World Happenings Briefly Told
Senate ratifies Kellogg finti war treaty as world events include a 25 million dollar increase in prohibition enforcement funds. Captain Hermann Koehl injured in Swiss crash while skiing as others aid relief efforts for Britain and Canada. Three alpine climbers buried by an avalanche on Mount Jovec.
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Fund For Prohibition Enforcement
U.S. Appropriations Committee
Hermann Koehl
Bremen
Arosa
Switzerland
Toronto
Great Britain
Britain
United Service Institute
Air Force
Royal Mounted Police
Canada
Z. G. Bejanoff
Constantinople
Mount
Jovec
Baby's Own Tablets Promoted By Canadian Mother Testimony
Canadian mothers praise Baby's Own Tablets as safe and effective for young children. Mrs. Howard King of Truro, N S, endorses their use for ailments in little ones. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil also advertised as a liniment for pain sold widely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard King
Truro
N.S
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Rude Patron Complains Of Rotten Picture At Cine Ma
A disgruntled cinema patron leaves the theater grumbling that the film was rotten. A commissionaire retorts that the patron has not seen any photo taken before. The exchange captures a sharp, humorous moment at the venue.
Manitoba Industry Overtakes Agriculture In Western Province
Industrial Manitoba shows manufacturing output at 159,252,000 this year vs 132,000,000 in 1927. Agricultural wealth for 1927 stands at 147,000,000. Figures from the Industrial Development Board indicate agriculture now trails manufacturing in Manitoba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Industrial Development Board
Board
Flu Remedies Reported to Guard Against Influenza
An old newspaper piece promotes Catarrhozone steam inhalation as protection against flu and grippe. It claims the vapor disinfects nose throat and lungs and prevents influenza, urging use for colds and sore throats and noting CatarrhoZone is sold by druggists for 50 cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckley's
W. K. Buckley, Limited
Motual St
Toronto
Buckleys
Metallurgical Note on Canadian Platinum and Matte Treatment
The text explains most Canadian platinum and allied metals come from Sudbury Ontario nickel copper matte. It notes residues accumulate irregularly, so recoveries do not relate to annual matte treatment volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Sands
British Columbia
Sudbury
Ontario
McGill Doctor Plans Ice Burning to Free Montreal Harbor
Dr. Howard T. Barnes of McGill University has an agreement with the Department of Marine and Fisheries to burn ice on the St Lawrence River. The goal is to free Montreal harbor from winter grip earlier and reduce flooding between Montreal and Sorel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lawrence River
Howard T. Barnes
McGill University
Offer Reward for Cancer Cure Prizes Authorized
The grand council of the British Empire Cancer Campaign approves two prizes of 2500 dollars each for the best original cancer research in the empire. The awards will be offered in 1931 and 1933 to stimulate investigation and advance toward a cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Council of the
Cancer Campaign
British Empire
Canada’s Iron Centres in Ontario and Nova Scotia
Canada hosts major iron industry hubs at Hamilton and Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario and Sydney in Nova Scotia. Miller’s Worm Powders claim to treat intestinal worms and various childhood ailments, strengthening stomachs and easing feverish upset and appetite loss. Medical men will continue to Bermuda. Bermuda’s Assembly rejects exceptions to a law banning car use on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Sault Ste. Marie
Ontario
Sydney
Nova Scotia
Canada
Bermuda
House of Assembly
Island
Changes in Parenting Roles and Firearm Suppressor History
The text notes a shift in how parents are viewed for giving spending money and not meddling, labeling such a parent as a good scout rather than a fool. It also states that the Maxim silencer for firearms was invented in 1909.
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Maxim
First American Forest Law Found in Massachusetts Colony
The Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters reports that the first American forest law was written in the New Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. Dated March 29, 1626, the decree forbids selling or transporting timber works that could harm timber supplies, aiming to protect the colony’s timber resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters
Harrisburgh
New Plymouth Colony
Massachusetts
Columbus Birthplace Document in Pontevedra Archive
A archive document from Pontevedra parish claims Columbus was born in Spain rather than Genoa. It describes his burial and notes that the Duke of Veraga, a descendant, sold lands in the 18th century that stood on the birthplace site.
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Pontevedra
Spain
Christopher Columbus
America
Genoa
Italy
Columbus
Veraga
Mariner
Einstein Completes Manuscript Merging Mechanics and Dynamics
Professor Albert Einstein has submitted a five page manuscript to the Prussian Academy of Sciences. It took ten years to complete and he regards it as more important than his relativity theory. The work adds mathematical and physical formulas to extend the theory and blends mechanics with electric dynamics.
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Albert Einstein
Prussian Academy of Sciences
Expensive Conversation and Worm Exterminator Ad Highlight 1928 Coal Output
A London visitor spent 95 minutes on a call with an American business associate, with a bill near 81 425. A medicine named Mother Grave's Worm Exterminator is praised for removing worms from children. Saskatchewan produced 470000 tons of coal in 1928, the same as 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
London
Basil Brackett
Imperial Wireless and Cable Communication
Mother Grave
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Groundwood Pulp Dominates Canadian Production in 1926
Groundwood pulp comprised 58 percent of Canada’s total pulp output in 1926, highlighting its major role in the industry. The data reflect the prominence of groundwood processing within Canadian forestry and paper sectors during the year.
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Canada
Difference Between Driving and Golf Learning
The quote notes a contrast between learning to drive a motor vehicle and learning golf. It states that learning golf involves not hitting anything, implying a calmer approach to practice versus driving errors.
Remedy for wedging of food between teeth
The text explains how wedging occurs when teeth drift and lose tight contacts, allowing food to lodge and irritate soft tissues. This leads to infection, pocket formation, and destruction of supporting tooth structures. Remedy: restore contact with a filling or replace faulty fillings to prevent prolonged discomfort and damage.
Secret Stradivarius Manuscripts Unearthed in Bergamo Desk
An Italian antiquarian found a secret drawer in a desk containing Stradivarius manuscripts including a letter describing his violin making. Authorities seized the documents, believed to reveal varnish and wood treatment methods once hidden for two centuries. The find, connected to Cremona and Bergamo, stirs Italian violin enthusiasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bergamo
Haly
Italy
Stradivarius
Cremona
Milan
Sask. urges federal action on trans-Canada highway
Resolution notice from D A McNiven K C Regina City calls on the Federal Government to undertake construction and maintenance of a trans-Canada highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Cutting Corns With Razor Leads To Lock-Jaw
Warning against paring corns with an old razor blade warns of infection and possible death. Promotes PUTNAM'S CORN EXTRACTOR and PUTNAM'S PAINLESS CORN EXTRACTOR as quick relief from corns and callouses with a 25 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam’s
Putnam's
The Life of Modern Books And A Corn Remedy
A critique on the brief life of popular novels and reader attention. It notes Holloway's Corn Remover as a speedy relief for corns. It also mentions a remarkable cabbage plant that produced six stacked heads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
The Power of Western Growth in Canadian Agriculture
Western farming expanded steadily in the 1920s. From 1920 to 1928 Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta added about 7.7 million acres to field crops, averaging nearly one million acres per year. The surge, though less dramatic than prewar, remains a major driver of Canada’s economic development.
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Alberta
Dominion
Elements and metals make up about half the known types
A science note states that more than half of the known elements are metals, totaling around fifty metallic elements. The fact emphasizes the prevalence of metals among the periodic table and hints at their common properties.
Keen Drama Clean Urged By Bransby Williams At Breckville
English actor Bransby Williams told the Breckville Rotary club that the stage in the United States Canada and Great Britain must be kept clean for rising generations. He warned that moving picture theatres tempt youth with despoiling titles and that good clean plays are disappearing from the stage while bookstores overflow with questionable reading matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Bransby Williams
Breckville
Alberta tops Dominion wool with one third of 1927 output
The Dominion Wool Growers' Association reports Alberta produced 1,492,191 pounds of wool in 1927, more than one third of the Dominion total of 3,648,254 pounds. This highlights Alberta as the leading wool producer among the provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Dominion Wool Growers’ Association
Heart Trouble Relief Mentioned by Auburn Woman
Mrs Wm Fowler of Auburn Ontario describes years of heart and nerve trouble with numb cold hands. She tried doctors medicine with little relief before encountering an unspecified remedy in a newspaper context.
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Dr. Carter
Carter
Senate
Washington
Thomas
Commissionaire
Tak
Ing
Western Province
Iron Industry
Minard
Mall Adhrese Caradian Depot
Perlove
Vinee
Soapie
Uist Ment Ani Ice Tak GS Cuticura
Massachusetts Colony
Betmg
Theory of
Einstein
Irish Free State
Prairies
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairie Provinces
W. N. UL
Aeaith
Minard’s Liniment
OLD Reliable Nt Co., Ltd
Milburn
T. Milburn Co Ltd
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina
SASK
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