World Happenings Briefly Told From A Dated Ledger Style Dispatch
World happenings briefly told include Mennonites heading to Western Canada and Mexico, Naokien Matsunaga becoming Japanese Consul General to Canada, Charles Henry Patten accompanying Lord Robert Cecil to a League of Nations congress, and a surge of relic discoveries. An urgent Japanese ordinance allocates 109 million yen for quake victims, while calls for overthrow of a Sunni government in Syria surface in Arab Palestine congress discussions. Auckland Geddes may not return to Washington, and Gulf-area events see Giardino expel 40 unemployed from Fiume. Ontario barns fill and crops show promise. Canada shows railway hopes and grain plenty amid wartime legacy and agricultural praise.
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Canada
Mexico
Naokien Matsunaga
T. Oto
Charles Henry Patten
Lord Rober Cecil
Genoa
League of Nations Congress
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Landon
Bierce
Aloe
Harvey
Wes
Simple Incident Reveals Self Righting Boat Design
A man walking by or near a water source observed a broken bowl and, while discussing the incident, realized a self righting concept. He discovered that any object of floating material shaped as one half of a basin with a convex underside will flip upright when overturned by heavy seas.
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Ol Wossam
Hanes
Women’s Ailments Caused by Neglect
A short notice extols Dr Hamilton’s Pills for women’s ailments claiming mild action, quick eye response, and reversal of back and side pain. notes relief from tone congestion and pain, with health returning. Advertises Dr Hamilton’s Pills at 25¢ from all dealers.
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Becaus
Indian School contract at Kamboys awarded
The Department of Indian Affairs awarded a contract to build a large Indian school at Kamboys near the neighbortoot district for about $90,000. The award signals ongoing expansion of educational facilities for indigenous communities.
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Department of Indian Affairs
Kamboys
Dr Williams Pink Pills Tonic Claims Flavored Appeal
An old advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a universal tonic to enrich blood and soothe nerves. It cites a testimonial from Horace Caphill detailing breath, appetite, numbness, and renewed strength after using the pills, urging purchase from dealers or by mail.
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de Williams
Dr. Williams
Man’s Food Habits Show Pigs Choose Right Diets
A writer on agricultural topics argues experiments show pigs select foods best for them and eat appropriate amounts when offered choices. He laments inherited bad habits and warns of long term effects, noting human appetite and self control mirror animal behavior. A restless note on contentment and a joke about new gunpowder and London sunshine ends with a peculiar line about Minard’s Liniment for Headache.
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Howe
Women Dye Garments and Drapery for 15 Cents
A vintage newspaper item promotes dyeing and tinting of garments and drapery by women, offering a service priced at 15 cents. The brief reads like an ad or notice highlighting dyeing options and affordability for household fabrics.
Dis Mond Dyes and Dineres Coloring Directions
A short ad promises dyeing guidance from Dis mond Dyes with easy directions for home coloring. It claims druggists carry all colors and suggests anyone can dye, even beginners, using simple packaged directions.
Two Valuable Recipes for Borden's Milk Cake and Split Cake
The article provides two recipe extracts using Borden's St Charles Milk and general ingredients. First recipe mixes milk with water and oil, adds sugar, eggs, flavoring, then folds in dry ingredients with milk, bakes in a lined pan topped with nuts or raisins, in a moderate oven for about forty minutes. Then a second recipe combines dry ingredients with butter, adds milk, and bakes twenty minutes in an oblong pan, then fills a split cake with strawberries prepared to be placed between layers.
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Borden
St Charles
Bottle Makes Round Trip Across Atlantic
A remarkable article notes a bottle voyage across the Atlantic and back, dropped from a ship near Bermuda on April 9, 1921, later found on Barbuda in the British West Indies. The report discusses currents and guesses where the bottle traveled, with comments on drift toward Africa before moving westward.
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Atlantic
Dante Alighers
Tve Miles
Bermuda
Bibude
British West Indies Barbuda
Mike
Ute Cities of Holland Eye Complete Automatic Telephone Systems
Historic note hints at Dutch towns in Holland moving toward fully automatic telephone systems. Fragmentary text mentions a proverb like Daddy Foungst and a call for sleep, with unclear context or dates. Further details are unreadable in the surviving OCR portion.
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Holland
Ghaims Scheme Claims Mixed Results From Trade Partners
The piece reports on partnership schemes once praised by promoters and unions but now seen as harming solidarity. It notes Lever Brothers Port Sunlight employees holding 2.5 million pounds in preferential certificates, with dividends over thirty shillings weekly and free life policies totaling one million pounds. It also mentions Brazil venomous bites with 18,000 yearly cases and 4,000 deaths.
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Trhuime
Londo
Babies Cry For Castoria and Wireless Plans Mentioned
An ad touts Motuericher's Castoria as a safe 30 year substitute for remedies without narcotics and with proven directions on each package. A separately dated notice promises wireless radio links between Dawson City Mayo and a planned chain of stations to connect Yukon to Alberta via Mackenzie Valley and McMurray.
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Dawson City
Mayo
Department of Defence
Mackenzie Valley
Dawson Station
Yukon
Alberta
Mc Murray
Cholera Infantum A Fatal Disease Of Children
Cholera infantum a dangerous summer bowel illness in children begins with profuse diarrhoea and vomiting, leading to rapid weight loss and prostration. The notice promotes Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a tested remedy and cites Mrs W A Harrison of Toronto. It also mentions poultry values, asthma remedy, and wheat news.
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Fowler
W. A. Harrison
Elevator Court
Matas
NS. Weries
Beatty's restrained, lucid courage guides CPR leader in Canada
Western Canada rarely meets Faith In Canada president Beatty as his busier Montreal and London duties keep him in the public eye. His statements on public matters are calm and resolute, defending the railroad with facts, while backing Canadian interests and pioneers such as Donald, George Stephens, and the Van Shaughnessys.
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Beatty
Western Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
London
Canada
Grand Trunk
Montreal Star
Canadian Pacific
Can
Donald
George Stephens
van the Shaughnessys
Gary Herald
Amsterdam scientists plan antidote serum from captured snakes
Report describes men in Boise, Maho catching rattlesnakes with forked sticks in a narrow creek. Snakes are placed in a case, fastened, and shipped to Amsterdam where researchers prepare a serum as an antidote to snake bites. The serum aims for use in India where many venomous bites occur.
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Boise
Maho
Amsterdam
India
Arctic Terns Make Long Migratory Journey Across Globe
Arctic terns undertake the longest annual migration among birds, traveling from Patagonia in extreme Southern South America to Alaska. The climate in Alaska resembles Patagonia, suggesting birds follow favorable conditions rather than seeking a warmer climate.
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Patagonia
South America
Alaska
Globe
Minard’s Liniment Featured In Odd Elevator Incident
A report describes a slot operated underground elevator where a passenger inserts a coin or penny, enters the car, and presses a button to ascend, with Minard’s Liniment mentioned in passing within the terse account.
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A. Penny
Over 785 Miles Projected This Year In Six Provinces
By end of August the Dominion highway program targets 785 miles across six provinces with $8 million in provincial funds. Ontario leads with 100 miles, Quebec 110, Prince Edward Island 166, Nova Scotia 278, Saskatchewan about 3, and British Columbia 120 miles across 11 projects. Worms in children warned of convulsions and death if untreated. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator touted as protection.
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Dominion
Canada Highways Commission
Ontario
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Fortunes From Small Inventions
A report notes that many fortunes arise from small inventions such as a seam can design and the method to open it. It cites a Chicago packing house ordering two million as an experiment, leading to a fortune for the inventor. It also mentions safety pins found during recent excavations at Popeli, resembling current use.
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Chicago
Popeli
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Perulthia
Washington
Gaetano Giardino
Flume
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Sas
Autralia
Isis
Creston
Prince of Wales
Compliment Board of Trade
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Department of Agriculture
Mrs. HA
Rvey Oishman
Minard
Heagache
Thomas’ Briceirie
Nas
Dodd
Brazil
Ireless
United States
Dr_ JD
Calgary
Ski
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Bordend
ST. Charles
Montreal
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Winsiow
Kendall
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