World Happenings Briefly Told
R J Fleming was elected president of the Toronto Railway Company replacing Sir William Mackenzie. The French Government intends to campaign against rising living costs. Vatican public consistory elevated Cardinals Evaristo Lucidi and Aurelio Galli in a secret ceremony. The CPR steamer Mont Laurier docked at St John bringing 866 passengers including 702 new Canadian settlers and 399 Finns. A dairy research division led by Dr F E G Hood was announced. Winnipeg hosts a debate urging a living standard for the unemployed per the Canadian Labor Gazette. General Smuts explained he cannot visit the United States now. US Britain liquor treaty talks progress with London receiving Washington’s counter-draft. Australia warns shippers of a coming ban on British cattle and other livestock due to foot and mouth disease. Sir William Wheeler said a born today has 12 more years of life than one born 25 years ago noting medical advances.
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Evaristo Lucid
Aurelio Galli
Vatican
St. John
C.P.R
Mont Laurier
FE. G. Hood
McDonald College
Canadian Labor Gazette
Independent Labor Party
Winnipeg
United States
General Smuts
Commonwealth High Commissioner
London
Great Britain
England
William Wheeler
Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland
The Time You Save and How to Spend It
A reflective piece on saving time as a resource like money, urging practical use rather than accumulation. It compares time and money and stresses purposeful expenditure to gain true value.
Germany Adds Merchant Fleet to 2.5 Million Tons
Germany's mercantile fleet has expanded from 566000 tons in June 1922 to 2500000 gross tons currently. The growth reflects a substantial expansion of commercial shipping capacity under existing maritime policy.
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Germany
The Family as Political Unit and Women’s Vote
The article argues that women's votes mirror men's in aggregate results though not by choice. It states families vote as a unit, with husbands and wives voting together. It concludes that women’s suffrage increases family political power even if both spouses vote similarly.
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Vancouver Province
Immigration Prospects Bright For British Emigration
The next season is expected to bring a larger flow of British emigrants to Canada than since before the war. This will be driven by the exhaustion of the British quota permit under the US three per cent law until July and Canada's decision, announced at the Economic Conference, to further aid British emigration to the Dominion.
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Canada
United States
Dominion
Nerviline Delivers Quick Relief for Muscle and Joint Pain
A tester swears Nerviline subdues deep seated rheumatic and muscular stiffness where other liniments fail. Described as five times stronger than ordinary oils, Nerviline claims to penetrate deeply and act as king over all pain. A 35 cent bottle is urged from dealers today.
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Strose
World beating Alberta grain to be shown at Empire Exhibition
The Alberta grain that won top honors at the Chicago show will be sent to the British Empire Exhibition in London as part of Canada's seed grain display. Plans also include exhibiting the grain at Edmonton's provincial seed fair with a focus on industrial and commercial prospects to boost Dominion trade.
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Alberta
Chicago
London
Canada
Edmonton
Dominion
Edmonton Bulletin
New Avenue of Employment for British Workers in France
L Auto reports limited British labor in France with about 120 workers mostly in auto manufacturing. Satisfaction shown leads French firms to hire more, including a firm ready to employ 300 men and an Antwerp motor car builder seeking 50 British experts who have left England to take posts.
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France
L’auto
Antwerp
England
Cat-Tails Used For Food Cloth And Pillows
Scientists have found cat tails from swamps can yield starch and sugar for food, pollen to bake sourdough, brown spikes as silk substitutes, and fluffy down for pillow stuffing. The plant was first seen by Iroquois and used widely in Central Europe during the Great War.
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Europe
Railways Project Big Payroll Rise in Canada This Year
Dominion Bureau of Statistics figures for the first nine months of 1923 show railways in Canada will pay about 15 million dollars more in wages and salaries than in 1922. Employment rose with traffic, grain movements boosted eastbound freight and passenger handling, nine month payroll reached 190,291,922 versus 166,564,882 last year.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
London Fog Measured In Lab Experiments At Kew Gardens
A London fog is a tangible urban phenomenon. Researchers used a large glass pane at Kew Gardens to weigh the fog before and after it settled. They found the fog weighed six tons per square mile, noting upper layer fogs are less dangerous than dense lower fogs that injure lungs with suspended pollutants.
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London
Kew Gardens
Prominent Journalist Frank Cobb Dies in New York
Frank Cobb veteran newspaper man and editor of the New York World died at his New York home after a six month illness. A leader of liberal journalism he championed League of Nations policy and spoke for broad U.S. participation in world affairs. He was a scholar linguist philosopher scientist and traveller and a longtime ally of former President Wilson.
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Frank Cobb
New York World
New York
Frank Lying Cobb
League of Nations
Wilson
United States
Pulpwood Resources Warn of Shrinking Canadian Supply
The Canadian Pulp and Paper Association released a detailed statement urging serious consideration by federal and provincial governments. It covers the embargo inquiry into raw pulp wood exports to the United States and broader conservation of pulpwood as supplies decline.
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Canadian Pulp and Paper Association
Canada
Royal Commission
United States
The
Winipeg Tribune
Momentary delay delays an hour talk request
An exchange shows one person asking for a one hour talk and the other noting his wife will be ready in a minute. The brief dialogue captures a light domestic moment with time awareness.
United States Tests Record 6700 Precision Weights
The United States Bureau of Standards tested 6 700 precision weights in the past year, the largest single year total on record. Belgian Congo reportedly holds coal deposits exceeding 100 000 000 tons, a vast resource figure cited in the report.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Belgian Congo
When Money Talks It Is Always Sure of an Audience
Quote about money drawing attention and appreciation. The line emphasizes monetary influence and public receptiveness, presenting money as a powerful persuasive force.
Catarrhozone Promise Against Sore Throats
An old remedy claims to prevent colds and throat infections by drawing inflammation from the throat. The advertisement promotes a two month dollar outfit of Catarrhozone in haler, priced 50c, sold by druggists or by mail from The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
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Catarrhozone
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Abraham's Call to Leave His Country and Kindred
Sunday school lesson reflects on Genesis 12 1 to 26 10 and Psalm 23 focusing on God's imperative leading Abraham to depart. It contrasts human adventurers with divine guidance revealing that faith accepts a clear immediate direction while the future remains unseen.
Drug Narcotics Imports to Canada Decline in 1923
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports a drop in narcotics entering Canada in the 12 months ended November 1923 compared with the prior year. Cocaine imports total 1,782 ounces versus 3,516 ounces. morphine 9,239 ounces versus 10,609. crude opium 1,100 ounces versus 1,158. Value of cocaine with November 1928 reached 14,000 dollars against 10,000 in the prior period.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Childhood Ailments and Baby's Own Tablets Ad
The notice promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative for infancy ailments such as constipation indigestion colic and colds. A testimonial from Mrs Alcide Lepage of Ste Beatrix Quebec claims the tablets regulated her baby’s bowels and stomach and made her plump and well. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25c a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Alcide Lepage
Ste. Beatrix
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Interest Accumulates Legacy Tenfold for Goshen Town
In Goshen Massachusetts the $100 bequest from John James after 100 years grew to $19,356. By 1907 the town used $10,556 for a public library and $8,800 for the Congregational Church, with interest compounded since the 1804 will.
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Goshen
Mass
John James
Reading
Congregational Church of
No Sunday Clothes Reflects Auto Ownership Survey
A nationwide survey by the National Association of Retail Clothiers shows the average American man no longer owns a Sunday suit of clothes but owns or plans to buy an automobile on the installment plan.
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United States
National Association of Retail Clothiers
Oil Analysis Shows 66.3 Percent Lubricant at Wainwright
Oil from the British American well at Wainwright yielded 66.3 percent lubricant after water removal. J Fowler of the Technical Institute Calgary conducted the analysis.
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Wainwright
J. Fowler
The
Technical Institute
Calgary
Worm Exterminator Promoted for Child Health
Advertises Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as an excellent medicine to destroy worms in children. Claims expelling worms is essential for health.
Prophets and Profiteers Quote Sparks Debate
A Boston Transcript quotation contrasts a prophet with a profiteer, noting fame or honor varies by locale. The line underscores how reputation travels differently in and outside one’s homeland, inviting reflection on authenticity and public perception.
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Boston Transcript
Letter from Ireland Confuses Alberta Storekeeper
A correspondent letter received by a small town Alberta storekeeper contains garbled text claiming the writer, a remote quarter-section owner, is Irish. The sender urges sending a peculiar 3 pun ax while noting playful misprints and clipped phrases.
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Alberta
Times of India
Brotherhood Seeks Wage Rise for 12000 CN Railway Workers
The Canadian Brotherhood of Railroad Employees asks for reinstatement of 1921 wage rates for about 12,000 men employed by the Canadian National Railway.
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Canadian National Railway
Canadian Brotherhood of Railroad Employees
Clean crossing after dirty roads in life
A reflective line about navigating life’s rough paths. Patience helps one locate a final clean crossing despite numerous obstacles.
Mechanical devices issue a quarter of a million tickets daily
Mechanical devices issue a quarter of a million tickets daily on the London Underground Railway.
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London Underground
Sheep and goats blur in human judging says Asheville Times
In a humorous reflection the Asheville Times notes that distinguishing people as sheep or goats is imperfect and a man who feels he is a goat tends to look sheepish.
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Asheville
Getting to Know Each Other on London Stage
London audiences see an American and an Englishman clash with prejudice but become best friends through shared understanding. The piece suggests that knowing each other may aid peace and goodwill, though it may be only on stage and in proverbs.
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London
London Daily Telegraph
Worm Powders Advertised for Child Health
An old advertisement promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a quick remedy to expel worms from children and restore digestive health, claiming immediate worm destruction and correction of harmful gut conditions.
Vast Earth Water Would Submerge Surface Deeply
The crust holds about 565 trillion cubic yards of water which would blanket the globe. If spread evenly it would cover every area to depths between 3000 and 35000 feet.
Buffaloes Sent to Auckland Zoological Gardens
Three buffaloes are being sent from Buffalo Park at Wainwright to Auckland New Zealand to be placed in the city Zoo gardens.
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Wainwright
New Zealand
Buffalo Park
Auckland
Zoological Gardens
Tiny quartz threads rival hair in width
The passage notes that the thinnest threads visible to the human eye are minuscule, requiring about a thousand to match the diameter of a woman's hair. These threads are formed from melted quartz.
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Ydomana
Bayer
Bayer Company
Bayer Cross
R. J. Fleming
Toronto Railway Company
Sir Wi. Mackenzie
Dodds
N. OU
Woman Voters
California
Minard
New York World Is Dead
Hubb
Canaan
Jehovah
Abraham
Columbus
Drake
Balboa
Dr. Jowett
Isaiah
Jowett
India
Eee
Petas
Dandruff
Ulred
Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited
Toronto
Dominion Express
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