World Happenings Briefly Told
A scrambled world news roundup reports various items from science, art, and exploration. Highlights mention New York University inaugurations, a 25 000 year old fossil find in France, Norwegian painter Chetelian Krogh's death, a 18 watt Sweden radio record claim, and early aviation and polar expedition notes.
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Cochette Hiquors
New York University
St. Collees
Lew Eyres
France
Museum of Retol College
Chicago
Chetelian Krogh
Perth
West
Aasia
Sweden
Women Can Retain Their Good Looks Pe Ma Mes
An advertising claim promotes a patent remedy by Fletcher of 28 Cherry Stratford claiming it preserves beauty and relieves dizziness backaches and pains. The ad urges buying the prescription in tablets or liquid or mailing coins for a trial package, presenting testimonials of pain relief.
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Fletcher
Cherry Stratford
Oallas
Betas
Youreighborhood Drug Store
Bridgeburg
Fragmented Voice Critiques Western Civilization’s Spirit
A quoted critic argues that Western societies have lost spirituality, preferring mechanization and material progress over cultural and moral values. He claims Eastern paths offer restoration and laments the erosion of family reverence and communal roots in America.
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Nealthy
Banat
Iria
Earache and Toothache Relief with Neriline Remedy
A vintage advertisement touts Neriline as quick relief for earache and toothache. It claims unfailing protection against cramps and stomach pains, urging families to keep a bottle on hand for speedy comfort and general wellness.
Canadian Delegates Represent Nation at International Union Meeting
Astronomical Unions Canada sent delegates to the second triennial meeting in England held July 14 1925. Formed in 1919 the union comprises twenty two member states with Canada contributing nine of twenty eight standing committees and organizing a Canadian national committee of fifteen to maintain cooperation among astronomers.
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Canada
England
Astroneal Union Belt Land
Consultat Tor
Iy Rae
Minlion
Wnion
Gover
Malta Premier Hints Rent Free Hotel Site Plan
In a London visit Maltan Prime Minister Ugo Musud announced government plans to offer a hotel site rent free in Malta. He said a casino near the hotel plus boathouses a polo club and race course would be built, expanding Valetta and modernizing the area around the military corridor to attract migrants and boost development. A Rome building boom faces street naming delays as winter preparations strain authorities.
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Gosrom
Valetta
Alts
Gay Enuaeh
Pete
Monte Carlo
Misleading Health Claims Promoted by Carter’s Remedies
A fragmented notice describes a questionable remedy claiming to treat poisons, stomach upset, and headaches. The text touts skin healing and oil extraction as cures, urging readers to trust Carter’s products as a universal solution, with little verifiable evidence.
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Carter
Mile A Minute England Boat Built For Guinness
England builds the Oma IL, a 3145 ton cruiser with a 450 horsepower Napier aero engine claimed to reach a mile a minute. Tested on water it achieved high speeds, promised to outpace U S built boats and may spark races with Mountbatten and Grahame Waite. Automatic phones for Russia, Ericsson link, and Moscow-Kostov plans also noted. Health claims about worms and a worm exterminator ad follow.
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Great Britain
Arthur E. Guinness
Leiden
Mr Guinness
United States
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Claude Grahame Waite
The Flaring Silhouette Frock Design Demonstrated
An artful pattern description presents a crepe satin frock with convertible collar and long tabs. It notes a two section circular mount waist, back variation, and sizes 24 to 42 bust with fabric requirements and a fashion book for home dressmakers.
Crossword Puzzle Clue List Fragment Horizontal and Vertical
A damaged crossword listing reads scattered clues across horizontal and vertical entries. It includes definitions for body parts animals countries musical terms and language notes with partial fragmentary phrases and mismatched wordplay.
How To Order Patterns Pattern Tow Send 200 Coin or Stamps
Instructions explain sending 200 coins or stamps to obtain patterns. Coin wrap tips emphasize careful handling and correct postage. Readers are guided to organize payments and return materials via a straightforward mail request.
Corn Culture In the West Aided Diversified Farming Trend
A fragment discusses corn culture in the west as an aid to diversified farming with historic notes for 1924. It mentions a large hatch count, price rates, and an estimated publication total of 9,010 new books in 1924.
No Piloting Skill Needed Type Helicopter Demonstrated
Don Juan de la Cierva unveils a new autogyro design claimed to require no piloting skill. The aircraft reportedly reaches 70 miles per hour with 4 speeds and can hover, making takeoff space as little as 20 feet. It is touted to land on ship decks or platforms above city buildings, signaling aviation leaps toward safer ship landings and urban deployments.
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Don Juan la Cierva
de la Cierva
Dr Kelloge's Asthma Remedy Claim Inexpensive
Reader letters discuss asthma relief methods and criticize broad claims of national remedies. A Dr J D Kelloge is mentioned with promises of near relief, but the author notes extensive spending without steady results and questions effectiveness.
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J.D. Kelloge
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Tractor progress in Russia fuels farm imports
A fragment notes American tractors gradually spreading in Russia under government schemes. It mentions initial imports of about 50, and purchases rising to 4925, with plans for further imports during 1925 under a government programme aiding peasant communities with farming equipment.
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Russia
Swamp to Garden Transformation Near Bobcaygeon Ont
A nine acre plot on Lake Four miles north of Bobcaygeon Ontario is converted from a swamp to a thriving garden. The project promises a lush landscape and new local green space for residents.
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Bobeaygeon
Rats Cause Enormous Loss From Rodent Invasion
London dispatch reports Britain faces immense annual damage from rats with estimates near 70 million pounds. The Anti Rodent Society launches a fall campaign urging households and shopkeepers to intensify rat control nationwide amid the Buckingham Palace invasion news.
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Britain
Buckingham Palace
London
England
Burned Money Redeemed and Charred Bills Recovered
A widow retrieved $1,100 Insurance money from sale of her husband after a tin box with charred paper was found beneath a cook stove. The U S Treasury issued a cheque for $1.08 with a note reading novation short of count $20. An unrelated item notes a man’s death and a Cornwall church estate dispute of $125,000.
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States Treasury
Hanford
United States Treasury
Mender
Cornwall
Fay
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Wiltam Dineen
Toronto
Dineen
Ede
Wir
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Wil
Anthony HG. Fokker
United Kingdom
Grow
Hritary
Otts
Exthi Out Prohibition
Paris
Ie Amundsen Pleworth
North Pole
Spitbergen
Kings Tas
Drumsetier
Lennaffaio
Midland
Deutbetier
Oriest
Astronomical Unions
Rome
Aesop
Ater
Minard
Raker
Racy Prat
Soent
Ericsson Telephone Company
Moscow
Kosov-on-Don
Telnet
Stockholm
Honbling
Kraft MacLaren Cheese Con Ltd
Mont
Mineraspas
Pereves
Polat
Compass Exveontage
Yoscot
AST
Scott
Dees
ILVER
Sehure Fur Farm
Summersia
Rae
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