World Happenings Briefly Told In A Jumbled Review
A compendium of disparate items spans wartime memorial plans on the Somme, opium penalties, a Canadian laundry association proposal, and notable travels. It notes Bonar Law donating part of early wartime assets, aviation feats by George Barbot, and high-profile moves involving D Annunzio and Empress Zita. It cites insulin availability in Britain, Tennessee moonshine declines, and stray references to prohibition era concerns and social issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opium Advisory Committee
League of Nations
Ontario
Calgary
George Barbot
West Point
N.Y
Rome
The
Central News
Epoca
Gabriel D'Annunzio
Turkey
Mustapha
Pasha
D'Annunzio
Ted Bahadur Sapru
Earl of Reading
India
London
Oldest US Newspaper Globe and Commercial Advertiser
Announcement states Frank AL Menecy bought the New York Globe and Commercial Advertiser. The Globe and Commercial Advertiser is described as the oldest daily in the United States with continuous publication since December 9, 1782. Noah Webster was its first editor. Webster and George Runce formed a partnership on September 2, 1793 in Hartford, Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank AL Menecy
New York
Globe and Commercial Advertiser
United States
Noah Webster
Regulate the Bowels For Health And Constipation Relief
A health guidance note highlights regular bowel regulation as a key to overall wellness. It argues that overcoming constipation keeps the system clear of wastes and supports better daily function.
Dr. Hamilton’s Pills Promote Health and Regular Function
An old advertisement touts Dr. Hamilton’s Pills as a mild yet certain regulator. It claims users fall into a habit of timely functioning, restoring normal conditions, supporting digestion, blood purity, and a bright disposition. Price 25 cents at dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hamilton
Nature
Corn In the West Expands Across Canadian Prairies
W D Tregois, president of the Alberta Corn Growers Association, distributes carloads of seed to farmers from Coutts to Peace River and Victoria to Manitoba as planting expands. About 27 000 acres are expected to be planted this year with corn, once a torrid region staple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Tregois
Alberta Corn Growers’Associatation
Coutts
Peace River
Victoria
B.C
Manitoba
Baby's Own Tablets Claimed Valuable by Mothers
Mrs Hermadis Chagnon of Ste Theo Dosie Quebec reports Baby's Own Tablets keep her baby well and helps with bowels stomach and fevers. Thousands of mothers echo the claim noting relief from constipation indigestion colds and simple childhood ailments. Sold by dealers or mail 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario. The first Canadian cattle boat to Dundee carried 530 head over 14 days consuming 400 bales of hay and 500 bags of grain. Miller's Worm Powders advertised as an effective vermifuge claim to banish worms without purgatives and to thoroughly destroy them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermadis Chagnon
Ste. Theodosie
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Dundee
Scotland
First League of Nations assembly opens with 41 nations
The League of Nations, created by the 1919 Versailles treaty, held its inaugural assembly in Geneva on November 15, 1920, with 41 nations represented including France Britain Italy Belgium China Romania Portugal Spain Sweden Japan Holland Brazil Argentina Czechoslovakia Switzerland Australia Bolivia Cuba Denmark Greece Guatemala Haiti India Liberia Nicaragua Norway Panama Paraguay New Zealand Peru Persia Poland El Salvador Sri Lanka South Africa Venezuela Serbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Versailles
Assembly of the
Geneva
Switzerland
France
Great
Britain
Italy
Belgium
China
Rumania
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Japan
Holand
Brazil
Argentina
Caile
Colombia
Uruguay
Canada
Cxedho
Slovakia
Odd invention spectacles for horses spark high stepping
Among odd inventions of practical use are spectacles for horses. The device is not meant to improve sight but to make the ground appear closer, encouraging the horse to lift its legs higher.
Catarrhozone Advertises Nasal Cold Remedy
A vintage sales blurb promotes Catarrhozone for nasal inhalation to treat catarrh and colds. It claims easy relief, strengthens passages, and germ prevention with a two month course priced at $1.00 and 60 cents for small size. The Montreal company offers mail order and warns against substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
X Rays Penetration Question Triggers London Inquiry
London ministry investigates how far X rays from clinics penetrate walls and distance into nearby homes. Dr Declerc leads a panel including radiologist M Biqueral and Dr Vaillant amid neighbor complaints of health impacts and two cancer accusations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Hygiene
London
Declerc
Academy of Medicine
Maame Carle
M. Biqueral
Vaillant
cHaola
Telephoning Through the Earth and Odd Ball Innovations
French scientists test underground telephony with ground as a conductor and a Paris catacombs receiver. Berlin opens a bath facility at its main train station for travelers. A German inventor unveils a 30 pound one man glider with two flights near Berlin. Rockefeller's wealth cited as vast though not quantified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Berlin
Where Poultry Thrives In Canada Egg Production Contest
British Columbia led in average eggs per bird with 181.2, Ontario 173.5, and the Ottawa Canadian contest 167.1. A total of 2,590 birds produced 391,805 eggs over weather-friendly conditions, with BC White Wyandotte yielding 307 eggs and Alberta Barred Plymouth Rock close behind at 265. Pen production favored British Columbia White Wyandottes with 2,601 eggs, while the Canadian White Leghorn produced 2,498 eggs. New Brunswick and Alberta also reported strong totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Experimental Farms
British Columbia
Ontario
Ottawa
Canada
Plymouth Rocks
New Brunswick
Alberta
Trans-Canada Highway Plans Presented to Minister
Plans for the Trans-Canada highway were laid before Hon. Alex. Ross, Minister of Public Works. Alberta will see two main branches, one from Halifax to Regina via Moose Jaw Medicine Hat Calgary and Banff to Vancouver, the other through Saskatoon Battleford Edmonton and Jasper Park to Vancouver. The route aims to create a marine highway through Alberta's national parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Vancouver
of Higghways
Alex. Ross
Alberta
Regina
Ict
Moose Jaw
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Banff
Saskatoon
Battleford
Edmonton
Jasper Park
Canadian Boys Form Forest League to Fight Fires
One hundred forty thousand Canadian boys have been organized by the Canadian Forestry Association into a Young Canadians Forest League to guard forests this year. Badges and detailed instructions are issued as the youth volunteers serve as an auxiliary force to fire rangers across the Dominion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Forestry Association
Young Canadians Forest League
Dominion
When a Bachelor Finds His Ideal Woman
A witty reflection notes that a bachelor who discovers his ideal woman often learns she seeks someone else. It suggests a frugal family life on about $800 yearly with modest pencil and paper budgets, while income reaches $19,000.
Calgary Exhibition and Stampede July 9 to 14 affair
The Calgary Exhibition and Stampede promises Western Canada's greatest entertainment with $50,000 in prizes. Highlights include automobile races horse races cowboys Indian races grand parades and the crown for the best Canadian bucking horse rider donated by the Prince of Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Buffalo
Canada
H.R.H
Prince of Wales
Catarrh Cure Promoted By Hall’s Medicine Ad
In old style copy the item notes Hall’s Catarrh Medicine as a tonic that acts through the blood to restore normal conditions on mucous surfaces. It advertises free circulars from druggists and mentions medical claims. Also included is a brief line about Winnipeg Grain Exchange trading with Germany, with no price disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Cheney Voledo
Obie
Germany
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Summer Excursion Fares East Show Quick Eastern Trips
Canadian Pacific Railway offers round trip summer excursion fares to Eastern Canada valid until October 31, 1923 with en route stopovers. Travel by lake steamer from Fort William Port Arthur to Port McNicoll Owen Sound incurs meals and berth extra. Train option includes three daily trains with the Trans-Canada Limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
Great Lakes
Fort. William
Port Arthur
Port. Mcnicow
Owen Sound
Canadian Pacific
Trans-Canada Limited
Trans- Canada
Wife says Sunday is peaceful day after six days of abuse
A wife at Enfield Middlesex police court stated her husband beats her six days a week but leaves her unharmed on Sundays, calling that day her happy day as he rests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enfield
Middlesex
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University College Hospital
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Duke of Devonshire
Leore
Derbyshire
Somme
Zita
Austria-Hungary
Teside
Ita Haa
Villa Delle Vianore
Lucca
Tennesse Mountains
Smith
Waynes
Bnitfish Medical Research Council
Minard
Texas
Kansas City Star
Yee Globe and Commercial Advertiser
League of Nation Members
Thomas
Joho D. Rockefeller
Minard's Liniment
Putnam's
Ol Coe Agi
Bela
Coca-Cola Company
Toronto
Winnipeg
Houston Post
C.p.r
Bayer
Bailereadey
Wassit
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