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Newspaper
Canora Advertiser
Location
Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
6
Farmer's wife almost a wreck in London Ontario
Mrs K C Yorn of Tambling's Corner London Ontario describes severe back pain heavy periods and near paralysis last summer. After no relief from a physician she credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and wellbeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lydia E Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
K. C. Yorn
Tambling’s Corner
Ontario
Canada
Russia trains dogs for police and military use
A history of Russia pioneering canine training for crime fighting and warfare notes Lebedeff’s group starting in the 1890s and claiming over 3900 criminals tracked in St Petersburg and its district. Trials at the Semenof Race Course drew 706 entries from army police and industry with dogs performing under fire and carrying ammunition and messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M Lebedeff
Russia
St Petersburg
Semenof
Te Army
Treff
Moscow
Richardson
Preobrajensky
Ismailovsky
Dely
Richardar
Won Fame on its Merits Dr Thoms Electro Oil
The article praises Dr Thoms Electro Oil as a medicine gaining popularity without heavy advertising, due to its merits. It also recounts a Holmes beach encounter where Oliver Wendell Holmes chats with a girl who, unaware of his fame, imitates his courtesy by asking about walking on the beach with him, then echoes a line about Mary Susanna Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Thoms
Oliver Wendel Holmes
Mr. Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Sue
Mary Susanna Brown
Putnam’s Corr and Wart Extractor Review
A brief note extols the product's reliability and speed in relieving distress. It promises painless relief from skin issues with claims of quick action and trouble-free use.
Choir and minister clash ends with triumphant hymn cue
Tension between the choir and minister over time reaches a climax when the minister abruptly preaches on a text about waking up. The choir follows with a forceful anthem and the organ rings out as they claim a quiet but clear victory.
Fortune from selling 16 000 dozen in storage profits
Two Philadelphians discuss a denizen whose first venture involved buying 16 000 dozen items at a low price, storing them, and selling at a profit over 400 percent. This comment marks the cornerstone of his great fortune as one man references Harper's Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxsa
Secretary Bryar Delivers Quiet Comedy at New Jersey School
A demostrateur style teacher named Bryar amused pupils with a Q A session turning questions into roars of laughter. The report mentions awkward phrases about crabs and a Yorkshire cast and a trap scene ending at Somme Forkative Beton Caifers, unusual tales from the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryar
New Jersey
Aed
Lincolnshire
Yorkshire
Somme
Beton
Caifers
Australian Gazette Echoes Colonial Life Tone
Fragmentary text mentions Commonwealth stamps and large sums, along with scattered quotes about golf and a dialogue in a colonial life context. Reads like a garbled newspaper snippet from the Westminster era with unclear details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Westminster
Roger Bacon Predicted Steamships and Flying Machines
A commemorative Oxford event marked the centenary of Roger Bacon’s birth. The article notes Bacon’s early works, including predictions of ships without oars, flying devices, and long-distance fires, and highlights his wide influence across theology, mathematics, geography, astronomy, optics, chemistry, and moral philosophy. It credits him as a pioneer disciplined for advancing ideas ahead of his time and lauds his dedication to learning and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Bacus
Oxford University
Bacon
Paris
Roger Bacon
Albanazar
von Ubertr
Egyptian village barber as sanitary health official
Lord Kitchener notes barbers in Egypt perform vaccination, leeches, cups, and dressings after three weeks training. Sanitary barbers, appointed by the public health department, inspect deaths, issue permits for disease-related matters, and register data with the aid of local registrars if illiterate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Lord Kitchener
Sudan
Jim
England
Mudiria
Public Health Department
Italy to Fence Frontier with Metal Netting
The Italian government plans to fence the frontier with nine foot high metal netting to curb smugging from Switzerland. The fence will trigger a ringing alert when touched and will extend along the border. Officials will increase posts and staff to monitor the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Lal'an
Pio
Pat at ironworks and a mistaken job claim
A man named Pat finds housing in a boarding house with a Black roommate. He is told the job went to a white man after a landlady scene. A clerk later inspects Pat and declares the wrong man chosen. Joseph Chamberlain is noted as a guest of honor at a city event with a joking coffee moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Pai
Joseph Chamberlain
Honer
Mr. Chamberlain
Chlorine Described as Key Gas in Commercial Chemistry
The text states chlorine is the most important gas in commercial chemistry and a major threat if unavailable, noting its essential role in extraction from ores and its global value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treacher
Dr Chase Kidney Liver Pills Prove Effective in Kidney and Liver Distress
Emance Bernard of St Pauls Kern county NB recounts his wife’s long illness including headaches bowels stomach and heart trouble. After a year with no relief five boxes of Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills brought satisfactory results and the family keeps them for derangements of kidneys liver and bowels. Sold at 25 cents a box or 1 dollar per set. Edmanson Bates Co Limited Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase
Emance Bernard
St Paul's
Kern County
N.B
Dr. Chase
Italian surgeon Fieschi pioneers rubber graft for healing wounds
The article describes Dr. Fieschi using porous rubber sponge as a tissue friendly implant called nuova carne. He tested on animals showing rapid tissue integration without inflammation and then used it to repair hernia wounds. An X ray a year later showed the rubber as part of the tissues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fieschi
Making Wire Rolling and Drawing a Bar of Iron Into a Fine Thread
A historical account explains heating a metal bar and drawing it through rapidly turning rollers to produce wire. The process forms rods, coils them, baths to remove scale, then pulls through progressively larger dies to elongate and harden the metal. Repeated annealing may be needed to achieve small diameters, with continuous drawing and occasional die wear as diameters approach a thousandth of an inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollig
Fragmentary dialogue from Topeka Journal sketch
An excerpt presents a dramatic exchange between a high school teacher and a student about belonging and work. The dialogue hints at national identity themes and personal circumstance in a fleeting serialized sketch.
Gunpowder Used as Soil Fertilizer in New Experiment
The New York Tribune reports on turning smokeless powder from discarded ordnance into soil amendment for crops. An experimental use of explosives aims to add to the country’s food supply by wetting and mixing powder into fields. The piece mentions unrelated chatter from a Boston woman and a Chicago dialogue fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marine Eye Remedy Offers Sample Gave Listed
The notice advertises Marine Eye Remedy by Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago offering sample products. It mentions applicator details, packaging in aseptic tubes, and free mail order availability through a listed distributor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine
Samprina
Murine Eye Remedy CO
Chicago
Refuge for Wild Geese Demonstrated by Canadian Gardener
John T. Miner of Kingsville Ontario shows wild geese can be attracted to a pond with small feed and no shooting. Geese numbered about 1000 at times, with ducks also visiting. Aluminum bands on some ducks reveal they return each spring, and one bird was found shot in Paris Kentucky. Miner's refuge suggests easy conservation of migratory birds if safe stopovers are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Miner
Kingsville
Essex County
Ontario
Miner
Paris
Kentucky
Mechanic-turned-Farmer Builds Workshop on Aldergrove Farm
R A Alexander of Aldergrove British Columbia, formerly a machine designer, converts skills to farming. He installs a full machine shop on his farm to aid operations including a steam engine power unit and wood processing. He excels in dairy with grade Jerseys and grows top field crops and potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Alexander
Aldergrove
B.C
Alexander
Montreal
Obey Word in Victorian Marriage Service Sparks Debate
The article discusses the word obey in the marriage service as Queen Victoria reportedly did not affirm it. It notes debates among clergy about omitting the term and cites Paul on wives being subject to husbands when reciprocated by love. The piece frames marriage as a partnership rather than rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victori
Paul
Christ
Fragmented recast of Bible lesson dialogue on strongest man
A damaged excerpt from a Philadelphia North Africa piece shows a Sunday school reboot discussing who was the strongest man, with garbled names and quotes about Jonah and a whale. The text reflects a muddled classroom exchange rather than a clear event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Sereett
Frank
Finn
Jonah
Philadelphia
North Ackrica
Obscure Octar Liner Sale Note Sparks Transit Parley
Fragmentary OCR item mentions an Octar liner sale and travels with bin references. It contains garbled phrases about time limits, bringing apples, and names like Saldttow and Gar. with unclear connections to a Boston context. The readable core centers on a transit or sale note amid confusing wording.
The Glass Test Deception in Baking Powder Sales
Bulletin No. 21 from Utah Dairy and Food Bureau warns that some baking powders contain dried egg albumen to mislead buyers. It explains the so called glass test is deceptive as the albumen does not boost leavening power and is used to imply superiority over nonalbumen brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairy and Food Bureau
State of
Utah
Ready For Young Wife Funny Exchange Cartoon
A brief London illustrated Bits cartoon caption showcases a quip between a Spinster and a man about saying the right thing at the right time. The humor hinges on social expectations and witty dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londeon
Birthday Worries Echo Through London Chat
On a London street scene a child laments that her brother Tommy will turn eight next month and be older than her once more, expressing a mix of envy and frustration in a clipped exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Tommy
London
Patient diet query in a Victorian clinic scene
A nurse asks Mrs Jones if she gives her patient meat. She replies no, the doctor has ordered a strictly valetudinary diet for the patient.
Mare Injured by Wire Fence Recovers After Liniment Use
A reader from Weymouth reports a valuable mare badly bruised and cut after being caught in a wire fence. Dr Bell recommended Minard's Liniment, diluted then strengthened as sores improved. After three weeks the wounds healed and the hair grew in without whitening.
Reference Misfit Nora Foley Seeks Cook Role
A job applicant Nora Foley presented a one week reference that reads This is to certify that Nora Foley has worked for us for a week and we are satisfied The terse note raises questions about her experience and eligibility for the cook position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora
Nora Foley
A Bitter Disappointment
A Paris moment unfolds as a curious collector recalls finding a valuable bookstall volume. He laments his missed chance and tearfully confesses he has never been able to sing a note in his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Miller's Worm Powders Proclaimed Best Worm Remedy
Wise mothers know when children are troubled with worms and apply Miller's Worm Powders. It is the most effective vermifuge to clear the system of worms and restore healthy conditions for comfort and robust growth.
Neighborly visit prompts quiet questions in Kansas City
A child recalls neighbors asking many questions during calls, including inquiries about salary and quarrels. The exchange highlights social pressures of neighborhood visits and the request to speak little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Kansas City Journal
Death of Nelson and harsh art critique in old captions
A local band in Scotland plays The Death of Nelson earning an old native’s remark that Nelson met a terrible end. A separate exchange has an artist seeking a critic’s opinion, who bluntly calls the work worthless before another clarifies the bluntness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Nelson
Peaver
Canal project in Niagara region sparks historical engineering debate
A fragmented note discusses the Welland Canal project and Niagara waterway plans led by engineer Mr. Weller, highlighting 50 million cost estimates, surveys from 1888 to 1918, and the goal of connecting waterways with modern canal facilities and cargo capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willemdture
Bean Coulineum
Toronto
W Bourg
St. Lawre
Welland + ous
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