World Happenings Briefly Told
The Conard steamship Hine has reopened its Berlin office. Grasshoppers are reported hatched in the Blamney district and steps are being taken to combat the pest. A British naval conference in Singapore allegedly planned combined action by East Indian China and Australian squadrons in wartime. Buenos Aires port zone reopened after a labor union boycott. ten ships accepted workers. The body of eight year old Lilly Manning was recovered from the St Lawrence River after a sewer accident in Montreal. Serene charged with stealing 700 bushels of wheat. Mike Grivorew arrested for concealing assets in Vernon California awaiting extradition. George H. Malcolm and John Bracken plan Ottawa trip in June to press federal aid for Manitoba agriculture.
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Conard Steamship Hine
Berlin
Blamney
Singapore
Buenos Aires
Port Laborers’ Union
Inge
Lilly Manning
St. James Street
Montreal
St. Lawrence River
Montreal Coeton Mills
Harbor
Mike Grivorew
Vernon
Calif
Perdue
Sask
Canada as appetite for conflict overestimates limits
The Calgary Herald comments that Canada shows confidence in wartime bite but warns the country may bite more than it can chew, contrasting wartime resolve with current appeasement fears.
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The
Manchester Guardian
Canada
Calgary Herald
Reminders on Rheumatism Point to Blood Treatment
An advertisement urges rheumatism sufferers to treat the disease through the blood, not external creams. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as the direct remedy, citing user experiences from Cardigan and an elderly woman, and lists Brockville Ontario mail order details.
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Williams
I. MacPherson
R.R. No. 5
Cardigan
Ples
Dr. Williams
Forest Fire Season Warns Campers and Smokers Across Canada
Five settlers on trial for causing fires blame carelessness and unexpected spread. Canada faces thousands of fires yearly with Quebec forests valued at 600 million dollars. The Canadian Forestry Association urges strict fire prevention and safe camp practices including fully extinguishing fires before leaving. Minard's Liniment Lumberman's Friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Quebec
Canadian Forestry Association
Drainage Schemes Add Vast Alberta Farmland
A plan to drain Manawan Lake near Morinville east of Edmonton could add 23 000 acres to cultivable land. Chip Lake and Lanes Lake surveys cover about 19 000 and 3 000 acres respectively. Summer reconnaissance will test feasibility for reclamation with ditching schemes likely next year if practicable.
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Morinville
Edmonton
Manawan Lake
Alberta
Chip Lake
Lanes Lake
Wasp First Paper Maker
The first paper maker was the wasp, which coats its nest with a thin film of paper.
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Wasp
Separation Solution Promises painless split of assets
An odd period ad touts Putnam's Corn Extractor as a miracle separation tool for divorces of coins. It claims no alimony, instant results, and universal success with minimal pain, urging readers to substitute the product everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam's
Butter and remedies from ancient times to patent oils
The fragment recalls butter as medicine in early Christian and Roman eras and promotes Holloway's Corn Remover and Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as versatile cures. It blends anecdotal history with product claims, noting oils as general pain relief and a nautical description of a creature rising from the sea.
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Thomas
Seed corn shipped to Danzig for Germany experiments
N. F. C. Warwick, a seed corn authority in Ontario with years of shipments to Eastern Ontario and the U S, received an order from a large Danzig firm for experimental seed corn. The corn was carefully prepared and sent.
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Sienheinz
Germany
Nf. C. Warwick
Ontario
United States
Danzig
Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills Touted for Tobacco Effects
An advertisement claims Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills cure tobacco related heart and nerve symptoms. It cites a testimonial from D. McKillop of Coxheath Nova Scotia who reports sleep restoration and relief from trembling after two boxes. Pills priced 50 cents a box, available from The T Milburn Co. Limited, Toronto.
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Milburn
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
American Dollar Found in Wales Pickle Can
A silver dollar was recently found in a can of pickled tongue opened in Wales. The find is noted despite limited context and unclear provenance.
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Wales
Girl Pilot Loops 199 Times In Eighty Minutes
Miss Laura Bramwell, 23, climbed into a Curtiss field biplane at Garden City Cur tis Field and soared to 8000 feet. She looped the loop 199 times in eighty minutes, breaking her own women’s world record by more than a hundred repetitions.
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Laura Bramwell
Curtis Field
Garden City
Morals of Town Reflected in School Standards
Indianapolis News argues school morals mirror town character. Officials and law enforcement set the tone, shaping whether public conscience elevates or declines. Citizens must vote their conscience to reveal a town’s true soul.
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Indianapolis News
Saddest faces of men who quit early, New York Herald
The piece notes men aged 60 to 70 who retire early without plans face grim futures. Riverside Drive scenes show former workers and hobbyists waiting on sunlit benches or in cars, labeled as nothing but waiters on the inevitable.
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Riverside Drive
New York Herald
Should Have Been a Scot!
A Scotsman argues with an Englishman over national merits. The Scot praises Scottish achievements in military power, invention, engineering, travel, and empire, and humorously asserts that Shakespeare might be considered Scotsman-like when contrasting literary greatness.
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Scotchman
Robbie Burns
Walter Scott
Stevenson
Hugh Miller
Barrie
William Shakespeare
A Meal of Cut Worms Demonstrates Robin’s Skill
C A Nash of Toronto records an experiment with a robin as a cut worm destroyer. One young robin, kept in confinement, ate 165 cut worms in a day. If free, he would likely vary his diet, yet his capacity to consume cut worms is clearly shown.
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C. A. Nash
Toronto
Immigrant Children aboard Minnedosa Sail From Liverpool
More than 400 immigrant children traveled aboard the Canadian Pacific liner Minnedosa sailing from Liverpool to Montreal. The report notes settlements with populations of 240 recently discovered during Japan’s first official census taken last fall.
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Liverpool
Montreal
Japan
Summer wrap features pink Apple blossom taffeta and brocade
The description highlights tiered silk with a narrow top frill lined in pale blue georgette and a brocade upper section with gold and silver threads. A spreading taffeta collar partially hides a view of the floral design. The piece showcases a pink blue color scheme. A marketing line urges use of Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator for children’s health.
Inventor of T N T Visits Ottawa Leader of Jewry
Prof. Chaim Weizmann, inventor of T N T and head of the World Zionist Organization, was warmly received at 149 Somerset Street Ottawa by Mrs A J Freiman and about 500 Ottawa Jewish leaders. The Ottawa Citizen praised his easy poise and gracious audience with the leaders and teachers. Mrs Weizmann, a physician, helped the British war effort by commanding a hospital during World War I.
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Ottawa
Chaim Weitzman
Ottawa Citizen
Weitzman
Vn.t
World Zionist Organization
A. J. Freiman
Somerset Street
Ottawa Jewry
Weizaman
Admiralty
Corn and sunflowers planned near Lethbridge by ND farmers
Considerable acreage near Lethbridge will be planted to corn by former North Dakota farmers who raised it successfully there and expect to succeed here. There will also be a large expansion of sunflowers planted this spring.
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Lethbridge
North Dakota
Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy Claims Noted Relief
An advertisement touts Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a proven treatment that relieves the draining effects of asthma. The copy asserts extensive relief records and widespread availability of the product.
Noble Foundation Not Insolvent Denial
The Noble Foundation near Calgary denies liquidation. A receiver is said to be appointed as part of a friendly arrangement with major creditors. The company was reported insolvent by sixty months.
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Noble Foundation
Calgary
Demand for Canadian Loganberries Drives U S Buyers North
United States buyers seek Loganberries in Vancouver British Columbia to supply logan berry wine flavoring and cider factories. Prohibition boosts demand for fruit juices and Loganberry juice rises in prominence.
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United States
Vancouver
British Columbia
Logan Berries
Sure Protection For You While You Travel
An old travel health tip promotes Nerviline as a quick fix for pains from congestion. It claims twenty drops in water soothe stomach upset and cramps, and urges keeping a 35 cent bottle handy for travel discomfort.
Buffalo Park to Cull 1000 Buffaloes in Wainwright Alberta
Authorities at Buffalo Park Wainwright Alberta plan to slaughter about 1000 buffaloes this year due to overpopulation. Revenue is expected from sale of meat hides and heads.
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Buffalo Park
Wainwright
Alta
Far North Canadian Hospital to Be Operated by Calgary Doctor
Dr Ings of Calgary will run the northernmost hospital in Canada once the Fort McMurray building is completed.
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Dr. Ings
Calgary
Canada
Fort McMurray
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Clark
Clark, Limited
Geo. H. Malcolm
John Bracken
Manitoba Agricultural College
Dominion
Dr. Chase
Ez Waranson
Bates & Co, Ltd
Asin
Minard
s _Liniment Lumberman
Holloway
Castoria
Girl Flyer
Marie Belmont
T.N.T
British* Chemical Department
Edmanson
Bates Torant
Sam le Box
Dominion Express
Fruit Lands ‘Exchange
Grand Forks
B.C
America
HL. Clay Glover
Re i Sanpte
Hades
the Cook Medicine CO
OEY
Fumecty Wate
ISA
Bayer
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