World Happenings Briefly Told
Arrangement to ship wheat direct from Vancouver to Norway and Sweden. Saskatchewan to host corn show in Maple Creek on November 11 and 15. Coal production in 1922 reached 67 756 000 tons, unmatched since 1913. Thieves at Wareaw municipal laboratory involve rabbits and pigeons inoculated with cholera germs. Railways cut immigrant fare on Europe to Canada routes. A stone injury killed a jogger at Pitt Lake, BC. Forest fires destroy 20 houses near Courtenay, Vancouver Island. Nova Scotia adopts drive to the right rule following New Brunswick. Metropolitan Health Board approves 981 000 dollars for tuberculosis care. Katie Mylleyko Cheryitz, famed as the fat lady, buried in Montreal at age 40 weighing over 400 pounds.
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Katie Mylleyko Cheryitz
Montreal
Britain Assures U S on Preventing Liquor Smuggling
Ronald McNeill told the British House of Commons Britain will meet Washington's representations on stopping liquor smuggling to the United States. Terms of the U S proposals were not disclosed but include restricting transfer of U S vessels to British registry and a treaty allowing search beyond three miles. The Philippines speakers represent thirty one languages among occupants.
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Great Britain
United States
Washington
Ronald McNeill
House of Com
Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promoted as Blood Remedy
An advertisement lauds Dr. R. V. Pierce as a distinguished citizen and notes his Golden Medical Discovery as a fifty year best seller. It claims the medicine purifies blood, treats stomach and liver conditions, improves skin, and offers tablets or liquid with a trial package available for ten cents from Dr. Pierce’s Laboratory in Bridgeburg Ontario.
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R. V. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Asa
Bridgeburg
Ontario
Former Senator Colby Praises League of Nations Role
Former New Jersey Senator Colby declares the United States has contributed to rehabilitating the world since the war and credits the League of Nations with preventing four wars. He warns that without reengaging in world affairs, the U.S. faces less comfort and peace of mind. He denies the League poses a danger to America.
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United States
Colby
New Jersey
New York
League of Nations
Nerviline Offers Quick Relief For Cramps And Pain
When waking to cramps or sudden pain you would pay a high price for relief. Nerviline provides fast relief for cramped stomach gas diarrhoea neuralgia cold chest and sore throat. A thirty five cent bottle is sold in all stores.
Cherub Engine Sparks Tiny Aircraft Revival
In Britain the new Cherub engine, a tiny eighteen horsepower unit weighing about 85 lb, marks a push toward light engines for small craft. While gliding alone limits airborne time to a few hours, the lightweight powerplant suggests broader designs that could sail longer distances by using engine power when wind fails to lift the airframe.
Leviathan Redefined as World’s Largest Ship for U S
The Leviathan is remeasured to claim the title of the largest ship in the world for the United States. The ship, due to motive power changes from coal to oil, reportedly increases tonnage and sails on its maiden voyage as a U S liner on July 4.
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United S
United States
United States Shipping Board
Tates Naval Architects
Ardabil Rug Wants: World’s Most Famous Carpet on View
A London museum exhibits the Ardabil rug described as the world’s most famous carpet valued around 250 900. It measures about thirty four by seventeen feet and has 6 900 000 knots. Ordered in memory of a Persian shah who died in 1524, its creation spanned sixteen years by the era’s leading rug maker with apprentices assisting on simpler tasks.
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London
Ardabil
Persia
War Executions and Death Sentences Reported
The Secretary of War the Earl of Derby reports that during the war death sentences were carried out in 264 cases. He adds that 2,400 sentences of death were pronounced but not carried out.
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Earl of Derby
Savage Race Found in French Indo China Interior
Warren C. Van Siyke reports discovering a savage race in the interior of French Indo China described as having no alphabet and a language of only five hundred words. He made the announcement on arriving in Washington from Liverpool.
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Warren C. van Siyke
Indo-China
Washington
Liverpool
Rooms Built to Fit Standard Floor Mats in Japanese Homes
The text notes that rooms in Japanese houses are designed to accommodate a fixed number of floor mats, each measuring about three by six feet, reflecting a conventional sizing practice.
Silos Rise Across Saskatchewan for Forage Crops
The article notes hundreds of new silos built in Saskatchewan last year and predicts 1923 will match or exceed that total. Enthusiasm grows for sunflowers as ensilage and sweet clover as hay and pasture, with acreage likely to rise several thousand acres over last year.
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Saskatchewan
Pale Faces and Worn Out Nerves
An anaemia remedy touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as restoring blood and nerves. Case of Miss Margaret Fraser of Thessalon, Ontario, credits the pills with restoring appetite, removing swelling and weakness after taking several boxes. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Sr. Williams
Mr. Williams
Safety First For Ole Ole Oleson Fireman Tale
A thrift minded boss drills Ole Oleson on economy while training him for fireman. In a humorous quiz, Ole jokes he would grab an oil can and waste as he jumps the engine when faced with an express head on. The piece also advertises Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a versatile pain killer with wide acclaim.
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Ole Oleson
Ole
Oryiminoy
Gold Rush Returns as Germany Sees First Mining in 300 Years
Gold deposits found in the Eder River near Korbach close to Westphalia mark the first mining activity in Germany in three centuries. The ore yields 44 grams of fine gold per ton of earth, signaling a potential revival of local mining.
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Germany
Eder
Korbach
Westphalia
Understanding Jaw Fractures and Treatment Through History
The article explains how jaw fractures can go unnoticed, the differences between upper and lower jaw injuries, and the importance of proper bone healing. It notes wartime experiences with bone formation, delayed diagnosis risks, and the need for strong bony union to restore mastication and prevent fibrous unions.
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine Claims to Cure Constitutional Causes
The advertisement argues catarrh worsens with a run down condition and that Hall’s Catarrh Medicine acts through the blood to affect mucus surfaces. It claims the remedy reduces inflammation and aids natural restoration, with free sample offers from A. T. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Cheniara Free
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohla
Indian cattle sales fuel prairie profits this autumn
Indians in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta sold between twenty thousand and forty thousand dollars worth of cattle, with agencies reporting strong winter herds and large gains over 1922. Officials predict pure bred bulls will boost cattle breeding and dairy ventures on reservations.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
W. M. Graham
Regina
Indian Department
Calgary and Fernie Railway to Resume 1912 Line Work
The Calgary and Fernie Railway Company plans to resume construction this summer on the Sparwood to Calgary branch begun in 1912. Director Franklin Crandall announced that fifty miles will be completed this season. A silica mineral deposit in Czecho-Slovakia is suitable for direct glass making. An experiment attached a hive to a train roof, reaching 30 miles per hour before the bee fell behind.
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Sparwood
Fernie
B.C
Calgary
Calgary and Fernie Railway Company
Franklin Crandall
Czecho-Slovakia
Wildflowers of Canadian National Parks Charm Lovers
To the nature lover the wild flowers of the Canadian National parks provide constant delight. The flora of higher altitudes is among the world's most beautiful, offering striking color and variety in rugged settings.
Air Photo Mapping Advances Slowly After Study
A Cambridge University professor working for the British Air Force reports progress in aerial mapping. Innovations allow keeping a plane level within one hundred feet and the camera vertical within two degrees. Direct mapping works on hills under six hundred feet with careful methods studied over two and a half years.
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Napa
Cambridge University
England
Air Force
Comparative Speeds Across Air Water Light and Earth
In one second sound in air travels 1,100 feet and in water 4,700 feet while light covers 186 400 miles and electricity up to 300 000 miles. The earth itself moves about eighteen miles in the same instant.
Telephone industry in the United States employs many workers
The telephone industry in the United States provides jobs to more than 300,000 people across the sector, reflecting its significant role in the national economy and labor market.
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United States
Inside Safe Alarm Promises Burglar-Proof Security
The article discusses a race between burglars and inventors of burglar proof devices. A British inventor proposes a mechanism placed entirely inside a safe that cannot be reached until opened. If the safe is moved or lifted, the alarm sounds, giving the burglar no prior warning.
Asthma Remedy Praised By Dr Kellogg
A historical notice extols Dr J D Kellogg's asthma remedy claiming it has treated thousands of cases where others failed. It asserts the preparation provides relief to severe sufferers and offers easy accessibility.
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J. D. Kellogg
Banana yields surpass other crops per acre
The banana produces more food per acre than any other plant with an estimated yield about fifty times that of the potato and roughly one hundred fifty times that of wheat.
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Sweden
Maple Creek
Engiish
Wareaw
Canadian Railways
Europe
New Westminster
Pittlake
Canadian Collieries Company
Courtenay
Vancouver Island
Nova Scotia
New Brouswick
Ministry of Health
Metropolitan Asylum’s Board
Will
Mons
Eo SS
U.S
Baby Aeroplane Engines
Majestic
Joloway
Minard’'s
Trapper
Troy Foundry & Machine Co
Bank of Hamilton
Toronto
Thomas
Minard's Liniment
Pallett
Posable
Minard
Burns & Scalds
the Centaur Company
New York City
VER Bayer
Tandy
Bayer
Canada
Bayer Company
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