World Happenings Briefly Told
Fresh apples ship from North Pacific ports to Europe via the Panama Canal. W N Tilley elected to Canadian Pacific Railway board after Sir John Eaton's death. Vancouver Harbor Commissioners Act bill advances in House. An English syndicate led by the Duke of Argyll buys Button Willow Ranch in California for twelve million dollars. Parachutist A W Stevens breaks world record at 24 206 feet from McCook Field. Canada Shipping Act amendment would exempt pilotage dues for ships of war and hospital ships of certain nations.
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North Pacific
Europe
Panama Canal
Canadian Pacific Railway
W. N. Tilley
K.C
Toronto
Sir John Eaton
Vancouver Harbor
Duke of Argyll
Button Willow Ranch
Sam Joaquin Valley
Cal
Los Angeles Times
A. W. Stevens
McCook Field
Dayton
Otto
Jamestown
Woman and Man Debate Truth in Theatrical Exchange
A woman asserts a claim with confidence while a man responds skeptical yet curious. The dialogue centers on proof and belief, showcasing tension between assertiveness and doubt in a concise exchange.
Healthy Children Sleep Well Slogan Ad
Promotes Baby's Own Tablets for sickly children to regulate bowels ease colic and aid sleep. Claims safety for newborns and sale via medicine dealers or mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont. Also notes Holloway's Corn Remover for corns and a quip about water usage by a Learned Professor.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Quebec to Spend 7.5 Million on Roads This Year
The Provincial Minister of Roads announced a 7.5 million dollar provincial road program for the year. The plan allocates 1.45 million to rebuild 201 miles of road and 3.459 million to lengthen main communication roads, the largest in years.
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Quebec
German inventor submits plans for 7000 ton super submarine
Professor Oswald Flamm, designer of the Deutschland, says a 7000 ton armored submarine cruiser with a 23500 mile range could sail from the North Sea to the United States without ports. He has offered plans to the United States Britain and Japan as Germany is barred from new warships. The craft would carry two and four inch guns, 5009 rounds, eight torpedo tubes with forty torpedoes. He says Japan could block the Pacific from the Atlantic by destroying the Panama Canal entrance.
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Oswald Flamm
United States
Britain
Japan
Germany
Super-Ssubmarine
North Sea
Flamm
Pacific
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Why Germany Hates France
A New York World report notes post armistice shifts in German hatred from England and the U.S. toward France. Observers say Britain and America stopped enforcing reparations, while Germany, humbled, sought a scapegoat. The piece reflects Paris awareness of rising anti French sentiment in Germany.
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Germany
M. Poincare
France
Paris
England
America
Great Britain
New York World
Great Gold Hoard Said at Historic New York Government Building
Report claims the largest gold hoard ever gathered sits in a New York government building with an estimated value of 1500 million dollars. It allegedly equals about one fifth of all gold produced since civilization began.
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New York
Japanese Books Bind Edges Inward Reading Backward
In Japanese binding the book opens from the back, pages are read vertically, and text flows from top to bottom in columns. Readers start at the back and move toward the front, a practice differing from horizontal left to right reading traditions.
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Japan
The Cynic Boaster Seen as Foolish Not Dangerous
A remark flatly notes that a self declared cynic is more foolish than dangerous. Minard's Liniment is listed as used by physicians, with the marking W.M U. 2835.
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Minard
Bell sleeve box coat with diamond trimmed suit
A midnight blue twill suit features flaring bell sleeves and mauve ribbon diamonds attached with steel beads. An imported Milan hat completes the ensemble designed to delight a fussy young lady.
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Milan
Nerviliné Remedy Ad Claims Nightly Relief
A promotional notice urges using Nerviline for disordered stomach cramps neuralgia sick headache and other minor pains. It promises relief with twenty drops in sweetened water and a good night's sleep and notes large 35 cent bottles sold everywhere.
Advertisement Assertion on Fabric Quality Stirs Debate
A heated exchange questions fabric content with one side insisting the ad claims all wool while the other notes it is nearly all cotton. The dispute reflects skepticism toward newspaper accuracy and advertising honesty.
Nervous Breakdown Symptoms and Early Remedies
The notice lists symptoms of nervous breakdown including insomnia headaches low mood restlessness and frightful dreams. It warns that heart weakness may accompany nerve illness and urges immediate remedy usage to quiet nerves strengthen the heart and restore the system.
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills credited by a caller
Mrs. M. Damgand of Young's Cove Road New Brunswick reports relief from heart and nerve troubles after using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. She describes insomnia dizziness and nervous breakdown and recommends the pills. Price 50 cents a box sold by The T Milburn Co Toronto. If the whole earth were a table its height would be 920 feet above sea level.
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T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Ont
Lightning Hits Blazing Airship Captain Survives
Captain FE D Herne, a cross channel air pilot, struck by a lightning flash at about 100 miles an hour during a London Paris flight. He warned a land station, wound in the trailing wire, and continued safely as experts debated lightning behavior around aircraft.
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FE. D. Herne
Herne
London
Paris
Channel
Hearne
Path to arms reduction hinges on trust and treaty compliance
The editorial argues disarmament in Europe depends on easing fears and boundary disputes in Europe. It calls for Russia to yield to common sense and for Greece Italy France and Britain to accept Near East conditions while France is convinced Germany will honor Versailles terms.
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Europe
Russia
Greece
Italy
France
Great Britain
Near East
Germany
Detroit Free Press
Minard Liniment Endorsed by Armstrong High Baseball
W E McPherson secretary of Armstrong High School Baseball Team writes Dear Sirs praising Minard's Liniment from O McPherson furniture dealer and undertaker in Yarmouth Nova Scotia. He states athletes suffered with sore muscles and sprains before using the product and now their troubles ended.
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O. McPherson
Armatrong
B.C. Minard’s Liniment
Yarmouth
N.S
Minard
W. E. McPherson
Armstrong High School
Saskatchewan aids ex servicemen children education progress
Saskatchewan reports 3497 of 3773 eligible children receive education funded by provincial assistance. An act passed in May 1920 helps children of deceased or disabled soldiers pursue higher education they might otherwise abandon. The program's success prompts two other Dominion provinces to consider similar legislation.
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Saskatchewan
Global sugar consumption estimated at fourteen to fifteen million tons
The world consumes roughly 14,000,900 to 15,000,000 tons of sugar annually, reflecting broad usage across industries and regions. This range highlights varying measurement methods and reporting standards among countries and markets.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Constitutional Link
Those who feel run down notice catarrh worsens when unhealthy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine Blosi-CINE is a tonic claimed to act through the blood on mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation and aid natural restoration, with distributors listed as all druggists and F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
French Prisoners Died in Germany War Toll Announced
War Minister Maginot announced that 18,222 French prisoners died in Germany during the war. The figure reflects official wartime losses for French POWs held in German custody across the conflict.
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Germany
Maginot
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Aids Daughters
Mrs Jonnx Toms of Ball Street Cobourg Ontario testifies her daughter suffered monthly weakness and nervousness with back pain for three years. Since using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound she is regular at school and feels better. The remedy, prepared from roots and herbs, is said to be safe for all ages and has been used for nearly fifty years.
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Cobourg
Ontario
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Jonnx Toms
Ball St
Lydia E. Pinkham
Minard's request prompts historical clarification
The note asserts no ancient city or people named Troy or Trojans existed. It instructs to request information about Minard's and avoid any other topics.
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Troy
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Wothers
Fletcher
Castoria
Holloway
Postum
Mads By
Caredien
Poetem Cersal Ca
Windsor
W.M U
Milburn
Olas
Isis
Dominion Express
Vapolite Co
Ayr
PTA
BH. Clay Glover Co., Inc
West 2Th St
U.G.A
Adarceeg
Cook Medicine Coj
Sermerty Wishaw
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