World Happenings Briefly Told From a Riverside Baptism to Transport News
Thirty persons were baptized by Ammerston in the river at Ltantley Wales with the ice held back for the ceremony. Leopold Woelfing, once Austrian archduke and admiral, has taken a post as advertising agent for a Viennese newspaper. Fire losses in Canada for the week ended Dec 21 total $745,400, up from the prior week. The Dutch Parliament’s second chamber passed a bill authorizing a loan, with details in the United States and the Dutch East Indies. In Cleveland, 300 downtown tenants received Christmas rent reductions of ten to fifteen percent. A suspect in Toledo was captured in an abandoned weir with only his face showing. The Montesa Star plans to provide $60,000 in meals for the Montreal area. The First death of a passenger on the Mincie Central suburban service near Chicago occurred recently after a collision. the line serves about 500,040 daily passengers. December collections estimated at $1,600,000 give Vancouver port total 12,662,172 for 1921, down several million from 1920 and 1919.
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Ammerston
Ltantley
Wales
Leopold Woelfing
Viena
Canada
Toy Alguien
United States
Dutch East
Chicago
Oro
Vancouver
Customs Department
Eskimo Tribes Face Extinction Warned by Traveler
A traveler from Toroaia reports Eskimo communities may vanish within 240 lifespans due to civilization. He claims 600 individuals will be extinct as flour production worsens health and stamina, causing widespread physical deterioration across Rain's Land and Hadon's Bay regions.
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Fraveller
Toroaia
Seine
Arctic
Rain's Land
Hadon's Bay
Valuable Clay In Alberta For Brick and Tile Drain
In Smoky River country near the Edmonton Dun vegan and British Columbia railway, clay banks at the river crossing slide causing trouble. Examination shows vast deposits of clay suitable for brick and tile drain, promising an industry and railroad traffic to offset maintenance difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smoky River
Edmonton
Dunvegan
Britsh Columbia
Keep Little Ones Well in Winter
Winter brings changeable days and risk for babies and young children. The Baby's Own Tablet claims to aid digestion and bowel movements, helping the child resist winter sickness. Sold by medicine dealers or mailed for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Sat
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Calgary Dablin Show Demonstrates Large Dahlias
Calgary gardeners showcased a first dahlia show with nearly 200 blooms entered. Several flowers measured from six to eight inches in diameter and displayed vivid hues, proving earlier pessimists wrong about those blooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Marketing Tips From A Frugal Shopper
A column urges careful shopping to cut bills by ten to twenty percent. It stresses shopping in advance, comparing prices and weights, buying in bulk, avoiding fancy packaging, and keeping purchase logs. It notes trimming waste and warns against careless purchases that raise costs. It ends by promoting a worm remedy for children.
Spider Web Strength Compared to Human Rope and Freight Hearing
An article notes the spider’s web is exceptionally strong for its size, saying no man made rope rivals it. It also reports final freight rate hearings set for February 15 in Ottawa, and Saskatchewan Wheat receipts totaling 96 000 bushels, up 3 000 000 bushels from last year. The column also promotes the Metal Shingle & Riding Co Ltd ad and mentions travel tips for sport readers.
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Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Company
Metal Shingle & Riding Co. Ltd
Catarrhozone Promoted For Bronchitis Relief
An old advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a healing soothing vapor for dry coughs and bronchitis. It claims rapid relief by clearing phlegm and secretions and easing irritation, with three preparation sizes from Archorone Co in Montreal.
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Archorone Co
Montreal
Canadian Forest Seed Collection Drives Reforestation Effort
In 1920, provinces and private parties gathered conifer seeds for reforestation. The Dominion Forestry Branch led seed collection across the country, with vigorous effort in the west, signaling hopeful forest conservation progress nationwide.
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Dominion Forestry Branch
Gover
Nerviline Folk Cures for Sick Children in Wartime Text
An informal guide urges mothers to treat many ill children by rubbing Nervilite on the chest and giving Nerviline in warm sweetened water. It promises quick relief with a five minute bed time gargle and ten drops of Nerviline, claiming the next morning shows improvement.
New Air Reg Clauses Bar Aerobatic Tricks
A new clause in air regulations bars aerobatic tricks and gymnastics on board or in flight. It prohibits entering or leaving aircraft in flight except for parachute descents or permitted exhibitions, tightening safety rules for air operations.
Manitoba Rules Limit Female Labor to Forty Eight Hours
Manitoba regulates female workers to a forty eight hour week with a maximum nine hour day. Night work and Sunday shifts are prohibited except by permit from the Provincial Bureau of Labor. Work allowed not more than thirty days per year. Regulations come from the minimum wage board.
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Manitoba
Washington conference aims to pacify and settle disputes
The Unitation of armaments has arranged a Pacific league of nations to prevent and settle disputes. It notes efforts over Yap between Japan and the United States and mentions freeing China from foreign postal control as part of growing tensions.
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Unitation of Armaments
Pacific League of Nations
Yap
Japan
United States
China
Montreal Gazette
Minards Liniment Diphtheria Claim Sparks Apology
A garbled note notes Minards Liniment used for diphtheria and mentions Wike parents apologizing to entities. The readable text focuses on a health remedy claim and an apology to unspecified parties.
Wrap of Black Duvetyn and Hudson Seal
A versatile coat in black duvetyn trimmed with Hudson seal, designed with loose lines, a single button fastening and dropped shoulders. Chin collar adds warmth, fur band at hemline suits average height but not short stature. Also suitable for evening wear or color matching.
Elevator Destroyed as Grain Floods Yorkton Area Fire
A 35,000 bushel elevator of Northern Elevator Co. west of Yorkton Sask burned out of control destroying grain and flour in an adjoining warehouse. One rail car burned while another siding was saved by a through freight crew from Orcadia. Local travel notes and New York Zoo counts noted in brief asides.
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Northern Elevator Ci First
Yorkton
Sask
Orcadia
Britannia Copper Mines to Rebuild Concentrator
Rebuilding of the Britannia concentrator at Britannia Copper Mines in British Columbia is underway. Project costs are expected to exceed 500000 dollars. The Britannia mines rank as the empire’s second largest copper mine.
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Fenders
Britannia Copper Mines
Britannia Beach
British Columbia
Britannia
British Empire
Priceless image prompts joke in curio shop
A shortsighted elderly woman browses a large curio shop and asks the assistant the value of a Japanese idol. The assistant replies that it is worth a great deal but notes the item belongs to the proprietor, creating a humorous misunderstanding.
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Mee Pena
Cleveland
Joseph Norwalk
Toedo, T
Montesa Star
Aree
Alberta
CaIy
Bay
Walter
Postum
BY Loretto
C. Lynci
TL Carpenter
Canadian
Hearal Manufacturers’ Association
Board of
Ration Commissioners
Ottawa
Canadian Forest Tree Seeds
Igi
Tessin
Saealise
J.D. Kelloge
Prairie Provinces
Western Provinces
Saskatchewan
Minard
By Marie Beimor
Turin
New York Zoological Garden
Minacci
New York
Britannia Mines
Ypik Eiffel
Ramsay
Danteri
Kot Um
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