World Happenings Briefly Told
The Privy Council committee will soon review whether women may be appointed to the Canadian Senate. The U S has informed the League of Nations of a radio accord with Canada. Hugo Eckener denied Graf Zeppelin sale talks. Fraser River sockeye treaty not ratified this session. Mike Bizbecke died at The Pas when a heavy cable struck him. Sir Colvile Barclay died in London at 60. he served in Washington diplomacy. Twenty five British boys plus 149 others aboard Andania arrived in Winnipeg. A rail steel line from Cranberry Portage toward Cold Lake expands into northern Manitoba mining land. Cold Lake branch work begun, slated to operate by September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Judicial Committee of the
Privy Council
United States
League of Nations
Hugo Eckener
Zeppelin Company
Graf Zeppelin
Fraser River
Mike Bizbecke
Pas
Bizbecke
Colvile Barclay
Portugal
London
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Canadian National
Cranberry Portage
Cold Lake
Manitoba
Baby’s Own Tablets touted for children’s ailments
An old advertisement urges caregivers to keep Baby's Own Tablets at home to treat common childhood issues. It claims they regulate bowels, ease indigestion, relieve constipation, and ward off colds. A Quebec mother testimonial praises the remedy, noting quick improvement in her baby. The product is sold by dealers or mail order for 25 cents a box from The Williams Medicine Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moise Cabottee
Makamik
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Bread loaf baked on Good Friday endures 76 years
A small loaf claimed to be baked on Good Friday March 22 1853 is on display. It is owned by Mrs. Bee Hough Bartlett aged 89 and was baked by her mother. Bartlett cites a legend that a loaf baked on Good Friday will endure forever and has preserved it for 76 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bee Hough Bartlett
Moth er Graves Worm Exterminator for Child Worms
A safe and effective medicine marketed for children to treat worm infections. The product, named Moth er Graves Worm Exterminator, is presented as a reliable remedy in the period advertising. The claim emphasizes safety for youngsters and ease of use.
Two convicts swap wits about Bunyan and a sentence
A jailhouse quip has one convict noting John Bunyan wrote a story in a life. The other quips it took him ten years to do a sentence, a pun that undercuts the labor of writing and serves the grim setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bunyan
Strange Udeke Tribe Found in Siberia by Russian Explorers
A Russian exploration party reports a strange race called the Udeke inhabiting coastal Siberia. About 1300 members live in crude bark dwellings, smoking from cradle to grave and subsisting on animal fat to stay warm in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Manchuria
Mongolia
Honey Corn Flake Muffins Recipe
Honey corn flake muffins with graham and white flour. Mix melted shortening and honey with a lightly beaten egg, add milk, then fold in thoroughly mixed dry ingredients. Bake in greased muffin tins for thirty minutes to yield about 32 muffins.
Sirloin Squares Baked With Honey Tomato Glaze
Cut sirloin into three inch squares about three quarters of an inch thick. Dredge in flour and brown lightly in a pan. Layer in baking dish with salt and pepper, cover with tomato puree, and add one teaspoon honey per piece. Top with onion and celery strips, bake slowly two hours then uncover to brown. Serve with four or five onion and celery strips per portion.
Salt Fields Examed at Fort McMurray for Exploitation
Sir Thomas Tuit of the Canadian Salt Company has completed an examination of the salt fields at Fort McMurray with a view to exploitation. Winnipeg hosts over 830 diverse industries producing more than $152,000,000 in goods annually.
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Sir Thomas Tuit
Canadian Salt Company
Fort McMurray
Winnipeg
France trip plans spark discussion at home
Dialogue hints at marital agreement on summer travel to France while commenting on Germany’s rapid invasion yet long-term strategic evasion. The text juxtaposes personal consent with a broader war context.
Keep Your Baby Well and Strong
An infant care notice promotes Fugle Brand Milk as a recommended food for babies who cannot nurse. It urges daily bathing and regular feeding, and offers a free baby welfare book and Baby Record diary from The Borden Company, Limited in Montreal after mailing the advertisement cutout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borden Company, Limited
St. Paul St. West
Montreal
Eight Northern Wireless Stations Cost and Maintenance
A report from the Northern Wireless Station lists eight DND operated stations in Alberta and the far north at Aklavik Herschell Islands Dawson Mayo Fort Simpson Fort Smith Fort Fesolution and Edmonton with construction cost 156 330 and annual operating cost 398 25k. An advertisement promotes Dr Thomas electric oil as effective for sprains contusions swelling and pain with a claim a trial will prove its power.
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Aieport
Alberta
Department of National Defence
Aklavik
Herschell Islands
Dawson, Mayo
Fort Simpson
Fort Smith
Fort Fesolution
Edmonton
Thomas
Beesware: Alberta Shipments For Taber Honey Plant
Two and a quarter tons of apiary frames arrived at the Riedel Honey Company plant in Taber Alberta. The frames were shipped from the Alberta Box Company plant in Calgary. Riedel Honey plans a record season of production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riedel Honey Company
Taber
Alberta
Alberta Box Company
Calgary
Forest Use Rate Destroys Woodlands Faster Than Regrowth
The statement notes that current consumption exceeds replenishment by about four and a half times. It highlights a critical imbalance in forest management and sustainability efforts.
Land rush in Northern Alberta accelerates with settlers and land uptake
Edmonton CN railway Colonization reports about 1 000 new settlers with over 1 000 000 dollars capital moving to Peace River district and Northern Alberta since January. April projects about 1 500 settlers. early April 15 saw 312 settlers with 170 000 dollars. March tallies rise. Edmonton district homesteads neared 226 in March, 1925 totals exceeded, signaling sustained expansion into 7 000 homesteads possible in the district this year.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Canadian National Railways Colonization Department
Peace River Country
Peace River
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Signaller Liverwright Deserts Post Discharged From Army
George Liverwright of the Scots Guards, who deserted his post in front of Buckingham Palace, was found guilty by court martial. He received 112 days hard labour in a civil prison and a discharge from the army with ignominy, after pleading he was sleeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scots Guards
George Liverwright
Buckingham Palace
Liverwright
Fragmented Headlines and Conversational Fragments From Tardy 1910s Page
A collage of dialogue and captions appears with ethnic speech and humor about a furniture store debt collection. An asthma remedy ad fragment proclaims relief, and a joke about a 1912 marriage contrasts with a 1914 war reference.
Siege of Jerusalem and Destruction of the Temple
Sunday School lesson outlines the 586 B.C. siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, its long resistance, and final destruction. It covers Nebuzaradan’s completion of the ruin, temple vessels saved to Babylon, and the razing of the temple, palace, and city walls. The text cites biblical chapters and prophets for context.
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Seige
Jerusalem
Zedekiah
Nebuchadnezzar
Babylon
Chaldea
Ezek
Tebeth
Dean Stanley
Lachish
Azekah
Egypt
Nebuzaradan
Canadian Choirs Win Big In New York International Contest
Two Canadian male choirs place high at a two day festival in New York. Ottawa Temple Choir from Ontario earned 754 points, Peterboro Male Chorus 851, and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Glee Club won first with 883 points in the B Class. The event drew 75 US choirs and 14 Canadian groups totaling 4000 voices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
New York
United States
Ottawa Temple
Peterboro
Ontario
Paris
Baltimore and Ohio
Rails Road Glee Club
Baltimore
Peterboro Mal
Associated Glee Clubs of America
Canard
Canadian Fish Deals and Tar Sands Plant Announced
Major Hugh A Green former director of fish supplies for the Canadian Expeditionary Forces travels from England to Ottawa to discuss a British firm purchase of large fresh fish supplies at least 1000 tons weekly sent to the British Isles by refrigerator steamers from the Maritimes. Dominion government to build a 30000 plant at Edmonton to extract bitumen from tar sands in the Athabasca district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh A. Green
Canadian Expeditionary Forces
Towa
England
British Isles
Maritimes
Great Putain
Dominion
Edmonton
Athabasca
Brandon Ac Clubs seeks charter for aeronautics and public airport ops
The Brandon Ac Clubs, newly formed, applies for a charter to operate in all forms of aeronautics and public airport activities.
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Brandon Ac
Pulic
Nervous and Run Down Mrs Burton Seeks Quiet Help
Mrs RR Burton of Oshawa Ontario writes that three years of nervousness and exhaustion left her unable to bear noise from her children. A friend advised a treatment, prompting her to seek relief and rest from daily strain.
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Ata
Minzard
Raesian
Betty Barclay
Sault Fields
France
Germany
Lin
Wrigley’s
Wrigleys
Northern Wireless Station
Northland
J. D. Kelloge
Judah
Panama Canal
C. Q. Stillman
Colon
Stillman
G O. Stillman
Toronto
Imperiali Oil Limited
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Tsao
McDermot Ave
Lydia E. Pinkham
Delena Wallace
Union Street
North Devon
New Brunswick
Fish For
Britain
Brandon Aero Club
Yteuaks Heart
T. Mitturn
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