Canadian Leaders and Trade Talks Highlight World Happenings
Obituaries note former Canadian minister of public works and lieutenant governor Willam Pugsiey dies in Toronto. Reports cite a 1923 24 budget view and Canada United States border talks. Manitoba labor bill, forest week proclamation, and Texas farm counts also appear in brief items.
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Tlon. Willam Pugsiey
Canada
New Brunswick
Toronto
H. G. Crawford
Department of Agriculture
Firth Crop and Garden Segedts
Haly
Tedore Mayer
Senate
Ananes
House of Commons
United States
Edward Kemp
Virginia Copping
Arkansas
Forty Years Experience Praises Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery
An Ontario resident testifies to forty years of use in a nine-child family praising Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as the best proprietary medicine for building the body. The note brands it highly effective and suitable for general health, reflecting early 20th century marketing language.
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Alport
Pierce
Toieet
Nuy
Prince’s South African Tour Cars Prepared for Nigeria Visit
Eleven touring cars are being sent for the Prince’s Nigerian journey. Five cars plus a seven seater will be used under Mr. F. J. Small who previously drove the Prince in India Australia and Japan. The Prince’s own seven seater will carry his crest and royal insignia in vivid scarlet to appeal to local spectators.
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Wee
Nigeria
F. J. Small
Prince
India
Australia
Japan
Mr. Small
Nigera
Baby's Own Tablets Praised By Mothers
A promotional note highlights the daily use of Baby's Own Tablets in homes. Mrs. Alex J. Perry of Atlantic New Brunswick endorses them for minor childhood ailments, claiming no other medicine matches their effectiveness. The tablets cost 25a per box and are sold by medicine dealers or The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Alex. J. Perry
Atlantic
Maj
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Prize Winning Mornay Sauce Recipe From Borden Contest
Montreal woman Anita Davis wins first prize in the 1924 Borden Recipe Club contest with a Mornay sauce recipe. The club draws about two hundred thousand members internationally. Davis’s method uses butter, flour, onion, thyme, bay leaf, white stock, evaporated milk, Canadian cheese, Parmesan, and eggs for a creamy sauce suited to au gratin dishes and seafood.
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Montreal
Borden
Anita Davis
Borden Company
Giant dirigible planned twice Los Angeles size for new York to London service
Goodyear of America plans a ship twice the size of Los Angeles to link New York and London with 4000 horsepower motors. Dr Karl Arnstein, former Zeppelin plant chief, is said to have received an offer to build the airship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Goodyear Company of America
Karl Arnstein
Zeppelin
New Airship Design Promises Faster Long Range Flight
British government and experts review a new dirigible design credited to Commander C J Burney and Chief Designer B N Wallis. The craft eliminates gondolas except for motors, increases range, allows pilot navigating space, and features a revolutionary mooring mast with rotating arms for mooring from any angle.
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Lanévatten
Dirightl
Etperta
New Zealand
National Physical Laboratory
C. J. Burney
Airship Guarantee Company
MacDonald
B. N. Wallis
Great Britain
War Memorial Unveiled in Rouen Cathedral Toulouse ceremony seminar
General Sir Nevil MacCready unveiled a tablet in Rouen Cathedral by the war graves commission honoring the British Empire dead of the Great War. The English and French inscription recalls one million British Empire soldiers who died in 1914-15, with the tablet in Saint Joan of Arc chapel and Dr. Phillippe Roy representing Canada at Paris.
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Nevil MacCready
France
Rouen
Saint Joan of Arc
Phillippe Roy
Paris
Canada
Germany and France Sign Nine Month Trade Pact
Germany and France agree to a nine month temporary commercial pact with reduced tariffs on selected articles, aiming for a later permanent treaty based on the French tariff. A separate domestic remedy notes Miller's Worm Powders for treating child worms, claiming thorough expulsion.
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France
Germany
Women outnumber men in Sussex county
In Sussex there are 1,274 women for every 1,000 men, the highest ratio in England, 108 more than the national average and about 188 higher than in 1913 before wartime shifts.
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England
Sussex
Death of Thomas W. Lawson Pioneer of Frantic Finance Writing
Thomas W. Lawson author of Friday the Thirteenth Frenzied Finance The Leak and other books died in Boston after an operation from which he was expected to fully recover.
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Thos. W. Lawson
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Silver black fox farming expands at Claresholm Alberta
A. McKinney and Son start a new silver black fox, eight breeding pairs imported from Prince Edward Island, at Claresholm Alberta, marking expansion in local fur farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Claresholm
A. McKinney and Son
Prince Falward Island
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Promoted for Children
A wartime era mock ad touts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as an excellent remedy claiming nearly all children suffer worms. It also mentions a Grand waterfall ta Labrador at 200 feet high with sensational detail.
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Labrador
Saskatchewan School Trustees Elect Officers for Coming Year
C F Little of Ogema was elected president of the Saskatchewan School Trustees Association at the Saskatoon convention. He succeeds James F Bryant of Regina who declined a eighth term. Other officers named include honorary president James F Bryant flat vice president F W Goulden Ebenezer second vice president Joseph Needham Unity secretary treasurer J H Cunningham Regina and honorary vice president Mrs William Allen Moose Jaw.
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C. FL Little
Ogema
Saskatchewan School Trustees' Association
Saskatoon
James F. Bryant
Regina
F. W. Goulden
Ebenezer
Joseph Needham
Unity
J. H. Cunningham
William Allen
Moose Jaw
Death Ray Sold to United States Says Inventor Matthews
Grindell A Matthews, inventor of the death ray, arrived in England claiming he sold the device to the United States and would not reveal the buyer or price. He said England has lost the chance to obtain the invention and that America snapped it up after a week of negotiations.
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UU. Grindell A Matthews
England
United States
Matthews
Aquitania
America
Heart and Nerve Tonic Urged For Older Adults
After middle age, ailments linger and heart action weakens as nerves tire. The article advises elderly readers to use a tonic to preserve health, vigor, and energy. It emphasizes timely use to maintain vitality.
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Success Story
Mrs M O'Connor of Willstone Ont says Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills relieved her heart trouble and fainting spells after lifelong breathlessness and palpitations. She, aged 80, keeps the pills at home and recommends them to others with heart issues. Sold at all druggists and dealers.
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Gale
Examining Steel By X Rays Apparatus Sought For Flaw Detection
Prof Pullin of the Royal Society reports on x ray methods to inspect eight to twelve inch steel castings for flaws. A 400000 volt transformer exists. a tube capable of withstanding such voltage is needed to penetrate eight inches. In Yokohama, dog owners face a $250 fine for leaving pets unchained.
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Holland
Haiser
Pullin
Radiological Research Department
Woolwich
Eng
Royal Society
Wen
Visit of Mary Magdalene to the Tomb and the Empty Stone
Sunday school text recounts Mary Magdalene arriving at Jesus tomb early with other women to embalm him. The narrative notes the sealed stone and Mary's report to Peter and John about the missing body. It also mentions later gospel echoes across Matthew Mark and Luke. A separate asthma remedy advertisement follows.
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Mary Magdalena
Christ
Mary Magdelene
Jesus
Magdaia
Tiberias
Mary
Peter
John
Treasure hunters seek gold under Mexico City post office
Dr. Manuel Gamio, anthropology director for Mexico, believes Montezuma's treasure lies beneath the post office, citing a legend tied to Cortes and the Dismal Night. Private investigators and a salvage firm seek permission to excavate, with one American offering $10,000 for a share of the finds.
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Mexico City
Manuel Gamio
Mexican Republic
Monte‘guma
Anahiute
Department of Anthropology
Gamio
Cortez
Spain
France Premier Herriot appeals to press for justice and aid
Herriot met Anglo American Press Association members and urged support for France. He pressed for financial repair and urged three democracies to showcase France’s endurance, character, and sacrifices to help secure world peace. An official revised text of his speech was released by the foreign office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herriot
France
Foreign Office
Townsends Fullerton to Seek Alaska Bonanza This Spring
James Townsend Fullerton former Port Townsend Washington mayor and Loganberry industry founder plans an April search with a friend for a rich Alaska mine. The mine was mapped long ago by a prospector who died after bringing out 28 pounds of nuggets. Mr Fullerton notes the claim on a faith based map.
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James Townsend Fullerton
Port Townsend
Wash
Olympic Peninsula
Washington
Alaska
Mr. Fullerton
This Lassie Has Her Colds Rubbed Away
Neer Emmans of 215 Regends Ave notes her child endured nightly croup and chest colds. She reports using a medicated vapor rub, applied externally to stimulate the skin and inhaled vapors, with improved relief and fewer symptoms.
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Neer E. Emmans
Emmans
Vicks
Canada Tops Auto Exports Share World Trade
Canada leads in automotive exports, second only to the United States in absolute terms. Since 1920 Canadian exports have nearly doubled, rising from 9.8 percent to 17 percent of the global automotive export trade.
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Dominion
Canada
United States
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