Vatican denies plans for wirelines station
The Vatican rejected reports it planned a wirelines broadcasting station in Minta FL. Arbuckle widow Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle wins a divorce for neglect and desertion. France notes Firming near St Edienne hosts first unhappy married men’s club. Earl of Jurney, major English landowner, dies at 50. Mexico sets July presidential vote amid rebellion lull while US sells war material to Obregon government. Italy jail mob lynches prisoner accused of stealing relics from a cathedral.
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Minta FL. Arbuckle
Roscoe
Fatty” E. Arbuckle
Firming
St. Edienne
France
Earl of Jurney
England
Republic
United States
Obregon
Mexico
Celina
Italy
Canada Farm Incomes and Outputs Report
Official compilation finds 61 out of 100 Canadians lie on farms. Canada has 70,000 farms with a value around 3.7 billion dollars, roughly 16 600 per farm, and annual revenue near 13.6 million. Average income per farm is about 2 000 yearly.
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Canada
Esquimalt drydock renovation nears readiness
The Esquimalt government drydock project advances with concrete basins laid and machinery installation set to begin next summer. Officials note steady progress amid typical delays, while quips about iron men and rust echo the era's tone.
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Esquimalt
Newbominton
Pageant Of Empire Planned At Wembley For Exhibition
A Wembley Empire pageant is proposed in connection with the British Empire Exhibition after a suggestion by the Prince of Wales. A War Office meeting in London discussed form and features including Elizabethan exploits, Robert Blake, parliamentary history, transport growth, India, Canada, Australia, missionary work, abolition of slavery, South Africa, sport, and rough riding. Dominions to be featured briefly with excursions to the Sudan for characteristic displays.
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Wembley
War Office
London
Robert Blake
India
Canada
Australia
South Africa
U.S. Ordnance Unit Develops Heavy 14 Inch Gun
United States Army Ordnance experts announce a new 14 inch calibre gun claimed as the heaviest and most powerful of its type. It fires armor piercing projectiles up to 1,560 pounds and can strike targets up to 23 miles away.
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U.S
Army Ordnance
New Strength for Weak Stomachs Pills Promise Digestive Relief
Indigestion relief through Williams Pink Pills is claimed to enrich the blood and restore stomach strength. A Sequilla business man testifies six boxes rebuilt his health after severe cramps and poor results from doctors. Pills available at medicine dealers or by mail for 50 cents a box, six for £2.50 from The De Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
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Willams
Williams
William Johnson
Sequilla
de. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Oat
Chamming Widow Aims Beyond Self in Empire Motive
A fragmentary line discusses human nature and self and other focus, contrasting a chaming young widow who seeks beyond herself. It references an empire, a sense of duty, and a phrase about worth and living, attributed to a figure named Waites or related title. The readable text blends aphorism with a wartime or melodramatic tone.
Dr Hamiltons Pills Promised For Women Health
An old advertisement touts Dr Hamiltons Pills as superior for women ailments caused by neglect. It claims constipation and blood weakness underlie many issues and that kidneys respond to the remedy, restoring back pain, breath, color, and overall health. Sold by druggists for 25 cents a box, five for a dollar postpaid from The Calarrhozone Co Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drukeists
Calarrhozone Co
Montreal
Bees Tell Time Experiments by French Expert Fascinate
A French expert conducted an early 20th century test showing bees learning meal times without a clock. Bees adjusted to seven, ten, and four o clock eating patterns, gathering from surrounding areas and prompting indoor serving. The report links human and animal ailments and promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for wounds and inflammation in both.
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Thomas
Large Stocks of Fuel No Shortage Expected in Canada This Winter
The mining branch of the Bureau of Statistics reports coal imports and mine output well above the three year average for ten months ending October 31. Combined coal output reached 14,127,000 tons, up 21 percent from the three year average. October output rose 21 percent from September. Despite October imports being seven percent below the three year average, total coal imports for ten months stood at 39,450,000 tons, up 13 percent. Overall, weather in November and December supports the forecast of no fuel shortage in Canada this winter.
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Canada
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Great Britain
The Hyphen Lesson From a Child’s Answer
A teacher tests hyphen usage and asks for no examples. A boy submits bird-cage and explains the reason, H's for the bird to fit on. The anecdote shows how experience teaches uncomfortable lessons.
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Chartling
Longest Canal Bonds to Reopen North China Route
The Grand Canal from Hangzhou to Pekin spans nearly a thousand miles, crossing the Yangtze and Yellow rivers. About 130 miles north of the Yangtze remains navigable, but the rest to Tianjin is mudfilled and derelict. A restoration plan seeks to rebuild the northern section, with seven million dollars allocated to a 100 mile stretch, led by American engineers.
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Ching
Hangchow
Tseataln
Pekin
Yangtse
Tientain
Sectiene
Amercan
New Filtering Process Removes Color From Beverages
Dr H S Hele Shaw presented a filtration method to the Royal Society in London. A stream-like filter passes liquid under pressure through thousands of perforated paper sheets, claimed to remove color from red wine and tea and to extract color from milk, yielding a tasteless water.
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H. S. Hele Shaw
Royal Society
London
Increase In Trade Over Previous Year Shown In Canada
Canada’s total trade for eight months ending November 1923 rises by 175,845,668 from the same period a year earlier. November total trade up nearly three million versus last November, with eight month totals at 1,914,031,034 in 1923 and 1,138,245,366 in 1922. November alone totals 211,089,427 in 1925 versus 208,090,232 in 1922. Exports rise about 70 million and imports about 105 million in the eight months. monthly imports down four million from November 1922 while domestic exports climb about seven million.
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Canada
Tiny London piano toy draws crowds in amusements halls
A diminutive English piano, claimed to be a miniature grand, is now the attraction in London amusement halls. Its size eludes exact measurement, yet it fits under a normal cover and is perfectly tuned. Also noted is Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy, famed for steady, unsensational promotion and growing reputation.
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London
J. D. Kellogg
Sea Mystery Lifeboat from Rock Sinks with Six Dead Men
A lifeboat adrift off the southern English coast carried six dead crewmen, richly dressed but with obvious exposure. A great wave overturned the craft, leaving two survivors when Innisholm reached the scene. Barely decipherable papers tied the boat to the British ship Rock, but no further clues emerged.
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England
Innisholm
Horses Bring Big Return at English Dash Sale
In England a dash sale at Tattersall’s drew strong bids with English racing men securing many prizes. A single thoroughbred topped the market at 868 605 dollars, underscoring that Love Horses Third remains a substantial value, while several lots also found buyers in Toronto Mail and Empire.
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England
Tattersall
Toronto Mail
Empire
Advance Warning On Cars Boosts Pedestrian Risk
The Boston Transcript notes that by end of 1924 the country will reach 16,000,000 automobiles, a rise that increases the likelihood of a pedestrian being run over by about 4,000,000 compared with 1983.
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Boston Transcript
Husband and Wife Both Receive Benefit From Pills
Quebec man and his wife report rapid relief from kidney pain after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. N. St. Hilaire of East Angus says two boxes eased pains in kidneys and back, with both spouses experiencing noticeable improvement and urging others with kidney trouble to try the remedy.
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Quebec
Paina
Dodd
East Angus
Quo
Mr. N. St. Hilaire
Bedouins Denounce Folding Chair Shortage Arrival
Bedouins condemn the folding chair denund saying they have sat cross legged for ages. A consignment of 2,000 chairs arrived at Aden from Austyla aboard Freshman.-it'm a Wettle still from bowling. Coach urges athletes to focus on track at Stratford Chaparral.
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Austyla
Aden
Stratford Chaparral
Man’s Silence Sparks Debate Over Repentance and Garrulousness
A short note examines a man who withholds repentance and contrasts his restraint with the talkative neighbor. The piece weighs personal duty against public perception, hinting at moral expectations without naming individuals or places.
Canadian Pacific offers four year McGill scholarships
The Canadian Pacific Railway Company announces four year tuition scholarships at McGill University for architecture and engineering fields, open to apprentices and other employees under twenty one and to minor sons of employees. Exams will be held in Montreal and other centers in June 1924. additional scholarships for French speaking employees at the University of Montreal are planned.
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Cplr. WI
McGill
McGill University
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Montreal
Grant Hail
Canada
University of Montreal
McGill Cniversity
Canadian Trade Extension Visit to Greece and Mediterannean
W. Mel. Clarke, Canadian Trade Commissioner at Milan, is instructed to visit Greece, Turkey, and the Eastern Mediterranean to report on opportunities for selling Canadian goods. In British Columbia a road building programme outlined by Minister W. Sutherland plans about 20 million dollars in expenditure over the next five years.
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Greece
Turkey
Mediterranean
W. Mel. Clarke
Milan
Italy
British Columbia
Hon. W. Sutherland
Minards Liniment for Dandrutl Farmers Awake The Nation
Yates Center Kansas newspaper notes farmers grow wary of government promises as public aid plans loom. The piece comments on skepticism and the rural mindset as policy debates unfold.
Frowns and Fulfillment Across Human Differences
Readers reflect on how broad human diversity shapes satisfaction and happiness beyond ordinary understanding. The piece probes differing expressions of contentment and the challenge of defining fulfillment across cultures and personalities.
Castoria Brand Used For Children for 30 Years
Reputed for soothing babies and kids with constipation wind colic and diarrhea. Claims to reduce feverishness by regulating stomach and bowels, aiding digestion. Includes reference to mothers endorsing Fletcher's Castoria as a trusted remedy.
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Fletcher
Minards Liniment Heals Cuts and Wounds
A hotel manager hires a new doorkeeper who delays a visitor asking to see Mrs Brown. The caller asserts Mrs Brown is his mother and was expecting him before birth. The exchange ends with a witty disbelief as the passenger inquires about his wife’s whereabouts. Minards Liniment appears in ad form.
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Engalet Company Limited
Toronto
Vatican
Pageant of
Esagire
Putnam's
Putnam’s
London Gazette
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Kase
Waites
Holloway
Eno
Jemima
Mr. .N. Se. Hilaire
Minard
Dandrutl
Yates Centra
Kan
Asta Studio
Fifth Ave. Dept
New York
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