World Happenings Briefly Told
Opening prices for California wine grapes set at 59 to 90 dollars per ton, compared with prewar ranges. Sadie Maxwell becomes the first Black woman to earn a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. A thunderstorm at Gibraltar drops frogs on the North Front. GWVA postpones its annual convention planned for Port Arthur. Argentina trade with Canada remains strong, export value about 8 million annually since 1913. Quebec City chosen for the 1922 Catholic congress. St Lawrence Deep Waterways survey to be conducted jointly by Canada and the United States. Miller’s Worm Powders promoted as a reliable remedy for worms in children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Mise Sadie Maxell
Gw.va
Port Arthur
Ida
Argentine Republic
Department of Trade and Commerce
Quebec City
Catholic Hierarchy of
North Aw
Begin
Quebec
Grading of Dairy Products Plan Debated in Commons
Dr Tolmie outlined proposed dairy grading regulations to apply to exports only. The Dairy Commissioner estimated a year for the education campaign before the system could operate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Tolmie
A Friend To the Aged Pills Story
An advertisement claims James Percy Retlan’s pills boost vitality for the elderly, restoring heart rhythm and nervous strength. A testimonial from Fhe T. Milburn Co Limited notes personal improvement after using the product and urges purchase via dealers or mail order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Percy
Retlan
Atmas
T. Milburn
Torecate
Oil Search Progress Reported by Imperial Oil Official
A. M. McQueen of the Imperial Oil Company says OW Co. has spent over two million dollars to date on preparations, bringing in machinery and drilling crews, and organizing drillers to push ahead with an oil well project along a holessional boundary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OW Co
A.M. McQueen
Imperial Oil Company
Coins Between Toes Removed by Dable Remedy
A local report notes a questionable remedy involving coins placed between toes. The advisory cautions against unsafe practice and urges consulting medical guidance. Authorities have not endorsed the method and warn of potential injury.
Settlers Continue Arriving in Lloydminster District
The flow of newcomers to the Lloydminster district remains strong with about seventy five families arriving and acquiring land. double or triple that number expected by season end. The district marketed five thousand cattle two thousand hogs and eight hundred sheep and shipped over two million bushels of grain last year. A fifty percent cut in wheat from the increased acreage is anticipated this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloydminster
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Widely Sold At Low Price
The copy promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as the cheapest preparation offered to the public. It is stated to be found in every drug store in Canada and all country merchandise outlets, conveniently proximate and extremely affordable for any buyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Thomas
Oast
Thomas Felcelse
Plan Your Vacation Trip Special Summer Tourist Fares
Pacific coast travel sale on daily by Canadian Pacific Railway to Victoria Seattle and other points. Final run limit October 31 with stopovers en route to scenic resorts in the Rockies Banff Lake Louise Glacier and resort hotels. Optional via mainline or Arrow Lakes route in both directions without extra side trips. Trans-Canada Limited sleeping car train plus two other daily trains with open-top observation cars for scenery. Agents can provide further particulars and arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Het
Victoria
Seattle
Cangglian Pacific Railway
Rockies
Banff
Lake Louise
Glacier
Arrow Lakes
Trans-Canada Limited
Canned Danger Report Spurs Botulism Warning
In February two Seattle women died after tasting spoiled canned beans. The U S Public Health Service warns against eating any canned food with foul odor bulging containers or signs of decomposition as it may contain botulism toxin.
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Seattle
United States Public Health Sec
Canadian Fisheries Value in 1920 Reported
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics notes Canada’s fisheries production in 1920 valued at 49 321 217 dollars. British Columbia contributed about 44 400 000 and Nova Scotia 12 700 000, with a call to support local merchants to strengthen homes and communities.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Dr Hamiltons Pil Clears Wastes and Restores Energy
A nutrition tone reads that women, weakened and listless, seek strength and a better home life. The ad touts Dr Hamiltons Pills as a cleansing blood remedy that purges wastes, regulates the system, and promises steadier energy and relief from lassitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Lasstade
Swede Prince Breaks Hunting Records
Prince William of Sweden is credited by press agents with smashing all hunting and trapping records by singlehandedly trapping 24 gorillas 14 tons and other animals. He reportedly brings these specimens from Africa to the Stockholm Museum for display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince William
Sweden
Africa
Stockholm Museum
Baby's Own Tablets featured as safe summer aid
Save the Children warns mothers that heat linked stomach troubles kill many infants. Baby's Own Tablets are touted to prevent diarrhoea and cholera infantum in summers. claimed harmless for newborns and helpful for regular digestion. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order from The Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont at 23 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams Medicine ‘Co
Brocklle
Radium Gift Boosts Toronto Cancer Treatment Plan
A Pittsburg based Radium Chemical Co supplies 30 milligrams of radium to a Toronto area hospital, marking the largest radium allocation held by any Canadian institution and aimed at cancer care. Joseph LeBlanc, secretary of the Yarmouth Athletic Association, touts MINARD'S liniment as top for sore muscles, praising its use by 1920 South Shore and Western Nova Scotia baseball champions.
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Faron Roe
Radium Chemical Co
Pitts
Anada
Yarmouth
N.S
Joseph LeBlanc
The
Athletic Association
Hhe
South Shore League
Western Nova Scotia
Minard's
Joseph Leblan
Ec’y. Yala
Unscrambled Remarks on Mary and a Panther Slogan
A fragmented column hints at a transition from a sweet girl to a panther identity and mentions a phrase Boy at Home. The text urges community money circulation and neighborly economic support as a civic note.
Do All My House Work Cobourg Woman Endorses Remedy
Mrs Ellen Flarres of Cobourg Ontario testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound improved her monthly sickness and general nerves allowing her to do all her house work. The testimonial promotes the remedy as safe for women and free of narcotics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Flarres
Cobourg
Ont
Lydia E Finkham
Coral Negligee Fashion Ornate Linen Slipover Gown
Marie Belmont describes a cool coral handkerchief linen negligee for summer wear. The one piece slipover design features coral embroidery along the embroided edges and waist, with satin or chiffon shade options and a chic satin sash to finish.
Vancouver to Japan Lumber Gigantic Cargo Sail from City Port
The Canadian Highlander carried the largest Vancouver port lumber cargo to Japan with 5,100,000 feet of ties and lumber for Kobs Taku Bar and Nuchwang. Past records included 4,800,000 feet by Coghlan steamers and 3,200,000 by Robert Dollar at Vancouver. The report notes rising shipments from Vancouver and mentions other ships and cargo benchmarks.
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Vancouver
Japan
Vancover
Highlander
Kobs
Taku Bar
Nuchwang
Robert Dollar Company
Robert Dollar
Puget Sound
Coghlan
Canadian Highlander
Northern Light Railway to Begin Construction at Swastika
The first sod on the Northern Light Railway will be turned soon at Swastika Ontario. Construction will start in both directions for a 103 mile line through Northern Ontario coal fields. The route will link with the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway at Elk Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Light Railway
Swastika
Ont
Northern
Ontario
Temiskaming and
Ni Ontario
Elk Lake
Hall's Catarrh Medicine and simple remedies
An OCR fragment mentions Hall's Catarrh Medicine and simple remedies such as Felicine Oil. It references circulars from Cheney & Co Toledo and a Palestine agricultural colony named after Rt Hon A J Balfour. The text also notes a children friendly application method. It ends with cotton prices in dollars and weights for Egyptian and West African cotton.
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Hall
Halls
Catarmi Medl
Cnet Orlace
Reddestine
Wee B's
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Odio
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St Lawrence River
Montreal
Lake Ontario
Amer
Ficard's Liniment
SAVE
Radium
Toronto
United States
Tis
Mary
Pitt Panther
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marie Belmont
Holloway
Clark
Saskatchewan
Compaison
Pispeaskeany Esseneic
J. D
Kellogg
Overland
Willys-Overland, Ltd
Winnipeg
Regina
Moon
Bayer
Druga Ivegee
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