World Happenings Briefly Told
The Prince of Wales plans to attend the Dominion Day dinner in London this year. Harry K Thaw, once jailed for years, is now released. Wheat seeding in prairie provinces nears completion with crops looking strong. A US Germany rum treaty was signed in Washington. London street accidents rise, with 16 691 incidents and 175 fatalities in Q1. Pope Pius awards a 1924 medal to the Knights of Columbus for welfare work. Night flights to Paris by after dinner express planes at 100 mph may be tried by Imperial Airways. Creston Cooperative Fruit Exchange contracts fruit under its control to Associated Growers of British Columbia. Maj. Gen. Sir Charles Townshend, famed for Kut al Amara, dies in Paris at 62.
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London
Scotland Yard
Pius
Knights of Columbus
Paris
Iuperial Airways, Ltd
Lomion
Bedtawe
Creston Cooperative —Fruit Exchange
Associated Growers of
British Columbia
Creston Valley
West Kootenay
Charles B. F. Townshend
Mesopoytamis
Iless
Remarkable Asthma Cure Promises Relief for Sufferers
A man describes years of asthma misery ending with Pr. J J Kellogg's Asthma Remedy. The inhaled smoke or vapor treatment is hailed as a sure help for all asthma sufferers and available through dealers or wholesalers.
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Kellogg
Alberta gas and oil production in early 20th century
Alberta produced 6 135 million cubic feet of natural gas in 1922 according to the Pamirion Bureau of Statistics, with 5 88 million cubic feet cited as a comparison. Crude petroleum output in Alberta in 1927 reached 6 559 barrels, up from 4 525 barrels in 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Pamirion Bureau of Statistics
Chinese farmers and family farms dominate population
China has more than 59 million farmers and, with their families, form 80 to 90 percent of the nation's population. The country spans over 2.6 billion acres, with about 272 million acres under cultivation including 13 million acres wetlands for rice and 16 million acres gardens and fruit orchards.
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China
Narrow Streets Linger in Historic Chinese Cities
Some streets in Chinese cities measure only about three feet wide, reflecting dense historic urban layouts. The note highlights extreme street dimensions in old quarters and the implications for traffic and daily life.
Retires From RCMP After Long Yukon Service And Army Duty
Col. Theodore A Wroughton retires after 37 years with the North West Mounted Police and RCMP. He joined in 1887, rose to inspector in 1898 and assistant commissioner in 1919, served in the Yukon and Arctic regions, enforced law in Dawson and the Yukon Territory, and led R.N.W.M.P. officers to reduce crime, with 2,000 public court sentences in Yukon.
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Roaunan
Mounties
Western
Canada
Theodore A Wroughton
LCM. P
Col. Wroughton
Northwest Mounted Police
Yukon
Arctic
South Africa
2Nd Canadian Mounted Rifles
Dawson
Yukon Territory
R.N.W Mlp
Col Wroughton
Train Shell Shock Among London Commuters
Medical experts warn of a new malady among London commuters. Train sway jolting scenes and ear noise cause gradual "shell shock" with irritability memory loss appetite changes and attention difficulties affecting daily business.
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London
Renew Life Rome Professor Announces New Rejuvenation
A Rome University professor claims a new rejuvenation method using radium injections that is painless and non surgical. The doctor asserts superior results to the Veronoff process and plans human testing after promising animal results.
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Rome
Pais
University of Rome
Lr. Pais
Veronoff
Python on Japanese Express Trains Killed After Panic
A 12 foot python belonging to a Japanese showman escaped its box in a baggage car near Nageya Japan. Passengers panicked as the snake fled onto the platform, fell through a floor opening and was run over and killed. The owner sued the imperial government railway for 10000 yen.
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Nageya
Japan
Imperial Government Railway
Forty Commercial Failures Reported Across Dominion
Forty commercial failures were reported during the week ended May until this date, compared with 57 for the same week in 1923, in R. G. Dunn and Company’s bulletin. Five failures occurred in Manitoba, six in Saskatchewan, one in Alberta, and four in British Columbia.
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Dominion
R. G. Dunn and Company
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
British le rpe camira captures 96k photos a minute
British government experts built a lerpe camira capable of 96 000 photographs per minute to study shell behavior and armor plate performance for defense.
Castoria Advertises Relief for Babies and Children
An old advertisement promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a remedy for constipation, flatulence, wind colic, and fevers in infants and children. It claims to regulate the stomach and aid digestion, offering natural sleep without opiates and bears the signature of the maker.
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Fletcher
Relics at Frank Slide Excavations Halted by Police
Police halted further excavations at the Frank Slide site after skeletal remains were found. Some 60 bodies reportedly lie beneath the 1902 avalanche, with discovery occurring after years of dormancy. The claimed unearthing of Union Bank is denied by former manager J. H. Palmer. A wrecked cottage yielded a bag of marbles sewing machine and dishes as mute reminders of the tragedy.
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Frank Slide
Frank
Union Bank
J. H. Palmer
Catarrhozone Haler Offered To Fight Sore Throats
A vintage ad touts Catarrhozone in haler as a remedy for sore throats and coughs. It claims to draw out inflammation and germs, ease breathing, and prevent colds, sold as a two month dollar outfit with 50 cent small size.
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Catarrhozone
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Langdon Delivers Found Library From Nebuchadnezzar Era
Oxford professor Langdon leading the Weld Blundell Expedition reports a Sumerian cuneiform library unearthed in ash ruins after a divination method. He notes twenty Kish College library rooms excavated with potential for further discoveries next year. Also promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oils as a cheap public remedy.
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Langdon
Oxford
Nebuchadnegzar
Kish College
Spelling Mix Up Echoes Schoolhouse Humor
A child asks how to spell hell and Mamma explains it is naughty. The girl replies she wanted to spell Helen and jokes about writing one cylinder at a time, a playful misunderstanding at home.
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Helen
Hunting with a camera versus a gun in nature
The piece argues that wildlife photography demands more skill than hunting with a gun. It claims capturing living animals on film requires greater care than killing and dismisses heads or pelts as equal trophies to photographs of animals in the wild.
Man Questions Budget Share In Light of Bills
A dialogue fragment shows a husband citing that three fourths of his salary goes to bills while the wife asks what remains. The exchange hints at financial strain and household money management.
Canada Fur Exhibit At Wembley Disappoints Officials
Visitors to Canada’s buildings at Wembley express surprise and disappointment at the unrepresentative fur display. Officials say arrival of a few silver foxes is pending and that Canada did not emphasize the Dominion’s frozen north. The same restraint applies to athletic exhibits to avoid attracting tourists.
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Wembley
Canada
Dominion
The Cheerful Woman and Dr Williams Pink Pills
A Vancouver woman Mrs Melvin Abra credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring health after two years of illness. She describes weakness and hospital care lacking relief and praises the pills, available from a druggist or by mail at 50 cents a box from The De Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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de. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Saskatchewan debentures fetch record price in syndicate sale
Confidence in Saskatchewan growth is shown by selling two million dollars of five per cent, twenty year debentures to a Toronto syndicate at 95.879 per cent plus accrued interest. The deal marks the best price the province has ever received for debentures payable on principal and interest in Canada.
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Saskatchewan
Toronto
Canada
Sucre Crafts Dolls From Wire Lace and Tinsel
In Sucre, South America, artisans fashion dolls using wire lace and tinsel. The craft blends simple materials into decorative figures reflecting local taste and tradition.
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Sucre
South America
Factory Worker English Proficiency Gap Reported in New York
A report identifies about 806000 factory workers in New York who cannot speak English, highlighting language barriers in the state’s manufacturing sector and potential impacts on productivity safety and communication.
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New York
Clever operation grafts eyelids for Liverpool munitions worker
A British surgeon at Liverpool Royal Infirmary successfully grafted new eyelids onto a chemist burned in a 1917 sulphuric acid accident at Gretna munitions factory. Skin from his arm created two lids and eyelashes grew across the rims, ending six years of unable blinking. The operation is among the most difficult in surgery.
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Liverpool
Liverpool Royal Infirmary
Edinburgh
Royal Infirmary
Corns Between the Toes Painlessly Removed
Advertises Putnam's Corn Extractor as a fifty year trusted remedy for removing corns between the toes. Claims old reliable effectiveness and price of 25 cents everywhere.
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Putnam's Corn Extractor
American sails world solo in four-ton yaw Islander
Harry Pidgeon sails solo around the world in the four ton yaw Islander. From Durban to Capetown took 18 days as he charts a course via St Helena to the West Indies then via the Panama Canal back to Los Angeles. He estimates about 35000 miles covered with several narrow escapes and a remark about avoiding matrimony as potential aboard trouble.
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Table Bay
Harry Pidgeon
Mr. Pidgeon
Los Angeles
South Sea Islands
Samoa
Fiji
New Hebrides
New Guinea
Australia
Mauritius
Africa
Durban
Capetown
West Indies
St. Helena
Panama Canal
Pidgeon
Ile
Natal
Ancient Enemy Influenza Through the Ages
The article traces influenza back to 1580 in Eastern Germany where it was called sleeping sickness. It reappeared in the 18th century causing widespread European epidemics. Notable sufferers include Sir Isaac Newton, Goethe, Schiller, and Kant who blamed insects from trade with Russia.
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Germany
Isaac Newton
Goethe
Schiller
Kant
Western
Europe
Russia
Value of music in education and character building
The Hamilton Herald argues music is the most accessible high art and a key character builder. It sees no decadence in music and notes its growing role in schools from kindergarten to graduation, enriching civilization and serving as a basic curriculum subject.
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Hamilton Herald
Capital punishment in most states with few holdouts
The report notes that capital punishment prevails in all states except Arizona Kansas Maine Minnesota North Dakota Rhode Island and Wisconsin.
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States of the Union
Arizona
Kansas
Maine
Minnesota
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Wisconsin
The Strong Right Arm In Time Of Grave Peril
The piece argues that Britain faces peril from its own flawed ideas while the United States can pay a stiff defence bill. It contends a strong navy and potential dockers’ strike threaten Britain's food supply, and notes domestic disarmament pressures under Mr. MacDonald.
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United States
Great Britain
MacDonald
England
Chicago Tribune
Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills Help 80 Year Old Woman
Mrs M OConnor of Whitestone Ontario says she suffered from shortness of breath heart palpitations and fainting spells most of life. After using Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills she found immediate relief and plans to keep using them. Pills cost 50 cents a box or are mailed by The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
Minnows Use Gambusia to Fight Mosquito Nuisance
An Associated Press despatch from Oroville California reports Gambusia minnows released in irrigation ditches ponds and lakes have sharply reduced mosquito breeding sites in Butte County Central California. The pest had become a nuisance but has diminished rapidly since the fish were planted.
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Butte County
California
Associated Press
Oroville
Cal
Ponto
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Aspirin
Bayer
Bayer Mavofectare
Mowe
Prince of Wales
Harry K Thaw
Stanford White
Prairie Provinces
Washington
Alberta Natural Gas
RCMP
Castoria
Dr. Thomas
Minard
Canadien Depot
Caticura
Gretna Munitions Factory
Chemical Laboratory
Ath
Gillett
Sam
Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Dominion Express
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