World Happenings Briefly Told
Ware has started at Vancouver on the new 560,000 bushel grain elevator. Out of the 12,502,583 children between 10 and 15 years of age in the WB4 1,060,855, or one in every 12, are at work. Eudenne Bon eat, 107, died at St Hyacinthe. his youngest son is 79. France sees living costs up many times 1914. British Columbia funds a 2,500,000 job to reclaim Fraser Valley lands to be done by May 1. Royal title conferred on the Canadian Air Force by the King. Germany delivered reparations-related goods to Yugoslavia including railcars and locomotives. Advertising copy promotes a tonic with broad claims for cold and cough relief.
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Ware
Vancouver
Eudenne Boneat
St. Hyacinthe
Que
Ministry of Labor
France
British Columbia
Samus
Fraser Valley
John Gase
St.Catharines
Ont
Thad
Dragoist
Nme
Milburn
Big Oil Refinery Under Construction In Calgary
Imperial Oil Limited near completion of a 2,500,000 dollar refinery in Calgary. Officials expect operation by end of 1923 after a statement attributed to C. Co. Stillman, president of the company.
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Imperial Oil, Limited
Calgary
C. Co.Stillman
Irrigation Projects Expand In Southern Alberta
Government plans water access this spring as irrigation schemes in Lethbridge, Wainwright, and United areas advance. About 48 000 acres offered at 15 to 50 dollars per acre. Council lists 6000 colonization mailings and has over 460 inquiries for land. Twenty prospective sellers shown to date.
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Alberta
Leth
Wwidge Northern
United
Irrigation Council
Province of
Relieved after Nine Years of Suffering Me
A Manitoban resident Mr. P. R. Bolssino says nine years of kidney trouble ended after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He reports restored health, better sleep, appetite, and ability to work on the farm, attributing cure to the pills and urging neighbors to try them.
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A. Boissine
Dodd
la Broquerie
Man
P. R. Bolssino
Gold Smuggled in Soap Stirs Austrian Smuggling Ring
A Budapest widow buys soap cakes that yield gold pieces, sparking a local pool among neighbors. Police confiscate the stash after tracing the shipment to Vienna. A pricing error left unclaimed soap seized at a war station, auctioned, with the full £200,000 hoard sold cheaply to a shopkeeper.
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Austria
Budapest
Uet
Vienna
Warside
Naturalization totals show Canada accepts 10,360 new citizens
Men of many nationalities gained citizenship in the fiscal year ending March 31, 1922. Overall 10,360 foreigners were naturalized, led by Americans with 2,206 and Russians with 2,060 joining Canadian citizenship.
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Canada
Atogether
Ruasiang
Canada Broadening Out In Northward Growth and Railways
The article describes Canada expanding beyond old geographic limits with Quebec pushing settlements into northern valleys and Labrador, Ontario extending railways toward Hudson Bay, and exploration of gold and silver as wealth shifts north. It notes BC leading in northward wealth and farming, fishing, lumber, and mining expanding northward, with railways primarily envisioned from northern sources.
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Ontario
Quebec
Prairies
British Columbia
Labrador
Alberta
Manitoba
Vancouver
Heart and Nerve Pills Claim Symptom Relief
A Ontario woman writes of long heart and nerve pains eased after using Milburns heart and Nerve Pills. She reports pain relief and restored appetite after about five boxes, praising the product from The Milburn Company Limited Toronto. The notice also mentions a controversial claim about cancer and tuberculosis in large sea monsters and potential research interest.
British clockwork strain recorder tracks vibrations for bridges
A new British instrument records stress on bridges by a clock driven mechanism that plots strain directly on tape without batteries. It senses vibrations faster than a thousand per second and uses a migroscope for examination, aiding studies of dynamic stresses as trains pass at different speeds.
Building Permits Rise in Canada in January
The Canadian Government Bureau of Statistics reports building permits valued at 3,705,256 issued in January, up 772,221 from January 1922, a 26 percent rise. Officials expect strong activity in Canada’s building trades throughout the year.
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Cannian Government Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Winter hard on baby in stuffy rooms prompts remedy
A Victorian style notice warns that cold and damp indoor air in winter irritates infants. It describes frequent colds and upset stomachs, and urges using Baby's Own Tablets to regulate digestion and ward off illness. Sold by dealers or mail order for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Wiligms Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Wiligms Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Postal Air Routes Open Between Fort McMurray and Aklavik
The postal service will run a regular mail link between Fort McMurray in northern Alberta and Aklavik on the Mackenzie River delta. Mails travel by five husky sled relay with a two month wilderness term per trip. The piece notes Stefansson’s Arctic air routes may arrive within years. Worm Powders promise to expel worms in children, though vomiting may occur.
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Jed
Fort McMurray
Alberta
Aklavik
Mackenzie River
Canadian Arctic
Dewent
Tie
Jack London
Stefansson
Arctic
Winnipeg Tribune
Wolf dogs pass through Edmonton for Banff film work
Forty huskies or wolf dogs moved through Edmonton on their way to Banff Alberta. An American movie company will use the animals in filming northern pictures.
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Edmonton
Banff
Alberta
Melon Picture Producing
Northern Pictures
Diamond Dyes Promise Faded-Less Home Dyeing
Diamond Dyes guarantees easy home color for wool silk cotton or blended fabrics. Just specify material to druggist and enjoy rich, fade resistant results on skirts dresses waists coats stockings and more.
Monater Sawfish Captured in Bay of Panama Feeds Headlines
A massive sawfish weighing two and a quarter tons was caught near the Bay of Panama. The creature stretched twenty nine feet in length with a girth of nineteen feet, drawing wide attention to the extraordinary catch. The report also notes an ad for Minard's Liniment for corns and warts.
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Bay
Panama
Sun Ray Engine Demonstrated at City College
Bernard Grossman, a graduate, demonstrated a sun powered miniature engine in New York City's College of the City. A parabolic copper mirror focused rays on a water test tube to produce steam that drove the motor. He aims to build a larger model to prove the theory and suggests solar light heat and power for buildings and solar meters for trucks.
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College of the City of New York
Bernard Grossman
Grossman
Halls Catarrh Medicine Claimed To Relieve Deafness
Catarrhal Deafness is linked to inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucus. The remedy Halls Catarrh Medicine is advertised as a constitutional treatment that acts on the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions. Sold by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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F. J. Chenay & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Flour Mills Struggle to Meet Demand in Export Orders
Medicine Hat mills report large export orders from the Orient and the United Kingdom. Mills run at capacity and many cannot supply the demand for low grade flours. Strong demand has driven shipments in recent months.
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Medicine Hat
Orient
United Kingdom
London Doctors Plan Black List of Nonpayers
Doctors in London discuss creating a blacklist of patients who move between physicians to avoid paying bills. The proposal targets chronic debtors and aims to deter medical fraud by tracking repeat offenders across practices.
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London
Ex Kaiser Wilhelm's Son Writes Book on War
The former German Crown Prince's son is authoring a war book while facing lifelong questions about his father's empire. An Ogden Utah toddler trains a wild cat to lead him to school each day, a curious local tale sparked by unusual pet behavior.
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Kaiser _Wilhelm
Germany
Ogden, Utah
Fiags
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