Cuticura Heals Childs Eczema
Miss Mary Marchand reports her six year old niece suffered facial eczema with itching and sleepless nights. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment she recovered completely, and promotes Cuticura for all toilet uses with soap ointment and talcum.
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Mary Marchand
Arichat
Nova Scotia
Salt in Water Helps Miners Endure Heat
Sir Jostes Court reported before the Institute of Mining Engineers that a pinch of salt in drinking water can prevent exhaustion in hot work. Prof Neville Moss found miners tolerate 100 degree heat better with water containing about one fifth of one percent salt. English physiologist J B Haldane explained sweating depletes salt, and adding salt helps restore balance.
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Coe Mises
Der
J. B. Haldane
Baree Seeks Nepeese Along the Northern Trapline
Baree the dog-hero of James Oliver Curwood's tale trails toward Pierrot and Nepeese after a massacre and cabin fires. He endures hunger and harsh wilderness, pursuing clues across tenacious snow as he follows the trapline to the Gray Loon, waiting for Nepeese to return.
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McTaggzar
Pierrot
Nepeese
Piérrot
Baree
McTaghart
AndBaree
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Endorsed by Mrs Henderson
Mrs Laura Henderson of Sarnia Ontario praises Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic and nerving that revitalizes her after childbearing. She urges other women in debilitation to try the medicine, noting it is safe reliable and available from local druggists or by sending to Dr Pierce's Laboratory in Bridgeburg Ontario for a trial package.
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Sarnia
Pierce
Laura Henderson
Cotterbery St
Dr. Pierce
Bridgeburg
Ont
Hunter Bags Young Deer in Deep Snow
A solitary hunter trapped in deep snow captured a young deer and killed it. The brief note ends with an unfinished remark indicating more to follow.
Mars habitation questioned by Ottawa astronomer Dr Henroteau
Dr Francois Henroteau, director of the Dominion Observatory in Ottawa, told an Alliance Francaise audience in Montreal that there is no human or near human population on Mars or any other planet. He doubted the famous canals of Mars, though he has seen ten examples Lowell described as canals.
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Francois Ehenrotead
Astronomical Observatory
Dominion
Ottawa
Mars
Henroteau
Alliance Francaise
Montreal
Lowell
Marsian
Natives in Abyssinia's Underground City Change Color
English explorer Mrs. Rosita Forbes reports Abyssinia's Lalibehla city where natives living underground are said to be gradually turning white and grey haired. She describes rock carved homes with upper temple levels and 11 underground churches serving about 11,000 residents. She notes Christian faith blended with ancient rituals. Miller's Worm Powders advertised as a safe, easy remedy for children’s worm infections.
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Abyssinia
Rosita Forbes
King Mary Deviates From Custom With Christmas Gifts
Princess Mary buys a drum and bugle for her grandson Henry George Herbert, son of Princess Mary Viscountess Lascelles, aged nearly three, given on Christmas morning with a note to keep them at home when visiting Buckingham Palace to see the King. Mothers praise Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for alleviating children’s suffering and improving health.
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Mary
Henry George Herbert
Princess Mary
Viscountess
Lascelles
Buckingham Palace
Regular patient boy breaks both wrists then leg
A messenger boy visits Broad Street Hospital with a broken wrist, returns with a second wrist fracture a day later, and a week later is admitted after a leg break. The tale ends noting ongoing compensation.
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Boy
Broad Street
New York Evening World
Wheat Production Rise in North Alberta Grain Region
North Alberta wheat production grows yearly with shipments moving toward Edmonton and Tuavegan lines. The season shows near a million bushels in transit. A humorous exchange about paper from trees and a lumberman’s quip frames the feature.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Tuavegan
Minard’s Liniment for frostbite cures worn frost injury
A brief note describes Minard’s Liniment as a remedy for frost bite injuries. The exchange suggests locals discuss familiar places and remedies, reflecting practical frontier medicine. The terse vignette highlights everyday knowledge of home treatments in harsh winters.
Slips that Betray Criminals in Hauting Hats and Inkstops
A London writer notes criminals often slip up revealing clues. Police solved a murder when a hat band hid a coin summons linking a suspect. In another case ink from two stolen inkstands left a trail to the thief. The piece argues crime detection is a precise science.
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London
West End
Guard the Baby Against Colds
An advertising note promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative to keep a baby's stomach and bowels regular, claiming good bowel health helps prevent colds. It states a 25 cent price and that the new sales tax is absorbed by the company, with orders available by mail from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co in Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Peace and Wellness Notes from Aged Verses and Remedies
A collage of devotional lines on peace and divine harmony followed by a medical advertisement for Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil claiming fifty years of soothing relief for rheumatic pains and injuries. A quip about blaming faults on ancestors precedes a note that tides run four minutes later each day.
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Thomas
Canadian Return of Emigrants Surges in 1925
U.S. immigration report for year ending June 30 1925 shows Canadian emigration to the United States being half of the prior year. Canadian department figures from April 1 to October 31 1925 reveal 21,275 Canadians who went to the U S and intended permanent residence returned to the Dominion after six months away.
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Commissioner-General of Immigration
United States
Canadian Department of Immigration and Colonization
Dominion
Dorothy's Grace Lesson From Neighbor Widow
Five year old Dorothy visits a widow and learns about gratitude at lunch. When the widow thanks the Lord for her meal Dorothy questions the prayer, noting they have more to eat than the widow. The brief exchange highlights differing attitudes toward abundance and thanks.
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Dorothy
Grace
Experiment On Animals Cited By Welch On Cancer Cure
Dr William H Welch director at Johns Hopkins urged animal experimentation as crucial to cancer research. He spoke at a Baltimore joint meeting of the city medical society and Maryland cancer committee. The Prince of Wales enjoyed a carefree day at the Oxo cattle ranch in Argentina during a South American tour.
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Bates
Pierrot
William H. Welch
Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health
Baltimore City Medical Society
Maryland Cancer Committee
Baltimore
Prince of Wales
South America
Argentine
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