World Happenings Briefly Told
Plaid Marshal Baron Grenfell dies as one of Britain's top military figures. Roderick McKenzie, key organizer of the United Farmers of Manitoba, dies after a paralytic stroke. The U S Senate ratifies a treaty with Britain on narcotics extradition from Canada. Ramsay MacDonald and British delegates return to England. No hail rate change in Manitoba this year. Saskatchewan and Alberta see minor shifts. U S auto crashes rise 2000 yearly due to vision issues per Eyesight Conservation Council. Reginald McKenna forecasts sterling near gold value as dollar weakens. Cuba operates 40 broadcasting stations, Havana has 18, more than any U S city.
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Cuba
Havana
United States
Mrs Clayton Heras Praises Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
Stratford resident Mrs Clayton Heras credits Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription with maintaining strength and comfort during pregnancy. She reports four healthy children and no distress while using the medicine throughout expectant periods. The testimonial appears from Buffalo New Jersey address and urges readers to obtain the remedy in tablet or liquid form.
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Stratford
Ont
Pierce
Clayton Heras
Dr. Pierce
Te Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. J
First Voyage Of Rotor Ship Sailiess Sailing Vessel
Anton Fletther's rotor ship sails on its first commercial voyage carrying timber from Danzig to an East coast England port likely Grangemouth. The Buckau formerly, chartered at current rates, hopes reduced operating costs boost profits as the craft requires fewer crew and fuel and can move independent of wind direction.
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Anton Fletther
London
Buckau
Danzig
England
Grangemouth
Flettner
Flett Ner
Atlantic
Alberta Labor Bureau Yearly Placements Report
Alberta Labour Bureau reports 23 941 men placed in farming positions and 7 789 women placed across the province in the past year. The cost per placement was 50 cents. Placements dropped from the prior year due to more harvest hands taken for the 1922 crop. Mothers value Dr Thomas Electric Oil for prompt croup relief and other uses noted in advertisements.
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Labor Bureau
Dlatal
Chilefly
Farma
Prince Yasuhiro Chiribuku to Study at Oxford University
The Japanese prince, second son of the Emperor, will sail to England in May for a four year stay. He plans to live in college premises and study sociology after an English grounding. This marks the first time a Japanese royal will study at a foreign university.
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Yasuhiro Chiribuku
Japan
England
Oxford University
Royal House
Customs Board Limits Duty on Garments Used as Models
The federal customs board rules that garments of French or other manufacture used temporarily as models while transiting the United States will incur higher duties. Duty value must not be less than the cost to the U.S. purchaser minus any deterioration allowance.
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Federal Customs Board
United States
U.S
Question on entitlement and honesty among ten men
A speaker notes that ten men are tested by a claim that nine will admit they do not receive half of what they deserve in this world. The remark implies a critique of fairness and self awareness.
World Boy Scouts gains near two million six hundred sixty eight thousand
The global Boy Scouts movement reports a world membership approaching 2.668 million, marking continued growth and widespread international reach. No further context provided.
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Boy Scouts Movement
German Engineer Claims Surprising Ship Invention
A German engineer named Libertran unveiled an apparatus claimed to render ships unsinkable. He installed it on a boat with 20 kilograms of cargo, then sank the boat declaring it would reappear in an hour. The ship later resurfaced, but the invention’s details remain unavailable.
France's 1923 Tourist Boom Sets Record Expenditures
France earned over 202.5 million dollars from American visitors in 1923, with 135000 Americans traveling for pleasure. Average spend reportedly about 1500 dollars per person, while only ten percent came for business. 1924 figures are not yet available but expected to be high.
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France
Famine in Southern Ukraine Triggers Riot in Astrakhan
Moscow presses report 11 million people starving in the Southern Ukraine and Lower Volga. Districts recount widespread eating bark and refuse. In Astrakhan a riot over garbage at Hotel Europe ends with police firing on starving locals, five killed.
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Moscow
Ukraine
Lower Volga
Saratov
Tsaratsin
Astrakhan
Kudan
Stavropol
Europe
Dodd's Kidney Pills credited with Rheumatism relief
Otthon Saskatchewan case of John Chesney shown to suffer from rheumatism for years and claim one box of Dodd's Kidney Pills gave complete relief. The ad promotes kidney health and claims pills heal and strengthen kidneys to remove impurities from blood.
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Otthon
Sask
Dodd
John Chesney
Quest to Lead Polar Hunts Aboard The Quest
The Quest, Shackleton’s famed exploration ship, will sail north this year under Captain Schielderup. Two expeditions are planned: one to White Sea via Novaya Zemlya and Franz Josef Land returning via Bear Island and Spitzbergen, the other to Jan Mayen and Greenland’s east coast. Seals, polar bears, and musk oxen are the main game targets.
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Ernest Shackleton
Quest
Arctic
Polar Sea
White Sea
Nova Zembia
Franz Josef Land
Bear Island
Spitzbergen
Jan Mayen
Greenland
Schielderup
Oxford University
Children and Crime Preventive detention as humane option in youth crime
The London Daily Telegraph argues against sending anyone under eighteen to prison, urging alternative methods first. It distinguishes offenders into those never fit for prison and those who should not be released, suggesting preventive detention may be justified for hardened criminals.
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London Daily Telegraph
Island vanishes in West Africa port. fear for lives
A Lisbon dispatch reports the small isle Port Alexander in An fla West Africa has suddenly disappeared beneath the sea. No details are available but officials fear significant loss of life. the islet measured about 4000 square yards and housed Portuguese and native settlers.
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Port Alexander
Anfla
West Africa
Lisbon
London Sunday Express
Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills Promote Nervous Relief
Citizens troubled by deranged nerves are urged to use Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills to restore nervous equilibrium. A Toronto reader, Mrs. W. W. Aulthouse, reports severe bronchitis left her weak and sleepless, walking the floor for hours before relief.
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Milburn
W. W. Aulthouse
Woodrous
Ont
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Adverts
A testimonial states improved health after using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills, claiming better rest and recovery. The product is sold by The T Milburn Co. Limited in Toronto Ontario, with pills available at all druggists and dealers.
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Idmited
Toronto
Ont
Paving a corn debate on removal methods
The text argues paving a corn is risky and ineffective and recommends Holloway's Corn Remover to eradicate corn entirely.
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Holloway
Prince of Wales Prepares for South American Tour
The Prince of Wales rests amid a busy schedule to conserve energy for a five and a half month South American and Argentine voyage starting late March. Afterward he will visit Ireland for the Grand Lodge of Free Masons of Ireland bi centenary celebrations where he is to be installed senior grand warden.
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Prince of Wales
South America
Canada
United States
Ireland
Princess Mary
Dublin
Grand Lodge of Free Masons of Ireland
Noiseless Airplane Reported by British Experts
A noiseless airplane, expected to aid future night bombing, is said to have been developed by British aviation experts. The project employs an ingenious gear system and would remove the main obstacle to passenger service the loud motor roar.
Nine Thoroughbreds aboard Ocean Liner Obey Orders
Two days from Glasgow on an ocean liner nine thoroughbred horses were moved from improvised stalls on the shelter deck to the forward inner freight square on C deck due to rough seas. Captain Blaikie notes a two foot bulkhead and describes trainer Mr. Jorce directing the animals with precise commands as they advanced into the companionway. Sailors could not have coordinated better obedience.
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Glasgow
Blaikie
Companionway
Jorce
Airplanes Bring Diamonds Gold and Ivory Across Congo Route
Airplanes carry precious cargo along the 1100 mile tropical jungle corridor from Kushasha to Katanga. Over 25 airfields dot the Swamps and jungles forming a continuous alighting chain. Diamonds gold and ivory are to flow from interior to the capital in a single day instead of a week by current methods.
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Kushasha
Belgian Congo
Katanga
Congo
Carter Begins Work Again on Tutankhamen Tomb
A Luxor dispatch reports the tomb of Tutankhamen opened in the presence of government officials and antiquities staff. Howard Carter recovered last year’s contents, finding sealed items intact though the sarcophagus pall outside the tomb had deteriorated likely beyond repair.
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Exchange
Luxor
Egypt
Tutankhamen
Antiquities Department
Howard Carter
Carter
Import Danish Hogs Aimed at Alberta Industry Growth
Premier H Greenfield announced at United Farmers of Alberta meetings that the government would import Danish hogs to develop a Canadian hog industry. He said Alberta must prosper in agriculture and will receive assistance to build an all round province.
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United Farmers of Alberta
H. Greenfield
Canada
Alberta
Old Employees Honored at Dairy Company Dinner
One of Britain's leading dairy firms celebrated long service with a 30 year corps totaling 61 men and 2 women. At a recent dinner each member received a gold watch a silver badge and a merit certificate. The group included nearly all directors and even the humblest milk roundsman.
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Great Britain
Castles in Germany Face Vacancy Amid Foreign Purchases
Castles that once housed dukes and princes now sit in government hands and are often unused. Some become museums or public buildings, but many stand empty unless bought by wealthy foreigners.
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Germany
Mark of Respect in Tibet
In Tibet respect to people or things is shown by keeping them on the right. Passing by religious buildings should be done clockwise from left to right, the same direction as turning prayer wheels. Violating this rule is considered blasphemy.
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Tibet
Silk alpaca misnomer from Peruvian sheep hair
The term silk alpaca refers to a fabric produced from the hair of Peruvian sheep rather than actual silk. It highlights a misnomer in textile names and the use of non silk fibers in luxury fabrics.
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Goodwill Among Nations Promotes Healing After War
A call for renewed goodwill to end bitterness and avert catastrophe. The piece argues that longterm peace depends on deliberate acts of kindness between nations and toward children who carry civilization forward. It stresses shared humanity over blame and urges standards of conduct to heal devastated postwar Europe.
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Germany
France
Fraser River grain elevator project underway in city
Alderman Ross reports negotiations have begun for erecting the first grain elevator on the Fraser River. G. G. Foster and associates of Edmonton propose a 20 year river site lease for a grain loading business.
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Fraser River
Ross
G. G. Foster
Saskatchewan Livestock Totals by Class at 1924 Close
The total livestock in Saskatchewan at the end of 1924 is estimated at 384,688 head. Horses number 1,170,517. cattle 1,528,421. sheep 123,326. swine 992,424.
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Saskatchewan
Real Genius: Inventor Creates Path to Family Income
The quote extols a clever person who devises a method to earn a solid living for his kin, valuing practical ingenuity and financial stability over mere acclaim.
Ladies Wanted for Home Sewing at National Manufacturing
Advertises demand for women to sew at home on plain and light tasks with good pay. Work can be done full or part time. assignments sent anywhere with charges paid. Request stamped reply to National Manufacturing Co. Montreal.
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National Manufacturing Co
Montreal
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