Handy Household Helper Uses Lye for Clean Kitchen
A household guide promotes Gillett's Lye for making soap washing dishes cleaning sinks refrigerators garbage cans and drains. It claims economical reliable results and that the product has been standard for over 50 years removing grease smoke stains and insects while saving labor time and trouble.
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Gillett
World Happenings Briefly Told
Daylight saving is not being considered in Calgary this year. Contracts have been let for fast motor boats to operate on the Detroit River to curb border liquor smugglers. Seven London immigrants totaling 26 people arrive at Prince Rupert to begin settlement on the Queen Charlotte Islands. The Senate’s role is praised by J. T. Shaw. Vancouver to host the world’s largest telescope to be installed at Frye Observatory Seattle in July. Importation of dogs from Great Britain resumes after 1919 ban due to rabies. A National League of Women Voters resolution advocates outlawing war. A Soviet stamp depicts a youth on a white horse with workers. Lee de Forrest demonstrates improved talking motion pictures. New Zealand’s £5,060,000 loan at par closes with full uptake, £3 million allocated for British railway material.
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Detroit River
Haynes
London
England
Piipce Rupert
Queen Charlotte Islands
Senate
Canada
J. T. Shaw
Calgary West
House of Commons
Vancouver
T. S. Shearman
Frye
Seattle
Great Britain
Canadian Pacific
National League of Women Voters
Baltimore
New Zealand
Diary of a English heroine in Canada serial excerpt
A diary excerpt from Miss Eliot describes visiting Western Canada after leaving England. The diary promises intimate diary insights and notes on impressions of travel and new surroundings. Also mentions Miller's Worm Powders as a digestive aid for children and their palatable taste.
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Western
Canada
England
Miss Eliot
Enlarging Grain Capacity At Kaministiquia Elevator
North western Elevator extension work on the Kaministiquia River is progressing at an estimated cost near 500000 dollars. The expansion adds about 2004000 bushels of storage and aims to be ready in time for the 1922 crop.
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Fort William
Remarkable Relief Reported from Asthma Remedy
Strangled with asthma is the pain endured during an attack. Dr J D Kellogg offers asthma remedy promising relief beyond measure. Readers are told breathing becomes normal and bronchial tubes clear, with corefort and rest after use. The ad asserts the remedy’s worth its price to users.
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J. D. Kellogg
First Girl in Store Dialogue Sparks Expensive Purchase Talk
In a casual store scene a woman tells Mabel that if no purchase is planned they should look at something more costly. The exchange, quoted from the Boston Transcript, hints at shopping dynamics and social expectations.
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Mabel
Boston Transcript
I Dislike Him Despite His harmlessness
A brief dialogue shows a man who dislikes another man whom his wife hopes he will emulate. The exchange highlights personal tension despite no direct harm. The Detroit Free Press presents a sharp social remark about expectations and hidden judgments.
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Detroit Free Press
Starved nerves cause neuralgia and sciatica cure claim
Advertisement claims neuralgia and sciatica stem from weak thin blood and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a root cure. It cites a testimonial from Miss Beulah M. Fairweather of Cumberland Bay Nova Scotia and lists purchase details from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Increase in personal crisis reports cited by Save-a-Life League
The 1921 report on death by own action estimates 12 000 personal crisis reports with at least 8 000 unreported. It notes a 23 percent rise from 1920 and attributes rising modern life pressures to deranged nerves and low self control. Reported individuals include editors writers students teachers clergymen lawyers mayors bankers and business presidents.
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Save-a-Life League
League
N.Y
Diver Fights Giant Devil Fish in Puget Sound Rescue
Walter McCray a noted diver from Alaska to California battled a giant devil fish fifty feet below Puget Sound. The creature tightened its tentacles around him preventing access to his knife. McCray was pulled to the surface after a life threatening struggle and survived.
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Puget Sound
Walter McCray
Alaska
California
McCray
Grain movement shows growth of Northern Alberta
During March, 645 carloads of grain were moved over the Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia railway into Edmonton indicating development of the region as a grain producing area. Keep Minard's Liniment in the house with OE.
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Alberta
Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia
Edmonton
Handling Deadly Serpents and the Nawab’s Mysterious Power
A Cornhill Magazine reader recounts Nawab Sahib’s alleged snake charming prowess witnessed by Indian civil and Imperial service officials. The Nawab captures cobras with a gaze and a pot, claims a power over snakes in his eyes, and endures a bite during a dramatic demonstration.
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Cornhill Magazine
Indian Civil Service
Imperial Service
Witness
Nawab Sahib
A K
Woman Finds Relief With Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound
A St Paul woman reports lasting relief from fatigue and pelvic pain after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She claims renewed strength, ability to work, and no back pain, recommending the remedy as a testimonial. The ad notes many cases of women's ailments and positions the product as a safer option for relief.
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St. Paul
Minn
Lydie E. Pinkham
Lydia Z. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Snake Bite Emission Noted in Cornhill Magazine
A short excerpt describes a snakebite where skin was punctured and a small amount of yellow poison exuded from the wounds. The text notes the victim suffered no after effects.
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Cornhill Magazine
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Medical Benefit
An old circular promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a liquid taken internally to affect the blood and mucous surfaces, reducing inflammation and aiding natural restoration. Distributed by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio with free circulars.
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Hall
All Druggista
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ubi
BC Government to wage largest battle against codling mobs
Legislature allocated 16500 recently with 20000 more pledged by the Government per Dr Warnock Deputy Minister of Agriculture. Dr Thomas discusses Electric Oil as a carefully researched remedy valued for healing and effectiveness on the human body.
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British Columbia
Warnock
Dr. Thomas
Northern Alberta lakes ship over one million pounds of fish
Over the past year more than 1,009,000 pounds of fish were shipped from Alberta lakes. The northern fish are described as excellent quality with a ready market, signaling a growing local industry. Many mothers praise Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for its proven usefulness.
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Alberta
The Statisticians and the Cost of Losses
The Edmonton Bulletin notes a $1.5 billion yearly damage figure from various causes and mocks overreaching expert calculations. It argues statisticians often miscount losses of money people never had and cautions against hyperbolic forecasts.
Heavy seedling shipments from Indian Head nursery to prairie farms
Indian Head Dominion forest nursery station expects very heavy spring shipments of Russian poplar, willow, and caragana seedlings and cuttings. These trees are planted to form shelter belts on prairie farms. Since establishment, about sixty million seedlings and cuttings have been distributed to farmers.
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Dominion Forest Nursery
Indian Head
Minard's Liniment praised by long-time user
A Dartmouth reader extols Minard's Liniment after 25 years of use, claiming it relieves head cold in 24 hours and treats bruises and sprains when rubbed and inhaled. The note includes a separate humorous German statistic about a man shaving for fifty years and time before a mirror.
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Minard’s Liniment Co
Minard
Great Moorish Key Remains as Honorful Relic in Spain
A large ancient key from Moorish times is displayed in a prominent place, symbolizing the old family home in Spain when Moorish rule prevailed. The artifact highlights generations of Moorish lineage and historic ties to the ancestral residence.
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Spain
Matrimony Bonds May Gain Popularity If Dividends Paid
A wry observation notes that marriage ties could attract more participants if they offered cash-like dividends. The remark frames matrimony as a financial perk rather than a purely personal union.
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