World Happenings Briefly Fold
A 1920s style digest notes varied items from around the world. It cites a German governor general, renewed defense pacts, a Kansas aviatrix altitude record, Ontario poll costs, coal warnings, pulpwood export fears, currency decline findings, a Mormon temple construction closure, proposed Montreal stockyard setup, and a Franco Canadian commercial accord. It also mentions food riots near Potsdam, long-time royal bodyguard Xavier Pyoll, and household budget trends across decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Magrath
United States
Germany
Reichstag
Cardston
Montreal
Calgary
France
Canada
Chamber of Deputies
Parla
Mownawas
Potsdam
Proposed sugar factory eyed for Southern Alberta beets
Farmers in Cardston and Raymond trial plots grow sugar beets as tests look for sufficient sugar content. If results satisfy, a sugar factory may be built, turning beet cultivation into a regular industry. The notice urges relief from corn rem，使 Hal laway's Remover.
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Alberta
Cardston
Raymond
Sacrifices Reported In Nagga Hilia Frontier Slavery
Government annual report from Ran goon notes human sacrifices in Nagga Hilia within the Nagga Hila area of the northeastern frontier. Slavery redemptions fail and funding cycles lead to larger future sacrifices. Investigations find six to ten yearly killings, sometimes 20 to 30 when funds allow, predominantly Indian children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terma
Rangoon
Nothing % Worry About Bible Scoffing In Colleges
A Minneapolis Journal note argues against alarm over colleges scoffing at the Bible, claiming such skepticism has existed for about two millennia yet the Bible remains a bestseller and influential.
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Minneapolis Journal
Vintage Yellow Sauce Custard with Dried Fruits Recipe
A vintage style recipe outlines making a custard by beating egg yolks with sugar and salt, then slowly adding hot milk over heat until thickened. Cool and flavor with lemon extract, then fold in heavy cream and chopped walnuts, figs, prunes, and raisins with lemon juice for a rich fruit sauce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S& Cup
Walnut uses in Bulgaria described in household craft
The walnut in Bulgaria is essential for the housewife. It is eaten raw and pressed for cooking oil. Nuts are roasted, fried, and pressed with a rolling pin. Green walnuts are used to make jam and are a key ingredient in producing potent brandy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
Stomach Troubles Pain After Eating Restore Quick Relief
A concise health brief discusses remedies for stomach discomfort after meals. It highlights an ideal restorative claimed to provide rapid relief for both men and women, focusing on digestive comfort and general wellbeing. The piece notes practical use and target outcomes, with emphasis on accessible relief.
Dr Hamiltons Pills Offer Health Value Across Body
An advertisement touts Dr Hamiltons Pills as a vegetable remedy to strengthen the stomach liver and bowels and ease headaches bilious attacks and indigestion. It notes widespread daily use and a 25 cent price at dealers. The item also reports a prominent American woman funding six British students to study at Princeton Harvard and Yale as well as at Oxford and Cambridge.
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Dr. Hamilton
United States
Princeton
Harvard
Yale
Oxford
Cambridge
Dr Fowler’s Wild Strawberry Extract Endorsed for Diarrhea
Mr Fred Palmer of Brantford Ontario cites relief from chronic bowel trouble after using Dr Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry. He notes its efficacy for his family’s water and fruit related ailments and warns against untried substitutes.
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Fred Palmer
Dalhousie St
Brantford
Ont
Dr. Fowler
Arch of Rememberance to Rise Across Menin Road
A British firm won a public contract to build an arch nearly as large as the Arc de Triomphe across Menin Road to honor the defense of Ypres. The project costs 10,000,000 Frances or about £40,846. A humorous aside notes a man forgets his bread when a fat woman steps on his corn.
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Paris
Menin Road
Ypres
Winnipeg inventor patents telegraph to write by telephone
Irving Nachumsohn of Moose Jaw Saskatchewan has designed a new electrically controlled typewriter that records typed messages on a receiving unit over ordinary telephone lines. The device uses permutation code and is protected by five Ottawa patents with filings planned worldwide. Nachumsohn, son of Mrs. Mary Nachumsohn, is a St. John's Technical School graduate and Saskatoon radio club organizer.
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Irving Nadumsoho
Winnipeg
Moose Jaw
Sask
Ottawa
Mary Nachumsohn
Redwood
College Avenue
St. John's ‘Technical
Moving Hotel By Rail From Chicago To Longview
A complete hotel is moved by rail from Chicago over the western prairies and mountains to Longview Washington. The eighteen car shipment will rest at Hotel Monticello, Longview, becoming part of a city built by Long Bell Lumber Company in northwest tracts.
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Chicago
Prairies
Longview
Wash
Monticello
Long Bell Lumber Company
Kansas City
Where He Studied English Teacher Exchange
A brief classroom exchange reveals a student named Harry admitting studying English last night for an hour. The teacher chides him for leaving the book on the desk, urging him to bring it home next time.
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Harry
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Systemic Relief
Catarrhal conditions like catarrh are influenced by constitutional health. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood upon mucous surfaces, improving general health to support its work. Free circulars from F J Cheney Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Totedg
Obla
A Flying Wing Aeroplane to be Tested Soon
An experimental aeroplane described as a flying wing will be tested. The design replaces a traditional fuselage with a lifting body to reduce weight. It aims to be faster and more economical, powered by two engines with a 25 passenger capacity and extra space for mail and baggage.
Doing Nothing Hard Work
Louis Wiley, manager of the New York Times, told boys during New York Boys' Week that the last man bore 38 wretched time doing nothing, calling it the hardest work in the world. Minard's Liniment for Dandruff-Ww.
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Louis Wiley
The
New York Times
New York
Enrich the Blood for Digestion and Health Remedies
A study of stomach tone links digestion to blood richness and presents Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for nervous indigestion and general weakness. Personal testimonial from Mrs Charles La Rose of Fruitland Ontario praises improved digestion, energy, and sleep after treatment. Additional notes mention worm powders, language statistics, and a joke about darning socks.
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Ont
Wiliams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
History Of Tea In World Trade And Cultivation
Tea likely began in Korea before Christ and spread to Japan within a millennium. Europeans first learned of it in the 16th century via Portuguese accounts, with English mentions emerging in 1615. Yokohama exported the first direct tea shipment to San Francisco in 1868. In gardens, tea is grown ornamentally like camellias but is less valued for cuts due to its flowers.
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Korea
Japan
Maffel
China
Yokohama
San Francisco
Soldier Settlers' Success Reported in Canada
Major John Barnett, chairman of the Soldiers' Settlement Board, says over 100 million has been spent on ex-soldier land settlements across Canada. About 230000 men in 130000-person farming communities have been located, with 86 percent repaying loans. The board employs 250 field staff aiding farmers and expanding the program.
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Canada
John Barnett
Soldiers’ Setlement Board
Hood
Soldiers’ Settlement Board
Dominion
Missionary's Translation Blunders Go Hilarity Deep
A Congo missionary recalls translating hymns and misrenderings that fixate on the word life meaning stomach and render Lord Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing as Lord Kick Ya Out Softly. The anecdotes reveal how language quirks spark amusement among natives and evangelists alike.
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Congo
Toronto Mail and Empire
Quotations From Humorous Passages In Periodical Snippets
A collage of witty exchanges and zingers from London Punch and Tit Bits praising frugal wit and everyday humor. The excerpt riffs on payment humor and weekly routines while noting authors Minard and other writers in passing.
Anxious For Education Crippled Girl Crawled Mile and Mall to School
A Kentucky mountain girl with infantile paralysis crawled over rough terrain a mile and a half to reach school. A Louisville physician repaired her legs, enabling walking within a year. She learned to read and write in hospital and later attended Berea College. A donor later deposited $1,000 to her credit.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Berea College
P Burns Returns Focus to Ranching with Glengarry Purchase
P Burns, noted rancher and packer once tied to a Calgary business block, trades into Glengarry Ranch west of Claresholm. The 22 000 acre property, once owned by British investors, signals a renewed emphasis on cattle industry after embargo changes.
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P. Burns
Nalionaire
Calgary
Glengarry Ranch
Claresholm
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil A trusted home remedy
The advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a versatile remedy for croup sore throat chest earache rheumatic pain and injuries. It claims to reduce inflammation loosen phlegm and provide speedy relief and notes thousands view it as indispensable for the family medicine chest.
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Dr. Thomas
Thomas
Building boom drives Canadian contracts rise this year
Construction activity grows across Canadian cities with January contracts totaling 9,840,800 dollars and the June record surpassing fifty million dollars, signaling a strong year for home building and related work.
Lone Diner Probed on Spiritualism in Table-Lipping Tale
In a spirited snippet from the New York Sun, questions erupt over a lone diner’s beliefs as conversations touch on Spiritualism and table-lipping, capturing a playful exchange about belief and skepticism.
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George
Walter
New York Sun
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Hemas
Naga Hills
Merit Soo Zi
Dr. Chase
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