World Happenings Briefly Told
Daylight saving is not considered in Calgary this year. Contracts have been let for a flotilla of fast motor boats on the Detroit River to target border liquor smugglers. Seven British immigrant families, totaling 26 people, arrive at Prince Rupert to settle on Queen Charlotte Islands this summer. The Senate is cited as ill suited to Canada by J. T. Shaw. The world’s largest telescope, ten tons and ten feet wide, will soon be installed at Frye Observatory Seattle. Importation of dogs from Great Britain is now allowed due to rabies concerns. A resolution to outlaw wars via international laws was adopted by the National League of Women Voters committee. A Soviet stamp depicts a man on a white horse leading workers. Lee de Forrest reports perfecting talking movies with lines recorded on film. New Zealand’s five million pound loan subscription closes, with three million pounds funding British railway material.
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Detroit River
Haynes
Senate
Canada
J. T. Shaw
Calgary West
House of Commons
Vancouver
T S. Shearman
Frye
Seattle
Great Britain
New Zealand
Diary of England Girl in Canada Promised in Serial
The piece teases a serial titled My Canada about a English heroine who records first impressions touring Western Canada. It notes diaries reveal intimate thoughts and invites readers to read the story in another column. It also features an ad for Miller's Worm Powders claiming easy digestion and palatable remedy for stomach issues in children.
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Western
Canada
England
Miss Eliot
Enlargement of grain elevator capacity under way
Project to extend the North Western Elevator on the Kaministiquia River progresses at an estimated cost of 500 000, adding 2 000 000 bushels of storage and aiming to be ready for the 1922 crop.
First Girl In Store Dialogue Sparks Expense Talk
In a brief store scene, a shopper urges a companion named Mabel to consider pricier items, nudging toward buying something more expensive as they peruse merchandise.
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Mabel
Loston Transcript
Notable Interplay on Respect and Dislike in a Household
In a Detroit Free Press excerpt a man is told by a friend that he should like another man who is harmless. The man replies he cannot like him, explaining it is due to personal dislike despite no harm done. The dialogue underscores tensions in social expectations and marriage.
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Detroit Free Press
Handling Deadly Serpents and the Nawab's Mysterious Power
An Indian civil service official and colleagues witness Nawab Sahib charm venomous cobras without instruments. The man claims a gaze-based power to disturb snakes within his influence, enabling safe capture into a pot. He demonstrates by placing snakes in a pot and describing pain when a snake bites as the spell breaks.
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Cornhill Magazine
Indian Civil Service
Imperial Service
Nawab Sahib
A. K
Neuralgia and Sciatica From Starved Nerves
An aged advertisement explains neuralgia and sciatica as nerve pain from weak blood. It promotes Dr Williams' Pink Pills as a root cure, citing a Cumberland Bay testimonial about recovering health after thinning blood and chronic neuralgia. Pills sold for 50 cents per box, six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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Pr. Williams
Beulah M. Fairweather
Cumberland Bay
N.S
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Increase in personal crisis reports noted for 1921
The Saven-Life League reports 12 000 personal crisis reports for 1921 and estimates at least 8 000 more unreported. Reports show a 23 percent rise from 1920 and cite modern life pressures as causes. Notable cases include editors writers students teachers clergy judges bankers and presidents of large firms.
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Saven-Life League
League
N.Y
Diver Fights Giant Devil Fish in Puget Sound
Walter McCray, renowned in marine circles from Alaska to California, battled a giant devil fish fifty feet beneath Puget Sound. The monster coiled its tentacles tight around him, preventing access to his knife. He was freed as he was pulled to the surface.
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Puget Sound
Walter McCray
Alaska
California
McCray
Northern Alberta grain movement surges in March
The Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia railway handled 645 carloads of grain into Edmonton in March, signaling growth of the Peace River region as a major grain producer. Includes a domestic note urging readers to keep Minard's Liniment in the house.
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Peace River
Alberta
Edmonton, Dunvegap and
British Columbia
Edmonton
Woman Recovers Strength With Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
A St Paul woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending years of back pain and fatigue. She reports restored energy and ability to work, recommending the medicine as a reliable women’s remedy.
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Ly Ada
Lydia E. Pinkham
Snakebite in Cornhill Magazine account details venom
A Cornhill Magazine note describes a snakebite incident where the skin was punctured and a small amount of yellow fluid, the poison, exuded from the wound. The sufferer had no lasting after effects.
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Cornhill Magazine
Halls Catarrh Medicine Claims Relief for Catarrh
The advertisement asserts Halls Catarrh Medicine treats catarrh and related deafness by internal liquid action through the blood to mucous surfaces. It states the product reduces inflammation and aids nature in restoring normal conditions. Circulating notices offer free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
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IF. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
British Columbia to wage largest battle against codling moth
The BC government plans a major program against the codling moth with 16 500 dollars approved by the legislature and an additional 20 000 dollars announced by Dr Warnock. the article also promotes Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a proven healing remedy.
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British Columbia
Warnock
Northern Alberta lakes ship over a million pounds of fish
Over the past year more than 1,000,000 pounds of fish have been shipped from the lakes in Northern Alberta. The northern fish are noted for excellent quality and a ready market, supporting a developing industry. Mothers testify to the virtue of Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator for practical pest control.
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Alberta
Statisticians Count Damages From Various Perils
A quoted editorial note from the Edmonton Bulletin questions a US figure of 1.5 billion dollars yearly in damages from bugs fires floods tornadoes gophers and other causes. It mocks relying on estimates of losses from what people never had and praises cautious use of statistics.
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United States
Republic
Edmonton Bulletin
Great Moorish Key Remains From Spain’s Historic Home
A prominent key, emblematic of Moorish rule in Spain, endures in a house of venerable Moorish families. The artifact stands in a place of honor, recalling the era when Moors dominated the country.
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Spain
Matrimony Bonds Seen Through Cash Dividend Idea
A humorous remark suggests married life would attract more interest if it offered cash dividends. The quip frames matrimony as an investment with financial returns rather than romance or duty.
Indian Head nursery seedling shipments expected to be heavy
The Dominion forest nursery station at Indian Head will ship one of its largest seedling and cutting consignments in five years. Russian poplar willow and caragana dominate the list and are intended for shelter belts on prairie farms. Since establishment about sixty million seedlings have been distributed to farmers.
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Dominion Forest Nursery
Indian Head
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Calgary
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Queen Charlotte Islands
National League of Women Voters
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Russia
Lee de Forrest
Germany
Fort William
Guinea
J. D. Kellogg
Canadian Postum Cereal Co. Ind
Windsor
Ontario
Ers
India
Lhassa
Diver
Devil Fish
Fletcher
Castoria
the Centaur Company
New York City
Thomas
Indian Head Nursery
Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
Dartmouth
Becham
Dominion Express
York Belting CO
York St
Toronto
America
H. Clay Glover
Pratts
Pratt Food CO. OF Canada
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