World Happenings Briefly Told
Rodolfo Chiari chosen president of Panama Republic. A 23 minute earthquake measured at Bara Pill Islands. NSW Cabinet funds 100000 for unemployment relief. Greater Vancouver population reaches quarter million. Cape Town statue unveiled by Earl of Athlone. Persia Russia trade pact signed in Tehran after negotiations. British Isles Association formed in Auckland. Sir Harry Poland 95th birthday at Sloane Gardens. Faraday cable laid completing West Indies to Halifax leg. Kent farmers consider selling British produce directly at Empire Exhibition stalls. Coolidge to convene international disarmament talks after reparations and before election. Miller’s Worm Powders advertised as effective worm remedy for children.
Substantial progress in building up Palestine reported
Sir Herbert Samuel, High Commissioner of Palestine, told the World Zionist Organization committee in London that in four years substantial progress has been made. He noted two years of work under more tranquil conditions and cited a marked increase in immigration recently recorded.
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Palestine
Herbert Samuel
World Zionist Organization
London
Icelanders in Canada’s West Led Growth and Prosperity
A historical portrait of Icelandic settlers in Canada from 1873 onward. It highlights their numbers around 30,000, growth from Gimli and Manitoba settlements to Alberta Saskatchewan and British Columbia, notable figures like Vilhjalmur Stefansson, and the community’s strong education, loyalty, and role in politics, industry, and war service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
West
Muskoka
Ont
Deuwr Rosseau
Gilali
Ontario
St. Paul
Red River
Fort Garry
Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg
Winnipeg Beach
Western Canada
Catina
United States
Gimli
Riverton
Arborg
Vilhjalmur Siefamsson
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Avevie
Lake Manitoba
Shoal Lake
Lundar Creamery
Thingvalla
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Dongola
Tantalion
Foam Lake
Dafoei
Lewie
Red Deer
Alberta
Calgary
Pine Valley
Maidstone
Grande Prairie
Hunters Island
Prince Rupert
Okanagan
Vancouver and
Crescent
Mennonites Report Torture By Soviets
Large Russian Mennonite families flee to the Edmont on district settling in countryside homes. Newcomers increase households as they provide for fugitives. Red Guards conduct terror against wealthy Mennonites in Russia tying them to stakes and torturing them to extract hidden money.
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Edmonton
Russia
Sound transmission by explosion in balloons proposed
Sir Oliver Lodge argues that detonating a gas mixture in a balloon at height could transmit sound over great distances. He notes much energy from such blasts is wasted in the earth rather than creating air vibration.
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Sir Oliver Lodge
Timber cut expansion in British Columbia during first half year
Forest branch figures show BC timber cutting reached 1 231 316 952 feet by end of June, up from 1 104 473 52 feet in the same period last year, signaling a growth in the provinces lumber trade.
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British Columbia
Forest Branch
Lands Department
Concrete’s Permanent Service U S Cement Use Vast Here
B F Affleck president of Universal Portland Cement says 1 560 000 000 barrels of cement were used in the United States in twenty years. He notes concrete is permanent and largely undiscarded, contributing to social and industrial progress, as cited by Scientific American.
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United States
B. F. Affleck
Universal Portland Cement Company
American Concrete Institute
Washington Monument
Afflick
Scientific American
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Proves Boon to Children
The renowned Worm Exterminator, celebrated as a leading specific for destroying worms, has proven a boon to suffering children worldwide, rarely failing in its effectiveness.
Canada’s grain exports surge to near a million bushels daily
Since last year’s harvest, Canada has exported about 1,000,000 bushels of wheat each day. Few nations match such a large exportable surplus, and Canada stands out for moving its grain faster than any other country in the last ten months. The United States benefited from Canada’s use of export facilities in both nations to achieve the record shipments.
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Canada
United States
Dominion
Beverages Across Centuries Cocoa Tea and Coffee History
The article traces when cocoa entered Europe during the fourth centenary and contrasts the early European adoption of cocoa with later published references to tea and coffee The piece notes cocoa in Mexico after 1519 and Spain about 1524 while coffee dates to fifteenth century Abyssinia and tea to ancient legend and the Tang dynasty.
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Europe
London
America
Cortez
Mexico
Spain
Abyssinia
New York Plans Home for Aged Needy Elites
New York showcases a forthcoming residence for the aged rich reduced to poverty. The facility aims for hotel like comfort and beauty and will not admit those who were only well to do at some time. It seeks couples who have known luxury all their lives.
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Home
New York City
Magnet Demonstrates Heavy Lifting Power With Electromagnet
In a Popular Mechanics experiment seven men totaling 1150 pounds were suspended by an industrial electromagnet. The magnet hung eight feet above the floor, a metal bar touched by the device, and upon applying 220 volts six men were raised. A seventh man with metal plates in his shoes was lifted and held head down.
Czech Invents Unbreakable Glass
A Czech engineer has created glass that can be blown into a hollow sphere and kicked like a football. It can be molded into a tumbler, heated to char paper inside, then plunged in cold water without shattering.
World Largest Libraries
The British Museum Library holds about 4 000 000 volumes, the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris 2 000 000, and the Congressional Library in Washington 2 500 000 volumes.
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British Museum
Bibliotheque Nationale
Paris
Congressional Library
Washington
Minard's Liniment for Rheumatism Ride on Global Rails
A terse ad ties Minard's Liniment to relief for rheumatism while invoking vast railway mileage to suggest reach. The claim blends health product promotion with an image of expansive transport networks to emphasize ubiquity and efficacy.
Sweden Tightens Path to Citizenship and Retains Status
A new Swedish citizenship regulation raises residence requirements to five years for naturalization and preserves a woman's allegiance after marriage until naturalization elsewhere. It ends automatic loss of citizenship for Swedes abroad after ten years and clarifies that birth citizens retain status abroad unless naturalized. Reinstatement is possible by simple application to a Swedish consulate.
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Sweden
Asthmador Guarantee Offers Instant Relief Promise
Dr R Schiffmann guarantees Asthmador will relieve asthma hay fever and bronchial conditions. Sufferers may try at risk with money back if not satisfied. Free samples available by requesting from R Schiffmann Co 1734 N Main Los Angeles Calif.
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Canada
R. Schiffmann
R. Schiffmann Co
Prop
N. Main
Los Angeles
Calif
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ROYAL
Rodolfo Chiari
Panama Republic
Bara
Pill Islands
South Pacific
New South Wales
Greater Vancouver
Ust
Capetown
Earl of Athlone
Persia
Teheran
New Zealand
British Isles Association
Auckland
Harry Poland
K.C
Sloane Gardens
Faraday
Barbados
Weat Indies
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Kent
Coolidge Fo
Annie Fischer
Box
Hatton
Tadce
Gery Ow
Shearing Steck
N. U
Steina J. Stefaneson-Sommerrill
Delia
Alta
Dominion of Canada
Ancelander
Lake Winanipes
Holloway
Patel
Cleopatra
the Palmolive Company OF Canada, Limited
Toronto
Montreal
T Milbury Co., Limited
B.C
New York
Czech
Minard
Newcastle
Dominion Express
Specialty Import Co
W. Dundas St
LE Clerc
Anama Dj
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