World Happenings Briefly Told
Thirty persons were baptized by immersion in the river at Stamley Wales. The ice had to be broken for the ceremony. The former Austrian archduke Leopold Woelfing has accepted a position as advertising agent for a Vienna newspaper. Fire losses in Canada during the week ended Dec. 21 are estimated at $798,400, up from $457,500 prior week. The Dutch Second Chamber passed a bill authorizing Joans in the United States for the Dutch East Indies by 57 to 18. Three hundred fifty tenants in a downtown Cleveland arcade received rent reductions of 10 to 15 percent as Christmas gifts. Joseph Norwalk, wanted for grand larceny, was found in an abandoned well in Toledo. The Montreal Star trustees allot $0,000 meals for unemployed men and families in Montreal. First death aboard the Minos Central suburban service in Chicago since its 60-year start occurred after two trains collided. The service carries 2,500,000 passengers daily on average. Vancouver port 1921 collections total $12,662,772, up over two million from 1920 and over four million from 1919.
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Stamley
Wales
Leopold Woelfing
Vienna
Canada
Joan
United States
Dutch East Indies
Minos Central
Chicago
Vancouver
Customs Department
Eskimo Tribes Face Extinction Warned By Toronto Seer
A Toronto prophet, S. Sainsbury, predicts Eskimo tribes will die out as civilization encroaches. He cites a decline in health and stamina from civilizing foods like white flour, claiming the Arctic peoples, numbering over 5.4 persons, will perish within a generation due to these changes.
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Toronto
S. Sainsbury
Basin
Hadzon
Ber
Akimo
Valuable clay in Alberta for bricks and drains
Smoky River country along the Exfmorton, Dun vegan and British Columbia railway shows abundant clay deposits. Engineers note continued river bank slides and crossing issues but find the clay suitable for brick and tile drain manufacture, potentially creating an industry that could compensate the railroad for its troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smoky River
Exfmorton, Dunvegan and
British Columbia Railway
Keep Little Ones Well in Winter
Winter is dangerous for children as cold days alternate with storms causing mothers to fear outdoor activity. Overheated rooms and poor ventilation lead to colds. Baby's Own Tablets regulate the stomach and bowels and help drive out colds, enabling safe winter care. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 45 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Calgary Dahlia Show Demonstrates Vivid Blooms
Calgary gardeners staged the first dahlia show with nearly 2,000 blooms entered. Some flowers reached six to eight inches in diameter and displayed particularly vivid colors, challenging old pessimistic forecasts about such blossoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Might Be Patron Cereal Specks Prompt Vitamine Quip
A patron complains of black specks in cereal, crossly asking the waiter. The waiter inspects and jokes that the specks might be vitamines everyone is talking about now.
Marketing Seriously Marketing Seriously
A reader advocate offers thrift shopping advice for housewives, stressing planning meals, bulk buying, price comparison, and avoiding waste. It covers checking freshness, shopping in person, tracking purchases, and aiming to cut grocery bills by ten to twenty percent, ending with a note on a worm eliminator product.
Spider Web Strength and Freight Rate News
Spider is a marvel of strength with a web surpassing any man made rope for size. Freight rates final hearing set by the Board of Railway Commissioners in Ottawa on February fifteenth. Saskatchewan Co operative Elevator reports 22,000,000 bushels wheat receipts this season, up 3,000,000 from last year. Metal Shingle Siding Co ad promotion and a brief travel bookstall dialogue conclude this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Carpenter
Prairies
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Board of Railway Commissioners
Ottawa
Canada
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company
Metal Shingle & Siding Co., Ltd
That Dry Cough Promised Bronchitis Cure
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a fast-acting remedy for bronchitis and throat irritation. It claims the vapor heals congested spots and clears phlegm, with a three size price range from 25c to one dollar for a two month course, prepared by the Catarrhozone Co in Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catarriozone Co
Montreal
Canadian Forest Tree Seeds A Hopeful Sign In Regard to Forest Conservation
In 1920 seed collection for reforestation ran across provinces with emphasis in the west. The Dominion Forestry Tranch gathers cones for its nurseries and for the Forestry Commission of Great Britain. The effort signals hopeful progress in forest conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Forestry
Forestry Commission of Great Britain
Nerviline Guide for Sick Children Claimed Safe
A vintage health ad advises treating many children with Nerviline for coughs colds and fevers. It recommends chest rubbing gargling with Nerviline and water and giving ten drops in hot sweetened water at bedtime with a claim of quick improvement by next morning. Large 85 cent bottles sold everywhere.
Aeroplane Stunts Barred by New Air Regulations
A new clause added to air regulations bars aerobatic acts by pilots and spectators. It prohibits entering or leaving an aircraft in flight and prohibits gymnastic or similar exhibitions aboard an aircraft, except for parachute descents.
Catarrhal Deafness and a Constitutional Remedy
Catarrhal deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube with rumbling sounds and possible permanent hearing loss if inflammation remains untreated. Idalous Catarrh Medicine acts through the bloodstream to reduce mucous inflammation and restore normal function. Free circulars from F. Chenery & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Gruggists
Chenery & Co
Toledo
Ohia
Manitoba Regulates Female Work Hours Forty Eight Hour Week
Manitoba's minimum wage board issues regulations limiting female workers to nine hours per day and 45 hours per week. Night and Sunday work are banned, with overtime allowed only by permit from the Provincial Bureau of Labor, and not more than 20 overtime days per year.
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Manitoba
Province of
Provincial
Bureau of Labor
Washington conference plans pacific league to settle disputes
The Washington conference for Unitation of armaments plans a Pacific league to prevent and settle disputes, aims to resolve Yap tensions between Japan and the United States, and seeks to free China from foreign postal controls. The gathering members show earnest effort toward adjustment and peace in broader international disputes. Also notes asthma suffering and a remedy, and Canada motor car totals by province.
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Washington Conference For the Unitation of Armaments
Pacific League of Nations
Yap
Japan
United States
China
Montreal Gazette
Minard's Sermon Urges Diphtheria Vigilance
Wise parents heed health warnings as Minard's sermon urges diligence against diphtheria. The public appeal emphasizes protective measures for children and community safety.
Wrap of Black Duvetyn And Hudson Seal
A versatile coat in black duvetyn trimmed with Hudson seal features a loose fine weave and a single button fastener with dropped shoulders. Chin collar adds warmth. fur hem suits tall wearers but not shorter individuals. Suitable over day or evening wear. includes advice on fit and use. Also notes worm infestation and Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy.
Elevator Destroyed at Orcadia Sask Burns Grain Crops
A 25000 bushel elevator owned by North Fern Elevator Co at Orcadia west of Yorkton was completely destroyed by fire. It was loaded with grain and flour in an adjoining warehouse also burned. A railway car burned. a through freight crew rescued others.
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Northfern Elevator Company
Orcadia
Yorkton
Sask
Freezone promised to end corn pain and remove corn
A reasoned sales pitch claims Freezone instantly halts corn pain, lifting the corn out with fingers. It asserts the druggist offers a tiny bottle for a few cents to remove hard or soft corns between the toes without soreness or irritation.
Rebuilding Copper Concentrator Tenders Closed
Britannia Copper Mines at Britannia Beach BC closed tenders for rebuilding the concentrator. Construction costs are expected to exceed 300000 dollars. The Brimnula Copper Mines rank as the empire’s second largest copper operation.
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Britannia Copper Mines
Britannia Beach
British Columbia
Utta
Hritigh
The Priceless Image in the Curio Shop
A short-sighted old Indiana woman browses a large curio shop and asks the assistant the value of a doorway idol. The clerk replies it is valuable, revealing the proprietor owns it.
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Indy
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Cleveland
Joseph Norwalk
The
Montreal Star
Alberta
Postum
Loretto C Lynch
Houwrehold Management
Pserigus
Coeur
St Straement
Witch Shop
Spider’s Web
Atulion
Canadian Forest Tree Seeds
J. D. Keiloge
Saskatchewan
Minard
By Marie Belmont
Turin
New York Zoological Garden
New York
Dominion
Canadian Depotita. Limited
St. Poel St. W
Kinatreal
Ceticurs
Britannia Mines
Dr. Chase
Edusansen
Dates & Co. Limited
Ciera Coyirnry Coyne
Deovinion Express
Lund
Ramsay Co
Arnprior Patent Solicitors
Ontarie
Fresadvics
Arnott Instoute Kitchener
GANAD
Pan
America
T Clay Glover Co
West Sivtatreet
USA
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