Bovril Limited Sees Record Profits Amid Advertising Boost
The 26th annual meeting in London reported prewar pricing held despite heavy taxation. Gross profits reached £639,123 with net £390,992 as Bovril notes growing output from strategic advertising and control of cattle rotations in Argentina and Australia to secure beef at minimum cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berril
London
Bovrit
House of Commons
Robert Horne
Ex- Cheer
Devrli Company
George Lawson Johnston
Thos
Europe
Canada
Ciites
Dominion
Oy Gay
Bovril Limited
Australia
World Happenings Briefly Told
Mr and Mrs John C Spinks celebrate their golden wedding in Victoria on April 7. A passenger train for Krkutsk Iberia was overwhelmed by an avalanche, killing and injuring many. A Redford Nottinghamshire family sails for Canada to take land in Saskatchewan. A proposed eleven storey building would have six hundred rooms and bathrooms if city consents. Alberta Liquor Commission says hotelmen on licensed premises earn 150 to 190 percent profits. Northern Ireland government shows a 150 000 pound revenue surplus for the year, with prior year surpluses listed as 47006 32000 and 46000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Spinks
Charlton Watson Spinks
Ereneral
Keypilan Army
Victoria
Krkutsk
Iberia
Redford
Nottinghamshire
Canada
Saskatchewan
Northern Ireland
Mystery Trip For Giant Submarine Prep Sparks Secrecy
The Daily Express reports a giant submarine X-1 preparing for a worldwide cruise from Chatham. Crew of 121 officers and sailors sworn to secrecy, with armament rivaling pre war battleships and a two and a half day submerged endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellieh Weese
Expreas
X-1
Britain
Chatham
Tulels
Nerviline advertised as relief for stomach upset
An ad for Nerviline claims twenty drops relieve sour stomach and gas, easing cramps and stomach distress when taken in water. It urges family use and emergency supply with a price of 3 cents at all dentists.
New Zealand Becomes Dominion’s Top Customer for Autos
Canada’s automobile exports rise with New Zealand as the leading buyer. In the latest shipment period 4,008 passenger cars were exported valued at 1 543.51 thousand dollars, with 3 114 going to New Zealand. This compares with 3 732 in January and 3 230 in February 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
New Zeaerland
Dominion
New Zealand
Air travel charges tied to passenger weight outlined
Dr Hugo Eckener announced to the Royal Aeronautical Society that future airliners would charge passengers by weight. He cited a London to New York trip costing about one pound per pound of body weight, highlighting concerns among heavier travelers.
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Hugo Eckener
United States Navy
Los Angeles
Friederichshaven
Lakehurst
N.J
Eckener
Royal Aeronautcal Society
Lonton
New York
Heart Trouble Relief Sought by Ontario Reader
Mrs. C. Martin of Orillia Ontario reports long standing heart trouble with frequent fainting spells. Her husband needed constant assistance and various remedies were tried without success before a friend advised trying a new approach.
Stomach Distress and Relief With Dr Pierce’s Discovery
A letter from Mrs Chas Trimper of Bear River Nova Scotia recounts a severe stomach inflammation in August 1923. After a week of treatment with a doctor failed to help she began Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and was out of bed within twenty four hours. She reports ongoing improvement and recommends the remedy to other women, noting a trial package was offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Trimper
Bear River
N.S
Dr. Pierce
Luke
Sca
Pierce
Dr.Pierce
London Population Reaches Eight Million
Unofficial estimates place Greater London population at around eight million. The London area spans 735 square miles with a 691 square mile police district as both grow rapidly. Distances across the city range from 20 to 30 miles. Sir Kingsley Wood states that 195,508 houses were authorized at the start of 1924, with 67,108 completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hovsea
Greater London
London
Metropolitan
Kingsley Wood
National Opera Trust seeks fund for grand opera in Britain
A national opera trust aims to establish opera in Britain as popular musical art by forming committees in major industrial centers and raising £500,000 to subsidize grand opera. Appeals come from Lords Londonderry Shaftesbury Clarendon and Sir Landon Ronald among others. Also a brief adage about a grocer and butter and a sore feet liniment appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Lord Londonderry
Lord Shaftesbury
Lord Clarendon
Landon Ronald
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Offer Vague Health Aid
An advertisement touts Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills from The T. Milburn Co. Limited Toronto. It claims long market presence of 30 years and that all druggists handle them. A testimonial from a wife mentions improved well being after use.
Troubled Islam, White Power, and Global Risks
A colonial-era column warns that Islamic ferment could threaten white powers if tensions escalate in Africa and Asia while noting Islam’s internal wars often end. The piece stresses no expected holy war but flags potential ominous turns for the western world and cites Western observers in Great Britain France and Mary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great
Britain
France
Mary
Africa
Asia
Philadelphia Ledger
Unity in Early Christianity and Communal Living
Sunday school lesson explores Acts 4 1 12 83 reading about unity in the early church. It contrasts Essenes and Therapeutae practices with Jerusalem disciples sharing goods as a voluntary common treasury and all possessions held in trust for others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acta
Psainy
Leslie M. Shaw
Dead Sea
Palestine
Egypt
Therapeutas
Jerusalem
Nevi
Kiangnan Arsenal to Become Chinese Auto Factory
Chinese leaders consider converting the Kiangnan Arsenal near Shanghai into a motor car factory. After decades as an arms plant, plans emerged to remove weapons machinery and lease the buildings for commercial use, with Canton capitalists weighing the automobile project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shangiai
Kiangnan
Moteur
Sone Hd
Shanghai
Peking
Nanking
Ranchers Turn to Planes in Argentine Pampas
Ranch owners in Argentina use airplanes to traverse vast pampas ranches and visit Buenos Aires homes. With hangars housing multiple aircraft, they inspect cattle herds from the air and rely on the flat pampas for easy landings. Authorities say a dozen private planes are in use, with more ranches adopting aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argen
Pampas
Buenos Aires
Ricard Aldao
Argentine Aero Club
Queer Fish Tales From Sargasso Sea Dredging
Dr William Beebe reports unusual marine life in the Sargasso Sea while dredging. Descriptions include creatures with feathers and long hair, others with protruding eyes, a third moving with hands as if using an unusual stroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sargasso Sea
Wiliam Beebe
Confusing Classified Mix About Rings and Remedies
A garbled advertisement mix references engagement rings and a wholesale grocer, plus odd lines about a worm terminator, a wife, telephone girls in Bombay, and Miard's Liniment. The text reads as a jumbled, nonsensical catalog fragment with inconsistent topics and unclear attributions.
Charles Saunders Receives RC Gold Medal for Marquis Wheat
The Royal Society of Canada awarded Charles Saunders its gold medal for discovery and development of Marquis wheat. The grain’s propagation added millions to farmers in Canada and the United States and boosted the Dominion’s grain production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Saunders
Royal Society of Canada
Canada
United States
Asthma Remedy Promises Quick Relief by Dr Kellogg
A promotional note extols Dr J J Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a quick and complete solution. The text claims the treatment reaches the breathing passages and drives asthma out, urging readers to keep it on hand for ready use.
Canada Exports of Meats Hit 32 Million in February
Heavy trade data shows Canada exported meats valued at 32.6 million dollars in February, well above 1924 February by 31.3 million. The external trade report notes twelve month shipments ending February 1925 total 27.84 million, up from 22.29 million in the prior year. The note ends with a proverb about a handsome collar not guaranteeing courage in a fight.
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Canada
External Trade Branch
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Alberta
Lt. J. Dinning
Clipse
Mra_E. Reid
Steenburg
Ont
Tan Das
Zam-Buk
National Opera Trust
Minard
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Adena Bemenet
Eadeeee
Milburn
Dr. Thomas
Lancashire
Mother Graves
Bombay
Miard
Tbo
Spohn
Bioun Medical CO
Cosmem
Preven
Borden Co
Montreal
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