World Happenings Briefly Told
Arrangement made to ship wheat direct from Vancouver to Norway and Sweden. Saskatchewan hosts first corn show at Maple Creek from November 1 to 5. Enelliah mines coal production 67 750 000 tons in late 1922, a record since 1912. Thieves at Wareen municipal laboratory ate rabbits adulterated with cholera germs. Canadian railways plan substantial reduction in migrant fares Europe to Canada. Laggar killed by a stone from blasting. body brought to New Westminster. Forest fires destroy 20 houses near Courtenay, Vancouver Island. Nova Scotia adopts liquor law changes. government follows New Brunswick in reform. British Treasury approves funds for tuberculosis treatment via Metropolitan Asylum Band. Mrs Katie McNyeko Chervitz, known as the fat dame, dies in Montreal at 40 and 400 pounds.
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Eneliah
Wareen
Canadian Railways
Buainesa
Europe
Caneensa Poiniz
New Westminster
Pitt Lake
Britain vows to meet US on liquor smuggling talks
Ronald McNeill told Parliament Britain will meet Washington on measures to curb liquor smuggling into the United States. Details of American representations were not disclosed, but a proposal seeks limits on US ships switching to British registry and a treaty with reciprocal search rights beyond three miles. The Philippines exhibit vast linguistic diversity with 31 languages spoken by its inhabitants.
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Great Britain
United States
Washington
Ronald McNeill
House of Commons
Pioneer Dr V Pierce Honored For Lifetime Medical Work
A distinguished citizen, Dr V Pierce, is honored politically and professionally. His 50 year old herbal remedies, including Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery, claim to purify blood, improve digestion and skin clarity. The ad notes availability through local druggists and the Dr Pierce Laboratory in Bridgeport.
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Dro. V. Pierce
Ifty
Doctor Pierce
Doktor
United States Declares Commitment to World Affairs
A Reuters style summary notes the United States reaffirmed its role in world affairs and distant debt free stance within the League of Nations era. The quote emphasizes not basing policy on years of comfort and peace, and denial that the League threatens U.S. safety. The record mentions efforts to prevent wars and a stance against war debts endangering the United States.
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United States
New York
League of Nation
End Jie
Hoereacit Fox Ibk
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief at 35 Cents Per Bottle
An advertisement touts Nerviline as the trusted remedy for cramps pain stomach gas dyspepsia neuralgia chest cold and sore throat. It claims immediate relief from distress even when awakened by pain and notes the price is thirty five cents in all stores selling medicines.
Small 18 horsepower engine aids glider designs in Britain
The article notes a shift in British aero engine work toward small engines for light aircraft. The 18 hp "Operab" weighs about 84 pounds and targets gliders, while the "Cherub" hints at longer flights by using wind currents and engine assist on glider-like craft.
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Great Britain
Ise
World’s Biggest Ship Redefines World’s Largest Vessel Title
US naval architects declare the Leviathan the largest ship after re measurement boosting tonnage from 54 282 to 9 596 tons as it readies for a July 4 maiden voyage under United States Lines. The Majestic remains a close brass tonnage rival at 56 551.
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United States Naval
United States
United States Shipping Board
United States Lines
Majestic
War Executions In War Death Sentences Not Carried Out
The Secretary of War states that 264 death sentences were carried out during the war and 2410 were pronounced but not carried out. The lines reflect wartime justice and the administration of capital punishment under martial circumstances.
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Earl of Derby
Savage Race Found in French Indo China Interior
Warren Van Slyke reports discovery of a savage tribe in the interior of French Indo China with no alphabet and a language of over a hundred words. Arrival in Washington from Liverpool noted. reference to Japanese housing sizes and mats mentioned. Minard's Liniment for Coughs and Golda?
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Warren €. van Slyke
Washington
Liverpool
Saskatchewan Silos Rise Amid Sunflower and Clover Prospects
In Saskatchewan several hundred new silos were built last year and forecasts suggest 1423 will be matched or surpassed. Enthusiasm grows for sunflowers as an ensilage crop and sweet clover for hay and pasture, with thousands of acres added next season.
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Saskatchewan
Pale Faces and Worn Out Nerves
A period ad touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as the remedy for anaemia fatigue and nerve weakness. It cites a Toronto reader Miss Margaret Fraser who reports full recovery after several boxes, and notes availability from medicine dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams
Safety First and the Fireman Test in a Coin-Operated Era
A thrift driven foreman drills Ole Ole Oleson on oil saving and efficiency for a fireman role. Ole blends humor and danger in a tale of stock questions and a spur of improvised rescue. An unrelated ad copy extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a versatile remedy. Gold mining reported in Germany near Korbach with 44 grams per ton.
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Ole Oleson
Ole
Ap Express
San
Germany
Eder
Korbach
Westphalia
Your Teeth And Jaw Fractures And Their Care
A medical advisor explains how jaws fracture how fibrous unions form when broken segments fail to align and heal. It notes many wartime jaw injuries taught bone healing and stresses X rays to confirm fractures. It contrasts upper and lower jaw fracture frequency and discusses splinting and disfigurement risks if untreated.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Blood-Driven Relief
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a tonic that acts through the blood to reduce inflammation on mucous surfaces. Claims effectiveness increases when constitutional health is sound and notes availability through druggists with circulars free from F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
All Cruegists
Circulara Free
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohia
Profitable cattle sales by Manitoba and western Indians
Indian agents report Indians in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta sold between 30000 and 40000 dollars in autumn and winter beef cattle. Cattle wintered well with substantial increases over 1922. Officials note purebred bully introduction on reservations aims to boost cattle breeding and dairy business.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
W. M. Graham
Regina
Indian Department
Calgary and Fernie Railway resumes work this summer
Construction of the Calgary and Fernie Railway from Sparwood near Fernie to Calgary, started in 1912, will resume this summer. Franklin Crandall, director, announced fifty miles of the line will be completed during the season.
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Sparwood
Fernie
B.C
Calgary
Calgary and Fernie Railway Company
Franklin Crandall
Silica Mineral Deposit Aids Glass Making In Travel Beam Study
Czecho Slovakia holds a volcanic silica deposit usable directly in glass making without added batch ingredients. The large lava-like ore was noted in a report, while a separate experiment observed a bee’s flight from a train at high speed revealing unexpected results. Minard's Riniment for Buras and Scaidsi.
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Czecho-Slovakia
Map Making From the Air
A Cambridge professor for the British Air Force reports on aerial mapping progress. New techniques maintain a plane’s course within 100 feet and camera tilt within two degrees, enabling direct mapping over terrain up to six hundred feet high.
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Thia
Cambridge University
England
Air Force
Comparative Speeds Across Media And Employment in Telecom
In one second sound travels 1100 feet in air and 4700 feet in water. Light covers 186400 miles and electricity up to 300000 miles. Earth itself travels about eighteen miles. The US telephone industry employs over 300000 people.
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Earth
Inside Safe Alarm Outwits Burglars Inventor Claims
A British inventor conceives a self contained alarm mechanism placed entirely inside a safe so burglars cannot detect or disable it. The device sounds the alarm only when the safe is opened, keeping the intruder unsure of its presence until triggered. Also mentions Kellogg asthma remedy and banana crop yields for contrast.
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J. D. Kellogg
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Weii-Merrien Success
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Bank of Hamilton
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Fletcher
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