World Happenings Briefly Told
The Cunard line reopens its Berlin office while grasshoppers emerge in Hartney district and steps are taken to combat the post. A British naval conference in Singapore reportedly plans joint action by East Indian China and Australian squadrons if war occurs. Buenos Aires port zone, closed since March by a Port Laborers Union boycott, reopens with only ten ships accepting labor. The body of eight-year-old Lilly Manning, who fell in a sewer on St James Street Montreal March 10, is recovered in the St Lawrence River near Hochelaga. Adam Philipchuk and Mike Grigorew are arrested in Vernon California on request of the British Consul-General for return to Perdue, Saskatchewan. Geo H Malcolm and John Bracken will visit Ottawa in June to discuss federal aid for Manitoba agriculture with the Dominion Cabinet.
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Buenos Aires
Lilly Manning
St. James Street
Montreal
St. Lawrence
Harbor Street
Hochelaga
Adam Philipchuk
Mike Grigorew
Vernon
Calif
Perdue
Sask
Geo. H. Malcolm
John Bracken
Manitoba Agricultural College
Ottawa
Dominion
Canada biting off more than it can chew
The Calgary Herald quotes the Manchester Guardian arguing Canada has overreached. It notes Canada demonstrated wartime resolve by taking on large challenges, implying caution about current ambitions and commitments.
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The
Manchester Guardian
Canada
Calgary Herald
Reminders on Rheumatism Blood Treatment
An ad urges treating rheumatism through the blood not via liniments. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as addressing the blood cause, citing patient testimonials from Cardigan and an elderly woman. Pills available at medicine dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Williams
P. J. MacPherson
R.R. No. 5
Cardigan
Dr. Williams
Forest Fire Season Warns of Careless Causes
Canada faces five to eight thousand forest fires annually from careless burning. Five settlers on trial for causing blazes cite ignorance of fire spread. The Canadian Forestry Association urges campers and smokers to extinguish fires fully, keep them small, choose clear soil, and never leave flames unattended.
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Canada
Quebec
The
Canadian Forestry Association
Judge Not the Beans by Their Pod Size
A proverbial saying emphasizes judging produce by quality over appearance. It cautions readers against superficial assessments and champions evaluating true value through substance, not exterior size or presentation.
Alberta Lakes Drainage Plan Expands Cultivated Land
A proposed drainage push in Central Alberta could add about 23 000 acres around Morinville east of Edmonton by draining Manawan Lake. Reconnaissance surveys are also underway at Chijs Lake about 19 000 acres and Lanes Lake about 3 000 acres. If feasible, reclamation work may begin next year with ditching schemes.
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Morinville
Edmonton
Manawan Lake
Alberta
Chijs Lake
Lanes Lake
Wasp First Paper Maker Discoveries
The earliest paper maker was the wasp, whose nest creation begins with a thin outer coating of paper. This natural process mirrors the fundamental method of papery material production observed in insects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasp
Separation and Alimony Declared by Coin Divorce
A humorous note promotes Putnam's Corn Extractor with playful lines about peaceful separation of coins and no damage, claiming it acts like magic. The ad urges refusing substitutes for "Putnam's" and prices at 25 cents everywhere.
Butter as Medicine in ancient Times and Modern Corn Remover
The piece notes butter in early Christian times as a medicine and as a Roman sign of wealth or poverty. It also promotes Holloway's Corn Remover claiming it removes corn by the roots and urges trial.
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Holloway
Woman borrows neighbor’s recipe to bake a cake
A woman with idle time borrows a neighbor’s recipe and attempts to bake a cake, trying to pass the task as a domestic project. The event highlights ordinary household curiosity and shared cooking knowledge.
The Oil of Power General Pain Killer Claim
Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil is praised as versatile and effective for many pains without claiming to cure every ill. It is presented as a well tested remedy whose virtues are known to users by experience.
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Thomas
Oarfish Reaches Twenty Feet in Open Sea Habitat
The oarfish, a 20 foot long creature of the open sea, shows its presence by rearing its slender body four to five feet above the water when angered. This behavior highlights its rare surface displays and large size within marine life records.
Seed corn shipment to Germany marks new export effort
Keep Minard's Liniment in the house. Seed corn from Blenheim to Germany is being sent as an experimental export. T. C. Warwick, renowned seed corn expert in Ontario, has long shipped widely to Eastern Ontario and the United States and has received an order from a large Danzig firm for seed corn. The corn was carefully prepared and forwarded.
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Blenheim
Germany
T. C. Warwick
Ontario
United States
Danzig
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Promised To Aid Tobacco Sufferers
A tobacco related heart and nerve complaint is described with symptoms like palpitations tremors and insomnia. Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills are advertised as restoring heart steadiness and nerve tone based on a testimonial from D McKillop of Coxheath Nova Scotia. The ad notes price and distribution details and mentions a separate note about an American silver dollar found in a can of pickled tongue opened in Wales.
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Milburn
D. McKillop
Coxheath
N.S
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Wales
Nature is too busy to turn out handsome men
A brief quip notes that nature does not produce ideal specimens readily, suggesting an abundance of activity and distractions prevent human enhancements or ideal appearances from emerging quickly. The line carries a wry, observational tone about natural limits and societal expectations.
Girl Flyer Sets Record Looping 199 Times in 80 Minutes
Miss Laura Bramwell, 23, climbed into a Curtiss standard biplane at City Field Garden City. She soared to 8,000 feet and began looping the loop, finishing after 80 minutes with 199 completed loops, surpassing her own world record for a woman pilot by over a hundred.
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Laura Bramwell
Cytis Field
Town Morals Shape School Standards Say City Leaders
The Indianapolis News argues that school morals reflect the town’s character, molded by leaders and law enforcement. It urges voters to reveal conscience at the polls, noting the home and school atmosphere mirror public officials and overall town tone.
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Indianapolis News
Saddest Faces of Men Who Retired Too Soon
A New York Herald column laments men aged 60 to 70 who quit early, urging readers to compare their sad post retirement lives on Riverside Drive. It portrays retirees as unfulfilled waiters on the inevitable, whether they were gardeners, collectors, almoners, or factory workers.
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Riverside Drive
New York Herald
Should Have Been a Scot
An entertaining dialogue features a Scotsman and an Englishman debating national merits. The Scot praises Scots as among the world’s greats in literature and achievement, listing Burns, Scott, Stevenson, Miller, and Barrie, while the Englishman elevates Shakespeare, prompting the Scot to concede possible cross-border brilliance.
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Robbie Burns
Walter ‘Scott
Stevenson
Hugh Miller
Barrie
Wiliam Shakespeare
A Meal of Cut Worms and Immigrant Children Fact
Toronto naturalist C A Nash records a robin’s efficacy as a cut worm destroyer. One captive bird ate 163 cut worms in a day, suggesting higher results if foraging. Separately, over 400 immigrant children were aboard the Canadian Pacific liner Minnedosa sailing from Liverpool to Montreal.
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C. A. Nash
Toronto
Liverpool
Montreal
Unknown settlements found in Japan's first official census
During last fall's census operation for Japan the first official count, investigators uncovered settlements with populations of about 240 residents that had not been previously known.
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Japan
Summer wrap with pink taffeta and brocade layers
Apple blossom pink taffeta forms a summer wrap with tiered silk frills narrower at the top. Pale blue georgette lines the lining, while gold and silver brocade outlines green foliage and pink blue flowers. A blue lash peeks through when worn, partly concealed by a spreading taffeta collar.
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Promotes Healthy Children
To have the children sound and healthy is the first care of a mother. They cannot be healthy if troubled with worms. Use Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for relief and well being.
Visiting Canada Hosts Weitzman as TNT Inventor
The Ottawa Citizen reports Prof. Chaim Weizmann, inventor of TNT and World Zionist leader, visited Ottawa at the home of Ateg J. Freiman. About 500 leaders of Ottawa Jewry greeted him. Mrs. Weizman, a medical doctor, aided the British during the war by commanding a hospital.
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Ottawa
Chaim Weizzmany
Ottawa Citizen
Weigzman
World Zionist Organization
Ateg
J. Freiman
Somerset Street
Admiralty
Corn and sunflowers to be planted near Lethbridge
Former North Dakota farmers plan to plant substantial corn crops near Lethbridge after successful trials there. They expect to expand acreage this spring with a large addition of sunflowers, signaling a strong agricultural push in the area.
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Lethbridge
North Dakota
Kellogg's Asthma Remedy Promises Quick Relief
Exhausted readers learn a remedy claim by J. D. Kellogg for asthma. The ad states it relieves the drain of asthmatic troubles, with a vast record of relief and wide availability.
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J. D. Kellogg
Noble Foundation Denies Insolvency and Liquidation
The Noble Foundation, a large farming concern south of Calgary, denies insolvency and liquidation. A receiver has not been appointed. arrangements exist between the company and its major creditors. The firm insists it is not insolvent despite rumors of distress.
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Noble Foundation
Calgary
Construction at Fort McMurray Hospital Reaches Total Completion
Fragmentary OCR suggests a note on a hospital building at Fort McMurray nearing completion. The text mentions Dr Ings Calpary Meahee and references a north hospital and a building under construction being completed.
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Ings
Calpary
North ‘Hospital
Sfaninday
Fort McMurray
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