World Happenings Briefly Told
A sweeping glance at global events notes a domestic Senate learning to curb crude opium for heroin production, Poland naming a permanent U.N. League rep, Spain’s military leadership deemed vital by King Alfonso, and Spokane’s figures. Notable items include Rev J A Mackenzie’s Vancouver arrival from Korea, Gen Shipak’s prison sentence for pogroms, Marie Corelli’s death in Stratford upon Avon, and a forthcoming royal Ireland tour by the Duke and Duchess of York to Belfast and Derry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Alexander Skrzynski
Gen
Sikorski
Poland
League of Nations
Alfonso
Spain
Figaro
Soverelan
Madrid
Vancouver
J. A. Mackenzie
S Totland
Korea
Gen. Shipak
Soviet Russia
Marie Corell
Stratford-on-Avon
England
Ireland
George
Duke
Thuchess of
York
Belfast
Queen’s University
Derry
Marquis of Londonderry
Duke of Abercorn
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Credited by Senior Canadian Woman
Mrs. O. E. Fitzgerald of St Thomas Ontario recalls severe heart trouble in 1921 and says seven boxes of Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills restored her health to what it was 30 years earlier. The ad notes pills cost 60 cents a box, available at druggists or by mail from The T Milburn Co Limited, Toronto. Also reports Canadian Pacific Railway grain shipments: 35 million bushels total, 33 million wheat, with two million shipped by one division and several million by others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. E. Fitzgerald
Bass St! St. Thomas
Ont
Milburn
T. Milburn Co. Limited
Toronto
Southern Alberta
Lethbridge
Canadian Pacific Railway
Delaying Tactics on the Hudson Bay Rail Route
The Regina Leader criticizes the government for delaying the Hudson Bay railway project, accusing officials of stalling by launching another inquiry into the Straits navigability. It argues the route is feasible and already judged viable by past leaders, urging completion and operation without further boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Bay
Straits
Wilfrid Laurer
Robert Boden
Arthur Meighen
Regina
Candied Sweets How to Prepare in Old Southern Style
A Southern housewife showcases a method for candied sweet potatoes. Slice three to four medium potatoes and bake in an enameled dish with a syrup of water brown sugar and butter. Bake covered fifteen minutes then uncover to brown tops. Serve from the same dish.
Baby's Own Tablets Praised By Mothers In Quebec
Mrs Alfred Tranchemontagne of St Michel des Saints reports her baby’s life saved by Baby's Own Tablets. Thousands of mothers share the view that the tablets regulate bowels and stomachs and relieve common child illnesses. Sold by druggists or by mail at 5 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Tranchemontagne
St. Michel Des Saints
Que
Mra. Tranchemontagne
Dr. Willams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Triumphal West Tour of Lightnin through three cities
The all star Lightnin troupe resumes its northwest tour with three days in Moose Jaw, one night in Medicine Hat, and two days in Lethbridge next week. Stops include Orpheum Moose Jaw May 5 to 7 with a matinee, Empire Edmonton May 12, and Majestic Lethbridge May 9 to 10, amid strong advance sales. A separate timber deal in Sayward district Vancouver Island prompts a $1.25 million negotiation by Canadian Robert Dollar Company, with 200 million feet of timber in the tract and potential logs for 21 years. Also noted is a figure of 45,000 churches owned by colored people in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Jaw
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Northwest
Allsstar
Winnipeg
Saskatgon
Regina
Orpheum Theatre
Empress Theatre
Medicine
Majestic Theatre
Empire Theatre
Edmonton
Robert Dollar Company
Sayward
Vancouver Island
Dollarton
United States
Castoria Featured for Infant Digestive Relief
An old advertisement promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a remedy used for over 30 years to ease stomach gas wind colic and diarrhea in babies and children. It claims to regulate the stomach and bowels aiding digestion and feverish symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Canada Exports Gold and Silver to Britain United States and Hong Kong
Canada exported 2,102,787 dollars worth of gold in February to the United States, with silver bullion shipments totaling 1 0 66,457 ounces to the United Kingdom and 421,153 ounces to the United States, while Hong Kong received 220,828 ounces. Silver non bullion exports amounted to 279,925 ounces valued at 171,635 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
Hong Kong
Canada
United Kingdom
Straight Talk On Danger Of Colds Catarrh
A promotional notice urges rapid treatment of colds and catarrh to prevent progression to consumption. It touts CATARRHOZONE as a cure that reaches the source of catarrh, stops discharge, clears nostrils, and purifies breath. Sold by The Catarrhozone Co. Montreal with a two months’ course for $1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Russians Prepare A Polar Flight To Plant Red Flag
Soviet Russia plans an aerial expedition to the North Pole led by Commander Rossinski. A four motor plane with wireless gear is nearing completion in Philadelphia and will reach Nova Zembia for a pole stay of seven days. A radio message will announce the presence at the pole and invite global workers to rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
North Pole
Pole
Rossinski
Fridjof Nansen
Philadelphia
Nova Zembia
Kara Sea
Nansen
Europe
United States
Strangled with Asthma Relief Promises from Kelogg Remedy
An advertisement touts Dr J J Kellogg s Asthma Remedy as a transformative cure claiming relief from asthma attacks. It asserts breathing becomes normal and bronchial tubes clear, describing the remedy as uniquely effective and worth its price to users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Kelogg
Latest Find In Jerusalem Pushes City Age Back Centuries
London Telegraph reports Prof Stewart McAllister tracing Jerusalem’s ancient city of David. A deep rock trench, part of early defenses, lies beneath rubble cleared for the first time since Abraham. Atop the trench McAllister notes a potential Jebusite sanctuary, oldest Holy place in Jerusalem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
London Daily Telegraph
Stewart McAllister
City of
David
Iely
Abraham
McAllister
Engagement Announcement Prompted by Limited Publicity
A fragment shows a couple discussing an engagement with privacy concerns and a plea to announce their love publicly. The text also mentions Minard's Liniment for Distemper as an unrelated product reference.
Women Dye Faded Drapery for Fresh Look
A brief item notes women dye faded textiles to restore color and renew wear. The report highlights thrifty care with dye or tint for worn garments and drapery. The snippet emphasizes practical household upkeep.
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Do It Yourself Dyeing
An old advertisement claims the Diamond Dyes package offers simple directions so any woman can revive faded textiles. It suggests choosing any color at the drugstore and dyeing even without prior experience.
Canadian blind aid goals rise from 40000 to 1 million
Capt A E Baker of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind spoke at a Kiwanis Club meeting in London Ontario. He noted funds raised for blindness relief grew from 40000 in 1918 to about 400000 in 1994 with a 1930 target of one million dollars. He cited 7000 blind people in Canada and 600 in Toronto from Ontario’s 2000 cases.
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Ontario
Toronto
A. E. Baker
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Franca
Kiwanis Club
London
Ont
Baker
Canada
Manitoba Hunters Paradise Return From Game Licenses
Manitoba provincial game wardens department reports access for sportsmen over the past year. Licenses issued include 10 155 game bird and 1 801 big game permits. Aggregated bags comprise 427 deer 389 moose 48 232 prairie chickens 23 023 partridge 1 859 grouse 762 wild geese and 189 969 brant and ducks. Government revenue from permit fees totaled 31 1533 dollars.
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Manitoba
Putname Painless Corn Extractor Tops Corn Pain Beating
On the marriage day romance ends and history starts yet Putnam’s Painless Corn Extractor ends corn troubles. It removes roots stems and leaves no trace of corn after use. Available from all dealers at 23 cents each. Refuse substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Canadian Government to operate forty vessels this summer
Forty vessels will be operated this summer by the Canadian Government Merchant Marine to maintain eleven regular services. An innovation is a monthly Montreal to British Columbia service. Sailings to St. Kitts Antigua Barbadoes Trinidad and Demerara are announced every ten days due to increased trade between Canada and the British West Indies.
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Montreal
British Columbia
St. Kitts
Antigua
Barbadoes
Trinidad
Demerara
Canada
British West Indies
Soups from Clark Kitchens Offer Quick Meal Options
Clark Kitchens promotes thirteen ready to heat soups prepared by experienced chefs. A Royal Navy squadron visit to Australian waters altered itineraries affecting dates in British Columbia with Victoria June 21 to 25 and Vancouver June 25 to July 5.
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Clark
Special Service Squadron
Royal Navy
Australian
British Columbia
Victoria
Vancouver
Doctor Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery praised as best seller
A distinguished citizen Dr. R. Piercs receives praise for fifty years of herbal remedies. The Golden Medical Discoverys blood medicine and stomach alterative claim to beautify skin, improve blood and circulation, and clear pimples. Consumers are urged to ask druggists for the tablets or liquid or send 10 cents for a trial package to Dr. Pierces Laboratory in Bridgeburg Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Piercs
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Bridgeburg
Ontario
Banting and Best Honored at Sulgrave Institute Dinner
Dr. Banting discoverer of insulin and his assistant Dr. Best were honored at a Sulgrave Institute dinner in New York. Dr. Walter Miles of Cornell welcomed them, praising insulin as epoch making and life saving, foreseeing its impact on 20th century medicine.
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Banting
Sulgrave
F. G. Banting
Sulgrave Institute
New York
Charles Herbert Best
United States
Walter Miles
Cornell University Medical College
Dr. Banting
Dr. Best
North American
Rural Alberta hospitals operate cheaply across four years
Alberta rural municipal hospitals served 23 142 patients from 1920 to 1923 at an average cost per case around 15 dollars. They completed 1 470 major and 3 123 minor operations, with 3 012 maternity cases, expanding from 8 to 15 hospitals and 160 to 277 beds. Drumheller posted 2.92 dollars per patient day. Five new districts are planned.
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Alberta
A. K. Whiston
Province of
Drumheller Hospital
Steamer Boxer Teaches Eskimo Boys Navigation and Tech
The Boxer, a United States bureau of education floating industrial school, carried 19 Eskimo students through winter. From Barrow region and Panhandle, they learned navigation gas engineering and radio telegraphy. Superintendent C W Hawkesworth praised their progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boxer
United States Bureau of Education
Polot Barrow
Wainwright Inlet
United States Land
Panhandle
Alaska
C. W. Hawkesworth
Bureau
Hungarian Count Prefers Canada for British Subject Status
Count Michael Karolyi, former Hungarian prime minister, plans to become a British subject and relocate his family to Canada for a freer atmosphere. He indicates radical Italian views influenced his choice and cites desire for his child to grow up in liberty.
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Canada
Michael Karolyi
Hungary
Wanig
Lta
London
Ile
New Sofia to Angora Air Route Under Government Supervision
A new aerial route from Sofia to Angora will be opened under government supervision as part of the Bucharest Constantinople Angora line. It currently crosses Bulgaria at Yambolt, where German war airfields and hangars remain for Ottoman communication. A Los Angeles man named Damrich is noted for a weak financial rating, despite his name.
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Sofia
Angora
Bucharest
Constantinople
Dulgaria
Yambolt
Los Angeles
Damrich
Tale
Alberta In Pictures at Benish Empire Exhibition
Educational motion pictures show Alberta's farms ranches and mining districts with charts on coal, wheat, dairy, and crops. Dr Thomas Eclectie Oil promoted for healing qualities with claims of careful oil preparation and public favor from the start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Wambly
Thomas
Evidence Stranger Dialog at Aged Negro Exchange
A brief dialogue centers on age with an aged Black speaker responding to a question about being a hundred years old. The exchange highlights memory and identity, capturing social voices in a concise vignette.
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West
Zi Malevel
Angeline
Canada’s Marine Service
Minard
ROYAL
Ali
C Hase
Dr. Chase
Aperard
Edmanson, Bales & Co
Dominion Express
Actos
H&e
Siadder Gatarrh
Tobie Poth
Gigeer Shest
Ion Tenate
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