World Happenings Briefly Told
The Canadian destroyer Patriot arrived at Bermuda for two months of stationing under Sir Wilfrid Pakenham before returning to Canada. In Vancouver 1972 saw only 40.63 inches of precipitation, far below Montreal’s average. Mohammed VI left Malta for Mecca aboard the British warship Ajax, invited by Huseeb, King of the Wedjax, to take sanctuary. In London, Lucien Pacaud was named Canada’s representative on the Pacific Cable Board. Victoria will spend 450 000 to halt grain elevator construction at Ogden Point. Arctic fronts have calmed. a Yukon River death near Circle and Fort Yukon, blamed on frozen feet, ends a man’s trek.
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Patriot
Bermuda
Wilam Pakenham
Ater
Vancouver
Montreal
Mohammed VI
Bulun
Malta
Mecca
Huseeb
Ajax
Jeddah
Victoria
Ogden Point Pleza
Emeraon
Yukon
Circle
Fort Yukon
Alberta Egg Exports Break Records Amid Poultry Industry Growth
Egg shipments from Alberta rise to record highs signaling rapid development of the province's poultry sector. The surge follows years of slower output and shifts away from earlier reliance on imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Ponttry
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Instant Digestive Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick cure for gas indigestion sour stomach and heartburn with immediate effect once taken. Druggists guarantee the package corrects digestion at once and stops discomfort for a few cents.
Guard the Baby Against Colds Product Ad
An advertisement promotes Baby's Own Pab-Tots tablets for infants, claiming mild laxative action and regular digestion prevent colds, and notes the tablets sell for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. in Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Wiliams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
French academy to enlist Louis Rebelliau for revised dictionary
The French academy plans to publish the first volume within a year and halt the project later. After forty eight years of revision work the academy has reached only the sewer. The Pacific coast harvest yields about 200000 bales per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Academy
Louis Rebelliau
Raisin Cup Cakes and Roasted Meat Slices Guide
A fragmented recipe page provides instructions for roasting meat and baking Raisin Cup Cakes. It covers browning, roasting fat baste, and cutting meat portions, plus batter steps with baking powder sugar nutmeg and milk. The yields mention about 34 small cakes.
British Columbia berry acreage rises with many growers
Acres devoted to raspberries, blueberries, loganberries and strawberries total 2386 growers plus demand for gooseberries and currants. Total acreage increase exceeds 1500 since 1927, reflecting growing berry production across the province.
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British Columbia
Bobby’s table habit and washed hands reminder
A mother scolds Bobby for arriving at the table with a dirty face and forgetting to wash. Bobby apologizes meekly, saying he was sent away and forgotten to wash after meals in a habit from living with Hops.
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Bobby
Cascarets Laxative Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Cascarets laxative candy style as a remedy for sluggish liver and constipation. It claims relief for dizziness headaches sour stomach and gas with one or two tablets and notes adult and children use with a weather-like candy taste.
Alberta irrigation may grow all provincial canned crops
Hon. George Hoadley, Minister of Agriculture, says irrigated lands in Alberta could soon supply corn peas and other vegetables now imported for canning. He notes sugar beet growing and sugar industry potential in stabilized irrigation areas.
Anti Narcotics League of Canada Formed in Montreal
A 1 million wide body to combat drug traffic in Canada was announced in Montreal. The Anti Narcosics Educational League of Canada grew with Dominion Government Health Department support and backing of public welfare workers clergymen and officials. The league aims to investigate the narcotic situation cooperate with police and build a legal department to represent courts in drug cases. A separate note mentions a collection of about 6 600 arms and armor in the Tower of London.
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Canada
Montreal
Dominion Government Department of Health
League
Dr Pierce Remedies Promoted For Rheumatism And Cough
In Colloquial notices from Ontario readers, testimonials claim Dr Pierce’s Anue Tablets and Golden Medical Discovery cured rheumatism after other medicines failed. Another letter praises respiratory recovery from bronchial trouble and pneumonia following use of the Golden Medical Discovery and recommends readers consult dealers for remedies.
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Collinwood
Dr. Pierce
Aneehae
Sydenham St
Southern Alberta Turkeys Shipments Reach Far Markets
Turkeys and chickens drawn from Southern Alberta head to Montreal Toronto Vancouver Seattle Spokane and Tacoma. Shippers report record volumes and high quality with one farmer planning to raise his surplus to about 2000 fowl by next Christmas.
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Alberta
Montreal
Torono
Vancouver
Seattle
Spokane
Regulating the tides of business for steady living
The Ottawa Citizen argues that business cycles and tides are controllable like hydraulic systems. Proper regulation could reduce unemployment and high living costs, replacing doom-laden finance jargon with practical economic conservation.
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The
Ottawa Citizen
Alberta Coal Now Supplying Manitoba 76 Percent
Charles Murphy, General Manager of Western Lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Manitoba, states that Alberta now provides 76 percent of Manitoba's coal. He notes the shift from American hard coal in past years and hints at broader market changes amid wartime price trends.
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Charles Murphy
Western Lines
Canadian Pacific Railway
Manitoba
Alberta
Butter Production Growth in Western Canada Farms
Honorable W. St. Motherwell, Federal Minister of Agriculture for Canada, warns of expanding farming operations on the prairies. He notes a shift to new crops and intensified dairy and livestock output, citing Saskatchewan’s production and quality butter from Ohio origin.
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W. St. Motherwell
Canada
Sostalchewan
Ohio
Motherwell
Saskatchewan
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Dire
McNeill
Canaan Ste
Dr. Chase
Edmanson
Baics & Co
Toronto
United States
Lucien Pacaud
the High Commissioner For
London
Pacifi Cable Board
Massie
Turers. A
England
BAYER
Gandy
Assirinte
Compani
B.C. Berry
J.D. Kelloge
Ailler
Annie J. Cannon
Harvard College Observatory
Miss. Cannon
Minand’s
Surna & Scaide
Elbtin
Ogden
Liverpool
Ogdens
Dominion
Tower of London
Eholoway
Pricea
Minard
Chase
Wilson Methods, Ltd
Ramsay Company
Attorneys Street
Ottawa
Absig
Ctcer
Keres
Berkeley
California
Cook's
Cook Medicine CO
OMT
Miiedsgr
I A Hove
West
Hekoe
New York
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