Calendar reform gain worldwide attention and adoption
The world weighs a thirteen month calendar proposed by E Cotsworth of Vancouver. The plan creates 364 days with Year Day as an extra holiday and Sunday New Year starts. businesses favor uniform months and predictable holidays, while churches resist changes to sacred days.
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League of Nations
League of Nations Commission
United States
National Committee
E. Cotsworth
Vancouver
Russia
China
Indians and rivers and bridges in a winter note
Jim Curran of the Soo Star comments during a winter vacation in Michipicoten that very few Indians can swim and are slow to take chances away from shore. He wonders if the claim applies to present day Indians or their forefathers who crossed many rivers with few bridges. He mentions the Simplon tunnel length of twelve and one half miles and notes rats are not native to America, arriving with ships.
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Jim Curran
The
Soo Star
Michipicoten
Canada Renames Paris Bridge Pont du Canada
Announcement notes Pont des Invalides in Paris is to be renamed Pont du Canada. The landmark spans the Seine near Place des Invalides, with its 1827 construction and 1855 restoration recalled.
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Pont Des Invalides
Paris
Seine
Place Des Invalides
Phillips Milk of Magnesia a trusted stomach remedy
Reduce acid with Phillips Milk of Magnesia a tasteless dose that neutralizes excess acid quickly. Since its invention 50 years ago it has been standard with physicians nationwide. Take a spoonful in water and relief may come in minutes and avoid crude remedies.
Saskatchewan Leads Canada's Fight Against Cancer Clinics Planned
Saskatchewan moves to the front in national cancer combat with plans for two clinics in Regina and Saskatoon and a radium investment of 120000. Cancer ranks fourth in deaths in the province, while tuberculosis falls lower, and heart disease remains the leading killer.
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Saskatchewan
Canada
Regina
Saskatoon
America
Land and Townsite Dept. reports solid year for CN Rail sales
At the annual meeting of Cana dian National Railways Land and Townsite representatives led by E A Field land sales last year were fairly good given conditions and payments were largely met. Most buyers were resident farmers expanding operations or planning for sons. Ten new townsites opened mainly in Central Saskatchewan with 31 more surveyed for this year as new lines attract settlers and more land is cultivated.
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Canadian National Railways
E. A. Field
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Dr Williams Pink Pills Claim Cure For Rheumatism
A testimonial from Mrs. John C. McPherson of St Marys Ontario credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing years of rheumatism by enriching and purifying the blood. The ad asserts relief from pain stiffness appetite restoration and improved health after using several boxes and offers the pills for 50 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Williams
John C. McPherson
St. Mary's, Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Trade Between Canada and Liverpool Tops Four Hundred Thousand Tons
C M Le Contueur, Canadian representative at the Port of Liverpool, notes trade with Canada rose over 400000 tons in 1929 during a westward visit. Western Canada contributed through Winnipeg with grain shipments to Liverpool, while machinery and dry goods return flow completes the trade.
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Canada
Liverpool
C. M. le Conteur
Western Canada
Prairies
Winnipeg
Britain Serves Its Public in Honest Postal Service
A Londoner could not connect from a public telephone booth after paying two pence. He used a nearby store and the operator later traced his call. The head office sent stamps as a refund and apologized for the inconvenience. The piece praises the telephone branch of the British Post Office Department as scrupulously honest and courteous.
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British Postoffice Department
British Post Office Department
Heart Tonic Promises Relief For Woman In Salisbury
Mrs Norman Bishop of Salisbury New Brunswick reports fainting dizziness and smothering when lying down. Her doctor blamed heart and nerves and advised a strong heart tonic she tried one box and could sleep like a child. Price 50c a box at all druggists or by mail from The T Milburn Co Toronto Ont.
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Norman Bishop
Salisbury, N.B
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Has No Fuel Problem Canada Coal Reserves In Alberta
Canada faces a lasting fuel surplus due to vast Alberta coal reserves estimated at 1.059 trillion tons. Last year Alberta mines produced 7.33 million tons with 2.43 million tons shipped to other provinces in Canada.
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Alberta
Canada
Dominion
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Remedies Ailments in Humans and Animals
The advertisement asserts Dr Thomas' Eclectric Oil as a reliable remedy for inflammation cuts and bruises in both people and lower animals, highlighting strong similarity between human and animal ailments.
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Thomas
Diamonds Versus Emeralds in Naval Conference Debate
A terse remark compares the allure of flawless emeralds to perfect diamonds and suggests that if the Naval Conference can avert suspicions, broader disarmament moves will follow. The line frames dearmament as dependent on trust and perception.
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Naval Conference
Germany Renames Koniggratz Street for Stresemann Tribute
Berlin official decree changes Koniggratzer Street to Strese mann Street honoring the late Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann. The avenue near two major railway stations now bears his name, marking a peacemaker tribute in modern German history.
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Berlin
Germany
Gustav Stresemann
Koniggratzer Street
Austria
Koniggratz
Stresemann
Bull taunts city youth with boastful bowing and scraping
A city youth crosses a country field when an enraged bull charges through the fence and tosses him aside. He regains his footing, peers at the bull, and quips that only apologies keep the beast from throwing him again.
China peanut crop surpasses American production
The Chinese peanut crop now exceeds American production due to a four-quart exchange of American peanuts taken to China about forty years ago by a missionary, marking a notable origin of the rise in Chinese peanut farming.
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China
Use Minard's to the Stable W N U 1829
A compact note tracing the use of Minard's guidance toward the stable at W N U in the year 1829. The item reflects early period maps and navigation aids referenced in the era.
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Minard
Law Student Claims He Ate Two Cows in College
A senior at the University of Oklahoma Norman law school asserts he has eaten two cows. He supports his claim by saying he ate four hamburgers daily over his time at the university, totaling 1 620 pounds of beef.
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Law School of the State University
Norman
Oklahoma
Headache Relief Ad Warns Against Brisk Remedies
An old advertisement urges readers to treat headaches by addressing root causes. It promotes gentle liver stimulation with Carter's Little Liver Pills as a safe remedy and cautions against quick relief from potentially dangerous bromides that harm the heart.
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Carter
Aerial Weddings Legally Restricted in France
France declares marriages in the air illegal and limited to civil ceremonies by mayors. Yet Le Bourget airport near Paris attracts honeymoon parties with the airport restaurant booked daily by bridal parties overlooking a busy airfield.
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Paris
le Bourget
Monument to mark origin of Manitoba land tenure
The Historic Sites Monuments Board of Canada will erect a monument in Manitoba to mark the origin of the present system of land tenure for Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and the Northwest Territories. The site lies 12 miles west of Winnipeg where the Portage highway meets the principal meridian and a surveyor's post was set on July 10 1871. The monument is planned for next summer and may coincide with Manitoba's diamond jubilee ceremonies.
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The
Historic Sites Monuments Board of Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Northwest Territories
Winnipeg
India’s Twelve Sacred Rivers Noted by Locals
A historical brief notes that twelve rivers are held sacred by indigenous communities in India, highlighting the cultural and religious significance attached to these waterways.
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India
Yesterday Was a Fact Today Realities Now Fictitious
A compact reflection contrasts yesterday as fact with today’s reality and tomorrow’s imagined state. The phrasing suggests a meditation on time and certainty, inviting readers to ponder how perceptions shift from what is known to what could be imagined.
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Alps
Continent
Phillips
Province of
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Western
J. D. Kellogg
Wrigleys
Wrigley’s
Wrigley
Britain
Londoner
W. N. U. 1829
France
Aol
Putnams
Sybilla Spahr
Kitchener Tonsilitis Co
Kitchener
Para- Sani
Para-Sani
Appleford’s
Jonee
Hunter-Martin & CO
SASK
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