World Happenings Briefly Told
A digest of 1922 items notes W. K. Rogers planning a north Scotland fox ranch next year, Montreal theatres limited to Sunday openings, and Maurice T. Graham drowned in Blind River Ontario after falling through ice. Also listed are English motor buses heading to Monte Carlo, Lord Peel named transport minister, a prairie accident fatality, Calgary hosting the UFA convention, green ink sailing circulars to the Irish Free State, a customs seizure of diamonds in egg shells, Soviet furniture confiscation for former Moscow residents, and a Mexican eruption near Popocatépetl with nearby towns warned.
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Maurice T. Graham
Blind River
Ont
Burnt Lake
England
Monte Carlo
Desert Cactus Yields Wide Range of Uses
The giant desert cactus provides materials for furniture from its woody trunk and for leather repairs via its spikes. Its stem pulp is prepared as food, and some species produce cheese from fruits while red juice colors ice creams. Some cacti reach sixty feet and bear edible fruit, with certain parts used by natives to ease danger and thirst and to act as a stimulant.
Nerviline neuralgia relief advertised in early 20th century
An ad touts Nerviline for neuralgia sciatica and rheumatism claiming deep tissue soothing relief and quick pain easing with large five cent bottles sold nationwide. The text also notes Emma Goldman leaving Moscow in December 1919 and heading toward Riga seeking permission to reenter the United States.
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Emma Goldman
Russia
United States
Moscow
Riga
There's A Difference Between Sight And Vision
A quip from the Owen Sound Advertiser argues there is a real difference between sight and vision. It notes that calling a girl a vision may be flattering while calling her a sight provokes less favorable reactions, depending on nerve to wait and see.
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Owen Sound Advertiser
Winter Hard on Baby Leads to Constipation Colds
The winter season keeps the baby indoors in stuffy rooms and stormy weather. Mothers should use Baby's Own Tablets to regulate the stomach and bowels and break up colds. Available from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont for 25 cents a box.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
National Work Week Idea Spruces Up Economy Says 52 Weeks
Cleveland Plain Dealer suggests a revolutionary policy proposing a national work week of fifty two weeks to avert talk of hard times. The idea advocates full employment by organizing labor into a standardized yearly cycle.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Moon Draws Closer to Earth at Slow Rate
Astronomers note the moon is approaching Earth at roughly fourteen feet per two centuries. The reason for this gradual drift remains unexplained.
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Earth
Womanly arts and bragging in domestic roles
A Judge remarks on gendered skill expectations noting women often boast about cooking while downplaying dressmaking, yet many can excel at sewing a dress even better than preparing a meal.
Alberta to conduct provincewide industrial survey
The Alberta Government orders a comprehensive industrial survey led by Howard Stutchbury, provincial trade commissioner. The study will compile data on current industries, operating capacity, and barriers, aiming to widen markets and identify profitable new lines for provincial growth.
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Alberta
Howard Stutchbury
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing For All Garments
A Diamond Dyes package promises simple directions for dyeing or tinting worn dresses, skirts, coats, stockings, and more. It guarantees no spotting fading streaking or running and advises telling the druggist material type wool silk linen cotton or blends.
Black Fashion Remains Dominant in Paris Style Reports
Paris influence persists in fashion with black still reigning for months. A broadcloth coat dress features hip drape and self covered buckle, black silk braid on collar and sleeves, and a white or ecru vest. Designers showcase this versatile piece suitable with long or short coats and even a short fur coat.
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Paris
Oil that is Famous
Though Canada was not the birthplace of Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil it is the home of that famous compound. From here its good name was spread to Central and South America the West Indies Australia and New Zealand. It is on sale and in demand in these regions attesting its excellence.
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Canada
Thomas
Central
South America
West Indies
Australia
New Zealand
The Christmas Stocking Origin From Italy To Modern Practice
A historical note traces stockings to Saint Nicholas and knitted purses in Padau Italy. Purses tied at both ends were hung for gifts and coin, evolving into the stockings hung by chimneys in northern homes, shaping today’s Christmas custom.
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Italy
Padau
Saint Nicholas
Well Bloom Young Practitioner Practicing Slow Mornings
A physician asks a young colleague about his practice. He says mornings are quiet, while the afternoon rush diminishes. The exchange humorously notes slow start to a medical practice.
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Bloom
Omaha World-Herald
Minard's Liniment for Garget In Cows
A short note from the Buffalo Enquirer comments on animal care in farming, suggesting bystanders tolerate neglect while wiser farmers act. The remark implies a critical stance toward inaction amid cattle ailments.
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Minard
Cotton Roadways Use Cotton to Tame Desert Sands
Desert highways in California and Arizona have motorists surprised by roads made of fallen cotton. Low cotton value leads ranchers in Imperial Valley and Salt River Valley to spread cotton on sand, which is packed by traffic into a firm, smooth surface that eases driving as if paved.
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California
Arizona
California Imperial Valley
Salt River Valley
Germany backs Harding plan for world unity
Dr. von Simons former German foreign minister says Germany fully supports the Harding association of nations plan and would welcome America’s invitation to discuss it He urges arbitration in courts as the safest path and calls Germany’s Hague stance a crime in hindsight
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Germany
Harding Association of Nations
von Simons
Kellogg Asthma Remedy Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a fast, soothing vapor that penetrates the bronchial passages to relieve choking and asthma symptoms. It claims years of success and positions the product as a sure cure for sufferers.
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Dr. J. D. Kellogg
The Christmas Carol reveals Christian truth through family ties
The piece argues that Christianity is reflected in family relations, countering Ibsen by claiming he despised the family. It characterizes the work as elementary yet genuine Christianity, highlighting a mediated truth through domestic bonds as social ballast.
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Ibsen
Explorer Dr Brace ashes to be buried near Antarctic Ocean
Instructions from the late Edinburgh explorer Dr Brace direct his ashes be interred as near the Antarctic Ocean as possible. A southern trader will convey the remains and consign them to the ocean in the extreme Southern Atlantic.
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Antarctic
Brace
Edinburgh
Atlantic
Sweden Cultivates Forests Like American Farms
Sweden cultivates forest lands with care akin to farming in America, reflecting deliberate management practices and productive use of woodland resources.
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Sweden
Ameriga
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lig Company
W. K. Rogers
Pel
Scotland
Montreal
Lord Peel
Eric Geddes
Washington
Russell Long
Bowsman, Sask
Calgary
First Baptist Church
New York
Eydtkuhnen
Berland
Mexico City
Point Isabel
Popcatepet
U.S
Wm. Banke
By Marie Belmont
Buffalo Enquirer
Ww. N. U
Harding
Sora
Tunela
Okan
Sloan
Liniment
Putnam's Corn
Yarmouth, N.S
Sitate
Arnott Institute
Kitchener
Dominion Express
America
H. Clay Glover Co
West 31St Street
USA
Chesebrough Manufacturing Company
Chabot Ave
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