World Happenings Briefly Told From Across the Globe
Reports reach from West Africa of a French garrison massacre 60 miles north of Timbuctoo. A Halifax radio amateur radioes with D B MacMillan’s Arctic ship. British Columbia lists 195 097 voters, up from 171 677. Constantinople enforces prohibition beginning Oct 8. A $20 000 hearse with radio and bells debuts in New York. Alberta grants 2000 to retain C Grant MacNeil for Dominion service. Berlin annuls January 13 reparations deliveries in kind. Eighteen hundred grain elevators planned for southeast Russia. A new Canadian radio station CKCD broadcasts at 410 metres. Romania pays Canada interest of 479 000 dollars up to Oct 1. A Berlin London airway record covers six hours with Hamburg and Amsterdam stops. W M Graham notes 1 500 000 bushels wheat on Indian reserves. Indians enjoy prosperity. Holloway’s Corn Remover touted for corn and wart treatment. China, under an American expert, builds a major mint to coin fourteen tons of silver daily.
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Halifax
D. B. MacMillian
Arctic
British Columbia
Angora
Constantinople
New York
Alberta Command
G.W.V.A
Dominion Command
C. Grant MacNeil
Dominion
Berlin
France
Belgium
Russia
Canada
Vancouver
CKCD
Department of Finance
Ottawa
London
Romania
Enormous Alberta Wheat Yields Reported on Local Farms
MP G. Coote leads with an unofficial 1855 bushel bumper from 25 acres near Nanton, averaging over 73 bushels per acre. Sid Cochran close behind with 65% bushels per acre near Staveley. Olds school patch yields 105 bushels per acre, Marquis variety, No 1 Northern grade. Oats and barley also show exceptional per acre outputs across several plots.
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F.S. Grisdale
Olds School
Alberta
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Digestion Relief
End stomach trouble and indigestion with Pape's Diapepsin. A few tablets give almost immediate relief from indigestion gas heartburn sourness and fermentation caused by acidity. Druggists sell millions of packages of Pape's Diapepsin.
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Pape
Farms Multiply in British Columbia 1911 to 1921
British Columbia saw a sharp rise in farm numbers from 1911 to 1921 while average farm size declined. Occupied farms of one acre or more reached 21,973 in 1921 from 16,958 in 1911. Total farm acreage rose to 2,860,593, a 60.6 percent gain, and farm property value climbed to $201,579,645, up 68 percent.
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British Columbia
Baby's Own Tablets as a Remedy for Childhood Ills
An advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as an excellent remedy for infants' colic indigestion constipation and fever. It claims they regulate stomach and bowels and relieves many childhood ailments with a testimonial from Mrs E D Duguay of Thunder River Quebec. The drug is sold by medicine dealers or mailed from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ontario for 3 cents per box.
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E. D. Duguay
Thunder River
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Cigarette Commended by Dr Copeland as Best Smoke
Dr Royal Copeland former Health Commissioner for New York and US Senator endorses the cigarette as the most suitable form. He argues tobacco is most perfectly consumed with better combustion and nicotine largely destroyed, aligning with Lancet findings that cigarettes are the purest tobacco form.
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Royal 3. Copeland
Health Commission
City of
New York
United States
Copeland
The
Lancet
Merchant Vessels Fly Japanese Flag In Public Display
A scene shows three thousand merchant ships bearing the Japanese flag, signaling a mass maritime show of national identity amid wartime conditions. The spectacle underscores Japan's naval and commercial reach, drawing observers to speculate on economic and strategic implications.
Women Can Dye Any Garment Rally Cry and Price
A brief advice note proclaims that women can dye or tint any garment, offering faded items revived for 15 cents. The intriguing line suggests a practical service or promotional item from a past era.
Diamond Dyes Guarantee Easy Home Dyeing
Diamond Dyes promises perfect home dyeing for first timers with guaranteed results. Druggists carry all colors and each package includes complete directions.
London Workforce Flows From City and Counties
A census volume on Workplaces in London and the Five Home Counties shows about four and a half million occupied in the region with nearly two million working outside residents. Daily inbound traffic to Westminster and adjacent areas numbers in the hundreds of thousands, while Essex leads outside counties contributing workers, with Middlesex and specific districts like Hornsey and Tottenham close behind.
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London
Westminster
Finsbury, Holborn
Marylebone
Essex
Southend On Sea
Middlesex
Hornsey
Tottenham
Dr Hamiltons Pills Promised To Improve Looks
An old advertisement touts Dr Hamiltons Pills as a simple treatment to improve appearance by cleansing bile and toning the stomach. It claims the pills brighten skin, boost appetite, and enhance blood supply, selling for 25 cents at dealers.
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Dr. Hamilton
Quebec Asbestos Mines Lead Global Supply
Asbestos beds in Quebec rank as the world’s foremost sources and contribute four percent of global supply. The mines lie east in Megantic and Richmond counties. Since opening about forty years ago the asbestos fibre from these mines has generated about 100 million dollars.
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Quebec
Megantic
Richmond
Canada and Ontario grain crop estimates for this year
Ottawa reports grain crop projections with regional contrasts. National figures show all wheat at 476.328 million bushels, oats at 335 million, and barley near 40 million, with Ontario and prairie provinces detailing shifts versus last year.
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Ottawa
Canada
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
Northwest Indians Win New Wildlife Preserves
The government, citing danger to bona-fide natives of the Northwest Territories, issues an order in council creating additional hunting and trapping preserves. Licenses will grant rights to hunt or trap on Victoria Island, Banks Island, and areas named Peel River, Yellowknife, Back River, and Slave River preserves to protect wildlife resources from non resident harvest.
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Northwest Territories
Victoria Island
Banks Island
Peel River
Yellow Knife
Backs River
Slave River
Catch Limit Reached in Lesser Slave Lake Whitefish Run
Fifty cars of fish were shipped this season from Lesser Slave Lake to points in Canada and the USA, mostly to Eastern states. Whitefish comprised the bulk of shipments, with pickerel and pike taken in the last week as the season closed September 29. About seventy five men were employed and the catch limit set by the fisheries department was reached. Good-bye Asthma. Dr. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claims immediate relief for sufferers.
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Lesser Slave Lake
Canada
U.S.A
Fisheries Department
Mah Jongg Origin Claim Cited By Report
A report traces Mah Jongg to ancient China where a fisherman allegedly invented the game during storms while he and his workers passed time aboard a boat. The piece notes the game’s spread to America and major cities like London and Paris.
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America
London
Paris
Eskimos Do Not Like Sweet Things
Two travellers, Knud Rasmussen and Vilhjalmur Stefansson, note Eskimo children avoid sweets such as toffee jam or ripe fruit. Berries surround them but are refused, while a lump of fat pleases the child and earns a approving smile from the mother.
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Knud Rasmussen
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Arctic Circle
German dog meat trade halves in 1923 first quarter
In the first quarter of 1923 Germany killed 4,141 dogs for food, up from 2,141 in 1922, reflecting a sharp rise in the canine slaughter during the period.
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Germany
Guidance of Youth on Facial Cleansing Traditions
A French youth guidance manual from 1713 advises daily facial cleaning with a dry towel to avoid weather-related issues, warning that washing with water harms eyesight teeth and complexion. A 1667 counterpart echoes similar cautions about water washing. Minard's Liniment for Sprains.
World Time Clock for Berlin Radio Station
A central Berlin transmitting hub uses a circular glass world clock with two twelve hour scales at five minute steps. A shaded edge shows day and night while clockwork moves the dial. Arrows from map stations point to approximate current times, simplifying operator calculations.
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Berlin
Prominent Worm Powder Promises Calm Sleep for Infants
The advertisement claims Sleep restores infant health by destroying worms with Miller's Worm Powders. It states the powder drives worms from the system and assures it will not injure delicate babies, promising undisturbed rest and restored health for worm worn infants.
Population figure in annual report sparks census debate
China’s population is estimated at 436,064,453 in the post office annual report. The number is mere guesswork from provincial reports as no national census is conducted systematically. The piece notes a need for a pocket airplane to help pedestrians cross streets.
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China
Chinese Post Office
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Hailed as Portable Cure All
An advertisement extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a cheap portable remedy in a small bottle. It claims concentrated power and broad uses, urging its shelf presence for every buyer, calling it the poor man's friend. The piece also notes diverse diamond colors including violet in gems and lists stated stones like amethyst sapphires rubies and garnets.
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Dr. Thomas
Pens Chicago University unveils fountain pen filling station
Scientific American reports a new campus filling station at Pens Chicago University for self filling pens and older droppers. Users insert a penny turn a handle and ink flows from a reservoir into a right hand well for uptake by pen or dropper. A repair wiper eases spills and stoppages. If one drink turns out not enough a second penny will turn the trick.
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Chicago University
Scientific American
Dairy Cows in Alberta Value and Output Report
Alberta's government agricultural report shows 400 09 dairy cows valued at about 19.5 million dollars. Output last year reached 23.5 million dollars, about 4 million more than the cows' value.
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Alberta
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Timbuctoo
London Airway
Hamburg
Amsterdam
W. M. Graham
Holloway
Dodds
Ano
New Raat
Las
Bacco
Minard
North Country
Tral
Jemima
Aunt Jemima
Aanilius Jarvis & Co
Bay Street
Toronto
Montreal
Eng
Boston Transcript
Wrigleys
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