World Happenings Briefly Told
Government plans to ease the woollen industry are discussed in the House. The Bowdoin sails north for Arctic exploration. Glasgow ships 4 500 emigrants to Canada and the U.S. Five year Anglo American arbitration treaty signed in Washington. Treasury forecasts customs receipts near 550 million this year. Verovsky assassination prompts Russia to boycott Switzerland. Sunderland Inlet timber sale to Patrick McCoy. Five dollar postal notes acknowledged in Ottawa. Young Italy to be educated in Germany. Freight cars carry books as reparations. Prime Minister Baldwin declines publishing Versailles minutes. Winnipeg postmaster Hargrave dies at 85. Timber supply may last 40–50 years. Three commercial orchards exist in the Okanagan Valley.
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Italy
Ministry of Instruction
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
William Hargrave
Winnipeg
Mr. Hargrave
Lord Wolseley
Riel
Virgin Islands Face Three Year Drought Crisis
The Virgin Islands, acquired from Denmark in 1917, have endured three years of drought harming sugar cane and cattle industries and depressing commerce. Islanders urge Congress to fund dams and reservoirs to prevent future disasters.
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Virgin Islands
United States
Denmark
Tare
Congress
Painless Corn and Wart Ex Tractor Ad References May Railway Stats
An old advertisement touts Putnam's Painless Corn and Wart extractor for corns and warts. The text also cites Dominion Railway Commission data for May reporting 195 accidents causing 2% deaths and injuries to 191 people across 14 crossings with 11 vehicle involvements and three deaths.
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Dominion Railway Commission
Thin impure blood and the healing claim of pink pills
An advertisement extols the dangers of impure blood and how Dr Williams Pink Pills improve nourishment, boost resistance, and restore strength. Mrs John Timmons of Eimvale Ontario recounts severe weakness and poor sleep improving after using the pills, which are sold for 60 cents a box via Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
John Timmons
Eimvale
Ont
Ancient Ink and Worm Powder Advertisements From Historic Text
The piece describes ancient ink making from soot and gallic acid found in Pompeii. It also promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a trusted vermifuge for children, claiming swift worm removal and restored health for robust growth.
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Pompeii
Ex-officers migrate to Canada amid London dispatches
Dispatches from London report 85 ex-officers with average capital of £3006 have joined a Canadian settlement board programme. Lt Col Jones notes 40 more ex-Indian army officers plan to move to Canada. Average age is 30. average capital £2060. Half plan to bring families. Holloways Corn Remover is advertised.
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Cansan
London
Eagland
Ashton
Settlement Board
Col. Jones
India
Canada
Free Medica Advice Cautions Thermometer Prices
Journal American Medical Association cautions readers against buying thermometers in the summer noting prices can be lower in winter. The advisory presents seasonal pricing guidance for consumers seeking medical devices.
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American Medica! Association
Red Cross Outpost Hospital for Northern Saskatchewan
Red Cross crews refurbish an abandoned lumber camp hospital at Big River to serve sick trappers half-breeds and northern residents with medical care and a maternity home for settlers wives. The outpost will open in fall when northern activity rises, as winter frostbite and injuries demand constant hospital care.
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Howe Hospital
Saskatchewan
Big River
Prince Albert
Red Cross
Circle Tours of Unrivalled Splendor
Promoting Canadian Pacific Circle Tours through Calgary to Banff Lake Louise and Glacier with Arrow Lakes Kootenay Lake and Crow's Nest Line. Second route extends to Sicamous Okanagan Lake Penticton returning via Crow's Nest. Tours priced moderately with deluxe travel and scenic promise. Fares on sale daily to September 30 with stopovers. return by October 1. 5-95
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England
Adirondacks
Canadian Pacific
Calgary
Rockies
Gap
Banff
Halifax Captain’s Counterfeit Profits Stolen by Bank
A Halifax ship’s young captain earned $100,000 in the St. Pierre American trade but found when he arrived to deposit the sums that the bank would accept only $20,000, with the remaining funds exposed as counterfeit. The lengthy winter and spring voyage ended with financial loss and legal questions about the fraud.
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The
Evening Mail
Halifax
St. Pierre
Veteran Editor Retires From London Daily Telgraph
Sir John Merry Lesage retiring as managing editor of the London Daily Telegraph at age eighty six after daily attendance until recently. His long tenure mirrors C. P. Scott who led the Manchester Guardian since 1872.
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Sir John Merry Lesage
London
Telgraph
C. P. Scott
Manchester Rustian
April Sea Fish Catch Across Coasts Falls From Last Year
The April total landings of sea fish on both coasts reached 167 646 cwts valued at 932 216 dollars, down from 251 341 cwts worth 1 121 465 dollars in the same month a year earlier.
Alarming Rise in Russia’s Unemployment and Social ills
Recent statistics show unemployment in Russia rising sharply from 291000 at year end to higher levels by January 1922 with 1922 registered totals in 52 capitals. Vagrancy and prostitution among girls aged 10 to 13 loom as homeless children reach 10470 by May 1 with sharp regional population and agricultural declines in five governments and the Ural area.
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Russia
Committee For Combatting
Dr Hamilton's Pills Promise Digestive Relief
Strengthens the stomach and improves digestion by preventing fermentation of food. After one use the stomach is cleared of sour matter causing gas heartburn and headaches. The pills also tone up the liver and kidneys and cost 28 cents at dealers.
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Dr. Hamilton
Hamilton
New Romanian capital eyed in Hermannstadt move
Hermannstadt or Sibiu, 16 miles northwest of Bucharest, is under consideration as the executive capital for Greater Romania due to its western location. The city, founded in the twelfth century and developed under Austrian influence, offers modern infrastructure, public squares, parks, schools, churches, libraries and theatres, with a cleaner, healthier climate than Old Romania.
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Hermannstadt
Translvania
Bucharest
Rumania
Europe
Romania
Sibiiu
Old
Priceless Stradivarius Found After Two-Year Absence
A Stradivarius violin reported missing from Professor Havemann's Berlin home reappeared after an accidental tip to a dealer who hid it under rubbish in an attic. A quarrel between spouses led to a police inquiry and the attic discovery exposed the instrument's return.
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Havemann
Berlin
Canadian progress in child welfare praised by Dr Robertson
Dr James W Robertson told the Canadian Club of New York that in the past four years Canada has made more real progress in child welfare than any other nation. He noted that six Canadian universities offer courses for women to train them to save babies.
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Canadian Club of
New York
James W. Robertson
Canada
Transparent Horse Rudolph Seen by Claude and Pearson
A whimsical note describes Rudolph the transparent horse exclaiming to Claude that the horse shows the railings through its body. The line playfully imagines a zebra encounter never seen before in Pearson's Weekly.
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Rudolph
Claude
Pearson’s Weekly
Population of Poland Reaches Over Thirty Nine Million
Growth of repatriation immigration and natural increase have raised Poland’s population to more than 39 million. The text notes notable but subtle social changes and hints at everyday remedies like rubbing a raw potato on stained fingers to remove discoloration.
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Poland
Republic
Trial Flight of Pilotless Plane by French Army Air Service
The French Army Air Service perfected a pilotless bomber driven by radio controlled levers. In a trial, the craft flew thirty minutes at about 1500 feet before a smooth landing. Phonograph records of leading voices are pressed on copper discs meant to last 10,000 years for storage in the Prussian State library.
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French Army Air Service
Reward Offered to Spare Artists Eye Strain in Cinema
A major film producer posts a reward of 11000 pounds to eliminate eye trouble among cinema artists. The article discusses the dangers of intense white lights used in film production and how performers are affected by the glare, with notes on rapid talking and visible strain.
Popular novelist argued as not a genius to stenographer
Minard's Liniment advertisement claims quick healing for cuts and related relief. The brief item notes the product and endorses its effectiveness through a sales blurb typical of period advertisements.
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Hughes
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United States Treasury
Frederick J Ho Wkracke
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Switzerland
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Vancouver
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Seattle
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MT Taay
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Zini
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Minard
Dandruff
Minard's
Akituba
Bukseff
Kustanak
Orenburg
Ural
New Rumania
Big Ben
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Tuubin
Tes
Calendar
C. D
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Ontario Veterinary College
University of Toronto
Guelph, Ont
Keen
Bay
Bayer
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