World Happenings Briefly Told From Across The Globe
A collage of short notes covers labour strikes in Canada and political actions. It notes Lord Robert Deed urging government action and cites Ilion James Murdock on November retail price trends in Canada. Swedish captain Vhe Flory recognized for altitude record. British Columbia fur bearers eye legislation to curb extinction. American Farm Bureau urges stronger foreign policy and tariff reform to boost markets. The piece closes with a seasonal reflection on Christmas and a dreamlike lure of rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.A. Flory
Vhe
Gray Silver
American Farm Bureau Federation
United States
Carter
Danderine Promises Glamorous Hair Transformation
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a tonic that revives lifeless hair, improves neglected scalps, and stops dandruff. It claims hair becomes glossy, strong, and youthful with no stickiness, urging readers to buy at any drug store.
Unclear Dialogue Echoes Across Workshop Scene
Fragmentary lines show a shop foreman and workers in a tense exchange about quitting work and staying to finish tasks. Dialogue hints at discipline and gendered roles, with a woman described as managing both husband’s clothes and his needs.
The Canadian Christmas Tree Trade and Its Continent Wide Reach
The article notes Canada as the source of a seasonal Christmas tree industry with a brief but impactful period of activity. Woodsmen harvest litthe spruce trees crossing the border to U S cities, supplying homes across the continent for Christmas. The piece traces the industry’s continental origin and contrasts American use with Canadian practice, stressing the cultural reach of Christmas trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Clin Biles
Christiaas
United States
Peportiiont
America
Nose Colds Quickly Stopped By Catarrhozone Inhaler
An advertisement claims Catarrhozone clears nasal and throat passages to relieve cold symptoms. One breath brings instant relief with hoarseness and inflammation eased, and it prevents catarrh. Complete outfit one dollar, small size, available at druggists, or mail order from The Catarrhozone Co. Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Grain Movement Supports Early 500 Million Bushel Crop Estimate
Western grain lines report 281 79856 bushels moved since September 1, up to December 10, mostly wheat, a rise from 249 566248 last year. Saskatchewan and Alberta total 400 068000 bushels, leaving about 150 000000 unmarketed. Manitoba 40 000000 bushels with 70 percent marketed. Each province plans to keep substantial wheat for seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National
Dee
Alberta
Saskatchwan
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Putnam's Corn Ex Tractor Promises Painless Relief
An ancient advertisement proclaims a corn treatment product named Putnam's Corn ex tractor as the only painless relief for corns. The mock serious tone targets the reader with claims of effectiveness and a bold warning against “Cornes-sure troublesome corns.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam’s Corn
Distemper remedy ad and holiday crib woes
A quirky 1900s style snippet describes a child begging to avoid fire in a crate and Santa’s chimney, then shifts to a diner price tilt from 3 to 4 pm with a new mark quota. It jokes about rate timing and a vegetarian rule, ending with an odd Liniment line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Christmas Day Hymn and Medical Remedy Ad
The excerpt blends a Christmas hymn about visiting the house of God with a medical ad for Dr Kelloge’s asthma remedy. It mentions angelic songs and heavenly guidance followed by a promotional claim that the remedy penetrates bronchial passages, relieves symptoms, and may have a permanent effect with continued use. Inhaled forms are noted as effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. St. Kelloge
Sunday School Lesson on the December 25 Christ's Reign
A compact overview of the Christmas lesson from Isaiah and Psalm 2, detailing the Messiah from the line of Jesse, the Spirit resting on him, his just rule, the ending of strife, and the gathering of the heathen nations to his beacon light. It ties Paul’s journeys to the prophecy of Christ’s universal reign and the Messiah’s inheritance of the earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaiah
Paul
Troas
Macedonia
Philip II
Lydia
Rome
David
House of Jesse
Jehovah
Christ
Messiah
Saskatchewan Live Stock Convention Opens in Moose Jaw
The Saskatchewan Live Stock Convention meets January 22 23 1924 in Moose Jaw with provincial clubs from cattle sheep swine poultry and horse breeders. Breed clubs like Short horn Hereford Angus Clydesdale Percheron and Belgian also meet. Notable speakers come from Canada and the United States. The Boys and Girls Stock Judging Contest returns with larger prizes and new dairy and poultry classes. Special rail rates and details are available from J G Robertson Regina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Horse Breeders’ Association
Saskatchewan Cattle Breeders’ Association
Saskatchewan Sheep Breeders’ Association
Saskatchewan Swine Breeders’ Association
Saskatchewan Poultry Breeders’ Association
Thatme
Canada
United States
Saskatoon
Canadian Alacintosh Apple Crowned Empire Dessert Leader
Ontario native the Canadian Alacintosh apple, propagated by John Macintosh of Dundas County, was declared the champion dessert apple at the Imperial Fruit Show in Manchester. Cox's Orange Pippins from British Columbia were judged overall the best among the 16 overseas exhibits.
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Ontario
John Macintosh
Dundas County
British Empire
Manchester
Cox
British Columbia
Overseas
Clarifying Fat by Boiling Water Drip Method
A kitchen note advises pouring hot water into the fat basin and letting it settle. The tablespoonful of boiling water draws impurities to the bottom, leaving the dripping layer clearer and purer.
Baby's Own Tablets Offer Quick Constipation Relief
Mrs Gaspar Daigle of Demain Que reports her child found rapid relief from constipation and indigestion using Baby's Own Tablets. The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont sells 25e per box through medicine dealers or by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaspard Daigle
Demain
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Christmas Unified by Georgian Calendar Ruling
The Russian Orthodox Church adopts the Georgian calendar leading to simultaneous Christmas observance with other Christians for the first time since 1751. Julian calendar followers in Russia and Greece traditionally celebrated 10 to 13 days later. The shift echoes prophecy about universal good will and marks a step toward the end of colonization by about two centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tikhon
Bank of Montreal Leaders Outline Canada’s Economic Outlook
Bank of Montreal annual meeting highlights Canada’s tough year with Taxation and living costs. Sir Vincent Meredith urges moderating public taxation to ease business burden and boost thrift. Sir Frederick Williams-Taylor notes need to balance revenue and expenditure, praising Canada’s advantages while urging renewed agricultural reform to lift loans to farmers.
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Canada
Bank of Montreal
Vincent Meredith
Bart
Frederick Williams-Taylor
Sir Vincent
Great Britain
United States
Frederick
Dominion
Frederick Wiliams-Taylor
Dank
Electric Vibra tions to Power Future Diets Say Boston Scientist
Dr Francis A Cave told the Middle States Society of Electronic Medicine that future meals may be built from electrical vibrations. He predicts humans will wear apparatus linked by wires and absorb electric energy instead of eating, a shift that may remove pleasure but provide nourishment. He notes long research into body electricity and the link between light, heat and electric waves influencing the body.
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Francis A. Cave
Boston
Middle States
Settlers From U S Enter Canada Through West Ports
Immigration records show 7 767 settlers arrived at ports from Port Arthur Ont to Kingsgate B C in the first ten months of the year. They brought in wealth of 1 737 864 and total their effects at 490 415.
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Canada
United States
Port Arthur
Ont
Kingsgate B.C
Alberta Butter Ships to England in Good Shape
The first butter shipped in cold storage from Vancouver to England has arrived in very good condition. The Alberta produced butter totalled nearly 159000 pounds and is described in advices received.
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Vancouver
England
Alberta
Interesting Radio Experiment Reaches Warsaw and Back
A signal sent from New York to Warsaw operated the Warsaw transmitter without human control and returned to New York. The circuit repeated forty times covering about 50 000 miles before fading.
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New York
Warsaw
Poland
He'll Do His Best Father
A brief Passing Show scene from London features a father scolding a young suitor who boasts he could help by buying his daughter clothes, prompting a sharp retort about taking better care of her outfits.
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London
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Robert Deed
Council of the
Amue
Department of Labor
Cantempt
Altenance of Why
Ilion James Murdock
Timeter of Labor
Columbia
A. M Manson
He's
Lily
Dodds
Mle
Eloe
W. N. UL
Woods of Canada
United
The
Grain Movement
Miranmd
Linimert
House of God
Earth
Heaven
B.C
Moose
J. G. Robertson
Regina
Holloway
Buffalo Pxocess
Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada Limited
Leading Bankers
U.S
Minard
Thomas
Chase
Edimanson, Bates & Co., Limited
Toronto
Dominion Express
Arry Cook
Olf Cree
Ekak
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