World Happenings Briefly Told
Premier MacDonald said the government has no immediate plan to revise the Treaty of Versailles. Britain leads in home makers coming to the U S from Europe under immigration law. Nova Scotia election predicted within six months. Ontario bill proposes a one cent per unit bounty on raw iron ore. Aguila Oil Company files damages claim with Mexican government. Ontario buys 13 airplane machines to patrol forests. Ontario farmers seek experienced labor through government employment service.
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MacDonald
House of Commons
Tiy
Great Britain
U.S
Europe
Charles McCrea
Ontario
Putnam's Corn Extractor Crowned as Death Warrant Ends Corn
A sensational claim declares Putnam's Corn Extractor ends all corn by lifting out roots and branches. The text asserts the death warrant is passed with every tweet about corn and urges no substitute for Putnam's device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam's Corn
Putnam’s
Putnam
Trade improves in western towns and Canada reports weigh in
Banks in towns west of the Great Lakes show higher clearings than last year. Toronto posts a nine million dollar decrease while Montreal records a twenty two million dollar rise year over year. Week ending February 14 indicates four strong gains in trade conditions. Muscular rheumatism relief advised with brisk rubbing of Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil. Customer touts value. Butcher and puppet humor interwoven.
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Great Lakes
Toronto
Montreal
Thomas
A Life of Adventure: Admiral Selfridge’s Storied Career
The Milwaukee Journal recalls Admiral Selfridge who died yesterday. He served aboard the Cumberland at Hampton Roads in 1862 when it sank to the Merrimac and witnessed the Monitor engagement that introduced revolving turrets. He later commanded Porter’s ships and survived being blown up by a torpedo. He helped naval growth and in World War I protected ships with innovative nets against submarines.
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Admiral Selfridge
Cumberland
Hampton Roads
Merrimac
Admiral Porter
The
Milwaukee Journal
Drives Out Rheumatism Subdues Lumbago
A patent medicine claim reports immediate relief for rheumatism and lumbago. The advertisement asserts rapid ease and comfort for sufferers, naming the cure as a universal remedy. It emphasizes swift action and lasting improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumbago
Nerviline touted as relief for rheumatism pain readers urge
A Georgetown letter from F. E. Normand claims Nerviline cleared his crippling rheumatic and lumbago pain quickly and urges readers to buy the 35¢ bottle. The item cites a St Blazey will requesting mourners for a child care stipend and promotes Miller's Worm Powders as safe for children.
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F. E. Normand
Georgetown
Stephen Hirkland
John Farley
Church Street
St.Blazey
Cornwall
Immigrants Rise Sharply to Canada in Ten Months
Canada welcomed 129 022 immigrants in the ten months ended January 1924, up 105 percent from the same period a year earlier. British arrivals totaled 65 171, Americans 18 129, and 45 722 came from other countries, with April to January showing strong gains in British and other-country arrivals. Awau was the busiest month due to a surge of nearly 15 000 British harvesters.
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Canada
Awau
United States
Castoria Marketing Note Misread as Historical Ad
An OCR fragment touts Mother Fletcher's Castoria claiming decades of use to relieve constipation in babies and children and to treat feverishness, colic, and diarrhea by regulating digestion and sleep. It mentions genuine ingredients and natural sleep benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
M.D
Seigel
Dr Hamilton’s Mandrake and Butternut Pills Promise Quick Constipation Cure
An old advertisement touts Dr Hamiltons Mandrake and Butternut Pills as the safest laxative. It claims they cleanse the stomach and intestines, drive out waste, tone the kidneys, and forever cure constipation.
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Dr. Hamilton
Dr Hamiltons Pills Instant Relief Sold At All Dealers
Dr Hamilton's Pills advertised as a mild general tonic and system cleanser. Sold by The Catarrhozone Co. in Montreal at 25e per box, five for $1.00.
Muskrat Fur Trade Notes Habits and Districts
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service in Ottawa reports musk rat pelts under the Hudson and Baltic seal trade are popular for affordability and durability. Best pelts come from late winter to early spring, with color, size and origin determining grade. strong regions include Saskatchewan swamps and Manitoba marshes, plus Northwest Territories and Yukon areas suitable for propagation.
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Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Canada
Saskatchewan River
Cumberland House
Lake Winniper
Manitoba
Provinee
Pawson Bay
Oeter
North West Territories
Yukon Territory
Canadian farms grow by nearly forty acres in decade
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports the average Canadian farm rose from 159.23 acres in 1911 to 198.35 acres in 1921. Occupied farms increased from 682 329 to 711 e490 and total area from 100 million to 141 million acres. A product pitch ends the excerpt for Holloway's Corn Remover.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
British Columbia Salmon Pack Rises in 1923 Over 1922
The British Columbia salmon pack reached 1,341,681 cases in 1923, about 50,000 more than 1922, due to unusually heavy runs in northern streams. Northern canneries operated at capacity to handle the fish.
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British Columbia
B.C. Products Bureau
the Board of Trade
Clock at Greenwich to Broadcast Time by B B C
London B B C station to broadcast Greenwich time daily using a clock controlled from Greenwich Observatory. The clock will emit a buzzer synchronized with the chief timekeeper at Greenwich.
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Greenwich
Greenwich Observatory
B. B.C
London
Canada National Railways posts big nine figures rise in 1923
Official figures released this month show net operating revenues across all CN lines rising by almost 11 million dollars during eleven months of 1923. Honduras moves toward completing a motor highway linking Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
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Canadian National Railways
Honduras
Atlantic
Pacific
The Only Influence Worth Having
A concise idea on forging personal impact by crafting one’s own influence rather than chasing external power. It urges self reliance, initiative, and proactive leadership to shape outcomes.
Air Peril in British Channel Drives Home Defence Needs
Report by the subcommittee of the Committee of Imperial Defence warns of rising air power threatening British communications in the narrow seas. It calls for a strengthened Home Defence Air Force while Navy, Army and Air Force agree sea-borne invasion risk is negligible.
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Committee of Imperial Defence
English Channel
Mediterranean
Nerves Restored and Headache Gone Prominent Family Testimony
Mrs Mary Hill of Vancouver recounts how her daughter recovered from fatigue headaches and depression after using Dr Williams Pink Pills following hot weather and study strain. A nurse and mother, she credits the pills with restoring health and mood and notes continued relief and success at exams. The advertisement cites 50 cents per box and mail orders from The Dr Williams Medicine Brockville Ont. Also a brief Denver Clarion quip about a wedding.
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Mary Hill
31St Avenue West
Vanccouver
Dr. Williams
Shea
Character Tells the Story of Dr Pierce Medicines
Citizens admire hygiene and pure remedies as Roctor Pierce's vegetable medicines gain trust after fifty years. The products stem from R V Pierce M D and blend herbs and roots used by Indians for health. The Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription are cited as pure tonics from Dr Pierce's Buffalo reputation.
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Roctor Pierce
R. V. Pierce
M. D
Pierce
Buffalo
Canada Lumber Output Rises Per Mill in 1922
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 3,138,598 thousand feet of lumber valued at $84,554,172 for 1922. Mills reporting dropped to 2,922 from 3,126 in 1921, but average production per mill rose from 918 to 1,074 thousand feet. Salaried employees totaled 31,892, up 5 percent. payroll reached $27,621, up 3 percent.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
British Debt Funding Not to Use Pounds for U S Payment
In the House of Commons William Graham states Britain will not seek U S approval to repay debts in pounds rather than dollars. He notes such a shift would affect exchange rates trade and living costs and the U S would not consider it. A separate item announces a cardboard process to mold waterproof kitchen tools and a worm exterminator offering protection for children.
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United States
William Graham
The
Treasury
House of Commons
Graham
Hog Grading Policy Shows Improvement in Hog Quality
A joint Ottawa conference of the federal department of agriculture the producers and the packing industry reports improvements in hog grading. Official grading experiments and investigations yield satisfactory results with better hog type and improved Canadian bacon quality for the British market. Winnipeg and Toronto stock exchanges in cooperation with the department’s live stock branch conducted grading experiments and their findings are under review.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Toronto
Livestock Branch
University of Saskatchewan builds animal research lab
A new animal research laboratory is being built by the University of Saskatchewan to study diseases affecting Saskatchewan livestock, promising valuable insights for animal health and farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
University of Saskat
Inventions Flourish After Dinner remarks by Bull
An inventor presents a collar stud that cannot roll away under a dressing table. In the last three months nearly 300 patents have been issued to Institute of Patentees members. Ranging from pins to epicyclic gearing, an Australian plant uses ship roll with weighted sails to drive propellers, claimed to lower motive power costs.
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William Bull
M.P
Institute of Patentees
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Gillett S
Nova Scotia
Halifax Herald
Aguila Oi Company
Laggest British Corporation
Mexico
Government Employment Service
King Over
Natural Resources Bulletin
Holloway
B.C. Salmon Pack
U. Lem
Air Peril
Vancouver
Denver Clarion
Bmpena! Tebecco Company
Camede
Big Ben
United
Sterling
Chewan
Minard
Farr
Dominion Express
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