World Happenings Briefly Told
War era topics include energy saving tests in Calgary and a motor boat trial on the Detroit River. London grants to Prince Rupert 26 settlers from England for land on Queen Charlotte Islands. A Vancouver telescope project, a large ten ton instrument, is announced. Britain’s import policy shift and global political notes appear from various agencies and meetings.
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Detroit River
Haynes
London
England
Prince Rupert
Queen Charlotte Islands
Senate
Canada
Cateary West
I Commons
Vancouver
TS. Shearman
Frye
Great Britain
Creat
Wrmanien
Do You Keep a Diary My Canada diary note opens a new seriss
The heroine Miss Eliot records her first impressions of Western Canada after leaving England in a diary. The piece promises reader interest in the diary format and teases more in a separate column. Also mentions Miller's Worm Powders as effective and palatable for worm issues and digestion.
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Western Canada
Enlarging Grain Capacity Extension Nears Completion
Report notes work on extending Navils prevator capacity on Katninichiquin River beaches near completion. The project aims to add storage for about 2,000,000 bushels with total capacity reaching roughly half of its target in 1922.
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Navils Prevator
Katninichiquin
Tme
Unclear family dispute referenced in local chatter
A fragmentary dialogue shows a man dismissed by others yet described as decent, while a wife comments on infatuation with his character. The text hints at social tension and personal judgments without full context.
Neuralgia Effects and Williams Pink Pills Claim Relief
A discussion on neuralgia and sciatica as nerve starvation symptoms with Dr Williams Pink Pills claimed to restore blood to nerves. The testimonial from Miss M Fairweather describes severe neuralgia, weakness, and rapid improvement after Pink Pills, claiming they rebuilt blood and alleviated pain.
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Williams
Tew
M. Fairweather
Camberland Bay
Increase of personal crisis reports cited by modern life
The piece links rising personal crisis reports to social ills and notes 1921 showing more than 1920. It lists casualties among editors writers students teachers clergy judges and bankers as signs of strain. It also mentions a diver Walter McCray defeating a giant devil fish. It notes Peace River Alberta grain growth and March rail transport to Edmonton.
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League
Bankers
Oeaston
Devi Fish
Walter McCray
Alaska
Cait Bia
McCray
Peace River
Alberta
Ise Pamoniog
Dugueran and Bliss | Columbia Railway
Etmonton
Handling Deadly Serpents The Strange Power of Snake Charmers
A Masarine contributor asks about the rumored power claimed by snake charmers in India. The piece recalls Nawab Sahib's shows handling cobras without instruments, drawing venom, and projecting a hypnotic gaze that astounded officials and spectators.
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India
Masarine
Eiei
Imperial Service
Nawab Sauib
Nawab Sahib
Insect Pest War and Health Claims Highlight Rural Canada
The report describes government efforts against the oiling moth and funding measures, alongside discussions of a herbal healing preparation claimed to aid the human body. It notes Alberta fisheries development and rural health optimism tied to traditional remedies and local industry.
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British Columbia
Wa Fuck
Lydia E. Pinkham Remedy Testimonial From St Paul Woman
A St Paul resident reports relief from worn-out feelings and back pain after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The letter states previous pain and inability to work improved, and the writer endorses the medicine for others with similar symptoms.
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St. Paul
Minn
Lydia
Mrw
Masen
Winslow St
St. Paul, In
Statisticians Question Money Lost to Destructive Pests
The Edmonton Bulletin notes a critic view that statisticians overstate losses from pests and decay in the United States, suggesting people ignore how rapidly funds vanish to unseen damage. It mentions Moorish family keys in old Spain and remarks on matrimony bonds paying dividends.
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United States
Republic
Edmonton Bulletin
Heavy Seedling Shipments Expected From Dominion Nursery
Indian Head nursery will ship heavy seedlings this spring with Russian poplar willow and caragana for shelter belts on farms. Since establishment, about sixty million cuttings and seedlings have been distributed to farmers through Minard’s Lime?ment Co. and allied distributors.
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Dominion Forest Nursery
Yadian Mead
German Doctor’s Remarkable Man Fasts Eleven Hours Daily
A German physician notes a man who shaves himself for twelve hours before a mirror each day, claiming this ritual consumes 250 das. The report describes the unusual regimen and its claimed effects on the subject.
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Daslight
Calgary
Lee de Forre
Germany
New
Zealan
Eley
Fort Witham
Thomas
Kellogg
Mabel Howe
Boston Transcript
Eaten Postum Cereal Co. Ind
Sor
Ontario
Tim
Deirol
Pree
Minard
Wonuass
Hein
Gathee
Eatatel Mette
Suede
Gin
Pr Cheney & Co
Talede
Ohi
Eater Winator
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sting
Ted
Tai
Spain
Indian Head Nursery
KY Pn
Murly
Pege
Pratts Buttermilk
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