World Happenings Briefly Told
The London Dairy Mail reports the wedding of Princess Mary to Viscount Lascelles is set for February 24. A bottle drifted six years from Japan was found near Portland Oregon. A Birmingham Alabama real estate firm gives buyers 20000 feet of lumber to start a home. Moose Jaw 1920 building permits total 500177 with one million for the CPR station and office building. An auto with diving girl emblem led to arrests in Hull Quebec connected to a death. Windsor Ontario police order dismantling all wireless gear unless 100 border amateur operators apply for Dominion licenses. A Belgian passenger on the Zeeland jumped overboard near Plymouth after deportation from New York. A bomb exploded in Dinkelsbuhl Bavaria injuring 60 at a New Year’s Eve crowd. arrests followed. Charles Phillips wedding near London postponed when his brother stood in for him for business in France. New Year’s toll from poisonous liquor includes four dead and six seriously ill in New York hospitals. The Austrian government confirms Vickers Armstrong has bid to buy the Woeller s dorf Arsenal to convert into locomotive plant for Balkan orders.
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Princess Mary
Viscount Lascelles
London Dairy Mail
Japan
Portland
Birmingham
Ala
Moose Jaw
C.P.R
Tiis Hood
Hull
Quebec
Jos
Beneca
George Baker
Joseph Paquette
Montebelle
Dominion
Windsor
Ont
Canadian Mounted Police
Zeeland
New York
Plymouth
Eny
Dinkelsbuehl
Bavaria
Charles Phillips
London
Phillips
France
Vickers Armstrong Company
Great Woellersdorf Are
Cobalt District Silver Output Reaches 200 Million
Early 1920s statistics indicate by end of 1921 the Cobalt region mined silver worth about 200 million dollars. Dividends from the mines exceed 92 million, with surpluses and disbursements yielding a net profit over 50 percent of gross yield, a record for any metal mining area.
Hiccups and Heartburn Get Nerviline Remedy
Slowly sipping Nerviline in sweetened water relieves hiccups sour risings gas belching and fermentation in the stomach. For acute stomach pains bloating nausea use Nerviline the trusted family remedy sold by all dealers for 35 cents per bottle.
Belgians Introduce Tobacco Farming in Northern Manitoba
Two Belgian growers, Messrs. Jacob and Guspin, expanded agriculture into northern Manitoba this year by cultivating tobacco. They claim the crop matches the quality of Quebec tobacco and plan large scale production next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Messrs
Jacob and
Guspin
Quebec
Winter Hard on Baby Ad Hinting at Home Remedies
The article warns that cold winter confinement harms infants and suggests keeping a box of Baby's Own Tablets to regulate stomach and bowels and curb colds. It promotes Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario selling at 25 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Inexpensive Meats Showed Off In Farmhouse Recipes
Melts and oxtails are presented as affordable options with multiple preparations. Steps include boiling melts with vegetables for stews and browning in the oven, or frying with butter onions parsley and lemon juice served over rice. Oxtails are washed soaked and simmered then baked with cheese or simmered in a casserole with potatoes carrots and onions.
Winnipeg youth survey counts 10708 in 14 to 18 age group
The Winnipeg School Board reports 10,708 youths aged 14 to 18 in the city, with 6,066 boys and 5,652 girls. The survey aims to determine what share of public school graduates advance to secondary schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Diamond Dyes promise easy home dyeing for fabrics
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes with simple at home instructions for dyeing wool silk linen cotton or blends. It claims no streaking running or spotting and guarantees home dyeing success. A separate item notes Chili opens an official pawn shop offering loans to workingmen on reasonable terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wool Co
Chili
Worm Exterminator Promises Safer Children
A wartime era warning extols Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a simple remedy to protect children from parasitic worm infections, urging parents to consider the product for family safety.
Home Merchant Purchases Boost Local Community Prosperity
By buying from local merchants, residents support the economic health of their town and contribute to community prosperity through direct spending within the neighborhood.
Hemp crop expected to reach 500 tons at Portage la Prairie
A Winnipeg company directing hemp cultivation in Manitoba predicts a large 1921 crop. Farmers in the province seed under the firm’s guidance and portage la prairie will realize about five hundred tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Portage la Prairie
Catarrhal Deafness Relief Promised by Constitutional Remedy
Catarrhal deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining causing rumbling and hearing loss. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised as a constitutional remedy that acts through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal mucous conditions. Free circulars offered. distributed by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Holloway's Corn Remover Declared Safe to Use
A statement asserts no poisonous ingredient exists in Holloway's Corn Remover and that the product can be used without danger or injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
Woollen Mill Proposed for Victoria City by British Syndicate
A British syndicate plans to establish a woollen mill in Victoria to produce worsted materials of high quality. The company intends to handle the full process from cleaning and preparing raw wool to weaving the finest worsted suitings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Counting House Genius Invents Fast Electric Post Sealer
An electrically driven device moistens envelopes seals flaps stamps counts and outputs ready for posting at about one hundred items per minute. The machine performs all steps from moisten to seal to stamp, delivering fully prepared mail at high speed.
Coal Mines Under Sea Workings Extend From England to Nova Scotia
The Cumberland coal field extends two miles under the sea off Workington England where ventilation posed an engineering challenge but was achieved. A sea burst in 1837 drowned workers, reflecting early surveying limits. Some Nova Scotia coal mining also occurs beneath the sea bed.
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England
Cumberland
Workington
Nova Scotia
Windsor Castle Described As A Self Contained Town
The piece portrays Windsor Castle as a compact community with hundreds of residents living within its walls, highlighting its self sufficient feel and dense internal life.
Cascarets Offer Remedy for Bad Stomach and Headache
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a nighttime bowel cleanser for products of sour stomach and foul breath. It claims the product cleanses the stomach, reduces liver toxins, and promises a morning correction with a Cascaret physic.
Value of B C Minerals in 1921 Placed at 24553909
An official return estimates British Columbia mineral production for 1921 at 24 553 909 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Miller's Worm Powders touted to cure child worm infections
A historical note claims pale sickly children suffer from worms and that Miller's Worm Powders destroy the worms to restore digestion and body health. The text emphasizes parasitic worms invading the stomach and intestines and the product's claimed restorative effects.
Aluminum Alloys Boost Strength With Little Weight Gain
A British report from the National Physical Laboratory, backed by the government, details seven years of research on aluminum alloys. The findings show many alloys with high strength suitable for cars, rail, engines, and steam work, with weight near that of pure aluminum. Commercial production remains the main hurdle, though a government factory has begun pilot work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
National Physical Laboratory
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for minor injuries
This notice urges use of Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for cuts scrapes bruises sprains sore throats and similar ailments. It claims the oil has well known healing power and a bottle should be in every medicine chest for emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Thomas
Applies For Scotland Initial Shipment From Grand Forks
An initial shipment of 770 boxes of applies has been sent from Grand Forks to Vancouver for shipment direct to Glasgow Scotland by way of the Panama Canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Forks
Vancouver
Glasgow
Scotland
Minard's Liniment for Distemper Aids Horses Over Autos
One of Chicago's large department stores reportedly sold nineteen used auto trucks and placed an order for fifty heavy draft horses in the same week, highlighting a shift toward equine draft power.
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Chicago
California Fig Syrup Ad Promises Quick Liver Cleansing
An old advertisement hypes California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It claims a teaspoon heals constipation, biliousness, and illness within hours, urging mothers to buy the genuine product from druggists and avoid imitators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Lady Strathcona gifts £1000 to Sir Arthur Pearson memorial fund
Lady Strathcona donates £1,000 to the Sir Arthur Pearson memorial fund. By her suggestion the sum is split into three equal parts: one third to aid the blind founded by Sir Arthur, one third to the National Institute for the Blind, and one third to other blind charities. Subscriptions are open across the British Empire. The memorial fund aims to be a perpetual encouragement for those in darkness.
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Lady Pearson
Sir Arthur
National Institute For the Blind
British Empire
Kingfishers Build Nests From Small Fish Bones
Kingfishers are described using nests crafted from small fish bones. The note highlights this unusual builder habit as part of the birds’ creative nesting behavior.
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Sloan
Ani
Sloans
Canada
Woollen Mill
Seigel
Windsor Castle
Tyrine
B.C
Geod Gresem Everypebere
Minard
Dodds
Strathcona
Sir Arthur Peeson
Lady Strathcona
Sir Arthur Pearson
Linment
Yarmouth, N.S
Dominion Express
Cana
Chase
Bok
Edmanson
Toron
Sinawe
Nase
Addreesss Five Cook Medicine Co, Ont
Wied-sr
America
Clay Glover Co., Inc
West List- Street
U.S.A
Ben
Pratts
Pratt Foop CO. OF Canada, Limited
Toronto
Clark
Cas Ae
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