World Happenings Briefly Told From Across The Globe
Scattered items report wartime and postwar events from Canada to Britain. Figures show British Columbia output rising, arrests and resignations in government, and trade shifts with Canada handling grain exports through Vancouver. Palestine census data give religious group totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becen Bes
Pavedine
Piltish Schooln
West Bereaths
Veretate
Abeart
Theritish Colonial Office
Canada
Wilgress
Haigburs
Unclear OCR Text on Water Supply and Geopolitics
Fragmented passage mentions South African Government ties to Regent Park and water supply issues in London birds context. References a three year interval and Arabs encroaching, with incoherent details and names. No clear incident or outcomes can be established from readable content.
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Segar
Lesden
Genere
Regent
Basat
Garrich House
Londen Birds
Milburn's Heart and Nove Pills Trial Reported
A patient in St Catharines Ontario suffering two years from chest pains and nervous distress reports finding relief after using Milburn's Heart and Nove Pills. The account notes improved activity, appetite, and sleep after a five box trial.
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St. Catharines
Ont
Driggist
Milburn
Milburn products and medical remedies in a mixed ad style
An assortment of items is advertised including Milburn's heart and nerve piles a price list for stamps printed in Paris and a claim that Mother Eve’s vermin killer drives worms from children. Also notes on Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil portable format and gold standard discussion about Albunk currency during wartime sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Tt Ik
Albunk
Pimples On Head And Neck Heal After Soap Treatment
A reader describes pimples breaking out on the back of the head and neck. They grew to the size of ten cent pieces, were sore and itchy, and were healed after using Conticura Soap and Ointment. The testimonial cites three cakes of soap and three jars of ointment.
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J. A. Macdonald
Giffard
Quebec
Coticura
Telcom
Sangie Koch
Matt
Pia Strathennl
Paul Dt
Mantel
Things Might Be Worse Yesterday in Saskatchewan
A Negita Leader column notes three Yarnters returning from Saskatchewan after studying fire and land issues. It questions optimistic views, suggesting some tribes abroad face harder times, and asks where outside Saskatchewan other groups fare better or worse.
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Siaskatchewan
Mesiea
Witeh
Saskatchewan
Negita
Rhodes Scholar Seekers Rise From Bellboy Roles
Robert Wiriscoll Stegwged TS wins a Rhodes Scholarship after working as a bellboy at the Ambassador Hartel while pursuing studies at Indians and Notre Dame. His brother Arthur, at Harvard, also works as a bellboy there. The text also references a Dr. Thomas remedy claimed to ease pain and spread widely.
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Robert Wiriscoll Stegwged TS
Hartel
Shee
Indianapolis
Ife
Notre Dame
Arthur
Harvard
Ambassador
Irish railway damage report shows vast wartime destruction
An official year study says the Irish Southern and Western Railway system suffered damage in 875 locations with 47 engines derailed 39 bridges destroyed and six buildings razed. The report highlights the severity of efforts to restore order in Ireland as chaos persisted.
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Irish Southern and Western Railway
Treland
Household Hints for Gingerbread and Bread Crumb Muffins
Recipes describe gingerbread dough using drippings brown sugar flour spices and raisins with a sugar glaze. and a bread crumb muffin mix with bread crumbs milk flour baking powder salt egg butter and seeded raisins. Steps include soaking crumbs baking and shaping muffins, then baking in a hot oven.
How Fast Do Your Bones Move Berlin Surgeon Experiments
A Berlin surgeon reports experiments with a recording device to measure bone movement in walking and running. He notes bones in different people move at varying speeds and links the phenomenon to overall health.
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Berlin
Nerviline Promises Fast Pain Relief for Back and Limbs
Advertises Nerviline as the strongest, most penetrating pain relief for back, limb, and side pains. Claims quick action by sinking in deeply to drive out persistent pains, with large 3h bottles available at all dealers.
Glasgow to erase famed slum district for new housing
Glasgow will demolish the river tenement slum once deemed the world’s most squalid. Tenants were ordered to vacate as buildings neared collapse. The area will not be rebuilt, with new municipally owned houses rising in the suburbs to house the homeless poor.
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Glasgow
Winter Hard on Baby and Remedies
The harsh winter keeps the baby indoors in poorly ventilated rooms leading to colds and upset stomachs. A mother is advised to use Baby's Own Tab Jets to regulate digestion and break up colds, sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 35 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
Dyers Color Index and World Dye Trade Highlights
The article notes 1 400 colors in the color index of the Society of English dyers and 62 British, 62 German, and 20 U S dyers. It cites a 1911 German reference work with 1 000 colors and mentions Bolshevik Russia’s population drop to 2 420 000 in 1917 amid refugees, plus wartime trade and consumer remedies like Amern’s Worm Powders and Minard’s Liniment for distemper.
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Great Britain
Germany
United
Gewin
Io Petrograd
Russia
Less Crime In Britain Says Ex-Yard Chief
Sir Basil Thomson former Chief of Scotland Yard told a Toronto audience that Britain has seen less crime after the armistice. He attributed the decline to a reduced drink habit and noted public houses play a smaller role in life than in prior wars.
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Rughand
Basil ‘Thomson
Scotland Yard
Toronto
Milk and nutrition gaps among rural and urban children
A survey of half a million New York State school children finds 16.6 percent of rural and 7.6 percent of city children undernourished. The Agricultural Gazette of Canada reports similar results, noting country children often consume less milk than urban counterparts and urging parents to ensure adequate milk intake despite early aversions.
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New York State
Agricultural Gazette of Canada
Exporting Fine Eggs To Liverpool From Saskatchewan Creaineries
Three cars from Regina two from Sigkateon two from North Tat Ueford one from Melfort and Yorkton delivered nine car loads of eggs to Liverpool. An English importer praised the quality stating no finer eggs are received this year and that a premium will be commanded once established.
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Saskatchewan Co-operative Creaineries
Liverpool
Regina
Sigkateon
North Tat Ueford
Melfort
Yorkton
Famous British airman killed in crash during test flight
A famed airman known for heroics in the war died in a crush during an experimental flight at Scarborough. Four mechanics were aboard. one was killed, three injured.
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Cap Keyes
Auypelin
Scarborough
Cold in the Head and Patent Remedies Highlighted
The item notes HALI S CATARRIT MEDICINE as a remedy for acute catarrh and warns repeated attacks may become chronic. It claims the medicine acts through the blood on mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation and aid recovery. Also mentions distribution details and historical context about poor relief and 15th century engraving.
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AM Druggists
Ftre
Wd. Cheney & Co
Yoleds
Ohio
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Tene Wiss
Akes
Robert Bouland
Phaneer Adie
Roeceham
Borland
Scottist
Integement Labor Paris
Jn Lond
Ipsotad
Nationalien
Hague
Congress
Tarding
Alberty
Prenties Greenfield Artisis
Oliver
British Columbia
V. Milburn Co. Limited
Coronta
Gut
Paris
Canadian Poanuin Cereal Ca. Limited
Toroma
Windsor
Ontario
Bellboy
Dyer
Minard
Fletcher
Castoria
Britain
China
Japan
Australia
Chase
Eamanson, Bates & Co., Limited
Dominion Express
Infemnation
Orhila
SIME
Wilson Methods, Ltd
America
New York
W.on. OU
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