Ogden Point opens with new ocean terminal at port
World happenings brief reports include Ogden Point in British Columbia opened Aug 1 for shipping. Also notes a Jamaica hurricane rumor threatening Costa Rica banana crops, White Star and Canadian Pacific offices reopened in Moscow, and a Trout Lake fire destroyed lumber and two houses.
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Ogden Point
B.C
White Star and
Canadian Pacific Railway
Moscow
Trout Lake
North Bay
Ont
Measuring Electricity explained with water pipe analogy
A lay explanation compares electricity to water flow. Amperes are like flow, volts like pressure, and watts equal the product. Kilowatts replace horsepower. Lamps show wattage to estimate cost, and ohms measure resistance as a pipe narrows.
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Voits
Amperes
Durable Roman Roads Unearthed Compare With Modern Highways
An English Roman road from Dover to York and on to Newcastle, with branches to Chester and Carlisle, is praised for its solid foundations. A Hertfordshire fragment is deemed as good as today’s roads, and with an asphalt surface could rival modern highways. The piece reflects enduring value of honest durable work.
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England
Dover
London
York
Newcastle
Chester
Hertfordshire
Exchange tales of fluctuating European currencies
An English traveler in the Tyrol bought wine for 500 crowns and later sold the bottle at the Swiss border for fifty centimes, profiting 200 crowns as a fifty centime piece equaled 700 Austrian crowns. The U.S. post office uses 860,000 miles of twine annually, enough to circle the globe about 30 times.
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Germany
Switzerland
Austrian
Tyrol
United States Post Office
Grazing Rules Guard Dominion Forest Stock On Reserves
About one hundred thousand head of cattle horses and sheep belonging to settlers and ranchers graze each season on Dominion forest reserves. Grazing is regulated to ensure fair play for all stock owners and to utilize pastures to the fullest extent without overgrazing.
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Prairie
Dominion
Dr Williams Pink Pills Claim Nerve Nourishment Cure
An advertisement argues neuralgia results from blood starvation and that Dr Williams Pink Pills enrich the blood to feed nerves. It cites Miss Carrie V Fletcher of Ravenscliffe Ontario, reporting relief after use and recommends purchase via mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont at 50 cents a box, six for $2.50.
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Dr. Williams
Medicine
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Saskatchewan Coal Shipments From Bienfait Mines Rise
Bienfait Saskatchewan coal mines maintain weekly shipments over 2000 tons with 56 cars hauling 2146 tons last week. Five collieries employ 165 men in total across the operation.
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Bienfait
Sask
Cold in the Head and Illiteracy Statistics Report
An ad describes HALIDES CATARRH MEDICINE claiming it builds up the system to prevent colds and treats acute catarrh by acting through the blood. It also cites 1920 New York literacy data with 425,922 adults unable to write and 281,121 illiterates in New York City, mostly foreign born whites.
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Hiall
Cheney, & Co
Toledo
Ohio
New York
New York City
Asthma Remedy Claims Cure by Dr Kellogg
An advertisement extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a cure for asthma after years of relief for many cases. It promises comfort, peace of mind, and sound sleep with use and urges readers to ask their druggist for supply.
I Must Say Those Biscuits Are Fine
A young husband voices praise for biscuits while his wife and mother clash over wording. The mother prods for certainty as the bride retreats to the kitchen, and the exchange ends with a stubborn correction.
Minard's Liniment and Sweden's Education Claim
Readable text notes Minard's Liniment for burns and a claim that Sweden is a land of enlightenment with compulsory education. The fragment presents two unrelated points.
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Minard
Burns
Sweden
Three Piece Suit Features Slender Lines and Crepe Details
The description notes a tresaine three piece suit in tan wool with embroidered motifs and crepe facing on a unique collar. The ensemble emphasizes slender lines and current fashion appeal, highlighting canton crepe fabric in the craft.
Mothers Value this Oil for Croup and Ailments
Mothers who know how suddenly croup may seize children keep Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil at hand. Experience shows its usefulness in treating this ailment and its various other uses make it a valuable remedy for the home.
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Thomas
Saskatchewan butter export plans to Britain announced
A Saskatche wan Co operative Creameries representative returns from Europe with arrangements to ship most of the Regina produced butter to Great Britain direct. It is expected that between 25 and 30 car loads will depart Regina for the British Isles this year, with four cars already en route to the Atlantic coast.
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Saskatchewan Co-operative Creameries
Europe
Regina
Great Britain
British Isles
Atlantic Coast
Most Travelled Woman Explores South Africa and Beyond
Mrs. Charlotte Cameron of Edin burgh is acclaimed by the Royal Geographical Society as the most traveled woman of today. She logged 10,000 miles in South Africa in 1919 and later circumnavigated the continent, entering regions unknown to explorers. During the war she spent time in Alaska and has spent the last three years in South America, Australia, and the South Seas.
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Charlotte Cameron
Edinburgh
Royal Geographical Society
South Sea Islands
Cameron
South Africa
Alaska
South America
Australia
South Seas
Holloway’s Corn Remover Promises Complete Eradication
Reader advised that removing corns with Holloway's Corn Remover is safer and more effective than traditional care. The claim emphasizes complete eradication and reduced risk.
League of Nations issues standard gold coin for calculations
The League of Nations struck a single octagonal coin as a standard for calculations. It contains .3225805 grams of 9 percent fine gold and is valued at .1925 dollars in American currency. The inscription reads S d N 1921 for Societe des Nations, and no minting for circulation is planned.
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League of Nations
Rency
S.d.n.1921
Societe Des Nations
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Proves Effective Alone
Complete in itself, the worm killer works without other medicines and does not fail to do its job, according to the claim. The product emphasizes independence from external remedies and asserts reliable results.
Soldier Livers On With Bullet In Heart From Gallipoli
Charles Baker, a British soldier, remains alive and unhampered despite carrying a bullet in his heart since the Gallipoli battle.
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Charles Baker
Gallipoli
At Alto Crucero Bolivia Fogs Freeze Nightly Heat by Daylight
In Alto Crucero Bolivia water freezes every night year round while daytime sun at noon can blister exposed flesh.
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Alto
Crucero
Bolivia
Hero the Newfoundland Receives Starry Cross Collar
A Newfoundland dog named Hero, owned by Wm. Orm of St John New Brunswick, received a Starry Cross collar and cross in recognition of saving ninety two lives from the Ethic wreck on December 10 1919 off Newfoundland. Hero swam through heavy waves to tow a line from shore to the ship enabling a heavier line to be hauled aboard and all souls saved. Mayor McLellan exempted Hero from local dog tax.
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St. John
N.B
Wm. Orm
Newfoundland
Philadelphia
McLellan
Canadian Premiers and Birthplaces Spark Western Premiers Debate
The Toronto Star notes premiers from Canada hail from various regions of Britain and Canada. Premier Oliver of British Columbia born in Derbyshire, Premier Greenwood of Alberta born in Lincolnshire, Premier Dunning of Saskatchewan born in Leicestershire, and Manitoba’s new premier born in Ontario. The piece argues the old land should not monopolize western premierships.
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Oliver
British Columbia
Derbyshire
Greenwood
Alberta
Lincolnshire
Dunning
Saskatchewan
Leicestershire
Manitoba
Ontario
Toronto Star
McMurray Tar Sands Shipments Sent for British Tests
A carload of McMurray tar sands has been shipped to Swansea Wales after 18 months of research by General Lind say's chemists in London. Tests and processes for extracting oil from bitumen were studied in France Germany and Britain. Alcohol may replace gasoline as car fuel in coming years.
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McMurray
Swansea
Wales
General Lindsay
London
Eng
England
France
Germany
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University of Cracow
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Waterville
Que
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Dominions
George Hoadley
H. Ch
West 24Th
USA
THE
Cook Medicine CO
Tosoeto, Oat
Wiodn
Wrought Iron Range Co of Canada, Limited
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Watling Street
Murine
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Dandruff
Pkts
la Berkeley
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