World Happenings Briefly Told
A collage of short items: Glasgow bars alcohol at banquets. New York University begins its fourth year. radio lectures draw over a million listeners. A fossil dentition report from Beloit College. Norwegian painter Christian Krogh dies at 723. A shortwave Sweden radio claim sets a world record. William Dineen, Toronto civic figure, dies at 37. A monoplane with three engines demonstrated in the United Kingdom. Great Britain temperance group Eyes local option in winter campaign. A pearl necklace valued at 30,000 returns after missing for over a year. Arnuldsen-Minworth airship expedition prep for 1926 aims to Spitzbergen with 25 mechanics. Drumheller plant by Char Plant at Midland will begin within 60 days. Every man has a right to be ignorant but not to boast of it.
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Glasgow
Panquets
New York
Lee Eysles
France
Museum of Beloit College
Chicago
Christian Krogh
Sweden
Willam Dineen
Toronto
Deal
Dineen
Board of Education
Anthony I. G. Pakker
United Kingdom
Great‘ Britain
Nore
Arnuldsen-Minworth
North Pole
Ek Spitzbergen
Gar
King’s Bay
Bombay Merchant Criticizes Western Civilization After US Visit
Durant Chicejee a wealthy Bombay merchant says after eight weeks in the United States that Western life lacks spirituality and family reverence. He argues civilization rests on respect for parents and spiritual values, not mere machinery or progress.
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Bombay
Durant Chicejee
Hart Mascaife
Recist Saving Co. la
India
Nerviline Claims Quick Relief for Earache and Toothache
Advertises Nerviline as a powerful remedy giving fast relief from earache toothache and other pains. Promotes a 35 cent bottle as protection against cramps stomach upset neuralgia and more, urging families to buy from local dealers.
Canada Leads With Nine Committees At International Union
Canada participates on nine of twenty eight standing committees at the International Astronomical Union meeting in Cambridge England. Represented by the Department of the Interior a Canadian national committee of fifteen members coordinates Canada's union activities. Canada has been a member since 1920 in this global astronomy body formed in 1918.
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Canada
England
International Astronomical Union
Cambridge
Union
Department of the Interior
Department
Malta Premier Plans Rent Free Hotel Site in Valletta
Malta Prime Minister Ugo Mifsud says the government will grant the site of a large hotel rent free. A casino will face the sea with boathouses and a polo club planned nearby. Valletta aims to modernize and expand, possibly doubling its size.
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Malta
Canada
Ugo Mifsud
London
Téonis Cuuiig
Polo Club
Valetta
Monte Catlo
Senutitul Huildings
Carter’s Little Liver Pills Cure Pimply Skin Claim
A user reports clear skin after taking Carter’s Little Liver Pills for several days. They credit the product with removing poisons from the bowels and stomach, reducing outbreaks, upset stomach, and headaches, and recommend it to friends.
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Carter
Mile A Minute Boat Built In England
The Hon Arthur E Guinness has a cruiser named Ona IL built in England claimed as the fastest in its class. It uses a 450 horsepower Napier aero engine and is said to reach a mile per minute with ten accommodations. Tested off Cowes in rough water it hit about fifty miles per hour and outpaces U S builds for Lord Louis Mountbatten and Claude Grahame White, aiming to schedule races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
Arthur E. Guinness
London
Cowes
Mr. Guinness
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Claude Grahame White
Autumn Frock Design Promises Freedom of Motion
The feature shows a crepe-satin dress with convertible collar and long tabs, tailored sleeves, and a split circular flounce at the hip. Diagram and pattern No 1201 come in sizes 34 to 42, with material yardage listed for plain and circular flounce versions. Gur Fashion Book presents the design for home dress makers at 20 cents. book price 10 cents.
Automatic Phones For Russia Move To Moscow Rosstavon Dan
Preliminary agreements between the Soviet government and Ericsson of Sweden outline three modern automatic telephone stations in Moscow and one at Rostov on Dan for 2 1/2 million dollars. The government plans 26 million dollars for reconstrucion and upgrading its existing system.
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Russia
Ericsson Telephone Company
Sweden
Moscow
Rostav-on- Dan
Crossword Puzzle From The Past Unearths Themed Clues
A crossword puzzle appears with scattered clues and puzzle remnants. It lists horizontal and vertical entries including fruits, directions, legal terms, and miscellaneous definitions, with partial phrases and garbled text suggesting an old newspaper puzzle page.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
A reader note offers ordering details for patterns from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. It cites pattern numbers, prices including 20¢ coin or stamps, and a renewal instruction with careful wrapping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Corn Culture In the West Sees Acreage Increase
Corn is gaining popularity in the west as a diversified farming practice. It is estimated that 100000 acres were grown in Saskatchewan last year. Seed was scarce in 1924 and prices were high, and acreage is expected to be about eighty percent higher this year.
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West
Saskatchewan
First Successful Flight Of Cierva Autogyro At Farnborough
The autogyro invented by Don Juan de la Cierva achieved 70 mph in Farnborough England then hovered and landed. Capt Courtenay witnessed the descent praising the machine saying it needs no piloting skill. Cierva tried about twenty designs before the present type and cites takeoff space of 20 yards with ship deck or city platform landings.
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Juan de la Cierva
Farnboro
Eng
Courtenay
de la Cierva
Tractor In Russia Replaces Wooden Plow Amid Growth
The American tractor is rapidly displacing the wooden plow in Russia as cooperative groups distribute machines on easy terms. Through 1914 only fifty had been imported. by 1925 the government bought 4,835 and plans to purchase 5,000 more this year.
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Russia
Books Published in 1924 Total Nine Thousand Ten
A total of 9 010 new books were published during 1924. This figure reflects publishing activity across the year, indicating the era's robust output in literature and titles released to readers.
Building Boom Accelerates in Rome Suburbs
Rapid growth surrounds Rome with 60 structures rising quickly in suburban sections. Municipal authorities struggle to supply street names and street numbers as new houses, shops, and services push development beyond current planning capacity.
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Rome
Rats Spark Nationwide Drive Against House Rats
London dispatch says Britain faces about 70 million pounds yearly loss from rodents and the Anti-Rodent Society launches a fall campaign urging households and shops to kill rats early. A Cornwall church reports a new door alleged to let the devil pass through.
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Britain
Buckingham Palace
Anti-Rodent Society
London
England
Cornwall
Eng
Widow Receives Treasury Check After Charred Money Found
A Hartford California widow presented a tin box with charred paper to a bank. The box, linked to her late husband’s insurance, led to a government cheque for 1086 dollars after the United States Treasury processed a claim.
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United States Treasury
Hanford
Calif
Umbrella Mender Diced. Large Payout Reported
An umbrella mender suffered a fatal injury in a recent incident, with an entailed settlement or payout reported at $126,000. The case involves Minard's Liniment for Sore Back cited in the surrounding text.
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Minard
From swap to the sweetest garden in a generation
In a one acre plot on Sturgeon Lake four miles north of Hobcaygeon Ontario residents transform a barren area into a flourishing garden. The story highlights community effort and local pride as neighbors plant, water, and tend vibrant blooms and vegetables.
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Sturgeon Lake
Hobcaygeon, Ont
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Drumheller
Fletcher
St. Stratford, Ont
Prerot
Piora Studie
Orient
Astronomical Unions
Arteett
S Clipse
Stockholm
Kraft-MacLeren "Cheese Co., Ltd
Montreal
New England State
Icles
Murai
Liz
D. Kelloggs
Dodds
Scott
Minard's
Liniment
ILVER
Schurman Fur Farm
Summerside
Mr Oeean Tria
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