World Happenings Briefly Told
Canton endures tea house strike morning noon and night while Glasgow funds rents for the unemployed. A Shanghai bank remains open to midnight and an Avro plane sells for 145 in South Africa. America adds railway coaches and a London airplane shed sells for 525000. Denmark king visit rumors denied. England and Wales see teaching rise with 600 more teachers. An arrest and three month sentence follow Bible Society burglary in Cape Town. Patricia Ramsay receives a bronze statue. League of Nations calls for diverse staff. Workers Dreadnought continues after £500 raised. Bombay chaos limited to tram window smashing as police quiets India.
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Christian
Denmark
United States
England
Wales
Board of Education
Thomas Sullivan
British and Foreign Bible Society
Cape Town
Patricia Ramsay
Princess Patricia
Col.Hamilton Gault
Patricia
League of Nations
Sir George Perley
League
Dreadnought
Sylvia Pankhurst
Miss Pankhurst
Reuter
Bombay
Simla
India
World’s Finest Diamond Cullinan Gift to King Edward in 1907
The Cullinan, unearthed at Jaegersfontein in 1905, weighed 3025 carats in rough form. Amsterdam cutters split it into nine large stones and several smaller ones, with the largest at 516 32 carats, regarded as the most valuable diamond today.
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Edward
Transvaal
Jaegersfontein
Orange River Colony
South Africa
Amsterdam
Nerviline touted for rheumatism relief across ages
An old advertisement claims Nerviline provides pain relief for rheumatism by penetrating to the pain source. It asserts five times the power of ordinary remedies and suits both young and old, usable internally and externally, priced at 35 cents at all may sow dealers.
Choosing Future Queen in Royal Match Buzz
A Belfast Weekly News item notes public interest in the Prince of Wales marriage and hints at an embryo Princess name. It claims a confidant says the intended bride is a girl engaged to another man, with an impending surprise engagement announcement.
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Prince of Wales
Belfast Weekly News
Minard's Liniment Praised by Nova Scotia Guide
A Nova Scotia guide lauds Minard's Liniment as the best white liniment on the market. He cites fast relief for sprains bruises and wounds and mentions its usefulness for coughs and colds during log driving and cruising seasons. Ellison Gray signs the testimonial.
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Nova Scotia
Minard
Ellison Gray
Woman Fined After Destruction Of Husband's Clothes
A Chicago woman, in a fit of passion, destroyed her husband's clothes. He complained, she was arrested and fined, and he paid the fine. The story contrasts with notes on the upper Amazon half moon fish whose phosphorescent glow resembles moonlight.
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Chicago
Amazon
Court of Miracles Reopens in Paris Nightly Beggar Pageantry
A Paris find echoes Victor Hugo as a nocturnal Court of Miracles thrives behind a town hall site. Beggars of varied afflictions perform and revel each night while police arrest attempts are repelled with improvised crutches and limbs. By morning the King and Queen of Egypt remain.
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Victor Hugo
Notre Dame
Egypt
A Mother's Advice On Baby's Own Tablets
A mother reports how Baby's Own Tablets eased her infant's constipation after three months of distress. She notes her five month old now weighs twenty pounds and is perfectly well. The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont sells boxes for 25 cents by dealers or mail.
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St. Nazaire
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
First Baby in Arms Flies on Continental to Paris
A five and a half month old baby girl named Frieda Ingtin traveled with her parents on the Croydon to Paris continental airliner. She was the first baby in arms to fly the airline, content in her mother’s arms despite the roaring engines.
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Paris
Quarrel Echoes Divorce Claim Over Rheumatism
In a terse exchange during a quarrel she asks why she did not deserve a wife’s role, he retorts that he never deserved the rheumatism but has it anyway, signaling a tumultuous domestic dispute.
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Summary
A claim presents Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a complete, standalone remedy that does not need other medicines to work and is described as consistently effective at performing its task.
Growing Union Move Aims at Rhodesia Annexation
The Daily Province reports a union expansion under General Smuts. It notes the Union of South Africa with four provinces would gain 450000 square miles and about 1500000 natives plus 410000 Europeans by annexing Rhodesia, nearly doubling the Union’s area. Smuts also governs West Africa, totaling around 1200000 square miles with large native populations. Canada-like population scale implied.
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Union of South Africa
General Smuts
British Columbia
Quebec
Rhodesia
British South Africa Company
Union
Mr. Smuts
West Africa
Canada
Playmates' manners noted in a mother and child exchange
A mother warns Bobbie that his little playmates seem common and may swear. Bobbie replies that some try but are not very good at it, reflecting a brief, everyday scene from Life.
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Bobbie
Poisoned Hat Case in Bonn Hatter Sued for Sulphuric Acid Band
A Bonn hatter faced a lawsuit after selling a customer a hat with an artificial leather band containing sulphuric acid. After wear caused forehead throbbing, the buyer was awarded damages. The court ruled it was the hatter's duty to ensure goods were not injurious to customers.
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Fritz
Bonn
Asthma Sufferers Find Quick Relief in Kellogg Remedy
A testimonial-style note describes severe asthma attacks beginning with suffocation and escalating in intensity. It credits Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma remedy with prompt relief and control, claiming dependable, permanent benefit and universal availability.
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J. D. Kellogg
Error in Dominion crop report raised by SaskatchewanCo operative Elevator Co
Officials reveal a 100 million bushel discrepancy in the Dominion Bureau of Statistics crop yield estimate. The report cites an estimated wheat yield of 294 million bushels for this year, below the 393 million bushels marked in 1915, suggesting the total could exceed that prior aggregate.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company
Dominion
Dominion Bureau
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Explains Local Ailment Cure
Catarrh is described as a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is promoted as a tonic taken internally that acts through the blood to mucous surfaces. The ad claims it aids nature in restoring normal conditions and offers free circulars from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Tall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Canadian Wool Earns Respect At Home And Abroad
A revolution in Canada s wool industry has raised domestic and foreign regard for Canadian fleece wools. Once sold in poor condition, Canadian wool now competes with global grades, with over half of domestic production going to Canadian mills. The shift reflects growing patriotism and loyalty to local dealers and Canadian made goods. Minard s Liniment used by Physicians.
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Canada
Tody
United States
Frack Fashion Using Cretonne and Gingham Detailing
A youthful frack with a chemise dress look features orchid gingham trimmed in lavender and green cretonne. It fastens with self-covered buttons at the back, has a deep border and flat collar, three quarter sleeves with a cretonne cuff, and a bright green ribbon girdle at the waist.
Long Journey for Penguins Ends With Fasting Feats
Fourteen blackfooted penguins arrive in London after a 6000 mile voyage and endure extended fasting. The Daily Mail notes varying fasting capacities among birds with some lasting through long nights, while seals show similar hunger tolerance. Augustus the sea-lion is cited for feasting and then joining the fish line, illustrating surprising appetite variance.
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London Zoological Gardens
The
Daily Mail
Augustus
Life Sentence Mockery Then Illness Ends Case
Mrs. Giggin was sentenced for life while Mr. Giggan faced a life term, but the delicate feller is too sick to serve, turning the judge’s joke into a farce as the case unfolds with illness altering the expected outcome.
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Giggan
Bill
Mrs. Giggin
Italian trade shows worsening balance in five months
The balance of trade remains negative for Italy as imports reach about 317 million dollars while exports total 134 million dollars in the first five months of 1924. The deficit stands at 183 million dollars, larger than the 160 million in the same period last year.
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Italy
Native use of hornet nests for light waterproof baskets
Natives repurpose hornet nests in South America as baskets noting light strength and waterproof qualities. Separate imagery mentions doves and riveters with a noisy battlefleet context, contrasting calm settling with ongoing construction.
Plain sewing work at home advertised by Montreal company
National Manufacturing Co. of Montreal seeks workers for plain and light sewing at home in spare time. Good pay, work sent any distance, charges paid. Send stamp for particulars.
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National Manufacturing Co
Montreal
Siberian bear hunter Ginizef claims seventy seventh kill
Ginizef of Kiachta, famed as Siberia's greatest bear hunter, is about 65 years old and has recently slain his seventy seventh bear.
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Ginizef
Kiachta
Siberia
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