World Happenings Briefly Told From Across The Globe
A condensed digest notes Melbourne passes a wheat pool bill, Calgary director elected to Royallank of Canada, and 85 000 Spanish recruits to be called up. Canada signs for enemy debt settlement with Germany. Ottawa reports mixed success on cattle rate reductions abroad. Alberta 1923 agricultural output valued at $223 001 08. Tyrol governor apologizes to Italy over remarks. Argentina wheat stocks 2 700 000 bushels on October. Australia ex- port figures show 6 100 960 bushels. Ireland flax reed yields expected low quality. butter output in Manitoba projected 1.5 million pounds higher. Death sentence carried out in Leningrad for officers Jouszko and Jilincki. The fish-hook cactus noted as a desert compass. atmospheric pressure averaged 32 400 pounds on the human body.
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Legislative Assembly
Melbourne
Australia
Hon &. &. Bennett, LLC
K.C
Calgary
Royallank of
Canada
Argentina
Ireland
The Russian Experiment Faces Economic Decline and Collapse
The piece argues that early claims of the Soviet model are failing as blockades, wars, and revolutions cannot explain all misery. It cites shrinking productivity, falling harvests, rising unemployment, and doubt about Russia's survival as a Communist state in a world of normal nations.
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Alldis
Raseia
Diamond Dyes promise vivid colors for all fabrics
Color it news with Diamond Dyes. Beautiful home dyeing and tinting guaranteed. Dip in cold water for soft delicate shades or boil for rich permanent colors. Each 15 cent package includes simple directions for wool silk linen cotton and mixed goods.
Air Chief Predicts Regular Trans Atlantic Air Service Soon
Vice Marshal Braecker foresees regular airship service between England and America within a few years with two and a half days as the trip time. He also envisions bi weekly England India and Australia runs, and weekly Capetown service, with first two large ships flying in two to three years. The British air ministry backs cheaper aircraft and heavy oil engines to bring air travel within reach.
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England
America
Sefton Braecker
Atlantic
Sir Sefton
India
Australia
Capetown
British Air Ministry
Ford
Memorial Plan For Lord Kitchener In Orkney
Orkney Islanders called Orcadians raise a public subscription to honor Lord Kitchener with a memorial atop Marwick Road cliff. The site overlooks the sea within two miles of HMS Hampshire, which sank on the night of June 5 eight years ago, a scene the article compares to Cecil Rhodes’ grave in Africa.
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Lord Kitchener
Orkney
Cecil Rhodes
Mopopo
Ontario Provides Free Insulin Costs and Usage Report
Ontario's free insulin policy for eligible diabetics cost 34584 in the first year. The program reduced monthly patient costs from 14.16 to 37.03, as 299 patients received insulin in August, marking year one.
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Ontario
Department of Health
Man Describes Nerves and Heart Weakness
Mr. Elwin Connell of Porterville Ontario writes that his nerves were in a bal condition and the least true thing irritated him. He says his heart was weak and fluttered after the slightest exertion.
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Elwin Connell
Porterville, Ont
Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor Ad
An old advertisement promotes Putnam's Corn Extractor promising painless removal of corns without cutting or plasters. It claims the product lifts the corn from the skin root and all with directions included and guarantees 25c at all dealers.
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Putnant
Putnam
Unusual Auto Trade Bargain Sparks Small Office Scene
Inside a quiet noon at a large firm the boss overhears a barter at the window. A telegraph messenger below watches as two men trade car make cards for a Chevrolet. The scene ends with the boss muttering that he’s been targeted.
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Piltrade
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Endorsed For Health Claims
A reader reports taking six boxes of Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills on doctor advice and notes no heart or nerve trouble since, urging others to try the product. The pills are sold by any druggist and are manufactured by The Milburn Co. Limited, Toronto.
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Milburn
T. Milburn Co. Limited
Toronto
Oar
Ofl Ce Eee
Ol WE Cook Medicine Co
Russia turns churches into museums amid spiritual crisis
The Los Angeles Times notes Russia converts churches like St. Isaac’s and Kazan Cathedral into art museums at public cost, signaling a chilling shift from sacred heritage to secular display. The piece laments national forgetfulness of spiritual history as Christendom observes the tragedy.
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Russia
St. Isaac's
Cathedral
Kazan
Christendom
Los Angeles Times
Universities Offer Scientific Training for Farmers
Vancouver Sun notes that nine out of ten farmers in the province do not know what universities can provide. It argues that success in farming rests on intensive, scientific training.
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Vancouver Sun
Alberta Wheat Shifts to Vancouver Basis for Farmers
Wheat pool officials announce initial payments at 1.00 per bushel on the Vancouver basis, benefiting Alberta farmers with lower freight costs now that western shipments use Vancouver routes. An adjacent notice notes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil contains no alcohol, blending six essential oils for lasting effects.
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Vancouver
Alberta
Fort William
Wheat Pool
Dr. Thomas
Smuggled Diamonds Reported by Russian Paper
The Russian Rus newspaper, published in Berlin, says Soviet Ambassador Krestinsky handles sale of 320 pounds of confiscated diamonds. Diamonds move via Paris, New York and London and are smuggled into the United States through Canada by willing employees. They are kept in the Kremlin and released only on signatures of five Politburo members. The vast stock may take a decade to dispose of unless sacrified.
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Rus
Berlin
Krestinsky
Paris
New York
London
United States
Canada
Wollen
Kremlin
Moscow
Communist Party
Clark's Beans with Pork Picks Up Waste Tissue
The ad claims waste tissue from growing children is quickly renewed by Clark's Beans with Pork. It asserts readiness to serve and that children like the product, inviting readers to let Clark Kitchens help.
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Clark
Haig to Attend Second Empire League Conference in Canada
Ottawa will host the British Empire Service League biennial conference next June with representatives from veteran groups across lands under the British flag. Field Marshal Earl Haig will preside as grand president, invited to visit other Dominion centers after the gathering.
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Ottawa
British Empire Service League
Dominion Command
Great War Veterans’ Association
London
Empire Headquarters
Canada
Earl Haig
League
Earl and Countess Haig
G.w.yv.a
Association
Dominion
Alberta Hail Insurance Rate Drops for 1924 25
The Alberta Insurance Board sets the 1924 25 hail rate at 7 percent, down from 12 percent last year. Insured acreage totals 90 590 acres at $6, 52 119 at $8, 7 48 002 at $10 full season. Part season figures show 12 295 acres at $65 752 at $8 and 50 660 45 acres at $10. Total insurance value around 59 418 acres versus 2 200 000 acres previous year.
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Ait Insurance Board of
Alberta
Worm Exterminator Promoted as Safe Vermifuge
An advertisement touts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as an effective vermifuge that can be given to even the most delicate child without harming the constitution. It emphasizes safety for young users.
British air lines plan half hour Paris flights for passengers and freight
The British air lines outline a development program including an air service to Paris every half hour for passengers and freight. Summer air traffic was much higher than before on both the continent and routes to England, with 16 seater planes under construction and American patronage of European services high.
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Paris
England
Trade hopes rise as Canada plans West Indies tour
When To Start Canada will send an official drummer to the West Indies to boost trade. D. H. Ross of the Department of Trade and Commerce will depart soon for a scouting trip, with a trade treaty negotiation to follow. Canada’s export success hinges on good goods, right prices, and reliable service.
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Canada
West Indies
D. H. Ross
Department of Trade and Commerce
Border Cities Star
Café for 800 Seats Opens at British Empire Exhibition
A new cafe with seating for 800 was built and opened to the public at the British Empire Exhibition in twenty two day.
Bamboo pens and Miller’s Worm Powders touted in old India
The article notes bamboo writing pens’ long use in India and appeals for testimonials to Miller’s Worm Powders. It claims the powders work quickly and thoroughly, with visible child improvement after the first dose and relies on mothers’ knowledge of the medicine’s virtue.
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India
Walking Penguins Stand Upright Like Humans
Among birds a single description notes penguins walking upright on land. The line highlights their distinctive posture, drawing a contrast with other feathered creatures and implying human-like stance.
Butter Production in Alberta Expected to Rise 25 Percent
Dairy Commissioner C P Marker forecasts Alberta butter output will exceed last year by about twenty five percent with a total near 22 000 000 pounds this season. Last year’s production was 17 750 000 pounds and cream quality is improving with special cream rising from 40 9 to 45 9 per cent and firsts from 6 7 to 39 9 while lower grades drop from 17 to 10 1 per cent. A good reindeer will pull a sleigh 50 miles a day.
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Manitoba
L. A Gibson
C. P. Marker
Alberta
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Tyrol
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Tansbruck
Rome
Leningrad
Jouszko and
Jilincki
Red Army
Leon Halleck
Atkins St. Bellows Pails
N. U
Trans-Atlantic Air Service Probabile
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Kitchener
Putnams Arm Extractor
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Mari Vng Marine
Pacific Port
Haig
Alberta Hail Insurance
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Dominion Express
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Bone
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Lakeside Coals, Ltd
Edmonton
Carter & CO
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Ariitin
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