette.
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Canada Charzette
Texas Faces High Farm Count as Union Grows
The state confronts a rising Union numbers reaching 436 033, indicating a shifting labor landscape and stronger organized labor presence amid regional economic pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Testimony to Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
A resident of Alport Ontario praises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets for over forty years of use. He credits the medicines with building strength and warns of no recurrence after treatment at Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel, noting continued access to free medical guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alport
Prince to Tour South Africa in Royal Cars
Autes for Prince’s South African tour include six 25 26 hp cars for staff and a five seat royal blue car driven by Mr Fr Small, bearing the Prince of Wales crest, with a seven seater scarlet touring car also sent to Nigeria for display of His Royal Highness crest on doors and back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe
Himeet
Fr. Small
India
Australia
Japan
Mr. Small
Prince of Wales
Nigeria
Baby's Own Tablets Always in the Home
Mothers praise Baby's Own Tablets for children aiding digestion sleep and fever relief. Mrs. Alex J. Perry of Atlantic Nova Scotia endorses keeping them on hand. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Rockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex. J. Perry
Atlantic
N.S
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Srockville
Ont
Prize Winning Mornay Sauce Recipe Wins Contest
Miss Anita Davis of Montreal wins first prize in the 1924 Borden Recipe Club contest with a Mornay sauce recipe. The entry details butter, flour, onion, thyme, bay leaf, salt, white pepper, cayenne, egg yolks, stock, evaporated milk and cheeses, with instructions for cooking in a double boiler and finishing the sauce for fish and shellfish dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Borden
Anita Davis
Davis
Borden Company
Giant dirigible planned for transatlantic service
The Goodscar Company of America announces plans to build a dirigible twice the size of the Los Angeles and launch a New York London messenger service. Dr Karl Arnstein, ex Zeppelin plant chief, is reported to have received an offer to construct the ship. The craft would feature 4000 horsepower motors.
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The
Goodscar Company of America
Los Angeles
Karl Arnstein
Zeppelin
Ex-Kaiser and wife tour German crown jewels in Holland
The ex-Kaiser and his new wife visited Holland to view the German crown jewels. The jewels, sent to Holland for safekeeping in a great bank vault during the war, remain intact. The second wife hopes to wear them as Empress, expressing boredom with their flat canal-side life.
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Holland
William
Design for New Dirigible Aims Faster Safer Long Flights
British plans reveal a new dirigible design credited to Commander C D Burney and Chief Designer B N Wallis. The concept removes gondolas except for motors to cut drag, increases range, and uses a Mooring Mast with rotating arms and floating masts. The design anticipates nine day New Zealand journeys and long distance feasibility for airship travel.
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Dirigibe
Press Association
New Zealand
Nations Physical Laboratory
C.D. Burney
Airship Guarantees Company
MacDonald
B. N. Wallis
Great Britain
War Memorial Tablet Unveiled in Rouen Cathedral
General Sir Nevil MacCready unveils a tablet in Rouen Cathedral by the war graves commission honoring one million British Empire dead of the Great War. The inscription in English and French sits in Saint Joan of Arc chapel, with royal and domain arms. Dr. Phillippe Roy, Canadian high commissioner, represented Canada at the ceremony.
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Nevil MacCready
Rouen
France
The
War Graves Commission
British Empire
Saint Joan of Arc
Phillippe Roy
Paris
Canada
Germany and France Sign Nine Month Trade Pact
Germany and France sign a temporary nine month modus vivendi granting reduced tariffs on selected articles on a sliding scale. A permanent treaty will follow based on the new French tariff. Worm Powders promise to expel worms from a child’s system though vomiting may occur as a sign of effectiveness.
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France
Germany
Where Men Are Scarce The Stamp of Cupid in England
In Sussex the female population proportion is high with 1274 women for every 1000 men, 108 above the English average and about 188 more than in 1913 before the war. The article notes Sussex as a stamping ground for Cupid due to skewed gender ratios.
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England
Sussex
Thomas W. Lawson Dies After Operation in Boston
Boston financier and author of Friday the Thirteenth and The Leak, Thomas W. Lawson, died following a recent operation. He was famed as a colorful figure in the financial world and had been expected to recover fully.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
New Fox Farm Opens in Clareshelm Alberta
A. McKinney and Son start a silver black fox farm at Clareshelm Alberta with eight pairs imported from Prince Edward Island. The notice urges use of Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator to spare children from worms, describing it as an excellent remedy.
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Alberta
Clareshelm
A. McKinney and Son
Prince Edward Island
Grand Labrador Waterfall Stands 20 Feet High
A grand waterfall in Labrador rises about 20 feet, creating a notable natural feature in the region and drawing local interest for its scenic height and surrounding landscape.
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Labrador
Restitution Envelopes Mysteriously Sent in French Spa
In Vitry le Francois and nearby towns residents received envelopes marked Restitution containing bank notes from twenty to one hundred francs. The unidentified sender has already distributed several thousand francs, prompting authorities to open an inquiry to solve the riddle.
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Vittel Wells
Saskatchewan School Trustees Elect Officers for Year
Co E Little of Ogema was elected president of the Saskatchewan School Trustees Association at the Saskatoon convention. He succeeds James F Bryant of Regina who declined a eighth term. Other officers include Honorary president James F Bryant Regina first vice president F W Goulden 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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Co. E Little, Ogema
Saskatchewan School Trustees’ Association
Saskatoon
James F. Bryant
Regina
F. W. Goulden
Ebenezer
Joseph Needham
Unity
J. H. Cunningham
William Allen
Moose Jaw
United States Buys Famous Death Ray
Grindel Matthews the inventor of the death ray announced on arrival in England from the United States that he had sold his invention to England but would not reveal the buyer’s price. He claimed England had lost the chance to obtain the weapon and said America snapped it up after negotiations begun a week earlier aboard the Aquitania.
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S. Grindel Matthews
England
United States
Matthews
Aquitania
America
Old age health plea for heart and nerve tonic
Article urges older adults to use a heart and nerve tonic as aging weakens heart action and unsettles nerves. It argues middle age brings lasting sickness that is hard to shake and suggests the tonic helps maintain health, vigor, and energy.
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Endorsement
Mrs M O Connor of Whitestone University writes that Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills relieved her heart trouble after lifelong shortness of breath palpitations and fainting spells. She is 80 and says she keeps them in the house and expects many more years. Sold by all druggists and dealers.
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Saltrat
Examining Steel By X Rays And Dog Chaining Fines
The article notes X rays can penetrate three inches of steel and seeks equipment to inspect eight to twelve inch castings. Professor Pullin leads the radio logical research department at Woolwich, aiming for a 400000 volt transformer and a high voltage tube. Yokohama authorities impose a 250 dollar fine for leaving a dog unchained to curb hydrophobia.
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Pullin
Radiological Research Department
Woolwich
Ent
Yokohama
Japan
French War Ace Killed in Exhibition Flight at Mont de Marsan
Roger Ronsevail known as the avenger of Pegoud and a famed war ace died during an exhibition loop at Mont de Marsan near Bayonne France. Amid a storm he took off and a wing tore away at 1 500 feet causing instant death upon crash. Asthma Victims. The text notes Kelloges Asthma Remedy as widely used.
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Roger Ronsevail
Avenger
Pegoud
Mont de Marsan
Bayonne
France
Treasure Hunters Seek Montezuma Gold Under Mexico City Post Office
The piece reports claims by Dr Manuel Gamio that Mexico City's post office sits atop Montezuma treasure inherited from the kings of Anahuac. Private groups seek excavation rights, citing a Cortez letter to Spain about vast gold and precious stones, offering funds to governments for access.
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Believe City
Mexico City
Manuel Gamio
Mexican Republic
Montezuma
Anahuac
Department of Anthropology
Gamio
Cortez
Spain
France Premier Herriot Appeals for Justice to Press
Herriot met Anglo American Press Association members and urged justice for France. He linked financial re establishment to honoring France's engagements and sought support from the three democracies to restore world peace. A revised version of his speech was issued by the foreign office.
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Herriot
Anglo-American Press Association
France
Gerg
Dany
Foreign Office
This Lassie Has Her Colds Rubbed Away
Mrs Emmons of Portage La Prairie Manitoba praises Vicks VapoRub for children’s colds including croup head and chest colds. She reports relief from nighttime croup and notes internal vapors inhaled and external absorption stimulating the skin.
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E. E. Emmans
Seventh Ave. N. E
Portage la Prairie
Man
Vicki
Vicks
Canada Leads World In Automobile Exports Growth
The article notes Canada's growing automobile export industry, stating Canada leads the world in automotive exports by proportion to production and population. Since 1920 Canadian motor vehicle exports nearly doubled, rising from 9.8 percent to 17 percent of world automotive exports, second only to the United States.
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Dominion
Canada
United States
Bonanza Claim Search Promises Arctic Mine Map
James Townsend Fullerton former Port Townsend mayor and loganberry pioneer plans an April expedition with a friend to Alaska seeking a rich mine mapped long ago by a prospector who died after bringing out 252 pounds of nuggets. The adage notes cautious action.
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James Townsend Fullerton
Port Townsend
Wash
Olympic Peninsula
Washington
Alaska
Mr. Fullerton
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Royal Yeast
G. Crawford
Department of Agriculture
Italy
Teodore Mayer
Senate Finance Committer
House of Commons
Autes
Prince
Sir Nevil MacCready
Thos. W. Lawson
Silver Black Fox Farm
Minard
Inecto Rapid
W. T. Pember Stores
Yonge St
Ontario
Saskatchewan School Trustees
Ing
Milburn
Harriet Gusdorf
S. Elm St
Spokane
J. D. Kelloge
Mexico
Ture
Appeals For Justice For
Premier Herriot
Canadian Motor Exports
Willy Hs
DoMinion Bixpress
Winnipeg
Norman Tobias
Union Bank
Winnipeg, Man
Jas. D. McGregor
Glencarnock Farms
Brandon
Cook Medicine CO
de LE Clerg
LE Glerg
LE Glerc
BiSias
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