World Happening Briefly Summary and Odd Details
A garbled brief compiles scattered notes from across the globe. Mentions include awards in Chicago, a Canadian award, a tax on tram investments, a rescued Chinese slave girl, a deadly oil tank explosion in Saarlachs, and taxicab enforcement in Paris. Further items reference postal workers, Mexican government tensions, and resumption of trade with Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howan
Port Arthigr
Andrew Macdonald & Son
Chatham
Ont
Canadianscorn
Reid
Chicago
Omidow
Shoreditch
Eng
T Jollet
Marty
N. OH
Nobel Dynamite Works
Saarlachs
Rhenish Prussia
Paris
W. _G Mansell
Nyal Engineers
Orking Aga m Ateorter
London
SRK
Cateda
Mexico
De Pic Anurien Heine Typ Van y
Readable fragments describe an art bot topic involving De Pic Anurien and Heine, with focus on typography and visual design elements. The note highlights stylistic choices and potential collaborations within a gallery or studio setting.
Ants uncover buried telegraph cable during repair
An engineer repairing a buried telegraph line described finding ants that had bored into the lead covered cable. They had eaten through an arsenic lined timber outer layer and a soft paraffin coating before reaching the lead, yet remained active when discovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprocen
Nerviline Promises Fast Relief for Cramps and Ailments
An advertisement touts Nerviline as quick relief for cramps stomach pain diarrhea neuraglia and sore throat. It stresses a thirty five cent bottle providing a hundred dollars worth of comfort and notes Nerviline costs thirty two cents in stores. It also mentions Lester W. McLennan of Vancouver being recommended for the Rhodes scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Rhodes
Lester W. McLennan
Vancouver
University of British
Healthy Children Are Happy Children
A vintage-style health ad touts Baby's Own Tablets as a gentle laxative to smooth digestion and cure common childhood ailments. It cites a Quebec mother endorsement and notes the product's claimed benefits for bowels, stomach, and fever reduction amid historical medical marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hamel
Pierreville
Que
Dr. Williams Co
Brockville
Ont
Time Measuring a Thousandth of a Second at Edingoreh
A report describes the Royal Observatory device that records tiny light movements on photographic film to measure time intervals as short as a thousandth of a second. The instrument uses an electric detector and aims at precise timing for scientific advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Observatory
Edingoreh
Scotland
Ion
Detecting Adulterants in Foods Warns Housewife Readers
A reader explains simple at home tests to detect adulterants in coffee, lemon extracts, baking powder and artificial dyes. Instructions use common items like cold water, yarn, logwood, ammonia and acid to reveal contaminants. Bulletin No. 100 of the Bureau of Chemistry details full methods and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Chemistry
United States Department of Agricaniture
Superintendent of Documents
Washington
Scots traders to visit Canada to study wool manufacturing
A large delegation of Scottish wool merchants will travel to Canada next January to examine manufacturing and marketing conditions in the Dominion. The report notes the aim is to understand industry practices as a step for better trade relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siu
Canada
Dominion
Flowers Which Are Injurious In Vase Arrangements
Poppies injure other flowers in the same vase, causing them to fade quickly. Sweet peas should be kept apart and displayed separately to avoid adverse reactions among vase contents.
Diamond Dyes Promise Safe Dyeing For Wool Silk Cotton
An old advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as the solution for dying wool silk cotton and mixed fabrics. It claims materials will come out right with no fading or running and guides buyers to tell their druggist fabric type. The piece also notes Japan as a principal buyer of British Columbia lead and copper shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
British Columbia
British _Columbia
Zinc Output Rise Relieves Oriental Market Surplus
Announcement from Canadian Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. says Trali Smelter will produce the largest zinc output in its history this year, about 50 percent above last year. A market has been found in the Orient with shipments planned, easing the current surplus stock situation in British Columbia mining circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
Trali Smelter
Canadian Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co
British Columbia
Ésat
Turpentine Workmen And Rumored Attentions
A fragment references workers in turpentine factories and a light exchange about gossip on leaving. The excerpt hints at social dynamics around workers, exhaustion, and perceived attention while noting rheumatism as a stereotype about factory laborers.
Railway order for 12 million feet to Peking delivery planned
An order for 12,000,009 feet toward China has been received by British Columbia firms with delivery in spring. The total required is 36,900,000 feet, with a further 24,900,000 feet yet to be placed. The contract is part of a larger Parcet line expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Thenarest
Peking
Mukdey
China
faiNa
British Columbia
Conat
Banana Goods and Frenchman’s Fabric From Banana Plant
A fragmented note mentions Banana Goods and a Frenchman’s high fived fabric for women’s dresses derived from banana plant. It also references an interior plane with about a mile of wire, yielding a puzzling, unclear historical detail.
Money orders lost or stolen Dominion Express promise
Lost or stolen Dominion Express money orders are insured and can be replaced. Contact the issuer for claims and verification to recover funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Express
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Reuters
Melbourne
Aliatialla
Germany
Pacific
Columbia River
Piget Sound
United Kingdom
Adulterated Foods
Lofetto c Lynch
Holloway
Dodd's
Kinney
Irene
Ars
Ena Laine
Macdonald
Iyaib
Taliba
Minard
Liniment Go. Ltd
Yar -Ns
Vancouver, Wie
Rle
Californea
Hite
Adrouch
Maus Fourang
Het
Farsat Et Drags
Clay Glover
O., Inc
Weat “Statatreet
New York
USA
Roup
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