Longest Vessels Ranked by Length Across Fleets
Among merchant ships the Leviathan at 950 feet is the longest, followed by the Imperator and Aquitania at 907 feet from Cunard. In the warships category the Renown and Repute top at 789 feet. The new British battle cruiser Head measures about 900 feet and 42,000 tons full load, while the U.S. Navy has designed six battle cruisers at 8735 feet in length.
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Leviathan
Imperator
Aquitania
Cunard Line
Renown
Repute
United States Navy Department
Governor declines invitation to meet de Valera in Springfield
Governor Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts declined an invitation from state legislators to meet Eamonn de Valera, head of the Sinn Fein Irish Republic, when he visits Springfield. He had previously declined attendance at a Boston gathering last summer where Andrew Peters and David Walsh spoke.
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Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Eamonn de Valera
Sint Fein
Springfield
de Valera
Boston
Andrew J. Peters
David I. Walsh
Notable Rise from Nothing to Worse Stated
A terse aphorism notes that sometimes a man ascends from poverty to a degraded status. The remark highlights a cautionary arc about personal downfall and social mobility.
Headache Tied to Liver Neglect Recurs Biweekly
Chronic biliousness often follows ignored liver health and brings severe sick headaches every two to three weeks, an issue noted in this medical observation.
Crown Dating From 1600 A.D. Rumor Seems to Fade
European press rumors that the Hungarian crown would be sold during Bela Kun’s rule have faded. A writer notes the crown, claimed to be the oldest in Europe aside from one other, traces back to the year 1000 and was once reported for sale at 100000 Swiss marks about $19000.
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Bela Kun
Hungary
Europe
Long-lived trees reportedly in biblical sites
The text notes coconut palms can live 690 to 700 years while date palms reach 200 to 300 years. It also mentions olive trees on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem that were flourishing by the year 1099.
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Mount of Olives
Jerusalem
Doctor Urged an Operation
A Baltimore woman recounted suffering organic troubles and nervous headaches for years. Her sister advised Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which she credits with restoring her health and enabling her to return to work before an operation.
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Baltimore
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nellie B. Rittingham
Calverton Rd
Lydia F. Pinkham
Trees on the Prairie Free Seedlings for Farmers
The Forestry Branch of the Department of the Interior provides prairie farmers in Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba with free shelter belt trees. Since before, 53 142 425 seedlings and cuttings have been supplied. Over the last five seasons about 4 922 615 each year to roughly 4 410 farmers. Principal varieties include Manitoba maple green ash caragana Russian poplar and Russian willow. Stock grown at Indian Head and Sutherland Dominion nurseries from Prairie Province seeds.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Forestry
Department of the Interior
A Zulu Bride's Trousseau and Bold Bride Story
A Zulu bride wears a single bridal gown funded by her husband’s family to settle a disputed union. The gown is described as a rawhide petticoat rubbed with grease and black clay for durability. The tale hints at family motives and financial strains behind the marriage choice.
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Papa
Fruit Growers Raise Prices On Strawberries And Jam
The land and resources department reports higher prices for fresh strawberries and jam this year by about 20 percent from 1919 levels. Producers in the Gordon Head district B C have sold 230 tons of 1920 supply at 20 cents a pound, up from 16 to 17 cents, with wholesale strawberry prices expected near 4 50 per crate about 25 cm higher than 1919.
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British Columbia
Land and Resources Department
Canadian National Railways
Gordon Head
B.C
Sloan's Liniment Relieves Aches and Pains Safely
An ad touts Sloan's Liniment for external aches stiffness and sore muscles with a soothing penetrating relief. It promotes clean convenient economical use and lists prices 35c 70c and 1.40 made in Canada.
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Sloan
Canada
Three Modern Cement Works Spark Indian Industry Rise
In 1914 India began cement production, shifting from near total import dependence. Within five years a new industry emerged, first of three modern plants started in 1914, and today India supplies roughly half the cement used in its construction, with imports from England Germany Belgium Italy Austria and Hong Kong previously dominating.
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India
England
Germany
Belgium
Italy
Austria
Hong Kong
Ends Meet Fueled by One End Drink
Quote notes that many men struggled financially because they spent so much time on drinking one end of life. The line highlights drink as the cause of poverty and misallocation of effort.
Don't Look Old From Here Up Danderine Hair Care Ad
An advertisement touts Danderine as a remedy for dandruff and hair loss. It claims a small bottle can be bought at drug stores and massaged into the scalp to remove dandruff and stop hair from falling out.
Wireless Station at Bermuda Aims for Commercial Links
The British government plans a Bermuda wireless station to handle commercial traffic with Canada, the West Indies, and the United States. The governor requests $500 for offices and telephones to connect with the aerial plant at Daniel's Head. The colony will receive one penny per shilling of local business, and rates to Hahtax are set at one shilling per word.
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Bermuda
Canada
West Indies
United States
Daniel’s Head
Hahtasx
Honolulu Sends Near 900000 in Money Orders to Japan
In the fiscal year ended June W 1919 almost $900000 in international money orders was sent from Honolulu and all but about $10 was sent to Japan. Much money also went to Japan through three local Japanese banks in Honolulu.
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Japan
Honolulu
Immense Medicinal Salt Fields Found Near Muskiki Lake
Immense deposits of astracanit discovered near Muskiki lake at Kaskakee Springs on the Prince Albert branch of the Grand Trunk Pacific railway. The Salts & Potash Company of Kitchener Ontario reports holdings worth more than gold, with an estimated 9,000,000 tons yielding Glauber's salts Epsom salts bromide common salt and magnesia. By products include paper-making material and mineral pigment for paint. A second bed lies eight square miles southwest of Oban Saskatchewan.
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Muskiki Lake
Kaskakee Springs
Prince Albert
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Salts & Potash Company
Kitchener, Ont
British Columbia
Oban
Sask
Areca
California Syrup of Figs Ad Claims Safe Child Laxative
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a harmless laxative for children. It urges mothers to look for the California label to ensure a safe fruit flavored remedy with dosing directions on every bottle.
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California
Training School for Settlers at Estey Alberta
The Soldiers' Settlement Board will set up a training school at Estey to prepare former servicemen for farming. By 1919 year end loans to soldiers reached 51.57 million dollars with 5 433 settler entries and 1 444 000 acres awarded in western Canada. Two thirds of entries occurred in Alberta. The board has trained 513 veterans and 703 more are in training. Seventeen thousand two hundred eighteen veterans used the loan system and all have settled on land.
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Soldiers’ Settlement Board
Estey
Alberta
Keeping Fit by Dr Samuel Hamilton
War fuels the ideal of a perfect physical man and the need for outdoor exercise. Maintain a clean system with cold showers after workouts, periodic laxatives, and liver cleansers. Support kidney health with plenty of water, limited meat and alcohol, and Anuric to expel uric acid. Contact Dr. Pierce’s for guidance and a trial of Anuric.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
New Zealand Thanks Imperial Navy Resolution Passed
The New Zealand parliament passed a resolution expressing profound gratitude to the imperial and allied naval and mercantile marine for their ceaseless vigil keeping sea communications open amid dangers.
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New Zealand
Imperial
Treatment for stomach trouble with Pink Pills advert
Old fashioned stomach cures are dismissed as relapse prone. Modern approach tones up stomach glands to restore digestion. Mrs. Chas Comer of Picton Ontario reports indigestion relief after using Dr Williams Pink Pills, claiming full recovery and urging others to try them. Brockville Ontario unit promotes pills at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Leap Year Adds Revenue for Chancellor and Post Office
The leap year grants 366 days of revenue to the British Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Post Office, boosting government profits by at least 10 million dollars. Yet many monthly paid workers incur a lost pay day and higher monthly expenses, while tradesmen gain an extra business day.
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Post Office
British Columbia Forests Output to Reach 62 Million in 1919
A preliminary survey estimates total forest product value in British Columbia will not fall below 62 million dollars in 1919, up from 54 million in 1918. Waterborne lumber shipments rose by 17 million feet, and pulp and paper sales climbed from 10.62 million in 1917 to 12.55 million last year.
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British Columbia
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Promise
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles. Stops irritation soothes and heals. You can get restful sleep after the first application. Price 60c. Some men like to fish because it is the next thing to doing nothing.
Minard’s Liniment Cures Distemper and Beatty’s Cocked Hat
Earl Beatty’s House of Lords appearance draws public curiosity over his hat angle. The article connects distemper remedies with a moral line about training children, ending with a quip on elixirs.
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Lord Beatty
Earl Beatty
House of Lords
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Peete
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USA
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Bothwell, Ont
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Oewe
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Fede
LE Clerc Sciver
Erie
Minard
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