Eight Years of World Service and the League’s Peace Efforts
The League of Nations celebrates its eighth anniversary amid mixed results. It has mediated several disputes and promoted international law, while disarmament remains elusive. Prominent voices like Lord Cecil and the London Daily Herald emphasize that the League’s power lies in member governments and the spread of a peace consciousness across nations.
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League of Nations
League
Lord Cecil
Europe
London Daily Herald
Labor
Ute Assembly
Russia
United States
Cannot Keep All Seven One Uzumilu Family Faces Polygamy Laws
A 50 year old peasant, Agha Faoha, lives with seven wives and twenty three children in a single room in Uzumilu. Under traditional Moslem law four wives are allowed, while the new law banning polygamy is not retroactive, so the first four wives will stay with him and he must divorce the last three, a painful outcome as they are the youngest and best looking.
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Uzumilu
Agha Faoha
Chil
Home With a Sick Mother
Mrs. Maurice Tobin of Peterboro Ontario describes severe health decline after motherhood and credits Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for recovery after using five bottles. The ad notes the product is made in Dr. Pierce's Laboratory in Bridgeburg Ontario and offers a tin package of tablets for 10 cents.
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Peterboro
Ont
Dr. Pierce
Maurice Tobin
Bridgeburg
Emperor of Japan Seen Wearing Two Watches at Dinner
The Emperor of Japan, dressed in plain nickel watches, wears one on his wrist and another in his pocket as an example of frugality. He hosted a dinner at the Imperial Palace for Premier Tanaga and other officials, and tends his own rice field in the palace grounds, harvesting with his attendants.
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Japan
Imperial Palace
Tanaga
Groumis
Empire Marketing Board promotes Canadian apples in ads
The Empire Marketing Board highlights apples from Canada through illustrated campaigns. The ads stress quality and appeal to buyers in the Old Land, aiming to boost demand for this imported fruit and support Empire trade.
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Empire Marketing Board
Empire
Canada
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promote Vitality For Run-Down
A Canadian testimonial promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood building tonic for run down nerves and fatigue. Mrs Thomas Ahearn of St Malo Quebec says after twelve boxes she is restored, with improved strength appetite and cheerfulness. Pills available from medicine dealers or by mail 50 cents a box Brockville Ontario.
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Williams
Canada
Thomas Ahearn
St. Malo
Que
Dr. Williams
Edmonton Cannery To Lease 800 Acres For Local Canning
Edmonton Cannery leases about 800 acres to grow peas beans spinach and other vegetables for local canning. Tomatoes will be shipped from British Columbia to supply the Edmonton plant for processing.
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the Canning Company
Edmonton
British Columbia
Woman's testimonial for Lydia E. Pinkham products in Hamilton
A Hamilton Ontario farmer's wife describes severe health decline during menopause and credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills with her recovery after two months in bed. She offers to answer letters from other women about the medicines. Sold by druggists everywhere.
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Hamilton
Ontario
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Euma Wrisos
Wilson Street
Carillon Book Club Plans Canadian Authored Works
The Carillon Book Club of Canada starts a plan to supply readers with books by Canadian authors printed in Canada. Members pay 10 dollars yearly for six new works delivered postpaid every two months. President C. C. Knight of Ottawa invites inquiries for full details.
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Carillon Book Club
Canada
C. C. Knight
Exchange Building
Ottawa
Explanation of Myopia and Oil Advertisements
A convention of the American Academy of Optometry discussed myopia claiming that nearsightedness stems from retained fishlike eye traits. The piece also touts Dr. Thomas selectric Oil as a versatile remedy for humans and horses, addressing cuts burns rheumatism sciatica sore throat and chest.
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American Academy of Optometry
Thomas
Gentle Lemon Tender Beef Stew From Frugal Pantry
A week night recipe using 2 cups water 1 cup lemon juice 12 teaspoon salt 14 teaspoon pepper 1 onion 1 carrot 2 pounds cheap beef. Marinate overnight then bake with flour dredge and simmer adding liquid and vegetables. Finish with thickened gravy and optional sour cream. Lemon juice aids tenderness.
Pineapple Nest Centerpiece with Nut Mixture
Arrange pineapple slices on lettuce nests and top with celery strands mixed with chopped nuts. Center pile on the fruit and garnish with four orange segments. Serve dressing separately. Note mentions 72 percent of Earth's surface is water.
France Builds Secret War Plane The Greatest Aerial Ship
France tests a secret war aircraft described as the greatest aerial warship yet built. It features eight machine guns a two ton bomb load a 500 mile radius and an 18000 foot ceiling. It lands in fields with a double wheel setup and can convert to a seaplane in an hour.
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France
Wolfhound Wigger Suppresses Burglary in 1927 Geneva
Judge Marc Collio credits the wolfhound Wigger with making burglary unprofitable in 1927 Geneva Canton. The dog aided arrests of over twenty burglars in Vaud and helped locate missing persons. Wigger traced a missing man to a lakebed where the body was recovered.
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Marc Collio
Geneva
Switzerland
Wigger
Carlier
Vaud
Wireless cinema to broadcast films across Britain
A new British invention, the wireless tele-cinamatograph, allows a film shot in New York to be viewed in London about one hour later. It transmits two stills per second, with development and screening at sixteen frames per second on the receiving end. Inventors claim a football match from Glasgow could be shown the same afternoon across Great Britain.
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London
New York
Glasgow
Great Britain
Liniment claims relief for pain in Minard ad
Minard's Liniment touts pain relief in a contemporary advertisement. The copy notes widespread use in urban settings, including more than 90,000 people who rely on elevators in the Equitable Building in New York City each day.
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Equitable
New York
Hudson Strait terminal work to finish by 1930 says deputy minister
Montreal reports aerial ice observations off Hudson Strait continue. Alex Johnson, Deputy Minister of Marine, says work on Fort Church ill terminal will finish by 1930. He notes focus on spring break up to determine earliest sailing date through the Studson Bay bottleneck into the Atlantic.
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Fort Churchill
Alex. Johnson
Montreal
Hudson Strait
Johnson
Bottle-Neck
Studson Bay
Atlantic
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Edmonton Cannery
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Bayer
Canad Mansferture
Lewis
Bordens
Roberts
Holloway
Valley of the Kings
Luxor
Egypt
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