World Happenings Briefly Told From A Distant Era
Thieves stole over £516 worth of platinum heated in crucibles in a temporarily vacant Paris laboratory. The Soviets have sold 26 German warships, including the Admiral Makarov and the Gromoboi, as old iron. Henri Vignaud, honorary counsellor and dean of the diplomatic corps, has died. De Alber of the Valgians accepted an invitation to New York’s 1924 centennial celebration. A German construction mingled with Antibes fishermen and ships between Marseille and Nice. Lord Reading, viceroy of India, opened telegraph greetings to the Dalai Lama. New South Wales backs a joint migration scheme with Britain and Australia each paying one third. The British Guiana colonial government may take over the wireless stations built by the Admiralty. Coal discovered at Gros Cap near Sault Ste. Marie, seven pieces exhibited by Charles O’Cannon. Egyptian student George Salem fired on a car near the Elysee, mistaking it for the president’s. Sir Lee Stack seeks more Sudan irrigation finance in London. Resumption of Blue Nile dam work is expected in autumn. An aerial line for Tukelar to Antsirabe could cut travel to two days from one month.
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Paris
Germany
Russia
Makarof
Government
New South Wales
Commonwealth
Great Britain
Combined Court of
British Guiana
Admiralty
Gros Cap
Sault Ste. Marie
Charles O'Cannor
George Salem
Palace of the Elysee
Miller
Rambouillet
Lee Stack
Sudan
London
Blue Nile
Wakwar
Short Crop in France Prompts Bread Change Across Nation
A weak French wheat harvest foresees replacement of white breads with whole wheat. The 1924 harvest is estimated far below 1923’s bumper crop of 8,009,049 quintals, raising fears that France must import about 20,066,000 quintals of foreign wheat before 1925.
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France
Putnam's Extractor Promises Quick Corn and Wart Relief
A Victorian ad-promoting Putnam's Extractor claims quick removal of corns and warts. It touts the product as a reliable old remedy, available for 25 cents at all dealers.
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Putnam'’s
Great Strength in Tiny Bodies
An article notes remarkable strength in small creatures. Mosquito wing muscles rival an eagle’s for size, flies dash fast, crabs and oysters show heavy lifting, bees outlift horses, and ants reportedly carry many times their weight. Observations by L. E. Eubanks.
Electric eel shocks and fingernail growth tall tale
A Brazilian and Guiana electric eel can deliver strong shocks capable of felling a horse. A seventy year old man reportedly renewed his fingernails 186 times and grew about 7.9 inches of nail on each finger.
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Brazil
Guiana
A Good Teacher Value of Serving Hot Lunches
Experience shows hot lunches in schools improve attendance and physical condition, with fewer failures and higher average grades. Money spent on re-educating backward children could better fund hot school lunches, as mental efficiency depends on proper food and a rested, active child.
Pink Pills Promise Health Through Blood Strength
An early 20th century health feature urges youth to build pure red blood to prevent anaemia. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a direct blood remedy, cites a Ontario mother testimonial, and notes sales by mail from The Williams Medicine Co. Brockville. A brief note mentions a new invention enabling telephone voice recording on gramophone records.
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Dr. Williams
Yu Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Cable Duplication Across Pacific Aims at Great Feat
The Pacific cable duplication from Canada to Australia and New Zealand, via Vancouver Fanning Island Norfolk Island and Fiji, promises a major engineering achievement. It will cost about two million pounds, cover over seven thousand miles, including a 3458 mile longest stretch, and handle millions of words yearly between Australia and the world.
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Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Vancouver
Fanning Island
Norfolk Island
Fiji
You May Be Ill To Night Have You a Remedy
An advertisement promotes Nerviline as a remedy for disordered stomach cramps indigestion neuralgia sick headache and minor pains. It claims twenty drops in sweetened water ease pain and aid sleep, usable internally or externally with 35 cent large bottles available everywhere.
Ten Years of Homicides and Pistols Spark Debate
The Winnipeg Tribune argues that over a decade 35,000 unlawful U S homicides occurred, with nine in ten linked to pistols and pocket carry. It condemns pistol culture as a blot on law and civil order and warns against personal hatred and random violence.
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United States
United Farmers of Alberta to Probe Stamp Charge Practices
The United Farmers of Alberta plans a searching investigation into how cheque pines legislation is working. It alleges that some Five and Dime commission men charge stamp costs back to stockmen and farmers in grain shipments. A wire was sent to the Minister of Finance seeking legal clarity on the charges.
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United Farmers of Alberta
As Commission
USFA
German Geologist Wegener Claims Continents Drift West
Wegener argues that continents were once joined at the poles but are now drifting apart. He says America moves westward faster than Europe, with Greenland fastest of all, supported by observatory experiments in Europe and Washington. Critics cite limited astronomical evidence and note only Greenland shows minor apparent drift.
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Europe
Hull
Wegener
America
Greenland
Washington
Turner
Oxford
A Simple Little Gown for the Pretty Little Miss
An evening gown in gray chiffon is described for a child, with delicate color and simple lines. A belt colorfully trimmed by flowers is highlighted as the sole ornament. The second ad urges using Mother Graves Worm Exterminator to combat parasitic worms in children.
Red Cross Extends Nursing Outposts in Saskatchewan
The Red Cross will add one more Nursing Outpost at Kelvington in Saskatchewan, bringing total outposts to eight. District nurses will also be stationed at Colgate and Bromhead in cooperation with the Rural Municipalities, with costs shared equally. Eleven graduate nurses are employed, and last year outposts and district nursing cost about $29,000 with $4,000 in donations.
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Red Cross
Kelvington
Saskatchewan
Paddockwood
Carragana
Mast End
Robsart
Bengough
Cut Knife
Meadow Lake
Souris Valley No. 7
Lomond No. 37
Colgate
Bromhead
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Medstead
The
Debate Over Authorship of Old Hundredth Tune
The article traces attributions for Old Hundredth to Martin Luther, John Dowland, and William Franck, notes Dr Lowell Mason's 1852 claim that Franck wrote it in 1543, and cites historians who argue Louis Bourgeois, born around 1500 and died around 1572, composed it possibly in 1551 or 1542 during the St. Bartholomew massacre era.
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Martin Luther
Jno. Dowland
William Franck
Lowell Mason
Guillaume
William) Franck
Louis Bourgeois
St. Bartholomew
Editorial apology for space limits postpones deaths
The editor of a small Southern California paper explains that space pressure forced postponement of several obituary notices. He prints in clear type that several deaths have been inevitably postponed due to limited space.
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California
World’s largest Sunday school attendance claimed by Birmingham
A Birmingham Alabama claim highlights the city as having the largest Sunday school attendance relative to population in the world. In England a Newmarket trainer’s wedding was marked by a gift of a truckload of hay.
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Birmingham
Ala
Newmarket
England
New Oil Lamp Claims Superior Light and Free Trial
A Winnipeg inventor T Johnson offers an oil lamp reported by the U.S. Government and 35 universities as superior to gas or electric lights. The lamp burns cleanly with no odor smoke or noise and costs about 4 percent air and 6 percent kerosene. Johnson advertises a 16 day free trial and a chance to win a free lamp or obtain an agency to earn 250 to 500 dollars monthly.
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U.S
T. ¥. Johnson
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Getting Rich From Treasury Securities And Fortune Ads
The Minneapolis News notes two full page ads promising wealth. One advertises government treasury securities claiming that $80 grows to $100 in five years. The other, in a periodical, touts ten chances at a fortune with a 50 percent dividend, claiming $80 becomes $120 instantly.
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Government
Treasury Securities
of! Journal
Minneapolis News
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing For Fabrics
A packaged Diamond Dyes product claims simple directions for dyeing faded skirts coats draperies and more. It promises no streaking spotting fading or running and advises telling the druggist fabric type wool silk linen cotton or blends to ensure perfect home results.
Glider Launch Ends in Narrow Escape at Zurich
Herr Kremperer, famed German gliding champion, launched a small motorless glider from a balloon at 4000 feet near Zurich and fell in fifteen seconds but survived. The piece notes parasitic worm issues in infants and promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy for digestion and nourishment restoration.
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Herr Kremperer
Zurich
Right You Are Running a Business Says
A column compares running a business to riding a bicycle noting the need to keep moving to stay balanced. It argues few men can stand still in a store or on a wheel without losing balance and reflects a pragmatic business mindset.
Money Orders and Rail Mail Service Noted
A note describes money orders as a method to send funds by rail through Dominion Express Money Order service, highlighting its use in financial transfers and mail operations of the era.
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Dominion Express
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