World Happenings Briefly Told From Global Edges
A jumble of 1940s era notes mentions shipments from New York to Washington via Roosevelt Field, Canadian church unions, and incursions into Canada by officials. Details touch on education budget cuts in Ontario and Toronto meetings, a Melbourne Sydney schedule, and a West Indies trade conference planned for June.
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New York
Auihiors’ Association
Winnipeg
de Wate
Pew
National Council
Canada
Toronto
Congo
Council of the United Charch of Canada
Board of Education
Ralates
West Indies
Gnana
Wade
Se Trough Te Sei Around World Weather Beates Liteooat
The voyage plans a two and a half year circumnavigation starting from New York by a 29 foot open craft fitted with an auxiliary engine. Captain George Everett Hitchens, a coastguard veteran, will skipper the vessel assisted by a five man crew. The trip travels from New York as first port, then proceeds across the Atlantic likely with staged stops, as authorities review the data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Uneil
Great Briain
Capain
George Everett Hitchens
Ben
Coastguard
Pordoon
Penzance
Colag
Diamond Dye Color Tinting for Home Use
Promises a beautiful color with Plamond Dyes and simple steps for tinting fabrics at home. Claims easy dipping in coat water to dye wool, silk, linen, cotton, or mixed goods. Recommends consulting a druggist for fabric type before dyeing and lists suitable items like ribbons, dresses, coats, and hangings.
Innocent Pay For Guilty Nations Staggering Under Taxation
The report discusses taxation disparities after a peace conference with Germany prospering while others suffer. It cites official returns showing per head charges and claims that innocent nations bear the burden to stabilize the situation. The piece notes currency strain and references Holloway's Corn as a remedy, reflecting the era's rhetoric.
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Germany
France
London
Mail
Holloway
Imperial Cruisers Visit Eastern Pointe And Pacific Coast
Canada to host a summer fleet of imperial cruisers including HMS Calcutta Curlew Const ance and Capetown. First ships reach Washington June 9 then Halifax June 16 Quebec August 2 and Montreal mid August Capetown sails the Pacific coast. Admiral expected to visit Ottawa to meet the governor general.
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Imperial
Eastern Pointe
Pacific Coast
Canada
HMS
Calcutta
Curlew
Constance
Capetown
Washington
Halifax
Quebec
Montreal
Ottawa
Mrs Margaret Phipps Seeks Health Through Dr Pierce
A reader testimonial from Mrs Margaret Phipps of Chatham Ontario praises Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for relieving illness during pregnancy. She details stomach distress, weakness, and backache before noting recovery after using the medicine and regained health. The advertisement urges invalids to write for a free sample.
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Chatham
Jst
Mme
Margaret Phipps
Ibs
Weite
Invisible Light Opens New Field for Research and Signals
Professor Robert W. Wool of Johns Hopkins told a Baltimore audience that invisible light and long wave rays can aid medical research and hide secret signals in warfare. He described using violet and infrared illumination to detect forgeries and uncover concealed injuries, noting the potential for medical diagnostics and anti-fraud applications.
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Robert W. Wool
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
American Chemists Society
Wood
Important Discovery Its Show That New Silver Alloy Will Not Tarn
A new silver alloy discovered in Sheffield is touted as tarnish resistant. Tests show the 924 per cent alloy keeps shine in conditions where standard silver tarnishes quickly, with only faint discoloration after fifteen minutes. The article mentions this alloy can bear the hallmark like ordinary silver and notes a vermifuge product as a separate, unrelated claim.
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Sheffield
Sher
Alberta Coal For Ontario under Greenfield plan
Premier Greenfield declares 25 000 tons of Alberta coal will ship east as an experimental freight rate test, with 100 000 tons to follow this spring and summer. The arrangement with the Dominion Government aims to move coal to Ontario and set rates for further shipments. Also noted is the formation of the Southern Alberta Beet Growers Association to support a sugar factory planned at Raymond by the UtahIdaho Sugar Company. For sore thrust use Minard's Liniment.
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Unier Greenfield
Alberta
Ontario
Montreal
Dominion
Greenfield
Alberta Best Growers
Southern Alberta Beet Growers’ Association
Raymond
Utahidaho Sugar Company
Canada Records Wider Fiscal Improvements in March
Canada shows a debt reduction in March of 1.8 million compared to March 1924 and an ordinary expenditure drop of 2.995 million. For the full fiscal year revenue declined 33 million and ordinary expenditure fell 7.033 million, leaving net debt at 2,403,005,035 on year end.
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France Department
Canada
Synthetic wood alcohol fears spark in Baltimore meeting
In Baltimore a discussion outlined threats to the distillation industry from synthetic wood alcohol or methanol produced from water gas. Observers warned a flood of synthetic ethanol could wipe out wood-based production as German chemists described related processes for methanol fuel use.
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America
Ameri
Clory
Baltimore
Franz 1
Fischer
Kaiser Wil Mulleim
Nerviline claims relieve stomach cramps swiftly
An advertisement touts Nerviline as a powerful remedy for stomach cramps, gas, and fermentation. It recommends twenty drops in sweetened water for instant effect and notes Net Ville’s strong formula requires only a small dose, urging regular use for protection.
Ireland Seeks Chinese Trade Expansion Adds Commissioner
Ireland seeks broader trade with China and lists another government commercial representative based in Shanghai. The new trade commissioner said Ireland plans to expand foreign trade on a large scale in the near future. Tourists In Alberta Calgary Automobile Club says travelers from Eastern Canada and the United States spent over 400000 dollars on necessities in Alberta in 1921, not counting Alberta liquor purchases.
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Ireland
China
Irish Free State
Shanghai
Alberta
Calgary Automobile Club
Canada
United States
Pilgrim Jews and Stephen’s bold witness in Acts
The passage describes Jewish groups in Rome and the Levant, Greek speaking Jews from Cyrene and Alexandria, and Jews of Cilicia and Asia Minor. Stephen, full of faith and the Holy Spirit, performs wonders but faces calumny and a mob that accuses him of blasphemy, provoking a deadly confrontation under Mosaic law.
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Anon
Tals
Pompey
Rome
Cyreniams
Rom
Cyrene
Alexandria
Africa
Cibeia
Acia
Asia Minor
Stephen
Moses
Otto
Iehabie
League of Nations lists best books of year worldwide
The League of Nations plans a yearly list of 600 top books from the past year across many counties. The project aims to cover subjects from art and law to philosophy and geography, compiling literary history and cultural works for broad study.
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League of Nations
Tailored Charmeen or Kool Kasha Suit Pattern
A sewing pattern set for a smart tailored suit comprising a short tent and two-piece skirt. Coat No 1057 offers two fronts double and single breasted with cutaway corners, sizes 34 to 42. Skirt No 1027 is two-piece, waist gathered, with optional lap pockets and side belt, sizes 26 to 28 with material yardages specified.
Beer consumption rises in Canada despite fewer breweries in 1924
Canada’s 1924 report shows licensed breweries fell from 84 to 66 while total beer output reached 14,080,490 gallons. Exports stood at 19,982 gallons and per capita home consumption neared five gallons. Canadians also drank about one pint of hard liquor per person taxed and recorded by government tax data.
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Canada
Department of Custo Aceal
Old Folks Urged to Use Heart and Nerve Tonic
A vintage advice piece urges seniors to take a heart and nerve tonic to combat lingering illnesses. It notes aging weakens the heart and nerves, urging older people to maintain health and vigor by proper tonics and care.
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Endorsement
A reader from Avonmore Wauwatose reports relief from heart troubles and fainting spells after using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. The testimonial notes long experience and continued use, claiming fewer bad spells since starting the remedy.
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Milburn
Fragmented inquiry on a student's artistic impression
A reader questions how to say the most to a visitor and comments on an artist. The message notes a student’s aptness and mentions a wife, asking how to impress. The text is fragmented and unclear in intent.
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