World Happenings Briefly Titled Across Diverse Topics
The King and Queen laid cornerstones for hospital buildings at University College and London University. A license enables the Duke of Devonshire to lease on his Derbyshire estate. A major Allied War Memorial is planned on the Somme. Opium penalties rise in League of Nations talks. Bonar Law reportedly gifted a quarter of his estate to the Exchequer. A Canadian Laundrymen's Association is proposed in Calgary. French aviator George Barbot completes a 100 mile round trip to West Point with minimal fuel. D Annunzio reportedly travels to Turkey to join Mustapha Kemal. Sir Tez Sapru to represent India at the Imperial Conference in London. Zita of Austria-Hungary seeks residence in Italy at Villa Delle Alanore. Moonshine use drops sharply in Tennessee. Insulin remains widely available in Britain under medical supervision.
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University College Hospital
London University
Duke of Devonshire
Leore
Derbyshire
Somme
League of Nations
Bonar Law
Ontario
Calgary
George Barbot
West Point
N.Y
Rome
The
Central News
Epoca
Gabriel D’annunzio
Turkey
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Minard's Liniment Relieves Burns and Bravery in Numbers
An editorial note quotes a Texas man from the Kansas City Star about the difficulty of stopping lynching. He argues that people show bravery when outnumbering others, citing 600 to 1 as the overwhelming advantage.
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Texas
Kansas City Star
Canadian Car Ownership and Credit Warnings
A report notes there is one car for every eighteen people in Canada and cautions that even small credit can become dangerous.
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Canada
Oldest 4S. Globe and Commercial Advertiser 1793 birth
Announcement proclaims Frank The Globe and Commercial Advertiser as the oldest daily newspaper in the United States with uninterrupted publication since December 9, 1793. It notes mergers and name changes but continuity remains, and cites Noah Webster and George Kuy as early partners who signed their agreement on September 2, 1793 in Hartford, Connecticut.
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Frank the
Globe and Commercial Advertiser
United States
Noah Webster
Webster's Dictionary
George Kuy
Newspaper
Enterprise
Hartford
Conn
Regulate the Bowels For Health and Vitality
A health column promotes bowel regulation to overcome constipation and maintain waste-free systems. It argues a balanced diet, regular exercise, and hydration support digestive regularity and overall well being. The piece urges ongoing habits over quick fixes to sustain prosperity of the body.
Dr. Hamilton's Pills Promote Regularity and Health
Advertising copy touts Dr. Hamilton's Pills as a mild regulator that helps nature restore normal conditions. It claims benefits for digestion blood complexion and spirits with a price of 2i g at dealers.
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Dr. Hamilton
Nature
Corn planting grows across the Canadian west this year
W D Tregois president of the Alberta Corn Growers Association ships two carloads of corn seed to farmers from Coutts to Peace River and from Victoria to Manitoba. About 27000 acres are expected to be planted this year with corn once thought a hot climate crop.
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Canadian
W. D. Tregois
Alberta Corn Growers’ Association
Coutts
Peace River
Victoria
B.C
Manitoba
Baby's Own Tablets of Great Value Endorsed by Mothers
Mrs Hermadis Chagnon of Ste. Theo dosie Quebec reports Baby's Own Tablets keep her child well and without constipation. Thousands of mothers echo this, noting regulation of bowels and stomach, relief from colds, fevers, and minor childhood ailments. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Hermadis Chagnon
Ste. Theodosie
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
First Canadian cattle voyage to Dundee lands 530 head
The first boatload of Canadian store cattle arrived at Dundee Scotland after 11 days at sea. The 530 head consumed 800 bales of hay and 500 bags of grain during the voyage. A separate health note recommends Miller's Worm Powders to prevent worms in children, touting its efficacy and non purgative action.
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Dundee
Scotland
League Of Nations Assembly Opens In Geneva
The League of Nations formed by the 1919Versailles treaty held its first assembly on November 15 1920 in Geneva Switzerland with 41 nations represented including France Great Britain Italy Belgium China Romania Portugal Spain Sweden Japan Holland Brazil Argentina Chile Colombia Uruguay Canada Czecho Slovakia Switzerland Australia Bolivia Cuba Denmark Greece Haiti India Liberia Nicaragua Norway Panama Paraguay New Zealand Peru Persia Poland Salvador Slovakia South Africa and Venezuela.
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League of Nations
Versailles
Assembly of the
Geneva
Switzerland
France
Great Britain
Italy
Belgium
China
Rumania
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Japan
Holland
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Uruguay
Canada
Czecho-Slovakia
Switerland
Australia
Bolivia
Cuba
Denmark
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
India
Liberia
Nicaragua
Norway
Panama
Paraguay
New Zealand
Peru
Persia
Poland
Salvador
Slam South Africa
Venezuela
Serbia
Odd horse spectacles promise higher stepping horses
An item notes a curious invention: spectacles for horses designed not to enhance sight but to make the ground appear nearer, encouraging the horse to lift its steps higher.
Is Your Nose Stuffed With Cold
Advertisement promotes Catarrhozone inhalation to treat catarrh and colds. Claims relief by delivering medicine through nostrils, promising easier breathing and germ-free air passages. Two months’ treatment offered for $1.00, small 60c, from The Catarrhozone Co. Montreal.
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Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
X rays under probe in London clinics safety study
A London Ministry of Hygiene committee investigates how far X rays penetrate and whether powerful beams harm nearby residents. Dr Declerc presides with experts including Marie Curie and others after neighbor complaints and two cancer claims tied to clinic X ray exposure. The report also notes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as an athlete muscle conditioner.
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Ministry of Hygiene
London
Declerc
Academy of Medicine
Maame Curie
M. Biquerol
Valilant
Thomas
Telephoning Through the Earth Experiments in Paris
French scientists place a telephonic transmitter in direct contact with the earth and locate a receiver across walls and cellars in Paris. A wire connects the receiver to the earth while another opens to the catacombs floor. Words spoken into the transmitter are heard far more clearly in the receiver. Experiments continue at greater distances.
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Paris
Bathing Hour at Berlin Station Draws Travelers
Berlin adopts motto Washful Waiting as bath house opens in the city’s largest railway hub. Travelers use spare time for a dip, with many arriving 15 to 20 minutes early to steam and bathe before departures. Ants spiders and roaches are treated by borax sugar or alum solution.
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Berlin
Wise Mothers Praise Mother Graves Worm Exterminator
Wise mothers who know the virtues of Mother Graves Worm Exterminator keep it on hand for proven value and reliable results in pest control.
German Inventor Unveils 30-Pound One Man Glider
A Berlin inventor introduces a compact one man glider resembling a parachute, weighing 30 pounds and foldable for easy carrying. He has completed two successful flights on the outskirts of Berlin.
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Berlin
Rockefeller Wealth Compared to Minting Silver Dollars
A historical note explains it would take 32 years to mint enough silver dollars equal to each dollar of John D. Rockefeller's wealth, illustrating the vast scale of his fortune relative to coin production.
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John D. Rockefeller
Fashion description of mustard sweater with orange black border
A loose knit sweater in mustard yellow features a woven border in orange and black. The hat and skirt pair in harmonizing shades to complement the top.
Poultry Contests Show Strong Egg Yields Across Provinces
Last year 2,590 birds entered Dominion Experimental Farms laying contests producing 91 805 eggs for an average of 151 per bird. British Columbia led with 181.2 eggs per bird, Ontario 173.5, and Ottawa hosted the Canadian event with 167.1. Top individual is British Columbia White Wyandotte with 307 eggs. BC White Wyandottes also head the pen production with 2 601 eggs.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
British Columbia
Ontario
Ottawa
Canada
Trans-Canada Highway Plans Presented to Minister
The Trans-Canada Highway project was laid before Hon Alex Ross, Minister of Public Works. Alberta will have two branches from Halifax to Regina. One route goes via Moose Jaw Medicine Hat Calgary Banff to Vancouver, the other via Saskatoon Battleford Edmonton and Jasper Park to Vancouver. The main line will pass through Alberta's major national parks.
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Alex. Ross
Alberta
Halifax
Regina
Moose Jaw
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Banff
Vancouver
Saskatoon
Battleford
Edmonton
Jasper Park
Canadian Boys Form Forest League to Fight Fires
The Canadian Forestry Association has organized 140000 boys into the Young Canadians Forest League. They will patrol and stay alert to prevent forest fires across the Dominion, aided by badges, instructions, and support for fire rangers when needed.
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Canadian Forestry Association
Young Canadians Forest League
Dominion
When a bachelor finds his ideal woman she seeks another man
A witty reflection notes that a bachelor who discovers his ideal partner faces the twist that she already seeks an ideal mate elsewhere. The line implies disappointment and irony about matching dreams.
Family proves living on eight hundred a year possible
A quotation notes that with a $800 annual income a family can live if earning $10,000, using a pencil and ample paper to map finances.
Big Western Event Calgary Stampede July 9 to 14
Calgary Exhibition and Stampede runs July 9 to 14 featuring buffalo bar cue races, grand stampede parade, horse and cowboy races, Indian races and grand Indian parade. Prizes total 50000 dollars with Canadian champions to be crowned in cowboy sports. The Prince of Wales donates the best bucking horse rider trophy.
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Calgary
Buffalo
Canada
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement
Catarrh described as a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is a tonic taken internally and acts through the blood to the mucous surfaces. It aids nature in restoring normal conditions. Available at all druggists. Circulars free from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
First direct German trade recorded on Winnipeg Grain Exchange
For the first time since the war a Winnipeg commission house bought a wheat shipment for German interests on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. The report gave no price or quantity details.
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Germany
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Waiter and Patron Exchange Barbed Hint in Houston Post Quote
A brief quip from the Houston Post shows a waiter asking if something was forgotten and a restaurant patron replying that there is more than anyone knew. The exchange captures a sharp restaurant moment.
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Houston Post
Summer excursion fares east via CPR lakes steamers
The Canadian Pacific Railway offers round trip summer excursion fares to Eastern Canada with a limit of October 31, 1923. Stops en route are available with extra meals and berth charges on Great Lakes steamers from Fort William Port Arthur to Port McNicoll or Owen Sound. Travel by train offers three daily services including the Trans-Canada Limited.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
Canadian Pacific Great Lakes
Fort William
Port Arthur
Port McNicoll
Owen Sound
Canadian Pacific
Trans-Canada Limited
Trans- Canada
Enfield Wife Describes Sunday Peace Amid Abuse
A wife told Enfield Middlesex police court that six days a week her husband assaults her but Sunday is his rest day. She described ongoing domestic abuse and sought police or court protection.
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Enfield
Middlesex
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