World Happenings Briefly Told
The Paris Chamber of Deputies ratified the peace treaty with Hungary. Lloyd George ordered rest due to illness. Byng to open the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto on August 27. A Bavarian guard group to disarm voluntarily per Allied ultimatum. Belfast readies for the Northern Parliament opening. A Williams Iowa bank robbery netted about $4000. Sudbury court jailed a timber fire setter for one month. League of Nations Society sees many new memberships including a unit of Army and Navy War Veterans.
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Ford Motor Company of Canada
Bavarian Einwochenwehr
Citizens’ Guard
Jane W
Lloyd George
Lord Byng
Canada
Toronto
First National Bank
Williams
Webster City
Iowa
Belfast
Sudbury
League of Nations Society
Army and Navy War Veterans
British Columbia Sees Low Demand for Chinese Eggs
British Columbia residents avoid Chinese eggs despite imports. The Department of Agriculture cites thirty eight carloads arriving, mostly re-exported to Winnipeg Toronto Montreal New York Boston Philadelphia and Trinidad with only 109 kegs to Vancouver and 25 to Victoria for Chinese residents. The liquid egg meat eggs arrived without shells.
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British Columbia
Department of Agriculture
Winnipeg
Toronto
Montreal
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Trinidad
B.W.L
Vancouver
Victoria
Kidney Trouble Warning and Remedy Ad
An advertisement warns readers they may have kidney trouble with back pain and dragging pains. It promotes Dr Hamilton's Pills containing Mandrake and Butternut, claiming relief for kidney and liver issues and cites a testimonial of quick relief. Sold everywhere 25c or The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
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Dr. Hamilton
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Tangerine Dress With Checkerboard Silk Accents
A fashion description notes a tangerine dress favored this season. The straight skirt is slightly shirted at the waist with a U-neck blouse partly filled by silk blocks in black and tangerine. Short sleeves feature the same checkerboard silk and pockets are accented similarly.
Canada Chooses Lord Byng as Governor General
The London Times lauds General Lord Byng for the Governor General post in Canada. It argues the choice reflects widespread Dominion preference and personal knowledge. The Times says the Canadian people effectively made the selection, a sign of good grounds for such appointments.
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Lord Byng
Canada
The
London Times
Dominion
Lord Eye
the Times
Dominions
Times
Putnam's Painless Corn Ex Promoted in Ad
An old-fashioned newspaper ad touts Putnam's Painless Corn Ex for treating corns and warts. The copy urges readers to buy the 25 cent bottle, claiming decades of reliable relief and warning against substitutes.
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Putnam's
Putnam’s
Facing It Through a Storm The British Coal Strike Resolve
The piece quotes Captain MacWhirr from Joseph Conrad's Typhoon urging resilience. It notes the British public facing a prolonged coal stoppage with the same steadfast spirit the captain advocates, praising calm resolve amid harsh seas.
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Capt. MacWhirr
Joseph Conrad
Captain MacWhirr
British Weekly
Asthma Remedy Promoted For Persistent Attacks
A medical advertisement promotes Dr. T. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a potent treatment to eradicate asthma from the air passages. It emphasizes the disease's exhausting, ongoing attacks and urges readers to keep a supply on hand.
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T. D. Kellogg
An Inch Of Rain Explained In Simple Terms
The piece explains how an inch of rainfall on an acre equates to about 22,000 gallons or 110 tons, using basic conversions to show the massive yet dispersed weight of rain over a large area. It notes weather instruments measure rain, snow, sun, wind, temperature, and pressure.
Irish Cattle Exports Worth Forty Two Million Pounds
Ireland exported 3,862,223 cattle to Great Britain during the war and last year's stock stock value exceeded 42,000,000 pounds sterling. A cattle embargo removal would reduce home bred stores and risk shortages if foreign supplies were restricted again.
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T. P. Gill
Irish Department
Ministry of Agriculture
Ireland
Great Britain
England
Scotland
There is always hope in a man who earns his work
The quote reflects Carlyle on effort and purpose, contrasting diligent labor with idle despondency. It emphasizes that sincere effort sustains hope and counters perpetual despair.
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Carlyle
No matter how costly a thing may be, a woman loses interest
The quote reflects a belief that desire or value fades when a person loses interest. It contrasts price with emotional attachment, suggesting material worth is overridden by inner sentiment. The line centers on a woman's perspective regarding loss and value.
Discovery of High Grade Hematite Iron Near Elk Lake District
A large body of high grade hematite iron ore has been reported in Northern Ontario’s Elk Lake district. The find is unexpected as the region was not thought to yield iron in paying quantities. Much ore in the Atikokan Moose Mountain range runs about 50 percent metal but contains other elements requiring special blast furnace treatment.
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Elk Lake
Ontario
Great Range
Atikokan
Moose Mountain
Minard's Liniment Said to Remove Tumor Lump
Rural Route No. 1 Mascouche Quebec farmer Fred C. Robinson reports four tumors on his head vanished after two months use of Minard's Liniment. He claims the largest lump disappeared with no visible scar and says he will apply the liniment to a mare for a strained tendon.
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Mascouche
Minard
Fred C. Robinson
P.S
Fred C. R
The Fourth Estate Quips On Reading And Progress
A quotation attributed to Thomas A. Edison laments youths who do not read newspapers intelligently. It argues such lack of interest signals a brain atrophying and asserts that progress hinges on informed minds.
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Thomas A. Edison
An Oil that is Prized Everywhere
Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil was launched over fifty years ago to serve a small region. Its acknowledged merits soon spread across a continent and it is now known and prized throughout the continent with nothing equal to it.
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Thomas
Doing Things
Wisdom is knowing what to do next. Skill is knowing how to do it, and Virtue is doing it.
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David Starr Jordan
Desire to Eat Freely The Dyspeptic Dream
This ad explains that a toned digestive system allows a flexible diet and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills to enrich the blood, claimants that thin blood underlies stomach trouble, and cites John A Mc Donald of Talbot Nova Scotia who reports improved appetite and health after using the pills. Purchases offered by mail at 50 cents per box or six for 2 50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Spinster Quips On Marriage Age Between Seminary And Cemetery
A witty spinster remarks that the marriageable age lies somewhere between the seminary and the cemetery, reflecting humorous skepticism about social expectations and the certainty of lasting matrimony. Her joke captures the era’s satirical take on courtship and aging.
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Hope
Plans to double Red River Paper Mills capacity
Minard's Liniment remains in households as the Red River Paper Mills capacity is set to double under current company plans. Executives consider further expansion opportunities to increase output and efficiency.
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Red River
Ontario Leads Wheat Seeding In 1921 Dominion Report
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 792,200 acres sown to fall wheat for 1921 with 738,500 in Ontario, 38,000 in Alberta and 14,900 in British Columbia. Winter kill is 11 percent in Ontario, 5 percent in Alberta, while British Columbia reports the crop nearly uninjured.
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Ontario
Alberta
British Columbia
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Inability to Write Never Hinders Some Achievers
Note highlights how individuals lacking writing skills still leave a lasting mark through practical work, invention, leadership, and influence. It emphasizes determination, practical communication, and hands-on achievement over formal writing.
Ield You So Moment Amid Unexpected Events
A terse line captures the sneer of certainty when surprise upends plans. The quip points to the frustration of those who claimed foresight after an unpredictable turn, highlighting the social sting of premature certainty.
Bankers View Optimism Quietly Rises in Canada During Recovery
The Merchants Bank of Canada annual meeting yielded cautious yet hopeful remarks from Sir Montague Allan and D C Macaron. Allan warned optimism must be tempered by careful commitments amid European unrest and coal strikes, while Macaron noted Western crop losses but urged tempered optimism for a strong upcoming harvest and improved national prospects.
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Merchants Bank of Canada
Canada
Montague Allan
Sir Montagu
England
Europe
D. C. Macaron
Odd straw hat woven from royal drink straws
A Marienbach Austria cafe keeper owns a straw hat said to be woven from straws dipped by royalty. Each straw is claimed to have touched the lips of crowned heads of Europe who frequented the cafe.
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Marienbach
Austria
Europe
Holloway's Corn Remover Promises Quick Relief
Ad copy asserts no one must suffer corns with Holloway's Corn Remover at hand to remove them. It emphasizes immediate relief and practical use for daily discomfort.
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Holloway
Manitoba Varsity to Build Medical Branch Extension
A new medical branch building will be erected at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg this summer. The project cost is about $250,000 and meets conditions set by the Rockefeller Foundation for a $500,000 gift.
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University of Manitoba
Winnipeg
Rockefeller Foundation
First Air Photos of Canadian Rockies by Motion Pictures Limited
Motion Pictures Limited of Calgary secured the first air taken motion pictures of the Canadian Rockies from Cowley through the Crow's Nest Pass. Several photographs were captured at an altitude of 5 000 feet. Minard's Liniment noted in medical use alongside this aviation breakthrough.
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Candian Rockies
Motion Pictures Limited
Calgary
Cowley
Crow’s Nest Pass
New Invention Proves Valuable On Coast
A machine for extracting minerals from black sands on the Queen Charlotte Islands has proved satisfactory at several sites. Machines have been installed along the coast and are operating. Gold and platinum are recovered from the sands, paying fifty cents to one hundred dollars a ton, chiefly platinum.
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Queen Charlotte Islands
Don’t worry about slander it will dry eventually
A terse remark suggests that slander will fade as it dries, implying resilience or dismissal of unfounded claims without detailed context or attribution to any person or event.
Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills Promise Vitality Boost
An advertisement claims Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills restore energy, strengthen nerves, and improve sleep and appetite. A testimonial from Mrs. M. Damgand of Youngs Cove Road, NB, says they eased heart and nerve symptoms within days. Price 50c a box, The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
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Milburn
T. Milburn Co. Limited
Toronto
Ont
Watchmaker Demonstrates Boring Skill in Cambridge
A Cambridge watchmaker bored a hole lengthwise through a pin and threaded a wire through it as proof of skill. He claims to have worked on the principal of the telephone about the same time as Alexander Graham Bell.
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Cambridge
Mass
Alexander G. Bell
More Men Die of Idleness Than of Hard Work
A concise proverb noting that people often view idleness as more harmful than strenuous labor, suggesting diligence is essential to life and wellbeing. The saying emphasizes discipline and productive action over passive ease.
Queen Alexandra’s Pearl Obsession Becomes Royal Trademark
Queen Alexandra’s affinity for pearls is well known and she is rarely seen without multiple strands. The royal figure’s enduring love for pearls shapes her public image and style.
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Queen Alexandra
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