World Happenings Briefly Told
The London Daily Mirror notes John L. Baird plans to test television by transmitting to an aircraft. Turkey accepts League invitation to prep for armament talks. Japan reportedly negotiates with the Soviet for Siberia concessions and Manchurian resources. Twelve Bristol planes bought for Mexico’s air force arrive at Vera Cruz. more may follow. Saskatchewan Pool boards elevators at 89 points. tenders for 47 elevators approved. London abandons Straits of Gibraltar attempt due to rough seas. Russian grain procurement gains. 4,000,000 tons expected to be bought by quarter end. Toronto inaugurates Canada’s first aero nautical engineering course. Quebec court rules federal government acts are non. Ernest Ruel sues deputy marine minister for on‑board injuries aboard Montcalm.
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League of Nations
Japan
Siberia
Manchuria
Great Britain
Vera Cruz
Saskatchewan Pool
Mercedes Gleitz
London Typ
Straits of Gibraltar
Canada
University of Toronto
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Board of Governors
Senate
University
Non Act
Quebec
Ernest Ruel
It Will Prevent Ulcerated Throat Remedy Claim
The ad cites Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil to ease sore throat symptoms and prevent ulceration, recommending a little alcohol to improve palatability. It claims people once prone to quinsy became immune after using the remedy. Also notes irrigation district wheat yields and an exchange about a son studying journalism for money.
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Thomas
Thomas Eclectric
Favorite Prescription trial package advertisement
A dated testimonial claims relief from nervousness and sleeplessness through Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription tablets and Pleasant Pellets. It mentions sending a trial package from Dr. Pierce's Laboratory in Ontario and a long history of health improvement.
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Dr ‘S
Ont
Airplane Transport Plan for Calgary Edmonton Route
Alberta project outlines two aircraft schemes for Calgary Edmonton service. One uses seaplanes carrying 12 passengers for passenger freight and mail traffic between Calgary and Edmonton. The other recommends lighter two or three person planes for Calgary Famaton mountain flight operations.
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Calgary
Edmonton
Calary
Stylish Blouse Dyeing Promises Easy Color Refresh
A vintage ad promotes home dyeing with Diamond Dyes to brighten wardrobe pieces and home decor. It claims quick results in an hour or less, offering a Dial sample kit, color cyclopedia, and illustrated Color Craft book from Diamond Dyes, Windsor Ontario.
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Windsor
Ontario
Diamond Dyes Dip to Tint for Junior Miss Frock
The featured two piece dress for the junior miss shows a shirted bodice with gathered long sleeves, square neck trimmed with contrasting material, and ribbon bows at shoulder and hip. No. 3 offers sizes 5 to 14 years with material and ribbon requirements listed and total price of 25 cents for the pattern. The Fashion Book available for 10 cents the copy.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Fragmentary OCR text presents a Winnipeg Union address pattern order item at 175 McDermot Ave with a quoted line from Charles about thinking alike and a fiancée’s remark on wedding presents and Linoleum bills, indicating a damaged historical advertisement or notice with unclear context.
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Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Ave
Aluminum packaging guards Red Rose Tea freshness
The text highlights aluminum as a light, rust resistant container for tea, claiming Red Rose Tea avoids flat stale flavors by being packed in dampproof aluminum packaging.
Germany aims for neutrality says biographer at New York hall
Emil Ludwig declares Germany will seek peace in any future conflict for three reasons. He cites lack of royal war prerogative, a strong pacifist working class, and benefits of neutrality. Ludwig notes Hindenburg’s likely reelection and the republic’s stability under conservative leadership.
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Germany
Emil Ludwig
Orchestral Hall
New York
von Hindenburg
Ludwig
Feeding Babies with Eagle Brand Condensed Milk
From ancient times mothers have sought suitable substitutes when breastfeeding is impossible. The ad extols Borden's Eagle Brand Condensed Milk as pure, nourishing, and easily digestible, praised as a leading infant food used by many generations, with a cautionary note about worms and a product called Mother Graves Worm Exterminator mentioned as a remedy.
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Borden
Postcard series to popularize history from state papers
Public Record Office in London plans a postcard set drawn from government archives to showcase historic items. Subjects include Nelson logs, Shakespeare signature, Sidney letter, Magna Charta indenture, a treaty page, and Doomsday Book volumes. A Ferrara ruin dating centuries older than Rome is noted.
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Public Record Office
London
Nelson
Trafalgar
Shakespeare
Philip Sidney
Germany
Belgium
Short of Breath Dizzy Sinking Spells Help from Bee
The letter describes severe shortness of breath and dizziness that limited walking. The writer credits Bee products bought in a box from druggists or by mail for relief, claiming they saved their life after other doctors’ meds failed.
Aviator Kinkead Dies In Sea Speed Attempt
Flight Lieutenant SM Kinkead, British speed pilot and Schneiders Cup team member, crashed into the Sea at Southampton while attempting a world speed record in a Supermarine Napier 85. He had hoped to exceed 300 miles per hour, aiming to surpass Major Mario de Bernardi’s 296.94 mph record.
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Lieut. Kinkead
Mario de Barnardi
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promote Blood Building Aid
Pale people may be anaemic and short of breath after light exertion. The ad claims the pills strengthen nerves and appetite, improve digestion, and build up thin blood. It offers free booklets by sending name and address to The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
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Williams
Sunlit fire damages Sydney jewellery shop window
A sun heated the window of a Sydney jewellery shop causing a blaze in highly flammable stock. The plate glass shatters as brushes and other articles ignite, destroying the window and contents. Nearby, a small island off Ireland houses fourteen families, while a proverb notes the rapid damage a fool can cause.
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Sydney
Australia
Ireland
Sunday School Lesson March 25 Reflections
The notice presents a Sunday school lesson dated March 25 with a Golden Text from Matthew 9 35 describing Jesus teaching in synagogues preaching the gospel and healing all kinds of disease and sickness. It also cites a devotional reading from Malachi 3 16 and repeats the date.
Fragmented civic musings and ads drift through public discourse
A scattered page blends political exhortations about foreigners and liberty with quotations from figures such as Margaret Sangster and Pearl Holloway, mixed with religious healing imagery, a remedy advertisement for Thomas Electric Oil, and brief remarks on farming experiments and prairie life, all in a dated, fragmentary tone.
New Weather Bureau Station Opens at St Hubert Aerodrome
The Meteorological Service of Canada has established a weather bureau at St Hubert Aerodrome near Montreal under the Naval Service for the trans Atlantic air service due this summer. It is fully equipped with modern meteorological apparatus and directed by Leo I. Charron of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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St Hubert
Meteorological Service of Canada
St. Hubert
Montreal
Naval Service
trans-Atlantic Air Service
Leo I. Charron
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada to receive about five million from Dawes reparations
Germany will pay around 600 million this year under the Dawes plan with Canada getting roughly five million, about one per cent of the total. Reductions in the distribution reduce the available pool. The volt unit derives its name from Alexander Volta, inventor of the first voltaic battery.
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Canada
Germany
Alexander Volta
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Council of Commissars
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Alberta
Jones
W. ON
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Charles
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Ferrara
Keay
L.A. Oliver
Granville Ferry
Betty Barclay
Jesus
Kingdom OF
Gop
Lincoln
Margaret Sangster
Charles Reynolds Brown
Samuel Thadwick
Pearl Holloway
Satan
John A. Hatton
Britain
New Weather Bureau
Hercules Permanent Building
Hercules
Appleford Paper
Hamilton
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