Five men set out on 61000 mile journey to British Empire Exhibition
World happenings briefs report a 61000 mile voyage to Jim Nigeria and the Gold Coast for the Britigah Empire Exhibition. Other items note Polish limits on French papers, German train conductors, and Moscow dispatches on US bread stores in Sumbursk.
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Jim Nigeria
Gold Coast
Poland
Ila
Germany
Riga
Moscow
Hellef
Simbursk
Russia
Lithuania
Dominion Construction Company
Vancouver Canada
White City
London
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Endorsed For Muscular Rheumatism
An early advertorial promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as effective for muscular rheumatism. The treatment relies on brisk rubbing to reach relief, claiming strong curative virtue from the product and even a satirical jab at folly in voting.
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Thomas
Vancouver Harbor Entrance Widened to 1200 Feet Start April
Announcement from Vancouver states the Donlajon Government will widen the harbor entrance to 1200 feet with a minimum depth of 5 feet at low tide. Construction will begin in April.
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Vancouver
Donlajon
Early Steam Locomotive Pioneer Murray and Stephenson
The fragment recalls Matthew Murray and George Stephenson as early locomotive figures. It notes Murray's 1826 death at age fifty one and mentions an English engineer’s claim to surpass Murray with a steam engine of four power units. A test run near Jute TH involved a wagon train and city passengers.
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Serge Stephenson
Cone
Matthew Murray
Nace
Murtha
Henkin
Murray
Stephen Non
A Mother's Health Needs Great Care
A home bound mother faces fatigue headaches and nervousness from daily duties and child care. The piece argues rich blood supports health and cites Mrs. W Riley of Apple Hill Ontario who reports improvement after six boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills. It urges readers to seek the remedy from dealers or the manufacturer in Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Medicine
Dr. Willams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Heavy Expenditure For Japan's Militia
The Japanese War Office states that with special accounts Japan allocates 48 percent of national appropriations to military expenditure. Seventeen percent funds army estimates. without special accounts 21 percent for combined military costs and 9 percent for the army. Compared with Russia 3 percent, France 20 percent, Great Britain 16 percent, and the United States 18 percent, Japan's per capita military tax is thirteen sen annually, about half Britain's and slightly more than the United States.
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Japanese War Office
Japan
Russia
France
Great Britain
United States
Britain
Regain Town Hald After Eighty Years of Fighting
Italian forces recaptured Tripoli area as colonial troops fought eleven engagements against rebels. Rebels retreated south after steady Italian gains. Land routes between Tripoli and Homs were restored and Italian troops hold the port city, long besieged by rebels for eighty years.
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Tripoli
Homs
American Buys Alberts Polo Ponies From Alberta Farm
Mr. Priest of New York bought 37 polo ponies from T B Jenkinson of Cochrane Alberta for 16800 dollars in cash. The ponies, raised in Alberta on thoroughbred sires, were thoroughly trained and shipped to Virginia for polo. Priest called them the best lot he had seen from any one farm.
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Alberta
Priest
New York
T.B. Jenkinson
Cochrane
Virginia
Triple Crown For Scientist Charles Vaillant Receives Paris Honors
Doctor Charles Vaillant of La Riboisiere Hospital is awarded the Legion of Honor Cravate the Carnegie Medal and the Gold Medal of the City of Paris for his pioneering work with X ray technology despite losing his right hand and ongoing cancer risk from radiation exposure. Miller's Worm Powders marketed as a worm remedy claim to safely clear worms and regulate infant health.
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Charles Vaillant
la Riboisiere Hospital
Tiil Fortune
Hotel de Ville
Paris
Legion of Honor
Vaillant
la Riboisiere
Hite
Foundling Heiress Inherits Vast Fortune From Foster Mother
Nine year old Joy Louise Leeds inherits 250000 dollars in cash and a fortune in jewelry along with income from an estate valued around two million dollars after the death of Mrs Louise Hartshorn Leeds who adopted her after she was found abandoned in a tenement hall. Leeds, sister in law of Princess Anastasia of Greece, died from a fall at her New York home on February 0.
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Louise Hartshorn Leeds
Joy Louise Leeds
Hite
Leeds
Anastasia
Greece
New York
Satisfied user credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for relief from rheumatism
In Lac Etchemin Quebec in autumn 1920 Michel Roy reports severe rheumatism in the hip and back and says taking Dodd's Kidney Pills let him walk and sleep again. The pills are claimed to act on the kidneys and remove uric acid from the blood to ease rheumatic pain.
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Dodd
Michel Roy
Relef
Olives and Denison Flamingo Quote Sparks Debate
A fragment quotes Denison Flamingo praising a tactic likening romance to opening a bole of olives. The remark suggests once the first is secured, others follow easily, prompting discussion about its implications.
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Denison Flamingo
Celery and Walnut Salad Recipe Notes
A compact salad method using chopped celery shredded lettuce and English walnuts with mayonnaise. Toss celery and walnuts then mols en with mayonnaise. Serve on shredded lettuce and garnish with washed sun dried raisins.
California Fig Syrup Ad Claims Quick Child Relief
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to give California Fig Syrup to sick children even if fevers and constipation. It promises quick liver and bowel cleansing with a teaspoonful and claims millions rely on the product. The copy warns to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup to avoid imitations printed on the bottle.
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Tomomow
California
Old painting found worth up to thirteen thousand dollars
John A Nash bought inexpensive paintings for resale and discovered an old canvas glued to a mahogany board. A connoisseur deemed it genuine Morland after cleaning. The dated 1790 and a signature Mgr. Nash boosted expert value estimates to 5 000 to 13 000 dollars.
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John A. Nash
Focal Connosseura
Mgr. Nash
New York
Danish Serum Institute Reveals New Diphtheria Serum Method
The Danish Serum Institute in Copenhagen announces a new method for manufacturing a better cheaper diphtheria serum and a way to detect early whooping cough. Paris reports a serum from measles patient blood that has already checked two epidemics in France.
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Danish Serum Institute
Copenhagen
Paris
A Prime Dressing for Wounds
In factories carbolic acid is kept to cauterize wounds but Dr Thomas Electric Oil offers a quicker, gentler option that does not burn skin.
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Dr. Thomas’ Eelectrle
Chamois Contrast With Leather Talk
A short passage discusses the difference between mountain chamois and chamois leather. It explains chamois leather comes from sheep skins treated to be soft and pliable, noting only a small proportion comes from actual chamois. It ends with a quirky line about Satan and neighborly love.
Presbyterian Leader Advocates United Church Of Canada
Rev. KR J Wilson, D D, on three months leave from Chalmers Church Kingston, urges rapid Church Union with Methodists and Congregationalists to form one United Church of Canada. He argues union offers progress for Canada and wider Christendom, despite opposition and ongoing differences.
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Presbsterian Church
Methodist
Congregational
United Church of Canada
KR. J. Wilson
Presbyterian Church-Union Movement Committee
Presbyterian Church
Scott
MacBeth
Canada
God
Protect the Child From Worms With Mother Graves Elixir
A standard remedy, Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator, has years of use behind its trusted reputation for shielding children from worm infestations.
Trouble Maker Proclaims Truth Amid War Losses
The Kingston Standard reports that 16 American women who died abroad are recognized by the Women's Overseas Service League. The notice highlights their sacrifice and honors their memory.
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Kingston Standard
Women’s Overseas Service League
Argentina Money Claim Dispute Over Exchange Rates
The British government renews efforts to adjust Argentina’s claim for several million gold pesos tied to a $50,000,000 loan to liquidate a prior U.S. bank loan that was not renewed when due May 19, 1920. The core issue centers on exchange rates. A separate note cites an English postman with 45 years of service estimating 245,780 miles walked.
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Argentina
United States
Niles
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British War Office
Geddes Economy Committee
Eloy George
Turkey
Queensborough
W. OM
McPherson
Victoria
Australia
Vancouver Harbor
Amn
Pennsylvania
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Neesea
Nte
Yiens Ipenies
Alberts
Lestons
Foundling
Penouths
Minne
Goughe
RED Rose Coffee
Java
United Church
Wilson
J. Lewis Milligan
M.D
Seigel
BAYER
Yul
Asser
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