Panama Republic elects Rodolfo Chiari president
Rodolfo Chiari has been selected president of the Panama Republic. A severe earthquake lasting 23 minutes was recorded by instruments at Suva Fiji Islands. The New South Wales Cabinet votes 100000 to start productive works for unemployment relief. Greater Vancouver reaches a quarter‑million population per local directory. Capetown memorial unveiled by Earl of Athlone. Persia Russia accord signed at Teheran after three years’ talks. The British Isles Association forms in Auckland. Sir Harry Poland 95th birthday noted at Sloan Garden London. Faraday cable steamer completes West Indies to Halifax link. Kent farmers weigh selling British grown fruit direct to consumers at Empire Exhibition. Coolidge to call an international disarmament conference after reparations settlement.
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Rodolfo Chiari
Panama Republic
Suva
Fiji Islands
South Pacific
New South Wales Cabinet
Greater Vancouver
Capetown
S.A
Earl of Athlone
Miller's Worm Powders Offer Prompt Relief for Worm Attacks
The product claims quick relief from worms in children. It asserts strong action with no undesirable leftovers and an invigorating effect on youths, remedying fever biliousness loss of appetite sleeplessness and other worm related stomach and bowel disorders.
Progress in Palestine Under High Commissioner Sir Herbert Samuel
Sir Herbert Samuel reports substantial progress in Palestine over four years to the World Zionist Organization in London. He notes calmer conditions in recent two years, ongoing building, and a notable rise in immigration. The statement frames improving conditions and development activity.
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Palestine
Herbert Samuel
World Zionist Organization
London
Icelanders In Canada A bold pioneer people in western development
A profile of Icelandic settlers in Canada detailing their arrival starting 1873, growth to about 20 000, and lasting impact from Gimli and Muskok a to Arborg and Riverton. It notes their assimilation, community infrastructure, notable figures like Vilhjalmur Steffansson, and 1 300 volunteers in WWI, highlighting resilience and agricultural progress across prairie provinces and British Columbia.
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Steina J. Stefansson-Sommerville
Della
Alta
Dominion of Canada
Begin
West
Canada
Jan Icelander
Lake Winnipeg
Muskoka
Ont
Rosseat
Gimli
Ontario
St. Paul
Red River
Fort Garry
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Beach
United States
Riverton
Arborg
Vilhjalmur Steansson
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Argyle District
Lake Manitoba
Shoal Lake
Holloway's Corn Remover Brings Relief To Sufferers
Advertisers claim the product offers quick relief for corns. The copy urges readers to use Holloway's Corn Remover as the solution for painful corns and discomfort.
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Holloway
Mennonites Report Torture By Soviets
From Russia eight more large Mennonite families arrived in the Edmonton district to settle in countryside homes. Farmers have added five to ten new members as fugitives find refuge. newcomers describe Red Guards with a black flag terrorizing wealthy Mennonites, tying them to stakes, torturing them and cutting noses and fingers to uncover hidden money.
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Edmonton
Russia
Sound transmission by high altitude explosion proposed
Sir Oliver Lodge advocates using a detonating hydrogen oxygen gas mixture in a balloon to maximize sound reach. He notes earlier tests wasted energy into the ground rather than creating air vibration, illustrating how much sound could be carried through the air if exploded at height.
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Sir Oliver Lodge
Timber Cut Expansion in British Columbia Logs Record Growth
Lands department forest branch reports that through June BC logged 1,231,216,352 feet of timber this year up from 1,104,473,052 feet in the same period last year, signaling a strong lumber trade expansion in the province.
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British Columbia
Forest Branch
Lands Department
Palmolive Soap Ad Celebrates Nature’s Olive Greens
An old advertisement touts palm and olive oils as the green nature color in Palmolive Soap. The copy emphasizes natural ingredients and a fresh, wholesome image for the soap product.
Concrete Shows Permanent Service Not Consumed
B F Affleck president of Universal Portland Cement Co told the American Concrete Institute that 1 560 000 000 barrels of cement were used in twenty years, enough to build a gigantic monument. He said cement and concrete are permanent, with most material remaining in use and contributing to progress.
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United States
B. F. Affleck
Universal Portland Cement Company
American Concrete Institute
Washington Monument
Affilick
Scientific American
Worm Exterminator Mother Graves Aids Children
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator is praised as a leading remedy for worm destruction, widely called a boon to suffering children. The product is reputed to seldom fail in its effects.
Canada Leads World in Grain Exports as Wheat Flows Fast
Since last year’s grain harvest began, Canada has exported wheat at nearly 1,000,000 bushels per day. The rapid movement of a large exportable surplus is unmatched by any other nation, with shipments accelerated by the combined export facilities of Canada and the United States.
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Canada
United States
Dominion
Jesus Clears Temple For Passover Market In Jerusalem
The lesson notes Jesus at the Passover in Jerusalem finds the Court of the Gentiles turned into a market with oxen sheep and doves and coin money changing. He animates righteous wrath and drives out sellers and overturns tables to restore sacred space.
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John
Jesus
Jerusalem
Bruce Barton
Maltbie
D. Babcok
Magnet Pull Demonstration Lifts Seven Men
A large industrial electromagnet demonstrated its pulling power by suspending seven men totaling 1 150 pounds. The magnet hung eight feet above the floor, a metal bar touched it, and with 220 volts applied six men were lifted. A seventh man wearing metal plates in his shoes was hoisted head downward.
Czech Invents Unbreakable Glass
A Czech engineer has created a glass that can be blown into a hollow sphere and kicked like a football, molded into a tumbler, and even when charred by paper and cooled in water remains intact. The invention promises remarkable resilience and potential uses in everyday ware.
World Largest Libraries and Global Railways
The British Museum Library houses 4,000,000 volumes, the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris holds about 3,000,000, and the Congressional Library in Washington contains 2,500,000. The world features 720,388 miles of railway.
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British Museum
Bibliotheque Nationale
Paris
Congressional Library
Washington
Sweden Reforms Citizenship Rules To Retain Subjects
A new Swedish citizenship law eases retention of nationality and tightens naturalization. Five years’ residence required for naturalization, up from three. A Swedish wife keeps allegiance after marriage to a non citizen, until naturalization elsewhere. Ten years abroad no longer strips birth citizens of status, if not naturalized abroad. Lapsed citizens may renew by simple written application to a consulate.
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Sweden
Asthmador Promises Immediate Relief With Guarantee
Dr. R. Schiffmann guarantees Asthmador will relieve asthma instantly or money back. He arranged with druggists across Canada for risk free trials, offering free samples upon request. The promise covers hay fever bronchial asthma and difficult breathing and includes a full money back option at purchase locations.
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Canada
R. Schiffmann
R. Schiffmann Co
Prop
N. Main
Los Angeles
Calif
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Royal Yeast
Persia
Teheran
New Zealand
British Isles Association
Auckland
Harry Poland
K.C
Sloane Gardens
Faraday
Barbados
West Indies
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Kent
Coolidge
Annie Fischer
Box Saskatchewan
Tebow
N. U
Red Deer
Alberta
Calgary
Manitoba
Pine Valley
Maidstone
Saskatchewan
Grandy Prairie
Hunters Island
Prince Rupert
Okanagan
Vancouver and
Crescent
Minard
the Palmolive Company OF Canada, Limited
Toronto
Montreal
Mae
COA
Nee
Dominion Express
Peace! Import Co
W. Das St
LE Clerg
LE Glerg
St. E
Stecer
New Youshire
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