Treasures from Tutankhamen Tomb in New Display
Six more sluicaves add rare and beautiful items to the Tutankhamen collection now on display in the Wairo migvetii. New exhibits include the Pharosh lute jewel box of ivory with gold knobs and feet, inscribed king's name and symbol of Upper Egypt, plus gold buckles, a gold pen dant, and xcarabs. Eleven miniature cars believed to be for Tutankhamen are also shown, reportedly found by Howard Carter inside the tomb canopy.
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Ihamen
Srvem Tases
Pharsoh
Lotes
Howard Carter
World Happenings Briefly Told From The Era
A collage of global notes: Chicago dues for smoke abatement put at 42.5 million. Toronto city funds at 275,519.59 before bank closure, with a potential loss around 260,000. U S Russia ties may warm, radio wave tests planned between London and New York. Turkey treaties ratified, Esperanto college opens in Peking with 150 students. French naval loss and personnel missing after Cherbourg maneuvers. Canada Steamship Lines orders two steamers, five barges for Imperial Oil. English cotton crisis worsened by boll weevil amid world tensions. Smuts returns from imperial conference with Athlone appointment confirmed.
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Chicago
Ods
Toronto
United States
Russia
Signor
Marcon
London
New York
Polis Gilet
Turkey
Lasanne
Argentina
Ince
Republic
Cartier
Mexico
Los Angeles
Peking
Navy
Veuvre
Cherbourg
France
Furness Shipbuilding Company
Han
Canada Steamship Lines,Limited
Imperial Oil Company
IS Department of Agriculture
Smuts
Earl of Athlone
South Africa
Reading and owning good books inspires lifelong learning
A speaker urges youths to read and own quality books, recalling how, as a boy, he worked nights to buy books and rose early to read, emphasizing constant access to literature and self-education.
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Detreit News
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Endorsement
An Ontario reader describes relief from shortness of breath palpitations and fainting after using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. She credits the remedy for stabilizing her condition and signals strong personal recommendation despite a tragic family incident involving her husband.
Dr Williams Pink Pills Aid Watery Blood Headache Relief
An advertisement urges readers to use Dr Williams Pink Pills to restore thin blood and ease headaches linked to anemia. It claims rich red blood vanquishes headaches and cites improved strength and health as blood returns to normal. Also mentions rain's healing power and Parry’s $25,000 British government award for discovering the north magnetic pole.
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Fay BO
Williams
Gavaleine
Br. Willams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Parry
North Magne
Canada’s Great Future Promised by Leader at City Club
John Willison told the Young Men’s Canadian Club in Toronto that Canada faced a faulty conception of its future and a dependence on the United States. He argued many Canadians abroad built reputations, while those at home achieved success, and predicted vast near-term expansion in Canada and the continent, driven by mineral resources and financial progress.
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Canada
United States
John Willison
Toronto
Marconi Foresees Wireless Revolution in Communications
Signor Marconi and British expert Franklin report tests showing a beam directed wireless system. The new method reportedly sends messages with waves aimed in a set direction rather than omnidirectional, enabling England to St. Vincent across 2,250 nautical miles with much less energy.
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Signor Marconi
Franklin
M. Marconi
England
St. Vincent
Cape Verde Islands
Grain shipments from the lake head rise in period
Officials figures from Canadian National Railways show total grain shipments from the lake head for Sept 1 to Nov 14 reached 118,887,239 bushels, up from 113,938,085 last year. Shipments to lower Canadian ports and Europe rose, U S exports fell by about seven million bushels. Montreal shipments increased by over 3.5 million, Quebec received 254,582 bushels versus none last year, and 196,000 bushels to Europe were shipped from lake regions, the first direct shipment there since 1922.
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Canadian National Railways
Laken
Canadian
Europe
United States
Montreal
Quebec
Paper cures stomach trouble with Diapepsin relief
End stomach distress quickly with Paper's Diapepsin. A few tablets give instant relief from indigestion gas heartburn or acidity. Diapepsin is sold by druggists for a few cents and millions rely on it for stomach comfort.
Doctors claim smoking protects against certain diseases
An American doctor and former surgeon with the American Expeditionary Force contends that pipe smokers in military posts survived dysentery better, claiming tobacco smoke acts antiseptically. The Pasteur Institute reports tobacco smoke rapidly kills primary bacteria of cholera, diphtheria and meningitis.
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Pasteur
Pasteur Iostitute
Paris
Interesting Wood Locomotives Exhibit in New York Show
Branst Warther of Devon Ohio showcased ten years of carving wooden locomotive models. Fifteen hand carved engines, from Newtons era to modern Pacific designs, drew visitors at the Progress Special in New York Central’s Grand Trunk Terminal.
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Branst Warther
Devon
Ohio
New York
Grand Trunk
Worther
Yves Dive
Newton
de Liatiln Locomotive Works
Icomote
King George to purchase a new automobile after long gap
A Herald report notes King George is expected to acquire a new automobile, the first in thirteen years, while making sociable appearances. The piece mentions historical curiosities about cats, a ninth century record, and Holloway’s Corn Reaser as well as a remark on Pilgrim's Progress translations totaling over 107 languages and dialects.
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King George
Bue Uen
Ourse
George
Steaderd Hea
con-Herald
Manitoba Butter Wins Mapitoba in Dominion Tests
Manitoba butter led the Dominion Educational butter scoring tests held at Quana with 98 points. Ute Holland Creameries of Virden, Man, placed first among provinces, while Nova Beork and Quebec Uhird scored 97.5 and 7.0 respectively. The notice also promotes Dr Thomas' Relectric Gel as a muscle lubricant for athletes.
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Mapitoba
Quana
L.A. Gibson
Ty Ute Holland Creameries
Virden
Man
Nova Beork
Quebec
Alberta Dairy Cows Value and Output Reported
The government agricultural report notes 400000 dairy cows in Alberta valued at about 19500000. The cows produced goods last year valued at 23500000, about four million more than their feed and maintenance costs.
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Alberta
Montreal reputation as international filling station remark
An Edmonton Journal quote derides Montreal as an international filling station. The piece also recalls audience traditions before Handel’s Messiah and jokes about newlyweds and rising costs, noting the rarity of smokers’ sustenance despite machine output.
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Canada
Edmonton Journal
Dominions’ goods find display in London shops
London letter notes growing presence of empire products in major stores. Overseas goods are now well displayed and strongly marketed by convinced salesmen. The piece urges overseas producers to maintain quality to protect reputations.
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Empire
London
Dominions
Putnam's Corn Extractor Promises Quick Divorce from Corns
An old advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Extractor as a painless remedy to remove corns in 24 hours. It claims lasting results after use, insists on no substitutes, and sells for 25 cents everywhere.
French engineer claims device to stop all motors
An unnamed French inventor demonstrated a device that stops motors in a taxi, a motor truck, and planes when power is supplied. cars resumed when power turned off. The engineer said he is tackling the harder task of stopping all motors and believes he can disable an airplane engine at 1000 meters.
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Liberte
Remarkable Concord Vines Cover 6000 Square Feet Arbor
J T Krause of San José California planted two Concord grapevines in 1910. They now cover an arbor about 6000 square feet and climb over a table house and tank with an elevation of thirty five feet. The vines stand thirty feet apart and have yielded more than a ton of grapes for four years. They measure twenty and twenty one inches in circumference at the base.
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J. T. Krause
San José
California
Concord
Health year 1922 deemed very healthy by Newcastle official
Dr Kerr medical officer notes foot fall in Newcastle on Tyne equals 452 tons per square mile annually in his report yet 1922 remains an exceptionally healthy year. The text mentions pre 1784 handkerchief shapes and Marie Antoinette influencing their current style.
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Newcastle On Tyne
Kerr
Tis
Marie Antoinette
France Tops Canadian Canned Salmon Exports in October
France emerged as Canada's largest customer for canned salmon in October with 27 509 cwt exported, value 3 397 cwt, while September and August totals were 7 705 and 2 921 cwt respectively. Data from Dominion Bureau of Statistics show prior years, noting Prince bought 54 213 cwt in October 1921 and 35 798 cwt in October 922. Miller's Worm Powders advertised as a remedy to expel worms and improve health, claimed to restore comfort by removing infestation.
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France
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prince
Seed Grain Cleaning Plant Opens in Edmonton
The DPondolon Government opens its seed grain cleaning and grading plant in Edmonton with facilities for handling 150000 bushels. Seed grain will be prepared and then sent out as first class Made in Alberta registered and pedigreed seed grain.
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Dpondolon
Edmonton
Alberta
Charles Dickens Found Neat and Sickly in Boyhood
A fragment notes Charles Dickens was neat in appearance yet sickly in body during his boyhood and spent time reading for pleasure.
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Charles Dickens
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