World Happenings Briefly Told
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the roundhouse and machine shop of the Eastern Dhristh Columbia Railway at Corbin with an estimated loss of 70 000 dollars. Arthur OBrien, Gaelic League president, released from Maryborough Barracks after Aug 3 arrest by Free State authorities. Ten killed and fifty wounded during Polls aerial maneuvers at Pulzig when a bomb was dropped among 600 spectators. Sir Douglas 11,174 feet conquered again by eleven Alpine Club members led by Rudolph Remmer. Riga reports serious Russo French negotiations in Berlin Paris Moscow and M Tchitcherin named Soviet envoy in Paris likely. J B Craig and Z A Richardson elected president and vice president of Winnipeg Grain Exchange. Dr Robert Magill reelected secretary treasurer. consolidation of Militia Air Force Naval Service may deprive upwards of 1000 Ottawa employees. Ford Highland Park plant at Detroit fitted with oil burners due to coal shortage affecting 42 000 workers. Nearly one third of 236 000 British war widows remarried. rate once as high as 2000 monthly, lately under 1000. League of Nations health reports Kharkov district hunger death toll 40 000 monthly, 125 000 dead between March 1 and 20.
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Drhisth Columbia
Corbin
Arthur O'Brien
Gaelic League
London
Free State
Maryborough
Pulzig
Sir Douglas
Alpine Clule
Canada
Rudolph Remmer
Riga
Timen
Berlin
Paris
Moscow
M. Tchitcherin
Pari
J. B. Craig
A. Richardson
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Robert Magill
Militia Department
Air Force
Naval Service Department
Ottawa
Ford Motor Company
Highland Paris
Petroit
Great Britain
All Metal Airplane Advances in Britain
In Great Britain the first all metal aircraft is completed using an aluminum alloy. The government funds extensive testing and corrosion research in the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. While initial flight tests appear satisfactory the model is treated as experimental pending long term evaluation.
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Hritsln
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
Corns Between the Toes Painlessly Removed
A long standing remedy promises painless corns removal between toes with Putnam's Corn Extractor advertised as old reliable and effective, priced 25 cents, available everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam‘s Corn Extractor
Testing Tractors and Worm Powders in Agriculture
Reports discuss a British designed tractor test instrument recording pull, time, furrow depth, and ploughing conditions for accurate model comparisons. The piece also notes Millers Worm Powders as a simple, painless remedy for stomach and intestinal worms in children with potential vomiting as a sign of action.
Vancouver Grain Trade Sees Wheat Shipments Rise
A leading Vancouver grain dealer reports wheat shipments through Vancouver will at least match last year's total forthcoming. He returns from a trip through Alberta and Manitoba as Chinese and Japanese inquiries grow during the past ten days. first shipments expected in late October or early November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Alberta
Manitoba
Catarrhozone Breathes Away Cold and Bronchitis Claim
Advertising copy touts Catarrhozone as a quick relief for bronchitis and colds. It promises a healing vapor that soothes irritated throats, kills germs, and shortens illness, with a two month outfit priced at $1.00, smaller 50 cents, sample 25 cents, via the Catarrhozone Co of Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Encouraging Pig Clubs Distribute Berkshire Sows
Seventy two purebred registered Berkshire sow pigs were distributed at Brooks and Bassano to fifty six boys and gatlg members of the pig clubs. Pigs cost 20 dollars each delivered and buyers financed by local banks with 40 dollar loans on notes. Pigs will be cared for by members and shown at the school fair.
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Brooks and
Bassano
Gatlg
Halls Catarrh Medicine Promoted for Deafness Relief
Catarrhal deafness is linked to an inflamed mucous membrane of the Eustachian tube. The text promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy that reduces inflammation on mucous surfaces to restore normal hearing. Claims are attributed to E. F. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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AW Drugeist
EF. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Afro American Banks and Insurance Firms Statistics
The article notes sixty nine negro banks in the United States with resources near twelve million dollars, mostly in the south, and twenty five negro insurance companies with assets about six point three million. It remarks banks predate insurance firms and mentions Virginia as a noted home of the Afro American bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
South
Enited
Virginia
Keep Minned's Liniment in the House Different Set
Fragmentary note recalls a neighbor exchange about new arrivals and social fit. The text hints at prejudice and a wary attitude toward outsiders, suggesting tension in a close quarter. Further readable context is limited to this exchanged line.
Campaign Claims Reach Over Thirty Thousand Adjustments
The Dominion Command G.W.V.A. reports more than 30 000 claims presented for adjustment under its Clean Sweep Campaign by August 1st. In ten months the drive has secured over two million dollars in adjustments for war service gratuity pay allowances pensions and other monetary claims for ex service men women and dependents.
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Dominion Command
G.W.V.A
Dominion
R. B. Maxwell
Gav.v.a
King Offers Prize For Flying Races
The Royal Aero Club plans a two day race from Croydon to Glasgow during the first fortnight of September for the King's Cup. British pilots and machines only may compete, with handicaps and subsidiary prizes. Cities along the route include Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester and Bristol as potential stops.
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Royal Aero Club
Croydon
Glasgow
Clisson
Birmingham
Newcastle on-Tyne
Manchester
Bristol
Elvic
Moon Maps and Mountain Sheep Gift Report
Moon geography is well documented with Robert Battey noting astronomers know lunar surfaces as Africa's interior. Large moon craters reach 60 miles wide, walls 10 000 feet high, shadows reveal peak heights without air. Also, twelve mountain sheep were sent to the US Bureau of Biological Survey from Canadian Parks for release on Montana’s Bison Range, watched by enthusiasts.
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Renum
Robert Batt
Africa
United States Bureau of Biological Survey
Canadian National Parka Branh
Montana National
Bulbe Clock Proves Ten Year No-Wind Operation
At British Hero-Electric, Limited in Kingsway a clock named the Bulbe demonstrates ten years of automatic operation without winding. Powered by electricity from a battery inside a brass cylinder the pendulum motor and dynamo maintain current with minimal draw. If renewed after ten years the clock would run until the mechanism fails or indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hero-Electric, Limited
Kingsway
Simple Nerviline Remedy Promises Quick Relief
Have You Stomach Risings Gas Heart Burn Sourness It tells of a remedy. Nerviline gives quick relief from cramps and spasms when taken in sweetened water. Keep a bottle on hand for internal or external use. 35¢ at all dealers.
Brooks District Exhibits Shown by Exhibition Sample Requests
The Brooks district has long been praised for superior agricultural bundles. Dominion and Provincial governments have renewed contracts with local farmers for several carloads of alfalfa, clover, vetches, peas, timothy, brome grass, western rye, grains and grassy seeds. Exhibits will be distributed across the United States and Europe.
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Brooks
United States
Europe
Baby's Own Tablets for hot weather danger to infants
In hot weather many infants die from stomach and bowel troubles like diarrhoea and dysentery. The article urges keeping Baby's Own Tablets at home and using a dose promptly to prevent or relieve stomach issues. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Discoveries at South Pole Spark Mining Hopes
Shackleton Rowett Expedition members report a diamond-bearing rock on a small island near South Georgia and claim other discoveries include yellow quartz and vast undersea forests. They anticipate a South African company may pursue diamond mining while noting rich Antarctic fishing grounds and deep soundings reaching 2,700 fathoms.
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Antarctic
South Georgia
South Pote
Quest
Miniature six foot locomotive built from scrap in Buenos Ayres
A Buenos Ayres admirer spent eleven years crafting a six foot long locomotive from scrap, powered by compressed air, with a small coat tender and passenger coach. The craft uses over 1,300 screws and 2,000 rivets, built cold without heating, modeled on British rail equipment. CHAS K. 1 endorses Minard's Liniment for humans and animals and notes its wide usefulness and cow udder reclamation experience.
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Buenos Ayres
British Railraads
Minard
Chas
Plans for North Pole world flights with new dirigibles
Rear Admiral William A. Moffatt announced at the Pageant of Progress in Chicago that the Navy plans new dirigible flights across the poles and around the world. He said battleships remain relevant but must be redesigned, and a large dirigible near Philadelphia will exceed the size of the one lost in England.
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William A. Moffatt
Division of Aeronautics
United States Navy
Pageant of Progress
Chicago
Philadelphia
England
North
South Polea
World
President Humor Sparks Budget Debate in Class
In a classroom exchange, a professor asserts a four member family can live well on $718 yearly. The president counters, noting a 40 percent cut planned for the coming year and praising the statistic backed claim. The exchange is cited by the New York Globe.
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New York Globe
Toronto Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy For Relief
Mas H A Gooowas of Toronto writes that years of cramps left her run down and unable to work. After trying various doctors and patent medicines, Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her pain and cramps and she recommends it to help others. The letter also promotes a free booklet on women's ailments from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lyon, Bass.
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Toronto
Ontario
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mas. H. A. Gooowas
Rockvale Ave
Lydia Brinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lyon, Bass
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Uae
Machinery
League of Nations
Kharkov
Russia
Aas Au-Aal Aeroplane
Berkshire
sDoston Transerij
Canadian Postum Cereal Co. Ltd
Windsor, Ontario
G.W.V
Moon
Perpetual Motion
Baby
South Pole
Hamilton
Welland
Oshawa
Guelph
Sarnia
Windsor
Silk Milla
Cowansville
Auto Tire
Drummondsville
St. Johns
Liniment Lumberman
Company
Sillett CO
Poles
Holloway
ON. U
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