World Happenings Briefly Told
May canal traffic was the lightest since June 1920. Japan awards a 2 10 000 ton fuel ship contract to New York Shipbuilding. California census probe seeks 71942 Japanese residents. Aroostook County farmers dump 45000 barrels of potatoes to be plowed as fertilizer. U S coin circulation totals rise to 26319622 in small change and 77584548 in silver dollars. Fort Norman oil proves non freezing at 58 below. 300 New York state convicts join road work honor gangs. Great Lakes travel volume set a summer record per H B Smith. Italy wheat crop projected at 180 000 000 bushels versus 141 000 000 last year. Maxim Gorky’s wife Andreva slips from Soviet frontiers seeking relief from famine. 30 ex Imperial service men arrive in Winnipeg to farm Manitoba land. Yuka Osaki urges armament talks between the United States and Japan.
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Trafic
Panama Canal
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
California
Washington
Aroostook County
Michigan
U.S
Fort. Norman Oi
New York State
Great Lakes
H. B. Smith
Northern Navigation
Copany
Italy
Lydia E Pinkham's Remedies Sold in Ontario News
Fragmentary lines describe health woes and a claim of relief from Lydia E Pinkham's products. Mentions locations in Hamilton Ontario and addresses at 900 Visors Ave and 259 Victoria Ave N. The text references long-standing testimonials about easing female ailments and night pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Bescroft
Victoria Ave
Lydia E’ Pinkham
Gold Output in British Columbia Rises to 3.5 Million
BC mining reports total gold production around 3.5 million for the year, up nearly one million from last year. The Rossland Mines expect about 1.5 million, while Surf Inlet Mine on Prince Royal Island should yield about 1 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Rossland
Surf Inlet
Princess Royal Island
Putnam's Corn Extractor Promises Easy Corn Removal
An advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Extractor as a painless solution that lifts the corn out with root and skin left smooth. It claims reliable results and a 25 cent price at all stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam's
Mind Powers Said To Prolong Life Says Dr Gates
Dr Arthur Gates head of New York psychology at Teachers College argues mental processes can lengthen life under proper conditions. He urges equanimity courage and detachment from fear to reach extended longevity and notes societal potential for centenarians. A martially toned remedy line about worms and a worm exterminator appears in the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Gates
New York
Teachers’ College
Plan Your Vacation Trip Special Summer Tickets to Pacific Coast
Plan Your Vacation Trip offers daily tickets from Canadian Pacific Rail way to Vancouver Victoria Seattle and more with return limit to October 31st. Stopovers en route allow visits to Banff Lake Louise and Glacier resorts. Optional via Arrow Lakes route with no extra charge plus Trans-Canada Limited or two other trains. Agents can provide details and arrange trips.
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Vancouver
Victoria
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rockies
Banff
Lake Louse
Glacier
Splendid
Ling of
Arrow Lakes
Trans-Canada Limited
Aleéping
Canadian Pacific
Pretender to Russian throne surfaces amid Soviet tension
The article reports a claimed czarevitch figure challenging Soviet authority. Despite evidence that the real czarevitch was not spared, a false Alexis has attracted peasants to support his cause, signaling potential trouble for the Soviet regime.
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Russia
Czarevitch
Alexis
Bad Care and Pessimism Debate on Growth
Fragment hears a fictional quarrel about optimism and imagination. A speaker belittles the idea of building castles in the air without debt while claiming a town's growth relies on financial risk. The piece mocks moralizing traders and economic caution.
Biography of the Prince of Wales Takes Personal Tone
An article reviews a new "authentic biography" by Miss G Ivy Sanders marking the Prince of Wales birthday. It recounts stories of his New York visit childhood vanity and wartime experiences including his drive to a tailor and forcing his brother under a seal during the coronation procession.
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Prince of Wales
G. Ivy Sanders
New York
Prince
Miss Sanders
Price
York House
United States
Dominions
Wyandottes Lead In Manitoba Egg Laying Contest
For thirteen weeks a pen of White Wyandotte fowls owned by Mrs. A. S. Hart of Gladstone has led the Manitoba egg laying contest at Brandon experimental farm. The birds have 3,260 eggs after the 35th week, in a competition run by Dominion Experimental Farms across Canada.
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A. S. Hart
Gladstone
Manitoba
Brandon Experimental Farm
Dominion Experimental Farms
Canada
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Blood Purifier Action
Ad states catarrh worsens in a sun down condition and that Hall's Catarrh Medicine is a tonic and blood purifier acting through the blood on mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions. Circulars free from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Cardinal Manning Emaciated Visit Provokes Quip at Liverpool
The Liverpool News recounts Cardinal Manning visiting a convent in Liverpool where an Irish nun, presented to him, joked May the Lord preserve your eminence and may God forgive your cook. The prelate, noted for extreme thinness, received blessing amid the quip.
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Cardinal Manning
Liverpool
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promise Rich Red Blood For Digestion
An advertisement claims thin blood causes stomach trouble and digestion loss. It asserts Dr Williams Pink Pills enrich blood to strengthen nerves and muscles, restore appetite, and improve digestion. Sold by dealers or mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont with pricing.
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Williams
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Dr. Hamilton
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Large wasp nest may kill 24000 flies daily
A naturalist says a huge wasp nest will account for at least 24 000 flies each day, highlighting the nest as a significant insect predator in local ecosystems.
Geological Survey studies Mackenzie River oil and mineral resources
The Geological Survey has dispatched four field parties to examine oil and mineral resources in the Mackenzie River district. Special focus on Devonian sediment succession and folds in the Fort Norman area, where Imperial Oil obtained oil last fall, and on mapping formations on both river banks between Great Slave Lake and Fort Norman.
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MacKenzie River District
Geological Survey
MacKenzie River Distret
Fort Norman
Imperial Oil Company
MacKenzie River
Great Slave Lake
Dr Hamilton's Pills and Worm Powders Promoted
An advertisement pleads for Dr Hamilton's Pills to cure liver sluggishness with promises of rapid improvement and increased appetite. It also touts Miller's Worm Powders as painless vermifuge improving digestion and stomach vigor for children aboard a Canadian Pacific steamer voyage of English orphan boys bound for farming training.
Publishing Costs Since 1907 Show Press Inflation Hit
An editor presents a schedule comparing newspaper costs from 1907 onward. Wages, newsprint, postage, ink, and editorial expenses surged by 1914 and especially by 1921, while advertising and subscription rates lagged. The piece notes over four thousand U S publications failed due to inflation and rising costs.
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Florida
California
Nommal
United States
Tangerine Chiffon Evening Party Dress Review
A fashion note describes an evening gown with beads outlining the dress a tunic draped skirt and a decorative corsage. The piece also mentions Holloway's Corn Remover safety and Dr Kellogg's asthma remedy as advertised products.
Manitoba appoints London representative for domestic workers
Following Saskatchewan, Manitoba names a London representative to select women and girls from Great Britain for household work. The first party, 35 women, will sail to Manitoba soon to take up domestic employment.
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Saskatchewan
Manitoba
London
England
Great Britain
Money Orders for Mail Shipments Emphasized
When ordering goods by mail use Lor minian Express Money Order for payment. The notice stresses sending money orders instead of personal checks to ensure quicker processing and reduce fraud risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorminian Express
Shark fishing drive hits five hundred sharks in hours
The Anglo British Canadian Company Limited reports a rapid haul of five hundred mud sharks in under two hours as it advances its shark fishing operations in the Georgia gulf area.
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Limited
Gulf of Georgia
Local woods advertised as true mahogany flood market
Over twenty woods are marketed as genuine mahogany while many others are stained to imitate the wood. The notice urges shoppers to buy locally to support town merchants and the local economy.
Immigration to Canada rises in April 1921 to 15052
April 1921 immigration to Canada totaled 15 052, up from 13 287 in April 1919, a 13 percent rise. Among newcomers 476 came from the British Isles, 5035 from the United States, and 1541 from other countries. Vancouver lumber shipments reach seventy-two million feet year to date, with 38 million for government use, while total camber exports remained low at 89.
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Canada
British Isles
United States
Vancouver
All Pointe
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Maxim Gorky
Andreva
Moscow
Imperial Service
Winnipeg
Yuka Osaki
Japan
Young
Beecroft
Zee
Big
Mother Graves
Brandon
Quebec
Sherbrooke
Dominion
Holloway
J. D. Kellogg
Marie Belmont
Catigura
W. Byrn
Ns St. Basile, Que
Non
Dom Seereet
Minard
Burns
Farmer
Farmer Hitchman
Detroit News
Hope
Eras Reppal
Spaberita
Pionser
West Star Street
U.S.A
Bayer
Canadian Rockies
Ontario
Calgary
Edmonton
Alberta
Looma
Tofield
G.T.P
Liberal
Jasper Park
Mount Robson
Canadian National Railways
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