World Happenings Briefly Told
A London cable reports Russia imprisoning borrowers who do not return books. The Merchant Marine loss for the year totals about $9.606 million with $1.7 million operating loss and fixed charges. Paris amusement tax yields 27 000 000 francs in 1921 up from 22 000 000 in 1920. Germany's railways near prewar normal, per Washington. The Admiralty plans to trim flag officers from 92 to 77 in August. Louis P Leucheur says France may not repay its US debt. William Russell robbed of $22,000 by three auto bandits. a witness suggests a motion picture angle.
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Paris
The
London Times
Board of Admiralty
William Russell
Greenwich Bank
New York
Alberta Seed Fair Reveals Near Perfect Oats and Wheat
Judge F S Grisdale praises Edmontons provincial seed fair noting oats and wheat class prizes were extremely close and nearly perfect. He compares results favorably with world prize winners and highlights an exceptional alfalfa seed exhibit including one sample grown north of Vermilion and the potential for commercial seed production.
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Alberta
Edmounton
F. S. Grisdale
Vermilion
Grisdale
Ontario Oat Crop Shows Losses for Farmers in Acre Profit Contest
The oat crop cost Ontario farmers more to raise than it earned, as only Cecil Luther of Lennox and Addington posted a profit of 1.43. Potatoes fared better with profits from 57.40 to 336.80 per test acre. Also notes worm-related malnutrition in infants and promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Cecil Luther
Lennox and
Addington
New York Welcomes World's Largest Candy Shop
The new store in New York claims the title of the largest candy shop globally. No further details are provided about its size, offerings, or exact location within the city.
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New York
Twenty Million Dollars in Gold
Northern Ontario gold production for 1922 is estimated at over twenty million dollars. A remarkable expansion in the gold mining camps in the north is occurring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
What Does Your Mirror Reveal About Anemia
In a persuasive testimonial, a mother from Quensport, Nova Scotia, claims Dr Williams Pink Pills restored health to three daughters showing fatigue pale skin and other anemia symptoms. She urges others to buy the tonic, noting results after multiple boxes and offering mail order at 50 cents per box, six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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George R. Smith
Quensport
N.S
Dr. Williams
Greta
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Onr
Joe Seymour Sets Dominion Golden Eagle Trap Record
Joe Seymour a Lake of the Woods Indian has taken his fourth golden eagle in one winter. The last bird was caught accidentally in a snare set for other game. If confirmed he may claim to be the champion golden eagle trapper of the Dominion a potential record by four eagles in a winter.
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Joe Seymour
Lake of the Woods
Joe
Dominion
Satin Frocks Highlight Circular Skirts For Spring
Fashion notes describe Bihek satin fabrics and black satin frocks with cream lace and metal girdles. The circular skirt returns to favor with side circular insets and slender silver chain girdles featuring red stones. Also mentions Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a relief for children’s ailments.
Premier King Praised by G A U V for Soldier Relief
The G A U V Dominion executive passes a resolution thanking Premier King W L Mackenzie King and Labour Minister James Murdock for efforts in aiding distress among returning soldiers during unemployment. Asthma Brings Misery is advertised with Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming relief through inhaled smoke or vapor. A Hottentot baby calls its mother mamma.
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W. L. Mackenzie King
James Murdock
G.A.U.V
G.A.U.V. Dominion Executive
Dr. D. Kellogg
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Uses Blood Action for Cure
Catarrh is a local disease worsened by constitutional conditions. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. It strengthens the patient and assists nature. circulars free from KFJ Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Nature
KF. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
First Stamp Dealer Wil lam Simpson Lincoln Dies at 78
London’s first stamp dealer Wil lam Simpson Lincoln has died aged 78. He began collecting in 1854 while at school, owned about 210 varieties, and soon moved into trading. From 1860 he played a prominent role in the trade, running a shop in High Holborn and later moving to his current premises.
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London
Willam Simpson Lincoln
Lincoln
High Holborn
Medieval Italian chests adorned by famed artists endure
In medieval Italy, great artists were commissioned to decorate bridal chests that stored a bride’s linen and personal belongings. Some of these chests survive in old Italian palaces, carried there by ancestors of present owners.
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Italy
Fort Prince of Wales becomes historic park and memorial site
The Fort Prince of Wales at the mouth of the Churchill River in Manitoba is placed under the control of the commissioner of Dominion Parks to preserve it as an historic memorial site and park.
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Fort Prince of Wales
Churchill River
Manitoba
Commissioner of Dominion Parks
Wireless links hoped Montreal London Vancouver Melbourne
A. H. Morse of the Marconi Company spoke at the Canadian Club in Toronto predicting direct wireless service within two years between Montreal and London and between Vancouver and Melbourne. He noted electromagnetic waves circumnavigate the earth in under a seventh of a second and that no place would be out of telegraphic touch. He added that wireless power transmission was not yet commercially viable.
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Toronto
A. H. Morse
Marconi Company
Montreal
London
Vancouver
Melbourne
Australia
Morse
Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil in Home Medicine Chest
This ad extols Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as essential in every home. It claims broad usefulness for relief of rheumatic and sciatica pains, sore throats and chests, coughs, burns, scalds, cuts, bruises, and sprains.
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Thomas
Dr. Thomas
The Delay Policy in German Reparations
The article argues Germany uses delaying tactics in reparations to gain time and exhaust the Allies. It notes the two years since the peace treaty and compares populations and payments, claiming Germany has paid only about a quarter of what France paid after 1870, based on a New York Times report.
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Germany
France
New York Times
Wheat Shipments via Vancouver Permanent New Route
Calgary Winnipeg Chicago and New York grain men estimate total bookings of wheat through Vancouver will reach about seven million bushels this season. They say the new shipment channel to the United Kingdom appears permanent.
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Vancouver
Calgary
Winnipeg
Chicago
New York
United Kingdom
Freezone Promises Fast Relief for Corn Pain
A consumer ad touts Freezone as a quick remedy for hard and soft corns including between the toes. The product supposedly stops pain instantly and lets you lift the corn away with fingers after treatment. Sold by druggists for a few cents in a tiny bottle with no soreness or irritation.
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Minard
Miracci’s Limiment Co. Ltd
Yarmouth
Department of Commerce
Washington
Louis P. Leucheur
Liberated Regions
United States
Constantinople
By Marie Belmont
Fletcher
Castoria
the Centaur Company
New York City
Canada
Dominion Express
Ramsay Co
Arnprior Patent Solicitors
America
Clay Glover Cowans
West Fourth Street
Baby's Own Soap
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Imperial” Linotype
Imperial
Monotype
the Canada Metal Co., Limited
W. Te WU
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