World Happenings Briefly Told
Unclaimed balances in Canadian banks totalled £2,296,063.51 on December 2, 1925. David Ross, father of the Irish linen trade, dies at Belfast aged 91 after 74 years in business. Mussolini sketches a monument with a cannon toward Austria for Colzano in South Tyrol. Manitoba car count to exceed last year by at least 6,000, over 50,000 total. Extension coal mine at Ladysmith suspends 123 miners due to weak demand and imported coal. Opium seized on the Empress of Australia valued at £7,000. no arrests. Italy pays £2,000,000 to Britain to begin debt settlement. A dwarf famous at 28 inches tall dies at 88. Montreal health officials urge citizens to prevent possible influenza outbreak. Maritime provinces push National Transcontinental for eastbound grain trade to aid Canadian ports. Miller’s Worm Powders praised as pleasant and effective. Walking tents noted as a lost art for garage access. Dr Thomas Electric Oil touted for pulmonary relief. Calomel’s outdated use noted as unnecessary.
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Ladysmith
Vancouver Island
United States
Vancouver
B.C
Far East
Alberta Professor Finds Bone Healing Medicine
Professor Collip of the University of Alberta reports an extract from parathyroid glands that increases blood calcium and phosphate to speed bone repair. The four tiny neck glands near the thyroid are the source of the extract, usable by injection or oral dosing.
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Collip
University of Alberta
Edmonton
French fashion frocks and elder business age debates
The piece describes a washable silk two piece sports frock with over blouse and features like large plaid pockets a high collar and a belt at the back. It also notes a camisole top with box plaits in the skirt and provides fabric yardage and prices for No 1261 in sizes 16 to 20 years. It then discusses retirement age views by Sir Herbert Morgan Sir Woodham Burbidge Sir Harold Bowden and notes women hold 632 of 667 U S professions.
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Harold Bowden
Raleigh Cycle Co. Ltd
Nottingham
How To Order Patterns Address Winn'pegz Newspaper Union
Pattern ordering note for the Winnipeg pattern dispatch at 175 McDermot Ave. Mentions a standard size and the Winnipeg distribution point. No dates or named individuals provided.
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Winn'pegz Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
World’s Radio Growth From Alpine to New York Broadcasts
A survey of early radio expansion notes Rugby England’s vast station with nine hundred acres and twelve 800 foot masts, plus a high altitude Alps wireless on St. Margaret’s Hut. It highlights New York’s WEAF and WMCA as dominant ad revenue stations with rates from $75 to $600 per hour, and mentions a new topographic wireless link for mountain rescues.
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Rugby
England
Alps
St. Margaret's Hut
Mount Rosa
New York
WEAF
WMCA
Neuralga Conquered Iis Pain Destroyed
A brief note claims neuralga is conquered and pain removed by applying magical results. No verifiable details or credible sources are provided to support the claim.
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Neuralga
Iis
Nerviline Endorsed For Pain Relief By Reader
Mr W T Greenway, ex Guide staff, praises Nerviline after twenty years of use. He touts it as a remedy for pain earache toothache cramps and disordered stomach and claims it provides prompt relief. The ad urges rubbing Nerviline on the skin for fast results and notes it costs 35 cents at dealers.
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W. T. Greenway
Guide Newspaper
Dr J Kel logg’s Asthma Remedy Promises New Hope
A vintage advertisement touts Dr J Kel logg's asthma remedy as a helping hand to sufferers. It claims the remedy gives new life and hope, with benefits described as evident and life changing for those currently afflicted. Thousands are said to have found help.
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Dr. J. Kellogg
Wild Animals Kill Thousands in British India
The report tallies 3,605 human deaths from wild animals in British India last year and 20,000 from snake bites. Tigers caused 1,693 deaths, wolves 835, leopards 464, crocodiles 213, wild pigs over 100, bears and elephants about 79. About 23,000 wild animals were killed, ratio roughly one human death per six animal deaths in the jungles.
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British India
Answer to Last Week's Puzzle and Old Time Remedies
The article extols Dr Thomas Eclectrice Oil as a versatile remedy for coughs colds sore throats sprains and wounds calling it a medicine chest in itself It notes that old time boys would have treated with rope and ends with a nod to Minards Liniment for colds.
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Dr. Thomas
Crossword puzzle clues with numerous partial entries
A scrambled list of crossword clues and partial answers includes many numbered items, abbreviations, and mis-typed phrases. It attempts to define citrus fruits, body p arts, and various common crossword terms with scattered, unclear hints.
Taffy Trade Heads See Two Paths in Town
A local note contrasts two men making living from selling and giving away taffy, illustrating divergent business approaches in the same market.
Nervous Wreck Saved By Remarkable Remedy
Mrs. J. Wilson of Port George Nova Scotia writes she suffered from heart palpitations and fainting spells due to over work and worry. She says she could not be left alone with a large family and that all prior remedies failed until she found a wonderful treatment that restored her health.
Pills for druggists sold by The Milburn Co. Toronto
The notice states that these pills are intended for druggists and dealers and are distributed only by The T Milburn Co Limited of Toronto Ontario.
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T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Ont
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Austria
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South Tyrol
Manitoba
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Italy
Great Britain
London
P. T. Barnum
Montreal
Eugene Gagnon
Board of Railway Commissioners
Col
J. L. Ralston
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
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Tippity
Irene
Charleston
Colleen Moore
Saint Vitus
Danc
Alberta
Sur
Ety
Clipse
Paris
Sir Herbert Morgan
Woodham Burbidge
Illarrod’s
Westminster
Sir Woodman
Herbert Morgan
Lever Bros., Ltd
Jiewo
Santary
SMP
Minard
KFI
Los Angeles
Missouri Lady Radio
Kansas City
Tack
eMirlie
Ilrk Basle
Asic
Ann Ostly
Sterling
Heles
Wamler
Atlantic
Adam
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canada
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