World Happenings Briefly Told Series Ends And Observations
A mosaic of concise items notes Geners Luigi Petlons former premier of Iely dies at 44, Mary marks two years under Fascist rule, and Canadian officers attend a Toronto reunion. France officially recognizes the Soviet government. Laura Libbey, famed novelist, dies in Brooklyn after illness. U S district attorneys face resignations over prohibition enforcement. Government plans for 1500-2000 bush laborers emerge as cold season arrives. Grain shipments delay raises Fort William Port Arthur concerns. Edmonton merchants apply for flavoring extract licenses under liquor control. Dr Thomas Rellectrve is advertised as a universal pain and injury remedy.
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Luigi Petlons
Iely
Mary
Record number of Canadian entries for imperial trust show
A record 92 Canadian exhibits were received for the fourth annual imperial trust show in Birmingham England, tripling the previous year’s count. Canadian growers surpassed last year with a surge in entries from ap vile growers in Canada.
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Apvile Growers
Canada
Imperial Trust
Birmingham
Eng
Venerable Birds Pass On At Vienna Zoo
The Vienna Zoo records the deaths of two long lived birds a vulture aged WS years and an eagle aged red shedding light on the zoo's aging avian residents and their ongoing care.
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Vienna Zoo
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery praised as best seller
A distinguished citizen Dr R V Pierce is honored for fifty years of success. His Pure herbal remedies remain top sellers. The Golden Medical Discovery is a blood and stomach reformer claimed to clear skin and improve circulation. Request tablets or liquid or send 1 cent for a trial package.
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R. V. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Long Distance Buying By Feature Of Sheep And Swine
Manitoba farmers adapt to remote buying at Brandon sale with arrangements to serve unattending buyers. Descriptions and payment forms were sent to interested parties, and buyers reported satisfaction with the results.
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Manitoba
Brandon
Prince of Wales Likely to Visit Canada Next Year
The Prince of Wales indicated during a Toronto visit that he would probably return to the Dominion next year. A gracious appreciation at Strathoran dance referenced F. B. Robins during the prince's brief Canadian stay.
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Prince of Wales
Canada
Strathforbn
F. B. Robins
Toronto
Dominion
General Debility Healing with Dr Williams Pink Pills
A Rockland man describes severe general debility from watery blood and nerves. After failed electric treatments and months of care, he credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restored sleep appetite and weight gain, recommending them broadly.
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Lorenzo L. Gamache
Rockland
Onl
Montreal
Dr. Williams
Demand For Poultry Movement From Saskatchewan This Fall
The Co operation and Markets Branch of the Saskatchewan government and the Saskatchewan Co operative Creameries will market live poultry. Poultry will be consigned to killing stations across the province and shipped to Eastern Canada and the United States.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Co-operative Creameries
Canada
United States
Beauty as Civilizer and Social Improvement
A quotation from the Boston Globe arguing that beauty is a universal heritage and that neglect of natural beauty deprives society. It laments ugly suburbs and vulgar amusements and urges simple living with good music, books, and fair dealing to elevate existence.
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Hoston Globe
Fishing Camps Opened by Menzies Fish Company
The Menzies Fish Company at Faust on the Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway opens new fishing camps near Peace River towns. Camps are at Buffalo Lake and tributary lakes well stocked with fish. Buffalo Lake lies south of Fort Vermilion three miles north and downstream from Peace River. A trail has been run from Peace River to the lakes.
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Menzies Fish Company
Faust
Edmonton, Dunvegan and
British
Queen's Doll's House May Go On Tour
The Queen's Doll's House may tour after the Empire Exhibition. It is to be placed in Windsor state apartments eventually, with a London exhibition preferred to Wembley so artists can study its details. If shown near Austra Ma House in the Strand, proceeds would benefit a queen nominated charity.
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Windsor
Edwin Jurvens
London
Wembley
Austra Ma House
Strand
One Man Planes Tiny Aeroplanes For Flight Tests
Tiny single occupant aircrafts are designed to lie prone in a narrow body with wings on both sides. The engine promises greater speed than conventional designs and includes a sofa like reclining frame for comfort. The pilot will lie face-down in a compact machine with multiple small windows for outward and downward views.
Record Bond Sales Reach Peak in September 1924
Bond sales in September 1924 totaled 212.96 million dollars, the highest monthly total since the war period. New financing during September was 160 million dollars higher than August and two hundred million higher than September 1922, with government bonds 175.01 million, provincial 3.95 million, municipal 7.08 million, railway 26.0 million, and corporation 0.94 million.
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Monetary Times
Han
Canadian Coal Trade Shifts Amid Slump in Imports
Import of bituminous coal into Canada from the United States dropped from 15,729,578 tons in the year ending September 1922 to 12,019,130 tons in the following year. Anthracite imports fell from 5,096,467 tons to 3,397,662 tons. Canadian coal exports to the United States also declined from over 7,000,000 tons in the year to September 1924 to 2,323,676 tons in the past year due to Alberta’s industrial conditions.
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Canada
United States
Alberta
Tobacco Gift Accepted by Prince During Visit
A package of French-Canadian tobacco from a farm at St. Roch Michigan near Montegim and Assomption counties in Quebec found cordial acceptance from the Prince of Wales. In a letter via his secretary the Prince thanks the donor for the gift.
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Prince of Wales
St. Roch Vichigan
Montegim
Assomption
Quebec
Grain Exports Rise As Vancouver Shipment Increases
Grain shipments to Vancouver reach 1,256,060 bushels in the period since August 1, more than last year. Prairie grain sendings triple the amount shipped to the coast, while whale oil from Queen Charlotte Islands stations tops 200 tons en route to England.
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Prairies
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Railway
Coast
Queen Charlotte Islands
British Columbia
England
Eighth Annual Saskatchewan Newspaper Convention At Regina
The Saskatchewan Division of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association held its eighth annual convention in Regina on October 24 and 26. Over 100 delegates attended with a celebratory program including a city tour, luncheon with Premier Dunning, a theatre party, and a banquet. Key speakers included James Macdonald and S. J. Latta. officers were elected with Jas. Macdonald as president and S. J. Latta reappointed honorary president. The meeting confirmed strong finances and set plans to return to Tegina for the ninth convention next year.
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Saskatchewan
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Regina
Board of Trade
Parliament Buildings
Dunning
James Macdonald
Burton
G. J. Dornan
Toronto Type Foundry Co
Saskatchewan Co-operative Wheat Producers, Limited
Alberta Wheat Grading Boosts Calgary Shipment to Coast
Wheat arriving in Calgary has graded exceptionally high with most graded No. Northern. About 80 percent of the crop is destined for Vancouver. By now roughly 1,000,000 bushels have been shipped to Pacific coast ports.
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Calgary
Vancouver
Pacific Coast
Canada Exhibit Shines At Empire Exhibition Wemodhey
London dispatch notes Canada staged a fine exhibit at the British Empire Exhibition. The Canadian Pacific Railway display with a luminous map of Canada drew high praise as a premier cartographic specimen. Canadian dairy promotion and sale efforts in England attract attention aided by J Lyons catering exclusive cheddar service in dozens of restaurants.
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London
England
Ia News
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Department of Agriculture
J. Lyons and Company
Lyons
Paris Pawnshop Advances on Autos for Poorer Class Cars
Paris pawnshop Mont de Piete will loan about 20 percent of a car’s value. It has built a large garage for owners to leave vehicles and will not lend on luxury cars like limousines or speed cars, only on cheaper models such as flivvers and buses used by poorer people.
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Paris
Paris Mont de Piete
Mont de Piete
Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor Promises Quick Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Putnam's Pain less Corn Extractor to dissolve corns and callouses with a few drops followed by a hot foot bath. It claims quick relief, painless results, and hygienic effects, sold by dealers everywhere.
Alberta nominee chosen for $500 postgraduate scholarship
Charles BE Yauch of Olds Alberta has been named Alberta’s representative for a $500 post graduate scholarship in scientific agriculture at Macdonald College Ste Anne de Bellevue. Ten scholarships are awarded yearly by W C Macdonald Regd Inc Montreal with two for Quebec and the rest for other provinces including Alberta. Yauch born 1901 in Lafayette Indiana grew up near Langdon Alberta and studied at Claresholm School of Agriculture before earning a BS A and joining the University of Alberta soils laboratory now specializing in entomology.
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Charles BE. Yauch
Olds
Alberta
Macdonald College
Ste. Anne de Bellevue
W. C. Macdonald Reg'd. Inc
Tobacco Manufacturers
Montreal
Quebec
Sir William Macdonald
W. C. Macdonald Reg
Sir William
Dominion
McGill University
Ontario Agricultural College
Yauch
LaFayette
Indiana
Langdon
Claresholm School of Agriculture
University of Alberta
Calculating Visitor Ends With Grim Time Twist
A visitor asks about Mr. Murphy’s residence and life status. The neighbor notes Murphy is deceased and adds a paradoxical line about if he had lived until tomorrow he would have died for a year.
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Mr. Murphy
World Population Growth in the Nineteenth Century
The world population rose from 640 million to 1.66 billion in the nineteenth century, increasing at an annual rate of about 20 million people per year.
Patents Granted and Industry Stats in Canada and Japan
Canada reports nine thousand patents granted and 10441 applications filed for the year with 1760 copyright registrations and 2310 trademarks. A Tokyo note claims Tokio now has 42 first class theatres, earthquake recovery progress, and restored totals in hotels and restaurants.
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Canada
Commissioner of Patents
Patent Office
Tokio
Adam’s thankfulness for his father’s onion bed
Adam felt grateful he never had to weed his pa’s onion bed while other boys went ashore in the story’s Texas setting.
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Adam
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