World Happenings Briefly Told
A collage of early 20th century notes: German provincial proclamations and currency issues, renewed Romanian Slavic alliance, record altitude by aviator Bertha Horchem from Ransom Kansas, Ontario vote cost per poll at Moose Factory, coal warning for winter, U S paper mill fears over Canadian pulpwood export ban, German Reichstag inquiry on currency collapse, Cardston Mormon Temple closure and upcoming dedication, union stock yards proposal at Montreal, France Canada commercial treaty ratified, food riots in Monawan Potsdam, long time royal bodyguard Xavier Paoli dies in Paris, and household budgets tracking June costs from 1914 to 1922.
Sugar beets farmed in Alberta eyed for new industry
Farmers in Southern Alberta grow trial plots near Cardston and Raymond to test sugar beets with high sugar content. If results are satisfactory a sugar factory may be built, making beet cultivation a regular industry. Also note Holloway's Corn Remover promises relief from painful corns.
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Alberta
Cardston
Raymond
Society Formed To Guard Bible In Colleges
A group aims to prevent disrespect toward the Bible in colleges noting its long history of debate and its status as an international best seller. The Minneapolis Journal reports the launch of this society challenging campus scoffing.
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Minneapolis Journal
Human Sacrifices Reported in India and Burma Hills
Government findings show ongoing human sacrifices in the Naga Hills of northern Burma and India. Slavery and fortification practices persist despite eradication efforts, with six to ten sacrifices yearly and up to twenty or thirty when funds allow. Indian children are the most common victims.
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Burma
Rangoon
Naga Hill
Naga Hills
Stomach Troubles Pain After Eating For Men and Women
An ideal restorative quickly helps stomach troubles after eating for both men and women, offering relief and comfort. It targets digestive discomfort and supports a gentler, steadier digestion.
Dr Hamiltons Pills Boost Stomach and Liver Tone
A vintage ad touts Dr Hamiltons Pills as a vegetable remedy that strengthens the stomach liver and bowels. It claims broad daily use with headaches bilious attacks and indigestion and notes the price of 25 cents at dealers. A separate line mentions a prominent American woman funding six British students to study at Princeton Harvard and Yale annually for Oxford and Cambridge pupils.
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Dr. Hamilton
United States
Princeton
Harvard
Yale
Oxford
Cambridge
Water Cure Claim For Diarrhoea Relief From Dr Fowler
A Brantford reader praises Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry for rapid relief from diarrhoea and bowel troubles after exposure to remote North West conditions. He notes children in rural areas have used it for years and warns against untried substitutes. The product has been marketed for 78 years by The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto.
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Fred Palmer
Dalhousie St
Brantford
Ont
Dr. Fowlers
Dr. Fowler
British Will Erect Arch At Ypres Defenses
A British firm won a public contract to build an arch across the Menin Road near Ypres to commemorate the defense of the city. The project costs about 10,000,000 francs roughly £140,846.
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Arc de Triomphe
Paris
Menin Road
Ypres
Man Forgetting Courtesy When Fat Woman Stamps Foot
A proverb notes that a man may lose his good breeding if a heavy woman steps on his toe, illustrating how insult or pain can provoke rash reactions.
Household Hints Valentie Recipe for Yellow Sauce
Instructions list a yellow sauce with egg yolks hot milk and sugar then thickened in a double boiler. Flavoring lemon extract added after cooling. Includes additional ingredients figs prunes raisins walnuts and heavy cream folded with sugar. Salt and lemon juice finish the mixture and the cream is beaten stiff before combining.
Walnut Uses In Bulgaria For Home And Kitchen
The article describes how walnuts are essential in Bulgarian households. They are eaten raw, pressed for oil, salted and fried, and used to make jam or a strong brandy from green walnuts, highlighting their versatility in cooking and spirits.
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Bulgaria
Winnipeg Engineer Patents Wire Transcription Device
Irving Nachumsohn of Moose Jaw Saskatchewan has designed and patented a new selectable apparatus to send written messages over ordinary telephone lines. The device uses a typewriter style input and a permutation code to record output in printed form, with five Ottawa patents granted and filings worldwide. Nachumsohn, son of Mary Nachumsohn, is a St John’s Technical School graduate and Manitoba Free Press notes his radio club work and Saskatoon club formation.
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Irving Nachumsohn
Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railway
Moose Jaw
Sask
Ottawa
Mary Nachumsohn
Redwood Apartments
College Avenue
St. John's Technical School
Radio Club
Saskatoon
Nachumsohn
Manitoba Free Press
Pink Pills listed as tonic for stomach and blood
A testimonial asserts Dr Williams Pink Pills strengthen blood to improve digestion and appetite. Mrs. Charles La Rose of Fruitland Ontario says nervous indigestion left her weak and run down after using the pills, and she praises their effect. Available from medicine dealers or by mail for 50 cents per box.
Moving Hotel by Rail to Longview Wash
A complete hotel from tub to lace curtains will be transported by a nineteen car train from Chicago across the western prairies and mountains to Longview Washington. The cargo will be placed in the Hotel Monticello as part of a new city built by Long Bell Lumber Company in northwest timber tracts.
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Chicago
Prairies
Longview
Wash
Monticello
Long Bell Lumber Company
Kansas City
Blige
Northwest
Studying English Sparks Deskbook Reminder
A brief classroom exchange shows a student named Harry admitting an hour and a half of study last night. The teacher scolds him for leaving his book on the desk and advises taking it home next time.
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Harry
French scientist prints 92000 pictures per second
A French scientist has achieved a remarkable rate of producing 92 000 pictures every second, demonstrating a breakthrough in rapid image generation. The advancement suggests potential applications across imaging, data processing, and fast visual analysis.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Circulation Treatment Advised
Catarrh described as a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised to strengthen the patient and improve general health to aid the body in fighting the condition. Circulars free from F. J. Cheacy & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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F. J. Cheacy & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Miller's Worm Powders Proclaimed Cure for Worms
An advert extols Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy against intestinal worms. It claims the powder neutralizes morbid stomach conditions feeding the worms, destroys parasites on contact, and speeds evacuation with bowel waste. It asserts improved organ soundness and child health.
Language counts by region and top world languages
A good authority estimates 3 424 spoken languages or dialects with regional distribution North and South America 1624 Asia 933 Europe 587 Africa 276. English is spoken by over 156 million people followed by German 120 million Russian 90 million French 60 million Spanish 55 million Italian 46 million and Portuguese 30 million.
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North
South America
Asia
Europe
Africa
A Flying Wing Aeroplane to be Tested Soon
An aeroplane built as a flying wing with a lifting body and no separate fuselage will be tested. It is designed to be faster and more economical than prior types. The multi engined craft will seat twenty five passengers and include space for mails and baggage.
Mrs Hokus and Pokus Darn Socks Exchange Quip
A humorous dialogue features Mrs Hokus asking if Mrs Pokus ever darns socks for her husband. Pokus replies that darn is a mild word for the task, delivered in a light бытов humorous tone.
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Mrs. Hokus
Doing Nothing Hard Work Quote From Louis Wiley Speech
Louis Wiley, manager of the New York Times, told boys during New York Boys' Week that the hardest work is doing nothing. Minard's Liniment is advertised as a remedy for dandruff in the same era.
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Louis Wiley
The
New York Times
New York
History of Tea Industry from Fourth Century B C to 19th Century
The article traces tea’s origins in Korea before the fourth century B C and its spread to Japan over a millennium later. It notes European awareness rising in the sixteenth century, first English mention in 1615, and initial imports from Yokohama to San Francisco in 1868. It also mentions ornamental cultivation in conservatories and greenhouse management akin to camellias, with limited use due to flowers being ornamental rather than useful for cutting.
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Korea
Japan
Maffel
China
Yokohama
San Francisco
Soldiers' Settlement Board Expands Canada Land Program
Major John Barnett, chair of the Soldiers' Settlement Board, reports over 100 million dollars spent to settle ex soldiers on Canadian lands. About 39,000 men in a 130,000 strong farm community have settled, with 85 percent succeeding. More than 80 percent have repaid loans, funds coming in at two to three million dollars yearly. The board employs 250 field men to aid farmers nationwide.
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Canada
John Barnett
Soldiers’ Settlement Board
Dominion
Missionary's Translation Blunders Spark Amusement
A Congo missionary laughs at hymn translation slips. He misread "life" as "stomach" boosting "Wonderful Words of Life" popularity. Another mix caused "Lord Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing" to read as "Lord, Kick Us Out Softly."
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Congo
Toronto Mail and Empire
Oil Driven Ship’s Officer Question Delay
The quip notes a ship’s officer and motorist exchange about a vessel run by oil and its fuel efficiency. A London Punch joke highlights the question of mileage per gallon and the broader reliance on oil for ships and engines.
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London
Saturday Payment Schedule Proposed in Tit-Bits
A reader seeks a bill payment arrangement and is told to call every Saturday. The exchange notes the preference for a weekly, fixed payment day and confirms Saturdays as suitable. The snippet illustrates simple customer service wording from Tit-Bits.
Pocketbook to Make Economy Obsolete
A bold promise of a compact guide aims to simplify concerns about money and markets. The short work envisions a tool that eliminates the need for traditional economic thinking through practical, universal principles.
Anxious For Education Woman Crawled Mile And A Half To School
A Kentucky mountain girl crippled with infantile paralysis crawled on hands and knees over a mountain more than a mile and a half to reach school. A Louisville physician operated, breaking and resetting leg bones, enabling walking in a year. She progressed to read and write in hospital, then to Berea College. A man funded $1,000 for her education in a Louisville bank.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Berea College
Ranch trade shifts focus to Glengarry Ranch west of Claresholm
P Burns, once a Calgary ranker, swapped his $490000 city block for Glengarry Ranch west of Claresholm. The 22000 acre property, previously owned by British investors, includes deeded land and improvements.
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P. Burns
Calgary
Glengarry Ranch
Clareshiolm
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil praised for multiple ailments
The advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as effective for croup sore throat chest earache rheumatic pains cuts bruises and sprains. It claims rapid relief and widespread use in family medicine chests with thousands of supporters.
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Dr. Thomas
Thomas
Building Boom In Canada Surges Through Mid Year
Construction activity climbs with January contracts at 9.84 million and June totals surpassing 50 million, reflecting a strong year for home building across Canadian cities.
Spirited Conversation Lone Diner on Spiritualism
A New York Sun excerpt features a lively diner exchange where George is asked if he is a Spiritualist. The waiter playfully replies that he believes in table tipping, adding a touch of humorous mystique to a casual moment.
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George
New York
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Reichstag
Committee of Inquiry
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France
Chamber of Deputies
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Potsdam
Xavier Paoli
Queen Victoria
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Holloway
India
T. Milburn Co., Limited
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Eagle Brand
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Dominion Express
Kendall
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Vi. U.S.A
Spavin
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