World Happenings Briefly Told From Global Ledger
A collage of statistical notes reports December cream shipments totaling 9 492 gallons valued at 177 415 across the border. 1927 fires in British Columbia caused 7 065 766 in losses. The British schooner Moyen foundered off Key West. crew reached Vera Cruz aboard Nord Schleswis. Coroner's records list 34 unidentified drownings near Montreal in 192% year. Secretary Hughes denies leaving US cabinet. BC log output up 161 000 000 feet from 1921. Robert Borland, 83, pioneer merchant of 100-Mile House, dies. Scottish Independent Labour party backs prohibition. Norwegian war claims appropriated 11 995 060. Hague arbitration report to Congress. Alberta backs western grain route scheme. Palestine census shows 659 564 Muslims 83 794 Jews 75,76 Christians 7 028 Russians. German goods rise in Canadian trade. Vancouver port grain shipped 1 1 3 69% bushels with 7 252 700 to the UK and rest to the Orient. July was the biggest month with 0 940 000 bushels.
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Britteh Columbia
Moyen
Key West
Vera Cruz
Montreal
Hughes
British Columbia
Victoris
Robert Borland
Cariboo Htead
Borland
Cariboo
Independent Labor Party
London
Athe
Hague
Congress
Harding
Alberta
Pretty Greenfield
Oliver
British , Columbia
Ostrich Teetotaler Surprises London Zoo Visitors
An ostrich at Regent's Park astonished visitors by not drinking water unlike typical birds. An ostrich expert from the South African Government noted pans of water existed but the keeper had stopped supplying drinks three years prior. The birds then subsisted on a grinding mill of swallowed items, shaping them into powder for feed.
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Johnston
London Zoo
Regent's Park
Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills Benefit Lady in Ontario
A Ontario woman plagued by heart pains nerves and sleepless nights reports two years of distress improved after trying Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. After five boxes she can work again sleep better and move without fear though she still notes remaining weakness and incomplete healing.
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Join Case
RH. No
SS Catharines, Ont
Milburn
Prajac
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Across Markets
Advert shows Milburn's pills marketed in Toronto and Paris printing, also touts Dr Thomas' Electric Oil and Mother Wolrd Exterminator. Mentions sermons, temptations, and Albania's gold standard as wartime currency stockpiles.
Things Might Be Worse Saskatchewan Pessimist’s View
A Reving Leader column notes three Saskatchewan farmers returned from Mexico convinced the province offers a safer path for Mem. It argues despite recent woes, Saskatchewan’s troubles aren’t unique and other places aren’t clearly improving.
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Saskatchewan
Mexico
Indiana Rhodes Scholar Receives Award for 1928
Robert Driscoll Shea, a bellboy at the Anthasasdor Hotel, has won a Rhodes scholarship for Indiana while studying law at Harvard. A Shortridge High School and Notre Dame alumnus, he finished his college path in Indianapolis and Boston. His brother Arthur, also at Harvard, works as a bellboy during vacation.
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Robert Driscoll Shea
Anthasasdor
Indiana
Shea
Harvard
Ife
Shortridge High School
Indianapolis
Notre Dame
Arthur
Ambassador
Hard Proposition Reveals Railway Damage and Costs
An official report on the Tvish Southern and Western Railway shows extensive destruction with 375 light outages, 42 engine derailments, 86 bridges destroyed, and no buildings damaged. The account illustrates the harsh challenges faced by those trying to restore order amid chaos in Crekend, Indiana Journal.
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Tvish Southern and Wester Railway
Clas
Crekend
Diana Jouroul
Household Hints and a Berlin Surgeon Note
A collection of recipe fragments mentions hard gingerbread and bread crumb muffins with raisins, detailing drippings, molasses, and baking steps though garbled. A Berlin surgeon is cited as experimenting with a recording device to measure bone movement speed during walking and running, noting variations among individuals and potential health connections.
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Berlin
Nerviline Pain Relief Ad Claims Deep Skin Absorption
An advertisement touts Nerviline as the strongest pain relief on the market. It claims quick action on small pains and the ability to drive out big pains with deep skin absorption. Large 354 bottle sizes advertised at all dealers.
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Hrogon
Glasgow slum district to be cleared and rebuilt
The famous Glasgow tenement district, long deemed the world's most squalid, is to be wiped out as buildings threaten collapse. Tenants were ordered to vacate and plans approved to demolish derelict homes. New municipally owned houses will rise in the suburbs to house the hundreds of poor and homeless.
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Glasgow
Winter Hard on Baby Cold Weather Misses Health
The winter season confines the baby to stuffy rooms and storms keep the mother from outdoor time. Colds irritate the child and disturb digestion. A remedy suggested is Baby's Own Castlets from The Dr Williams Medicine Co at 25 cents a box, available from medicine dealers or by mail in Brockville Ontario.
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Raby
Dyer’s Color Range Sets Global Dye Standards
The color index lists no more than 1400 colors with unique dyes from workmen worldwide. It includes 29 in the United States and equal counts in Germany. A 1914 German edition offered 1000 colors and was a prewar standard reference. The note adds that success cannot be bought on installments and must be paid for in full.
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le Trainmi
U2 Ayers
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Miller's Worm Powders as Child Remedy
Miller's Worm Powders are advertised as a remedy for intestinal worms and various childhood ailments. The product is said to strengthen the stomach, improve appetite, and ease feverish discomfort and stomach griping, presenting a period voice claim of multiple health benefits. The note cites a 1917 census in Petrograd showing population decline attributed to Bolshevik rule, and mentions Minard's Liniment for Distemper.
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Petrograd
Russia
Decrease in British crime linked to drink decline
In Britain a calmer crime scene is attributed to a reduced drink habit. Sir Vasil Thonson, former Chief at Scotland Yard, told a Toronto audience that unlike wars past, there has been no crime wave since the armistice, noting public houses are far less influential now.
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Vasil Thonson
Chie
Scotland Yard
Toronto
Country Children and Milk Undernourishment in Rural New York
A survey of half a million children in New York State finds 16.6 percent of rural youths and 7.6 percent of urban youths undernourished. Canadian and other studies echo rural shortfalls in milk consumption and overall nourishment, urging parents to provide fresh air and milk to improve rural child health.
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New York State
Agricultura ‘Gazette of Canada
Oid
Minard's Liniment and Population Densities
A fragment notes Minard's Liniment scenting a room for years from a fraction of a grain, with its weight unchanged. It adds a statistic comparing population densities: China 225 people per square mile, Japan 376, and Australia under two.
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China
Japan
Australia
Exporting Fine Eggs Nine Carloads From Saskatchewan to Liverpool
The Saskatchewan Co operative Creameries shipped nine car loads of eggs to Liverpool with cars from Regina Saskatoon North Tunteford Melfort and Yorkton. An English importer reported the eggs made a good impression noting no finer eggs are being received this or any year and a premium over competitors may be commanded.
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Saskatchewan Co-operative Creameries
Liverpool
Regina
Saskatoon
North Tutteford
Melfort
Yorkton
British Airman Kenes Fatally Wounded In War Hero Crash
Noted British airman Capt Kenes, famed for destroying a Zeppelins, died after a crash during an experimental flight. Four others were aboard. one killed, three injured. The incident occurred during a test flight near a coastal area, with official statements pending.
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Kenes
Atlan
Cold in the Head and Acute Catarrh Remedies
An article excerpt discusses ITALL'S ARRIL MEDICINE to treat frequent colds and acute catarrh, claiming it builds up defenses and reduces inflammation through action on mucus surfaces. It notes a remedy circulars offer and references Poor Law relief data from Britain in 1922.
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ITALL
Ede Theves & Co
Uhia
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Vancouver
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Secender
Absalaite Teetotaler
Ontrch
Y. Milburn Co., Limited
Gat
Paria
Thomas
Albania
Ararat
J. A. Macdonald
Giffard
Quebec
Telcos
Rhodes
Bellboy
Mussian Post Ceres] Co. Limited
Tesonio
Windsor
Ontario
Holy Ras
Dyer
Minard
Castoria
Britain
Barney Pome
Ted Ett
Uritain
Chaselé
Edianson
Bates
Dominion
Anen
Ieformation
Canadian Wholesale Distributing Co
Oriila
Ont
Wilson Methods
Canada
Anerica
Bor Bina
Mee
West Ak St
New Yorks
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