Unemployed in Petrograd and World Briefs Across Nations
Unemployment hits 64500 in Petrograd as of September 1. A Budapest poultry market arrest involves a woman attempting to sell her baby for a goose. Winnipeg to host a March 10 convention on consolidating soldier groups. Ontario plans to raise about 180000 for licenses issued to 60000 hunters. Toronto car thieves have stolen 3 automobiles, valued at 000000, with all but 22 recovered. Canada aims to grow figs commercially, says John Flett of Hamilton. George E. Roberts of Halifax loses 4000 barrels of apples in a fire. Armistice Day marks the burial of an unknown Belgian soldier in Brussels. Valiant canteen committee pledges 250 quarterly to Royal Naval Benevolent Trust. Germans exit Geneva labor talks over language disputes. Baltic ports warned of mine danger as September ends. At Purbrook England a 92-year-old man resumes cricket after 70-year gap. Moscow announces gold coinage to match imperial values to bolster the state bank.
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Toronto
John Flett
Hamilton
Ont
Canada
George E. Roberts
Halifax
Auburn
Flanders
Brussels
Palais de la Nation
Atlantic
Royal Naval Benevolent Trust
Geneva
Baltic Sea
Purbrook
Portsmouth
England
G. White
Council of Commissars
Moscow
Bole
A Woman’s Work Is Never Done in Viscount Saskatchewan
Mrs. Fam. Wier of Viscount Saskatchewan says Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured her back pain and fatigue. She reports improved sleep, energy, and ability to care for children and home tasks. She also notes her 16-year-old daughter recovered similarly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
India
Pinkham
Fam
Wier
Lydia E. Pinkham remedies praised by New Brunswick reader
A reader from Upper New Horton New Brunswick reports taking Lydia E. Pinkham medicines and experiencing improvements in daily farm work and household tasks after seeing the advertisement, and hopes others may benefit.
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Tpper
New Horton
N. B
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Mas. Wu
Kerven
Upper New Horton
New Brunswick
Occupations in Congress Dominated by Lawyers and Few Others
Among five hundred thirty members and one woman, more than three hundred are lawyers. Twenty four are farmers, twenty editors and publishers, nineteen bankers and the same number of manufacturers. No other occupation has as many as ten representatives.
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Congress
The Average Woman Needs More Blood
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for women with weak blood and nerves. It cites Mrs H Everitt of Parry Harbour Ontario noting improved strength after use and promotes mail order delivery from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario at 50 cents per box or $2 50 for six.
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Williama
Dr. Willams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Japanese switch to chairs marks shift in daily life
The article notes a trend away from traditional sitting on cushions toward western style chairs and benches in schools public spaces temples and homes. It endorses Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a versatile remedy for humans and as a potent medicine for horses and cattle to treat colic.
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Thomas
British Columbia Copper Plants Far From National Lead
Canada’s copper and brass output shows B C with three small plants and $57 314 annual value while Ontario and Quebec dominate with 51 plants and $12 299 219. Ontario runs 39 plants valued at $6 774 066 Manitoba has 3 plants worth $955 998 Quebec 12 plants valued at $5 525 153 New Brunswick 2 plants at $477 780.
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Canada
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Kaiser's Memoirs Faulted by Berlin Correspondent
Sir Valentine Chirdl, former Berlin correspondent of the London Times, finds the Kaiser's memoirs rife with inaccuracies. He notes they echo bitter lines once spoken by Empress Frederick about her son. He observes the disconnect between public smiles and private motives regarding money and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentine Chirdl
Berlin
London Times
Frederick
Willy
Folded Hands Split Between Idle Laps and Finished Work
A reflective line contrasts two kinds of folded hands, ones idle on empty laps and others raised in praise of completed labor, inviting contemplation of action and purpose.
Colorful Mud Brick Villages in the Ukraine Compared
Harold H. Fisher describes French and German colonies in the Ukraine as picturesque with houses of mud bricks plastered in tinted colors. He notes religiously divided villages, vineyards led by the French colonists, and famine impacts. The colonists remain largely non Russianized after generations.
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Ukraine
Harold H. Fisher
American Relief Administration
Dneister
Bessarabia
Rhine
Mr. Fisher
Nicolaev
Russia
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Promises Sleep for Baby
Advertisement claims worms fret infants and rob sleep and offers Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a remedy to clear stomach and intestines and restore healthfulness.
Ontario Mines Output to Reach New High This Year
Dominion Mines Director John McLeish forecasts gold production in Northern Ontario will top 20 million dollars this year, with a higher output expected next year. He notes 1921 production was about 16 million dollars.
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Ontario
John McLeish
Dominion Government
Golden Medical Discovery Backed For Stomach Trouble
Mrs. Geo. Wellington of Lindsay Ontario endorses Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for gastric stomach trouble and nervous indigestion. She says years of pain and bed rest ended after using the preparation, available in liquid or tablet form from all druggists.
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Lindsay
Geo. Wellington
John St
Mrs Fawcett Advises Mothers On Dr Pierce Remedy
Mrs J H Fawcett of 8 Beach Street St Catharines Ontario praises Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic during expectancy. She recommends it to young mothers and notes it always helps. She invites others to ask their druggist and contact Dr Pierce for free medical advice.
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Dr. Pierce
President Invalids
Buffalo, N. Y
Canada Fur Farming Profits Rise in 1921 with Silver Fox Dominance
Canadian fur farmers earned 1 498 105 dollars in 1921 from live animals and pests, up from 1 151 556 in 1920, with silver foxes making 96 percent of the total in 1921 and 97 percent in 1920. 821 fur farms operated across the country including 775 fox farms and several others. province counts list Prince Edward Island and Ontario among others. Worms harm infant nutrition. Miller's Worm Powders claim to destroy worms and support proper growth by improving stomach and bowels conditions.
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Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Yukon
Engineering Wonder at Wembley Tower Lifts Concrete
The Insley Concrete Chuting Tower at the British Empire Exhibition Wembley raises concrete by lift and distributes it over ground within a 450 foot radius across ten acres. Concrete is hoisted up the 160 foot tower frame and cast into place without handling, with the throw distance adjustable as needed, enabling hundreds of tons to be laid daily.
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Wembley
Cas carets promise bowel relief for all ages
Describes Cas carets as a cure for headaches biliousness gases indigestion sour upset stomach and distress. Advertises as the nicest physic on earth for grown ups and children with a taste like candy and a price of 10c a box.
Alberta Exhibit Tours Across Western Fairs
C G Groff the Provincial Publicity Commissioner praises Alberta as an appealing land for Western States residents. He toured fairs in Dillings Montana Salt Lake City Utah and Twin Falls Idaho showcasing agricultural mineral products and publicity literature. Mills of the Dominion Immigration Department joined him for three days at Pueblo Colorado State Fair.
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Alberta
C. G. Groff
Big Midland Empire Fnd
Dillings
Montana
Salt Lake City
Twin Falls
Idaho
Vancouver Grain Elevator Plan Stirs City Funds
Vancouver considers spending 500000 dollars to build a grain elevator with a 750000 bushel capacity. Financing to come from city funds and private capital as grain trade expands from the prairies to the Orient and Europe via the Panama Canal.
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Canadian Prairies
Orient
Europe
Panama Canal
Vancouver
Memorial Tower Honors British Sailors at Montreal
A new 180 foot memorial tower stands on the Montreal riverfront honoring British sailors lost in the War. The tower resembles a colossal cock and signal tower and is electrically operated from shore, visible to all ships passing by.
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Montreal
Britain Eyes Postwar Trade Revival With Canada
Winnipeg reports two Canadian trade officials, W Ross and Major Jupnson, discuss Britain's gradual regain of global trade. Ross cites China's rapid development and openness to imports, while Johnson expects Britain to restore prewar export capacity as it stabilizes labor and unemployment, aiding renewed demand for Canadian goods.
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Canada
Winnipeg
W Ross
Oligo
Royal Alexandra Hotel
Shanghai
China
G. B. Johnson
Scotland
Glasgow
Ross
Juphnson
Great Britain
Diamond Dyes Promise Rich Color For Any Garment
Diamond Dyes claim to restore faded skirts waists coats stockings and draperies with simple directions included in every package. The advertisement guarantees no streaking spotting fading or running and asks buyers to specify wool or silk or linen cotton or mixed fabrics.
World Gold Production and Stock Since Columbus
Since Columbus discovered America about eight hundred seventy five million fine ounces of gold have been produced worldwide valued at 18 billion dollars. Roughly eight billion dollars is in circulation or in banks and treasuries, including two billion in the U S treasury. The remaining ten billion worth of gold has been used in industry or vanished over forty three years of record keeping.
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America
United States
World Traveler Praises Tanlac for Neuritis Relief
Mrs. Vivian Angelo Short of Calgary declares Tanlac restored her health after two months in hospital for neuritis. She traveled globally and previously suffered severe joint pain, swelling, and immobility. After four bottles, she walks freely and credits Tanlac, sold by all druggists.
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Tanlac
Vivian Angelo Short
Sith Ave
Calgary
Smyrna
Constantinople
Mrs. Short
Woman Leads New Bee Industry Department at University
The University of Saskatchewan opened fall term with a new department and an optional bee industry course led by Miss J H O ford who has fifteen years of beekeeping experience. In 1921 she produced 920 pounds of honey from her Wawota farm sold at 70 cents per pound and was enlisted by the agricultural college to teach the course.
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University of Saskatchewan
J. H. O* Ford
Wawota
Sask
Agricultural College
Dress for housewear prompts humorous department store exchange
In the Hollywood High School News item a department store clerk and a polite customer joke about the size of the dress or house, illustrating light community humor from a school publication.
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Hollywood High School News
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Petrograd
Budapest
Winnipec
N. OU
Ew.gillett Company Limited
Oentre
Proxrema
B.C. Copper
Kaiser
Stern
Minard
Mrs. Fawcett
Britain
World Traveler
Department of Bee Husbandry
Che
Gilet Saleey Razor Co
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