World Happenings Briefly Told
Premier MacDonald states no immediate Versailles revision in House of Commons. Nova Scotia election expected within six months. Ontario bills establish one cent per unit bounty on ore. Aguila Company presents to Mexican government over Sidiningomez demeage. Ontario purchases 13 airplanes to patrol forests and detect fires. Ontario farmers seek more labor through government employment service as demand rises.
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MacDonald
House of Commons
Great Britain
U.S
Europe
Nova Scotia
Halifax Herald
Mon
Charles McCrea
Ontario
Government Employment Service
Passing Sentence Ends Appeal Possibility
A historic note records a sentence with no appeal possible tied to a corn processing claim. It mentions Putnam’s Corn Extractor as a method and claims decisive results removing corns, roots, and brats, with a firm stance against substitutes for Pure Nam’s 25e.
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Putnam’s
Putnam's
Trade improves across west and Canada with Feb 14 week
Tow and city bank clearings in the west show year over year gains with Toronto up over nine million dollars and Montreal 22 ton dollars higher than last year, signaling improved trade conditions. A pun on muscular rheumatism and a Thomas' Eclectric Oil Tet ad closes the fragment.
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Great Lakes
Toronto
Montreal
A Single Span of Life Admiral Selfridge Dies
The Milwaukee Journal recalls Admiral Selfridge whose career spanned Civil War battles aboard the Cumberland and through advances in ironclads torpedoes and protected warships. He survived the Merrimac Monitor duel and Porter's fleet torpedo blows and helped shape modern naval defense.
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Admiral Selfridge
Admiral Selfridg
Cumberland
Hampton Roads
Merrimac
Admiral Porter
The
Milwaukee Journal
Drives Out Rheuratism Subdues Lumbago Sufferer Receives Quick Relief
A traditional remedy claim states immediate relief for rheumatism and lumbago. It promises comfort to sufferers by addressing joint and back pain with a speedy effect.
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Lumbago
Nerviline praised for rheumatism relief and pain cure
A Georgetown reader, FL B. Normand, describes rapid relief from rheumatism after using Nerviline and urges readers to obtain a 5s bottle. The notice highlights Nerviline as a reliable penetrating pain remedy that quickly restores health.
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Lombago
FL B. Normand
Georgetown
Immigrant Influx in Canada Surges Over Ten Months
Immigration to Canada rose 105 percent in ten months ending January 1924 compared with 1925. A total of 129,022 immigrants entered, including 65,171 from Britain and 18,129 from the United States, with 44,722 from other nations. August saw near 15,000 British harvesters, and overall monthly totals exceeded 25,000.
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Canada
Immigration Department
United States
Castoria Promises Relief for Infants and Constipation
Advertisement notes Fletcher's Castoria has served families for over 30 years to ease constipation, flatulence, wind colic and diarrhea, reduce feverishness, aid digestion, and promote restful sleep without opiates. The genuine product bears an authorized signature.
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Fletcher
Dr Hamilton's Mandrake and Butternut Laxative Claim
An advertisement touts Dr Hamilton's Pills of Mandrake and Butternut as the easiest and safest laxative. It asserts the product cleans the stomach intestines and bowels drives out waste tones the kidneys and forever cures constipation.
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Dr. Hamilton
Dr Hamiltons Pills Instant Relief Ad
Dr Hamiltons Pills promote relief as a general tonic and system cleanser. The ad promotes mild, efficient formula for men Drake and Butternut and lists price 25c per box, five for 1.60 from The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
Muskrats Told As Major Fur Trade Item In Canada
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service reports muskrat as a dominant fur in commerce under Hudson and Baltic seal names. Best pelts come from late winter to early spring, with black muskrat prized for luster. Wide musk rat zones traverse Manitoba, Northwest and Yukon territories aiding rising ranching interest.
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Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Canada
Average Canadian farm grows by forty acres in decade
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports the average farm size rising from 159.23 acres in 1911 to 198.35 acres in 1921. Occupied farms increase from 682,529 to 731,080 with total area growing from 109 million to 144 million acres.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
British Columbia Salmon Pack Rises in 1923 Figures
The British Columbia salmon pack reached 1.3 million cases in 1923, about 50,000 cases more than 1922, driven by heavy runs in northern streams. Canneries in the north operated at capacity to handle the larger harvest.
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British Columbia
The
Board of Trade
BBC Plans Greenwich Time Broadcast Clock
The British Broadcasting Station in London will broadcast Greenwich time using a clock at Greenwich Observatory. The clock controls a buzzer that sends time signals, synchronized with the chief timekeeper at Greenwich.
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Greenwich
Greenwich Observatory
B. B.C
London
Canadian National Reports Net Revenue Increase for 1923
Official figures released this month show CN Railways' net operating revenues across all lines rising by nearly 11 million dollars during eleven months of 1923. The gain highlights improved earnings in multiple segments of the system.
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Canadian National Railways
Honduras Builds Atlantic to Pacific Motor Highway
Honduras advances the construction of a major motor highway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. The project aims to improve national transport, trade routes, and regional connectivity.
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Honduras
Atlantic
Pacific
Influence We Create: A Call for Self-Generated Power
A concise reflection argues that true influence comes from the impact one generates rather than seeking external clout. The narrator urges personal initiative, self-discipline, and proactive action to shape outcomes.
Air Peril In British Channel Warns Of Airborne Threat
A subcommittee report for the Committee of Imperial Defence warns that air power endangers British communications in the narrow seas. It urges a stronger Home Defence Air Force, notes sea-borne invasion risk is now negligible, and cites increased air-attack risks to communications in waters like the English Channel and Mediterranean. The Navy Army and Air Force general staffs concur on the rising danger from shore-based aircraft, while differing on extent.
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Committee of Imperial Defence
English Channel
Mediterranean
Nervous relief by Dr Williams Pink Pills praised by nurse
A Vancouver nurse and her daughter recount how Dr Williams Pink Pills restored health and nerve stability after heat and study worn them down. The letter claims headaches backaches low mood and irritability vanished with treatment and praises the medicine as reliable for women and girls.
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Vancouver
Mars Hill
31St Avenue West
B.C
Dr. Williams
Dr. Willams
Tam
Brockville
Ont
Denver Clarion Feature Captures Local Wedding Whisper
A clipped diary style note discusses a son’s upcoming marriage and mentions an exchange about family plans. The brief reflects small town newspaper tone and ties to local social events.
Doctor Pierce's Medicines Celebrated for Purity
Character narrates that Dr. R. V. Pierce of Buffalo is known for pure remedies. The Golden Medical Discovery and nerve tonics are praised as long trusted tonics and blood purifiers. Favorite Prescription is made in Dr. Pierce's Laboratory in Bridgeburg Ontario.
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Doctor Pierce
R. V. Pierce
M. D
Canada Lumber Industry Shows Output Rise Per Mill in 1922
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 1922 lumber output of 3,138,598 thousand feet valued at 84,554,172 dollars. Mills reporting fell to 2,922 from 3,126 in 1921. Average production per mill rose from 918 to 1,074 thousand feet. Employees on salaries dropped to 31,892 from 36,? in 1921, with payroll rising to 27,621,691 from 26,707,689 dollars.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
British debt funding not to be settled in pounds sterling
In the House of Commons William Graham stated the British Government will not seek an arrangement with the United States to pay the national debt in pounds rather than dollars. He noted such a move would affect exchange, trade, and living costs, and the U S would not consider it. Kitchen Utensils Cardboard Patent Waterproof acid resistant
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United States
Sterling
William Graham
The
Treasury
House of Commons
Graham
Hog Grading Policy Under Review at Ottawa Conference
The joint swine committee in Ottawa reviewed the federal hog trading policy established a year ago by the Department of Agriculture producers and the packing industry. They report notable improvement in hog type and satisfactory results from official grading and related investigations. Canadian bacon quality for the British market is said to be improving as well. Winnipeg and Toronto live stock exchanges, with the Department of Agriculture, conducted grading experiments and equipment tests, with findings under consideration.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Department
Winnipeg
Toronto
Hye Stock Branch
Saskatchewan University builds animal research lab
A livestock disease study facility is under construction at the University of Saskatchewan to aid research into diseases affecting local farm animals. The project aims to advance veterinary science and bolster agricultural health in the province.
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Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
Inventions Parade From Patent Institute Range
A dinner remark by Sir William Bull prompts an inventor to present a collar stud that won’t roll under a dressing table. Within three months nearly 200 patents are recorded by the Institute of Patentees, covering items from a drawing pin to epicyclic gearing. An Australian device uses ship roll to generate motive power via swinging weights linked to propellers, claimed to cheapen ship propulsion.
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William Bull
Institute of Patentees
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Mexico
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Cornwall
Cansoa
Natural Resources Bulletin
Sackatelewan
Cuberland House
Lake Winnipes
Manitoba
Dawson Bay
North West Territories
Yukon Territory
Hollowax
B.C. Salmon Pack
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Denver Clarion
Minara
M.D
Seigel
Coraverstock Rd
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Toso
Pact Steerry West
Mowregat
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