World Happenings Briefly Told
John Boyd Dunlop the inventor of the pneumatic tire died in Dublin at age 1. A bandit robbed a Vancouver drug store of 65 dollars as two police spoke nearby. Samuel Richard Grubb a Tipperary landowner was buried on a mountain overlook. Ottawa Finance Dept received six dollars marked conscience money. Three bandits seized four pounds of registered mail worth 1 million from a New York mail truck. Reuter reports a prosperous NSW dairying season. An appellate ruling in Toronto says an insurer cannot recoup for injuries caused by a drunk motorist. Paris fort evacuation followed a gas shell explosion near Aubervilliers as part of the ring of forts.
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John Boyd Dunlop
Dublin
Vancouver
Lower Broadway
New York
Siberian Food Frozen In Shops North Of Siberia
In northern Siberia most foods sold in shops are frozen. Meat is chopped with axes and milk is sold in long sticks.
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Siberia
California Fig Syrup for Childs Bowels Remains Popular
A historic advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a remedy for constipation in children. It promises quick relief within hours and urges mothers to use the genuine product with labeled directions and the warning to say California to avoid imitations.
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California
Woman’s suspicion linked to warped womanly traits
The remark notes that a wife failing to distrust her husband reflects a skewed sense of femininity. It frames distrust as a traditional moral safeguard, linking marital vigilance to gendered expectations.
Healthy Children Always Sleep Well Ad
The ad claims a well sleeping healthy child differs from the cross sickly one and promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative that regulates bowels, softens stomach, and aids sleep. It guarantees safety for newborns and sells at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville, Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
The Eddystone Wood Lighthouse Built in 1696
The Eddystone rocks lie in the English Channel near Cornwall. In 1696 Mr Winstanley planned and built a 100 foot wooden lighthouse. He lived in it and refused rescue during a great 1703 storm. the lighthouse and inventor were swept away after three days.
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Eddystone
English Channel
Cornish
Plymouth
Winstanley
Dr Hamilton's Pills Promote Rosy Complexion Relief
Ladies urged to try Dr Hamilton's Pills to tone blood and improve skin. Regulating pills promise peach bloom cheeks and brighter eyes, selling for 25 cents at dealers or The Catarrozone Co Montreal.
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Dr. Hamilton
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
New Building Material From Straw Proves Stronger Than Concrete
Experts at Alberta University report a secret process turning chopped straw into a building material that withstands harsher tests than concrete. With vast straw supplies from prairies grain crops, the breakthrough could revolutionize western building trades and economics.
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Alberta University
Prairie Provinces
West
Duty in India calls for curbing Gandhi and Ali brothers
The Times argues vigorous measures to curtail license and suppress disturbances in India. It says excitemen t among a small minority is possible, but the vast majority desires order and security. It asserts constitutional reforms require public calm to be fruitful.
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Ghandi
Ali Brothers
India
London Daily Telegraph
Muddled Ad Snippet Lists Brands and Prices
Fragmentary advertisement notes items including Logo 28 Ointment 25 and Sold Lintaed St Paul 4 Montreal Guthcure Soap. Readable pieces mention varied products with prices, lacking coherent context or full details.
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St Paul
Montreal
Sunflower Silage Yield Reported From Alta Farm
A yield of 160 tons of sunflower silage from nine acres on the farm of C. E. Thomas and Son near Libyamuint er Alta. Five acres of spring plowing produced 14 tons. After all costs and 10 percent depreciation, the forage cost about two dollars per ton.
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C. E. Thomas and Son
Libyamuinster
Alta
Putnam's Corn Extractor Tops Drugstore Picks
The oldest corn remover on the market is Putnam's Corn Extractor and it is praised as the best painless remedy. Corns will drop out after a few treatments with this product and failure is said to be impossible. Refuse substitutes for Putnam's, 25 cents everywhere.
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Putnam’s Corn Extractor
Putnam's
Alberta Sheep Producers Move Record Wool Clip East
Alberta wool growers report a total clip of over two million pounds for the year with 1,927,000 pounds shipped east for sale. Southern Alberta producers contributed 1,500,000 pounds while the balance came from Edmonton Lacombe Vermilion and other points.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Lacombe
Vermilion
Inventor Claims Layered Wood Wheel Beats Spoked Design
An inventor asserts a motor truck wheel built from glued layers of wood can withstand twice the side strain of a conventional spoked wheel under heavy pressure, signaling a potential breakthrough in wheel durability and performance.
Asthma Remedy Promises Quick Relief From Dr Kelogg
An advertised natural remedy by Dr J D Kellogg claims immediate asthma relief. The vapor smoke is said to reach the airways, remove obstruction, and allow fresh air to flow into the lungs. Sold by dealers nationwide.
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J. D. Kellogg
Western Coal Output Hits Over Thirty Million In 1920 Alberta
Alberta produced 6,908,923 tons of coal in 1920 valued at 30,330,172 dollars, about 40.7 percent of Canada’s total coal. The mines branch lists 288 coal mines and 4 other mines in operation, with 38 new openings, 12 reopenings, and 17 abandonments.
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Northwestern Territories
Alberta
Canada
Trade decline in Canada surpasses ninety-two million in September
The September total value of Canadian trade fell by more than ninety-two million dollars compared with a year earlier. For the six months ending September, the drop exceeded half a billion dollars versus the same period last year.
Hair texture contrasts across races described in old article
The piece notes two hair extremes as examples, describing Negro hair as flat in section and curly and Mongolian hair as round and straight. It references Minard's Liniment for Distemper Ww. N. U. 1392 in connection with the text.
Cascarets Promised Quick Nighttime Cleanse
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a cure for bilious headaches and foul breath. It claims the product cleanses the stomach and liver overnight, removing sour foods and toxins, with a 10 cent box offered to those feeling unwell.
Evening gown in gold brown taffeta and brocade tones
The gown combines taffeta and brocade in golden brown with dull orange and blue accents. It features a flaring overskirt lined in the same shade, bronze bead detailing at the waist and front skirt, beaded tassels, bead straps on the shoulders, and a notably long skirt.
Winnipeg Syndicate Plans 100 Families for British Columbia Colony
Sixty six thousand acres at the head of the Seymour Arm of Shuswap Lake in British Columbia have been sold to a Winnipeg syndicate. The plan envisions a complete modern colony with about a hundred prairie families, a four hour lake trip from Sicamous. Dominion Trust Company formerly held the land. Argue Brothers of Winnipeg handled the deal.
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Seymour Arm
Shuswap Lake
B.C
Winnipeg
Prairies
Sicamous
Dominion Trust Company
Argue Brothers
Best sleeping positions advised by specialist
A Harley Street expert in the Daily Express recommends sleeping on the right side as best, with a common practice of lying partly on the back and turning the head to the right. The left side is described as harmful.
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Harley Street
Daily Express
Caste in Delhi Bans Liquor with Punishments
A Delhi caste orders members who drink liquor be beaten fifty times with shoes shaved on one side and fined five cowries. The measure targets intoxication within the community and reflects local social discipline.
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India
Delhi
Man Learns Worthless Worth of Possessions at Pawnshop
A man discovers the true value of his earthly goods when attempting to pawn them, realizing their worth is far less than expected.
Do All My House Work Cobourg Woman Praises Remedy
Mrs Ellen Flatters of Cobourg Ontario reports long running nerve and monthly sickness problems eased after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits renewed energy enabling her to do all her own housework and recommends the remedy to others. The text promotes the product as a long standing female health remedy without narcotics.
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Ellen Flatters
Cobourg
Ont
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure catarrh
Hall's Catarrh Medicine is promoted as a liquid taken internally to reach the blood and mucous surfaces, reducing inflammation and aiding nature to restore normal conditions. It claims effectiveness only for catarrh or deafness caused by catarrh and invites readers to obtain circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
English Two Thirds Latin and the Making of Language
The Detroit News explains English is largely Latin derived. Before 1066 English was pure and Germanic. After the Norman conquest English absorbed thousands of French Latin words and later many more Latin terms entered and remain.
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England
Detroit News
Wheat yield forecast by Northwest Grain Dealers Association
The association estimates an 0,000,000 bushel increase in the three prairie provinces, with a likely wheat crop of about 260,000,000 bushels. Other estimates place oats at 333,655,000. barley 44,760,000. rye 9,058,000. flax 5,576,000. A separate note mentions sunspots appearing in larger numbers roughly every eleven years or 80.
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Prairie Provinces
Northwest Grain Dealers’ Association
Milky Way Seen as Cosmic Stream in World Fables
Fables from China and Japan describe the Milky Way as a stream of silvery fishes while African Bushmen and American Indians link it to guiding lights for wandering spirits.
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Clark” Goodings
Das
Clark
Samuel Richard Grubb
Tipperary
Department of Finance
Ottawa
Reuter
Sydney
Australia
New South Wales
Osgoode Hall
Toronto
Middleton
Aubervilliers
Paris
Britain
Eeres Center
Afl Grocera
Minard
Ww. N. U
Marie Belmont
Winnipeg Syndicate
Carter
Tr- Bes
Dominion Express
iTo Take
Beecham
Power
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Goitre
Siccantia
Dr. Tefft
Grace St
America
H. Clay Glover Co
West Liet Street
USA
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