World Happenings Briefly Told
The house passed a resolution barring crude opium imports used for heroin. Poland names Count Alexander Skrzynski as permanent U N representative at the League of Nations. Spain’s royal view on the military directory is deemed vital for the country’s welfare. Rev J A Mackenzie returns to Scotland from Korea’s leper colony aboard the Empress of Russia. Gen Supak’s death sentence for pogroms is reduced to ten years in prison. English novelist Marie Corelli dies of heart trouble at Stratford upon Avon. The Duke and Duchess of York plan Ireland’s royal visit to Belfast and Derry to dedicate memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Skrzynski
Sikorski
Poland
League of Nations
Afonso
Spain
Figaro
Madrid
Vancouver
Orient
Russia
J. A. Mackenzie
Scotland
Korea
Gen. Supak
Soviet
Marie Corelli
Stratford-on-Avon
England
Ireland
George
Ulster
Duke
Turchess of
York
Belfast
Queen's University
Derry
Marquis of Londonderry
Duke of Abercorn
Heart remedy claims improved health after years
Mrs. O. E. Fitzgerald of St. Thomas Ontario credits Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills with a dramatic recovery from a 1921 heart and nerve ailment. She took seven boxes and reports being as well as 30 years ago at age 65. The pills cost 50 cents a box or available by mail from The T. Milburn Co. Limited Toronto. Also noted are Canadian Pacific Railway wheat shipments totaling 35 million bushels, with 33 million as wheat and several points shipping over one million.
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O. E. Fitzgerald
Ross St
St. Thomas
Ont
Milburn
Southern Alberta
Lethbridge
Canadian Pacific Railway
A Blessing in Disguise Faces Identity Struggle
A proverb considers a favorable outcome that hides its true nature as many people wrestle with recognizing a hidden merit. The saying highlights caution in judging first impressions and suggests patience may reveal value.
Delaying Tactics Stall West Hudon Bay Route Progress
Regina Leader argues the current government stalls the Hudson Bay railway project meant to aid western farmers. It criticizes new inquiries into strait navigability as duplicative and unnecessary, noting past leaders endorsed the route and urging completion and operation rather than further delay.
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Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay Railway
Straits
Wilfrid Laurier
Robert Borden
Arthur Meighen
Board of
I Nto
Regina
Candied Sweets for Golden Brown Potatoes
The southern housewife seasons candied sweet potatoes with a simple method. Boil, peel, and slice three or four potatoes, then simmer a syrup of water brown sugar and butter until thick. Pour over potatoes, bake covered, uncover to brown, and serve from a sturdy enameled dish.
Baby's Own Tablets Praised By Quebec Mother
Alfred Tranchemontagne of St. Michel des Saints Quebec reports that Baby's Own Tablets saved his baby's life and he highly recommends them to other mothers. The tablets regulate bowels and stomachs and relieve minor illnesses in children, sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Alfred Tranchemontagne
St. Michel Des Saints
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Light nin' tour rolls through the northwest
The all star cast in Light nin' will stop three days in Moose Jaw one night in Medicine Hat and two days in Lethbridge next week. Early sales suggest a repeat of Winnipeg Saskatoon and Regina success. Engagement opens at Moose Jaw Orpheum May 5 for three days with a matinee. then Medicine Hat Empire Theatre May 7 8. Lethbridge Majestic Theatre May 9 10 with matinee. week of May 12 at Edmon Empire Theatre Edmonton.
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Northwest
Lightnin
Moose Jaw
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Regina
Orpheum Theatre
Empress Theatre
Medicine
Majestic Theatre
Empire Theatre
Edmon
Canadian Robert Dollar Company Negotiates Sayward Timber Deal
The Canadian Robert Dollar Company is negotiating a timber deal in the Sayward district on Vancouver Island with an immediate cost near 1 250 000 dollars. The project involves a timber stand of about 200 000 000 feet and has billions of feet tributary. Timber remaining under negotiation could supply Dollarton mill with logs for fifteen to twenty one years.
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Robert Dollar Company
Sayward
Vancouver Island
Dollarton
Colored people own forty five thousand churches in the U S
A historical statistic claims that about 45 000 churches are owned by African Americans in the United States. The figure appears in a period article reflecting on religious and community influence among Black communities.
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United States
Fletcher's Castoria Advertisement Claims Safe Child Remedy
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a trusted remedy for babies and children addressing constipation, flatulence, wind colic, and diarrhea. It emphasizes natural sleep without opiates and notes the genuine product bears a signature.
Gold and Silver Exports Shipments to Britain United States and Hong Kong
Canada exported gold worth 2 102 787 dollars in February 1934, mainly to the United States, with bullion and mined material included. Silver exports, excluding bullion, totaled 278 925 ounces worth 171 685 dollars, while bullion shipments went to the United Kingdom United States and Hong Kong with 366 487 421 153 and 230 828 ounces worth 236 615 269 618 and 147 153 dollars respectively.
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Great Britain
United States
Hong Kong
Canada
United Kingdom
Straight Talk On Danger Of Colds
Warns that untreated colds can lead to Catarrh and consumption as it travels to the lungs. Promotes CATARRHOZONE inhalation to reach the infection, relieve symptoms, and permanently remove catarrh and throat weakness. Offers two month treatment for $1.00 or 50c small size. sold by druggists or mail from The Catarrhozone Co. Montreal.
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Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Russians Prepare Polar Flight To Plant Red Flag
Soviet leaders plan an aerial expedition to the North Pole led by Commander Rossinski with scientists and airmen, aiming to reach the pole in September and remain seven days. A four motor plane with wireless gear will be prepared in Philadelphia and assembled at Nova Zembia before launch. A worldwide radio message will announce the pole and the workers of the world rally.
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Russia
North Pole
Pole
Rossinski
Fridtjof Nansen
Philadelphia
Nova Zembia
Kara Sea
Nansen
Europe
United States
New Jerusalem Find Pushes History 500 Years Back
Professor Stewart McAllister reports a trench dated earlier than the Jebusite wall in the city of David. The eight by eleven foot trench shows steps cleared of rubble from before Abraham. At its top he finds a sanctuario believed to be Jebusite or pre Jebusite and the oldest Holy place in Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
London Daily Telegraph
Stewart McAllister
City of
David
Abraham
McAllister
Publicity Clash Over Angeline Engagement Announcement
Angeline pleads to reveal their engagement while Edwin reassures that she is his world. The exchange centers on their desire for public acknowledgment of their relationship.
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Angeline
Edwin
Darling
Women Dye Faded Things New Again
A brief item notes women dye faded fabrics to restore color and vitality to garments. The short notice highlights a practical domestic craft and community involvement in maintaining wardrobes.
Diamond Dyes Offer Simple Dye Kit For All Women
Each 15 cent package of Diamond Dyes promises easy directions so any woman can dye or tint worn items new. Choose any color at the drug store and dye even without prior experience.
Downfall of Israel Moral Causes and Idolatry
Sunday School lesson notes on 2 Kings chapters 11 to 17 tracing Israel’s downfall to sin against God. It emphasizes ingratitude to Jehovah, hidden idolatry, high places and Asherim, and corrupt worship that mixed praise of Jehovah with pagan rites, warning that spiritual decay follows triumph.
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Israel
Maclaren
Jehovah
Egypt
Pharaoh
Asherah
James Reid
Blind in Canada marks rise in aid to the blind
Capt A E Baker former wartime secretary of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind spoke to London Kiwanis about rising funds for blind relief and prevention. He noted Canada has 7000 blind, 5000 in Ontario, with 2000 in Ontario and 500 in Toronto.
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A. E. Baker
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
France
Kiwanis Club
London
Ont
Baker
Canada
Ontario
Toronto
Manitoba Hunters Triumph as Licenses Drive Yearly Returns
Manitoba game wardens report 10 158 game bird licenses and 1 801 big game permits issued in the past year. Aggregated bags include 527 deer 389 moose 48 232 prairie chickens 28 028 partridge 1 359 grouse 752 wild geese and 188 969 brant and ducks. Revenue from permits totals 31 533 dollars.
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Manitoba
Prftrai’s Painless Corn Extractor Ad
An old advertisement promises corn removal with Prftrai’s treatment. It claims to remove corns to their roots and asserts it leaves no trace after use. The copy urges customers to refuse substitutes and mentions a 25e price at all dealers.
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Putnam
Canadian Merchant Marine to Operate Forty Vessels This Summer
The Canadian Government Merchant Marine will operate forty vessels this summer with eleven regular services. A new monthly Montreal to British Columbia route is introduced. Sailings are announced every ten days to St Kitts Antigua Barbadoes Trinidad and Demerara due to higher Canada West Indies trade.
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Merchant Marine
Montreal
British Columbia
St. Kitts
Antigua
Barbadoes
Trinidad
Demerara
Canada
British West Indies
Clark Kitchens offer thirteen ready made soups
Soups ready to serve with no waiting or fuel cost from Clark Kitchens. Experienced chefs prepare and flavor thirteen soup varieties for quick meals.
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Clark
Alberta rural municipal hospitals show steady growth and costs
Figures by A K Whiston reveal 21 142 patients treated from 1920 to 1923 at an average cost of about 15 per case. The system expanded from 8 hospitals and 160 beds in 1920 to 15 hospitals and 277 beds in 1923, reporting 1470 major operations, 3123 minor operations, and 3012 maternity cases. Drumheller led patient days with 2 92 per day. Five new districts expected next year.
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A. K. Whiston
Alberta
Province of
Drumheller Hospital
Royal Navy Squadron Updates Pacific Stay
The Royal Navy special service squadron alters its itinerary in Australian and Canadian waters. It now spends June 21 to 25 in Victoria and June 25 to July 5 in Vancouver British Columbia.
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Special Service Squadron
Royal Navy
Australian
British Columbia
Victoria
Vancouver
Doctor Pierce Honored For Fifty Years Of Herbal Remedies
Dr. R. V. Pierce, pictured above, celebrated for fifty years of pure herbal remedies. His Golden Medical Discovery is advertised as a blood medicine and stomach alterative that cleans skin, improves circulation, and boosts overall health. Consumers are urged to ask their druggist or send 10 cents for a trial tablet package to Dr. Pierce's Laboratory, Bridgeburg Ontario.
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R. V. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Bridgeburg
Ontario
New Sofia Angora Air Route Planned Under Government Supervision
A new aerial line from Sofia to Angora will be opened under government supervision. It will become part of the Bucharest Constantinople route, currently cutting Bulgaria at Yambol where German wartime airfields remain near the hangars for links to Constantinople.
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Sofia
Angora
Bucharest
Constantinople
Bulgaria
Yamboli
Alberta In Pictures at the British Empire Exhibition
Alberta educational motion pictures will be shown at the British Empire Exhibition. The films depict life on farms ranches and in mining districts and include charts with statistics on coal output livestock value wheat dairy and other crops.
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Alberta
Wembly
An Oil of Merit Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is described as a carefully studied blend of oils that aids healing. The text asserts the product earned public favor from the start and invites trials to prove its restorative power.
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Thomas
Evidence Stranger and Aged Black Person Exchange
A dialogue shows a person asking if the elder is a hundred years old and the elder replies with a claim of perpetual life, asserting memory of past ages. The exchange highlights themes of age perception and vitality within a Black community context.
Damrich Faces Finance Row in Los Angeles
A Los Angeles man named Damrich struggles with a lower than expected financial rating, defying what his name might suggest, raising questions about his credit status and public perception.
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Los Angeles
Damrich
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