World Happenings Briefly Told
The King and Queen visit hospital corner places joining University College London and London University group. A license is issued to the Duke of Devenshire to attend Derbyshires estate. Plans for a Great Allied War Memorial on Somme fields where French and British armies fought together for four years. Opium penalties tightened by League advisory committee following French proposal. Leonard Law valued his estate and donated a quarter to the British Exchequer. Dominion wide Indian Laundrymen Association discussed at Calgary convention. George Barbot, French aviator, completes a round trip to West Point using two gallons of gasoline. D Annunzio reportedly travels to Turkey to join Mustapha Kemal Pasha. Ted Sapru invited to represent India at Imperial Conference in London in October. Empress Zita of Austria hoped to move to Italy with children, Villa Delle Almore in Lucca linked. Moonshining in Tennessee declined by 73 percent in two years. Insulin now widely available in Britain through commercial firms with Medical Research Council oversight.
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League of Nations
Loenar Law
Wat
Ontario
Calgary
George Barbot
West Point
Rome
The
Central News
Pooca
Gabriel D'Annunzio
Turkey
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
D'Annunzio
Ted Bahadur Sapru
Earl of Reading
India
London
Minard's Liniment and Lynching Commentary
A Kansas City Star remark cites Minard's Liniment as a relief for burns and discusses lynching, arguing the practice persists because mobs gain numerical superiority. The piece highlights a Texas man’s view on courage under crowd advantage and notes a Canada event with eighteen people and a car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Kansas City Star
Oldest US Newspaper Teaks Its Legacy and Founders
The Globe and Commercial Advertiser marks over 129 years of publication with Noah Webster and George Bunce as early partners. It notes changes in management since 1793 and the paper’s long history rooted in Harford, Connecticut.
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Teak
H.path
Siebe
Opebites
Pijers
Cartier
Conn
Chile
Gradies
United States
Regulate the Bowels And You'll Be Healthy
An article promotes bowel regulation as essential for health and a waste-free system. It urges readers to overcome constipation through daily habits and remedies touted in the piece.
Dr Hamilton's Pills Promised Mild Regulator
An old advertisement touts Dr Hamilton's Pills as a mild regulator that aids digestion and restores normal conditions. It claims to improve digestion, blood purity, complexion, and spirits with a daily habit, priced 2 shillings at dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hamilton
Alberta Corn Seed Distribution Promises Wide West Planting
W. D. Tregus, president of the Alberta Corn Growers Association, distributed two carloads of corn seed to farmers from Coutts to Peace River and Victoria to Manitoba. About 27 000 acres are expected to be planted this year as the prairie west shifts from former grain crops to corn.
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Canmpian
Tregus
Alberta Corn Growers’ Association
Coutts
Peace River
Victoria
B.C
Manitoba
Baby's Own Tablets Of Great Value
Mrs Hermadis Chagnon of Ste. Theo, Que says the tablets helped keep her child well and she would not be without them. Thousands of mothers report similar results, noting relief of constipation indigestion and colds. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medi Elite Co Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermadis Chagnon
Ste. Theodosie
Dr. Willams’ Medielite Co
Brockville
Ont
Cattle shipment to Dundee reports 530 head aboard
The first boatload of Canadian store cattle landed at Dundee Scotland totaling 530 head after 14 days at sea. They consumed 800 bales of hay and 500 bags of grain during the voyage. Miller's Worm Powders praised as an effective worm destroyer for children, advertised as a stand-alone remedy with no purgative needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundee
Scotland
Catarrhozane Pitches Relief for Cold and Catarrh
An old ad touts Catarrhozane as a remedy to clear nasal passages and prevent colds. It promises inhalation therapy, a two months treatment for $1.00, and urges requesting by mail from The Catarrhezone Co. in Montreal.
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Catarrhezone Co
Montreal
X ray penetration inquiry in London clinics prompts cancer claims
The Ministry of LiGiens in London chairs a committee led by De Declere to study how far X rays extend and whether beams harm people beyond clinic walls. Madame Curie and other radiologists participate as neighbors allege health impairment and two cancer cases linked to X ray exposure near clinics. A note on Dr Thomas' Ecoelectric Oil appears as an unrelated advertisement.
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Ministry of Liygiens
London
de Declere
Academy of Medicine
Madame Curie
SE Biquerol
Wr. Valliant
Telephoning Through the Earth Experiments by French Scientists
French scientists test wireless telephony by placing a transmitter in direct ground contact and a receiver deep beneath Paris in catacombs. The setup uses one wire to earth and another through the floor to reach the receiver. Words spoken into the transmitter are heard more clearly than in ordinary telephones and distances are being increased.
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Paris
Washful Waiting Berlin Bath at City’s Largest Station
An innovation for travellers titled Washful Waiting opens in Berlin at the main railway station. A bath house lets passengers use spare time before trains, with many arriving early to take a plunge before departure. Officials report lengthening waits of 15 to 20 minutes.
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Berlin
League of Nations Assembly Opens in 1920 at Geneva
The League of Nations first assembly met in Geneva on November 15 1920 with 41 nations represented including France Great Britain Italy Belgium China Romania Portugal Spain Sweden Japan Holland Brazil Argentina Chile Colombia Uruguay Canada Czechoslovakia Switzerland Australia Bolivia Cuba Denmark Greece Guatemala Haiti India Liberia Nicaragua Norway Panama Paraguay New Zealand Peru Persia Poland Salvador Siam South Africa Venezuela Serbia and more members.
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League of Nations
Versailles
Assembly of the
Geneva
Switzerland
France
Great Britain
Italy
Belgium
China
Rumania
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Japan
Holland
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Uruguay
Canada
Czecho-Slovakia
Switergland
Australia
Bolivia
Cuba
Denmark
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
India
Liberia
Nicaragua
Norway
Panama
Paraguay
New Zealand
Peru
Persia
Poland
Salvador
Siam
South Africa
Venezuela
Serbia
Odd Invention: Spectacles For Horses Hyped
A quirky idea proposes horse spectacles not to aid vision but to make the ground appear nearer. The invention aims to prompt the animal to take easier strides and avoid missteps.
Where Poultry Thrives In Canadian Egg Contests
British Columbia leads in eggs per bird with 182 eggs and 1512 eggs per third in the Dominion contests. Ontario and the Canadian contest follow with 173.5 and 167.1 eggs per bird respectively. The BC White Wyandotte tops individual birds with 307 eggs while Alberta Barred Plymouth Rocks reach 295 and Ontario White Leghorn 294. White Wyandottes produce 2,601 eggs in pen totals, ahead of White Leghorns 2,498 in Canada. New Brunswick and Alberta record 2,143 and 2,180 eggs respectively.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
British Columbia
Ontario
Ottawa
Canada
Trans-Canada Highway Plans Laid Before Minister
Plans for the Trans-Canada Highway were laid before Hon. Alex Ross minister of public works. Alberta will have two main branches from Halifax to Regina with forks via Moose Jaw Medicine Hat Calgary Banff to Vancouver and via Saskatoon Battleford Edmonton Jasper Park to Vancouver. A marine highway will pass through Alberta’s national parks.
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Halifax
Vancouver
Alex. Ross
Alberta
Regina
Moose Jaw
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Banff
Saskatoon
Battleford
Edmonton
Jasper Park
Young Canadians Forest League Prepares for Fire Watch
Some 140000 Canadian boys organized by the Canadian Forestry Association will form a Young Canadians Forest League to guard forests this year. They receive badges and instructions and will assist fire rangers as needed across the Dominion.
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Canadian Forestry Association
Dominion
When a Bachelor Finds Ideal Woman Acknowledges Different Ideal
A bachelor discovers his chosen partner seeks her ideal man elsewhere. The text contrasts frugal living on $800 yearly for basics with a stated income of $10,000. The excerpt contrasts personal longing with economic constraints and shifting expectations.
Big Western Calgary Exhibition Stampede and Barbecue
The Calgary exhibition and stampede to run between July and 14 promises Western Canada's greatest entertainment with $50,000 in prizes. Features include automobile races grand stampede parade horse and cowboy races Italian races and grand Indian parade and Canadian champions to be crowned in cowboy sports. The trophy for the best Canadian bucking horse rider donated by ILR.H the Prince of Wales will be contested.
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Calgary
Buffalo
Canada
Ilr.h
Catarrh Cure Claim and Trade Note in Winnipeg Exchange
An ad claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures by blood action and offers circulars. A Winnipeg Grain Exchange report notes a German-backed wheat shipment purchased directly by a local commission house, price and quantity undisclosed.
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J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Onlo
Germany
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Summer Excursion Fares East Through Canadian Pacific
The Canadian Pacific Railway offers round trip summer excursion fares to Eastern Canada valid until October 31, 1920 with stopovers en route. Travel by lake steamers Fort William to Owen Sound includes boat meals and berths for an added charge. Train options include three daily services, notably the Trans-Canada Limited.
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Canadian Vaucthe Railway
Canada
Fort William
Port Arthur
Port McNicoll
Owen Sound
Canadian Pacific
Trans-Canada Limited
Great Lakes
Wife cites seven-day abuse at Enfield police court
A Middlesex wife tells Enfield police court that her husband assaults her six days a week but treats Sunday as a rest day. The remark frames the case as she seeks relief amid domestic violence concerns.
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Enfield
Middlesex
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University
Ilo Titel
London University Groupe
Duke of Devenshire
Derbyshiys
Sumine Battlefelds
Zila
Ausirlaungary
Zita
Villa Delle Alanore
Lucca
Tennesse Mountains
Smith
Paderal
Haynes
T Here
Britain
British Medical Research Council
Mann
Minard
New Work
Giobe and
Baby
Clinica
Thomas
John D. Rockefeller
League of Nation Members
Yey
Golfing Out&t
Putnam’s
Putnam's
Coca-Cola Company
Toronto
Winnipeg
Calgary Exhibition
Houston Post
C.P.R
Bbia Ve
Bere
Bayer
Aspiria
Bayer Company
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