World Happenings Briefly Told From Global Notes
Major Barrett of Dartmouth wires two way communication with Mosul. Viscount Aster introduces a Lords bill to seat peerage women. Ontario to abolish agricultural development board and create Logree commissioner. Alfred Stork to inquire Dominion receipts by province. Manitoba says Bracken Government won’t trigger an election this year. Anna Levasseur shoots sister in Paris. Louis Lourhear seeks 200 million loan abroad to ease French treasury. League committee recommends delaying international control talks. Louis Dubois urges US war debt reduction on France. Four million loan floated in England via Dominion Securities at 97.385. Japan plans to import to secure 1925 supplies. A bachelor should fear if he tires of single life.
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Dominion Securities
England
Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Promoted by Noted Citizen
A distinguished citizen Dr. R. V. Pierce praised for fifty years of herbal remedies. The Golden Medical Discovery claims to improve blood and skin by aiding stomach and liver function and increasing circulation. Consumers are urged to buy tablets or liquid or send 10 cents for a trial package to Dr. Pierce's Laboratory in Bridgebeare Ontario.
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R. V. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Bridgebeare
Ontario
Scientist Unveils Zodiac Based Origins Of Ancient Mages
Edward C Geisinger an astronomer and antiquities seeker claims to trace two tan mage signs to zodiac origins. He argues astronomy was a religious science for ancient elites and that biblical text can reveal religious and historical secrets. He asserts Israel’s 6500 year history and priest astronomers ahead of modern stargazers. He also cites alleged errors by Egyptologists in early inscriptions.
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Edward C. Getsinger
Geisinger Declareet
Israel
Nerviline Relief Claims For Stomach Distress
The ad touts Nerviline as fast relief for sour stomach gas and upset tummies. It promises almost immediate comfort when taken in water and urges keeping a bottle at home for emergent ills. A 35 cent bottle is advertised.
Balto Dies After Nome Relay Blizzard Rescue
Balto the lead dog of Gunnar Kasson’s Siberian team died in Nome after a grueling sixty mile push in a blizzard. The dog and most of the prize team succumbed to frozen lungs during the seven and a half hour trek from Bluff to Nome, as temperatures plunged to thirty five degrees below zero. The team had carried 306000 units of diphtheria antitoxin in the relay.
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Balto
Gunnar Kasson
Nenana
Nome
Kasson
Bluff
Its Quality Sells It Dr Thomas Electric Oil
The advert praises Dr Thomas Electric Oil praising its healing efficiency for cuts burns scalds and inflammatory pains. It notes widespread use by thousands of intelligent people since its introduction and claims a flawless record for healing and relief.
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Dr. Thomas
Riches of the Earth from PreGambrian Lands Gleaned
Eastern Canadian mining authority W. Corless told a Winnipeg board of trade banquet that much cobalt remains undiscovered across a broad preGambrian belt from Ontario to Northern Manitoba. He urged balanced industries and internal exchanges to unlock mineral wealth starting with earth's crust.
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Dr. Corless
A Very Old Device in Pulpwood Embargo Threat
The Hamilton Herald recalls a long standing tactic by the American Publishers Association warning that an embargo on Canadian pulpwood export could harm US Canada friendship. It notes a similar earlier Crown lands pine log embargo in the province that was enacted and remains in effect.
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American Publishers’ Association
Canada
United States
Hamilton Herald
Man Clings to Dag Pole 50 Feet Above LA Building
A wager of 150 dollars sent a man to perch for 13 hours atop a slender 50 foot Dag pole rising from a 13 story building in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Stop the Cough with Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
Coughs arise from irritation in the respiratory passages due to inflammation of the mucous membrane. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil soothes the inflammation and the cough normally stops, and users are promised satisfaction after trying it.
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Thomas
Gil
Bravest Man in the World Eats Lash in Restaurant
A brave diner in a restaurant reportedly eats lash with resolve. The bold act sparks chatter about courage and culinary dares amid onlookers and social media buzz.
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Lash
Medicine Hat adopts novel oil test well contract
The city approves drilling a 3200 foot test well by C. E. Roth of Oklahoma after a plebiscite. If no oil is struck, Medicine Hat will buy natural gas worth 75000 dollars over ten years. If oil is produced, Roth gains lease rights and the city earns royalties and gas by product terms.
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Medicine Hat
C. E. Roth
Oklahoma
Roth
Baby’s Own Tablets praised for aiding children
A testimonial from Mrs Zepherin Lavoie of Three Rivers Quebec lauds Baby’s Own Tablets for regulating stomach and bowels and making a child plump. The ad claims the tablets ease constipation indigestion teething pains and promote sleep with no injurious drugs and offer $0.25 boxes from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Zepherin Lavoie
Three Rivers
Que
Babs
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
BC Harbor Improvement Plan Approved in 1925
The government of British Columbia approves two million dollars for harbor works in 1925 including a fishermen and tugboat wharf terminal railway at North Shore Burrard Inlet a second grain detail and possibly log booming grounds and a cold storage plant. Miller's worm powders touted as a quick cure for children's worm infections with visible symptoms and claimed health benefits for run down youngsters.
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British Columbia
North Shore Burrard Inlet
Would you mind driving slower in a life insurance bit
A witty exchange about driving speed and life insurance unfolds with a tongue in cheek bout of humor. The older driver jokes about not wanting to unfairly advantage his life insurance company as the other person presses for caution.
Seed Potato Shortage Hits Saskatchewan and West
Reports to the markets branch of the department of agriculture indicate a shortage of seed potatoes in Saskatchewan and across the western regions, signaling potential supply concerns for growers.
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Saskatchewan
West
Markets
Department of Agriculture
Harvesting Corn for Silage and Fodder Tomes
A guide on when to cut corn for silage and fodder, detailing frost timing, maturity, and weather effects. It covers leaf damage, silage sweetness, and methods for binding and stacking corn, including handling in snow and storage in stacks or lofts.
Smuggling Drives Boost in Britain. Gazettes Reports Boon for Rackets
Westminster Gazette warns of a bootlegging surge as cheap French spirits lure smugglers to cross the Channel in small motor boats land on quiet English coasts and haul contraband to London by motor lorries. Profits reportedly high, funding the ventures.
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Great Britain
Westminster Gazette
France
Britain
English Channel
English
London
Remittances from Abroad Help Japanese Trade Balance
Remittances home by Japanese workers overseas offset Japan's 1924 trade balance. For eleven months the total reached 33,000,000 yen, with 20,600,000 yen from Japanese in North America. That North American total is five times the 1923 remittance.
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North America
Women Take Control in Sunbeam Colorado Town
In Sunbeam Colorado the town elects women to lead the government routing both Republican and Democratic candidates in the recent election. The piece closes with a proverb about a goose and a man and quills.
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Colorado
Sunbeam
Flowering Shrubs For Prairie Gardens At Scott Station
Experiments show hardy flowering shrubs thrive across the prairie west. Caragana, honeysuckle, potentilla, flowering currant, Rosa rugosa, hebe, spiraea varieties perform well with spring planting. Plant for hedge effects and seasonal blooms with standard care. Canadian Horticultural Council
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Prairie Home
Prairie Garden
Canada
Scott Station
Prairie
Syruga
Congo
Michel Buchner
Marie Lekraye
van Houttei
Scott
Manitoba Agricultural College
van Houttel
Canadian Horticultural Council
Notable Gesture in Canadian Unity Mission Through Ontario Visit
A large Ontario delegation led by the lieutenant governor and premier visited Quebec and Montreal as part of the Bonne Entente mission. The friendly exchanges showcased French Canadian hospitality and highlight growing interprovincial ties among Canadians.
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Ontario
Quebec
Montreal
Dominion
Nova Scotia
Armstrong
Halifax
Politicians Won It Say Lloyd George On War Victory
David Lloyd George argues in a speech that politicians won the war, not the military. He cites Russia Turkey Austria and Germany, noting Germany suffered under weaker leadership while the other nations with strong politicians endured to the end.
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David Lloyd George
Great Britain
Russia
Turkey
Austria
Germany
Politi
Annuity Planned for Dr Saunders in Agriculture Work
The main estimates in the House of Commons provide a $5,000 annuity for Dr. Charles Saunders of the Dominion experimental farm. The grant honors his services to agriculture, notably in developing the Marquis spring wheat variety.
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Charles Saunders
Dominion Experimental Farm
House of Commons
Saunders
Vicks VapoRub Promoted For Cold Relief At Home
Advice urges rubbing Vicks VapoRub on throat and chest for sore throat bronchitis or deep chest colds. The preparation acts as a liniment absorbed through the skin and as a vapor when inhaled. Aimed at quick relief for the whole family.
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Vicks
Motor Car Ownership in England Surges Past 460000
England now has over 460000 private motor cars, up from 384000 a year ago, with about one in eighty people owning a car. The road fund is expected to gain roughly £1500000 from licenses this year according to a Ministry of Transport official. A London Express note adds a humorous aside about gender dynamics.
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England
Ministry of Transport
Daily Express
London Express
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Bracken
Manitoba
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Eoutry Louis Lourhear
Combheres
League of Nations
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Japan
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Minard
Kraft Potato Soup
Kraft MscLaren Cheese Co
Beck Montrea
City of Medicine Hat
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Taylor St. N. E
Minneapolis, Minn
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Aredan
Bez
Jas. D. McGregor
Glencarnock Stock Farms
Brandon
Prairie Provinces
Lloyd George
Cians
Grippe
Dr. Saunders
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Cubes
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