Atlantic liners rush in as Canada plots shipping boom
Eight new Trans Atlantic liners are under construction for Canadian trade by White Star Canadian Pacific and Cunard. The Ascania sails to Montreal and the industry foresees Canada becoming the future hub for shipping investment. Officials say two cabin ships will serve second class and steerage, with immigration and canal routes shaping the lucrative future.
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White Star
Canadian Pacific
Cunard
Laurentia
Majestic
Canada
Teutonic
Cunard Line
Ascania
England
Montreal
Panama Canal
Panama
United States
North
Wear
Norflinta
Europe
Resinol Clear Skin Claim From Philadelphia Woman
A 25 year eczema sufferer from Philadelphia reports dramatic relief after using Resinol Ointment and Soap. She describes weeks of painful pimples and inability to go outside, then notes clear skin and renewed confidence after one jar of ointment and one cake of soap. The ad urges trying a free sample by mail to Resinol Chemical Company, Baltimore, for relief.
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Phiadelphia
C. Helmuth
Appletree Street
Hellmuth
Dept
Resinol Chem, Co
Baltimore
Piaccel Post
Wilson's Inaugural Call to Restore Justice and Reform
President Wilson declares a national mandate for Democratic policy to cleanse government of private interests. He outlines a program of restoration including tariff reform, banking and currency changes, labor and resource conservation, and heightened protections for health and equality. He appeals to honest, forward looking men to aid in shaping a just, nonpartisan national policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Democratic Party
Wilson
House of Representatives
Lfe
Quack Remedies and Hints Fill Odd Ad Sketch
An ad style fragment touts bag buckwheat and Mrs. Austin’s product. It advertises bromide laxative qu nines and a cure claim for colds and grip in days. It mentions a young lawyer and his wife who enforces rules and urges Pope pellets for constipation.
Women Smokes Spark Debate in Quiet Exchange
In a brief, humorous exchange, a man notes a woman smoking while another replies that it was just a lone incident. The dialogue underscores social tension over women smoking and the evolving norms of propriety.
Castoria Ad Promotes Safe Child Remedy Signature
Notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria to ensure the 1- signature of Ry J In Use For Over 30 Years. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Loyal to Her Teacher Sunday School Tale
A Sunday school teacher explains to children that the Lord made everyone. A small girl asks if the teacher was created by God, and the teacher affirms. The girl remarks that even God has nothing to be ashamed of.
Plants Thrive on Nourishment Against Cold
A German investigator found plants resist cold best when fed with nourishment. Sugar feeds a plant’s resistance to low temperatures, similar to how food affects animals, though less strongly.
Not Unlikely. A boy in Harper's Weekly quips on inheritance
A visitor asks Bobby if he will step into his father's shoes. Bobby laments he has been wearing out everything his father wears since his mother began tailoring his clothes. The cartoonish exchange reflects a child's view of family expectations.
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Bobby
Harper's Weekly
Up-to-Date Finance Scandal Recalled In Dialect Tale
Thomas W. Lanson recalls a sharp financial scam with a bank in Nola Chucky. The tale likens the scheme to Calhoun Clay’s bank where colored depositors trusted savings and faced a dramatic clash over interest and withdrawals.
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Thomas W. Lanson
Calhoun Clay
Nola Chucky
Calhoun
Cal
Wash White
Good Natured Again Good Humor Returns With Change to Proper Food
A Montana man credits Grape-Nuts with curing chronic indigestion and nervousness. He says digestion improved, nerves steadied, eyesight clear, and energy restored after using Grape-Nuts with cream. He reports feeling younger and happier, and would not trade his gains for money. Battle Creek Postum Co. ad copy notes presence of The Road to Wellville book.
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Montana
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
River
Seth
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Proves Helpful
Middletown resident Mrs Emma Espensua De credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with alleviating severe headaches backache and bearing down pain from organic inflammation. She says she regained strength and can do housework and help others after taking the remedy.
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Middletown
Lydia E Pinkham
Emma EspensuaDe
Main'St
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Foleys
DR. Peery
Waieur
York
Mercy
Judge
Brother
B. W. Grove
Sloan
Froof
Albert W.pries
Fredonia
Kan
Brewer
Modello, Fin
W. H. Strange
Elmwood Avenue
Chicago
Carter’s
Carters
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