World Happenings Briefly Told
Bulgaria will pay 7 006 000 toward allied occupation and Premier MacDonald spoke in the House of Commons. Over 50 009 000 bushels of wheat have been shipped from Vancouver port, a record for one elevator. Noel Buxton said conditions about the cattle plague were improving. George A McCarthy, an American sailor, jailed in Greece for pistol incident. The disappearance of Frank Chafe from Manitoba solved by finding his body. Victoria to Seattle air postal service arrangements advised by Ottawa. Shipping firms have booked 69 000 emigrants from the British Isles to the U S. Marconi spoke from Cornwall to Australia by radio telephony in 10 800 wires distance, with transmission in a sixteenth of a second.
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Bulgaria
MacDonald
House of Commons
Vancouver
Wiliam Marconi
Poidhu
Cornwall
Australia
Mall
A Splendid Laxative for the Baby
Motiers must guard baby bowels and stomachs to prevent constant ailments. Baby’s Own Tablets offer a mild, non narcotic laxative safe for newborns and older children. They relieve constipation and indigestion, help with colds fevers and teething, and cost 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motiers
Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockvile, Ont
Prince Henry Receives New Royal Post as Lord High Steward
Prince Henry the third son of King George accepts the Lord High Stewardship of Kings Lynn in Norfolk. The role carries a salary of 45.65 dollars at current exchange rates, and the office may become semi official when he joins the peerage. He will not draw on his £10 realty, pledging it to charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Henry
King George
Kings Lynn
Norfolk
House of Lords
Better Outlook For Wheat Prices Prediction For Farmers
The paper notes a 923 harvest was the most abundant on record but Canadian farmers saw disappointing returns due to globally strong wheat, predicting price rises when conditions normalize. It cites Panama Canal, Hudson Bay route approvals, US production limits, and Canada’s remaining fertile lands as factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryuture
Dominion
E. H. Godfrey
Agricultural Statistics Division
Bureau of Matistics
Ottawa
Farmers’ Club of London
Ont
Mr. Godfrey
Godfrey
Panama Canal
Canada
Hudson's Bay
New Pneumonia Vaccine Shows High Recovery Rate
At Bellevue Hospital New York 30 pneumonia patients were treated with a Felton Harvard vaccine. Only one death occurred and most patients recovered. Hospital officials and city health leaders hail the vaccine as safer and more effective than previous serums and anticipate widespread use. A related serum by Dr Dochez claims complete success in 25 of 26 scarlet fever cases at New Haven Hospital.
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Ole Bellevue Hospital
New York
Lioyd B. Felton
Harvard
Russell J. Cecil
He Young
Dochez
New Haven
Buffalo Express
The Ruling Passion Ends in a Deathbed Question
An old man known as Old Man Smith, wealthy from a family run store, asks on his deathbed if his sons are present and declares who will care for the time, revealing a family fortune and duties. A note mentions a claimed tiny donkey in Europe at just inches high, alongside a Liniment advertisement.
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Smith
George
Giants of England and a 6 9% inch thinker in memory
A Regina Post report recalls giants and near giants in English history. Jan van Albert is described as nine feet three and a half inches tall with other tall figures like Madinow and John Middleton. The Memoir on Brian Piers Lascelles notes his height six feet nine and a half with notable intellect and Harrow teaching career.
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Jan van Albert
England
Toronto Globe
Madinow
London
John Middleton
Hale
Lancashire
Ists
Oxford
Brasenose College
Sampson
James I
Brian Piers Lascelles
Basil Blackwood
Harrow
Canada
British Association
Regina Post
Russian World’s Wonder Child Promises Astonishing Growth
Moscow receives report from Vladivostok of a four year ten month boy with a man’s strength and child’s mind. Doctors call for examination and consider thyroid or pancreatic gland surgery to restore normality. Similar cases cited from Greece and 18th century Britain. longevity predicted as unlikely.
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Russia
Moscow
London Daily Express
Vladivostok
Bergan
Moscow Society of Physicians
Leadership and guidance for boys aged twelve to eighteen
The piece argues the critical teenage years shape character and ideals through influence by good male role models. It claims many youths turn to crime when led by the wrong leaders and stresses the hero worship impulse in boys.
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Lindsay Watchman
Immigrant parties arrive in Alberta from multiple nations
Alberta welcomes Jugo-Slavs Czecho-Slovaks Poles Belgians and Hebrideans in fresh batches. The all male groups are ready to work on farms while learning the land and saving funds to buy farms of their own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Memory for Faces Impresses King George
King George showcases a remarkable memory for faces, registering every person after a single meeting and retaining their features with lasting accuracy. The anecdote highlights the sovereign’s keen perception and observational skill as he recalls individuals long after first encounters.
Australia Faces North Gap as White Settlers Seek Harsh Lands
The Toronto Globe suggests Australia fears the north is too hot for white settlement, likening it to Canada's cold north. It calls for new railways and population growth to develop the tropical region, noting gauge troubles and hope that tropical medicine may aid white occupancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Canada
Toronto
Giobe
Catarrhozone Promises Quick Cold Relief
A new remedy claims to stop colds in ten minutes using pine essences from the Blue Gum Tree of Australia. Catarrhozone targets nose throat and sinuses with a natural antiseptic, offering quick action and a two month treatment guarantee for $1.40, with trial size at 56 cents, sold by druggists or by mail from The Catarrhozone Co. in Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Secrets of the Earth Tunnels Found Near Carlsbad NM
Investigating scientists in Carlsbad New Mexico report tunnels with unknown depths behind hills. Bats emerged from the holes in the hills in the night and returned by morning in vast numbers. They also found rock crystals and dazzling minerals and salt deposits deep inside, hinting at many yet unexplored earth treasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsbad
N.M
Regina Post
Prairie fish catch value rises across Manitoba and neighbors
The Manitoba commercial fish catch last year totaled 1 020 595 dollars, up from 908 516 in 1923. The three prairie provinces produced 1 715 975 dollars with Manitoba leading at 1 020 595, Saskatchewan 286 643, and Alberta 438 975. All provinces show growth, total increase 260 553 dollars or 17 percent. Large freshwater lakes in Western Canada support abundant fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy Promoted by Patient Testimony
A River Desert reader describes relief from a two year side pain after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She notes improved comfort, better nursing for her baby, and attributes the cure to the medicine. The ad-style piece urges others with gynecological concerns to request more information from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Cobourg Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Desert
Quc
Lydia E. Pinkham
Inate Ebham Medicine Co
Cobourg
Ontario
British Columbia Agricultural Output Rises in 1923 Values
Provincial figures show 1923 agricultural production in BC at 59,159,795 dollars, up from 55,322,371 in 1922. Livestock and dairy products rise while poultry eggs dip. fruit value climbs to 6,034,976 with continued growth in grain and hops. Airdale ambulance biplane noted with Red Cross in RAF service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Department of Agriculture
Imiry
Nerviline Ad Promises Quick Relief for Stomach Ailments
An advertisement touts Nerviline as fast relief for sour stomach gas cramps nausea and colic. It claims immediate improvement when taken in sweetened water and urges keeping a 35 cent bottle on hand for family use and emergencies.
Italian scholars urge Mussolini to fund refloat of Caligula’s Nemi palace
Several Italian universities memorialize Premier Mussolini asking him to inaugurate a campaign to raise funds for refloating two vast floating houses built by Caligula on Lake Nemi near Rome about 19 centuries ago. The project would cost an estimated quarter of a million dollars.
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Mussolini
Caligula
Lake Nemi
Rome
Damage to Cables From Rum Fleets Off U S Coasts
Rum runners anchored along the Jersey and Long Island shores are damaging submarine cables. Western Union reports repairs after a cable break off Rockaway coast, with damages running to hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. Officials from two trans Atlantic cable firms protested to the Treasury Department and another company is considering action.
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Rum
Jersey
Long Island
Treasury Department
Washington
Western Union Telegraph Company
Robert C. Clowery
Rockaway
Passenger deaths on British railways in 1923
In Great Britain in 1923 only two passengers were killed in the only railroad accident that occurred that year. In twenty three years only seventy three passengers have been killed on British railroads.
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Great Britain
Wise Mothers Trust Mother Graves Worm Exterminator
A promotional note extols the virtues of Mother Graves Worm Exterminator, asserting it proves its value and should be kept on hand by wise mothers.
Science Outdoes Nature in Butterfly Wing Color
Prof. Hans Zozher told the German Chemical Society that artificial wings can surpass natural butterfly coloring. He said his resin-based work yields wings that can turn green or black with envy, based on light reflection principles similar to soap bubbles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Zozher
German Chemical Society
Prof
Zozher
Diamonds as a Barometer of Prosperity
The Spectator notes South African diamond mines have reopened after nearly two years, suggesting a coming period of prosperity. The column argues diamonds signal wealth and demand, implying economic revival for businesses and individuals.
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Hamilton Spectator
Bronze tablet planned for Greely Arctic Expedition memory
A bronze tablet will be erected to honor the Greely Expedition of 1884. The proposed memorial recognizes the arctic journey and its explorers, commemorating their efforts and sacrifices.
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Greely
Arctic Circle
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Noel Buxton
George A. McClarthy
Thalerum
Greece
Navy Department
Frank Chafe
Transcona
Victoria Chamber of Commerce
United States
Victoria
Seattle
British Isles
Robert P. Skinner
King Baby
the Borden Co. Limited
Twe
Bour
J.D. Kellogg
Bill
Joe
Europe
Minard
Giants
Cambridge
Secrets of
the Earth
MRS
Lydia E.pinkham
Royal Air Force Medical Service
Sunken Palace
U.S
Royal Yeast
Ching Loo
Dominion Express
Liberal Commission
Pioneer Tailoring Company
St Catherine St. Wist
THE
Cook Medicine Co
Lerge
Izo
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