World Happenings Briefly Told
Ottawa post a Mee stall members received Imperial Service Medals for long service. Snow record in Switzerland piles on Mount Saonitz. Salmon eggs shift from New Brunswick hatcheries to Terrace near Vancouver via Winnipeg. A Perthshire bull sold for 8275 to Collydale. Italy’s wartime expenditure 1914 to 1923 about 15,600,000,000 pounds. Calgary Christians build a 50060 church. growth noted. British Empire Exhibition opens April 24 1924 and closes Oct 34 1924. Ontario minister urges speeders to jail violators to protect pedestrians and horse drawn vehicles.
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Ottawa Post
Switzerland
Moun Saonitz
Newcustie
N.B
Dominion Fish Hatchery
Terrace
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Duncan Stewart
Mulhills
Perthshire
Scotland
Duthie
Collyale
Italy
German Women Face First Libel Trials in History
Women in Germany attend court for the first time in history as two civil libel actions proceed in Hertin. The cases mark a landmark moment in gender rights with women seeking redress in two separate court actions.
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Germany
Hertin
Pape's Diapepsin Advertises Quick Digestion Relief
A vintage ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast remedy for gas indigestion sour stomach and related symptoms. It promises instant relief once the tablet reaches the stomach claiming sourness heartburn and gases vanish. Druggists guarantee the product to correct digestion at once and at a low cost.
Heroes of the Sea Courage Amid Sinking Ship Rescue
Chief Murray of the steamship Empress of Scotland led volunteer crew to rescue the Clintontia's crew amid raging seas off Canada. No rivals or drums, only human resolve. The heroism stemmed from a call of humanity and willingness to risk lives against wind and waves.
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Qmicer Murray
Scotland
Viey
Washington Post
Thrifty paper industry saves forests with waste use
The paper industry aims to save forests by using two million tons of waste paper this year in new production. Jasper mills note that every ton saved preserves forest resources, arguing six tons of waste paper equals one acre of timber. Also mentions health concerns of houseplants at night and pagan funeral bells, plus ads for Dr Thomas selectric oil and Minasd’s liniment.
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United States
Jasper Mills
Thrift Magazine
Thomas’ Selectric Cui
Blind Northwestern student astonishes traders with seeing without sight
In Chicago at the Board of Trade a blind Northwestern University student, Carl Boxtrom, demonstrated extraordinary perception. Guided by sensitive nerves and sharp ear drums, he estimated room dimensions and measured pits, identifying doors and traders within inches and even noting quotations on blackboards during a floor inspection.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Carl Boxtrom
Northwestern University
Dostrom
Restroom
Aged Sixty Four Relieved of Rheumatism by Pills
Munson Alberta resident Tirfermann credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing months of rheumatism. He could not lie on his right side before eight boxes relieved him completely. He keeps the pills at home and remains a firm believer in the remedy.
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A. J. Biermann
Dodd
Munson
Alta
Mr. Tirfermann
Todd
Vodd
The Wisdom of Austria on Recovery and League Help
The Austrian government town has been oversubscribed in London markets showing a revival of credit. A year ago Austria seemed ruined with the worst currency in Europe next to Russia. Recovery came as politicians handed it to the League, which supplied reason and a plan the Austrian people accepted, setting Austria on a recovery path.
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London
Austria
Europe
Russia
League For Burial
League
New York World
ASPCA Offers $10000 Prize for Humane Stunning Device
The ASPCA at Madison Avenue and Twenty sixth Street, New York City, offers a $10000 cash prize for a mechanically operated device that renders sleeping cattle and swine wholly unconscious before slaughter. It must be safe, rapid, economical, and reliable. Some critics claim those who skip church collections attack sermons.
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American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Madison Avenue
Twentysixth Street
New York City
The Resolute Desk Gift from 1854 to Britain and Roosevelt
A short history recounts the 1854 US gift to Great Britain, the Resolute ship abandoned in Arctic ice, bought by Congress, restored, and presented to Queen Victoria. Twenty years later the queen used its timbers to craft a desk sent to Washington, now in the White House used by President Roosevelt.
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United States
Great Britain
Resolute
Orters
Feader
Deltcher Frankite
Melville Island
Davis Straits
Cawes
Queen Victoria
Washington
Oii
White House
Roosevelt
Impure blood cures urged for women's health
An old advertisement extols Lt Williams Pink Pills as a tonic for women from adolescence to middle age. It claims blood enrichment improves energy, headaches, backaches, and nursing recovery, with a testimonial from Mrs. S. J. Watts of Kingston Ont. The notice promotes purchasing by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont and mentions Western Canada and a Panama hat claim.
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Lt. Williams
S. J. Watts
Kingston, Ont
Wiliams
Willams
Dr. Willams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
California Fig Syrup Ad Claims Quick Bowels Aid
An old advertising blurb promotes California Fig Syrup as a reliable remedy for constipation in children. It touts a fruity taste, claims fast relief within hours, and urges mothers to buy genuine California Fig Syrup from druggists to avoid imitation products.
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California
Your Teeth and The American Beauty Secret
An article argues that American women retain youth longer due to dentistry. It claims women trust regular dental checkups, notes higher decay risk for women, and links teeth, gums, and cheek support to facial beauty. early correction for children’s misalignment is urged to preserve facial contour.
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United States
Lord Lonsdale Acknowledges Circus Ring Years
Lord Lonsdale a leading English sportsman admitted that his passion for horses led him into the circus world. He spent a year and a half traveling with a show as a performer in one of the periods of his varied career.
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Lord Lonsdale
England
Catarrhal Deafness and Halls Catarrh Medicine Ad
Catarrhal deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube lining. The ad claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts through the bloodstream to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions, offering a constitutional remedy with a circular free from J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Luniesa
Nature
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
German Air Giant Promised 300 Foot Wing Monster
British authorities hold details on a giant Junkers monoplane with a 300 foot wingspan and up to a dozen engines totaling over 4000 horsepower. The craft would rise from the sea and land on it, with a near hundred ton loaded weight and an ocean crossing capability in a single non stop flight.
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Hugo Junkers
Oceana
Well Supplied Dentists Answer About Arrivals and Teeth
A recent arrival's son proudly answers a visiting dental hygienist in public school. He says they have many tooth brushes, and his father drives an ash cart. Corns are painful growths. Jallo way's Corn Remover will remove, Lert.
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America
Jalloway
Father Speaks on Sentleman Farmer and Lids Fat
A father explains a Sentleman farmer as one who rarely raises anything but his own fat. The piece invokes a moral tone on farming aims and uses Minard's Liniment as a physician remedy, reflecting period views on agriculture and medicine.
Result Amazing Says Mrs Mann
When I decided to try Taslac it was one of the wisest decisions I ever made Mrs Alice Mann of Regina Saskatchewan suffered after effects of flu was run down and weak. Her appetite returned strength returned sleep improved and nerves quieted after taking Tanlac bottles. Tanlac is sold by all good druggists with many bottles sold.
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Alice MM. Mann
Robinson St
Regina
Sask
Rista
Airplane Planters Plant Grain in Tulare District
Farmers in Tulare County California adopt airplane grain planting. The method drops seed from airframes that bury themselves for sprouting, reducing costs to about one dollar per acre versus one hundred forty dollars per acre with prior planting.
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Tulare Lake, California
Ted Fect Ty
Sores Flee Before It
There are many afflicted with sores who have been driven away by Dr. Whomnas Eclectric 081. Angu larly troubled should apply this splendid remedy without delay. it is cheap and its power is not expressed by price.
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Whomnas
Ugandan barter tale shows cloth and bottles value
In Uganda the price of a yawl is still two yards of cotton cloth with ORES cost a decade, while several old beer bottles will buy as much firewood as a man can carry.
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Uganda
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Gillett Company Limited
Wipee
Toronto
Canada
Calgary
Viscount Wale
Board of Trade
House of Commons
Hon
F.C. Begs
Ontario
Castoria
Ube
Wrigleys
Heroes of the Sea
Westminnster Abbey
Minasd
Liniment
Chicago
Alberta
Wisdom of
U.S
Eastern
Lonsdale
Circus
Minard
Mrs. Mann
Taniac
Kane
Chase
Bales & Co
Limited
Dominion Express
Atoney
Nce
SOMRA
Bank Street
Tawa, Ont
Woolen Mills
Georgetown
Ont
Manulecquran
Harold C
SHIPMAN @ CO
Keok
Tomoeto
Deetora
Mother Seigel
Kendall,co
Toberg Falls
USA
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