World Happenings Briefly Told From A Global Patchwork
Various short items note new Mennonite arrivals in Western Canada and a Mexican displacement, Nagokichi Matguasga becoming consul in Canada, the death of Charles Henry Tuften after accompanying Lord Robert Cecil to Geneva, and a discovered ancient city in Thessaly with relics unearthed. Also mentioned are a 100 million yen emergency fund for homeless earthquake victims in Japan, Arab calls to overthrow Syria’s French mandate, Sir Auckland Gedges ill health, Giardino expelling 4000 unemployed from Fiume, and a £7,060,000 Australian loan shortfall covered by treasury balances. Creston BC sends fruit greetings to the Prince of Wales, Peace River settlers suffer transport woes but await CN or CPR rail lines, Ontario barns full with good hay and reasonable grain yields per Agriculture Dept. notes.
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promises Health Return
The ad extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as beneficial after childbirth and weakness. It claims improved health and strength following use and urges readers to ask their local druggist for tablets or liquid form or write to Dr Pierce's Laboratory in Hamburg Ont for a trial package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanwlon
Dr Hamilton's Pills Promote Quick Relief and Health
Women suffer ailments from neglect but Dr Hamilton's Pills offer mild action and rapid kidney relief. The advertisement claims back pain breath shortness of breath and color improve as toxins clear and health returns. Also notes a Department of Indian Affairs contract for a Kamloops Indian school around $96000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hamilton
Tr. Hamilton
Department of Indian Affairs
Kamloops
Have You Any of These Symptoms and a Tonic Medicine
An advertisement asks readers if they feel pale weak nervous or fatigued and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic. It cites a testimonial from Horace Cuphill of Woodward's Cove NB who reports relief after using several boxes and notes pills are available from dealers or by mail for 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Williams
Horace Cuphill
Woodward's Cove
N.B
Dr. Wiliams” Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Food choices and bad habits warned by agricultural writer
A writer on agriculture argues experiments show animals choose foods best for them and eat only as needed, while humans often overeat or choose wrong blends. He blames ancestral habits for lifelong effects and warns that future generations may suffer. The text notes new smokeless waterproof gunpowder and a seven day run of swashine in London, ending with a mention of dinard's Lintment for headache.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe
Women Can Dye Any Garment Drapery Versus Faded Things
A brief notice discusses dyeing services offered by women for garments and drapery with emphasis on eye for color. It notes pricing and general assurance of quality for customers seeking restoration.
Diamond Dyes Promises Safe Reliable Coloring
Diamond Dyes claims safe reliable hair coloring with multiple colors and directions included in each package. The copy asserts dyeing is guaranteed even for those with fever and mentions professional colorists offering a full range of shades.
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Suerus
Two Valuable Recipes For Milk and Strawberry Short Cakes
A wartime style kitchen note features two recipes using Borden's Milk and common pantry items. The first yields a milk and oil cake topped with nut meats or cocoanut, baked thirty minutes. The second creates a strawberry short cake with butter and sweetened berries, assembled after cooling.
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Borden
St. Charles
Bottle Makes Round Trip Across Atlantic
A drifting bottle picked up near Barbuda Island, after being thrown from the Dante Alighieri about 700 miles east northeast of Bermuda on April 19, 1921, completed a half Atlantic passage and returned to its origin. The spectacle illustrates complex ocean currents as it drifted east toward Africa before reversing course to the western Atlantic.
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Atlantic Ocean
United States Hydrographic Office
Dante Aligheri
Bermuda
Barbuda Island
British West Indies
An Old Story Youngster Night Dialogue
A fragment recalls a child asking for a drink at night and a father’s terse reply about sleep and waiting years. The cut sentence hints at cities in Holland adopting automatic telephone systems soon.
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Holland
Leverhulme Claims Superior Wealth Through Deals
In London Viscount Leverhulme says 16 000 Lever Brothers workers at Port Sunlight hold 2 500 000 preferred partnership certificates averaging 423 each. He cites dividends of over thirty shillings weekly to hundreds of employees and 1 000 000 in free life policies. In Brazil snakes kill about 4 000 annually with 18 000 bitten.
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Ounion Congress
Viscount Leverhuine
London
Lever Brothers
Port Sunlight
Castoria Advertisement Promotes Gentle Baby Remedy
A vintage advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a safe substitute for Castor Oil and other teething remedies. It claims no narcotics, decades of use, and physician endorsement with the genuine signature on every package.
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Fletcher
Radio Network to Link Yukon and Alberta via Dawson Mayo
The Department of Defence plans a Yukon wireless chain with Dawson City as the first station to be erected by an official en route now. By next year a chain will extend to Mayo and continue toward McMurray connecting Dawson to Alberta for wireless communication from the Yukon to Alberta.
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Dawson City
Mayo
Department of Defence
Department
Mackenzie Valley
Dawson Station
Yukon
Alberta
McMurray
Cholera infantum a fatal disease of children
Cholera infantum or summer complaint of children is a dangerous bowel illness of summer. It starts with diarrhea vomiting and bilious stools, leading to rapid weight loss and potential death. The ad urges using Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry and cites a Halifax testimonial. Large poultry values and Kellogg asthma remedy are also mentioned in brief notices.
Alberta Wheat Arrives In Calgary In High Grade
The season's first car of wheat reached Calgary weighing 65 pounds per bushel and grading number 1 northern. Shipped from Skiff east of Lethbridge, this strong weight signals good quality for Alberta wheat this year.
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Calgary
Alberta
Skiff
Lethbridge
Faith In Canada President Beatty Backer Of CP Rail
Calgary Herald notes that Canadian Pacific Railway Company head Beatty has long backed Canada. It praises his lucid restrained and courageous public statements in London and Montreal, defending the railroad and maintaining faith in Canada amid pressures from Britain and adverse times.
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Beatty
Montreal
Western Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
London
Padtita
Canada
Grand Trunk
Beaily
Montreal Star
Canadian Pacific
Donald Smiths
George Stephens
van Hornes
Shaughnnessys
Calgary Herald
Snakes Captured in Boise For Serum Research
In Boise Idaho a team traps rattlesnakes with forked sticks and places them in a case ready for shipment to Amsterdam. There scientists will develop a serum to counteract snake bites, a preparation aimed at India where snake bites affect thousands annually.
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Boise
Idaho
Amsterdam
India
Arctic terns make world’s longest annual migration
Arctic terns travel from Patagonia in southern South America to Alaska each year. The journey spans nearly half the globe and the birds’ climate match between these regions challenges the idea they migrate for a better climate.
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Patagonia
South America
Alaska
Globe
Penny-in-slot elevator devised for passenger use
A penny-in-slot automatic elevator design allows a passenger to insert a coin enter the car and press the foot button corresponding to the preferred ascent. The invention aims to simplify vertical transport in public spaces.
Canada highways commission accepts 80 projects total 785 miles
By August end this year the Canada Highways Commission approved 80 provincial projects across six provinces totaling over 785 miles with $9,336,379 in provincial expenditure. Ontario 14 projects for 100 miles, Quebec 110 miles, Prince Edward Island 19 projects for 166 miles, Nova Scotia 29 for 276 miles, Saskatchewan 1 for about 3 miles, British Columbia 11 for 180 miles.
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Dominion
Canada Highways Commission
Ontario
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Worm Exterminator Promises Child Health Protection
A Victorian ad proclaims Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator guards children from convulsions and death caused by worms, claiming a preventive remedy for distressing afflictions.
Big Fortunes From Small Inventions Rise
A Chicago packing house ordered ten million samples of a seam top can invention. Striking the top opened the can, boosting the inventor to substantial wealth as the idea proved highly successful.
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Chicago
Excavations at Pompeii Unearth Ancient Safety Pins
During recent digs at Pompeii workers found pins resembling modern safety pins. Archaeologists note the parallels suggest early fastening tools with similar design.
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Pompeii
Also Mentioned on This Page
Weg
Mexico
Naokichi Matguasga
T. Ohio
Charles Henry Tuften
Lord Robert Ceci
Geneva
League of Nations Congress
Thessaly
Syria
Congress of Arabs of
Palestine
London Party Express
Auckland Geddess
Washington
Gaetano Giardino
Fiume
Doles
Australia
Creston
B.C
Prince of Wales
Creston Board of Trade
Peace River
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railway
Saya
Department of Agriculture
Mrs. Harvey Dishman
Bia Thane
Indian School For
Kamioops
Dinard
SY. Charles
Atlantic
Xii
Y. Z
Thomas
Ryoks
Ioan
Giaims
Lord Leverhulme
Brazil
United States
Minard
Jemima
P.R
Dr. Chase
Wlidealers
Edmonson
Bates Pado, Limited
Toronto
Case
Dominion Express
Orden ST. Charles Milk
Ge. Limited
Kendall
Kenaston
Sauk
Demntnter Mi
B.J. Kendall Company
Enosburg
U.S.A
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