World Happenings Briefly Told
Premier MacDonald says no immediate Versailles revision. Britain leads in U S home makers from Europe under strict immigration laws. Nova Scotia provincial election expected within six months. Ontario bill aims for one cent per unit iron ore bounty. Aguila Oil Company files damages claim with Mexican government. Ontario buys 13 airplane machines to patrol forests and detect fires. Government employs farm laborers, demand exceeds supply.
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MacDonald
House of Commons
Great Britain
U.S
Europe
Nova Scotia
Halifax Herald
Charles McCrea
Ontario
Aguila Oil Company
Mexico
Putnam’s Corn Extractor Promotes Quick Cure
An old advertisement proclaims a death sentence for corns with Putnam's Corn Extractor. It claims the product fully removes corns by lifting out root and branch and never fails. It warns against substitutes and prices the remedy at 25 cents everywhere.
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Putnam’s
Trade improves across Canadian banks as week ends
With towns and cities reporting bank clearings west of the Great Lakes rising over last year Toronto shows an increase above nine million dollars and Montreal up twenty two million dollars compared with the previous year indicating a strong improvement in trade conditions for the week ending February 14.
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Great Lakes
Toronto
Montreal
Muscular Rheumatism Subdued by Dr Thomas' Eclectric Oil
Sufferers of muscular rheumatism are advised to rub the affected region briskly with Dr Thomas' Eclectric Oil until relief is felt. The advertisement claims great virtue from a bottle, suggesting substantial benefits beyond estimation.
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Thomas
Puppet and Butcher Exchange Grim Meat Price Jibe
A brief comic exchange shows a customer lament paying fifty cents a pound for meat while a butcher counters with twenty five cents, delivered by a puppet. The line captures market humor and price tension in a satirical street scene.
Admiral Selfridge Life Spanned Old Navy to Modern Arsenal
The Milwaukee Journal recalls Admiral Selfridge whose long career began aboard the Cumberland during the Civil War era and included witnessing the Monitor Merrimac clash, torpedo developments, and naval nets in World War I. He survived early perils and helped advance naval warfare amid dramatic progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Selfridge
Cumberland
Hampton Roads
Merrimac
Admiral Porter
The
Milwaukee Journal
Drives Out Rheumatism Subdues Lumbago
A remedy claim promises instant relief as it drives out rheumatism and subdues lumbago bringing ease and comfort to sufferers.
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Lumbago
Nerviline touted as quick rheumatism relief in letter from Georgetown
The advertisement features F. EK. Normand of Georgetown praising Nerviline for relieving crippling rheumatism and lumbago. It urges readers to buy a 35 cent bottle to regain health quickly and cites reliability and penetrating action as key benefits.
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F. EK. Normand
Georgetown
Immigrant Influx to Canada Surges 105 Percent
Canada welcomed 129,022 immigrants in the ten months ending January 1924, up from 62,849 in the same period 1923. British arrivals reached 65,171, Americans 18,129, others 45,722, with August the peak month near 15,000 British harvesters and total monthly arrivals over 25,000.
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Canada
Immigration Department
Castoria advert claims 36 years of use for baby relief
A vintage advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria with claims of over 36 years of use to ease constipation bilious symptoms colic and feverishness in babies and children while promoting calmer sleep and digestion. The ad stresses a genuine product bearing the signature.
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Fletcher
Dr Hamilton's Mandrake and Butternut Pills Promise Cure
Advertisement touts Dr Hamilton's Pills of Mandrake and Butternut as the safest laxative. It claims they clean the stomach intestines and bowels drive out waste matter tone the kidneys and forever cure constipation.
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Dr. Hamilton
Dr. Hamilton's Pills Instant Relief
Dr. Hamilton's Pills advertised as a general tonic and system cleanser claim mild efficiency. Sold at all dealers 25c per box, five for $1.00, or through The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
Saul's Disobedience and Blame in Samuel Lesson
Devotional study on Saul's deliberate disobedience to Amalek and his futile defense. The text contrasts Saul's shrewd excuses with Samuel's confrontation, highlighting accountability and the pattern of shifting blame. Ends with a stray pharmaceutical ad note.
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Samuel
Saul
God
Aeron
Ealf
Moses
Adam
Eve
Pilate
Christ
Phillips Brooks
B C Salmon Pack Reaches New High in 1923
The British Columbia salmon pack totaled 1,341,681 cases in 1923, about 50,000 more than 1922, driven by unusually heavy runs in northern streams. Northern-area canneries operated at capacity to handle the fish.
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British Columbia
B.C. Products Bureau
the Board of Trade
BBC Plans Greenwich Time Broadcast by Electrically Synced Clock
The BBC station in London will broadcast Greenwich time using a clock controlled from Greenwich Observatory. The clock will beep via a buzzer and be electrically synchronized with the chief timekeeper at Greenwich.
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Greenwich
Greenwich Observatory
London
Net Revenue Rise for Canadian National Railways
Official figures show CN Railways net operating revenues up nearly 11 million dollars across all lines in eleven months of 1923, reflecting improved railway earnings for the period.
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Canadian National Railways
The Jewish Population of Europe Report
The article notes the Jewish population of Europe at 9 060 000 and argues that true influence comes from the individual’s own actions rather than external power. It emphasizes personal agency as the main source of influence.
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Europe
Air Peril In British Channel and Sea Communications
A British sub-committee report warns air power endangers communications in the narrow seas. It urges a stronger Home Defence Air Force after last year’s increase in air strength. Navy Army and Air Force general staffs deem sea-borne invasion risk negligible but agree air bases raise risks to communications in the English Channel and the Mediterranean.
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Committee of
Imperialce
English Channel
Mediterranean
Nerves Restored Headache Gone In Two Sisters’ Tale
In 1922 Vancouver mother Mary Hill reports her daughter’s health improved after taking Dr Williams' Pink Pills. The pills restored nerves, relieved headaches, backaches, and low mood, helping her niece to exam success. The mother also recovered from nerves with the pills, returning to nursing work. The ad notes availability from Brockville and local dealers.
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Mary Hill
31St Avenue West
Vancouver
B.C
Dr. Wiliams
Williams
Pink Pitts
Wiliams
Dr Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Character tells the story of Dr. Pierce remedies
The passage touts Doctor Pierce's vegetable medicines as pure and trusted for fifty years. It credits R V Pierce M D with long research, using herbs and roots historically used by Indians. It notes Dr. Pierce's reputation and the medicines made in his Bridgeburg Ontario laboratory.
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Doctor Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
Canada Lumber Output Shows Rise In Mill Efficiency
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 1922 lumber production totaling 3,138,598 thousand feet valued at 84,554,172 dollars. Mills reporting fell to 2,922 from 3,126 in 1921 while average output per mill rose from 918 to 1,074 thousand feet. Employee payroll soared to 31,892 workers with total wages at 27,621,691 dollars, up from 30,387 and 26,707,689 respectively.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Britain Will Not Seek Dollar to Pound Debt Payment Change
In the British House of Commons William Graham states the government has no plan to pay the British debt in pounds sterling rather than dollars. He notes the United States would not entertain such a request, despite concerns about exchange rates and living costs.
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United States
William Graham
The
Treasury
House of Commons
Graham
Cardboard Kitchen Utensils Win Patent. Waterproof by Dip
A patent covers a process to press cardboard into kettle and saucepan shapes and make them waterproof and acid resistant. Production involves dipping the shaped cardboard in a resin asphalt shellac solution and drying in air. Also promoting a worm exterminator with longstanding use and trusted reputation.
Hog Grading Policy Shows Improvement in Hog Types
The joint swine committee in Ottawa reviewed the federal hog grading policy, noting considerable improvement in hog type and satisfactory results from official grading, experiments, and investigations. Canadian bacon quality for the British market also improved. Winnipeg and Toronto exchanges, with the department, conducted grading experiments and are awaiting committee review.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Toronto
Livestock Branch
University builds animal research lab in Saskatchewan
An animal research laboratory is being constructed by the University of Saskatchewan. The facility aims to aid understanding of several diseases affecting livestock and public health in the region.
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Saskatchewan
The
University of Saskatchewan
Inventions Patent Surge At Institute of Patentees
Sir William Bull M P remarked at a dinner that he loses collar studs. An inventor sent a stud with an octagonal base that won t roll under the dressing table. The Institute of Patentees reports nearly 300 patents in three months, from improved drawing pins to epicyclic gearing. An Australian design uses rolling ship motion for motive power with weights swinging to drive propellers, claiming cheaper ship power.
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William Bull
Institute of Patentees
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