Sims Spent Younger Days in Toronto
Rear-Admiral William Sowden Sims grew up in Toronto as a teen. His father moved from Philadelphia to Port Hope around 1854 as railway civil engineer and later became superintendent of the Toronto and Nipissing Railway, which ran to Coboconk. An 1873 city directory lists his father at the Queen's Hotel on Front Street.
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Pather
Toronto and Nipissing
William Sowden Sims
Great Britain
Washington
United States Navy
Toronto
Philadelphia
Port Hope
Lindsay
Beaverton
Cannington
Cobodtnk
Queen's Hotel
Front Street
Mans Greatest Asset Healthy living crusade urged for national wellbeing
A Red Cross campaign in Canada seeks public interest in personal hygiene and disease prevention rather than fundraising. Dr Kellogg warns that modern life harms health, with high death and illness rates, urging health studies in schools and a nationwide crusade for good health led by individual citizens.
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Red Cross Society
Canada
Journal of Health and Sanitation
J. H. Kellogg
Battle Creek Sanitarium
Dr. Kellogg
Kellogg
United States
England
Wales
France
MacNeill
Battleford
Sask
Regina
Denmark
Hvidhede
Germany
Goose's Appetite: Goose Consumes 431 Grains in Two Hours
Experts estimated a range from 2000 to 3000 grains for a hungry goose. A tested goose ate exactly 431 grains within the two hour period, confirming a lower actual intake.
It pays to patronize home industry
A civic note urges readers to support local merchants and buy from retailers in their own area to boost the community and economy.
Innocent Tots Playful Banter About Venus de Milo
A brief cartoon caption features two children before the Venus de Milo. The lights tongue in cheek question about marriage yields the punchline that she could not marry since she had no hands. The Boston Transcript reflects a lighthearted, period-appropriate joke.
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Boston Transcript
Sleep Debt and Recovery Time Cited for Humans
A claim notes that the average person needs about fifteen days to fully recover after two consecutive nights without sleep. The statement frames recovery as a gradual process shaping daily functioning and health.
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief For Neck Sore Throat
Advertisement claims Nerviline provides immediate relief for stiff neck and throat by rubbing over the chest and neck. It touts deep massage as key and says a bottle relieves a hundred ills, with large bottles priced at 35 cents and sold widely.
Canada Sees New Wheat Acreage Record This Year
The Dominion of Canada sows 18,654,100 acres of wheat this season, a rise of 500,000 acres over 1920 and a new record. Fall wheat accounts for 709,100 acres, leaving 17,945,000 to be sown in spring. The prairie provinces hold over 90 percent of the national total at 17,418,900 acres, up 577,000 from last year.
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Dominion of Canada
Prairie
Dominion
Hall's Catarrh Medicine promoted as tonic and purifier
Hall's Catarrh Medicine advertised as a blood purifier and tonic that cleanses the blood to restore normal conditions and support nature. Circulars free from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. available at all druggists.
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Hall
Nature
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Seven German Big Bertha guns destroyed by 1919
Germany says seven long range guns existed with four destroyed before armistice. The fifth was scrapped at Essen in April 1919, the sixth at Meppen, and the seventh at Magdeburg in November 1919, in response to the inter allied control commission note.
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Inter-Allied Military Control Commission
Essen
Meppen
Magdeburg
Baby's Own Tablets Praised by Ontario Mother
Mrs. W. Beesley of Mille Roches Ontario says she would not be without Baby's Own Tablets after eight months use for indigestion and teething. The tablets are described as a mild laxative regulating bowels and soothing digestion, aiding teething. sold by druggists or 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Equinoctial storm myth challenged by observer
A Scientific American report cites a United States Weather Bureau observer who argues the equinoctial storm is a myth. The belief is traced to old weather saws and taught through generations, making it hard to dispel.
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United States Weather Bureau
Scientific American
Manitoba Free Press Crop Report Shows Favorable Conditions
The Manitoba Free Press crop report dated June 7 notes crop conditions are more favorable than May 17. It calls the report broadly satisfactory across a wide territory and quotes a conservative view on the overall state of crops. Keep Minard's Liniment in the house.
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Manitoba Free Press
The
Free Press
Dr Hamilton's Pills Promise Relief for Women
An advertisement claims Dr Hamilton's Pills ease female symptoms such as headaches restlessness and blues. It touts relief from constipation and cleansing effects, advising women to rely on this medicine to regulate the system. The notice lists 25 call dealers of The Catarrkozone Co Montreal.
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Dr. Hamilton
Catarrkozone Co
Montreal
New Camera Promises Unseen Air Photos From Great Heights
Scientists at the United States Bureau of Standards reveal a new photographic process perfected recently. The advance is hailed as having vast military value for the air service and broad scientific and commercial uses. It would enable cameras to capture images from heights where planes are unseen and to see through haze beyond human vision.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Air Service
Not a Match, Either: A Gunpowder Trade Jibe
A pompous machinery maker tours a visitor who boasts superior goods from his own shop. The owner extolls a machine, the guest counters with a claim of better wares from his gunpowder business, escalating the exchange with a sharp quip about life.
Habits Formed in Childhood and Thumb Sucking Dangers
Child habits form quickly and long lasting effects follow from early actions. Thumb sucking can alter facial structure by raising the palate and narrowing nasal space. Avoid medicated dentifrices. instead brush teeth twice daily with mild toothpaste and water.
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Cain
Fiction Truer Than Truth Says Observer
A reader reflects that fiction often seems less strange than real life because reality frequently surprises less than imagined stories. The remark hints at the uncanny closeness of imagination to event, suggesting fiction mirrors truth more closely than expected.
Japs Plan Raft Timber From British Columbia To Japan
A Japanese firm proposes a new attempt to raft timber from British Columbia to Japan using a Davis raft structure with logs laced by cable. The first raft could depart the coast around August, featuring a piled log superstructure. Previous rafted logs mostly failed on long journeys, except a San Francisco to China voyage about two decades ago.
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British Columbia
Japan
San Francisco
China
Discovery of phosphorus in 1670 linked to Brand
A chemist named Brand produced phosphorus in 1670 from bones. The glowing substance sparked beliefs about life principles, echoing the later radium discovery and its mystique.
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Brand
Miller's Worm Powders Promise Safe Worm Protection
Miller's Worm Powders are advertised as a powerful vermifuge cleansing the stomach and bowels of worms. The product is claimed to regulate the infantile system, promote health, and be safe for children when directions are followed. It is stated the powders will destroy all worms without harming a delicate stomach.
Crowding In London Chinese District Raises Alarm
Chinese residents in a central London district are increasing rapidly, with the area feared to be overflowing. Observers warn the crowded community may spill into adjoining neighborhoods as numbers rise quickly.
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London
The
Celestials
Century of Orchid Discovery Expands Known Species
A century ago only about 300 orchid species were known and many imperfectly described. Now the latest authority cites roughly 10,000 known species, reflecting rapid growth in classification and discovery.
Crossing stock with an automobile
A Boston correspondent notes farmers joke that crossing stock with cars yields fanciful outcomes. A pig becomes a blooded Berkshire, chickens fetch high values, a yellow barnyard car is a wire-haired fox terrier, and a calf is Alderney or Guernsey blood, suggesting crossing it with an automobile as entertainment.
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Alderney
Guernsey
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