World happenings briefly told
Building permits for Greater Vancouver in the first half totalled 16861008 dollars. Frederick J. Buscombe former Vancouver mayor donated his large residence as a home for securable invalids. Viscountess Harcourt named chairman of the Society for Overseas Settlement of British Women succeeding Countess Buxton. A new 5.6 million dollar Pacific Railway pier opened during Vancouver diamond jubilee celebrations. Three hundred coin design entries were submitted for forthcoming silver coins issue. Dominion government to host 100 British newspaper publishers in August. A Canadian US halibut commission head warned of serious depletion and will meet fishermen next fall to prepare an interim report. Norfolk suit fashion described with pattern details and sizes 10 12 14 years. Our Fashion Book promotes simple, stylish patterns for children with patterns priced 10 cents.
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Frederick J. Buscombe
Vancouver
Viscountess Harcourt
Society For Overseas Settlement
Countess Buxton
Dr Thomas Melectric Oil Promoted for Croup and Ailments
Advertised remedy claims to ease croup by reducing inflammation and loosening phlegm and to soothe sore throat chest earache rheumatic pains cuts bruises and sprains. Trusted by thousands as a staple in family medicine chests and reusable for multiple conditions.
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Dr. Thomas
Br. Thomas
Saskatchewan Livestock Pool forms for cooperative marketing
The Saskatchewan Livestock Pool began on June 1 and has already received 1,358 contracts in two weeks. Southern Saskatchewan shipments will be marketed at Moose Jaw and northern shipments at Prince Albert. A corn relief product, Nolloway's Corn Remover, is promoted as pain free.
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Province of
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Livestock Pool
Moose Jaw
Prince Albert
Nolloway
Century milestones mark rail, mining and provincial births
The text notes 41 years since Canada’s first transcontinental railroad epic, 30 years since gold found in Kiondge, 20 years since Saskatchewan and Alberta became provinces, and recalls Boston’s 1807 wooden rail railway as the first in the United States.
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Canada
Kiondge
Saskatchewan
Alberta
United States
Boston
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Union
Pattern ordering note for Winnipeg Union at 173 McDermot Ave. Pattern No ce provided with size details. Readers are guided on how to place orders and specify pattern and size requirements.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Apple Tree Slides Down Slope To Barn Yard
A farmer near Pomeroy Ohio wished his steep clay hillside apple tree would be accessible. Moments later a landslide carried the tree down its slope and settled it in the barn lot with roots still in a massive clod of earth.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Canadian forests key export and employment source
The forests of Canada rank second only to agriculture in the value of their products. They provide direct employment for over 97,000 workers and furnish salaries and wages of over 166 million dollars per year.
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Canada
New CN Capreol Superintendent Succeeds Cunliffe
The Superintendent at Canadian National Railways Capreol Ontario retires. G A Cunliffe is succeeded by Brandon after Cunliffe’s retirement. The change reflects CN’s leadership shift in the Capreol division.
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Canadian National Railways
Capreol
Ontario
G. A. Cunliffe
Brandon
Invents Sea Rocket To Cross Atlantic At Terrific Speed
Professor Robert I. Goddard, Worcester Mass, says a giant passenger rocket, blending rocket and aeroplane, could fly across the Atlantic faster than Lindbergh and Chamberlin. space rocket concept may be scientifically possible after eleven years of work and confirmation by European scientists. Dr Kellogg asthma remedy advertised as a natural vapor remedy claimed to ease breathing and open air passages.
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Atlantic
Professor Goddard
Robert I. Goddard
Worcester
Mass
Clark University
Lindbergh
Chamberlin
Tyrd
Germany
Austria
Russia
J. D. Kelloge
Overcoming Monotony Prevents Slavery to Work
The piece argues that monotony can crush the soul yet can be conquered. It urges balancing work with other pursuits, warning against letting routine consume life. It claims effort and energy, not the nature of work, determine whether one enjoys life outside duties.
Canadian coffee and spice industry report shows modest exports
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics lists 50 establishments in the coffee and spice industry with a capital investment of 8 865 438 and a gross annual production value of 14 469 009. Value added by manufactures totals 3 012 770, imports stand at 6 791 091, and exports consist only of coffees and imitations at 18 065.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Seaplanes to Patrol British Columbia Fisheries
Seaplane patrols of the British Columbia coast fisheries areas will resume this year. Major J. A. Motherwell, inspector of fisheries, received permission to operate. The aerial protection program, halted two years ago for funding reasons, will cover from the international boundary to Queen Charlotte Islands and Prince Rupert district, mainly spotting fishing during closures and illegal Canadian boundary breaches.
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British Columbia
J. A. Motherwell
Queen Charlotte Islands
Prince Rupert District
Nebraska crowd urges move to western Canada farming
Roger Babson, a noted statistician from Omaha, tells Nebraska farmers to sell out and relocate to Western Canada where farming opportunities are presented as greater.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Roger Babson
Canada
China Most Populous Nation Claims World Population
The passage notes that China is the most populous country with about one fourth of humanity, roughly equal to Europe’s population, highlighting its large demographic size without census data.
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China
Earth
Europe
Samuel Begins Bethlehem Mission to Anoint Saul’s Successor
Sunday School lesson centers on Samuel’s journey to Bethlehem to anoint Jesse’s son as king, amid Saul’s failure. Samuel hesitates, proposes a sacrificial cover story, and weighs concealment’s ethics while seeking God’s will. Blaikie commentary contrasts required truth with prudent secrecy for a worthy end.
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Samuel
Bethlehem
Saul
Jesse
W. G. Blaikie
Honor Canadian Writers urged for Confederation Prize
Professor W T Allison urged continued effort to awaken interest in Canadian literature at the Canadian Authors Association seventh annual convention in Ottawa. He cited Charles Mair still active and proposed an annual Confederation prize for the best native work in verse or prose.
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Allison
W. T. Allison
Canadian Authors’ Association
Charles Mair
Thirteen Loaves Twelve Price Pedlar Practice
A historical note describes pedlars once buying thirteen loaves for twelve as profit, and bakers giving thirteen for twelve to avoid short weight penalties. A Dublin University professor suggests radioactive forces may heat the earth. Keep Minard's Liniment near at hand.
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Dublin University
Minard
Sun Life Building Stage Two Under Way In Montreal
Work has begun on the second stage of a Montreal high rise to become the tallest in the British Empire. When finished it will rise about 450 feet with a 400 foot front on Dominion Square. The Sun Life Insurance Company will occupy a minor portion while the completed edifice will house over 10,000 staff in a granite faced structural steel frame monumental building.
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Dominion Squire
Montreal
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
Scope Of Department Of Health Increased
The article notes the formation of Canada's Department of Health in 1919 and its expanding scope by Jubilee year. It outlines quarantine stations at ports, medical immigrant inspections, narcotics suppression, and counts 253 pounds opium 260 ounces morphine heroin 27 ounces cocaine seized, plus 368 aliens deported after conviction.
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Department of Health
Ottawa
Canada
Lindbergh Monument Proposes World's Highest Tower for Chicago
A former chairman of the United States Shipping Board proposes a Chicago monument to Lindbergh in the form of the world’s tallest tower. The design imitates the Eigel Tower at 944 feet but would rise about 400 feet higher with a million candle power beacon visible for miles. It would serve as a beacon for airmen and would cost several million dollars.
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Chicago
United States Shipping Board
A Wonderful Telescope Tower Aids South African Research
Professor Rossiter of Michigan University spoke at a Bloemfontein university luncheon about a giant telescope to be erected on Naval Hill near Bloemfontein. The device would discern an object an inch high nineteen miles away and would reveal objects the size of a cathedral on the moon.
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Naval Hill
Bloemfontein
South Africa
Rossiter
Michigan University
United States
Woman Slumbers Thirty-Two Years From Sweden
A school girl named Karoline Karisdatter fell asleep at age 13 and slept 32 years. She awoke as a middle aged woman of 45, seeing that her childhood and youth had passed. The remarkable case was reported from Sweden.
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Sweden
Karoline Karisdatter
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