World Happenings Briefly Told
Thirty persons were baptized by immersion in the river at Llanlley Wales. The former Austrian archduke Leopold Woelfing has become an advertising agent for a Vienna newspaper. Fire roses in Canada in the week ended Dec 21 are estimated at 798 400. The Dutch second chamber passed a loan bill for the United States East Indies. Cleveland tenants received Christmas rent reductions of 10 to 15 percent. Joseph Norwalk, wanted for grand larceny, was found in an abandoned well in Toledo Ohio. Montreal Star funds 60 000 meals for unemployed Montrealers. A fatal Illinois Central suburban service crash in Chicago ends a passenger line’s 650 year history. Vancouver port 1921 collections total 12 662 772, up sharply from prior years.
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Llanlley
Wales
Leopold Woelfing
Vienna
Canada
Fftyseven
United States
East Indies
Illinois Central
Chicago
Vancouver
Customs Department
Eskimo Tribes Seen At Risk of Extinction Says Canadian Study
The Toronto prophecy by Sainsbury warns that Eskimo tribes may vanish within a generation as civilization devastates health and stamina. He cites the spread of civilized foods, especially white flour, as a key factor in decline among Evkime communities near Baffin’s Land and Hudson Bay.
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Travetler
Puide
Toronto
Sainsbury
Arctic
Baffin's Land
Udeon's Bay
Itu
Valuable clay in Alberta could fuel brick and tile industry
Smoky River country along the Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia line reveals large clay deposits. Engineers faced constant river crossing maintenance due to bank slides. Examined clays show potential for brick and tile drain manufacture, promising new industry and railway traffic relief.
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Smoky River
Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway
Keep Little Ones Well in Winter
Winter brings cold and storms driving mothers to keep children indoors and indoors can cause sickness. Baby's Own Tablets promise to regulate the stomach and bowels and drive out colds, helping babies endure winter safely. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Wiliams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Calgary Dahlia Show Impresses With Large Blooms
Calgary gardeners held the first dahlia show with nearly 2000 blooms entered. Some blooms measured eight inches in diameter and featured vivid, gorgeous hues.
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Calgary
Black specks in cereal provoke waiter joke exchange
In a humorous exchange Walter asks about dark specks in his cereal. The waiter attributes the specks to vitamins being popular topics at the moment, turning the moment into a light, satirical snippet.
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Walter
Marketing Seriously by Loretta C. Lynch
Marketing advice for homemakers urges careful, planned shopping to save time and money. It recommends bulk buying, shopping oneself, comparing prices, and keeping a written bill to reduce costs. It warns against last minute purchases and outlines efficient meal planning and storage practices.
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Prorest
Apything
Spider Web Strength Compared To Man’s Rope
The spider’s web is described as a marvel of strength. Its size offers no rope equal to its strength, able to bear a man’s weight with a one inch circumference rope and a thickness of about one third of an inch.
Final Hearing on Freight Rates Set for Feb Fifteenth in Ottawa
George E. Carpenter of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association Saskatchewan Prairie branch says the Board of Railway Commissioners will meet Feb 15 in Ottawa for the final hearing on equalizing freight rates across Eastern Western Canada and the prairie provinces. Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company wheat receipts total 22 006 000 bushels this season, up 3 000 000 from last year. An advertisement for Metal Shingle Siding Co Ltd appears elsewhere in the issue. A note references a travel item titled His Sad Fate and a remark about a Sporting Life Bookstall.
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George E. Carpenter
Prairies
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Board of Railway Commissioners
Ottawa
Canada
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company
Metal Shingle & Siding Co., Ltd
Catarrhorone Promises Cough Relief For Bronchitis
An old advertisement touts Catarrh orone as a healing remedy for bronchitis and dry coughs. It claims magical action to clear congestion, ease irritation, and expel phlegm, with a three size price listing 25¢ 50¢ and one dollar. Prepared by the Catarrhhorone Co Montreal.
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Catarrhorone Co
Montreal
Canadian Forest Seed Collection A hopeful sign for forests
In 1920 cone collection for reforestation expanded across Canadian provinces. The Dominion Forestry Branch gathered seed for its nurseries and for Britain’s Forestry Commission, with vigorous effort in the west and similar activity nationwide. This is a hopeful sign for forest conservation.
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Dominion Forestry Branch
Forestry Commission of Great Britain
Many Children Sick How To Treat Them
An old home remedy notice recommends Nerviline for coughs colds and croup in children. It claims rubs gargles and a nightly dose in hot water prevent further illness and promise a morning improvement. Bottles sold for 35 cents at dealers.
New Clause Bars Aeroplane Stunts In Flight
A new clause added to air regulations bans aerobatic tricks including entering or leaving an aircraft in flight. It allows only parachute descents and prohibits gymnastic or other exhibitions aboard aircraft in flight.
Hall’s Catarrhal Medicine Promises Deafness Relief
Catarrhal Deafness is described as caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube. Hall’s Catarrhal Medicine claims to act on mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions. Circulars free, All druggists. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Manitoba Rules Limit Female Work to Forty-Eight Hours
The Manitoba minimum wage board orders that female workers may not exceed nine hours per day or 48 hours per week. Night and Sunday work are banned. overtime requires provincial permit and cannot occur more than once every thirty days per year. The report also notes broader Pacific security efforts and regional car totals across western Canada.
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Manitoba
Province of
Provincial
Bureau of Labor
Minard’s Liniment for Diphtheria Warning
Wise parents aren’t above apologizing to their children as a fragment about Minard’s Liniment used for diphtheria appears in a historical newspaper item with cautions on remedies.
Versatile Black Davetyn Coat with Hudson Seal Trim
A black Davetyn wrap adapts to many occasions with loose tines and a single button fastening. Dropped shoulders, chin collar add warmth, and a fur hem finish. flattering for tall wearers but not suitable for very short heights. Suitable over afternoon frocks or for evening wear.
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Davetyn
Miller's Worm Powder Promises to Cure Intestinal Worms
A historical note claims worms attack children but Miller's Worm Powder will exterminate all worm varieties and repair damaged intestinal surfaces after destruction. The report warns of perforation if untreated and promotes the powder as a remedy.
Elevator Destroyed by Fire at Orcadia Sask
A 36 000 bushel elevator of the Northern Elevator Company at Orcadia Saskatchewan was totally destroyed by fire. The building was loaded to the roof with grain and flour in an adjoining warehouse was damaged. A railway car burned, but a through freight crew saved many adjacent cars by piling them to safety.
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Northern ‘Elevator Company
Orcadia
Yorkton
Sask
Making Them Useful Traveler
A witty exchange between a weary traveler and a resourceful conductor in Turin. The traveler calls trains a nuisance for lateness while the conductor quips that waiting rooms would be useless if trains ran on time.
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Numero
Turin
Zoo Catalog Expands With Thousands Of Species
The New York Zoological Garden houses about 6 000 living specimens across 1 000 species and continues to add more each year.
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New York Zoological Garden
Minard's Liniment Creates Multilingual Theatre Network
In New York the product markets to cows with Minard's Liniment and expands reach through theatres playing in six languages. Newsrooms print advertising in twenty foreign languages.
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New York
Freezone promises painless corn removal
Advertisement claims Freezone instantly relieves corn pain and allows easy removal with fingers. A tiny bottle available from druggists costs a few cents and promises to remove hard and soft corns between toes without irritation.
Rebuilding Britannia Copper Mines Concentrator Tender Closure
Tenders for rebuilding the concentrator at Britannia Copper Mines on Britannia Beach BC have closed. Estimated construction cost exceeds 500000 dollars. Britannia Copper Mines rank among the empire's largest copper producers.
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Britannia
Britaini ‘Beach
British Columbia
British Empire
Price of Curio Idol Sparks Shop Confusion
A short sighted elderly woman visits a curio shop and asks the assistant the price of a Japan idol near the door. The assistant answers it is valuable and says it belongs to the proprietor.
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Laarge
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