World Happenings Briefly Told
Senate ratifies Kellogg anti war treaty in Washington. Prohibition enforcement fund increases by 25 million dollars. Captain Hermann Koehl injured in a Bremen crash at Arosa while ski ing. Friends of the Prince of Wales donate 100000 dollars for coal field relief in Britain. Sir Basil Blackett to earn forty thousand dollars yearly as merger chair. Toronto fund for British unemployed totals 28094 dollars for the Lord Mayor’s relief fund. United Service Institute to be organized and incorporated. A Turk offered as mascot for a Canadian football team with two sons aiding the bid. Searchers recover three Alpine climbers buried by an avalanche near Mount Joyce summit.
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Fund For Prohibition
U. S. Appropriations Committee
Hermann Koehl
Bremen
Arosa
Switzerland
Prince of Wales
London
Basil Blackett
Imperial Wireless and Cable Communication
Toronto
Great Britain
Britain
United Service Institute
Air Force
Royal Mounted Police
Canada
Z. G. Bejanoff
Constantinople
Mount
Joyce
Thousands of Mothers Endorse Babys Own Tablets
Canadian mothers guard baby health and prize safe remedies. Mrs. Howard King of Truro endorses Baby's Own Tablets for little ones. The product sells at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario. The passage also notes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a pain remedy used across the continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard King
Truro
N.S
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Manitoba Industry Surpasses Agriculture in 1927 Output
Industrial Development Board estimates Manitoba will produce $159,252,000 of manufactured goods this year versus $132,000,000 in 1927. Agricultural wealth for 1927 is pegged at $147,000,000, showing a shift toward industrial production in the province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Industrial Development Board
Catarrhozone Promoted as Flu Prevention and Cough Relief
An old advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a protection against flu grippe and influenza. It advises steaming with one pint water and half a teaspoonful of Catarrhozone, inhaling the vapors to disinfect nose throat and lungs. The ad claims healing, soothing, safe use and lists Catarrhozone at 50 cents.
First American Forest Law Found in Plymouth Colony
The Pennsylvania department of forests and waters, Harrieburgh, reports that the first American forest law was written in the New Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts on March 29 1626. The law restricted selling or transporting timber works to prevent damage to timber resources and to benefit the colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Colony
Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters
Harrieburgh
New Plymouth Colony
Massachusetts
Columbus Document Links Columbus Birth to Spain
A Pontevedra parish archive note identifies Columbus birthplace as Spain rather than Genoa Italy. The record describes his burial and notes that the Duke of Veragua, descendant of Columbus, sold lands in the 18th century where the birthplace stood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontevedra
Spain
Christopher Columbus
America
Genoa
Italy
Columbus
Veraga
Mariner
Einstein Submits Five Page Manuscript To Prussian Academy
Prof. Albert Einstein has submitted a five page manuscript to the Prussian Academy of Sciences. He spent ten years completing it and regards it more important than his relativity theory. The work contains mathematical and physical formulas extending the theory and treats merging mechanics with electric dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Einstein
Prussian Academy of Sciences
Canadian Platinum From Sudbury Matte Described
The text notes that aside from a small amount of platinum from British Columbia black sands, most Canadian platinum and allied metals come from processing Sudbury Ontario nickel-copper matte. It states that precious metal residues accumulate over irregular periods, so yearly recoveries do not relate to matte quantities treated in any single year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Sands
British Columbia
Sudbury
Ontario
Montreal Ice Burnout Project Aims to Relieve Harbor
Dr. Howard T. Barnes of McGill University leads a government backed plan from the department of marine and fisheries. The goal is to burn ice on the St Lawrence River to free Montreal harbor from winter grip earlier and prevent flooding between Montreal and Sorel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lawrence River
Howard T. Barnes
McGill University
Offer Reward for Cancer Cure in British Empire
The grand council of the British empire cancer campaign approved two prizes of 2500 dollars each for original work in cancer investigation within the empire. The awards are set for 1931 and 1933 to spur research across colonies and dominions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Council of the
Cancer Campaign
British Empire
High phone bill from long London call cited
A London visitor phoned an American business partner for nine percent minutes, and the bill neared 1425 dollars. A medicine claim for children called Mother Grave's Worm Exterminator is promoted as effective for worm removal. Saskatchewan produced 470000 tons of coal in 1928, the same as in 1927, per Ottawa authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mother Grave
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Groundwood Pulp Dominates Canadian Output in 1926
Groundwood pulp comprised 58 percent of Canada's total pulp production in 1926, reflecting its prominent role in the industry. The statistic highlights the scale of groundwood use amid evolving Canadian forestry and manufacturing sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Remedy for wedging foods between teeth and decay risks
The article explains that loss of contact between teeth due to decay allows food to wedge between teeth, irritate soft tissues, form a pocket, and lead to infection and tooth loss. It recommends restoring contact with a filling or replacing faulty fillings rather than using a tooth-pick for temporary relief.
Cutting Corns With Razor Leads To Lock-Jaw
Warning against paring corns with an infected razor due to infection and possible death. Promotes PUTNAM'S CORN EXTRACTOR as quick relief and claims corns drop off with no pain. Advertising note lists 25c price and availability at dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam's
Putnam’s
Canadian iron hubs shift from Hamilton to Sault Ste Marie and Sydney
Ontario and Nova Scotia emerge as main Canadian iron centers with Hamilton and Sault Ste Marie leading the way. Miller's Worm Powders advertised as a remedy for worms and stomach ailments in children, boosting appetite and easing feverish pain. Bermuda officials report no car-use exemptions as the House of Assembly upholds the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Sault Ste. Marie
Ontario
Sydney
Nova Scotia
Canada
Bermuda
House of Assembly
Modern Books Live Fast Then Fade From Memory
A blurb on the fleeting life of modern books notes that a popular novel enjoys a brief triumph lasting about a year. It cites July two hundred thousand readers, then the work loses attention after the first frost. The piece ends by promoting Holloway's Corn Remover and mentions an agricultural marvel: a cabbage plant yielding six stacked heads.
Learning to Drive versus Golf Hitting Difference
The remark notes that learning to drive a motor differs from golf training because in golf you typically do not strike anything while learning. It contrasts driving practice with golf practice as a humorous observation.
Minard’s Liniment Aids Flu Battle, Historical Note
In a historical snippet the text mentions Minard's Liniment used for the flu and reflects on parenting roles labeled as good scouts rather than fools. It also notes the Maxim silencer for firearms invented in 1909.
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Maxim
Power of Western Growth Accelerates Prairie Expansion
The article notes a bold Westward agricultural surge in Canada. Between 1920 and 1928 Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta added nearly one million acres of field crops annually, totaling about 7.7 million extra acres brought into production. This steady expansion underscores Western Canada's strong role in national resource development.
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Prairies
Comimon Bureau of Statistics
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text and References
Sunday School lesson centers on Romans 14 led by the Spirit of God and sonship. It cites Joel Luke John Acts Romans 1 Corinthians Ephesians 1 3 4 and related passages along with devotion from John 14 25 31.
The Comforter Promise and Universal Spiritual Presence
Jesus told the disciples it was best for him to leave so the Comforter could come. The Paraclete is described as one who strengthens and aids, revealing Christ, guiding truth, and remaining with believers everywhere. Additional notes cite demographics and trivia, including Irish male female counts, British Columbia honey value, Canadian dairy milk production, a dog pedigree joke, and a fact about elements.
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Jesus
Parakletis
Parakletos
Christ
Keen Drama Clean Deplores Modern Tendency
English actor Bransby Williams told the Brockville Rotary club that the stage in the United States Canada and Great Britain must be kept clean for rising generations. He criticized moving picture titles for spoiling the English language and lamented a lack of good clean plays on stage and questionable material in bookstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Bransby Williams
Brockville
Alberta Produces Over One Third of Dominion Wool in 1927
The Dominion Wool Growers' Association reports Alberta produced 1,492,191 pounds of wool in 1927, surpassing one third of the Dominion total of 3,648,254 pounds. The figures highlight Alberta's leading role in national wool production.
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Alberta
Dominion Wool Growers’ Association
Heart Trouble and Numb Hands Share Reader Experience
Mrs. Wm. Fowler of Auburn Ontario describes years of heart and nerve trouble with numb cold hands. She tried doctors medicines with little relief before encountering an unspecified remedy or suggestion in the article.
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Adelle
Senate
Washington
Thomas
Commissionaire
Western Province
Theory of
Einstein
Vicks Omer
Canadias Trental Bygiene Cornett
The
Saskatchewan Dente’ Boctter
Trea
Holloway
Minard
Agee Andrews Canadian
Prairie Provinces
Milton
Mattbie D. Babcock
Irish Free State
Buckley
W. K. Bechley, Limited
Metuei St. Terente
Buckleys
Actor
Minard’s Liniment
Reliable Co Ltd
Yarmouth
T. Milburn Co. Ltd
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina
SASK
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