World Happenings Briefly Told
A collage of short items: Canton tea house workers strike. Glasgow Lord Provost rents fund for unemployed. Shanghai bank opens late. Avro plane sold in Attenhage for 145. Port Elizabeth bid 145. Chapel cars for ministers in America. London plane shed sold for 525. Danish king rumor denied. English Welsh teaching rising postwar. Board of Education notes 600 more teachers. Cape Town Bible Society theft three months. Princess Patricia’s officer statue received. League staff recruitment from member countries. Workers Dreadnought to continue after £500 raised. Bombay Simla arrests quiet with tram window damage in Bombay.
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Attenhage
S.A
Port Elizabeth
America
London
Christian
Denmark
United States
Patricia Ramsay
Princess Patricia
Col
Hamilton Gault
League of Nations
Sir George Perley
League
Dreadnought
Sylvia Pankhurst
Miss Pankhurst
World’s Finest Diamond Unearthed at Jaegersfontein Mine
The largest diamond ever found, from the Transvaal gift to King Edward in 1907, was mined at Jaegersfontein in 1965. Weighing 3,025 carats originally, Dutch cutters in Amsterdam split it into nine large stones and several smaller ones, with the largest at 516.5 carats touted as the most valuable diamond today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callinan
Edward
Transvaal
Jaegersfontein
Orange River Colony
South Africa
Amsterdam
Nerviline Promises Strong Rheumatism Relief
An old advertisement touts Nerviline as a powerful remedy for rheumatism, claiming five times the pain destroying power of ordinary remedies. It says Nerviline penetrates to the source of pain and suits both young and old for internal and external use, priced 35 cents at all dealers.
Public Taste for Royal Matches and Rumor
A Belfast Weekly News item mocks social tips on the Prince of Wales marriage and hints at a confidential embryo princess. The note predicts a sudden engagement announcement and reflects on reliability. A Nova Scotia testimonial praises MINARD'S LINIMENT for sprains bruises wounds coughs and winter travel use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Mam
Belfast Weekly News
Nova Scotia
Minard
Ellison Gray
Woman Destroys Husband's Clothes in Fit of Passion
A Chicago woman burned her husband's clothes after a dispute. He complained of her to authorities, she was arrested and fined, and he agreed to cover the transportation cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Half Moon Fish Shines In Amazon Upper Waters
The half moon fish of the upper Amazon rivers glows with a phosphorescent light resembling moonlight, revealing its unique bioluminescent adaptation in native habitats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amazon
Court of Miracles in Paris Resumes Nightly Beggar Revelry
Ancient Parisian Court of Miracles described with beggars of varied disabilities gathering behind the town hall to drink, play, and dance. Police order ejectment met with stubborn resistance. beggars retreat but resume activities while the “King and Queen of Egypt” vanish next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
A Mother's Advice On Baby's Own Tablets
A mother strongly endorses Baby's Own Tablets after a successful trial with her five month old baby who was constipated and cried. She reports the child now weighs twenty pounds and is perfectly well. The tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Laforest
St. Nazaire
Que
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
First Baby Travels to Paris on Continental Airway
A five and a half month old baby girl named Frieda Inglin traveled with her parents on the Croy don Paris flight, the first baby in arms to fly with Continental airway. The infant rested quietly in her mother's arms and showed no fear of the roaring engines.
Untitled quarrel quotes spark a marital clash
A terse exchange unfolds during a quarrel with lines about deserving a wife and rheumatism, highlighting a sharp confrontation between two individuals. The dialogue centers on mutual reproach and a claim of misfortune in the relationship.
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator: A Complete Remedy
The product claims complete self sufficiency and consistent efficacy without needing any additional medicine. It asserts reliable performance and universal effectiveness in its described use.
Smuts Heads Vast Dominion As Rhodesia Annexation Likely
The Daily Province notes General Smuts governs a union of four provinces larger than British Columbia and nearly as big as Quebec. A Rhodesia annexation would add 450000 square miles and 1.5 million natives to the union, while West Africa adds 320000 square miles with hundreds of thousands of natives. Smuts may rule about 1200000 square miles with populations approaching Canada.
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Union of South Africa
General Smuts
British Columbia
Quebec
Rhodesia
British South Africa Company
Union
Mr. Smuts
West Africa
Canada
Siberian bear hunter Ginizef noted for exploits
In Kiachta a merchant named Ginizef, reputed as Siberia's greatest bear hunter, is described as 65 years old and recently killed. The chatter touches on local youths and their rough talk as a backdrop to the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ginizef
Kiachta
Siberia
Poisoned Hat Case Impacts German Hatter in Bonn
A Bonn hatter was sued after a customer wore a poisoned hat. The leather band contained sulphuric acid causing forehead pains. The court awarded damages and ruled sellers must ensure goods are not injurious before sale.
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Fritz
Bonn
Asthma remedy from Dr Kellogg praised in ad copy
Ad copy describes the first fearful sensation of suffocation and says relief from Dr Kellogg’s Asthma remedy is quick and dependable. It claims the remedy rapidly controls attacks and that asthmatics who use it will never be without it, noting it is sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Kellogg
Error in Dominion yield report sparks discrepancy claim
Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Company officials reveal a 100 million bushel gap in the Dominion Bureau of Statistics crop estimate. They cite a 294 million bushel forecast for this year and note the bureau’s own 1915 total of 395 million bushels.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company
Dominion
Dominion Bureau
Hall's Catarrh Medicine and Cure
Catarrh is a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is a tonic taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. It assists Nature in restoring normal conditions. Circulars free from F. H. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Canadian Wool Gains Reputation in Domestic and Foreign Markets
A shift in the Canadian wool industry has raised quality perceptions. Canadian fleece wools now compare to international grades, with over half of domestic production reaching Canadian mills and growing demand in the United States and overseas. Citizens are urged to favor Canadian goods and support local dealers.
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Canada
Tody
United States
Youthful frock in orchid gingham with cretonne trim
A simple chemise style frock features cretonne accents on the deep border and flat lavender design collar. Orchid gingham dress fastens with back self covered buttons, three quarter sleeves end in cretonne cuffs, and a bright green ribbon girdle ties the waist.
Penguins Endure Long Ocean Voyage to London Zoo
Fourteen blackfooted penguins arrived at the London Zoological Gardens after a 6000 mile voyage and show remarkable fasting ability. The Daily Mail notes variation in birds hunger endurance with some starved through long nights while penguin diets remain unsettled. Seals also tolerate days between meals though they gorge when fed. Augustus the sea-lion once raided the main fish supply and then joined the queue without embarrassment.
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London Zoological Gardens
The
Daily Mail
Augustus
Italian Trade Balance Remains Adverse in Five Months of 1921
The balance of trade shows Italy importing about 317 million dollars and exporting 134 million in the first five months of 1921, leaving an adverse gap of 183 million, up from 160 million in the same period last year. Natives use South American hornet nests as waterproof, light, strong baskets. The fused image of riveters’ din on new battleships contrasts with the dove’s expected settle.
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Italy
Dominion Express Money Order Costs Three Cents
An advertisement notes a five dollar Dominion Express Money Order costs three cents. It invites women to sew at home, full or spare time, with pay by mail, promising payment and work from any distance. Send a stamp for details to National Manufacturing Co Montreal.
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Dominion Express
National Manufacturing Co
Montreal
Life sentence joke over sick defendant Giggan case
A fragment suggests Bill Giggan was sentenced for life but the text notes he is too ill to serve such a term while Mrs Giggin also receives life. the piece frames the judge’s decision as a joke given the defendant’s condition.
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Gillett Com Company
Oronto, Canada
Canton
Lord Provost of
Glasgow
Shanghai Day and
England
Wales
Board of Education
Thomas Sullivan
British and Foreign Bible Society
Cape Town
Reuter
Bombay
Simla
India
King Edward
New “Court of Miracles
Victor Hugo
Paris
Notre Dame
Mean
Movement In
Bobbie
L Limited
St. Paul St
Gingham and Cretonne United
Marie Belmont
Carter
Icarter
Iver Pill
Toronto Hospital For Incurablee Ia
Bellevue and Allied Hospitals
New York City
New York
Giggan
H. Clay Glover Co., Inc
West Jlst-street
USA
Cook
Coax Medicine Co
Toronto
Owt
Windsor
Bayer
Clark
Park
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