U S Arms to Poland Questioned in British Commons
Colonel Malone asked the Government in the British House of Commons if the United States approval had been given for arming Poland. Andrew Bonar Law replied that any action by the United States could not suitably be the subject of question and answer in the house.
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Canada
Sreueb
Alberta
Bend
Calgary
George Lane
Colonel Malone
House of Commons
Poland
United States
Supreme Council
Andrew Bonar Law
New Star Discovered in Sagittarius by Harvard Observatory
Harvard College Observatory announces a new star, the sixth in Sagittarius, discovered on photo plates from 1905 by Miss Woods of the observatory staff. It does not appear on recent plates.
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Sagittarius
Harvard College Observatory
Miss Woods
Observatory
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised By Local Resident
Corcoran Joliette March 28 Special Mr Frank Hannon a well known resident here says he is completely cured of backache after trying various medicines and credits Dodd's Kidney Pills as the finest on the market He urges others to try them noting kidneys as the cure seat and the pills purport to cleanse impurities from the blood as a kidney remedy
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Corcoran, Joliette Co
Quc
Frank Hannon
Dodd
Mr. Hannon
Alberta Women’s Institutes Hold First Annual Convention
The Alberta Women’s Institutes celebrated its first annual convention in Edmonton. Membership rose by over 3000 to 13 180, making Alberta’s institute the second largest in Canada. The reports highlighted rural work, home nursing, cookery courses, rural sociology, and extensive relief fund efforts across the province.
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Women’s Institute
Alberta
Edmonton
Canada
Department of Health
Storm Damage Hits Annapolis Bridges Across Rivers
Officials from the Nova Scotia Highways Board say flood damage will exceed ten million dollars. Four steel bridges, two wooden spans, and at least a dozen smaller structures were destroyed or heavily damaged, delaying vehicle traffic across the Annapolis and Sequille rivers for months.
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Nova Scotia Highways Board Today
Annapolis County
Annapolis
Sequille Rivers
Rain making via scientific means planned for Calgary
Will Tickle the Clouds Rain making by scientific means and human efforts is becoming an accomplished fact. Captain E S Brett secretary of the McCall Aircraft Company announces attempts to produce rain in Calgary and district by Captain McCall whenever rain is considered necessary. Certain scientific lines already tested in South Africa and Tasmania.
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E. S Brett
McCall Aeroplane Company
Calgary
McCall
South Africa
Tasmania
100 Percent PEP Bold Claim on Cascarets Ad
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a universal remedy. It promises rapid relief for constipation bilious headaches and general malaise. The claim targets health improvement with a simple chewable option from a past era.
Feel Better Fast with Cascarets Laxative
Bullying tone advertisement urges quick relief from head dizziness coated tongue and sour stomach. It promotes Cascarets as a gentle overnight laxative that won’t gripe or upset the stomach unlike harsh Pills, Calomel, Oil, or salts.
Peat Bricks Used for Small Swedish Buildings
Peat bricks are being adopted in Sweden for constructing small buildings. The lightweight material offers a low cost option and uses abundant local peat resources.
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Sweden
Poultrymen Form Canadian National Poultry Association
Representatives from across Canada organize to advance poultry industry reform the new body to record registrations publish data and oversee performance. Officers include President Dr R Barnes and western vice president N W Kerr with regional directors from Saskatchewan Alberta Manitoba and British Columbia.
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Canada
Ottawa
Canadian National Poultry Association
Dominion Poultry Husbandman
Livestock Branch
Poultry Association
Departments of Agriculture
Dr. R. Barnes
N. W. Kerr
Prandon
Tev. S. la Fortune
Matineau Point
Theatre Attendance in Alberta Yearly Figures
Alberta theatres saw 7,374,393 attendees in the past year. The theatre tax receipts totaled 143,926 dollars for 1919, up from 90,725 dollars in 1918, per W. M. Davidson's figures to the legislature.
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Alberta
W. M. Davidson
Wantmore Peanut Cookies Recipe Notes
A recipe for Wantmore Peanut Cookies using Fowler's Wantmore Blanched Salted Peanuts. Instructions describe creaming butter with sugar and egg, adding milk flour and baking powder, then folding in chopped peanuts before dropping spoonfuls on a buttered tin and baking in a moderate oven.
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Fowler's Wantmore
Breeders urged to focus on large draft mares and sires
Prof. W L Carlyle urges Canadian farmers to breed good draft mares to the biggest stallions as demand for heavy draft horses rises. He warns against cheap inferior sires and notes France seeks 60,000 heavy drafts while light colts flood the market. He ranks Percherons Belgians and Clydesdales as top producers.
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Prom
France
Canada
W. L. Carlyle
Minard Liniment Cures Burns and Neighborhood View
A Kansas City Times excerpt contrasts the U S northern and southern boundaries criticizing the cost and claiming the U S can protect citizens in Canada while murders and robberies plagueMexico. The piece frames climate as a factor in governance and implies a border dichotomy.
A Gentle Laxative for the Children
Mothers the surest way of keeping your little ones well and happy is to keep their bowels regular and their stomach sweet. Baby's Own Tablets are a gentle yet effective laxative guaranteed free from opiates and safe for the youngest infant. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Unprecedented Herring Catch Off Vancouver Island
Vast schools of herring around Vancouver Island drive a record catch totaling 353,112 hundredweight with a value of 441,390 dollars. Fishermen report abundant stocks boosting local markets and processing facilities this season.
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Vancouver Island
Mirror ban for inmates in English prisons
English prisons prohibit both male and female convicts from seeing a mirror during their term of imprisonment, reflecting a strict deprivation of personal grooming tools for inmates.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure
Ad claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally to affect the blood and mucous surfaces. It lists tonics and blood purifiers as ingredients and suggests testimonials are free from J Cheney & Co, Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Fly on Tiny Wagon Demonstrates Heavy Lifting
A fly harnessed to a small wagon has pulled a load 170 times its body weight across a smooth surface. This striking display showcases remarkable insect power relative to size and highlights biomechanics estimates for scaling muscle strength.
Son-in-law Said to Harbor Sorrow, Whale Weight Cited
A proverb-like line notes the son-in-law as a child of sorrow while a full-grown whale is stated to weigh 196 tons, equating to about 80 elephants. The fragment blends cultural saying with a biotic weight comparison.
Canadian Coal Favored by Montreal Council
Montreal city council adopts a resolution urging federal action to accelerate intensive operation of Canadian coal mines. It notes most coal is imported from the United States at rising prices amid shortages and argues national mining would keep money in Canada and provide employment to thousands.
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Montreal
United States
New Varieties of Keans And Enterprising Bean Grower
Hiram Kimball of Raymond has developed six dwarf bush bean varieties after seventeen years of experiments. The Canadian gardener is praised as both practical and scientific and reports yields that far exceed typical crops. He asserts seven tons or 233 bushels per acre from one hundred pounds sown, based on wartime- era style estimates and eyewitness corroboration.
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Hiram Kimball
Raymond
Alberta
Dean
Kimball
A Happy Family Health Tips and Dr Pierce's Pellets
A cheerful family diet and outdoor cleanliness promote health and happiness. The article urges flushing the liver and kidneys when feeling unwell, drinking water, and taking castor oil or Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to remove poisons. It emphasizes kidney cleansing to prevent rheumatism and other ailments, recommending Anuric for uric acid, priced at fifty cents.
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Pierce
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North America
Canadian Percheron Horsebreeders’ Association
William H. Willson
Baru and
Namaka Farm
Peace River Petroleums Limited
Great
Peace River
London & Toronto Securities
Jordan Street
Toronto
America
H Citay Clover Coo., Inc
West 3St Street
New York
USA
Minard’s Liniment
U.S
Dr. Chase
Bates & Co, Ltd
Torente
Women’s Institutes
Tex
Minard
Mexico
Tropics
Kansas City Times
Wagstaffe
Real Seville
Pohn
Spohn
Goshen, Ind
U.S.A
Dominion Medical Institute
Bayer
Aspirin
Tableta
Bayer Company
Montreal Council
Dominion Mines
DR. &. G. Bowers
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