World happenings briefly told in a prairie context
Canadian Tuberculosis Association meet planned for Quebec March 14 15 and 16 with Viscount Cecil of Chewood as principal delegate. Unemployment in Great Britain worsening per Ministry statement. Ottawa Alderman W J McCaffrey named head of Canada's fourth degree Knights of Columbus. Vancouver opens first privately owned and largest grain elevator with 2 240 000 bushel capacity on Jan 12. Red Deer Alberta fires report shows five fires total loss £8000. US newspaper men to meet Winnipeg in June then tour west to Pacific. Regina winter fair March 24 27 offers $19000 in prizes for horses poultry and livestock.
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Quebec
Viscount Cecil of
Chewood
Robert Ceel
Siricieh
Great Britain
Saber W. J. McCaffrey
Ottawa
Knights of Columbus
Canada
Newfoundland
Vancouver
Regina
Canada tops world in hydroelectric per capita use
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada averages about 20 kilowatt hours per person, leading global consumption. Switzerland ranks second at 700 and Norway third at 493, with the data highlighting energy usage differences between nations. Lovebirds once used for fortune telling in England are becoming scarce.
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Canada
Switzerland
Norway
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
England
Its Man Tells You How To Keep Fit
Norman E. Trimper of Bear River Nova Scotia describes long lasting back pain fatigue and nervous dizziness. He credits Doctor Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Anuric tablets with restoring his health after months of illness and failed treatments. He urges others to try the remedies and invites letters.
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Bear River
N. S
Doctor Pierce
Doctor Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Opening Up Northern Canada Population Growth Theme
The Saskatoon Star argues that Canada’s population rise hinges on settling already inhabited regions and opening new districts. It cites 1961 to 1911 growth tied to exploration of the uninhabitable West, with Keewatin and Ungava as vast future spaces, yet notes little progress in sustaining civilized life there.
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Keewatin
Ungava
Canada
Saskatoon Star
Diamond Dyes Color Things New
Diamond Dyes offer guaranteed home dyeing and tinting for delicate to permanent colors. A 15 cent package provides simple directions for dyeing lingerie, silks, ribbons, dresses, coats, and more by dipping in cold water or boiling.
Peace Essay Contest Winners Announced Across Schools
Walter Shier, 13, Sunderland Indiana, wins $30 for best essay under 15 in English or French. Hilida A. J. Marc, Ladysmith, earns $50 in the 15 to 18 class. Harry A. Stark of Toronto takes $60 for essays under 2000 words in English. No entries in the French 15 to 18 or other classes. Corns cannot exist when Howthaway's Corn Remover is applied.
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Walter Shier
Sunderland
Int
Wliam Gleaves Doyie
Hilida A. J. Marcshall
Ladysmith, Jr
Harry Alexander Stark
Toronto
University of Toronto
Carter Reopens Tutankhamen Project With Egypt Government
Egyptologist Howard Carter reaches agreement with the Egyptian government to resume exploration of the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen. Carter will not claim rights to discovered antiquities but will be paid for his work at the end of the investigations.
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Floward Carter
Pharoah Tutankhamen
Cedar logs found new use shipping to Orient for caskets
British Columbia executives announce a new cedar industry using cedar logs to produce Chinese caskets. After a decade of Chinese durability tests, an order has been placed for 2,490 caskets and a cargo will be sent to the Orient within the month.
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British Columbia
Orient
China
Canada 1924 Trade Balance Seen Decline in Imports
Estimates project Canada total imports in 1924 at about 10.9 million dollars, a drop from 1923’s 903 million. Exports of domestic goods are expected near 1.06 billion, up from 1.015 billion in 1923.
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Canada
Russian Surgeon Reports New Cancer Cure Method
Tor Mototkoff, a professor at the Neurological Academy in Leningrade, Russia, unveils a method cutting nerves to cancerous growths claiming cures for cancer. He says nerves drive cancer and demonstrates cured patients at the Academy of Medical Sciences along with claims it can treat gangrene and bone marrow inflammation.
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Tor. Mototkoff
Neurological Academy
Leningrade
Russia
The
Academy of Medical Sciences
Paris Sets Odd Even Parking Scheme
Paris proposes a new parking rule where odd numbered days restrict parking to odd numbered street sides and even days restrict to even numbered sides. The policy aims to regulate traffic flow amid nightly crowds gathering at metro cafes to watch car movement at midnight.
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Paris
Anchorage
Radio Set For Vatican Receives Marconi Receiver
The Marconi Company presented a Marconiphone receiver and loud speaker to Pope Pius via Cardinal Gasparri. The set is installed in the Vatican drawing room and will receive broadcasts from Europe during diplomatic receptions.
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Marconi Company
Pope Pius
Cardinal Gasparri
Vatican
Europe
Pilgrims to Rome to dine in new plaza restaurant
The city of Rome leases the large square near the Castle of St Angelo to a Genoese restaurateur for a huge open air restaurant during 1925 Holy Year. The two acre plot now holds an amusement park. it will be cleared and replaced by pavilions offering meals at a flat nine fire per person, including wine.
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Castle
St. Angelo
Rome
Ontario Attorney General on Deporting Violators
Hon W F Nickle, Ontario Attorney General, said deporting persistent alien violators of the Ontario Temperance Act would be salutary but noted it falls under federal jurisdiction. He did not see Ontario Parliament taking steps to enact the proposal.
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W. F. Nickle
Ontario
Dickson
Toronto
Canada Insurance Sales Rise in November
Statistics from the Life Insurance Sales Research Bureau show Canada daily insurance written at 1,374,000 during November. The actual sales volume, from reports covering 54 per cent of Canadian business, totals 34,357,000, up 1 percent from last November. New Brunswick records the largest gain at 29 percent, followed by British Columbia at 22 percent.
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Canada
Life Insurance Sales Research Bureau
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Canada Surges in Hydro Electric Installations
Canada added significant hydro electric capacity in the year, totaling 11 3,569,275 horsepower with 15 million dollars in new capital. About 600,000 horsepower was nearing completion in Quebec, driven by Cedar Rapids and St. Maurice River projects. Ontario followed with 133.60 horsepower added.
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Canada
Quebec
Cedar Rapids
St. Maurice River
Ontario
Britain Protests Gun Elevation Plan For U S Warships
Secretary Hughes told the House Naval Committee two notes from the British Government argued that raising United States warship gun elevations would violate the Washington pact by reconstituting arms. Hughes disagreed but warned it could spark a new arms race. Navy Secretary Wilbur said elevation is not feasible amid economy drive.
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United States
Washington
Hughes
House Naval Committee
Wilbur
Vancouver Woman Seeks Captain Papers For the First Time
A Vancouver woman seeks captain papers in Ottawa noting five years of operating a small vessel in British Columbia waters but unable to take the master's exam because of defective eyesight. She asks if her wife who has assisted in boat operation may sit for the examination. Miller's Worm Powders are advertised for worm treatment and digestive health claims.
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Department of Marine and Fisheries
Ottawa
Vancouver
British Columbia
Japan to Erect Radio Station on Yap Island
Under a wireless accord between the United States and Japan, Japan plans a high power radio station on Yap Island next year costing 1,500,000 yen to forestall American action. If Japan fails to provide adequate facilities, the United States may erect a station there.
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Yap
Caroline Islands
Pacific
Japan
United States
India exports hundreds of live monkeys for gland treatment
The Times of India criticizes how the monkeys are shipped as shipments rise. Hundreds of live monkeys from Lucknow district are sent to Germany and England for gland treatment, with 500 recently shipped on a German steamer and 700 awaiting shipment in Bombay.
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India
Germany
England
Bombay
Lucknow
Times
In Ma
Local Card Reports Woman’s Heart Troubles and Relief Hint
Mrs. Martin of Orillia Ontario reports long heart trouble with frequent fainting spells requiring constant supervision. After trying various remedies, a friend advised her to seek another option for relief.
Royalty Takes Up Crossword Puzzles at Sandringham
The crossword craze reaches Sandringham with Queen Mary solving newspaper puzzles. Other royal family members are said to be hooked on the word game. Nearby residents comment on William Wordsworth’s nocturnal wanderings.
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Sandringham
Mary
Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills Offer Remedy Claim
A testimonial praises Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills from The T. Milburn Co. Limited Toronto. The speaker, a satisfied user, says two boxes improved well being and urges others with heart or nerve issues to try them as all druggists handle the product.
Canadian automobile exports rise in November values
Canadian exports of passenger cars increased in November 1924 with 4 252 units exported valued over 2 000 000 dollars, up from 3 907 in November 1923. For freight automobiles, 13 366 were shipped in the twelve months ending November, versus 11 136 in the prior year.
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Bureau of Statistics
Calgary Herald Says City Tops Sunshine And Voting
The Calgary Herald declares Well Satisfied Calgary as the sunniest city in Canada with the finest year round climate and the ability to grow the most beautiful dahlias. It also notes Calgary has the highest voter turnout relative to the voting list among Canadian cities.
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Calgary
Canada
Calgary Herald
Origins of Maine Name Tied to French Province
The name Maine traces to the French province of the same name, granted in tribute to Queen Henrietta Maria of England who owned the region.
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Maine
Province of
France
Henrietta of
England
Must Become British Subject Conditions
Dr. Max Waechter of Berlin stands to inherit £230,000 from his uncle Sir Max Waechter the London merchant and philanthropist if he leaves Germany and becomes a naturalized British subject. If he and his children fail to comply the fortune goes to a trust for specified British charities connected to Sir Max who naturalized in 1865.
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Max Waechter
Berlin
London
Germany
Moving Hotel To Alaska By Two Steamers From Oakland
An entire caravansary with desk, bench, bedroom furnishings, and top-floor fittings is manufactured in California to furnish a temporary hotel in Nome. The pieces will be reassembled on site for transient trade and hotel use. The article also promotes Mother Graves' Worm Eliminator as a remedy for worm relief.
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Oakland
Calif
Nome
California
Jay Walker Described By Traffic Officer
A traffic cop offers a humorous definition of a jay walker as a man who strolls into the street without direction until reaching the hospital, reflecting a commentator’s quip from the New Orleans States.
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Jay Walker
New Orleans
Name Confined in London For Ornamental Offense
William Soda Water was confined in London for violating the O T A. He allegedly stuck a stick in his fiz, a questionable act noted by authorities.
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William Soda- Water
London
Laplander Drink and Amateur Pianist Mentioned
The text notes the Laplander favors smoked snow water as a beverage and mentions an amateur piano player described as a thumper, implying a hard working routine with little leisure.
Lassie S Colds Rubbed Away by Vicks VapoRub
Mrs. E. E. Emmans of Portage la Prairie Manitoba credits Vicks VapoRub with easing her child’s croup and chest colds. She says the vaporizing salve works by inhaled medicated vapors and external skin absorption for relief.
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E. E. Emmans
Seventh Ave
N. E
Portage la Prairie
Man
Vicks
Manitoba Cabinet Shuffles After Treasurer Resignation
Premier Bracken assumes provincial treasurer duties previously held by F. M. Black. R. W. Craig becomes attorney general and adds telephones. Albert Prefontaine moves to agriculture as provincial secretary also takes the minister of agriculture portfolio.
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Manitoba
F. M. Black
Bracken
R. W. Craig
Albert Prefontaine
Fishermen Use Radio for Market Reports at Sea
Massachusetts coast fishermen equip schooners with receiving sets to monitor market quotations. When prices are right, they return to port with their catch to sell at the market.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Mill’s Early Mastery of Greek Impresses Scholars
John Stuart Mill studied Greek from age three and had nearly mastered the language by age seven. Scholars note his precocious achievement reflects his early intellectual gifts and rigorous education.
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John Stuart Mill
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