World Happenings Briefly Told
A concise wrap of global events reports Fleming elected president of the Toronto Railway Company replacing Sir Wra Mackenzie. The French government plans a campaign against rising living costs. Vatican held a public consistory for the elevation of Cardinals Lucidi and Galli. Mont Laurier, ex Empress of India, landed 866 passengers on her first St John voyage. 200 new Canadian settlers, from Finland, aboard. A division of scientific dairy research headed by Dr E G Hood announced. The provincial board urged a living standard standard in the reemployed per the Canadian Labor Gazette. General Smuts declined U S visit for now, awaiting future official turns. U S suggestions and British counter draft move toward a treaty. Australia warns shippers about a forthcoming prohibition on cattle sheep wine and vocal imports from Great Britain due to diseases in England. A child born today has 12 more years of life expectancy than one born 25 years ago, per Sir William Wheeler of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland. Medical advances praised as significant in the last 25 years.
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St. John
G.P.R
Mont Laurier
Empress of India
Finland
Canadian Labor
Independent Labor Pars
Winnipes
United States
Smuts
Jone
Great Britain
London
Commonwealth High Commissioner
England
William Wheeler
Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland
Ute Mercantile Freight Surges Since 1922
Mercantile activity shows a sharp rise from 500000 tons in June 1922 to 2500000 gross tons currently. The figure highlights growing shipping and trade capacity under German mercantile influence.
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Germeauis
Women Vote Alignment within Families Shifts Power in Vancouver
The passage asserts that women's voting does not differ fundamentally from men's when counted but notes families vote as a unit. It claims the family becomes the political unit and adds that extending suffrage to women increases the family’s political power, regardless of whether the husband or wife holds the vote. Vancouver Province.
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Vancouver
Immigration Prospects Improve for British Emigration to Canada
The season ahead is expected to bring the largest flow of British settlers to Canada since earlier years. Quotas and permits under U S immigration law plus Canada’s government measures announced at the Economic Conference aim to boost emigration opportunities for British nationals.
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Canada
United States
Dominion
Nerviline Proclaimed King of Pain for Rheumatic Ailments
The advertisement touts Nerviline as a powerful liniment for rheumatic conditions and muscle stiffness. It claims deep penetration and five times the strength of typical oily preparations, urging readers to buy 335 cent bottles from their dealer.
Empire Exhibition Alberta Grain Wins London Display
Alberta prize winning grain from the Chicago show will be displayed at the British Empire Exhibition in London. Arrangements include sending the seed grain display from Canada and a provincial seed fair in Edmonton. The London exhibit aims to be industrial rather than decorative to boost Dominion trade.
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Alberta
Chicago
London
Canada
Edmonton
New Avenue of Employment in France Attracts British Workers
L Auto reports about the Franco British labor pact with around 120 British workers in France mainly in the car industry. French firms are set to take more contingents as demand grows, including a Belgian built firm seeking 60 British specialists. The note adds that networks and movement ease reflect wartime employment patterns. The passage also mentions use of cattail weed for food, cloth, starch, sugar, flour, silk substitute, and stuffing, tracing its discovery to Iroquois and wartime Central Europe usage.
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France
L’auto
Antwerp
England
Europe
Railways Face Higher Wages North American Payroll Rise
Dominion Bureau of Statistics figures show Canadian railways will pay about 18 million more in wages this year than in 1922 due to higher traffic. September payroll reached 31.13 million, up 0.79 million from September 1922, and nine month total stood at 150.29 million versus 166.56 million a year earlier. Greater grain movement lifted employment and wages, with more freight and passenger traffic in the east.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
London Fog Weighs Six Tons Per Square Mile At Kew
A London fog study in Kew Gardens used a large glass panel to measure fog weight. Before settling the fog was weighed, then the glass cleaned and the deposits preserved. The recorded fog weighed six tons per square mile, lighter than some others, with denser fogs lying lower and posing health risks when descending.
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London
Kew Gardens
Prominent Journalist Frank Cobb Dies in New York
Frank Cobb, veteran editor of the New York World, died at his New York home after a six month illness. A liberal journalist and friend of former President Wilson, Cobb championed League of Nations policy and dictated editorials from bed. He was a scholar linguist philosopher scientist traveler and a leader of liberal progress in the English speaking world.
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Frank Cobb
New York World
New York
Frank Ving Cobb
League of Nations
Wilson
United States
Pulpwood Resources Investigation Warns Diminishing Supply
The Canadian Pulp and Paper Association issues a thorough statement urging serious action by federal and provincial governments. It supports the royal commission on an embargo of raw pulp wood exports to the United States and analyzes broader pulpwood conservation, noting rapid depletion.
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Canadian Pulp and Paper Association
Canada
Royal Commission
United States
Quotation and Statistics Mixed in Brief Exchange
A humorous exchange about waiting unfolds as a wife delays a chat promising she will be ready soon. The piece notes the US Bureau of Standards tested 6,700 precision weights the most in a year. Belgian Congo is noted to hold over one billion tons of coal.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Catarrhozone Throat Remedy Ad Promotes Quick Relief
An aid for sore throats claims to prevent colds from becoming serious. The Catarrhozone remedy draws inflammation from the throat, relieves coughing, clears phlegm, and kills germs. A two month supply costs 60 cents, available from druggists or by mail from The Catarrhozone Co. Montreal.
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Iltiie
Haler
Catarrhozone
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
A Chosen Leader and a Chosen Land
A Sunday school lesson analyzes God’s call to Abraham to leave his homeland and journey to the promised land. It contrasts divine impulse with human exploration and notes faith as trusting the immediate direction while the future remains unseen.
Drug imports to Canada dip in 12 months to November
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports a drop in narcotic intake in Canada for the 12 months ending in November. Cocaine imports totaled 1,782 ounces vs 3,516 a year earlier, morphine 9,239 ounces vs 16,609, and crude opium 1,100 ounces vs 1,153. Value of cocaine entering in November 1923 was 14,000 dollars, up from 10,000 dollars previously.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Baby's Own Tablets Promise Easy Childhood Relief
The ad claims Baby's Own Tablets cure common childhood ailments like constipation indigestion and colic by a gentle laxative that regulates bowels and soothes stomachs. Mrs Alcide Lepage of Ste Beatrix Quebec endorses them and the company offers 25 cents a box by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Alcide Lepage
Ste. Beatrix
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Interest Accumulates One Hundred Dollar Bequest in Goshen
The Goshen town records reveal a 100 dollar trust left by John James in 1804 to fund a minister and public buildings. By 1907 the sum grew with interest to about 19,956 dollars. The town used 16,556 for a new library and 8,800 for the Congregational Church.
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Goshen
Mass
John James
Reading
Congregational Church of
The Byverage Man and Auto Ownership Change
A nationwide survey by the National Association of Retail Clothiers shows that in the United States the byverage man no longer has a Sunday suit of clothes and may own or be buying an automobile on an instalment plan.
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United States
National Association of Retail Clothiers
Oil analysis from Wainwright well reports 66.3 percent oil
Analysis shows 66.3 percent oil after water removal from British American well at Wainwright. Four samples tested by J. Fowler of the Technical Institute Calgary indicate 66.8 percent lubricant content.
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Wainwright
J. Fowler
The
Technical Institute
Calgary
Worm Exterminator Promises Health for Children
An advertisement extols Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as an effective medicine to expel intestinal worms and improve a child's health, asserting that without worm removal a child cannot be healthy. The tone is promotional and directed at concerned parents seeking a remedy.
Prophets and Profiteers Reflections on Honor and Country
A Boston Transcript quotation contrasts prophets and profiteers, noting that a prophet may lack honor outside his homeland while a profiteer is honored nowhere and everywhere. The aphorism probes national bias and integrity.
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Boston Transcript
Alberta to India this
A small town Alberta storekeeper received a letter claiming the writer, a remote quarter-section owner, is Irish. The note asks for a 2 pm AX and describes a curious, garbled message about storkeepers, a turtil rac, and a back winded phrase, reflecting local puzzlement over the missive from Times of India.
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Alberta
Times of India
Brotherhood seeks wage rise for 12000 CN Railway workers
The Canadian Brotherhood of Railroad Employers is asking for a return to 1921 wage levels for about 12,000 men employed by the Canadian National Railway. The move reflects industry-wide pressure for higher pay amid postwar adjustments.
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Canadian National Railway
Canadian Brotherhood of Railroad
Clean Crossing Through Life’s Rough Roads
A reflective piece urges patience to navigate life’s many dirty paths. It emphasizes persistence, resilience, and the payoff of finding a clear route after hardship. The author champions steady effort and hope amid obstacles.
Underground railway issues 250000 tickets daily
Mechanical devices issue a quarter of a million tickets daily on the London Underground system, signaling heavy passenger flow and automated fare transactions across the network.
Sheep and goats in human judgment quoted by Asheville Times
The Asheville Times quips on human discernment between sheep and goats noting that a man who discovers he is the goat often looks sheepish. The remark frames social perception with a light, humorous tone.
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Asheville Times
Getting to Know Each Other on Stage in London
A play portrays an American and an Englishman who overcome prejudice by getting to know each other and become friends. The piece suggests that familiarity may foster peace though it may not always hold as a universal remedy for harmony.
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London
London Daily Telegraph
Enormous Earth Water Volume If Spread Covers Surface Deep
The crust holds about 105 trillion cubic yards of water. If distributed evenly over the globe it would blanket the planet to depths between 3,000 and 35,000 feet.
Buffalo shipment to Auckland opens zoological gar dens
Three buffaloes are being sent from the Buffalo Park at Wainwright to Auckland New Zealand where they will be placed in the Zoological Gardens. The article notes the minuscule threads visible to the human eye and describes threads made from feltered quartz.
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Wainwright Buffalo
New Zealand
Buffalo Park
Wainwright
Auckland
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Bayer
Miifons
Bayer Company
Ead
R. J Fleming
Toronto Railway Company
Sir Wra. Mackenzie
Evariste Lucidi
Aurelio Galli
Vatican
E.G. Hood
McDonsald Colleges
Agriculure
Dodds
Woman Voters
Nerviline
California
Colle
Minard
New York World Is Dead
Hupby
Bee
Chang
Belgian Congo
Canaan
Jehovah
Abraham
Columbus
Drake
Balboa
God
Dr. Jowett
Isaiah
God Abraham
Jowett
India
Gillett
Dandruff
Chase
Kedmansen
Bates & Co., Limited
Toronto
Dominion Express
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