World News Briefs from The Era Afloat
King George signs Anglo American treaty authorizing a 12 mine search and seizure zone off the American coast. Bavarian Landtag dissolved. cabinet led by Dr Von Knill ing resigns. Six Malian emigrants detained at Cherbourg over forged French language passports. Cholera outbreak devastates Behar division Bengal with over 10 900 deaths. epidemic spreading. Five Hebrideans sail to Canada. 240 Indians aboard near Quebec. Eighteen grain boats depart Fort William with 2 617 000 bushels of wheat oats and flax. Keekalin and Huronie report lake fleet passages.
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George
Behar
Bengal
India
Canada
St Lawrence River
Quebec
Glasgow
Stornoway
Fort William
Superior
Keekalin
Canadian Pacific Lake Fleet
Huronie
Northern Navigaton Company
Clark's Beans and Pork Advertises Value and Union Promise
An ad extols Clark's Beans and Pork as economical food and urges use of Clark Kitchens. A dramatic dialogue line claims a daughter promised to marry, and asks for forgiveness, hinting at a wedding plot within the scene.
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Clark
Canada’s cattle markets in Britain seen as promising
Deputy minister of agriculture J Grisdale notes limitless potential for Canadian stone cattle to Great Britain and Ireland. He cites the need to expand shipments to England and Scotland to capitalize on a profitable market for chilled beef.
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Great Britain
Great Bellata
J. Grisdale
Howse
Ottawa
Ireland
Canada
United Kingdom
Wheat acreage in Saskatchewan to fall ten percent
A crop report from the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture Bureau of Statistics says weather and late spring will cut wheat seeding by about 10 percent this year while flax acreage is expected to rise by 10 percent. Wintering conditions are generally good though farm labor shortages exist in some areas.
Nerviline advertised for joint and nerve pain relief
An old ad touts Nerviline as a fast penetrating oil for swollen joints and nerve pain. It claims quick relief, easing stiffness and soreness, with fifty years of success and bottles priced at 35 cents.
Hog grading results progress in bacon campaign across provinces
The report from Dominion and Provincial Departments of Agriculture shows mixed hog grading progress for 1924 versus 1923 across Alberta Ontario Manitoba and Quebec. Selects and thick smooths rise in some provinces while Alberta reports fewer glop hogs. Ontario and Manitoba show declines in certain categories and overall higher premiums for selects.
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Alberta
Ontario
Dominion
Departments of Agriculture
Manitoba
Quebec
Bat
Summer Excursions Preparations by Canadian Pacific
Preparations for summer excursions by the Canadian Pacific Railway are underway with plans to open mountain resort hotels and bungalow camps in May. Circular trips for pastors and Western Canada are arranged, including a May 12 Pacific Coast excursion with return options in October. Tickets available from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, with round trips to Revelstoke Sicamous and Okanagan Lakes. Also offers eastern Canada rates and lake-boat eligibility with small extra berths and meals. Worms cause fretfulness and rob the Infant of sleep. The great nourisher Mother Graves Worm Exterminator will clear the stomach and intestines and restore healthfulness.
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Eline Canadian Pacific Railway
Cnadian Pacific
Canada
Pacife
Ontiry
Port Arthur
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Revelstoke
Sicumous
Arrow
Okanagan Lakes
Columbiya
A Splendid Laxative for the Baby
An old ad promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a mild yet thorough laxative for infants and young children. It claims to ease stomach and bowel disorders, relieve constipation and indigestion, and help with colds and fevers. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order for 25 cents per box from The Welch's Medicine Co. Grockilie Ont.
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Wifligs’ Medicine Co
Grockilie
Sleep Substitute Debate From English Scientist Claim
An English scientist, Dr. David Fraser Harris, proposes an electrochemical method to recharge brain cells, potentially eliminating the need for sleep. The piece weighs the benefits of saved time against the value of natural rest, noting sleep’s role in recuperation, judgment, and the human experience.
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David Fraser Harris
Sancho Panza
Bies
Camilion Vierald
Women Ailments and Remedies Highlighted in 1920s Column
A period piece notes women’s greater illness tendency due to neglect and a complex system. Constipation is blamed for many ailments, with Dr Hamilton’s Pills advertised as superior for women’s health and detoxification. An unrelated item says Chinese telephone operators connect quickly, contrasting with London call times. Shipping statistics show Britain leading with 22,041,620 gross tons in 1922.
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Mamilton
Trinliton
Ceet Health
Tlamisten
China
Sodoghres
Norman W. Anderson
Shanghai Mutual Telephone Company
Liverpool
Great Britain
United States
Settlers Effects Movement Reported for Last Fiscal Year
Exported settlers effects totalled 10 million 795 thousand 941 dollars, down from 7 million 873 thousand 2 dollars the year before. Imported settlers effects stood at 6 million 114 thousand 703 dollars versus 6 million 205 thousand 85 dollars. A fragment references charity and a product Minard's Liniment, the Athlete's.
Whitefish Fry Distribution From Fort Frances Hatchery
Jumbo whitefish fry from Fort Frances hatcheries are being distributed to Ontario lakes via Winnipeg advices. Fort Frances hatchery shipments last week included Rainy Lake Rocky Ihlet and Mink and Elbow Lakes, with millions of fry reaching destinations in good condition.
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Fort Frances
Ontario
Nimaiy
Winnipeg
Baggage Department
Cabadian National Railways
Tances
Fort Francis
Turtle Lake
Aline Centre
Rainy Lake
Rocky Ihlet
Mink
Elbow Lakes
Abiwin
Sou
Tuy
Readable Advice From Kirkton Woman on Dr Pierce Remedies
Mrs John Simpson of Bridgebury Ontario praises Doctor Pierce tablets for eight year bladder neck inflammation and notes relief with Antric tablets. She also endorses Favorite Prescription for expectant mothers, claiming a large healthy baby and asks readers to request free trial packages and confidential medical guidance from Doctor Pierce at the Invalids Hotel Buffalo New York.
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Kirkton
Ont
Doctor Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Film Mt Everest Climb Preparations Reported
Elaborate plans outline filming the third Everest expedition as it departs Fegland. A mule carries a boxed film camera, while a clockwork camera will be used. An Irish philosopher comments it's prudent to consider after thoughts first.
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Mt. Everest
Mount Everest
Wich
Fegland
War widows remarry at high rate in postwar Britain
Three-fifths of Britain s war widows have remarried among 150 000 pensioners listed after the war with 90 000 having remarried. Statisticians warn of 1 000 000 surplus women facing life without partners while widows claim men know how to please their victims.
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Britain
Alsto
London
Great Britain
Right of Way Confusion in Wisconsin Arterial Highway Rules
A garbled Wisconsin note warns drivers that all approaching arterials must stop and merge into arterial lanes in low gear, regardless of direction, to avoid right of way misunderstandings and heavy fines. It also oddly cites Dutch aircraft designer A V G Fokker and mentions Miller's Worm Powder as child health claims, reflecting stray OCR artifacts.
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Wisconsin
Yukon Girl Wins Honors In France
Flor ence Taylor of White Horse Yukon, 19, topped a Sorbonne diploma exam among European contenders with stronger French backgrounds. She excelled in French history literature art history philosophy and related subjects. notable peers included Sholio Watt of Victoria British Columbia and Nora Eliot of Belleville Ontario.
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Europe
Florence Taylor
White Horse
Yukon
Sorbonne
Sholio Watt
Victoria, B.C
Nora Eliot
Betlevine
Ont
Wheat yields comparison across provinces and states in 1928
Alberta shows an average wheat yield of 18 bushels per acre for the twenty five year period ending 1928, higher than North Dakota 10.8, South Dakota 11.4, Manitoba 18.2, and Kansas 13.5. The figures illustrate regional variation in grain productivity during the period.
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Alberta
North Dakota
South Dakotas
Manitoba
Kansas
British Scientists Western Tour Fund Promises
At a Toronto meeting of the British Association branch organizers western provinces Alberta and Saskatchewan pledged financial help for a western tour of eminent British scientists. Some planned stops may be cut due to funds while the coast trip will proceed. A separate note praises Dr. J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as effective after years of searching for relief.
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Atchewan
Alberta
Jock
British Association
Toronto
Saskatchewan
Suquet
J. D. Kellogg
Alberta Receives Settlers from Oregon and Minnesota
New settlers arrive in Alberta in large numbers with many from Oregon and Minnesota. During March sixty homesteads were filed at the Dominion Land Office in Edmonton.
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Alberta
Oregon
Minnesota
Dominion Land Office
Edmonton
Fragmentary Exchange Mirrors Urgent Dinner Table Scene
A fragment captures a heated kitchen exchange with a demand for more pudding and a call to send for the doctor.dialogue hints at a medical concern and immediate family tension amid a household moment.
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Cees
Mont Aappeg
Bayer
Canadian Pacific “Railway
Minard
Liniment
Ontario Lakes
John Simpson
Imperis Tobacco Compan of Canada Limited
A.V. G. Fokker
Atlantic
France
Dr. Chase
Uil
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited
Dr. Shase
Mills
Dominion Isapreas Money
Dtor
Adies
National Manufacturing Co
Montreal
Pack Street
Pers Sr
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