World Happenings Briefly Told
Mrs Miriam A Ma Ferguson has assumed the duties of state governor of Texas. The inauguration was attended by her husband who was impeached and deposed from the governorship. Leon Trotzky was relieved of his duties as chairman of the revolutionary war council by the central executive committee of the Communist party the most powerful political body in Museia. Reports from Dawson City Old Crow mission say Indians trap many foxes. Meath reports 56 percent caribou killed this winter. Canterbury Cathedral sermon by Rev J B J Carmn drew unusual interest. Lorne Coffe 25 near Edmonton ended his life after a fortune teller warned of no 26th birthday. Privy council appeals Manitoba Brai futures tax start in March W R Craig announces Geoffrey Lawrence will act as counsel. W E Raney chosen house leader in Ontario legislature. R S S Ward Manitoba Workmen’s Compensation Board director acting commissioner pending investigation. Catnip will be used by British Columbia Game Conservation Board against cougars with hopeful tests from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam A
Ma” Ferguson
Texas
Leon Trotzky
Revolutionary War Council
Communist Party
Museia
Dawson City
Old Crow Mission
Meath
Canterbury Cathedral
Congregational Union
J. B. J. Carmn
Lorne Coffe
Edmonton
Privy Council
Manitoba
Ontario
Drury Farmer-Labor
Progressive
Manning Doherty
R. S&s. Ward
Workmen's Compensation Board of Manitoba
Hf. G. Wilson
Prom Night Fate Reveals Mixed Feelings
Between friends, whispers hint at Jack's prom date troubles with Omore voicing cautious doubt. A private chat captures tension and anticipation as plans unfold amid high school social stakes.
After 35 she shifts from affinity work to ordinary work
The subject leaves the affinity business after reaching the mid thirties and starts hustling for a standard breadwinner role. The move signals a transition from niche work to regular employment in a bid for financial stability.
Dr Pierce and His Golden Medical Discovery
A Western Pennsylvania farm boy rises to district teacher and doctor. After the Civil War he doctors in Pennsylvania oil country riding to reach the sick. He later moves to New York and gains fame for a blood medicine called Golden Medical Discovery sold in millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Medical
New Oil
B .N.Y
R. V. Pierce
Branch Laboraory
Bridgeburg
Eskimos Return Home After Wrangel Island Stay
Eleven Esquimaux from Alaska left Harbin for Darren Island by steamer to repatriation after a year on Wrangel Island. One child died in Vladivostok and another on the Siberian border awaiting crossing. They were said to be hired by a Canadian firm for fox trapping. Captain Wells led the party and died in Vladivostok.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exquimaux
Alaska
Harbin
Manchuria
Darren Island
Wrangel Island
Vladivostock
Esquimaux
Kotzebue
Wells
Alaskan
Vindloostock
Heart and nerve tonic for aging readers
After middle age, sickness lingers and heart action grows weak while nerves become less steady. The text urges aged people who want to maintain health and vigor to use a heart and nerve tonic.
Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills praised by Whitestone reader
Mrs. M O Connor of Whitestone Ontario writes she suffered from shortness of breath heart palpitations and fainting spells. She notes Milburns H and N Pills gave immediate relief and she uses them to prevent serious spells. She recommends them to others with heart trouble. For sale at all druggists and dealers.
Bottle message found after eleven years at Labrador
Captain J R Moore of the Fort Churchill once faced a doomed voyage in a Labrador blizzard and cast farewell messages in a bottle. The Hudson Bay Company reports the bottle has washed ashore on a Labrador island with the notes inside intact after eleven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Bay Company
Labrador
J. R. Moore
Falmouth
Eng
Fort Churchill
Port Perrique Bay
Moore
Red Terror seen in Bolshevik trade propaganda warning
The New York Herald Tribune says European states seek trade with Russia but warn that recognizing Soviet Russia as an honorable nation invites Bolshevik propaganda. It argues lending money to the regime would bolster its global reach and paints the Bolshevists as international and national terrorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Family of Nations
Bolshevists
The
New York Herald Tribune
Difficult Problem in Repatriation of Canadians
The State Department weighs automatic readmission for Canadians who became U S citizens and proposes that those repatriated be treated as British subjects. This would create dual nationality in Canada and risk confusion with Canadian local certificates. Current British Empire law imposes a five year probation for intending subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Secretary of State
United States
State Department
Canada
British Empire
Czar’s Gift Bowl Arrives in New York Exhibition
The silver jeweled bowl gifted by the late Czar of Russia to the First Chevauslegers Regiment of Nuremberg was brought to the United States and displayed in New York. In 1907 the Czar paid 300000 rubles for it for the regiment, and it is now valued at 150000 dollars. During Germany’s postwar revolution a war profiteer sought buyers before the piece returned to a regiment officer who brought it to America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czar
Russia
Nuremberg
Germany
United States
New York
Weird tale of Japanese slaves aboard Russian poaching ship
Yoshiro Sakaguchi, a Japanese seaman, escaped from a four year captivity aboard a Russian poaching vessel. He reported to Takasaki gendarmes after fleeing captors in Otaru Hokkaido, alleging the crew were kept as slaves by armed force under Japanese authorities probe in Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Yoshiro Sakaguchi
Otaru
Hokkaido
Takasaki
The Friend of All Sufferers Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil
Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil advertised as a valuable remedy for pain. It is promoted as a liniment offering hope and relief across a wide area, claimed to be on sale everywhere and widely available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Drove First Train In China Dies at Reydon Southwold
William G. Jackson who drove the first train ever run in China has died at Reydon Southwold aged 75. He long served as engineer of the Southwold Railway and witnessed Chinese resistance to railways before locals accepted the trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Jackson
China
Reydon
Southwold
Reindeer Meat Arrives in Chicago Surging Popularity
Reindeer steaks gain traction in Chicago as 25 000 pounds of Alaska sourced meat arrive spurring local demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alaska
One-Pound Jellyfish Contains Over 15 Ounces Water
A jellyfish weighing one pound holds more than 15 ounces of water inside its body. This fact highlights the high water content of jellyfish tissue and its buoyant, gelatinous composition.
Eastern Europe seeks League of Nations economic aid advice
A memorandum from Romania to the League of Nations advocates international economic and financial assistance for Eastern Europe, not just former enemy nations. It shows several Central and Eastern European countries regularly consult the League's technical organizations for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romania
League of Nations
Europe
Austria
Hungary
Central
League
Quotations on Money and Power from a Wise Guy
A short, quotable exchange frames money as the root of evil and certain locals as rooted supporters. The Wise Guy and a figure labelled the Mug remark on wealth, ambition, and social dynamics.
Diamond Dyes Offer Easy Home Colouring Method
Advertises Diamond Dyes as a simple cold water tint or hot dye process. Claims 15 cent packages include complete directions for dyeing or tinting lingerie, ribbons, dresses, coats, and more. Advises asking a druggist to identify material types such as wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics.
Wings on cars proposed to solve traffic problem
Sir Charles Wakefield suggests a flying motor car as a traffic solution. The concept features a light car with aeroplane style propellers and folding wings that can be stored on the roof when not in use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wakefield
Dodd's Kidney Pills Sold By Mrs. Stanley Mother Testifies
Mrs. L Stanley of Williamstown Ontario shares a testimonial about Dodd's Kidney Pills. She says the remedy helped her child with headaches poor sleep and fatigue and she plans to continue use. The letter claims the pills aid rheumatism lumbago lame back heart disease headaches and urinary troubles as kidney related issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Ont
L. Stanley
Dodd
Auckland Magistrate Stipends Three Months for Book Sale
Mr Poynton of Auckland Magistrate Court sentences two Communists to three months imprisonment for selling a book on Communism and urging violence and lawlessness. He denounces interference by what he calls fanatical anti-British aliens and bloodthirsty reptiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poynton
Auckland
New Zealand
Miller's Worm Powders for Children Health
Miller's Worm Powders claim to expel intestinal worms and treat various childhood ailments. They strengthen the stomach against biliousness, restore appetite, aid feverish conditions, and relieve stomach pain and griping in children.
Wind Turbines to Power Germany from New Tower Farms
A company plans wind tower chains across Germany to supply electricity based on Anton Flettner's rotor ship invention. Erected atop structures resembling Eiffel Towers the towers aim to render coal and much oil unnecessary and dramatically lower industrial power costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Anton Flettner
New Bill Seeks Barbering as Protected Profession
A proposed law will elevate barbering to a recognized profession in Ontario and set higher safeguards against skin diseases and incompetent barbers, to be introduced at the next Legislature session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Dheaded Men Favor Gray Hair Growth Shift
A fragment suggests a humorous notion that men would be content if they could grow one gray hair where two had previously appeared, implying aging or stress themes in a light editorial tone.
Union Bank of Canada reports diamond jubilee year
The Union Bank of Canada announces its sixtieth annual report from Winnipeg at the January 13 meeting. 1924 saw continued unsettled business conditions, yet the bank shows strong liquid assets over 52 percent of liabilities and total assets of 120 million. Profits of 1.23 million are allocated to dividends taxes pension and reserves, with deposits totaling 92.28 million and no government advance liability this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Bank of Canada
Winnipeg
Canada
Dominion
Western
Western Canada
Union Bank
Poultry Pool Shippers Profit From New York Shipment
Dominion Poultry Service Alberta Branch led a two-car turkey shipment to New York City. The cooperative received 25 cents a pound for the birds, while New York buyers paid 41 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Dominion Poultry Service
Alberta
New York
Mothers Use Vicks Vapors for Colds
Mothers treat colds with Vick's vapors rubbed on the throat and chest to ease breathing. The medicated vapors enter the air, soften phlegm, and the product acts as a liniment to aid congestion relief. Available at drug stores for 50 cents a jar or free samples by Vick Chemical, 344 St Paul St Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicks
DAL Amessa
Jadbe
Vick Chemical
St. Paul St
Montreal
P.Q
The True Vine and Branches Sermon Lesson
A Sunday school lesson explains Jesus as the true vine with God the Father as the husbandman He assures disciples of unity with Him and fruitfulness through abiding. The text contrasts Israel as a noble vine turned degenerate and notes the vine imagery from Jeremiah and Mac cabean coins. It ends with an asthma remedy advertisement urging readers to seek Dr Kellogg’s treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah
Israel
Jesus
U S Promises Help to Sustain Pound at Par
The London Morning Post reports the United States will aid the pound sterling to return to gold parity. Montague Norman, governor of the Bank of England, says the Federal Reserve Board will support the pound up to an agreed amount if it reaches the gold standard and faces speculative pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
London Morning Post
Montague Norman
Bank of England
Federal Reserve Board
Prince of Wales to sail for South Africa on HLMS
The Admiralty announces the Prince of Wales will embark for South Africa aboard the HLMS indicating royal travel plans. The formal notification confirms the destination and voyage details for the royal ship assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Admiralty
Prince of Wales
South Africa
The Gutenberg Bible Seen as First Printed Book
The Gutenberg Bible is regarded as the first major book produced by movable type printing, marking a milestone in the history of typography and publishing. It catalyzed mass communication and influenced subsequent book production worldwide.
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British Columbia Game Conservation Board
Washington, D.C
Jack
gE’rom
Eskimos
Milburn
Czar's
Seaman
Cutiura
Edith H. Kelley
Rt. 1
Unity
Minard
J. W. Hamilton
Western Bank
U.S
J. Edmond Po‘tras
Faubourg
St. Jean Ete
Quebec
Dominion Express
Victoria St
Toronto
Ourstive Caron & Caron
Pate Pesaran Sint
Witewe
Wre Arto
di Leglerc
di Leglerg
Reading Chemists de Leecierc Med. Co
Haverstock
Toron
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