World Happenings Briefly Told
A digest of international items from 1924 reports notes open door policy for Tangier, unemployment in the UK down by 14 526 to 1 180 200, Quebec tax relief plans for auto owners, and Belgium open to Leopold von Hoesch as minister. Chinese pilot certificates and new air fleet plans surface, while US naval turret range debates loom. Burns and Scarge electric oil claimed to relieve burns.
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Germany
Leopold von Hoesch
Paris
Belgium
Brussels
Oliver
British Columbia
Federal
Sovernment
Dubendorf
Zurich
China
United States
Prince William of Sweden Debuts as Playwright
Prince William of Sweden, son of King Gustaf V, famed hunter poet and critic, is now a full fledged dramatist as his first play is accepted for production by the Swedish Theatre in Stockholm.
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Prince William of
Sweden
Acond
Gustaf V
Stockholm
Wave motor aims to power oceans via professor’s model
Professor Trischetto claims a wave motor can yield ten horsepower per square yard of ocean surface. He says a practical, inexhaustible energy source is within reach but notes he has been refused government aid and plans to offer the device to English capitalists once perfected.
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Trischetto
Flatten
Siz
Beret
Trischello
London housing bureau helps visitors find rooms for Empire Exhibition
Canadians planning to visit the British Empire Exhibition worry about accommodation in London. The Dominion Welfare Association has set up a central bureau with housing enquiries, a register of rooms in central and suburban London, and a separate list for hosts offering paying guests or willing to lend houses to meet demand.
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London
Dominion Welfare “Asociation
Rheumatism relief touted by Williams Pink Pills ad
An advertorial claim for Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood cleansing remedy for rheumatism. It cites a Canadian user from Warhago Ontario who describes severe joint pain and recovery after taking the pills. The pitch urges readers to buy via any medicine dealer or mail order from Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Warhago
Wale Hams
Medicine Co
Brockville
Great Lakes Haulage Feasibility for Alberta Coal
The piece argues Great Lakes haulage as the cheapest method of transport and feasible to move Alberta coal to this province. It suggests combined lake and rail rates should top seven or eight dollars to allow Alberta coal to compete with American anthracite. The goal is a practical reduction in transport costs.
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Great Lakes
Alberta
Rheims Cooperative Segety Rebuilding Meeting Report
A general meeting led by Margaisan Politry via the Rheims Cooperative Segety discussed the fourth year of work and 180,000,000 francs spent on Rheims reconstruction. Officials urged continued state aid to finish the project, noting risks if support wanes. Separately, physicians warned that sharp turning of planes at high speed can throw debris and cause unconsciousness and death.
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Rheims
Segety
Tig
Kelme
Margaisan Politry
Margate Ourl
Durigz
Ats
Insulin Shown Ineffective In Tropics
An official Burma government communique and tests at the Pasteur Institute of Burma reveal insulin deteriorates rapidly in tropical climates. Even six weeks after issue it retains only a fraction of potency, making it largely useless for diabetes patients in India and Burma unless stabilized. Researchers question applicability to other tropical countries and note India could produce a workable product with careful storage and distribution.
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Tropics
Europe
America
Burma
India
Pasteur Institute of
The
Pioneer Editor James Hooper Dies in Winnipeg
Manitoba pioneer newspaperman James Hooper died at his Winnipeg home after years of poor health. Born in 1855 in Devonshire, he immigrated in 1868, worked in London papers, launched The Herald at Morris in 1880, helped start the Winnipeg Tribune, and served as managing editor of the Winnipeg Telegram and on the Winnipeg Free Press. He later held the Manitoba King's Printer post before retiring from active work due to health.
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James Hooper
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Mr. Hooper
Devonshire
Canada
London
Herald
Morris
Man
Winnipeg Tribune
Winnipeg Telegram
Winnipeg Free Press
France Considers Women Suffrage and Family Vote
The French government backs municipal votes for women and the idea of a family vote but stops short of full social suffrage. It favors a two to three votes per number of children rather than a one person one vote system.
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Chamber of Deputies
Fewer Divorces In England In 1922 Report
Just available statistics show divorce petitions in Great Britain fell sharply in 1922. The divorce court seal was 43 percent below 1931, 42 percent less than 1920, and 13 percent under the 1919 total, the highest prior year.
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England
Great Britain
Women in Dutch Workforce Hold Nearly Half of Professions
In the Netherlands 836 professions and trades are listed and about 40 to 45 percent are practiced by women. This reflects a broad participation of women across multiple sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Netherlands
Catarrhozone Promises Nasal Relief for Cold Sufferers
An advertisement promotes Catarrhozone as a nasal treatment to attack catarrh and relieve colds. It claims easy relief by inhaling the remedy, with a two month course priced at $1.00 and a small 50 cent size, offered by mail from The Catarrhozone Co. Montreal.
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Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Busy Man Aaron Sapiro Accepts Legion Post Chair
Aaron Sapiro, already one of the busiest men in the country, becomes chairman of the national legislative committee of the American Legion. A leading proponent of cooperative farm enterprises, he helped form California cooperatives that set world examples and aided potato growers in Maine and grain groups in Western Canada and beyond. He grew up in Oakland, left high school at 16 for Hebrew Union College, then attended UC Berkeley Law, graduating in 1911. His early cooperative work began with California citrus growers.
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Aaron Sapiro
Sapiro
National Legislative Committee of the American Legion
United States
California
Maine
Canada
Arkansas
Kentucky
Central West
Burley Tobacco
Oakland
Cal
Hgh School
Hebrew Vinton College
Cincinnati
Law College
University of California
Organization of
California Citrus Growers
BC Legislature Rejects Timber Export Prohibition
The British Columbia legislature rejected, by a show of hands, a proposal from opposition leader W. J. Bowser to ban export of unmanufactured timber to the United States. The measure arose during Forest Act discussion and was the second such opposition effort.
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British Columbia
W. J. Bowser
United States
Holloway's Corn Removers Ease Tight Boots Troubles
Corns are caused by pressure from tight boots yet relief is simple with Holloway's Corn Removers. The old remedy promises quick comfort for sore toes and foot trouble.
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Holloway
Favorable Trade Balance Trend in Recent Months
Canada’s total trade for the eight months ended November is up 175,045,668 from the prior year. November trade rises nearly three million versus November last year. Eight month totals: 1923 1,814,091,034. 1922 1,138,245,266. November figures: 1923 211,089,427. 1922 208,090,333. Exports up 70,000,000. imports up 105,000,000 overall.
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Canada
Toll of the Automobile Claims New York Deaths in November
The report notes 232 people killed in New York State during November and 86 tire-related incidents in New York City.
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New York States
New York City
Bermuda Water Supply Still Relies on Rainfall
Bermuda with about 20 000 residents depends on rainfall collected from roofs into storage tanks for its water.
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Bermuda
Saskatchewan Grain Growers to discuss Hudson Bay Railway support
The Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association plans to consider organizing movement to secure provincial government aid for completing the Hudson Bay Railway. A resolution received from the centennial constituency convention will be debated at their January annual convention.
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Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Hudson Bay
Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association
pBcent Reprobert
Butter making top place noted in Dominion tests
The Department of Agriculture Ottawa reports a six month butter seating test with 9T 41 Manitoba leading the list. Other provinces scored Nova Scotia 96.88 Quebec 96.10 Saskatchewan 95.90 Alberta 95.30 Ontario 99.23 New Brunswick 95.20 British Columbia 95.54 Prince Edward Island 94.46.
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Manitoba
Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Albertia
Ontario
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
Papes Diapepsin Promises Quick Indigestion Relief
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as the fastest cure for indigestion gases and heartburn. A few tablets provide almost immediate relief and are sold by druggists in millions of packages.
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Pape
Western Canada crop value falls from 1922 totals
Dominion Bureau of Statistics estimates Western Canada principal crops at 466,233,500 dollars this year, down 32,908,300 from 1922. Western wheat totals drop in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with Manitoba at 24,897,000 and Saskatchewan at 164,204,000 versus 219,642,600 in 1922, and Alberta at 102,254,000 compared with 50,031,000 in 1922.
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Western Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
November railway disasters leave many dead and injured
Dominion Railway Commission reports in November Canadian railways suffered 337 accidents with 30 killed and 416 injured. Among victims 112 passengers were injured, 15 employees died, 281 employees were hurt, and 15 other persons were killed with 23 injured. Seventeen crossing crashes caused six deaths and 16 injuries, with unprotected crossings in all but two cases.
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Dominion Railway Commission
Belin telephotography and wireless autograph messaging described
Prof Belin outlined to the Royal Society of Arts a telephoto system transmitting photographs by wire or air. A bichromate gelatin plate forms relief images read by a microphone and Blondel oscilloscope. Light translated into currents builds a new photograph with synchronized transmitting and receiving drums.
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Belin
Royal Society of Arts
Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator Promises Relief
One of the commonest complaints of infants is worms, and the most effective application for them is Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator. The ad-like note touts a product claimed to relieve worm troubles in infants.
Chinese Not Difficult Language Says Learners Can Master Fast
A Columbia University Chinese professor argues Chinese is not difficult to learn and that an intelligent person can gain a working knowledge in three months. The claim focuses on rapid language acquisition and student potential.
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Columbia University
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills End Heart Aches
Mrs O E Fitzgerald of Thomas Ontario recalls a long battle with chest pains and nervous exhaustion that finally eased after seven boxes of Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. She notes noticeable improvement to her health from age 65 back to her health at 39. Pills sold at druggists or by The T Milburn Co Toronto Ontario.
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O. E. Fitzgerald
Rossi St. Thomas , Ont
Milburn
T. Milburn Co
Toronto
Ex-Crown Prince William Loses Kaiser Title
A Prussian ministerial decree abolishes the postulate that once a Kaiser always a Kaiser, stripping William of the designation tied to his former role. The ruling clarifies he remains titled Prince of Prussia by birth but no longer holds imperial designation.
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William E
Prussia
William
Annual cost of owning and operating power a motor vehicles
The annual cost of owning and operating power driven motor vehicles in the United States is reported as 5.608 trillion dollars with vehicle ice totaling 18.06 billion dollars. The figures reflect overall expenses for ownership and running.
Inventor Claims Sounds Make Visible Air Disturbances
A British inventor asserts sounds create visible air rings and light distortion, enabling a supersensitive lens to capture sound waves. He built a camera that records sound waves on its plate and tested it on gasoline engine exhausts to diagnose motor faults. The device works with simple sounds but struggles with complex sounds like orchestral notes.
Sugar Beets Improve Yield Cutting Beet Tonnage
Early beet sugar production required about 20 tons of beets to yield 1 ton of sugar. Modern methods have reduced this to roughly six tons, driven by scientific advances in beet cultivation and processing.
German Scientist Recommends Gymnastics for Weak Fat Babies
A German medical scientist advises gymnastic exercises for weak and fat babies aged six months or older. He suggests simple movements to stimulate development and strengthen muscles, aiming to improve vitality and condition in infants.
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United Kingdom
Tangiers
Ring
James Murdock
Prince
Dodds
Mattessing
Minard
Dr. Banting
James Hoper
King’s
France
Collé
B.C
Rex Tailoring Co. Ltd
Hudson Bay Line
Sopenink N Lonation
Vmans
Wal St
Prince of
Dominion Vrprees
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