World Happenings Briefly Told
Premier Price of the Australian Commonwealth referenced. A British naval base at Singapore deemed essential. The schooner Review reported lost with all hands after sailing from Halifax in June with lumber. Stephen Dragoumis, former Greek premier, has died. Saskatchewan agency cites at least 60 000 dollars yearly leakage in royalties. Canterbury farmers press tax on foreign barley to aid British agriculture. Empire Theatre site talks in Leicester Square, London, not yet closed. Saskatchewan seizure totals: beer 57 293 gallons, hard liquor 973 gallons, wine 1 272 gallons since January. Ontario to gain over 200 000 succession duties from Sir John Hendrie estate. will stamps cost 2 023 dollars. England living costs Sept 1 up 72 percent from prewar levels and 2 percent above Aug 1 this year.
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Saskatchewan Liquor Commission
Janu
Ontario
Sir John Hendrie
Bank of Hamilton
Calgary Normal Students Join Alberta Harvest Force
About 150 men students from the two normal schools in Calgary volunteered for harvest work in Alberta. They were granted a month of leave from their studies for this purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Alberta
A Man’s Knowledge vs Woman’s Intuition
A concise reflection contrasts male knowledge with female intuition, suggesting intuition guides quicker, more accurate judgments in everyday life. The line implies gendered differences in decision making without citing specific events or sources.
Kidney Trouble Ad Claims Antric Remedy
Antric tablets are promoted as a cure for kidney weakness and uric acid overload. The ad urges readers to ask a local druggist or send 10 cents to Doctor Pierce's Laboratory in Briburg Ont for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Untts
Pierce
Antric
British Chemists Claim New Synthetic Insulin Discovery
The article reports a British discovery by C A Newel of a synthetic insulin compound made by blending insulin constituents. It claims easier cheaper production than Banting's insulin and suggests the compound not only aids sugar assimilation but builds new cells to cure diabetes, with a London physician endorsing the difference.
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England
C. A. Newel
F. G. Banting
Toronto
West End
London
Nerviline Promoted as Household Remedy
An old home health advertisement touts Nerviline as a quick relief for upset stomach belching and nausea. The product, claimed to work in 20 drops in sweetened water, has been used for nearly half a century and is sold in 35 count bottles nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beca
Canada Leads In Wheat Exports Says London Paper
The London Morning Post notes the crop year ended August 31 showed Canada supplying 40 percent of world wheat exports, with the United States at 26 percent. It adds Canadian wheat is cheap relative to quality and explains British buyers favor Argentine wheat over American.
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London Morning Post
Canada
United States
Post
America
Unrefreshing Sleep and Weak Nerves Advocated
Advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for tired women with thin blood. It claims new life appears in appetite as blood enriches, nerves calm, sleep deepens, and worries lessen. Available at medicine dealers or by mail for 50 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Amundsen Aims North Pole Flight From Spitzbergen
Captain Roald Amundsen and Captain Harold Nolce arrived from Nome aboard the Victoria and confirmed plans to attempt a polar flight next summer starting from Spitzbergen. His Maud drifts with the Arctic ice toward 76 degrees north as wireless contact with Spitzbergen continues and preparations continue in Norway.
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Raoul D. Amundsen
Harold Nolce
Wrangel Island
Alan Crawford
Nome
Alaska
Victoria
Capt. Amundsen
North Pole
Spitzbergen
Wainwright
Point Barrow
Amundsen
Norway
Explorer
Maud
Dr Hamilton's Pills Promote Health For Women
A medical companion touts Dr Hamilton's Pills as essential for women boosting regularity in stomach liver and bowels. The ad claims relief from constipation bilious fits and poor color with rosy cheeks and buoyant health noting 25c boxes sold everywhere.
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Dr. Hamilton
Wealth in King Tut's Tomb Could Bring Egypt Vast Value
Rev S B Robold of Haifa told Ottawa reporters the tomb's discoveries could be worth a thousand million pounds to the Egyptian government if sold. Rev M Renold said he would raise funds to buy at that price if offered, noting his long work with Jewish missions and Palestine education efforts.
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King Tutankhamen
Egypt
S. B. Robold
Haifa
Palestine
Ottawa
M. Renold
Mr. Renold
Canada
Presbyterian Church of Canada
Toronto
Montreal
Winnipeg
British Society For the Propagation of the Gospel
Rebold
Effendis
Economic Lesson From Global War Steady Losses Across Nations
The article argues that major disasters like the Japanese calamity and past wars cause widespread economic harm, requiring full restitution before growth resumes. It notes that debt from war delays recovery and that destruction cannot be easily compensated, urging caution about future conflicts. Also promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy for children's worm-related digestive issues.
Poultry Now Shipped In New Type Cars
The railways introduce a new car type for live poultry shipments from prairie provinces to the east. Five thousand fat hens or other birds can be carried safely, though cars often hold fewer. Manitoba and Alberta export large quantities, with some cars sent to the Pacific coast. Edmonton to Vancouver carried 3,600 fowls with no casualties.
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Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Alberta
Pacific Coast
Edmonton
Vancouver
Thanksgiving Day Adjusted to Armistice Week
The article notes Thanksgiving Day this year falls on Monday November 12 due to Armistice Day placement. Since Armistice Day is on Sunday November 11, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the same week with two days observed.
Corn Remover by Holloway Clears Hard and Soft Corns
The product Holloway's Corn Remover is described as entirely safe to use and reliably effective on both hard and soft corns.
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Holloway
Fixed Easter Reform Considered by League of Nations
The League of Nations weighs calendar reform with a fixed Easter. If adopted the Easter date would likely be the second Sunday in April and all other holidays would be set by reference to Easter as proposed in Lord Desborough’s 1921 bill.
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League of Nations
Lord Desborough
Model House Display Showcases Modern Electric Living
An exposition features a house equipped with every known electrical appliance including iceless refrigerators dishwashing machines time set stoves automatic shutoff heat and warm function vacuum cleaners basement incinerators connected by a chute and touch operated systems. Vacuum bottle walls promise seasonal temperature control and energy savings while expansive windows banish dark corners and tinted cement floors resist staining and can be cleaned with a hose.
Mice Linked to Woman’s Chronic Asthma
A Long Island case by Dr. William Sovitz notes a 36 year old married woman suffered asthma for seven years with attacks mainly in winter. After discovering numerous mouse traps and removing infestation, she has had no attacks for three years.
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William Sovitz
Long Island College Hospital
Giant frog exhibit at Natural History Museum
The largest frog in the world is on display at the Natural History Museum in South Kensington. It measures 12 inches in length excluding its powerful limbs. A quip notes three things empty are a vacuum Europe’s purse and the house when the wife is away.
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Natural History Museum
South Kensington
Europe
French scientist causes silkworms to spin colored silk
A French scientist injects dyes into silkworm cocoons to produce colored threads as the insects spin, creating tones and hues during silk production. The method aims to yield colorfast silk that is dyed during growth rather than after winding into floss.
Finding Work For British Arrivals In Western Canada
W M Jones, Director of Administration of the Soldier Settlement Board, is coordinating efforts across agencies to place thousands of British arrivals who came to Canada in August to work harvest fields. With threshing done many will be unemployed and seek permanent work. agencies including the Department of Immigration and Colonization, Employment Services of Canada, and railway companies are actively placing skilled and unskilled workers. Some British shipbuilders have obtained work with a firm at Collingwood Ontario.
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W. M. Jones
Soldier Settlement Board
Non
James A. Robb
Canada
Department of Immigration and Colonization
The
Employment Services of Canada
Collingwood
Ont
Isostasy Named Cause for Japan Earthquake Says Geologist
Dr. Chester A. Reeds of the American Museum of Natural History argues isostasy is a new earth force behind the Japanese catastrophe. He compares it to gravity as a smaller but powerful brother and predicts relief from earthquakes in Japan may not come for thousands of years.
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Japan
Chester A. Reeds
Geological Department
American Museum of Natural History
America
Reeds
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