World Happenings Briefly Told Highlights
The Prince of Wales won nearly all prizes at Birmingham Shorthorn show and sale. Admiral Tirpitz turned 80. Lord Lovat resigns as Overseas Settlement Chair due to ill health. Turkey pays first Ottoman debt installment. debt total $482 million to be paid over 27 years. Paris hosts 1929 firemen’s world fair plan. British treasury notes $20 million sixth French debt installment and $725,000 seventh Italian debt installment. Prince George takes temporary foreign office duties. Graham Jardine, 55, dies in Toronto. Cuba accepts Ottawa radio waves division agreement. Louise Thaden flies 22 hours 3 minutes for women’s endurance record. Worms in children risk convulsions and death. Mother Graves Exterminator advertised.
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Prince of Wales
Birmingham
Alfred von Tirpitz
Lord Lovat
Overseas Settlement Committee
Paris
Creatures Of Habit and the Burden of Monotony
A speaker contrasts humans as unreasonable animals who perform ritual clothing tasks each day. The figure curses the routine as a dreary, endless cycle, likening it to a fire siren that cries out when a single button comes undone.
The Right Idea Uncle Ezra and Uncle Benn Comment
Uncle Ezra writes that his aviation student nephew completed his first solo flight at 2,000 feet Wednesday. Uncle Benn jokes a practicing singer should do so in that same setting.
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Ezra
Uncle Benn
Bank Ranking Shows Canada in Top Ten Deposits
A California Bank table lists the Bank of Montreal tenth among 150 large banks in the United States, Great Britain and British Dominions by total deposits through last year. The top five are in London, then New York, with Canada’s Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank among the next two. The Canadian Bank of Commerce sits sixteenth. Largest bank holds $1,920,278,206. Bank of Montreal deposits total $733,489,270 and Royal Bank $703,202,003.
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California
Los Angeles
Bank of Montreal
United States
Great Britain
British Dominions
London
New York
Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Royal Bank
Minard’s Liniment Promotes Grippe Relief
A brief ad asserts Minard’s Liniment cures grippes and flu with claims of fast relief. It also states German vessels used a secret chemical to render a town invisible within six seconds via a smoke cloud rising 300 feet and covering 500 yards square.
Canadian National Railway names Industrial Agent for Alberta
The Canadian National Railway appoints Mr. Henderson as Industrial Agent for the Alberta district with headquarters at Edmonton station. He will aid expanding western industries and assist eastern firms eyeing western branches, following the work of Mr. Roblin and Mr. Chambers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Henderson joined the national system in 1912.
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Canadian National Railway
Alberta
Edmonton
Henderson
Roblin
Chambers
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Canadian Maple Industry Group Seeks Federal Help
A new organization of Canadian maple producers and manufacturers plans to petition the Dominion Government for legislation to curb adulteration, establish inspections, and run a publicity campaign to boost maple product consumption in Canada.
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Canada
Dominion
Canadian Amateur Championships at Jasper Park Lodge
The Royal Canadian Golf Association will stage the Canadian Amateur Championships at the Jasper Park Lodge course from August 19 to 24. The event brings together top amateur golfers for a national title and competitive play across six days.
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Royal Canadian Golf Association
Jasper Park Lodge
Fashion No 286 Youthful Flare Patterns
Apparel patterns list multiple designs with bust sizes from 10 to 42 inches and ages 4 to 42 years. Each No pattern includes yardage for 40 inch and 36/32 inch materials, with contrasting fabric and binding requirements. All patterns priced 25 cents, payment in stamps or coins preferred.
The Resurrection Of Christ Easter Sunday Devotional
Early on Sunday Mary Magdalene and other women found Jesus is risen at the tomb after the crucifixion. They feared, then joyfully met the risen Christ, reinforcing faith that through death to life, and Christ’s promise in John 14, believers need not fear. Faith becomes hope in God’s goodness, guiding hearts through danger and doubt.
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Christ
Jesus
Mary Magdalene
To Asthma Sufferers Kellogg Remedy Offer
An ad extols Br. J. Dd. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a life saving aid for asthma sufferers. It claims immediate relief and widespread effectiveness, urging readers to try the remedy and join thousands who report help.
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Br. J. Dd
Kellogg
New York bill would ban Chinese laundry receipts
Assemblyman Mark C. Kelly of Utica proposes a law requiring every laundry to issue an English receipt itemizing each article received. Kelly says a Chinese ticket is meaningless to a one language American and would be illegal if enacted.
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New York State
Mark C. Kelly
Utica
Assemblyman
Kelly
Corrector Of Pulmonary Troubles and The Onion Relation
Many testimonials praise Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil for respiratory relief and bronchial inflammation. The passage notes cloves named from Latin claivis meaning nail, and mentions onions originating in India and worshiped by ancient Egyptians.
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Thomas
Indies
India
Sleep Trouble and Palpitations Prompt Calgary Letter
Mrs. Fred. P. Averill of 136 12th Ave Calgary describes nocturnal heart pounding and sleeplessness. She notes waking with a scream as her heart raced and asks for advice or remedy.
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Fred. P. Averill
12Th Ave
Calgary
Alta
Pee Ks lala Neal NERVE Pill advertised in 1910s cannot verify
An advertisement claims Pee Ks lala Neal NERVE Pill transformed a woman after taking two boxes. It lists price as 50c per box and directs purchase through druggists or by mail from The T Milburn Co Ltd, Toronto Ont.
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T. Milburn Co
Toronto
From Britannia to Cunarders Aboard The Mighty Mauretania
FE D Breton traces steamship travel from the Britannia to modern Cunarders. He notes Britannia’s rudimentary staff and a cow on board, contrasts with today’s Mauretania's speed about 80 mph, Berengaria’s capacity, Aquitania’s luxuries, and the era’s vast comforts and innovations across four days transatlantic crossing.
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FE. D. Breton
London
England
Samuel Cunard
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Cunard Line
Charles Dickens
Britannia
Sir Samuel
Great Britain
Europe
Canada
United States
Seven Seas
World
Mauretania
Berengaria
Aquitania
Atlantic
New York
Sultan's Son Seeks Gypsy Orchestra Role in Turkey Tale
Prince Abdul Kadir son of Sultan Abdul Hamid, once heir to the Turkish throne, now seeks a violinist post with a gypsy orchestra after failing to find a rich American bride to restore his fortune. he has asked the labor minister for permission to join the ensemble.
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Prince Abdul Kadir
Sultan Abdul Hamid
Sultan
Turkey
Mustapha Kemal
Republic
Minister of Labor
British Workers Travel Costs Estimated At 150 Million
It is estimated that British workers spend 150 million dollars yearly traveling between home and place of employment, a figure reflecting substantial commuter expenses and national mobility.
Government to Inaugurate Branded Beef Policy
Federal Livestock Department will start a branded beef program once inspectors are appointed. Beef must be slaughtered in a government inspected abattoir and bear the government inspector stamp. If grade satisfactory, a quality brand is affixed and the meat sold through an approved retailer.
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Federal Livestock Department
Sweden Ships 300 Live Reindeer to Canada
A Stockholm cable reports 300 live Swedish reindeer shipped to Canada via a Norwegian port, the largest such consignment to date.
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Stockholm
Canada
Castoria's Trusted Baby Remedy Widely Used
An advertising snapshot extols Castoria as a staple in five million homes for infants and children. It promises relief from colic constipation and diarrhoea with a safe vegetable formula, urging mothers to recall the name and keep a bottle for emergencies and nightly fretfulness.
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Castoria
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Prince George
Foreign Office
Graham Jardine
The
Western
Cuba
Ottawa
North American
Louise McPherridge Thaden
Oakland
Minard’s Liniment
Minard
R. Henderson
Corinthians
Thessalonians
Pee
Lala Neal
Roel
Frost Steel and Wire Co. Limited
Hamilton, Ontario
Winnipeg
McArthur
Sixth Ave
N.E
Fiddler
Persia
Reindeer
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