World Happenings Briefly Told by Freeman Stocker
Freeman Stocker notes a Baltimore death Oct. 20 of a reputed top seven mathematicians. Reports from Mexico, Washington League of Nations talks, radio links Canada to Alberta, and the opening of St John Drydock. Also mentions Mussolini birth commune gift and a murder linked to Calcutta while listening in Tyrone.
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Freeman Stocker
Baltimore
St John
Byng
The
St. John Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Church of Preland Wails and Strays Society
London
Fredappie
Mussolini
Cookstown
County Tyrone
William Magill Kennedy
Calcutta
Parishioners Play Cards on Sunday Sanctioned by Minister
A Savannah News item reports a minister confronting two parishioners caught playing cards for money on a Sunday. He scolds them for Sabbath breaking while one man, Rastus, quips he is paying for his sins, highlighting a humorous racial dialect exchange.
Who Are the Inventors? A Survey of Creative Minds
A survey traces inventors across eras and trades from spinning frames and automatic telephones to gunpowder, power looms, gins, sewing machines, airbrakes, vulcanizing rubber, flying machines, and tanks. It credits Goodyear, Wright brothers, Gatling, Westinghouse, and Churchill among others for breakthroughs.
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Micaw
Beriike
Cletfryman and
Peet
Chante
Walt
Glasgow College
Eli Whitney
Howe
Singer
Fulton
Morse
Westinghouse
Goodyear
Wright Brothers
Maxim
Gatling
Winston Churchill
H. G. Wells
Bushnell, Fulton, Holland
Lekes
Guard the Baby Against Colds with Baby's Own Tablets
An ad promotes The Dr. Williams Medicine Co tablets to keep a baby’s stomach and bowels regular, claiming good digestion prevents colds and promotes health. Priced 25 cents a box, available from medicine dealers or by mail from Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
The Easiest One Pa Music Question
The dialogue shows a humorous exchange about learning music with options for instrument study. Johnny chooses the phonograph while the other character insists on learning music, and a product name Holloway's Corn Remedy is advertised as relief for corns.
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Holloway
Boston University anniversary address quoted by Ontario judge
Mr Justice Riddell of the Supreme Court of Ontario told a Boston audience celebrating Boston University’s fifteenth anniversary that English speaking peoples must stand, march, and if needed fight together to ensure peace and civilization.
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Justice Riddell
The
Supreme Court of Ontorio
Boston
Boston University
Piazza Persifiage Scene at Resort Follows Green Tide
A fragmentary dialogue at a resort centers on a figure named Piazza Persifiage and a character who notes the tide’s long green roll. The exchange hints at themes of return and purpose in a seaside setting.
Diversified Farming Gains Ground in North Dakota
Sidney W. Hooper notes rapid shifts to mixed farming in North Dakota. 1923 wheat crop valued at 52 million dollars while livestock products total about 52.7 million, suggesting livestock earnings may surpass wheat. He urges western Canada to adopt mixed farming to curb crop-year risks.
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Sidney W. Hooper
Fargo Daily Tribune
North Dakota
North Imkota
Prairie
Western
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Radioactive Liquid Light Promises Long Lasting Illumination
New York inventor Guido Blenso unveils a luminous radioactive liquid that can be poured into bulbs and provide years of light without replacement. He envisions use in street lamps homes mines aircraft motors and vehicles, claiming a ten to fifteen year lasting glow and eventual replacement of coal fuels oils and electricity.
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New York
Guido Blenso
Mr. Blenso
Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor as a simple, painless remedy that "lifts out the corn, root and branch" and leaves skin smooth. It claims reliable results with no failure and lists 25 cents price everywhere.
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Putnam
Putnam’s
Noxious Weed Eradication Urged By Alberta Municipalities
Hon. George Hoadley, Alberta Agriculture Minister, told the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts that the duty to eradicate noxious weeds rests mainly with municipalities and individuals. He warned no weed inspection funding would pass the Legislature without strong municipal push. The provincial inspection was halted last spring.
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Alberta
George Hoadley
Agriculture
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts
Municipal Association
Vital Statistics Show Prairie Births Rise Across Provinces
The 1921 vital statistics report cites 57 532 births across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with Manitoba 18478 Saskatchewan 22493 and Alberta 16561. Male infant deaths outpaced females by 710 with net male increase 894 and mortality under ten years improves over 1920. Infant mortality drops in all three provinces.
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Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dr Hamilton's Pills Advertised For Kidney Ailments
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Hamilton's Pills as a remedy for kidney trouble and backaches. It claims rapid relief after the first dose and a general cleanse of the system, urging readers to obtain the product for 25 cents at dealers.
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Dr. Hamilton
Man Quits Golf After Lost Ball Joke
A humorous exchange notes McMis started golf but quit after losing his ball, reflecting a light moment about a player losing a ball and ending the game.
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McMis
Oil that is Prized Everywhere Dr Thomas Eelectric Oil
The advertisement claims Dr Thomas' Eelectric Oil was first released over fifty years ago for a small market but quickly gained fame. It states the product now has a continent wide field, with no equal anywhere.
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Thomas
British Columbia Apples Win Empire Show Prizes
The Imperial Fruit Show in Manchester awarded the Canadian McIntosh Red as the champion dessert apple for the British Empire. Cox Orange Pippins from British Columbia were judged best among 16 overseas exhibits and won the Daily Mail's 50 guinea cup.
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British Empire
Manchester
British Columbia
Daily Mail
Danderine Hair Tonic Promises Thick Beautiful Hair
A 35 cent hair tonic named Danderine claims to revive lifeless neglected hair. It promises a gleaming mass of glossy hair after toning neglected scalps and correcting falling hair, dandruff, and itchy scalp.
Bumps Do Not Reveal Character Says Northwestern Experts
Northwestern University psychologists reject phrenology asserting that head bumps or facial features do not indicate character. A square jaw does not prove pugnacity and traders may mislead people despite caution. The message urges persistence.
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Psychological Department
Northwestern University
Vancouver
Excellent Christmas Service To The Old Country
The Canadian Pacific offers extensive steamship sailings for Christmas travel to the Old Country with through tourist sleepers from Edmonton Saskatoon Calgary Moose Jaw Regina and Winnipeg to the ship at West St John. Sailings include Montclaire December 7 to Liverpool Melita December 13 to Southampton Montcalm December 14 to Liverpool and Malloch December 15 to Glasgow. A special Winnipeg departure for Montcalm December 14 at 9 50 am December 11 will carry western connecting cars. Booking urged through any CP agent.
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Canadian Pacific
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Calgary
Moose Jaw
Regina
Winnipeg
West St. John
Montclaire
Liverpool
Western Points
Hidden Heroes of Everyday Courage
In out of the way corners the heroism of common life shows itself as workers in dangerous trades keep a code of honor. The quiet bookkeeper and the factory girl often become the ones to rescue quickly when needed. Boston Globe discusses these steadfast helpers.
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Atmong
Boston Lobe
Kellogg's Asthma Remedy Promises Prompt Relief
The ad claims Kellogg's Asthma Remedy offers quick relief from suffocating asthma and guards against future attacks. It asserts that systematic inhalation of the remedy's smoke or fumes prevents reattacks and often yields a permanent cure.
Happy In Prison Convict Clings To Dartmoor Farm Work
A Dartmoor Prison convict who has served 20 years refuses release. He tends the farm horses and prefers life behind bars. He asks for a week to visit his sister before returning, but release is not permitted. He quotes biblical and natural imagery while protesting.
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Dartmoor
London
Magician Uses Cloth to Read Back Page in Theaters
An old lady exits a theater after the magician covers a newspaper with heavy flannel and she reads print through it. She protests that the venue is no place for a lady in a thin calico dress and declares she is going home.
Why Earthquakes Occur Fracture of Crust of Earth
The article explains earthquakes arise from dislocation of the earths crust along fault lines. Crust is in constant motion, moving up down or sideways, with vast strains developing over millions of years. Most slips are small but can trigger quakes. a 40 foot slip in Yakutat Siberia once caused a world spanning tremor.
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Japan
California
Yakutat
Siberia
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Ares
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Crence
China
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Piazza Persifiage
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Santa Fe
F.r.conne sAgt
Winneapolis
Pease
CNN
Cauforwia Limited
Dandruff
Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited
Toronto
Dominion Express
Rae Catt
Cook Medicine CO
Wipdeor
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