World Happenings Briefly Told
The famed pipe of peace of Sitting Bull is given to the South Dakota State Historical Society. A 500 million candlepower searchlight on Mt. Tamalpais near San Francisco is being installed. Armenian children suffer heart disease from fear. The Prince of Wales suspends public engagements in August and September. England reports no rain in the south for two months and record heat for June and July. The Allied Supreme Council may meet toward month end in Boulogne or Paris. The Pacific Cable Board restarts press services between England, Canada and Australia. Forty one wells are sunk in Alberta for oil, with more planned. Quebec forest fires are under control, per G C Piche. A fire at Blohm and Voss in Hamburg causes multimillion mark damage. Lieut W H Brown and Norman A Goddard narrowly escape when a Curtis seaplane crashes into English Bay. The cruiser Neith sails from Halifax for England after a failed attempt last year to cross the Atlantic.
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Sitting Bull
South Dakota
England
Allied Supreme Council
Boulogne
Paris
Pacific Cable Board
Canada
Australia
Quebec
G. C. Piche
Mr. Piche
Blohm and Voss
Hamburg
Lieut
W. H. Brown
Jericho Beach
Canadian Air Force
Norman A. Goddard
Victoria
Curtis
Brown
English Bay
Woman Recovers After Using Lydia E. Pinkham Remedy
A Saskatchewan woman reports two years of periodic pains and nausea preventing activity. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, she regained mobility and relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sask
Parachute Drop Sets New World Record for Women
Phoebe Fairgrave of St. Paul Minnesota set a new women's world record by jumping from an airplane at Curtiss Flying Field reaching 13.40 feet above ground. The prior record of 13 000 feet was held by Mabel Cady in Chicago last February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mass
Phoebe “d. Fairgrave
Olf
St. Paul
Mins
Waean
Curtiss Flying Field
Mabel Cady
Chicago
Paul Goldsborough
Aero Club of
Minneapolis
VC. Umlic
Miss Fairgrave
New Brighton
The Origin of Gall Stones and Dr Hamilton's Pills
The article explains gall stones as dried bile crystals and links disease to sedentary habits among merchants clergy shop girls. It promotes Dr Hamilton's Pills for liver and bowel action with claims of preventing bilious fits and general health benefits. It brands Mandrake and Butternut pills at 25 cents from The Catarrhozone Co. in Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hamilton
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Canada Exports Grain Totals 1915 to 1921
Between 1915 and 1921 Canada shipped 1 122 664 772 bushels of grain with 818 696 828 bushels of wheat. Fifteen percent of total grain went to the United States and thirteen percent of the wheat was sent there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claim and Contact
Catarrh sufferers in poor health feel symptoms worsen in a run down state. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised as a tonic and blood purifier acting on mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions. Circulars free from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Chenry & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Plan Your Vacation Trip Special Summer Tourist Tickets
Canadian Pacific Rail way offers daily sale of Vancouver Victoria Seattle and Pacific Coast trips with final return by October 31. Tickets allow stopovers at resorts like Banff Lake Louise and Glacier, via main line or Arrow Lakes route, with open top observation cars and optional via Trans-Canada Limited. Agents provide details and arrangements.
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Vancouver
Victoria
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rockies
Banff
Lake Louise
Glacier
Arrow Lakes
Trans-Canada Limited
Canadian Pacific
Exasperated Husband and Sarcastic Spouse Paartle
Exasperated husband warns of losing control over nagging while sarcastic spouse retorts and urges restraint. The couple discusses driving within the speed limit and spending money locally to aid town merchants.
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Promises Fast Inflammation Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as removing nearly all pains from inflammation. It claims quick skin absorption and delivery of healing power to inflamed tissue. The remedy is pitched as a cure for cuts scratches bruises and sprains and urges keeping a bottle close at hand.
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Thomas
North Sea currents tracked by sealed bottles at sea
Sealed bottles are used to track the currents in the North Sea. The method involves releasing labeled bottles and observing their drift to understand water movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Sea
English Lake Vanishes in Park at Burslem
The lake in the park at Burslem disappeared overnight through an old colliery air shaft leaving mud. Nearby properties face dangerous subsidences with walls and roofs showing great cracks as workers repair damage at the town hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burslem
Bursley
Arnold Bennett
Five Towns
Putnam's Corn Extractor Declared Best By Druggists
An old market claim proclaims Putnam's Corn Extractor as the best corn remover. The ad promises painless treatment with all corns dropping out after a few applications and warns against substitutes, priced at 25 cents everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam’s Corn Extractor
Putnam's
Impolite Pedestrian Taxis Clash on Gracechurch Street
A taxi driver who knocked down a fan in Gracechurch Street has summoned him for using abusive language. The incident is framed as unfair on pedestrians who cannot be knocked down without provoking temper.
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Gracechurch Street
London
The Healthy Man Has the Best Chance for Vitality
The piece argues vitality comes from health and blood quality. It touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy to boost blood and nerves, claiming they aid energy, mood, and overall vigor. Available through medicine dealers or The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont at 50 cents a box, six for 2.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Lemon glut forces California growers to uproot trees
In California cheap imported lemons from Italy drive growers to uproot bearing trees to plant other fruit. Lemons are hauled away as refuse since their fluids cannot be used for fertilizer. Consumers face high prices for lemonade as a result of the imported fruit.
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California
Italy
U.S. Exchange
Town Growth Tied to Local Business Support
A local call emphasizes that town growth depends on business activity and support for local dealers. It urges residents to buy locally to aid the community’s development and prosperity.
Your Teeth and Menace of Pyorrhea In Women Prolonged
In 1921 dental editor Rea Proctor McGee notes women dominate patient share due to health focus and dietary habits. He explains softer foods reduce chewing, saliva mucin buildup fosters decay, and warns regular brushing plus prophylaxis prevents enamel attack and gum inflammation leading to pyorrhea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rea Proctor McGee
M.D. D.D.S
Oral Hygiene
Death of Aviator Hawker After Atlantic Flight Attempt
Death of Harry G Hawker, first to attempt an Atlantic flight in a single engine plane, occurred over Hendon field as the aircraft burned in a fall. His body was found about 200 yards from the wreckage. Hawker started the voyage from St Johns Newfoundland on May 18 1920 with Lieut Commander Mac Kenzie Grieve as navigator.
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Harry G. Hawker
Atlantic
Hendon
Hawker
St. John’s
Newfoundland
MacKenzie Grieve
Mary
New Orleans
Norfolk
Soviet Foreign Office signals break in Moscow isolation
The Soviet Foreign Office says it will aid exchanges of scientific literature among Russia Europe and America as seven years of intellectual isolation near end. In recent years few works were printed while many manuscripts were kept. A Finnish commission delegate notes Petrograd libraries are well kept but the main library lost 25 000 valuable books in 1915 after Libau fell, with failed attempts to recover them.
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Moscow
Russia
Europe
America
Petrograd
Libau
Local merchants urged to patronize and bolster community
A call to support neighborhood shops urges residents to patronize local merchants, strengthening the home economy and community fabric. The message emphasizes daily purchases and small-business vitality as a community-building force.
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Bowen
New Tea Gowns Impress With Velvet And Beads
Exquisite materials and color blends define the newest tea gowns. Lemon satin and rust velvet panels with silver galloon edge, wing like lettuce green chiffon sleeves with beaded borders showcase ruby emerald and diamond hues.
Ice Capped Summits Of the Rockies
The Canadian Rockies expose ice capped summits piercing the clouds and a famed railway feat. The Canadian Pacific Railway’s spiral tunnels cut grades by half aiding travel, with many worldwide visitors eager to see this grandeur and experience Canada. Send a postcard to a Canadian Pacific Agent for details.
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Canadian Rockies
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
Chicago
New York
Canadian Pacific
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Endorsed For Athletes
Advert says oil keeps muscles pliable eases soreness and strengthens for strains. It is presented as a premier lubricant used by athletes for years with proven value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
France Will Occupy Rhine Until Versailles Terms Met
Premier Briand told the senate France will maintain occupation of the Rhine until Germany fulfils Versailles treaty conditions on punishing war violators. He called the Leipzig court findings scandalous in reply to a senate question.
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France
Germany
Rhine
Briand
Senate
Leipzig Courasy
The Greatest Menace of Public Debt and Expenditures
Quote from Prenton Harding warning that growing public indebtedness and mounting expenditures are today’s greatest menace. The remark highlights concerns about fiscal strain and government spending pressures.
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Prenton Harding
Alberta Potato Crop Prospects Stronger in 0region
Central Alberta reports exceptionally good conditions for a heavy potato harvest this year. Acreage is up about twenty percent, with over three thousand acres under cultivation within twenty miles of Edmonton. Potatoes are in blossom in several areas and early harvests may begin by August 1 for the market.
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Alberta
W. F. Broadstock
Edmonton
Holloway’s Corn Remover Endorsed for Deep-Rooted Corns
The copy asserts Holloway's Corn Remover works on deeply rooted corns when used as directed, promoting the product as effective for stubborn cases.
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Holloway
No Admission Passes at Haven Club Joke
A witty exchange at a private club has a doorman asking if a mistake was made while Farmer Giles argues that no admission means free entry. The quip plays on signs and language to frame a humorous misunderstanding.
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Farmer Giles
London
Minard’s Oiniment Widely Sold To Help Belgian Crops
Farmers suffer crop losses from rodents and insects in America and Belgium. Birds emerge as natural allies against these pests, aiding farmers, fruit-growers, and foresters in protecting harvests.
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America
Belgium
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Salicious
Dutichons
Coca-Cola Company
Neith
Sydney C. Houghton
R.n.nlr
Halifax
The
Newdex
Timseed
Sammy
Cuticura
Poe
Pass St
Sabhith
Miller
Marie Belmont
Roya
W. Gillett Company Limited
Toronto, Canada
Minard
Dominion Express
Coek Seapiciae Co
Toeontg
Americas
Deo Pinences
Clay Glover
My Weat Statatreet
U.S.A
Bayer
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