World Happenings Briefly Told
Opening prices of California wine grapes this year have been set at eight to ninety dollars a ton compared with forty and thirty in pre-war days. Miss Sadie Nossell, a young Negro woman, earned a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, the first Negro woman in the U S to be so honored. During a thunderstorm at Gibraltar frogs fell on Worth Front. Thousands gathered in hedges to watch the hopping creatures. R M Maxwell, president of the G W V A, postponed the annual convention until fall. Canada’s export trade with Argentina has expanded greatly, quadrupled since 1919 to about eight million dollars annually. Quebec City chosen for Eucharistic congress in 1922 by North American Catholic Hierarchy. Deep Waterways System from Montreal to Lake Ontario to be announced by Canadian and U S governments and leading merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Sadie Nossell
University of Pennsylvania
USS
Gibraltar
Worth
R. M. Maxwell
G.W.V.A
G.W Vla
Port Arthur
Worm Powders Promote Health in Children
The notice urges treating internal parasites in children with a reliable worm remedy to restore vitality and growth. It claims Miller's Worm Powders kill worms and prevent suffering and maternal anxiety.
Grading of Dairy Products Bill Introduced in Commons
A bill to standardize dairy product grading was introduced in the House of Commons. Dr Tolmie said the proposed regulations would apply to export only, and the Dairy Commissioner estimated a year for the education campaign before the system could start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Tolmie
Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills Promise Aged Vitality
A vintage health ad claims Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills restore vigor in the elderly by steadier heart action and strengthened nerves. Mrs James Percy of Retlaw Alberta reports improvement after using two boxes, noting continued benefits at age 72. Prices listed as 50 cents per box with mail purchase options from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milburn
James Percy
Retlaw
Alta
T. Milburn Co. Limited
Toranto
Imperial Oil Company Invests Heavily in Northern Drilling
A. M. McQueen states Imperial Oil Company has spent over two million dollars on mobilization, equipment, and crews for drilling from the international boundary north toward the Arctic Ocean. The firm has built a Calgary machine shop and handles repair work for its rigs in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial OF
Corn Extractor Claims Painless Removal of Corns
An old reliable remedy called Putnant's Corn Extractor promises painless corn removal. It has marketed for fifty years and is said to lift corns between the toes. available at 25 cents everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnant
Settlers Arrive as Lloydminster District Expands
The spring influx of newcomers continues in the Lloydminster district with about seventy five families arriving and taking land. Two to three times that number are expected by season end. The area marketed five thousand cattle two thousand hogs and eight hundred sheep. Over two million bushels of grain were shipped last year with a fifty percent expected increase in wheat yield from new acreage this year.
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Lloydminster
Cheapest of all Oils Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is described as the cheapest preparation offered to the public. It is said to be available in every drug store across Canada and carried by country merchants, making it easy to obtain and moderately priced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Thomas
Canada
Plan Your Vacation Trip Special to the Pacific Coast
Canadian Pacific Railway offers daily vacation tickets to Vancouver Victoria Seattle and Pacific Coast points with a final return by October 31st. Stopovers en route allow visits to Banff Lake Louise and Glacier resorts. Tickets may use main line or Arrow Lakes route with no extra charge and include Trans-Canada Limited plus two other daily trains with open-top observation cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Victoria
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rockies
Banff
Lake Louise
Glacier
Arrow Lakes
Trans-Canada Limited
Canadian Pacific
Seattle Woman Fatally Poisoned By Spoiled Canned Beans
A Seattle woman died after tasting three small bites of canned beans in February. Public Health Service warns any can with odd odor color smell or signs of gas or decomposition may harbor botulism bacilli, one of the most dangerous organic poisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
United States Public Health Service
Value of Canadian Fisheries in 1920 Estimated
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada’s 1920 fisheries production valued at 49 321 217 dollars. British Columbia contributed about 44 900 000 and Nova Scotia 12 708 000. The note urges supporting local merchants to bolster community. Bacon cited as more valuable than rump steak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Dr Hamilton's Pills Promised Health Boost
A 19th century health ad describes a woman in poor health facing headaches weakness and poor appetite. It extols Dr Hamilton's Pills as a cleansing purifying remedy to clear wastes from the system regulate bowels and improve blood. The ad claims daily use grants vigor and freedom from lassitude. Available for 25 cents via The Catarrohzone Co Montreal dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herown
Dr. Hamilton
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Swede Prince Breaks Hunting Records
Prince William of Sweden breaks records by trapping 24 gorillas and 14 lions in Africa and plans to donate the trophies to the Stockholm Museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince William
Sweden
Africa
Stockholm Museum
Save the Children Baby's Own Tablets Safety Claim
Mothers keep a box of Baby's Own Tablets at home to combat summer stomach troubles cholera infantum and diarrhoea in children. The ad claims they relieve these conditions prevent occurrence when used, and that a government analyst certifies they are harmless even to newborns. Sold for 25 cents a box by Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario by mail or through medicine dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Willams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Toronto General Hospital Buys 150 Milligrams Radium
Toronto General Hospital purchased 150 milligrams of radium from Radium Chemical Co of Pittsburgh the largest amount owned in Canada by any institution. It marks the first radium ownership and will be used to treat cancer cases, representing the maximum amount required for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto General Hospital
Radium Chemical Co
Pittsburgh
Canada
LeBlanc praises MINARD'S LINIMENT for local athletes
In Yarmouth Nova Scotia on March 24 1921 Joseph LeBlanc secretary of the Athletic Association claims the 1920 South Shore League and Western Nova Scotia Base Ball champions used MINARD'S LINIMENT with beneficial results for sore muscles bruises and sprains. He calls it the best white liniment on the market and urges teams to stock this remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarmouth
N.S
Joseph LeBlanc
Athletic “Association
Minard
Sec'y
Dainty Coral Negligee for Summer
Inviting summer sleepwear described in coral handkerchief linen with optional satin or chiffon shades. One piece cut with removable oblong panel for slipover use, coral embroidery along sides, shoulder falls in pleasing lines, satin sash and net finish enhance the model.
No Surgery Needed to Remove Corns with Holloway Remover
The notice states that no surgical operation is required to remove corns when using Holloway's Corn Remover. It promotes a non invasive treatment and emphasizes ease and safety for users seeking relief.
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Holloway
Canadian Highlander Carries Record Lumber To Kobe and Japan
The Canadian Government steamer Canadian Highlander sailed from Vancouver with 5,100,000 feet of firs and lumber for Kobe Taku Bar and Nuchwang Japan. This marks the largest cargo of lumber ever sent from Vancouver surpassing prior loads by Canadian and other steamers.
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Vancouver
Japan
Highlander
Kobe
Taku Bar
Nuchwang
Robert Dollar Company
Robert Dollar
Puget Sound
Northern Light Railway to Start Swastika Ontario
The first sod on the Northern Light Railway will be turned soon at Swastika Ontario. Construction will run both east and west on a 103 mile line that will reach newly discovered mineral fields in Northern Ontario and connect with the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway at Elk Lake.
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Northern Light Railway
Swastika
Ont
Northern
Ontario
Temiskaming and
Northern Ontario Railway
Elk Lake
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Blood Purifies Mucous Surfaces
The advertisement asserts catarrh is influenced by constitutional conditions and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a tonic and blood purifier that acts through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal mucous surface conditions. Circulars free from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Cobourg Woman Praises Vegetable Compound For Health
A Cobourg reader says years of nerve trouble and illness left her unable to work until she began L. L. Vinegar’s Vegetable Compound. She reports improved health and is able to perform all her own tasks, recommending it to friends as a remedy for ailments like displacements and irregularities.
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Cobourg
Linkham
Saskatchewan Butter Output Doubles in 1921 Gain
The province reports dairy butter production for January to May 1921 reached 671,174 pounds, up from 340,268 pounds in the same period of 1920, a rise of 331,906 pounds.
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Saskatchewan
Temperance Society and Brews in Milwaukee History
Wisconsin temperance activism predates Milwaukee’s first brewery. A collection of pro and anti drinking witticisms appears, alongside 19th century patent medicine claims for Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy. Quips about bravery, listening, and invention round out a fragmentary page of social commentary.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Balfouria and Simple and Sure Dr Thomas Product Notes
Balfouria, a small agricultural colony in Palestine, is named after the Rt Hon A J Balfour. Simple and Sure Dr Thomas Electric Oil is easy to use with plain instructions for both liniment and dressing. Cotton weights cited include American 500 lbs Egyptian 700 lbs and West African 400 lbs.
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Thomas Eclectric
Also Mentioned on This Page
Argentine Republic
Department of Trade and Commerce
Quebec City
Catholic Hierarchy of
North America
Begin
Quebec
Lake Ontario
United States
SAVE
THE
Radium
Toronto
Mary
Pitt Panther
By Marie Belmont
Clark
MATO
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cook
Atest
BAYER
Willys-Overland, Ltd
Winnipeg
Regina
Mingrd
Ofc
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