World Happenings Briefly Told In One Row
World events span deaths, trials, industry boycotts and naval captures. David Duncan dies at Aberdeen. Moet Rev Dr Tix ben trial set for July. Saxon textile boycott of Australian wool over German imports. wireless claim of Foster Island disappearance. James Johnson crew released by Soviets in Newcastle. Lady Bridgett Elliott noted with Earl and Countess of Minto arriving from England. Northumberland leads territorial army strength. France s wheat area 12.7 million acres in 1922 final estimate.
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Moet
Tixben
All Russia
Moscow
Daily Express
Australia
James Johnson
Newcastle
Eng
Earl and Countess of Minto
Lady Bridgett Elliott
England
Minto
Missa Cooke
Montreal
Canada
Department of Agriculture
International Institute of Agriculture
France
Lights Under Water for Lusitania Salvage
Divers attempting to raise the Lusitania will use electric lamps and telephones to aid operations in 285 feet of water. They will have 1000 watt incandescent lamps encased in Pyrex, pressure rated at 2000 psi, enough to withstand depths near a mile per nautical science.
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Lusitania
Oldest Living Tree in Mexican Churchyard Noted
The famed cypress in Santa Maria del Tule near Mexico City is believed to be 5 000 to 6 000 years old. Measurements in 1903 put its circumference at 126 feet. The note ends with an advertisement for Holloway's Corn Remover claiming strong results when used as directed.
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Santa Maria del Tule
Mexico City
Cheops
Holloway
Cattle Shipments From Edmonton District To Scotland
Five carloads of cattle left for Scotland marking the first export from the Edmonton district since embargo removal. Most stock were fattened at the University of Alberta and the sale price is said to set a seasonal record.
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Edmonton
Scotland
University of Alberta
Manly Art of Self Defence Course Urged Before Teaching
A suggestion urges would be instructors to take a course in self defence before guiding others. The remark frames self protection as a prerequisite for teaching, emphasizing proper technique and responsibility.
Amsterdam Housing Boom Cuts Cost Under War Shortage
Holland undertook to remedy postwar housing with three aims efficiency economy and beauty. The government provided subsidies first 1900 dollars per house and now 125 dollars as materials grew cheaper. Best architects work with the town council to build the finest houses at the lowest cost with pride in savings for Amsterdam’s expansion.
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Holland
Amsterdam
Old Folks Need A Mild Bowel Tonic
An old time remedy note promotes Dr Hamilton's Pills as a mild tonic to ease constipation for the elderly. The ad-style claim urges use to overcome digestive discomfort with the advertised pill.
Dr Hamilton's Pills Offer Mild Constipation Relief
Dr Hamilton's Pills are touted as mild yet active for constipation relief. The ad claims many users have stopped habitual constipation and note improved appetite digestion and health with regular use, priced at 25 cents at dealers.
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Dr Hamilton
Dr. Hamilton
Dust Particle Census at Lewin Institute
Investigators at the Structural Materials Research Laboratory of the Lewis Institute in Chicago report that more than 6,000,000 tin dust particles cover a one inch square glass plate. They describe a series of tests measuring particle counts and sizes to approach the task.
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Structural Materials Research Laboratory
Lewin Institute
Chicago
Lewis Institute
Calf prices at Calgary spring show mix by breed
The Calgary spring show reported 23 Shorthorn bulls averaging 106 dollars, 24 Herefords averaging 181.73 dollars, and 28 Aberdeen Angus averaging 135 dollars.
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Calgary
Thankful Mothers Trust Baby's Own Tablets
Thousands of mothers across Canada express gratitude for Baby's Own Tablets. They say the tablets are a reliable medicine for infants and contain no opiates or narcotics, guaranteed by a government analyst. Mrs. David McRobb of Divide Saskatchewan reports high satisfaction and would not be without them. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The I Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Canada
David McRobb
Divide, Sask
I. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockyville
Ont
Russia plans to export 179 million bushels of wheat
The Louisville Courier Journal reports Russia intends to export 179 million bushels of wheat next fall to stabilize the ruble and asks other nations to help feed the starving Russian population.
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Russia
Louisville Courier-Journal
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Proves Vermicide Saver
Portrayal of Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as an effective vermicide praised for protecting children. Claim of saving countless lives attributed to its use.
Mining output in British Columbia over the years
BC has a long mining history with total production of 754,259,619. In the five years 1896 to 1900 output reached 94,547,241. From 1916 to 1920 production was 139,422,725. The last ten years produced 536,562,397.
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Western
Canada
British Columbia
A Problem Squires Daughter and Rustic Mother's Reply
A cartoonish exchange from London Punch satirizes class and material gifts as a cottager’s son sends a striped kimono home. The rustic mother quips she will stash it in a pig-sty and wonders what to feed it, highlighting humor about social disparity.
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Squire
Cottager
London
Regains Lost Sight After Illness at Sea
Hubbart Gilson a London poet regains sight during a voyage from Durban to Southampton after a period of total blindness. He traveled seeking a specialist and describes the dramatic revival of vision while aboard the liner.
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Hubbart Gilson
London
Durban
Southampton
Gilson
South Africa
England
Paris Debates Destruction of the Eiffel Tower
On April 13, Le Cri de Paris urged demolition of the Eiffel Tower as a Paris blemish. General Ferle defended the structure, praising its scientific and military value and arguing the tower is a necessity like the Seine, with no less purpose than a new tower would imply.
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Artistic
Paris
le Cri de Paris
General Ferle
Seine
New York ‘Times
X rays settle dispute on Tutankhamun age says expert
Bones and X ray evidence from an early 20th century case in India are cited by Prof Flinders Petrie to claim X ray technology can determine age at death. A transfer of property involving Behari Lal prompted expert opinions using bone cartilage fusion to place age between eighteen and nineteen years.
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Tutankhbamen
Flinders Petris
Behari Lal
Washington speech fails in Virginia assembly tale
The tale recalls George Washington's embarrassment in his first speech to the House of Burgesses and Speaker Robinson's graceful rescue. The Kansas City Times notes Washington as an eminent figure whose era mirrors a modern concern that leaders chosen to govern may struggle to speak publicly.
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America
George Washington
Virginia
House of Burgesses
Robinson
Washington
Kansas City Times
Greater Canada to Expand Beyond Optimists Says Willison
Sir John Willison predicts that Canada will experience the most remarkable area of expansion in twenty-five years. He warns growth brings responsibilities and questions population, noting the real problems will emerge after the nation begins to grow in earnest.
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John Willison
Canada
German wigmakers market glass hair toupees
German wigmakers advertise a new product called glass hair toupees. They claim the hair is spun from glass and that experiments plus user reports show it to be the best substitute for real hair yet devised.
Man Lacks Conversation Says He Saves It All
A man described as a bore is said to have nothing to say and insists on saving his words rather than speaking.
Hundred Per Cent School Frock From Paris
A charming simple blue wool dress for a schoolgirl with white snowflake embroidery. Described as warm for early spring, comfortable, and easy to put on, the Parisian inspired frock emphasizes practicality and tasteful design.
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Paris
Canada Expands Sugar Exports to Global Markets
Canada’s refined sugar shipments reached 16,651,937 pounds last year with imports from nearly 27 countries. The growth marks a major development in the sugar industry and confirms Canadian refineries as active suppliers to overseas markets.
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Canada
Medicine Hat Sees Brisk Industrial Growth
Medicine Hat reports strong activity with Alberta Clay Products receiving orders from two British Columbia points likely totaling about fifty cars. The Canadian Farm Implement Company plans a new plant in the city during the summer drawing expectant interest from local businesses.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta
British Columbia
Canadian Farm Implement Company
Cheapest of all Oils Dr Thomas Eelectric Oil
The advertisement extols Dr Thomas Eelectric Oil as the cheapest of all preparations, noting it is available in every Canadian drug store and carried by country merchants from coast to coast, with a bottle affordable enough that no one should be without it.
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Dr. Thomas
Canada
Grain Elevators in Western Canada Capacity 161 Million Bushels
Three provinces in the prairies hold three thousand seven hundred licensed grain elevators with a total storage capacity exceeding 160.9 million bushels. The data highlights expansive grain infrastructure across the region.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Repairs to Atlantic Telegraph Cables Deep Work
Repairs to Atlantic telegraph cables have frequently required operations down to 3,000 fathoms depth.
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Atlantic
Married women urged to resist nagging effect
A brief moral note advises married women that constant nagging does not end conflicts and suggests alternative ways to handle household tensions.
Spelling Reform Debate Proposes Imperial American Conference
Professor Walter Ripman proposes a standard English spelling form at the English Association meeting in London to simplify words by dropping letters. He cites handkerchief, castle, pneumon ia, and autumn as examples and notes public usage favors shorter variants like hanky pram movie.
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Walter Ripman
University of London
English Association
Charing Cross Road
The Duty of the Hour Swat and Save by Midsummer
An Odiawa Journal note urges swift action to reduce a large sum, claiming a saving of 137,981,417,699 by midsummer. The brief calls for immediate focus on the financial goal and deadline.
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Oliawa Journal
Woman Credits Dodd's Kidney Pills For Recovery
Mrs. Alex Goodwin of Mulgrave Nova Scotia says she suffered nearly three years with a weak heart and nervousness before taking two boxes then six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. She reports complete relief and the ability to work hard daily, attributing her recovery to the remedy which acts on the kidneys.
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Nova Scotia
Dodd
Mulgrave
N.S
Alex Goodwin
Canadian Pacific ships first direct grain to Scandinavia
A surge in wheat demand in Scandinavia spurred increased grain movement through Vancouver. Four bulk wheat carriers departed for ports in Norway and Sweden, marking the first direct shipments from Canada's Pacific coast to Scandinavia.
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Vancouver
Norway
Sweden
Canadian Pacific
Scandinavia
Bottles Carried Across Ocean Drift Thousands of Miles
Two bottles released by the U S Navy Department drifted in the ocean for years. One traveled 8400 miles before being recovered after about two years. The other covered 2500 miles from September 1921 to February 1922 before its discovery.
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U.S. Navy Department
Professors Live Longer Says Difference Statistics
Detroit Free Press notes that difference statistics claim college professors enjoy longer life expectancy than blacksmiths as professors never shoe mules and only teach them.
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Detroit Free Press
Catarrh Remedy Promises Restored Health and Circulation
Catarrh is described as a local disease shaped by constitutional conditions. Hall’s Catarrh Medicine is a tonic taken internally and said to work through the blood and mucous surfaces. Catarrh Medicine is claimed to assist nature in restoring normal conditions. Sold by all druggists. J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohbia
Sanitation Cuts Typhoid Deaths in Cities
Typhoid fever deaths in large cities have fallen sharply as water and sanitation control improved. Last year the rate dropped to 3.15 per 140,000, less than a sixth of twelve years earlier, while rural areas improved more slowly.
He Had It
A Sunday school teacher asks students to imagine a land of milk and honey. One child answers simply that such a land would be sticky.
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Canaan
Tanlac credited for dramatic weight gain and recovery
Mrs Bella Young of Hamilton Queensland reports a 34 pound gain after Tanlac treatment, detailing prior illness, nervous breakdown symptoms, and renewed health. The testimonial claims improved appetite, strength, and daily function, with Tanlac and Tanlac Vegetable Pills advertised as available through druggists with over 37 million bottles sold.
Salmon Growth Doubled in One Year in Sea Water
Experiments in England show rapid salmon family growth after sea exposure. A 3 lb sea trout marked July 8 1921 weighed 6 lb July 1922. A 13 lb salmon marked January 1921 weighed 21 lb July 1922. A 16 lb salmon marked August 1921 weighed 22 lb July 1922. A Castle Connell male 19 lb marked Feb 24 1921 reached 33 lb by March 26 1921 at O'Brien's Bridge, rising 14 lb in one month.
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Castle Connell
Board of Agriculture
O'brien’s Bridge
Simple and Sure Dr Thomas Fe lectric Ot
A plain product description notes that Dr Thomas Fe lectric Ot is easy to use by a child. It serves as a liniment with simple rubbing directions and as a dressing with clear instructions decipherable by all ages.
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Thomas
Rubber Brick Onazote Set To Revolutionize Architecture
A Lincoln factory is under construction to produce Onazote, a vulcanized rubber brick expanded by gas under high pressure. The material is three times as buoyant as cork yet very strong, enabling rubber walls as a new architectural novelty.
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Lincoln
Two Scotsmen in afterlife chat about heaven and Perth
Two Scotsmen meet after death and compare their old home Perth with heaven. One doubts heaven is much better, while the other reveals this is no heaven, prompting a sober realization.
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Perth
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Transforming Amsterdam
Hollands Architects
B.C
Minard
Lorden
Eiffel Tower
Ferie
Woodstock Sentinel Review
Carter
Pild
Gmal
Taniac
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Cathcart St
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Linmited
Toronto
Hase
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Hess Berkeley
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