World Happenings Briefly Told
Glasgow votes 40 to 36 to ban all alcoholic beverages at civic banquets. New York University inaugurates its fourth year of air college. Over a million students listened to radio lectures last year. Fossils found at Les Eyzies France are announced by Belott College Museum Chicago. Norwegian painter Christian Krogh dies at 73. A Perth amateur receives an 18 watt Sweden radio message claimed as a world record. William Dineen, Toronto business pioneer and Catholic education board member, dies at 87. Folker unveils a safe three motor monoplane flying 115 mph. United Kingdom Alliance negotiates a winter temperance campaign favoring local option. 302 pearls worth 30000 dollars seized by Paris officials after a delayed report. Amundsen Ellsworth airship expedition readies for 1926, 25 mechanics depart Spitsbergen for a King’s Bay hangar. cost 300000 dollars with Lincoln Ellsworth pledging 100000.
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New York University
Alr College
Morehan
Les Eyzies
France
Museum of Belott College
Chicago
Christian Krogh
Rainier
Perth
Australia
Sweden
Wiliam Dineen
Toronto
Dineen
Board of Education
Paris
Amundsen-Ellsworth
North Pole
Spitebergen
King’s Bay
Lincoln Ellsworth
Lignite Plant Planned at Midland Mine in Drumheller
Lignite Products Corporation of Buffalo will establish a char plant at the Midland mine in Drumheller within sixty days. The facility aims to produce a highly efficient fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lignite Products Corporation
Buffalo
Midland
Drumheller
Women Can Retain Their Good Looks
Mrs. Wm. Fletcher of Stratford Ontario praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic and nervine that quiets nerves eases hot flashes dizziness and backaches after four bottles she reports all pain disappeared. The testimonial urges readers to obtain the prescription from local druggists or send for a trial package from Dr. Pierce's Laboratory in Ibensburg Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Fletcher
Cherry St. Stratford, Ont
Dr. Pierce
Igeburg, Ont
Wealthy Bombay merchant critiques Western civilization abroad
After an eight week U.S. visit, Byram Chicejee of Bombay said Western civilization lacks spirituality and respect for family. He argued civilizations rest on family love and the East should re civilize the West, noting American progress without spirit is mere machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
United States
Byram Chicejee
Hils
Majestic
India
Nerviline Promises Quick Pain Relief From Earache and Toothache
An advertisement touts Nerviline as a powerful cure for earache toothache and related pains. It claims rapid relief and labels Nerviline as king over pain and a protection against numerous minor ailments. A 35 cent bottle is advertised for immediate purchase.
Canadian Delegates Feature At International Astronomical Union Meeting
Canada shows strong presence at the second IAU triennial meeting in Cambridge England July 14 to 22 1925 with representation on nine of twenty eight standing committees and a national Canadian committee of fifteen operating under the government department of the interior since 1920 Canada’s large relative membership reflects its population and government backing.
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Canada
International Astronomical Union
Cambridge
England
Dominion
Department of the Interior
Malta to Build British Monte Carlo With Rent Free Site
Malta plans a grand development around Valetta to create a British Monte Carlo. The Maltese government will grant a rent free hotel site and build a seaside casino tennis courts boathouses a polo club and race course. The project aims to modernize the capital doubling its size and attracting immigrants and tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Canada
Ugo Mifsud
London
Valenta
Monte Carlo
Unnamed Streets Rising as Rome Growth Outpaces City
Rome’s rapid suburban building boom pushes municipal planners to assign street names and house numbers as fast as new blocks rise. Authorities struggle to keep pace with the expanding address system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
How Robert M. Koenig Found Remedy for Pimply Skin
A man reports clearing pimples after using Carter's Little Liver Pills, claiming the pills cured his stomach and bowels from “poisons.” He credits the remedy with smoothing his skin and easing upset stomach and headaches. He recommends the product to friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Koenig
Carter
Mile A Minute Boat Built In England
The Hon Arthur E Guinness ordered a cruiser stated to be the fastest in its class with a 450 horsepower Napier aero engine. Oma IL weighs 31? tons and carries ten. In rough Cowes water it reached fifty miles an hour and claims higher speed than U S boats built for Mountbatten and Grahame White, with planned races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
Arthur E. Guinness
London
Cowes
Mr. Guinness
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Claude Grahame White
Soviet Sweden Ericsson deal for Moscow and Rostov stations
Preliminary agreements between the Soviet Government and Ericsson Telephone Company of Sweden plan three new automatic telephone stations in Moscow and one in Rostov on Don. The project costs 2 1/2 million dollars with the government spending 35 million for modernization of the system. Health note discusses worms and Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy for worm infections in children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ericsson Telephone Company
Sweden
Moscow
Rostov-on-Don
Stockholm makes city dust tree with lye treatment
Stockholm uses lye to dissolve wood pulp and produce a by product spread on streets. Two weeks after application the roadway surface becomes smooth and hard like asphalt, turning waste by products into road surface material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Grainy Wonder Drug Sparks Mothers’ Endorsements
Mothers report strong testimony to the effectiveness of Mother Graves Worm Exterminator, citing practical experience with its usefulness in household pest control.
Corn culture in the West grows despite seed scarcity
Corn farming expands across the West with about 100000 acres grown in Saskatchewan last year. Seed was scarce in 1924 and prices were high, but acreage is expected to rise slightly in the current year. A total of 9010 new books were published during 1924.
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West
Saskatchewan
Aesop First Emerges in Literature Around 570 B.C.
The earliest known reference to Aesop appears in literature dating to about 570 B.C. This note traces the figure as a legendary storyteller credited with fables shaping Greek and later literary traditions.
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Aesop
Autumn fashion frock with crepe satin design and pattern No 1201
A description of a fall frock featuring a convertible collar with long tabs, long fitted sleeves, and a circular flounce. The pattern No 1201 covers bust sizes 34 to 42 and lists yardage for plain and flounced versions. Prices noted: 20 cents for the dress pattern, 10 cents for the Fashion Book.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order notice from Winnipeg Pattern No.235.c/Sige. Address 175 Meermot Ave. Winnipeg. Send 20c coin or stamps, wrap coin carefully. Include requester name and town, state province.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Meermot Ave
Winnipeg
Flight proves autogyro needs no piloting skill
Don Juan de la Cierva's autogyro completed a third Farnborough flight reaching 70 mph then hovered and landed. Capt. Courtenay piloted the craft, which the inventor says needs no piloting skill. He notes the machine requires 20 yards for takeoff and could land on ship decks or urban mail platforms.
Kellogg Asthma Remedy Offered For Little Cost
Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy is promoted as inexpensive and effective, claimed to be the national remedy for asthma. The advertisement notes that thousands have spent on costly treatments with little relief, while this remedy is affordable and widely available through dealers.
Rats Threaten Britain as Rodent Losses Soar
A London dispatch reports the Anti-Rodent Society launching a fall campaign urging citizens to kill rats early. Officials estimate annual English losses through rodents at about £70,600,000.
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Britain
Buckingham Palace
Anti-Rodent Society
London
England
Cornwall Church Boasts Devil's Door Passage
A Cornwall church is said to possess a devil's door through which the evil spirit may pass when leaving the sacred building, a local superstition reflecting medieval folk belief.
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Cornwall
Eng
Crossword Puzzle Clues Page Fragment
A jumble of crossword clues is listed, covering horizontal and vertical entries. Items include Weenies fruit, Eskimo snow houses, heavy black wood, ship, vessel in the Mediterranean, and many more across a broad range of definitions.
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Mediterranean
Answer to Last Week's Puzzle R Jel
Puzzle page recap notes a lingering R jel answer from last week. Readers are invited to submit new solutions and hints for the next challenge, with standings and formats teased for upcoming columns.
Tractor Progress in Russia Expands Cooperatives
The American tractor gains ground in Russia as cooperative groups distribute it on easy payments, replacing the wooden plow. From 50 imported before 1914, purchases reached 4,835 by 1925 start, with plans for 5,000 more this year.
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Russia
Widow Redeems Fire Damaged Money Letter
A Hanford California widow turned a tin box of charred paper to a bank claiming $1,100 insurance payout from her husband’s death. After sending the box to the U.S. Treasury she received a $1,080 government check with a note reading short of count $20.
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Hanford
Calif
United States Treasury
Umbrella Mender Dies Leaving Estate of 125000
An umbrella repairer died recently and left behind an estate valued at 125000 dollars. The will and probate details are under local court review.
Swamp to thriving garden on Sturgeon Lake land
A nine acre plot four miles north of Bobcaygeon Ontario has been transformed from swamp into the sweetest garden in a generation. The project showcases remarkable reclamation and community effort on Sturgeon Lake.
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Sturgeon Lake
Bobcaygeon
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Glasgow
Anthony H. G. Folker
United Kingdom Alliance
Mallland Photo Studio
Ww. N. OG
Orient
Astronomical Unions
Dodds
Minard
Clipse
Twee
New England State
Tance
Aga
Write Kraft-MacLaren Cheese Co. Ltd
Montreal
Jel
Scott
Inard
ILVER
Schurman Fur Farm
Summerside
P. Ell
Cook’s
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