World Happenings Briefly Told
A London report notes Russian courts imprison borrowers who do not return books. The Merchant Marine loss for the year is about 5.9 million dollars with a 1.7 million operating deficit. Paris amusement tax yields 27 million francs in 1921. Germany’s railways near prewar normal, per Washington. The London Times cites Admiralty plans to cut flag officers from 93 to 77 in August. Louis Loucheur predicts France cannot pay its US debt. William Russell of Greenwich Bank was robbed of 22,000 dollars. a witness thought a film was being shot.
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Paris
The
London Times
Board of Admiralty
William Russell Messenger
Greenwich Bank
New York
Alberta Seed Fair Oats and Wheat Praised by Judge
Judge F S Grisdale pronounced Alberta seed fair oats and wheat near perfect after judging in Edmonton. He noted first four prize winners in several classes were tightly contested and could have been reversed. Alfalfa seed also showed a splendid exhibit, with some grain grown far north of Vermilion suggesting potential for commercial scale.
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Alberta
Edmonton
F. S. Grisdale
Vermilion
Grisdale
Ontario oat crop loses money for farmers in test. potatoes better
The Ontario oat crop showed losses for farmers in last year’s test, with only Cecil Luther of Lennox and Addington showing a profit of 145 dollars. Potatoes in the same test yielded profits from 57.40 to 526.80 per acre. Worm exposure in infants reduces nourishment, and Miller’s Worm Powders claim to destroy worms and improve stomach and bowel health to aid development.
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Ontario
Cecil Luther
Lennox and
Addington
Minard liniment and world’s largest candy shop news item
Minard’s Liniment for the Gripp and Fiu appears in a brief alongside a note about the latest opening in New York. A stray line mentions Constantinople’s triangular construction, suggesting a miscellany page with varied items.
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New York
Northern Ontario Produces Over Twenty Million in Gold in 1922
The 1922 gold production in Northern Ontario is estimated at more than twenty million dollars. A notable expansion is under way across northern gold mining camps, signaling vigorous growth and investment in the region.
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Ontario
What Does Your Mirror Reveal about Anemia Facts
A testimonial advertises Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood tonic to treat anemia in growing girls. Mrs George R Smith of Queensport Nova Scotia claims three daughters improved health after taking the pills. The letter notes pale appearance exhaustion dizziness headaches and says eight boxes restored vitality. Pills offered at 50 cents per box with six boxes for 2 50 by mail from Brockville Ontario.
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George R. Smith
Quensport
N.S
Dr. Williams
Ieta
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Joe Seymour Catches Fourth Golden Eagle Trapper Record
Joe Seymour of Lake of the Woods, an Indian trapper, reportedly caught his fourth golden eagle this winter. The bird was accidentally caught in a snare set for other game, and the feat may establish him as the Dominion’s champion golden eagle trapper, a potential record for a single winter.
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Joe Seymour
Lake of the Woods
Joe
Dominion
Satin frock with circular skirt and radium lace details
A black satin spring dress features cream radium lace insets and a metal girdle with red stones. The circular skirt returns in fashion with possible side insets and decorative girdles. Also notes a remedy called Mother Graves Worm Exterminator aiding children.
Dominion officials thanked for aiding returned soldiers
The premier Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King and Hon. James Murdock minister of labor will receive official thanks from the G A V for their wholehearted relief efforts during unemployment and distress among returned soldiers. A resolution was passed at the Dominion executive meeting.
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W. L
Mackenzie King
James Murdock
Labor
G.auv
GAL V. Dominion Executive
Asthma Remedy Promises Relief from Keiloge Claim
Advertisement touts Dr. J. D. Keiloge asthma remedy claiming quick relief via inhaled vapor to soothe bronchial passages. It urges readers to try the product and notes grateful users. A stray line mentions a Hottentot baby calling its mother mamma.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted For Systemic Action
Catarrhal conditions are tied to constitutional health. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces, boosting general health and aiding nature. Circulars free from B J Cheney Co, Toledo Ohio.
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HALL
Nature
B.J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
First Stamp Dealer Dies in London Trade Since 1860
London mourns the loss of William Simpson Lincoln a prominent stamp dealer age 78. He began collecting in 1854 holding about 210 varieties then started exchanging and dealing. From 1860 he ran a shop in High Holborn later moving to larger premises over twenty years ago.
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London
William Simpson Lincoln
Lincoln
High Holborn
Medieval Italian Chest Decorations Survive in Palaces
In medieval Italy a great artist was often hired to adorn chests that held a bride's horses and personal belongings. Many of these chests survive in old Malian palaces, preserved by descendants of the former owners.
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Italy
Fort Prince of Wales Becomes Dominion Parks Memorial Site
The Fort Prince of Wales at the mouth of the Churchill River in Manitoba is placed under the control of the commissioner of dominion parks to preserve it as a historic memorial site and park.
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Fort Prince of Wales
Churchill River
Manitoba
Commissioner of Dominion Parks
Wireless links Canada with London and Melbourne urged
A. H. Morse of the Marconi Company told the Canadian Club in Toronto he expected direct wireless service within two years between Montreal and London and between Vancouver and Melbourne. He noted a wave traverses the earth in under one seventh of a second and that full earth telegraphic touch is possible though wireless power transmission was not yet commercially viable.
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Toronto
A. H. Morse
Marconi Company
Montreal
London
Vancouver
Melbourne
Australia
Morse
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Promoted as Essential Home Remedy
A promotional notice extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a vital item in every home medicine chest. It claims wide usefulness for relief of rheumatic and sciatica pains, sore throats and chests, coughs, burns, scalds, cuts, bruises and sprains.
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Thomas
Policy of Delay in German Reparations Stance
The German government delays reparations, aiming to gain time and tire the Allies. Two years post peace treaty, Germany with 66 million population has paid about half of what France did in the two years after 1870, despite a larger population.
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Germany
France
New York Times
Freezone Promises Instant Relief for Corn Pain
The advertisement claims Freezone drops instantly stop corn pain with a tiny bottle sold by druggists for a few cents. It promises removal of hard or soft corns and calluses between toes without soreness or irritation.
Wheat shipments via Vancouver could reach seven million bushels
Calgary grain men estimate total bookings via Vancouver this season at about seven million bushels. Calgary Winnipeg Chicago and New York traders recently visited Vancouver to study the new shipment route to the United Kingdom and expect the channel to become permanent.
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Calgary
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Chicago
New York
United Kingdom
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Minard’s Liniment
Minard's Liniment
Minerd’s Liniment Co. Ltd
Yarmouth
Department of Commerce
Washington
Louis P. Loucheur
Liberated Regions
Ason
United States
Minard
Constantinople
By Marie Belmont
Fletcher
Castoria
the Centaur Company
New York City
Canada
Dominion Express
Ramsay Co
Arnprior Patent Solicitors
Ametica
H. Clay Glover Co., Inc
West Fourth Street
U.S.A
Babys Own “Am Best
Batt Deaf
Specify
Imperial” Linotype
Imperial
Intertype
the Canada Metal Co., Limited
W. N. LU
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