World Happenings Briefly Told
A French airplane with a 950 hp engine and metal construction is perfected. Cleveland to Pittsburgh wireless links improve communications. Four killed as Chesapeake and Ohio Northern engine overturns near Wheeler's Mills Ohio. Britain’s imports last year total £1,086,000,000 versus £1,932,000,000 in 1920. Bull season ends with 23,764 horses, 1,692 bulls and four bullfighters killed. Jamaica rum coconut seizures occur at Minneapolis station. San Fratello destroyed by landslide leaving 5,000 homeless. Ora near Trent burned leaving 200 homeless. Rev P W Philpott declines Tremont Temple Boston salary offer of about $20,000. Ford plants reopen in Detroit with rotation as 40,000 kept on payroll. Vancouver man falls 120 feet into canyon while laying telegraph wire for C N R. Charles Garland may accept his father James A Garland estate legacy after 14 months of decline in views on property. Colonel John Bigelow Dodge released by Bolshevists after arrest in Batum. Moscow cites error.
Slip Coach Airplane Towed Behind Air Express Proposed
An aerial slip coach towed behind an air express could drop passengers at Ostend and Brussels without the main train landing. Designed by Fokker, the motorless aircraft would be piloted to Earth by a navigator in the rear trailer, enabling London to Brussels routes with stops en route.
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Braussels
Ostend Behigg
London
Fokker
Brossels
Ostend
Nerviline Promises Quick Hoarseness Relief
Changeable weather brings congestion and sore throat and Nerviline claims to draw out inflammation, ease pain, and speed chest and throat healing. The advertisement touts Nerviline as a proper remedy for coughing colds and hoarseness with large 35c bottles sold widely.
Enmity of Enemies Cited Over Trust Among Friends
A cynical observer notes that while enemies never fail to spite you, friends can prove unreliable at crucial moments, underscoring fragile loyalties and shifting alliances in challenging times.
Catarrhal Deafness Treated by Constitutional Remedy
Catarrhal Deafness arises from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. Reduced inflammation allows normal function. All Catarrhal Medicine acts through the blood to heal mucous surfaces. Free circulars and availability from all druggists. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
London man claims thyroid rejuvenation by Voronoff in 1921
Edward Liardet a 76 year old hotel proprietor in London says he has aged 40 fewer years after Voronoff’s gland rejuvenation treatment in Paris. He appears about 50 with renewed hair and biceps, and plans further operations in 1922 and 1923 to complete the cure.
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London
Toronto
England
Edward Liardet
Serge Voronoff
Paris
Zam-Buk touted as root-to-tissue cure for chronic skin diseases
A Portland reader cites Zam-Buk Zam-Pak as germ ennal medicine that penetrates to underlying tissues. H C Buckley reports fifteen years of eczema cured after ten months of using Zam-Buk. The ad claims Zam-Buk handles ulcers boils ringworm blood poisoning and burns with dealer listings in Toronto.
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H.C. Buckley
E. Broadway
Portland
Oregon
Zam-Buk Co
Toronto
Irish and Canadian Poems by Michael A Hargadon
A new volume Irish and Canadian Poems by Michael A Hargadon attracts wide attention for its simple yet sincere verse. Descriptions of Ireland and Canada display imagination and nature love with beautiful illustrations and a gracious introduction by George H Ham.
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Michael A. Hargadon
Hargadon
Ireland
Canada
George H. Ham
Modern Agitation And Burmah Demand Self Rule
The Hamilton Herald notes that movements in the eastern hemisphere push for political independence though aims remain unclear. The article observes restless peoples seeking self rule as a defining trend of the era.
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Burmah
Hamilton Herald
Winter Weather Hard on Little Ones
Our Canadian winters are excessively hard on children's health. Severe cold keeps babies indoors and overheated, poorly ventilated rooms cause colds and irritability. Baby's Own Tablets are advertised as a mild laxative that regulates the stomach and bowels to prevent colds, sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co.
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Dr. Williams' Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Dr Hamilton's Pills Promised Relief from Constipation
An advertisement extols Dr Hamilton's Pills as a mild natural stimulant to the bowels. It claims the medicine tones the liver, restores bowel action, and ends constipation for all ages, urging readers to purchase at 25 cents from Catarrhozone Co. dealers in Montreal.
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Dr. Hamilton
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Our Ever Changing Weight
An exploration of weight variation through delicate scales shows weight shifting with every action not just mass. Eyelid movement, energy expenditure, and even stepping from a platform affect weight readings. The elder duck’s down supply needs six nests for one pound of fine material.
Turtle Sets Slow World Speed Record, Scientists Say
Prof. A. S. Pearse of Wisconsin announced at the AAAS convention in Toronto that one turtle traveled a little over a mile in three years, 11 months and 19 days. The average distance for 166 turtles in five months was 115 yards. He estimated turtle density in a swampy shore area of Lake Mentota, Wisconsin, at five to twenty five per acre.
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A. S. Pearse
University of Wisconsin
Pearse
Toronto
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Lake Mentota
Wis
Evening gown with white satin and pearl detailing
Description of a chic white satin evening dress with pearl bead outlining. A slim straight silhouette contrasts bouffant styles, featuring two panels, a V neck, and a front slit, with lace trimmed underslip and pearl cabochon at one hip.
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing for All Fabrics
A promotional blurb touts Diamond Dyes as simple enough for any woman to dye or tint worn garments and draperies. It claims the product guarantees no spotting, fading, streaking, or running, and advises checking fabric type before use.
Pitman’s Painless Corn and Wart Extractor Ad
Don’t limp any longer from corns warts or bunions. The oldest remedy and best for fifty years to lift corns quickly. Pitman’s Painless Corn and Wart Extractor is the one remedy to use. Refuse a substitute 25c everywhere.
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Pitman’s
5000 Year Old Morning Glory Seed Germinates in Garden
A morning glory seed claimed to be 5,000 years old was planted in Mrs. W. Champlin Robinson's Green Spring Valley garden after being found in the hand of a young Egyptian mummy. Ten of twelve seeds germinated, and the seed was brought to the United States from Egypt.
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Baltimore
Alberta Lakes See Record Inland Fish Catch Surge
Commercial inland fishing in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and the Yukon totaled 2 108 257 last year. This year northern Alberta lakes show strong activity with catches expected to surpass any prior year.
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Toba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Yukon
Theater Night Chorus Ladies Dance Denied
A confrontational exchange reveals a character forbidding Mandy from attending a theater event. The speaker asserts the prohibition with strong racial slurs, stating no one will dress or attend any performance. The dialogue demonstrates conflict and prejudice in the scene.
Meteors blamed for large forest fires in France
Foresters and meteorologists weigh meteor fire theory as blazing areas spread across France. In one region about a thousand acres burned and several hot meteoric fragments were found three days after the flames.
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France
Tess and Bess on a deadly jilt and marriage
In a sharp exchange Tess confirms that Bess drove two men to madness by jilting one and marrying the other. The remark frames a heated confrontation in which Berlin is noted as Europe’s third largest city.
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Bess
Tess
Berlin
Europe
Short Closed Season Set for Alberta Coarse Fish
Alberta ends long winter fishing ban for coarse fish with a ten and a half month allowed period. The closed season runs April 1st to May 15th, excluding waters with trout whitefish or tulibee. Sao Paulo hosts a top municipal theatre complex costing several million dollars.
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Alberta
Sao Paulo
Brazil
No right to complain when sparks fly in quarrels
Proverbial remark warns that those who kindle feuds and stoke disputes should not blame others for the resulting fallout. It emphasizes personal responsibility in conflicts and the consequences of inciting controversy.
Australian cowhide horseshoes claim wart remedy
A fragment describes cowhide horseshoes made in Australia claimed to treat warts and corns. No verifiable details or authorities are provided. The note reads as a curious historical claim with unspecified context.
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Australia
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Trent
P. W. Philpott
The
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Tremont Temple
Boston
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Detroit
C.N.R
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Herbert Henry Barber
Canadian National System
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James A. Garland
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Batum
Moscow
Air Express
Holloway
Zam Buk
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Cuticura
Teleum
St. Paul St. W
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Lakes
Cial Inland Fishing Enterprises
Mani
Gee Phe
Dominion Express
America
TV. Clay Glover Co., Inc
West 31St Street
New York
USA
Canadian Postum Cereal Co., Limited
Windsor, Ont
Posty
Mandy
Gwine
Rastus
Dr.Chase
Arnott Institute
Kitchener
W. N. OU
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