World Happenings Briefly Told
The Japanese cabinet ends positive emigration encouragement and will aid emigrants abroad. An International Paper Company expedition from St. Johns seeks pulpwood in Labrador. Harry Hugenheim is injured by a large eagle hawk on a Toronto golf course. Canada hosts more US military pensioners than any other nation with 1,422 receivers totaling 601,880 dollars yearly. Vancouver ships lead for Central America and Buenos Aires to curb insect pests. Major Mario de Bernardi sets a 209 mph hydroplane record on the Venice Lido. Tom Moore returns to Ottawa from Berlin after attending the International Labour Office meeting.
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Labrador
International Paper Company
St. Johns
Nid
Toronto Hunt
Harry Hugenheim
United States
Canada
United States Treasury
Vancouver
Central America
Buenos Aires
Mario de Bernardi
Venice Lido
Royal Aero Club of Italy
Castoria Promises Safe Relief for Babies Ailments What
Advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as pure vegetable remedy for colic constipation diarrhea and sleep issues in infants. It claims easy sweet taste gentle blue stomach effects and recommends doctor for real sickness with a free care book included.
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Fletcher
Visits Eight Countries In Nineteen Days
London man David Kittel completed a four thousand mile holiday tour visiting eight countries in nineteen days. He left London September 18, landed in Cologne, then crossed Germany Silesia and Czecho Slovakia to Vienna and Budapest. He flew over the Dolomites to Venice and Rome, crossed the Alps at 14000 feet, passed Switzerland to Paris, ending back in London beside a large airliner. He reported no trouble anywhere.
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Kent
David Kittel
Croydon
London
Cologne
Germany
Silesia
Czécho Slovakia
Vienna
Budapest
Dolomite Mountains
Venice
Rome
Alps
Switzerland
Paris
Baby’s Own Tablets Promoted For Child Health
A testimonial from Mrs Zepherin Lavoie of Three Rivers Quebec praises Baby's Own Tablets for regulating the baby's stomach and bowels and promoting health. The ad claims the tablets relieve constipation indigestion colds fevers expel worms ease teething pains and aid sleep. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Mra
Zepherin Lavoie
Three Rivers
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Baby’s First Short Clothes Pattern No 1174
The pattern No 1174 offers a four-piece short clothes outfit for babies including a coat with optional cape, a short jacket, and bonnet. Descriptions note a graceful yoke, round collar, optional separate cape, and a bonnet with a rever. The set uses one size and requires about 2½ yards of fabric and costs 20 cents.
Automobiles Sold Over The Counter In Paris Store
A Paris department store now offers cars over the counter with a quarter cash payment and twelve monthly installments. Industry officials say the service reflects rapid standardization and shifting consumer demand as buyers select power, color, and model on the spot.
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Paris
United States Department of Ecommerce
Herman Schuette
Automotive Trade Commissioner
Nation-wide Fame of Pr Thomas Eclectric Oil
Widely praised across the dominion for sore throat and lame back relief. The oil is touted as highly absorbent when rubbed on the skin and also usable internally for inflammation and related ailments.
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Pr. Thomas
Monkeys Travel First Class to Vienna For Youth Surgery
Eleven anthropoid apes arrived in Vienna from Nice aboard the Simplon Orient Express with special attendants. They were taken to Dr. Serge Voronoff’s clinic to undergo gland surgery aimed at renewing vitality for elderly Austrians seeking added years.
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Vienna
Nice
Europe
Serge Voronoff
Pembina Valley Railway Starts First Mixed Train
The Peace River district in Alberta sees the Pembina Valley Railway inaugurate the first freight and passenger service over the Bushy to Farrhead branch. The 26 mile line marks a new mixed train operation from Edmonton recently, linking regional towns and industries.
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Peace River
Pembina
Ancient Genoese waterworks uncovered in Crimea
Workmen in Alushta Crimea uncovered a water system believed built by Genoese colonists about eight hundred years ago. It is described as in perfect order and capable of a daily flow of 300 000 gallons. The piece ends with a proverb about the mule being stubborn and man a close second.
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Alushta
Crimea
General Squier Promotes Monophone For Home Radio Use
Major-General George O. Squier asserts a new monophone device will eliminate static and clear wave bands. He describes a three tube receiving set using existing home power lines for radio transmission without interfering with current electrical use.
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George O. Squier
U.S. Army
Radio Commission
General Squier
Minard’s Liniment and Elimination of Dread Disease
Guayaquil in 1918 faced severe yellow fever risk but has had no cases since US scientists introduced elimination methods. The piece notes office holders forgetting earlier campaigns and remarks on poverty as a driving cause.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
United States
Woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Mrs Richardson of Barrington Nova Scotia reports severe body pains headaches and fatigue keeping her in bed monthly. After reading about Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she used the product and now feels well enough to work and socialize again. She says it makes her feel strong and able to tell friends about it.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Victor Richardson
Barrington
Nova Scotia
Local Woman Credits Vegetable Compound For Back Pain Relief
Mrs F Johnson of 49 Moore Street St Thomas Ontario reports five year backache relief after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound for months and Lydia E Pinkham Sanative Wash. She says she feels better than in seven years and urges friends to try the remedies.
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St. Thomas, Ont
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text Micah 6 8
The lesson centers on Micah 6 8 with focus on doing justly loving kindness and walking humbly with God The devotional reading is James 1 23 27 and covers Micah chapters 2 3 6 and 7 14 for study and reflection.
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Micah
James
Micah’s indictment of the wealthy and divine judgment
The text cites Micah 2 1 3 condemning wealthier classes for night plotting against the poor and seizing fields and homes. It notes divine punishment as retribution for evil deeds and asserts there is no escape from God despite apparent triumphs.
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Mican
Ahab
Naboth
Micah
Isaiah
J. M. VY. Smith
Israel
G. Campbell Morgan
South Africa Honors Lone Aviator Bentley After 8100 Mile Flight
Lieutenant Bentley completes an 8100 mile solo journey in a 40 horsepower Moth aircraft from London to Cape Town in 28 days. The voyage, praised beside historic feats by Lindbergh and Cobham, ends with a triumphant Wynberg welcome. Bentley's journey contrasts with Cairo-to-Cape and Cobham's longer pioneer routes.
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Lindbergh
London
Cape Town
Wynburg Airdrome
Africa
Lieutenant Bentley
Enterprise of
the Star
Johannesburg
Pierre van Rynefeld
Cairo
Cape
Alan Cobham
Deer with Rhino Horn Surprises Yosemite Visitor
A curious deer in Yosemite National Park sports a horn like a rhinoceros that grows from its upper jaw between the nose and eye. The tame animal sheds both antlers and the odd horn yearly, then reappears. A pigeon in Sabden, Pingland, recently hopped home after losing flight ability.
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Yosemite National Park
Sabden
Pingland
Shortage of money confounds Vienna speech
A quick exchange from Muakete in Vienna reveals a humorous remark on cash scarcity. He notes yesterday he wished to change a ten shilling note but realized he had none, illustrating a trivial struggle with liquidity.
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Muakete
Vienna
Gardiner urges youth to seek northern Canada
Premier J G Gardiner of Saskatchewan told the Ottawa Women’s Canadian Club that Canadians should move north to the Peace River district rather than the United States He urged development of northern Quebec Ontario British Columbia and prairie provinces and spoke of a future to inspire young Canadians to pioneer. A second item notes a Brooklyn subway incident involving a Scotchman with two children asking about subway fare and giving directions to 72nd Street.
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Peace River
United States
J. G. Gardiner
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Gardiner
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Pioneer District
Glass schoolhouse planned near Stee litz Germany
A glass house with 24 classrooms and glass walls and roof rises in Stee liz suburb, supported by slender iron beams. Architects and doctors say sunlight will boost children’s vitality, while warnings appeal for safety. A worm exterminator advert and a memoir note close the fragment.
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Steelitz
Germany
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Vicks
Tom Moore
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Berlin
International Tabor Office
League of Nations
OSC
W. N
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Canadian National Memorial
Vernon March
Farnborough
England
McDermott Ave
Winnipeg
Pottern
Mtroweee
Batules
South Africa
Ogden
Minard
Ers
Bentley
Scott
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Glass
Be Wasa
Buckley's
W. K. Buckley, Limited
Mutual St
Toronto
Buckleys
J. H. Munro
Nicholas Seal Co
Dept
W.N.Y
Brooklyn
N.Y
U.S.A
Poisson
Mount Royal East
Montreal
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