World Happenings Briefly Told
Prince Nicholas of Romania signs up as a midshipman in the British navy. A young woman and a presiding judge at a Moscow district court trial sentence seven men to death. British chemists produce insulin in quantity priced about 60 cents per dose. Maples and ash trees sent to Canadian War Memorial Park in Belgium from Indian Head Experimental Farm. Banks in Southern Saskatchewan to close for summer noon hours. Precaution against holds ups during absences of sta. Canadian Manufacturers' Association invited to send delegation to Japan to foster trade. Duke of York may be appointed Governor-General of the Dominions and represent the King in South Africa. War Secretary Earl of Derby says 261 death sentences carried out. 2450 pronounced but not executed. An airplane with two passengers flies in France without a pilot, landing with no passenger assistance. Canadian Wheat Board Act extended to July 15 1924. expires August 15. Fire at Thorpe Hall destroys two rooms of Puron Byne af Vimy’s 300-year-old residence in Essex.
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Prince Nicholas
Romania
Ant
Moncow
Canadian War Memorial Park
Poperinghe
Belgium
Indian Head
Saskatchewan
Elation
Japan
Canadian Wheat Board
Thorpe Hall
Thorpe-le-Soken
Essex
Puron Byneaf Vimy
Canada
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The text is garbled with repeated phrases and fragmented proper nouns, making a clear event or subject uncertain. It references names like Davoren and Eisen and places such as Hamilton Ontario, but lacks coherent details to form a concrete news item.
Fresno Raisin Day Parade Dazzles With Pageantry
A massive parade in Fresno celebrates Hat ain Dery Festival with nearly all district groups, city, and military units represented. The Raisin Pageant division features the Garden of Eden to Garden of the Sow theme. Queen Miax Marie Girard of Devino Kern County crowned as this year’s raisin blasket.
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Fresno
Cal
New Orleans
Pasadena
Catarrhozone Promoted For Sore Throat Cough
An old time advertisement urges relief from throat discomfort and coughs with Catarrhozone. It claims to prevent progression to chronic chest infections by killing germs in throat and lungs. The mail order pitch offers a dollar outfit sold by druggists and via The Catarrhozone Co. Montreal.
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Catarrhozone
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Water weaknesses in wet rope and healing oils
A quoted advocate argues rope strength drops to one third when wet and further with grease. It extols Dr Thomas E lectric Of and asserts the oil remedy It is not a jumble but a careful investigation of healing oils applied to the body. The piece claims lasting public favor and promises trials will prove its healing power.
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Thomas Eefectric
Seed Control Act amends seed grading scope nationwide
The Seed Control Act administered by the Department of Agriculture in Gttaws is being amended. After a second reading in the House of Commons the act would extend compulsory grading to all grass and clover seeds and many crops. Optional grading would apply to field roots and garden vegetables. Farmers selling seed on their premises are exempt, while farm-sold grass and clover seed must be officially tested and graded from a control sample.
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Department of Agriculture
Gttaws
Agricultural Committee
House of Commons
Radio amateurs relay across Canada in 23 minutes
A telegram from the American Radio Relay League reports three consecutive nights of amateur tests across Canada. The best relay covered Montreal to Duncan on Vancouver Island and back in 23 minutes, demonstrating rapid long distance wireless communication by Canadian Hams.
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American Radio Relay League
Bafl
Montreal
W. F. Reeves
Duncan
Vancouver Island
Child Labor in Shanghai Cotton Mills Reported
Thousands of children as young as eight or nine work in Shanghai cotton mills. Young girls stand in double rows feeding unguarded machinery, moving steadily but with evident weariness. The scene underscores harsh conditions in the city’s textile industry.
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Shanghai
China
Raisin Cake and Almond Raisin Bread Recipe Fragments
Readable sections describe a raisin cake with butter sugar eggs milk and lemon rind plus a note to bake one hour and please a husband. Also mentions Sun-Maid raisins and an almond and raisin bread recipe with flour graham flour molasses almonds and baking powder.
Is There A Baby In Your Home
An advertisement urges households to keep Baby's Own Tablets for quick relief of common childhood ailments. It claims the remedy regulates bowels, eases indigestion, and treats colds and fevers, with a testimonial from Mrs. Moise Cadotte of Makamik Quebec praising its effectiveness. The Dr Williams Medicine Co offers boxes at 25 cents by mail or through dealers.
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Moise Cadotte
Makamik; Que
Dr. Wiliams* Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Meteors and a quirky sermon toast the day
The article recalls a daily influx of at least twenty million meteors visible as shooting stars and notes mothers praising Mother Graves Worm Exterminator. It also mentions a congregation's custom of repeating the Zard Psalm in concert and Mrs Armstrong's habit of staying a few words ahead in the recital, with a biblical question about the lady by the still waters.
Manitoba Approved Flocks to Improve Poultry Stock
The Poultry Division of the Dominion Livestock Branch creates Manitoba Approved Flocks to raise quality heavy laying stock. A pamphlet by A C McCulloch outlines rules: select top females, match with approved mates, sell surplus stock, hatch eggs, cull unproductive birds, provide reporting forms, and offer further help to ensure profitable flocks.
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Manitoba
Dominion Livestock Branch
A. C. McCulloch
Poulley
Freezone Corn Cure Promises Quick Relief
An ad urges readers that corks lift off with fingers, claiming Freezone removes any hard or soft corn between the toes without soreness. Consumers are told a tiny bottle costs only a few cents and ends corn pain by rubbing the product on the affected area.
Innovation Puts Fish Grading Into Western Markets
The Mefonis Fish Company in Alberta led the way by grading fish into three sizes and packing for market on Duffato Lake ice. US dealers praise the innovation as a convenience for customers and note it marks a notable advance in provincial industry.
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Mefonis Fish Company
Alberta
Duffato Lake
Chicago
United States
Duke Receives Gift From Wanamaker at Buckingham Palace
Colonel William E. Wood, representing Rodman Wanamaker of New York, delivered a wedding gift to the Duke of York at Buckingham Palace. The present was a massive silver vase standing 38 inches high with carved oak leaves, oak heads, avanthus leaves, and four claw feet, designed in a classical style.
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William EK
Wood
Rodman Wanamaker
New York
Duke of York
Buckingham Palace
Colonel Wood
Mr. Wanamaker
New Castor Bean Waste Made Into Building Tiles
A newly discovered method converts castor oil bean residue, previously discarded as waste, into light yet tough interior tiles and bricks. Through compression the material becomes warm to walk on, resembling polished stone and costing roughly the same as standard mineral compositions.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claim Text
An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh and deafness caused by catarrh. It states the medicine is a liquid taken internally, reduces inflammation, and aids nature in restoring normal mucous surface conditions. Circulars and products are offered by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Olio
Seeds Carried by Migrating Birds Study Noted
The article notes Darwin and early researchers proving seeds travel on bird feet, citing soil gathered from migrating birds yielding 627 plants after cultivation. It also reports Dominion trade rising by 216 million dollars in eleven months versus last year.
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Darwin
Noble memorial stone laid for Zeebrugge raid tribute
The foundation stone for a Zeebrugge raid memorial was laid by the Governor of West Flanders in a ceremony with Admiral Sir Roger Keys Lord Burnham Lord Emmett the British Ambassador and Belgian officials. A 70 foot granite column crowned by St George will rise near the Mole with sea facing inscriptions and lists of the British fallen and warships. The event honored brave deeds in wartime.
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Zeebrugge
West Flanders
Roger Keys
Lord Burnham
Lord Emmett
George Graham
Mole
St. George
England
United For Justice
Oval
Unfit to Live Must Die Verdict Recited in Ad Copy
An outdated advertisement claims Putnam's Extractor 4 cures corns and warts, stating it will never fail. The copy asserts a harsh verdict on treatment and promotes the product as a reliable old standard, with price listed as 24 cents at dealers.
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Putnam’s
Tar Sand Used As Binder For Coal Briquettes
The University of Alberta Research Department under Prof. Edgar Stansfeld reports progress on using McMurray tar sands as a binder for coal briquettes. Experiments have advanced to a finished product shown as evidence of success.
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University of Alberta
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