World Happenings Briefly Told From Various Notices
Amnesty for 800 prisoners on President Von Hindenburg's eightieth birthday is urged by the German League for Human Rights. The Niagara shipped butter to Vancouver Victoria Honolulu and Shanghai totaling 5232 boxes. An explosion at Strassburg killed a governor's servant and wounded the cook. By January 1928 Canada will have 20 physicians in Europe inspecting immigrants bound for Canada. Canada gains a seat on the League of Nations council, boosting prestige. Australia population growth exceeds Canada 1881-1921. 1921-26 gains differ. Booth farm near Ottawa bought by the Dominion Government for expansion of the experimental farm. Old Glory wreckage found 650 miles off Newfoundland in pine box remains.
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Auckland
Vancouver
Victoria
Honolulu
Shanghai
Boichut
Strassburg
Charles Ortallo
Cook
Department of Health
Canada
Council of the
League of Nations
C. P. Meredith
League of Nations Society of Canada
Australia
Booth Farm
Ottawa
Booth
Kyle
Newfoundland
Basin Land Smaller Than Believed by Putnam Expedition
Explorers on the Putnam Baffin Island voyage report extremely dirty weather limited work to eight fine days in two months. They claim to have reduced the mapped area of Baffin Land by about 5,000 square miles while traversing the Fox Bay region. Two accidents marred the summer as a ship damaged its propeller and tail shaft, then ran aground but was refloated without major harm.
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George Putnam
Baffin Land
Fox Bay
Putnam
Fox
Iridium Tops Pure Metal Hardness Test
A. Mallock reports in a British science publication that iridium is the hardest pure metal, with molybdenum second and rhodium fourth while nickel leads among common metals. The list notes tungsten and iron ranks and mentions softer metals like thallium lead tin and aluminum among the lower end.
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A. Mallock
Not An Enviable Job Royalty Differs On Enjoyment Of Duty
A survey of royal attitudes notes Queen Marie of Romania calls royal blood a curse. King Alfonso and other monarchs present mixed views on the vocation. British royals like Edward VII, Elizabeth II, Mary II, William IV, and Victoria are cited with varying enthusiasm for royal duties and dress, including uniforms and spurs.
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Marie
Fo 2
Alphonso
Edward
Elizabeth
Mary IT
William FV
Victoria
Cloudy Weather Held To Fuel Influenza Spread
Dr. W. K. Seymour of Charles City Iowa told the American Electronic Research Association in Chicago that cloudy weather speeds influenza epidemics and that the disease is air borne not contagious. He cited ships’ crews and city populations attacked simultaneously and noted light destroys influenza organisms, a method now used in hospitals and practice.
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W. K. Seymour
Charles City
Iowa
American Electronic Research Association
Chicago
Seymour
Diamond Dyes Promise Delicate Color Duplication
A 15 cent envelope of Diamond Dyes claims it can duplicate any delicate tint for lingerie and fabrics. The ad warns against synthetic tints and offers a free Color Craft cyclopedia and color samples from Diamond Dyes, Windsor Ontario.
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Druigegist'’S
Dept. N9
Windsor
Ontario
Cancer Link Diet Dangers Publicized By Doctor Bell
A warning argues cancer stems from civilized diets and potassium deficiency. It claims refined foods destroy essential salts and urges diet reform to prevent cancer, offering a free book by Charles Walter of Toronto.
How To Order Patterns address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
The notice lists an address at 175 McDermoot Ave Winnipeg for pattern ordering. It notes an Indian population figure of 36 000 across Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermoot Ave
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Testing New Mail Box Weighs Franks and Stamps Mail
A German test unit automates weighing franking and stamping letters. Senders insert coins for postage, pull a lever, and the device prints the postage on the envelope. Change is returned as postage stamps. The invention promises postal savings and faster mail transport.
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Germany
Hawaii Air Tour Opens As Forebearer Of Aviation
A new airplane service for visitors promises to preview commercial aviation in Hawaii. Regular flights over the islands offer aerial views as a forerunner of future air travel in the region.
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Hawaii
Formula For Making Gold Commercial Value
A French chemist M. Jollivet-Dasselot claims a new chemical method to produce gold. He states heating a mix of silver antimony tin and related alloys to 1100 degrees with successive silver and antimony additions yields gold as a deposit after washing and filtration.
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M. Jollivet-Dasselot
Castoria Product Claim Warns of Harmless Teething Remedy
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a safe over thirty years remedy for teething and upset stomachs. It claims to replace Castor Oil Paregoric teething drops and soothing syrups, contains no narcotics, with directions on each package and physicians recommending it. The genuine product bears a signature mark.
Reading Einstein in Movies, Not Books
Mazie quips she will skip the book on Einstein's theories and wait for a movie adaptation. Her friend Joan asks if she is reading it, and Mazie confirms the plan to see it on screen instead.
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Mazie
Joan
Famous Church in Stoke Pogesy Crumbling Without Funds
An old parish church famed for two centuries is deteriorating with a leaky roof and crumbling ivy covered tower. A vicar’s plea twodecades ago sought 38000 dollars with little success, risking loss of the church unless donors help.
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Thomas Gray
Stoke Pogesy
Noted London Surgeon Discusses Potassium Deficiency Link to Cancer
A famous London surgeon outlines a theory that cancer stems from a potassium salt deficiency in the body. He claims the condition causes cell breakdown and malignancy and urges public learning of the discovery.
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London
The Real Cause of Cancer Free Book Offer
A promotional note touts a book on cancer causes and treatment titled The Real Cause of Cancer. It claims free distribution to patients with chapters on diet, minerals, and medical endorsements, inviting readers to apply to Charles Walter at 51 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, Canada.
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Charles Walter
Brunswick Avenue
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Doctor’s steel glove mesh patent knives risk
A St Paul doctor, working in a large packing plant, designed a steel mesh glove to prevent gashes after treating up to 30 wounds daily. His invention may bring a fortune, as the idea targets safer meat carving amid swift strokes. A prison officer questions why he should influence the jury’s guessing contest.
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St. Paul
Minn
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