Ferguson Takes Governor Office in Texas Amid Turmoil
Mrs Miriam A Ma Ferguson assumes Texas state governorship with her husband attending the inauguration after his impeachment and deposition. Reports from Dawson City cite rising fox trapping and caribou harvest, while a Canterbury Cathedral sermon draws notable interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam A
Ma” Ferguson
Texas
Dawson City
Old Crow
Indiana
Canterbury Cathedral
Congregational Union
J. B. J. Carmen
Lorne Coffley
Edmonton
Manitoba
W. St. Craig
Geoffrey Lawrence
K.C
London
W. EB. Raney
Ontario
Drury Farruccs
Progressive
Successon
Manning Doherty
R.S. Ward
Workmen's Compensation Board of
Manitobs
Prom Night Reflections and Quiet Life Changes
A fragmented account hints at a teen prom and shifts in personal choices. It mentions a boy named Jack and a girl moving from social scenes to simpler work, with hints of age and lifestyle transitions.
Dr KR V Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Pioneer Remains Fame
A Pennsylvanian farm boy rose to a district teacher and physician after Civil War. He settled in the oil regions of Pennsylvania and later Buffalo New York where his remedies gained fame. His Golden Medical Discovery is described as a leading blood medicine with over fifty million bottles sold. A dial package offer is advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsyvania
New Oil
Easi
Bufalo
N.Y
KR. V. Pierce
Eskimos Leave Wrangel Island for Home Under Russian Escort
Eleven Esquimaux including two women and five children depart Hartin Manchuria bound for Darren Island by steamer after a year on Wrangel Island. They say a Canadian company hired them for fox trapping and that a Soviet ship rescued them last August. One died at Vladivostok and another on the Siberian Manchurian border while awaiting crossing, Captain Wells later died at Vladivostok.
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Esquimaux
Alaska
Hartin
Manchuria
Darren Island
Repattation
Wrangel Island
Vladivestock
Kotzebue
Wells
Red
Vladivostock
Alaskan
Viadt- Vostock
Heart and nerve tonic for aging readers
After middle age vitality wanes as the heart weakens and nerves become less steady. The text urges older adults to take a tonic to maintain health vigor and sustained energy. It targets readers seeking to preserve well being in later life.
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Endorsement
Mrs. M O'Connor of Whitestone Ontario testifies that Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills relieved her lifelong breathlessness heart palpitations and fainting spells after a friend's advice She keeps them handy and believes they will help for many years She recommends them to others with heart trouble. Sold at all druggists and dealers.
Message in a Bottle Drifted Eleven Years
Captain J B Moore of the Fort Churchill, a hotel landlord at Falmouth England, cast farewell messages in a bottle during a blizzard near Port Perrique Tay on the Labrador coast. The vessel was saved, and the bottle washed ashore on a Labrador island after eleven years, with the Hudson Bay Company confirming the find.
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J. BR. Moore
Falmouth
Eng
Fort Uhurchill
Port Perrique Tay
Labrador
Moore
Hudson Bay Company
Bolshevists condemned as spreading dangerous doctrines
The piece asserts Bolshevists pose a threat as international terrorists and warns European states against extending trade or recognizing Russia to bolster Soviet influence. It argues aid would empower their regime and increase global danger, citing the New York Herald Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Family of Nations
Bolshevists
New York
Herali- Tribune
League of Nations memo urges Eastern Europe economic aid
A memorandum from Romania to the League of Nations favors broad international financial aid for Eastern Europe rather than limiting help to Austria and Hungary. The document shows several Central and Eastern European countries regularly seek guidance from the League's technical organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romania
League of Nations
Europe
Austria
Hungary
League
Wise Guy Quoted on Money and Roots of Evil
A fragment presents a quip contrasting money with virtue. AWise guy proclaims money as evil while a simple mug reframes the idea noting that many people are rooters.
Repatriation of Canadians Who Became American Citizens
The State Department weighs reform to allow naturalized Canadians in the United States to be readmitted to Canada as British subjects. Proposals would grant automatic readmission but create two kinds of Canadian nationality, risking confusion with local certificates and empire-wide rights. The British system currently imposes a five year probation for intending subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WiMeut
United States
State Department
Canada
British Empire
Czar's Jewel Bowl Finds New York Exhibit
A jeweled silver bowl once presented by a Russian czar to the First Chevauslegers Regiment of Nuremberg Germany has been shown in New York. The czar paid 300.08 rubles for the piece in 1907 and it is now valued at 150000 dollars after passing through war fortunes and regimental officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia Game Conservation Board
Washington
Russia
Chevauslegers Regiment
Nurenberg
Germany
United States
New York
United State
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Color Tinting
A vintage advertisement touts Diamond Dyes for home dyeing and tinting. It claims cold water tinting for delicate shades and boiling for richer colors, with simple directions suitable for fabrics from silk to cotton and every material in between. It advises telling the druggist the fabric type to color.
Fly ing motor car proposed to ease traffic
Sir Charles Wakefeld suggests a light motor car fitted with wings that can be folded on the roof and flown like an aeroplane. The car uses propellers and wings to switch between road and air as traffic demands.
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Charles Wakefeld
Union Bank of Canada posts sixtieth annual report
The Union Bank of Canada reports a strong 1924 year with liquid assets over 52 percent of liabilities, total assets of 120 million, and profits of 1.229 million. Dividends amount to 640 thousand. funds set aside include 100 thousand in a contingent account, with a reduced premises value and higher reserves. Deposits total 92.275 million while no Finance Act liability appears this year, signaling sound Western Canadian banking health.
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Union Bank of Canada
Winnipeg
Canada
Dominion
Sisalssi
Mee Ehh
Western Canada
Union Bank
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised By Ontario Mother
A testimonial from Mrs. Iley of Williamstown Ontario praises Dodd's Kidney Pills as safe for children and adults. She reports relief for her daughter’s headaches, sleep problems, appetite, and nervousness, crediting the pills with improving kidney-related symptoms and broader ailments like rheumatism and urinary issues.
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Ontario
Dodd
Williamstown
Ont
Iley
Stan
Japanese crew kept as slaves aboard Russian poaching ship
In Tokio investigators probe a tale of two Japanese crew members kept as slaves by armed force aboard a Russian poaching vessel. Seaman Yoshiro Sakaguchi, claiming four years captivity, escaped at Otaru in Hokkaido and reported to gendarmes in Takasaki town. The report highlights mistreatment and forced labor aboard the vessel.
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Tokio
Yoshiro Sakaguchi
Otaru
Hokkaido
Takasak
Pioneer railway engineer William G Jackson dies at 75
William G. Jackson who drove the first train ever run in China died at Reydon Southwold aged 75. He served as engineer of the Southwold Railway until a few years ago. The Chinese initially resisted the railway ripping up lines and causing anxious days for officials before trains were accepted.
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William G. Jackson
China
Reydon
Southwold
Southwold Railway
Reindeer Meat Arrives in Chicago in Major Import
A shipment of reindeer meat totaling 25 000 pounds arrived in Chicago from Alaska drawing attention to the new food trend. The arrival signals growing interest in reindeer steaks among local diners and markets.
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Chicago
Alaska
Jellyfish Weight and Water Content Noted
A one pound jellyfish contains more than 15 ounces of water, illustrating that its core mass is partly fluid. This detail highlights how marine creatures balance tissue and hydration in their buoyant bodies.
No Interference Sentencing of Two Communists
Auckland magistrate Mr Poynton sentenced two Communists to three months in prison for publishing a book on Communism that encouraged violence and lawlessness. He condemned foreign interference and warned British communities against the “foul work” of “noxious reptiles” in the context of anti-British sentiment.
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Poynton
Auckland
New Zealand
Saida
Miller's Worm Powders A Remedy For Various Ailments
Miller's Worm Powders claimed to expel intestinal worms and help children with many ailments. The product was said to strengthen the stomach, combat biliousness, improve appetite, feverish conditions, and ease stomach pain and twinges in young patients.
Windmills to Rise Across Germany Powered by Flettner System
A wind turbine chain will be erected across Germany by a company using Anton Flettner s rotor ship invention. Towers resembling the Eiffel Tower will carry the devices. The inventor says this system will largely replace coal and oil for electricity and cut industrial costs nationwide.
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Germany
Anton Flettner
A Bill Aims to Elevate Barbering to Profession
A measure to raise barbering to the status of a profession and strengthen safeguards against skin diseases and incompetent barbers will be introduced at Ontario Legislature’s next session. Baldheaded men quip that one gray hair should grow where two grew before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Vicks VapoRub Promoted As Home Cold Remedy
An advertisement promotes Vicks VapoRub as a replacement for children cold dosages. Rubbed on throat and chest it releases medicated vapors aiding breathing. Sold in drug stores for 50 cents a jar with free size offers from Vick Chemical in Montreal.
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Vicks
Vick Chemical
Paul St
Montreal
New York Plans Widespread Finger Printing and Photos
Police Commissioner Enright after a South America tour proposed a sweeping crime curb plan. Every resident would carry an identification card with a fingerprint and photograph. A central criminal identification bureau would store duplicates and manage the system.
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Enright
New York
South America
Surprise Million-Dollar Xmas Gift for Oklahoma Railroad Clerk
A Muskoger couple received a land news story after a Texas oil discovery turned their previously worthless two parcels into potential fortunes. An adjacent gusher spurred negotiations for half a million dollars on part of the land, with the other tract valued at about half a million.
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Santa Claus
Muskoger
Texas
Kellogg’s Asthma Remeds Promises Wide Reform
A vintage advertorial extols Kellogg's Asthma Remeds as a powerful remedy for asthma. The copy claims a long record of success across regions, urging readers to inform a family member suffering from the condition about the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg
Britain to seek US pledge to defend pound at par gold standard
The London Morning Post reports the United States pledges support to sustain the pound sterling at par if it returns to a gold standard. Governor Montague Norman of the Bank of England has secured a promise from the Federal Reserve Board to intervene against speculators and keep the pound afloat at an agreed level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
London Morning Post
Montague Norman
Bank of England
Federal Reserve Board
Prince of Wales sails to South Africa aboard Repulse
Official notice from the admiralty confirms the Prince of Wales will voyage to South Africa on the battleship Repulse. The Gutenberg Bible is believed to be the first book ever printed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
South Africa
Poultry Poo Leads Co operative Shipment to New York City
Dominion Poultry Service in Alberta Brancii sponsored a two car turkey shipment to New York. The birds sold for 11 cents a pound in New York, netting 25 cents a pound to the shippers.
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New York City
Dominion Poultry Service
Alberta Brancii
New York
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