World Happenings Briefly Told
Overseas mei bag on the Mont im opened when the mall landed at St John Nebraska. Consumption of slepbajic liquors in Turkey forbidden after April 3. A ringed swallow released from Langharne Wales found dead on a farm near Johannesburg, South Africa. The Crystal Palace in London practically razed by fire. A 12 year old girl Edith French fatally injured learning to ride a bicycle in Hamilton Ontario. Canada’s February fish exports total 1,666,626 dollars versus 1,712,044 last month and 1,524,571 in February 1922. Plans for legitimate drama production in New York to combat motion pictures. Two Formosan villages destroyed by fire. 4,300 houses burned, thousands homeless. Customs seizure at Bettgeres reports Gin and lager beer. June 4 to be observed as King George VI’s birthday in Canada. Old US battleship Iowa sunk by Mississippi during Panama Bay drills. Luis Silvera, Spanish High Commissioner in Morocco, calls for quick military action to quell native rebellion. In the United States there are 1,735 women lawyers judges and magistrates, 1,187 clergywomen, 14,617 women artists, 7,219 women physicians, 1,829 women dentists, 1,117 women architects, and 41 women engineers.
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Crystal Palace
London
Edith French
Hamilton
Canada
New York
Formosa
Tokio
Bettgeters
George VI
Anureic Tablets Promote Kidney Health
Mrs Albert Runt of 6 Biscorins Place reports relief from congested inflamed kidneys and back pain after taking Dr Pierce Anuric Tablets. The ad urges readers to ask a pharmacist for Anuric or send ten cents to Dr Pierce’s Laboratory in Bridgeburg Ontario for medical advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Danish Serum Institute announces three new discoveries
The Danish Serum Institute in Copenhagen under Dr Thorvald Madsen reports three findings. A new diagnostic method for syphilis surpassing the Wasserman test. A cheaper, better diphtheria serum. A method to detect whooping cough in early stages. Paris reports success with serum from convalescent measles children.
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Copenhagen
Thorvald Madsen
Wasserman
Paris
Mery
Academy of Medicine
Reuter
Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor Ad
An old advertisement touts Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor as a simple painless remedy that lifts corn roots and smooths skin, priced at 25 cents and sold everywhere.
Cancer prevention via diet proposed to cure without surgery
Charles Walter of Toronto argues in a letter that cancer is caused by potassium deficiency and blood toxicity, not X rays or radium. He cites Dr Forbes Rosa and Dr Robert Bell claiming cure via assimilable potassium and natural diet, urging Canadians to adopt this approach to banish cancer.
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Forbes Rosa
London
England
Imperial Medical Association For the
Robert Bell
F.R
Ross
East
Great Northwest
Charles Walter
Brunswick Avenue
Toronto
Ontario
Your Teeth and Goiter Link in Dental Health Study
Rem Proctor MicGee MD explains that neglect of the mouth harms digestion and causes pain, bad breath, and decayed roots. He notes goiter and thyroid symptoms often relate to dental infection, urging early care, childhood training, and X-ray checks to assess mouth health in goiter cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seigel
Cuticura Heals Face Disfigured By Itchy Eczema
A reader describes eczema breaking out on the face and scalp, causing disfigurement and hair loss. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, improvements are sought, with purchasing details and a promotional tone for daily use.
Household Hints Value Recipes For the Busy Housewife
Green Tomato Butter recipe lists four quarts green tomatoes three cups sugar two teaspoons salt one large lemon and four cups seeded Sun Maid raisins. Wash tomatoes cut stems remove seeds simmer two hours add raisins salt and lemon juice roll half hour.
Recipe for Brown Sugar Spice Fruit Cookies
Cream sugar and butter then add beaten eggs. Dissolve soda in hot water, stir in spices, fruits and nuts. Fold in flour and mix until blended. Drop dough from spoon onto greased pans and bake slowly until done.
Mining Boom in British Columbia Attracts American Capital
Renewed activity shows strong interest in B C mining properties owned by American capital. Several deals worth large sums have been reported. Arrangements for systematic prospecting this coming season are completed. More properties for development are expected to come into view.
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British Columbia
American Capital
Thankful Mothers Praise Baby's Own Tablets
Mrs David A Anderson of New Glasgow Nova Scotia writes that Baby's Own Tablets have given her family excellent results and she would not be without them. The mild laxative relieves constipation and indigestion and helps teething. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Canada
David A. Anderson
New Glasgow
N.S
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Vancouver Port Activity Reflects 1922 Growth
The Vancouver port saw 716 ocean-going vessels totaling 3 967 000 gross tons arrive or depart in 1922, up from 476 vessels and 2 946 000 tons in 1921. Cargo handled reached 1 540 000 tons vs 998 000 in 1921, with lumber 225 000 090 ft, grain 14 460 000 bu, flour 482 000 barrels, and apples 153 000 cases, ranking Vancouver third on the Pacific Coast after Seattle and Tacoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Tacoma
Worm Powders Claim to Cure Infant Parasites
Describes two worm types harming children from birth one lodging in the stomach and the other in the intestines. The text emphasizes the intestines as the more destructive site and promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy that dislodges both kinds and repairs intestinal damage caused by infestation.
Chinese Troops at Tachienlu Forge Cold Weather Garments
Ten thousand Chinese soldiers guarding the Tachienlu pass to Tibet sew heavily padded cotton garments directly onto their bodies. The labor cannot be interrupted until summer suns return. The pass is described as the coldest spot on the border.
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Tachienlu
Tibet
Fur trapping boom in Fort William district yields over 1 million
Trapping of fur bearing animals flourishes in the Fort William district with pelts sold totaling 1 029 750 dollars last year. The figure includes bounty payments to local trappers for 14 606 timber and bush wolves.
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Fort William
Invention Cuts Wallpaper Roll to Three Minute Paste
A new machine for paperhangers can term a wallpaper roll and apply paste in three minutes, boosting efficiency in hanging walls. The device automates insulation and glue spreading, promising faster room finishes.
Mental Disarmament as a Campaign Slogan
The Montreal Gazette notes Hirose Saito, secretary to a Japanese delegation, urging mental disarmament to ensure that destroying ships alone will not achieve victory. The remark frames a broader strategy as a widely relevant and apt motto from a Japanese official.
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Hirose Saito
Montreal Gazette
Back to the Land Says Excess Produce Markets Needed
The Hamilton Herald quotes ex Governor Lowden of Illinois warning that unless a world market absorbs U S excess produce, thirty percent of tilled land will revert to grass. The piece likens America’s gold wealth to land under threat of abandonment.
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Midas
Uncle Sam
United States
Lowden
Illinois
Hamilton Herald
Fisheries Department Expands Fish Stocking Across Canada
The Federal Department of Fisheries reports extensive stocking of lakes and rivers. Last year it distributed 846 million fish and eggs from several hatcheries, including 535 million whitefish 165 million pickerel and 106 million salmon to diverse waters nationwide.
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Federal Department of Fisheries
Fish Eyes
Canada
Inscription Promises Too Much for Rheumatism Liniment
A fragment notes claims on a tombstone style inscription about a Liniment for Rheumatism sold as a cure all. The wording hints at exaggerated promises and skepticism about the product’s effectiveness.
Distinctive Native Names Stir Western Canadian Towns
The Brantford Expositor urges Moose Jaw to keep its distinctive name, noting Regina and Kenora as examples of renamed places. The Toronto Star endorses Regina’s choice against Pile of Bones and questions Rat Portage becoming Kenora, while hoping Moose Jaw and Medicine Hat retain their unique identities. The piece praises towns with memorable names and their appealing character to travelers.
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Brantford Expositor
Moose Jaw
Regina
Kenora
Toronto Star
Rat Portage
Canada
Medicine Hat
Bertha M. Clay
Agnes Fléming
Scott's Vessel Sold To Falkland Islands For Whaling Study
The British Government of the Falkland Islands buys Captain Robert F. Scott's vessel the Discovery for scientific whaling research in South Georgia and South Shetlands waters. The mission aims to define whale stock limits trace migrations estimate numbers and reproduction rates and expand knowledge in oceanography meteorology and magnetism. After refurbishments the Discovery will likely sail next year. The piece notes Eskimos in Hudson Strait offerings on graves.
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Robert F. Scott
Falkland Islands
South Georgia
South Shetlands
Home Office
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St. John, NE
Turkey
Havas
Constantinople
Langharne
Wales
Johannesburg
South Africa
Iowa
Mississippi
Panama Bay
Luis Silvera
Morocco
America
Mrs. Algert Blunt
Institute At
Rem Proctor MicGee
B.D.S. Pitsturgh
Jackson St
Oxford
Nova Scotia
Benin
Buay
Meg
B.C
Castoria
Boreeman
Tie Fermen
Iu Pd
Gable Engrish & Dea
Dorrefiens
Fredirg
Bereca
Dr. B. J. Kendall Co
Enosburg Felis
U.S. A
Minard
Fisheries Department
Mineargs Liniment
Scott
Discovery
Hudson Straits
Wrigley’s
Aed Tis
Dominion Express
Eagle Brand
Borden Co. Limited
Montreal
Baye
Mandy
Bayer
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