World Happenings Briefly Told
The first shipload of wheat was received by the Saskatchewan wheat pool on September 2. Canada reports July sea fish landings of 63,417,000 pounds valued at 2,935,250 dollars on Atlantic and Pacific coasts. British troops evacuate Fort Bekleek Permanagh leaving only Queenstown garrison. Graham appointed Minister of Defence during absence of Ion EM Meetonetr Ohms TAagu from Nations assembly. Germany makes initial payment of 26,000.0 gold marks under the Dawes plan received by Leon Frasier for reparations. The Commission declares the Lawes plan in effect after plenary session led by Louis Barthou. Immigration to the United States from Canada and Newfoundland totals 200,690 in the year ending June 1, 1924. USS Trenton carries Vice-Consul Robert M Imbrie’s body from Buehire to the United States at Persia Government expense. Read Rasmussen the Danish explorer arrives in Nome after traveling on foot by dog sled and steamer from Denmark, having left three years ago to traverse the arctic route.
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Feparation Commission
Louis Barthou
Canada
Newfoundland
United States Department of Immigration
Trenton
Buehire
Persia
United States
Robert M Imbrie
Teheran
Read Rasmussen
Nome
Alaska
Denmark
Rasmussen
Clark's Canadian Boiled Dinner A Complete Meal
Ready to heat and serve, this prepared meal features Canada approved prime beef and a variety of fresh vegetables in a rich beef stock. A complete meat and vegetable course, designed for quick, hearty meals.
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Canada
Homeseekers from Davenport go to Western Canada
Thirty settlers from Davenport Iowa and vicinity left recently in a special car for Winnipeg to take up homestead lands in Western Canada. The note adds that London's population exceeds by about two million the population of all Australia.
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Davenport
Iowa
Vicipity
Winniper
Facm
Canada
London
Australia
Warn Against Spontaneous Combustion In Damp Fire Crops
The Durham Chronicle warns farmers about the risk of spontaneous combustion in damp hay or crops. It urges careful housing of the crop, salting to prevent overheating, and notes that some fires in ice houses have been attributed to spontaneous combustion despite absence of an external ignition source.
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Durham
Dr Williams Pink Pills Boosts Blood Health Claim
Advertisement notes general debility caused by thin weak blood and reduced energy. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy to build red blood cells, restore appetite, nerves, and vigor, and offers mail order and druggist purchase options at 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Willams
Canada Buys, Sells Butter and Cheese Amid Dairy Growth
Canada produced 163,456,759 pounds of creamery butter valued at 56,894,068 and cheese totaling 151,483,353 pounds valued at 28,629,566 last year. Quebec led in butter. Ontario led in cheese with large regional variances. Prices averaged 64 cents and 19 cents respectively. Lima, Peru reports weekly earthquakes with no major damage over a decade.
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Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Maritime Provinces
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Radio receivers grow from 15000 to 5 million in years
In 1920 there were 15,000 radio receivers in the country. Now there are 5,000,000, and with loudspeakers and extra head sets probably 19,600,000 people listen in every day.
The Apple Is A Most Attractive Fruit In BC
The piece praises British Columbia apples for their intense color due to sun and season. It notes irrigation, ripening practices, and the effect on color. It also provides several apple based recipes including Dutch Apple Cake Apple Catsup and Apple Icing with step by step preparation details.
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Pacific Coast
British Columbia
Alberta Wheat Pool records first year payout and totals
Alberta's wheat pool, the first established in Canada, distributed 37 720 776 dollars in its initial year ending July 15. The first and second payments totalled 81 994 776 dollars and the final payment was 5 750 000 dollars. The pool handled 54 million to 2 million bushels of wheat with high quality grain and local growers received about six cents per bushel. The text also includes an asthma advertisement claiming Dr J Kellogg's Asthma Remedy relieves symptoms and aids sleep.
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Alberta
Canada
Manage
Chester Elliott
Welcoming British Scientists Across Canada by Rail
About 400 members of the British Association for the Advancement of Science and the International Mathematical Congress travel by Canadian National Railways through Canada en route to Vancouver. They received their first Western welcome by radio from CNRW in Winnipeg with greetings from Lieut. Governor Sir James Atkins and Manitoba science representatives. The journey included stops at Saskatoon Edmonton and Jasper National Park before continuing west.
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British Association For the Advancement of Science
International Mathematical Congress
Canada
Canadian National Railways
Western Canada
Winnipeg
CNRW
National Railways
James Atkins
Manitoba
Vancouver
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Jasper National Park
Parrot Training and Language Quirk Highlighted
The expression bees kbees and snakes hips appears among today’s actians. A woman in New York is noted for teaching parrots to talk as a profession.
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Kbees
New York
London Queen Alexandra Plans October Visit for Last Time
The Queen Mother Alexandra, age eighty, will retire from the metropolis after an October farewell visit to London. Living at Sandringham since King Edward's death, she still visits Marlborough House yearly and wishes one final look at London, admired for decades despite changing times. Toronto Star cites lasting affection for Alexandra Day and London’s respect as crowds gather to honor her.
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Alexandra
Sandringham
London
Edward
Marlborough House
East End
Belgravia
Montreal Star
Forest Depletion A Peril Across World Timber Resources
Global forests cover about 6.0 billion acres distributed by region with Asia and South America holding two billion and North America about 1.44 billion. Each year roughly 56 billion cubic feet of timber are cut worldwide, with the United States supplying about half of that and 95 percent used domestically. US forests drain at 25 billion cubic feet annually while growth is 6.0 billion, prompting concern over sustainability.
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World
Asia
South America
Africa
Europe
Australia
Oceana
North America
United States
An Example of Peace Across the Canadian Border
A reflection on improved relations with Canada noting an inherited history of conflict and war. The 5000 mile frontier now rests unfortified as differences remain but are solved by a growing spirit of peace and amicable adjustments, as highlighted by C. E. Hughes in London.
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Canada
Neis Sbortiness
C. E. Hughes
The
Pilgrims
London
Quebec Funds Advertise Tourism To Boost Province
The Quebec government will spend about 50 000 dollars on advertising and publicity to promote the province as a tourist destination. The program will be conducted in cooperation with the Quebec Tourists Association.
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Quebec
Initio
Associaton
Long-Lived Honored by Battle Creek Three Quarters Club
At the annual picnic of Battle Creek’s Three-Quarter Century Club 75 or older members were celebrated with Fred Lamera, aged 94, noted as the oldest. The crowd found no heavyset person, and the piece lightly muses on riches, air travel, and painless corn removal.
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Battle Creek
Fred Lamera
Death ray promise fuels cross Atlantic bid for Britain
Inventor H Grindel Matthews, en route to England, claims a perfected death ray could destroy attacking aircraft and protect Britain within eighteen months at a cost of about 250000 dollars. He says the British Isles risk no longer being secure lands due to air power and plans to offer a defense weapon to the British government.
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H. Grindel Matthews
New York
England
Matthews
United States
British Isles
Hand knitted goods rise as fishing falters in Shetland
In Shetland the fishing trade underperformed and women turned to knitting woollen goods that sold quickly at high prices. The Uganda Railway annual report notes a striking line: two native passengers killed by wild animals.
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Shetland Islands
Uganda Railway
Pellowship Inn to Open as Commune Bar in Bellingham
A new project named Pellowship Inn will be established at Bellingham England as a combined commune centre and bar. The venture aims to create a community space blending lodging and social gathering in a single establishment.
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Bellingham
England
Canada tops world in share of electrically lit homes
Canada leads global nations with the highest percentage of residents living in electrically lighted homes, marking a notable advance in household electrification and standard of living. The statistic underscores Canada's infrastructure reach and urban development across provinces.
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Canada
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Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Atlantic
Pacific
Bekleek
Permanagh
Ireland
Queenstown
Loon
Graham
Railways
Defence
Ion EM Meetonetr Ohms Taagu
Germany
Leon Frasier
Owen C. Young
U.S
SanYty
Ww. NU. Led
Darger
Lima
Peru
Misard
Aches
Alberta Wheat Pool
the Palmolive Company OF Canada, Limited
Toronto
Montreal
Queen Alexandra
Metropolis
California
Holloway
Minard
Powers of Death Ray
Britain
Thomas Febeerric
Poor Marine Eye Remedy Co
Last Obie Street
Chicana
Dominion Hmapress
LE Clerc
Anama
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