World Happenings Briefly Told
Work starts at Vancouver on a new 56000 bushel grain elevator. In the US between WW and 13 years of age one in 12 are at work. Etienne Donvat, 107, dies in St Hyacinthe Quebec. France’s labor cost to hive rises to three times 1914. The Fraser Valley project to reclaim land to May. Royal Canadian Air Force service conferred by the King, to be drawn in lieu. 1922 Germans shipped slaves’ accounts and workshops. earlier notes. Imperial Oil lamp product advertised. cancer and other ailments claimed. Calgary refinery under construction to operate by year end per G O Suliman.
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Vancouver
Etienne Donvat
St. Hycelothe
Que
France
Brideh Volumbia
Suinas
Fraser Valley
Canadian Air Force
Department of National Defense
Royal Canadian Air Force
Zeitung
Raibees
Irrigated Land Expansion Reported in Alberta Projects
Alberta Irrigation Council annual report notes large areas to receive spring water on two irrigation projects in Lethridge Northern and United. About 30089 acres rated at 15 to 54 dollars per acre with 490 inquiries and 20 settlers shown to date.
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Alberta
Lethridge Northern
United
Irrigtian Council
Province of
Manitoba Man Calls Dodd's Kidney Pills Cure
Relieved after nine years of suffering Mr P A Boiseing in Broguerie Manitoba states Dodd's Kidney Pills cured his kidney trouble. He says the pills restored his health after years of remedies and helped him sleep and work again.
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Manitoba
Dodd
P. A. Boissine
Broguerie
Man
P. R. Boiseing
Todd
Lewitt
Soap Tax on Gold Smuggling Rumor Across Vienna
In Budapest a soap purchase led to a gold smuggling bust as locals rubbed garments and exposed hidden metal. Police seized the stock, traced it to a shipment from Budapest to Vienna, and auctioned the soap with a £200,00 value.
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Austria
Iow
Cowidow
Budapest
GHP
Centr
Vienna
Canadians Naturalize 10 360 Foreigners in Year Ended March 31 1922
During the fiscal year ending March 31 1922 a total of 10 360 foreigners were naturalized. Americans led with 2 206 new Canadians followed by Russians with 2 060 as the next largest groups among nationalities naturalized.
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Ctizens of
Canadad
Canada Expands Northward as Railways Reach Hudson Bay
The Vancouver Province notes Canada broadening out behind Ontario and Quebec. Prairies extend cultures northward. Ontario links to Hudson Bay by rail while gold and silver mining emerge in the north. Quebec pushes settlements into northern valleys and Labrador industries grow.
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Ontario
Quebec
Prairies
British Columbia
Labrador
Hudson Bay
Manitoba
Alberta
Vancouver
Milburn Heart and Nerve Pills Praised by Patient in Ontario
John Case of St Catharines Ontario reports severe heart and nerve pains for two years. After trying two doctors he found relief after five boxes of Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills, now able to work and eat freely. The ad promotes direct mail price and Toronto maker The T Milburn Co Limited. It notes a separate claim that cancer and tuberculosis exist in large sea monsters and may guide researchers to early life forms in the sea.
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John Case
St Catharines
Ont
Rntel
Milburn
Marvellous Instrument Reveals Bridge Stresses Under Train Speeds
A new metering device uses a mechanical drum and paper tape to record vibrations at over a thousand per second. Driven by clock movement it avoids batteries, and offers a direct readout of stress patterns on bridges as trains pass at different speeds.
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Ate
Mieriesesels
Canadian permits rise to 3.7 million in January
Canadian Bureau of Statistics records building permits totaling 3 705 256 dollars issued in January up 772 281 dollars or 26 percent from January 1922. Analysts expect strong activity in Canada’s building trades throughout the year.
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Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Winter Hard on Baby and Home Remedies
The winter season is hard on babies causing colds and stomach issues in stuffy rooms. Mothers should keep Baby's Own Tablets at home to regulate the stomach and bowels and ease illness. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr Williams Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Postal Air Routes Open Between Fort McMurray and Aklavik
The post office announces a regular mail service between Fort McMurray Alberta and Aklavik MacKenzie River delta. Mails travel by five husky sleigh relay with a two month wilderness stay for the postman.
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Post Office Department
Fort McMurray
Alberta
Aklavik
Mackenzie River
Canadian Arctic
Jack London
Stefansson
Arctic
Winnipee Tribune
Wolf dogs head north to Alberta film company
Forty huskies pass Edmonton on their way to Bunt Alberta for use by an American motion picture company in filming northern pictures.
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Edmonton
Bunt
Alberta
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing For Fabrics
A vintage advertisement touts Diamond Dyes with simple directions for dyeing wool silk cotton or blends. It guarantees rich fade resistant color for wraps skirts dresses waists coats stockings sweaters draperies and more while urging buyers to tell the druggist the fabric type.
Monster Sawfish Caught in Bay of Panama
A huge sawfish measuring twenty nine feet in length and nineteen feet in girth was recently caught in the Bay of Panama. The record notes the unusual size and placement of the catch with no further details.
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Bay
Panama
Power From Sun Rays Demonstrated by New York College Graduate
Bernard Grossman a college of the city of New York graduate demonstrated a miniature sun powered engine in the lab. A parabolic copper mirror focused rays on a water test tube to create steam that ran the tiny motor. He envisions sun powered light heat and power for offices and sun motor powered trucks.
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College of the City of New York
Bernard Grossman
Grossman
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Restores Hearing Through Blood Action
Catarrhal deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube causing rumbling or impaired hearing. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised as a constitutional remedy that acts on mucous surfaces via the blood to reduce inflammation and aid natural restoration. circulars free from F. E. Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
Wall
Cheney & Co
Toledo, Ohio
Flour Mills Struggle to Meet Rising Export Demand
Medicine Hat milling companies report large export orders from the Orient and the United Kingdom. Mills are running at capacity and unable to supply the demand for low grade flours, with shipments made over the past months.
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Medicine Hat
Orient
United Kingdom
London Doctors Propose Black List For Deadbeat Patients
London physicians discuss a supposed black list of patients who switch physicians to avoid paying bills. The plan warns against chronic fee dodging and raises concerns about patient access and medical ethics.
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London
Ex Kaiser's Son Writes War Book
The former Crown Prince of Germany, son of Kaiser Wilhelm II, is authoring a new book on war. The project reflects his wartime experiences and historical perspectives.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Forner
Germany
Ogden Schoolboy Trains Wild Cat to School Daily
A year-old Ogden Utah schoolboy trains a wild cat to accompany him to school each day. The curious pet follows him through streets near his home and joins class routines briefly before returning home.
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Ogden, Utah
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Imperial Off, Limited
Caleary
Suliman
Minard’s Liniment
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Machime
Postal Air Routes
Wolf Dogs
Cenailigga Postum Cereal Ca
Windsor
Oswies
Minard
W. ON
New York College
BAYER
Callads
Bayer Mnufacture
Haver Company
Mayes Onnea
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