World Happenings Briefly Told From Freeman Stocker and Neighbors
A collage of brief items notes Freeman Stocker among reputed top seven mathematicians in the world dying in a Baltimore hospital, a new Mexico long distance telephony project, early League of Nations talks tied to the Washington treaty, Dawson and High River radio links across 1400 miles, the opening of St John Drydock by the shipbuilding company, and a dramatic Roman catacomb discovery. Also mentions English war charity work, a family arrival to Rica Latvia, and a murder revelation on a train near Patent dappio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Washington
Dawson
High River
Alberta
Mayohol
AU St Joh
St John
wernor-General Flying
Hur
Rica
Latvia
Church For England
London
Mior Myealint
Ito Dim
White
Cookstown
Tyrone
Catone
William Magill Kennedy
Indisa
Dappio
Pay As You Go A Negeo Minister Aids Parishioners Card Play
A partially readable report quotes a minister criticizing parishioners for playing cards on the Sabbath and mentions a counter reply from Ras ruetulls in Savanpal. The fragmentary dialogue centers on morality and religious observance amid a rough local exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aia
Raaive
Qaston
Ras Ruetulls
Savanpal
Who Are the Inventors? A Portrait of Pioneering Minds
The text surveys inventors across fields, naming Howe, Singer, Fulton, Morse, Westinghouse, Goodyear, the Wright brothers, Maxim, Gatling, Churchill, Wells, and Bushnell among others. It highlights varied paths to invention from teachers to clerks and farmers, noting practical skill over formal engineering training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miesecike
Tara
Remeit
Laaker
Glasgow College
el Whitey
Ieeger
Howe
Singer
Fulton
Morse
Westinghouse
Goodyear
Wright Brothers
Vieyele
Maxim
Winston Churchill
HG. Wells
Bushnell
California Fig Syrup Controversy Prompts Public Warning
A distressed ad fragment warns against using California Fig Syrup for infants claiming it purges liver and bowels. It denounces narcotic or soothing drugs and notes counterfeit versions with varying prices. Mentions illegitimate remedies and circulating false claims about Chinese origin and evolving values.
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California
Guard the Baby Against Colds and Other Remedies
Fragmented OCR style entry mentions Baby's Own Tablets as a laxative aid for stomach and bowels, Holloway's Corn Remedy for foot corns, and references to musical study and a speech by Mr Justice Riddell at Boston University anniversary events.
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Williams’ Mediccine Co
Brockville
Justice Riddell
Supreme Court of Ontario
Boston
Boston University
Diversified farming urged for Western Canada crops
The article discusses diversification as a solution to risks in wheat farming, noting North Dakota and Western provinces can adopt mixed farming to improve farm prosperity. It cites wheat crop values, weather hazards, and the need to change methods to avoid hail, drought, and pests.
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Arcos Te
Stamey
Kota
Canada
North Dakota
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Radioactive light promised to replace fuels and lamps
An inventor named Guido Blenso claims a radioactive light in liquid form can be poured into Dulb and used for years without renewal. Me Benge asserts the invention could end oils and power as a lasting, more efficient lighting source for bikes and vehicles, with a 1908 introduction anticipated.
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Freex Aon Omnes
Guido Blenso
Benge
Putnam's Offer for Corn Relief Cited
A fragmented notice references Putnam's remedy for corns with vague phrasing. No clear author, date, or location is readable, but the ad hints at a traditional remedy and a trade name. Readers are advised to seek full details in the complete page text.
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Holloway
Noxious Weed Eradication Campaign Moves Through Alberta
George Hoadley speaks to Alberta municipal association about a renewed effort to curb noxious weeds. The plan targets municipalities and individuals with seed inspections and policy backed by the government, awaiting legislative endorsement. Provincial inspection efforts were to discontinue and be renewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Alberton
George Hoadley
Ax Healthrs
Alberta Association For Musieipal
No Risk Rastus and Mose in a Uted Argument
The fragment shows Rastus and Mose in a heated exchange with jumbled dialogue. Mose says a sharp remark and Haste replies with a provocative insult about brains being dynamite, suggesting a tense confrontation in drifted slang.
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Rastus
Mose
Birth rates and infant mortality in prairie provinces report
The Bureau of Statistics 21 provides birth and mortality figures for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Total births tally Manitoba 1878 Saskatchewan 22499 Alberta 16561 with male excesses in three provinces. Infant mortality declines noted compared with 1920 levels in all three provinces.
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Vetus
Wits
Manitoba
Saskat
Alberta
Lame Backs Mended In One
A fragment notes a kidney medicine De Hamilton's Pills claimed to soothe back pain and regulate the system, advertised at 25 cents. It mentions remedy use and promises effect after the first dose, plus unrelated chatter about a football game and an electric wagon anecdote.
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Fr Hamilton
de Hamilton
Apple Exhibition Highlights From Manchester Show
The Manchester exhibition showcased apple varieties with prizes for top entries. Canadian and British cultivars like Red and Cox Orange were judged, with awards announced by Daily Mail coverage. Exhibits drew attention to taste and appearance, noting ties and overall quality across 16 entries.
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Manchester
Columbia
Ilereion
Daily Mail
Saeulnoas
Hair Grows Thick and Beautiful With Danderine Scam
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a miracle for lifeless neglected hair promising thick growth and regrowth. It claims scalp stimulation, quick invigoration, improved texture and color with bold marketing claims.
Excellent Christmas Steamship Sails To The Old Country
The Canadian Pactic offers many sailings to the Old Country this December with tourist sleepers from Edmonton Saskatoon Calgary Moose Jaw Regina and Winnipeg. Through service from West St John with one train transfer. Sailings include Montclaire December 7 to Liverpool Mellia December 13 to Southampton Montcalm December 11 to Liverpool and Marloch December 15 to Glasgow. A special Montcalm sailing train departs Winnipes December 9 with western cars added for through booking. The notice urges early arrangements and notes a code of honor among workers amid other pasted notices and asthma remedy advertisement.
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Pactic
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Calgary
Moose Jaw
Regina
Winnipeg
West St. John
Witchhoese
Montclaire
Liverpool
Mellia
Outhampton
Montcalm
Marloch
Glas
Winnipes
Dartmoor Prisoner Seeks Holiday Before Release
A long term Dartmoor inmate in London asks for a one week holiday to visit his sister before returning to farm work in the prison. He expresses deep affection for the horses he tends and refuses to accept freedom, quoting grim metaphors about mountains and seas. The chaplain had offered help, but the plan was deemed impossible as release requires completion of sentence.
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Dartmoor
London
Visi
Why Earthquakes Ofcar racture of Crust of Earth
The article explains earthquake causes as dislocations of the crust along fractures. It notes coastlines of Japan and California as faults, and that the crust is always moving in various directions. It cites small slips of a fraction of an inch to large moves like Yakut a's forty feet, with quakes felt globally.
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Japan
Californi
Yakut A
Siberia
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ROYAL
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Crommiitian House
Epping Foland
Dodd
China
Shee
Jer
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Wid Johany
Piazza Persifiage Resort
T “Auppone
Minard
Vor
Cea Gi Tours
Inard
Linimen
Natural Resources Bulletin
de Thomas
Sears Agi
Mers
Kbowa
B.C
Psychological Department
Aly
Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada Limited
Old Country
J. D. Kelloge
Dandru
Dr. Chase
Monty
RTL
Rconmell
Santa Fe
Aurona
Aino
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