World Happenings Briefly Told
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Eastern British Columbia Railway roundhouse and machine shops at Corbin with an estimated loss of 76500 dollars. Polish troops suffered ten dead and fifty wounded when an aviator dropped a bomb among spectators at Putzig during maneuvers. Alpine Club of Canada members conquered Mount Douglas 174 feet for the second time under Rudolph Remmer. Riga reports Russo-French regulations developing in Europe and the Soviet envoy appointment in Paris. Ottawa consolidations threaten about 1000 positions. Ford Detroit plant uses oil burners due to coal shortage affecting 42000 workers. About one third of 236000 British war widows have remarried, with current rate under 1009 monthly. Kharkov hunger deaths reach 40000 monthly. 125000 died March 1–2.
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Corbin
Arthur O'Brien
Gaelic League
London
Free State
Maryborough
Putzig
Mt. Str
Douglas
Alpine Club of Canada
Rudolph Remmer
Militia Department
Air Force
Naval Service Department
Ottawa
Ford Motor Company
Highland Park
Detroit
Great Britain
First All Metal Airplane Built in Great Britain
May There aa recently completed the first aeroplane made wholly of metal in Britain. An aluminum alloy is used and the Government conducts elaborate tests on stress and corrosion. Officials treat the model as an experimental step awaiting long term evaluation before judgment.
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Great Britain
Corns Between the Toes Removed With Putnans Extractor
An old reliable corn remedy promotes painless removal of corns between toes. Putnans Corn Extractor claims fifty years of proven results and offers it for 25 cents at where advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnans Corn Extractor
Testing Tractors and Worm Powders in 19th Century Remedies
This article discusses tractor testing instruments designed to measure pull and furrow depth during ploughing, noting British design adoption for various tests. It also advertises Millie's Worm Powders as a gentle, effective remedy for stomach and intestinal worms in children, with possible mild vomiting as a sign of action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledo
Millie
Wheat shipments via Vancouver seen to match last year
A Vancouver grain dealer reports wheat movement through Vancouver will at least equal last year’s total. He returns from Alberta and Manitoba and notes rising Chinese and Japanese inquiries. First shipments expected in late October or early November.
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Vancouver
Alberta
Manitoba
Catarrhozone Promises Quick Bronchitis Relief Without Drugs
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a fast remedy for bronchitis and colds using a piney healing vapor. It claims the vapor soothes irritated throats, kills germs, and clears bronchial attacks with a two month supply priced at 31.00 or 59c for smaller sizes. Samples and Montreal-based Catarrhozone Co. are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Encouraging Pig Clubs Distribute Berkshire Pigs at Fair
Seventy two pure bred Berkshire sow pigs were distributed at Brooks and Dissance to thirty six boys and girls in the pig clubs. Pigs cost twenty dollars each delivered. Local banks financed members with forty dollar notes. Members will feed and exhibit the pigs at the school fair.
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Brooks
Hall's Catarrh Medicine for Deafness Claim
Catarrhal Deafness is described as a consequence of inflammation of mucous membranes affecting the Eustachian tube. The remedy Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised as a constitutional treatment acting through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions, with endorsements from druggists and F. H. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Breauly Renee Ny
Halls
All Drugelsta
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Afro American Banks and Insurers in the United States
The article notes sixty nine negro banks in the United States with assets around 12 million and sixty one in the south. It also cites twenty five negro insurance companies with assets about 6.84 million, twenty one of them in the south. Virginia is cited as the home of the first negro bank. An English town story mentions a woman lighting 103 candles with one match.
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United States
South
Virginia
Frst Negro Bank
Keep Minard's Liniment in the House
A humorous interlude contrasts two neighbors over welcoming the new family. One remarks they are “hardly our kind,” noting they avoid actions they cannot afford, reflecting social snobbery in a Boston Transcript setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty Dear
Boston Transcript
Claims Rise in Clean Sweep Campaign Across Dominion
Dominion Comacy and G.W.V.A. report more than 30 000 claims adjusted under the Clean Sweep Campaign by August 1. Total adjustments exceed two million dollars for war service gratuity pay pensions and related matters with many cases pending. Dominion President R B Maxwell notes over 100 000 individual cases handled since formation, with almost half for non members and dependents.
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Dominion Comacy
G.W.V.A
Dominion
R. B. Maxwell
Dominion Command
W.V.A
Organiz Gation
King to sponsor flying race from Croydon to Glasgow
Royal Aero Club to arrange a two day air race in September starting at Croydon and finishing in Glasgow with Birmingham Newcastle Manchester and Bristol as route props. Only British pilots and aircraft eligible. Aiming to boost aviation amid national emergency and offer King’s Cup plus subsidiary prizes.
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Royal Aero Club
Croydon
Glasgow
Birmingham
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Manchester
Bristol
Moon Geography Mapped Says Sir Robert Ball
Astronomers have mapped half the moon's surface in detail and named major features, with the surface rich in dark plains and sharp shadowed peaks. Measurements show craters up to 66 miles wide and walls up to 19,000 feet high, aided by lack of an atmosphere.
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Soa
Robert Ball
Asronomers
Africa
Gift of mountain sheep to Montana Bison Range
Twelve mountain sheep presented to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey by Canada’s National Parks Branch for release on the Montana National Bison Range. Sheep sourced from Rocky Mountain Park arrived in excellent condition and will be watched closely by big game enthusiasts.
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Unified States
Bureau of Biological Survey
Canadian National Parks Branch
Montana National Bison Ranges
Rocky Mountain Park
Perpetual Elotion Clock Demonstrated in Kingsway
A demo at DBridah Hore-Electric in Kingsway showcases a ten year no wind clock named the Bulle. It runs on electricity from a brass cylinder battery and uses electromagnetism to drive a pendulum that acts as motor and dynamo. The design sustains the battery with minimal current and could run beyond ten years if the mechanism lasts.
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Dbridah Hore-Electric
Shutted
Kingsway
Have You Stomach Aches Relief Quick Nerviline Remedy
An old advertisement touts Nerviline drops for stomach risings gas heart burn sourness and cramps with quick relief when taken in water. Nerviline claimed to aid internal or external discomfort and recommends keeping a bottle on hand for the whole family with a 35 cent price at dealers.
Brooks District Exhibits Drive International Sample Requests
Exhibits from the Brooks district show its superiority with repeated demands for exhibition samples of alfalfa clover vetches peas timothy and other grasses and seeds. Contracts have been let to local farmers by both Dominion and Provincial Governments for several carloads of exhibition bundles to be shipped across the United States and Europe.
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Brooks
United States
Europe
Babys Own Tablets Suggested To Guard Infants In Heat
A public health notice warns that high temperatures increase infant deaths from diarrhoea dysentery and stomach troubles. It recommends keeping Baby's Own Tablets at home and using them promptly to prevent or relieve such illnesses. Sold by dealers or 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Discoveries at South Pole by Shackleton Rowett Expedition
Antarctic team reports diamonds on a South Georgia site near the icefields. They also found yellow quartz and expect a South African firm to explore a potential diamond mine. Other finds include gigantic underwater forests, rich fishing grounds, and record depths of 2 700 fathoms.
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Antarctic
South Georgia
South Pole
Miniature locomotive built from scrap iron in Buenos Ayres
A man in Buenos Ayres spent eleven years shaping a six foot long miniature locomotive from scrap iron. The model runs on compressed air, weighs 170 pounds, and includes a small coal tender and passenger coach. Over 1,800 screws and 2,000 rivets used, modeled after British rail equipment.
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Buenos Ayres
Navy dirigible battleships to be redesigned for future use
Rear Admiral William A. Moffatt spoke at the Pageant of Progress in Chicago stating that dirigible ships are not obsolete despite bomber aircraft. He noted a dirigible being built near Philadelphia larger than the previous one destroyed in England and outlined plans for transcontinental, polar, and around the world flights.
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William A. Moffatt
Division of Aeronautics
United States Navy
Pageant of Progress
Chicago
Philadelphia
England
Women report relief after Pinkham remedy in Canadian letter
A Toronto reader describes years of pain and fatigue from puberty to adulthood. After doctors and patents failed, Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound allegedly cured cramps and weakness, with gratitude to the company and an offer to share the letter to help others.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Toronto
Ontario
H. A. Goodwax
Rockvale Ave
Lydia B. Pinkham
Cinen
Pinkham Medicloa Co
Lynn
Mass
Captaina Valuaiie
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Riga
Timer
Berlin
Paris
Moscow
M. Jehitcherin
J. B. Craig
J. A. Richardson
League of Nations
Kharkov
Russia
Berkshire
Canadian Postum Cereal Co. Ltd
Windsor, Ontario
Quest
Canada
Hamilton
Welland
Oshawa
Guelph
Sarnia
Windsor
Cowanaville
Auto
Drummondville
St. Johns
Minard
Aft
Ag Ic
Chas
Robbins
Chebogue Point
Poles
Holloway
New York Globe
W. ON. OY
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