World Happenings Briefly Told
Prince Nicholas of Romania signs on as midshipman in the British navy. A Moscow district court judge sentences seven men to death. Insulin is produced in quantity by British chemists and sold at about 60 cents per dose. Canada sends maples and ash to Belgium from the Indian Head Experimental Farm. Southern Saskatchewan branch banks will close at noon in summer to prevent raids. Canada plans a business delegation to Japan to boost trade. The Duke of York may become Governor-General in a Dominion, likely in South Africa. War sentences: 241 death sentences carried out. 2,450 pronounced but not executed. An unpiloted plane with two passengers flew and landed by wireless in Etampos Francery. The Canadian Wheat Board Act term extended to July 15 1924. expires August 15. Thorpe-le-Soken’s 300 year old Paron Byng of Vimy residence fires destroy two rooms.
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Prince Nicholas
Romania
Moscow
Canadian War Memorial Park
Poperinghe
Belgium
Indian Head
Saskatchewan
Thorpe Hals
Thorpe-le-Soken
Essex
Paron Byng
Vimy
Canada
Have You A Davecarer? If You Have, This Article Wit Interest You
Hamilton Ontario advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a health builder for women run down in health and during and after motherhood. It claims benefits for expectant mothers and for recovery after influenza, with customer testimonials and directions to obtain from local druggists or the Dr Pierce’s Laboratory in Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Doctor Pierce
Sarah Wilshaw
Cannon St. E
Dr. Pierce
Giant Raisin Day Parade Dazzles Fresno Crowd
A gigantic eight mile parade inaugurates the fourteenth annual Raisin Day Celebration in Fresno California on April 26. Nearly every civic and military group in the raisin district took part as floats costing over 69000 earned trophies for top entries. A 1922 raisin pageant titled From the Garden of Eden to the Garden of the Sun wowed spectators and Miss Marc Girard of Delano Kern County was named Queen of Raisin Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Cal
Raisin District
Garden of Eden
New Orleans
Pasadena Tournament
Catarrhozone Haler Promise Prevents Coughs and Colds
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a throat remedy that prevents colds and prevents progression to chronic illness. It claims it soothes throat inflammation and reduces phlegm. The offer includes a two month dollar outfit for 50 cents available from druggists or by mail from The Catarrhozone Co. Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catarrhozone
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Rope Strength Dips When Wet or Soapy
The tensile strength of a wet rope is only one third that of a dry rope and a rope saturated with grease or soap is even weaker.
An Oil of Merit Dr Thomas Electric Oil
Dr Thomas' Electric Oil is described as a carefully investigated remedy rather than a hasty ad claim. The text asserts its healing powers and public favor since its introduction, promising conviction to skeptics after trial.
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Thomas
Seed Control Act Amended Expanding Seed Grading Scope
Parliament advances amending bill to extend compulsory grading beyond timothy alsike red clover and alfalfa to all grass and clover seeds plus flax sorghum millet and more. Optional grading for field roots and garden seeds. farm-sold seed exempt from grading. Official testing and grading apply to grass and clover seed sold from the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Agricultural Committee
House of Commons
Across Canada In 23 Minutes Radio Relay Record
A radio message traveled across Canada in 23 minutes during three consecutive nights of amateur tests. The relay started at O Bail's Montreal station, went to W F Reeves's Duncan Vancouver Island station, and returned in 23 minutes, according to a telegram to ARRL headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Radio Relay League
O. Bail
Montreal
W. F. Reeves
Duncan
Vancouver Island
Child labor in Shanghai cotton mills shocks readers
Thousands of children, some as young as eight or nine, work in Shanghai cotton mills. Little girls stand between rows of unguarded machines, feeding them steadily and wearily as they labor in harsh conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
China
Raisin Cake Recipe From Household Hints
A traditional baking guide outlines a raisin cake with butter sugar eggs milk soda cream tartar lemon rind raisins and four cups flour. It notes baking for about one hour and suggests Sun-Maid raisins and optional baking powder as a substitute.
Pumpkin Spiced Graham Milk Bread Loaf
A homemade loaf combining brown sugar graham flour molasses and raisins. Mix dry ingredients baking soda and baking powder then blend with milk water and melted butter. Fold in chopped almonds and raisins, pour into greased pan and bake moderate heat for about ninety minutes. Yields one medium loaf.
Baby's Own Tablets promoted for infant ailments
A vintage advertisement urges households with babies to keep Baby's Own Tablets on hand for common childhood ailments. It claims the remedy regulates bowels and relieves indigestion, colds, fevers, and minor illnesses, with a testimonial from Mrs. Moise Cadotte praising its effects on her child. The product costs 25 cents per box and is sold by dealers or by mail from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.
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Moise Cadotte
Makamik
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Meteors Enter Atmosphere Daily As Shooting Stars
A calculation shows not fewer than 20,000,000 meteors enter Earth’s atmosphere each day, large enough to be seen as shooting stars.
Mothers praise Mother Graves Worm Exterminator
Many mothers testify to the virtue of Mother Graves Worm Exterminator, citing practical experience with its usefulness against garden pests and household pests.
Psalm Recitation Custom at Concert Noted
In a church gathering the congregation sang the 23rd Psalm as usual and Mrs. Armstrong read a line ahead throughout the performance. The question was asked who among them was the woman already by the still waters while others rested in green pastures.
Manitoba Approved Flocks Established by Dominion Poultry Board
The Poultry Division of the Dominion Livestock Branch creates Manitoba Approved Flocks to improve farm poultry. The pamphlet by A C McCulloch outlines rules, aims, and benefits including selecting top females, securing suitable males, selling surplus stock, culling unprofitable stock, providing free reporting forms, and supporting performance records to boost egg production and early hatching.
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Manitoba
Dominion Livestock Branch
A. C. McCulloch
Luang Lift Off with Fingers Freezone Corn Cure
An ad claims Freezone relieves corns without soreness as a tiny bottle sold for a few cents. It promises instant relief by applying a drop to the corn and lifting it away with fingers, addressing hard corns and calluses between toes.
Alberta fish graded and packed by size for markets
Innovation pleases dealers as Alberta pioneers the three size grades for fish packed for market. The Melnnis Fish Company led the move on Buffalo Lake ice last winter, with demand from Chicago and other U S points praising the system as a major convenience for buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melnnis Fish Company
Alberta
Buffalo Lake
Chicago
United States
Miller's Worm Powders Offer Quick Help Against Worms
The text promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a fast remedy for worm infestations. It describes symptoms such as restlessness, teeth grinding, nose picking, peevishness, and convulsions and claims the powder attacks worms on administration with evacuations expelling them and reduces recurrence.
Longest ski slide opens in Oberhof Thuringa world
The feature notes a 60 mile ski slide in Oberhof Thuringa. The course follows an old road winding through the Thuringia forest hills, claimed as the world longest slide.
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Oberhof
Thuringa
Thuringia Forest
Raven King Arthur Legend Remains in Cornwall
In Cornwall a tradition holds that King Arthur endures as a raven and will one day return to man, restoring his fame across England when that transformation occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornwall
Arthur
England
Radio offer to save forests by reducing wire needs
The article notes that about four million trees yearly are required for Dominion telegraph and telephone wires and proposes radio could reduce this demand, offering a forestry saving opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
True philosophy inspires stout woman toward another cake
A Stratford Beacon line of wit notes true philosophy as the quality that drives a stout woman to cheerfully seek another piece of cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford Beacon
Duke Receives Wedding Gift From Wanamaker at Buckingham
Colonel William E. Wood, representing Rodman Wanamaker of New York, presented a massive silver vase to the Duke of York at Buckingham Palace. The 35 inch high vase features hand bas ed oak leaf festoons, lions heads on the handles, carved acanthus leaves, and sits on claw feet.
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William E. Wood
Rodman Wanamaker
New York
Duke of York
Buckingham Palace
Colonel Wood
Mr. Wanamaker
New Castor Oil Residue Turned Into Building Tiles
A new method converts castor oil bean residue into interior tiles and bricks. The waste, previously discarded or used as fertilizer, is compressed into light tough tiles that feel warm to walk on and rival stone in appearance and cost.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Internal Cure
An old pamphlet advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood acting remedy for catarrh and deafness caused by catarrh. It notes internal use, a claim to reduce inflammation and aid natural restoration, and offers circulars from J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Seeds Carried by Birds Reported Across Vast Distances
The article notes seeds travel between lands on migrating birds feet. It cites Darwin who found, in six and three quarter ounces of soil from bird feet, 637 plant species raised under glass.
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Darwin
Dominion Trade Rises by 216 Million in Eleven Months
Trade totals for the current fiscal year exceed the same period last year by 216 million dollars, signaling a strong uptick in commerce. The report covers the Dominion's overall import and export activity through the eleven months.
Noble memorial to Zeebrugge raid laid in West Flanders
The Governor of West Flanders laid the foundation stone for a granite 70 foot memorial near the Molle harbor in Zeebrugge. Attendees included Admiral Sir Roger Keys Lord Burnham Lord Emmett the British Ambassador and Belgian officials. The column will bear St George slaying the dragon and the inscription United for Just and the names of the fallen and the participating ships. The governor praised the landing under German fire as a brilliant naval deed.
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Zeebrugge
West Flanders
Roger Keys
Lord Burnham
Lord Emmett
George Graham
Molle
St. George
England
Putnam's Extractors Sold For Corns And Warts
An old reliable remedy named Put Nam's Extractors is advertised for corns and warts. The copy stresses its broad use and claims the product never fails, priced at 25 cents at all dealers.
Tar Sand Used as Binder for Coal Briquettes
The University of Alberta research department led by Prof. Edgar Stansfield reports a definite use for McMurray tar sands as a binder in coal briquettes. A series of experiments has produced a finished briquette demonstrating the process's success, according to the Edmonton Bulletin.
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University of Alberta
McMurray
University
Edgar Stansfield
Edmonton Bulletin
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Iticura
Anus
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Japan
Dominions
South Africa
Earl of Derby
Etampos
Canadian Wheat Board
Untl
NUL Lege
California
Minard
Carter
Luang
Linnar
Forrches
Olo Chum
Duke
Wanamaker
Minard's
MTT
Crown Brand
the Canada Starch CO. Limited
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