United States and League Referendum Proposal from Democratic Platform
The Democratic platform committee urges a national referendum on U.S. entry to the League of Nations if Democrats win Congress. The League, four years old with fifty two members, has aided peace and economic recovery, while Canada seeks to explain the League to Americans and press U.S. membership in the Council and Assembly.
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United States
League of Nations
Democratic National Convention
Senate
House of Representatives
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Afghanistan
Mexico
Russia
Turkey
Germany
Wilson
League of Nations Society
League
Poland
Lithuania
Yugoslava
Albania
Permanent Court of International Justice
Great Britain
France
Austria
Eerop
Hungary
International Labor Bureau
Europe
Canada
Brotherhood of Nations
Parliament
Man
Council
Assembly
German airman makes first postal flight to Angora
E. Zimmermann, a veteran German airman, completed a record 27 hour flight from Berlin to Angora via Budapest and Constantinople. The journey marks the first German postal airmail to Angora, Turkey. Winston Churchill has held nearly all senior British cabinet posts except prime minister.
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E. Zimmermann
Angora
Turkey
Berlin
Budapest
Constantinople
Winston Churchill
Central Africa natives cleared forests in Kenya Colony
Forest clearing by hatchet and fire destroys vast timberland as farmers abandon patched lands after brief use. Forest officers train locals in timber conservation to curb further damage.
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Central Africa
Kenya Colony
St Peter's Doors In Rome Stand 1100 Years
The wooden doors of St Peter's in Rome are crafted from cypress and have endured for about 1,100 years, marking a remarkable longevity of medieval craftsmanship and religious architecture.
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St. Peter's
Rome
Children Cry For Castoria Promoted As Harmless Remedy
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a pleasant harmless substitute for castor oil used for over 30 years. It markets Parecoric Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups claiming harmless relief for young children and cites physicians’ directions.
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Fletcher
Weekly Mail From Alaska Readies Route For Yukon Residents
The Alaska Railroad enables a weekly mail service from Reward near the Gulf to Nenana, then by government steamers to Fort Gibbon and Holy Cross, continuing to Nome and St Michael via Northern Commercial Company launches. The Yukon routes connect Innoko and Iditarod rivers in the interior.
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Yukon River
Yukon
Alaska Railroad
Reward
Gulf of Alaska
Pacific Ocean
Nenana
Interior
Tamana
Fort Gibbon
Holy Cross
Northern Commercial Company
Nome
St. Michael
Bering Sea
Innoke
Iditarod
Iditarod Rivers
Catarrhozone Haler Advertises Throat Cure
An advertisement warns that sore throats from slight colds can become chronic and offers Catarrhozone in haler as a remedy. It claims to draw inflammation, relieve cough, reduce phlegm, and kill germs, urging a two month usage for 50e with mail order from The Catarrhozone Co. Montreal.
Heart Disease Not So Common As Is Thought
Dr John Parkinson of London tells the Canadian Medical Association that many conditions labeled heart disease do not permanently damage the heart. He cites rheumatic fever as a main cause and says tobacco has little lasting impact on heart health. The piece ends with brief humor and unrelated ads.
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John Parkinson
London
England
Canadian Medical Association
Ottawa
Parkinson
London Hospital
National Heart Hospital
Ministry of Pensions
Philosopher’s Insight on Happiness and Possessions
A philosopher notes that those who possess the things one desires are not necessarily happier than one’s self. The reflection centers on the idea that external wealth does not guarantee inner contentment.
Vancouver Seeks Harding Memorial in Stanley Park
Vancouver residents applaud a proposal by local Kiwanis to erect a memorial to Warren G. Harding in Stanley Park. The late president visited Canada during his term, delivering a friendship message thatleft a lasting historic impression and earned the public’s warm admiration.
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Stanley Park
President Harding
Vancouver
Harding
Canada
Warren G. Harding
Vancouver Province
Discovery of Prehistoric Tribe in Unknown Arabia Oasis
British officer Captain R E Cheesman reports reaching the oasis of Jabrin in the Sultanate of Nejd. He notes a Stone Age tribal group with distinct physical and linguistic traits, poorly provided with domestic goods and clothing, potentially survivors of an earlier population. The passage also touts Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy for stomach worms and related health benefits.
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Arabia
R. E. Cheesman
Percy Cox
Bagdad
Nejd
Jabrin
Seeing Through The Skinread by M Jules Romain
French scientist M Jules Romain claims the blind could someday see using skin on the face neck and chest. Concentration sessions of about an hour may yield light perception then shapes and sizes of objects, potentially enabling rapid reading of type without eyes.
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M. Jules Romain
M. Romain
Boys sail to Canada to work on farms
Fifty boys boarded the steamship Regina bound for Canada to secure farm positions. The voyage is part of a plan to train 1,000 boys at the Hadleigh farm colony in London run by the Salvation Army. General Bramwell Booth urged them to carry to their new land the best of the mother country.
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Regina
Canada
Hadleigh Farm
Salvation Army
London
Bramwell Booth
Simpler food and raw fruit urged for teeth health
An official of the British Dental Association says simpler foods and more raw fruit would greatly benefit dental health by promoting natural cleaning and reducing decay.
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The
British Dental Association
The apex of futility: Asking a wo man Why
A terse reflection on the futility of questioning certain actions and the emptiness of demand for explanations. The piece notes how some inquiries fail to elicit meaningful responses, leaving the interrogator with little insight or resolution.
Cancer research and foot and mouth disease claims
Vice-Chancellor J. G. Arami of Liverpool University stated that research has reached a stage where some internal cancers could be eliminated and that work on foot and mouth disease could lead to a forthcoming remedy. He noted his former role at McGill University in Montreal.
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J. G. Arami
Liverpool University
McGill University
Montreal
Ahso
Putnam's Corn Ex Tractor Featured as Pain Relief
Advert shows a Corn Ex tractor claimed to remove troublesome corns without pain and without failure, priced at 25 cents and sold everywhere.
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Putnam's Corn
British Pacific Squadron Visits Vancouver Harbor Enliven City
The three special service squadron cruisers entertained about 70 000 visitors during a 10 day stay in Vancouver harbor. On the final day nearly 3 300 children toured the ships. Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Field praised Canadian hospitality and prospects. Two hundred sailors were entertained July 5 in New Westminster and Cloverdale with tours of logging camps.
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Special Service Squadron
Vancouver
Frederick Field
British Columbia
New Westminster
Cloverdale
Hasty German Marriages Linked To Rising Divorces
A German Government statistical report finds women more often responsible for divorces and notes early marriage happiness fades after nine years. War marriages proved fragile as hastiness in wedlock led to quick separations. Divorce counts reached 39,000 in 1921 and 36,000 in 1922, with postwar rates more than double prewar levels.
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Germany
Statistical Department
Sea monster captured near Simonstown in South Africa
After a desperate struggle a sea monster measuring 17 feet long and 12 feet in girth was captured at Simonstown, South Africa, weighing about two tons.
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Simonstown
South Africa
Senate Amendment on Industrial Disputes Act Opposed
Hon James Murdock moved that a Senate amendment to the Industrial Disputes Act be not concurred and the bill referred back to the Senate. He said the amendment complicates the act. The motion was carried on division in the house.
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James Murdock
Labor
House
Senate
Board of Arbitration
Severe Heart Trouble Relief From Milburn Pills
Mr SE Barnes of Athens Int reports a severe heart attack four years ago. After doctor visits failed to improve him, he used Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills and felt immediate relief. He keeps a box handy and takes a few when feeling unwell. Pills cost 50 cents per box, available at dealers or by mail from The T Milburn Co. Toronto Ont.
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Milburn
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Stamps for a Riverside House Exchange Offer
An advertisement in a shop window near Bond Street offers a Riverside residence with lovely grounds and a 40 minute rail link to London in exchange for a valuable collection of postage stamps. The brief notice highlights a home swap tied to philatelic wealth.
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Bond Street
London
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