World Happenings Briefly Told
Dev Freeman Stocker, reputed to be one of the world’s seven greatest mathematicians, died in a Baltimore hospital Oct. 30. Washington naval treaty signatories invited to League of Nations meeting January 21. Dawson reports direct radio with High River Alberta about 1490 miles distant. St John New Brunswick opens world’s largest drydock by Governor General Dyng. A Cromwellian catacomb found near High Beach Epping Forest. 360 poor children evacuated from Ruhr to Riga Latvia for aid programs. An old Boy from Church of England Waifs saves 317 native soldiers in China. Mussolini born in Predappio. his birthplace house acquired for him. Colonel Kennedy murder heard on a train near Calcutta. A negro minister reports parishioners playing cards on Sunday for money.
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Dev. Freeman Stocker
Baltimore
Mexico
League of Nations
Dawson
High River
St. John
Dyng
St. John Prydock and Shipbuilding Company
High Beach
Hearst of Epping Forest
Predappio
Mussolini
Cookstown
County Tyrone
London
William Magill Kennedy
Calcutta
Who Are the Inventors
A survey of inventors across fields shows how chance, skill, and industry shaped breakthroughs. From spinning frames and automatic telephones to gunpowder and sewing machines, diverse creators including clerics, barbers, teachers, and mechanics contributed to transformative devices such as the flying machine, rubber vulcanization, and airbrakes.
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Cartwright
Chance
Watt
Glasgow College
Eli Whitney
Howe
Singer
Fulton
Morse
Westinghouse
Goodyear
Wright Brothers
Mazim
Maine
Gatling
Winston Churchill
H. G. Wells
Bushnell
Bulston
Holland
Lake
Chinese currency complexity shocks St Catharines traveler
A St Catharines traveler reports from China that there are 24 different types of currency in circulation, each with a distinct value that fluctuates daily, illustrating the country’s intricate financial system.
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St. Catharines
Guard the Baby Against Colds
An advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative to keep a baby's stomach and bowels regular and claims good gut health helps prevent colds. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont at 25 cents a box.
Music Education Choice Opens Path for Jennny
A conversation shifts from doubt to commitment as Pa urges musical study and Jennny selects the phonograph. The ad promises relief from sore feet with Holloway's Corn Remedy, implying accessibility for all despite harsh labor.
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Holloway
Justice Riddell Urges Unity at Boston University Anniversary
Mr. Justice Riddell of Ontario’s Supreme Court told Boston listeners that if English-speaking peoples stand together march together and fight together peace is secure and civilization cannot fail. The address was given during Boston University’s fifteenth anniversary celebration.
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Justice Riddell
Supreme Court of Ontario
Boston
Boston University
Resort Exchange Echoes The Tide And A Lone Visitor
A fragment shows dialogue between a woman and a man at a resort. She notes the tide’s long green roll while he comments no use coming here without one. The lines suggest a reflective seaside mood and implied absence.
Diversified Farming Advances in North Dakota
Sidney W. Hooper notes rapid progress in North Dakota diversification. 1923 wheat crop valued at 52 million dollars while animal products on and off farms total 52.675 million. Mixed farming is urged as the path to long term western prairie prosperity, urged to Canadian provinces Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Sidney W. Hooper
Fargo Daily Tribune
North Dakota
Prairie
Western
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Liquid Light From New York Offers Revolutionary Lighting
An inventor Guido Blenso claims a radioactive liquid light that can glow in bulbs for years without replacement. He says it could illuminate streets homes mines aircraft and vehicles and may render coal fuels and oils obsolete. The liquid reportedly first produced in 1999 provided seven years of steady light before a bulb break stopped testing.
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New York
Guido Blenso
Mr. Blenso
Putnam's Painless Corn Ex tractor Promoted in Ad
An advertising blurb touts Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor as a simple pain free corn remover. It claims to lift the corn including the root and leave skin smooth, priced at 25 cents and available everywhere.
Noxious Weed Eradication Urged by Municipal Bodies
Hon. George Hoadlew told Alberta officials that municipalities and individuals bear the primary responsibility for eradicating noxious weeds. He urged the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts to press for renewed inspection funding, noting the provincial inspection was halted last spring.
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Alberta
George Hoadlew
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts
Municipal Association
Births Boost Prairie Provinces Population in 1921 Statistics
A Natural Resources Bulletin from Ottawa highlights the prairie provinces' population growth via birth rates. Manitoba recorded 18 478 births, Saskatchewan 22 493, and Alberta 16 561 in 1921, with a modest male excess and lower infant mortality than 1920 across all three.
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Prairie Provinces
Natural ‘Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dr Hamiltons Pills advertised as kidney remedy
An old advertisement claims Dr Hamiltons Pills ease backache and kidney problems with herbal juices. It promises relief after first dose and a cleansing effect, selling for 25 cents at dealers.
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Dr. Hamilton
MeMis Takes Up Golf Then Quits After Loss of Ball
The remark notes MeMis briefly took up golf but soon quit after losing his ball. The exchange hints at a lighthearted, humorous moment about a public figure's hobby.
Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil Gains Continental Fame
This historic note recalls Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil first launched over fifty years ago to serve a small region. Its proven merits soon spread wide, making it a continent wide staple and unmatched in its value.
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Thomas
British Empire dessert apple wins at Imperial Fruit Show
The Canadian Mcintosh Red apple is judged the best dessert apple at the Imperial Fruit Show in Manchester. Cox Orange Pippina from British Columbia is named the best of the 16 overseas exhibits and wins the Daily Mail's 50 guinea cup.
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British Empire
Manchester
British Columbia
Daily Mail
Danderine Hair Tonic Promises Thick Healthy Growth
A 35 cent Danderine hair tonic is advertised to revive neglected scalps and restore gloss, strength, color, and vitality. It claims to stop falling hair and itching, combat dandruff, and invigorate thin or dry locks with a non greasy formula available at any drug store.
Bumps to Judgments Rejected by Northwestern Dept
The Northwestern University psychology department refutes phrenology arguing that head bumps or facial features do not reveal character. A square jaw or egg sized bump cannot determine personality or behavior as claimed by past quasi scientific beliefs.
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Psychological Department
Northwestern University
Vancouver
Minard's Liniment Promises Relieved Pain
An old advertisement extols Minard's Liniment as a remedy for pain. It touts rapid relief claims and positions the product as a trusted household cure. The copy emphasizes lasting comfort and suitability for common aches.
Excellent Christmas Service To The Old Country
The Canadian Pacific offers extensive steamship sailings for Christmas travel to the Old Country with through tourist sleepers from Edmonton Saskatoon Calgary Moose Jaw Regina and Winnipeg to the shipside at West St John. Sailings include Montclaire December 7 to Liverpool Melita December 13 to Southampton Montcalm December 14 to Liverpool and Marloch December 15 to Glasgow with a through train from Winnipeg December 11 to board Montcalm. booking advised through any CP agent.
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Canadian Pacific
Old Country
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Calgary
Moose Jaw
Regina
Winnipeg
West St. John
Montclaire
Liverpool
Western Points
Quiet heroes in daily toil shape rescue in danger
A Boston Globe reflection highlights ordinary workers and shop staff who act with courage in danger. It notes the code of honor among tradespeople, valuing teamwork and quick rescue, with quiet helpers in offices and factories proving essential.
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Boston Globe
Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy Promises Relief
A promotion proclaims Kellogg's Asthma Remedy provides prompt relief and guards future attacks by systematic inhalation of smoke or fumes from the remedy, claiming a new era of life and possible permanent cure for asthma sufferers.
Prisoner in Dartmoor Refuses Release for Week Visit
A Dartmoor Prison inmate near London has spent 20 years inside and shows no wish to leave. The chaplain supported release but the man prefers to stay for farm work with the horses. He requested a week’s holiday to visit his sister and return, which is not allowed.
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Dartmoor
London
Parson’s Sermon Ends With Mountain Ocean Image
A preacher spoke for an hour and told of looking to mountains and the sea. He warned that beauty and vastness may fade while a soul remains steadfast, ending with a defiant vow.
Old Lady Leaves Theater Over Calico Dress Incident
A spectator objects to a magician covering a newspaper with a heavy cloth and reads through it. She rises and declares she is going home, claiming the venue is not suited for a lady in a thin calico dress. Minard's Liniment for Dandruff.
Why Earthquakes Occur Stand Strain
The usual cause is crust dislocation along fault lines as the earth’s crust moves in various directions. Fractures run along Japan and California coasts while slips of only inches trigger quakes. a forty foot Yakutat event once reverberated globally.
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Japan
California
Yakutat
Siberia
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Royal Yeast
Riga
Latvia
Ruhr
Church of England Waifs and Strays Society
Rastus
Satannah News
Dodds
THE
PRO
Ww. Mul
China
Jennny
Piazza Persifiage
Minard
Mose
Natural Resources Bulletin
MeMis
B.C
Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada Limited
Dandruff
Red Harvey
Santa Fe
Fred Harvey
F.R Connell
Pass
Metropolitan Life Sigg
Minneapolis
Minn
Paase
Dominion Express
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