World Happenings Briefly Told
The assembly of Mesopotamia refused to ratify the Anglo-Irish treaty. Sir Mortimer Durand, former British ambassador, is dead. The U S government expects a fiscal year surplus between 35 0 million and 100 million dollars. Plans for 60 to 70 grain elevators across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta were announced. Over 200 students attended the Ontario Agricultural College fiftieth anniversary address by President J B Reynolds in Guelph.
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Constituent Assembly
Mesopotamia
G. A. Gordon
Droigh
Canada
House of Commons
Mortimer Durand
Washington
Ubaland
United States
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
United Grain Growers' Company, Limited
Winnipeg
Hudson's Bay Railway
J. B. Reynolds
Onatario
Agricultural College
Guelph
Putnam's Corn Extractor Advertised For Death of Corn
An old advertisement proclaims Putnam's Corn Extractor as the end of corn, claiming the device sifts out pins roots and branches and refuses substitutes. The copy touts a price of 85 cents everywhere.
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Putnam's
Generals Gift Soldiers with Handkerchiefs in Merit Remembrance
Chinese General Mistong Kei-wu presents each soldier a handkerchief inscribed with eight characters to honor meritorious service. Other generals hand out wash cloths and toothbrushes as tokens. Hypnotium 3 is studied in French medical colleges.
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Gifta
Mistong Kei-wu
Marconi Foresees Beam System For Radio Telephony
Marconi announces experimental beam transmission in long distance radio telephony from Cornwall enabling speech with Australia. He says beam focus could narrow to five degrees or less, enabling high speed telephony with only one tenth kilowatt versus twenty kilowatts, promising transatlantic radio telephony soon.
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Marconi Wii
Cornwall
Signor Marconi
Australia
Marconi
Fia
Europe
America
Tourists Bring Large Revenue to Canada in 1923
Canada’s Dominion Parks Branch reports tourists spent 156 million dollars in the country last year, with over 20 million in British Columbia. About 1.66 million automobiles carried four passengers on holiday trips into Canada in 1923, underscoring tourism’s economic impact and its relation to US investment returns.
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Dominion
Canada
British Columbia
Dominion Parks Branch
Department of the Interior
Unis
United States
Wheat In the Northland by Herman Treile at Lake Saskatoon
Herman Treile of a Lake Saskatoon farm west of Grande Prairie Alberta reports his Marquis wheat stood nine inches above ground on May 24 after winning second place at the Chicago International Exposition last year. He sent a sample to W J Stephen Alberta Field Crops Commissioner.
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Herman Treile
Lake Saskatoon
Grande Prairie
Alberta
Edmonton
W. J. Stephen
Earthworms Learn From Experience in Simple Training Study
University of Prague researchers trained about 200 earthworms by rewarding the left path with a mild electric shock. After many trials the worms preferred the right-hand turn, and shifted quickly after changes, suggesting memory across their nerve centers despite lacking a brain.
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Heck
University of Prague
Straight Talk On Danger Of Colds
Propagates dangers of colds turning into catarrh and consumption. Promotes CATARRHOZONE inhalation to reach source of trouble, relieve nose throat soreness, clear nostrils and headaches, ending discharge. Claims permanent removal of catarrh bronchial and throat weakness. Sold by druggists or mail from The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
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Catarrkozone Co
Montreal
Persian bread baked in a desert clay pit
The Arap Wotan bakes crisp Persian bread by sealing dough in a hot sand pit then covering it with embers. After baking she removes the crusts with tongs and serves large mat-like sheets up to 30 inches long. An Ecuadorian woman adds a custom of shaping bread as people and animals for All Saints Day.
Baby's Own Tablets Ad from St. Godfrey Quebec
Mrs David Gagne of St Godfrey Quebec praises Baby's Own Tablets as an excellent medicine for three children. The mild laxative relieves constipation indigestion aids colds and fever sleep. Sold by dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box by Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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David Gagne
St. Godfrey
Que
Dr. Williams' Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Bank Savings Jump in Canada April Deposits
A government statement shows Canadian banks added about nineteen million in savings deposits and over ten million in demand deposits for April. The report notes growth across savings and checking accounts with data from the Department of Finance.
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Department of Finance
Ottawa Journal ridicules western farmer income taxes
The Ottawa Journal slams western farmers for not paying more income tax, noting a 1922-23 Canada total of 39.711 million with farmers paying only 480,353 or under one percent. It argues tax burdens reflect incomes and questions eastern versus western claims, hinting farmers in Ontario should explore mixed farming options.
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Ottawa Journal
House of Commons
Canada
Ube Journal
The
Journal 3
Western
Ontario
Manitoba
Free Presa
Fragmented ad copy on healing oils and names
A garbled mix of quotes and advertisements mentions Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil, a sore that won t heal, a Brompton Cemetery notice, and Minard s Liniment. It references home, courage, and a Fulham newspaper ad, with crude marketing of remedies and pepper distinctions.
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Theo
Thomas
British chemist taps waste hops for motor spirit fuel
A British discovery uses a microbe to convert 10,000 tons of waste hops into annually about 500,000 gallons of alcohol suitable for motor spirit. The process also yields acetic acid and 15,000 cubic feet of gas, boosting chemical and commercial interest.
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Ita
Grain movement climbs as CN elevators load far more
Grain figures show rising car loadings along Canadian National lines for the week ending June 5 at 2,620 cars, up 2,216 from last year. The season total reaches 150,017 cars carrying 201,088,000 bushels, vs 118,965 cars and 157,268,000 bushels a year ago. Saskatchewan and Alberta elevators hold 7,550,000 and 4,923,000 bushels respectively.
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Canadian National
Saskachewan
Alberta
Miller's Worm Powders: complete cure and restoration
Miller's Worm Powders claim to purge worms from the body, repair damage caused by parasitic intrusion, and invigorate the constitution. They assert rapid recovery from digestive disorders resulting from worm activity, with thorough work and resulting strength and soundness.
London to Stay Financial Center Says Sir John Aird
Sir John Aird, president of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, visiting Great Italia, asserts London will remain the world’s financial hub. He dismisses fear of American rivals overtaking London despite the United States holding much of the globe’s gold. He argues transportation and ship ownership drive wealth and finance, with Britain’s ocean commerce sustaining its economic leadership.
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John Aird
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Great
Italia
London
John
Republic
Perhips
Hamilton Herald
Earthquake area noted in Italy surpasses Japan claim
A historical note claims Italy is the greatest earthquake area, surpassing Japan with Italy reporting 27.6723 shocks while Japan is cited as experiencing shocks. The statement presents a regional comparison of seismic activity without modern verification.
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Italy
Japan
Moon surface color likened to dried mud says astronomer
F. J. Hargreaves of the British Astronomical Association reports a direct color photography process. He states the Moon’s surface resembles weathered dusty mud or dirty concrete in color and tone.
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F. J. Hargreaves
British Astronomical Association
Sex ratio shifts in U S population wording
The latest demographic note states the male to female ratio in the United States overall at 104 to 100, indicating more males than females across all ages. The source text uses a placeholder or error in the second numeral ("Loo") that should read a numeric value.
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United States
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