Icebreakers Sent to Russia to Keep Petrograd Open
Two large British icebreakers, the Alexander Neveky and the Sratagol, are sent to Petrograd to keep the port open this winter if possible. Built for Russia in the war, they served with Allied forces in Archangel and the White Sea and may be renamed Lenine and Trotzky. Their design allows them to roll and tunnel through ice.
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Alexander Neveky
Sratagol
Petrograd
Russia
Archangel
White Sea
Lenine
Trotzky
Canada must master technical knowledge to curb unemployment
A Canadian pamphlet argues that nations gain by finishing raw materials domestically and developing diverse skilled work. It warns that without extensive research and technical know how Canada risks losing engineers and experts to foreign firms and facing ongoing unemployment and taxation burdens.
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Canada
Honorary
Advisory Council For Scientific and Industrial Research
Dominion of Canada
United States
England
France
Germany
Relic Of Babylonian Times Found In Asia Minor
Archaeologists uncover a 400 year BCE Babylonian colony at Kolsa Nyck Asia Minor. Cuneiform inscriptions reveal military and commercial life with a prince and a female prefect equal in power. The site includes postal tiles and early bearer cheques signaling a proto financial system. A worm remedy called Mother Graves Worm Exterminator is noted in passing.
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Kolsa Nyck
Asia Minor
Burns
Furs Arrive in Edmonton Worth Half Million Dollars
A shipment of furs valued at five hundred thousand dollars arrived in Edmonton from the north recently. The piece notes a claimed invention of the Japanese rickshaw by a missionary.
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Edmonton
The Origin of Gall Stones and Dr Hamilton's Pills
The article explains gall stones as dried bile crystals and promotes Dr Hamilton's Pills for liver and bowel action. It claims pills prevent bilious fits, aid digestion, and suit general family use, with a note for mandrake and butternut laxative use. It also includes a Montreal dealer contact and a moral aphorism about daily duties.
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Dr. Hamilton
Pr. Hamilton
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Winter Weather Hard on Little Ones
Canadian winters strain child health as mothers keep babies indoors in overheated rooms. Remedies promoted include Baby's Own Tablets to regulate digestion and prevent colds, sold for 25 cents a box by The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Muskegon lends $10,000 without security to unemployed residents.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Dr Pierce Remedies Promoted For Nervous Run-Down Women
A Canadian advertisement highlights Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for nervous or weak women and Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for stomach ulcers. Testimonials from Mrs. Sarah Burke of St Thomas and Mrs. Malcolm McLaren of Dundalk tout improvements, plus an offer to send free literature and a 10 cent sample.
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St. Thomas
Dr. Pierce
Sarah Burke
Scott St
Canada
Dundalk
Bridgeburg
Ont
Liner Presidente Wilson Splits 75-Foot Whale In Atlantic
Passengers aboard the Presidente Wilson report a mid Atlantic sighting of a 75 foot whale struck by the bow cleaving it in two. The impact sent whale parts overboard as the ship neared New York with 150 onlookers at the rail.
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Presidente Wilson
New York
mid-Atlantic
Canadian reps to wireless conference delayed by defense amalgamation
The appointment of Canadian representatives to a technical inter imperial wireless stations conference is not immediate due to many pressing government matters. The wireless telegraph commission urged naming Canadians, with plans for Canada to contribute its share. Defence department amalgamation promises to influence timing. Also Dr Thomas Electric Oil is recommended for catarrh relief with internal use claims and testimonials.
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Wireless Telegraph Commission
Canada
Thomas
Golfing Year Round at Victoria Colwood Course Privileges
Victoria's famed Colwood Course on Vancouver Island offers 18 holes open daily, with Canadian Pacific Railway arrangements granting Empress Hotel guests playing privileges. The feature highlights Victoria’s renowned golf scene and winter access to the sport.
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Dominion
Victoria
Vancouver Island
Canadian Pacific Railway
Empress Hotel
Colwood
German crop report shows 1921 output by grain and potatoes
Official figures list rye and wheat 9,939,647 tons barley 1,935,995 tons oats 6,040,982 tons potatoes 26,151,330 tons. Government share stands at 2,500,000 tons but only 70 percent delivered to date.
Fearless Wire Walker James F E Hardy Plans Niagara Run Again
James FE Hardy, 48, born in Toronto, who crossed the Niagara River near the falls on a wire twice in July 1896, announced plans to attempt the feat again this summer. During courtship a girl’s “No” three times proves danger. Minard's Liniment for Distemper.
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James FE. Hardy
Toronto
Niagara River
Mr. Hardy
Shortage of Oil Says the U S Has Oil For Twenty Years
The United States Geological Survey estimates available oil at 9 150 000 000 barrels, enough for about twenty years at current use. Experts warn that not all may be discovered or extracted in that span and urge waste avoidance and new extraction methods as dependence on foreign oil grows.
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United States Geological Survey
Danderine Claims Hair Stops Falling After One Use
Advertising notice touts Danderine hair treatment at five cents per bottle. It promises no dandruff or hair loss after a single application and asserts hair gains life vigor brightness color and abundance.
Cascarets Laxative Promoted as Gentle Sleep Aid
An old advertisement extols Cascarets as a candy like laxative that cleanses the bowels by morning. It claims they ease dizzy headaches colds biliousness indigestion and upset stomach without stomach upset or griping, and cost ten cents a box for both adults and children.
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Redrose
ASCO
Gillett
North
Minard
Anon
London
Muskegon, Mich
N. U. 1496
Wireless Conference
Naval Department
Militia
Defence
Pacific Coast
Niagara Falls
U.S
Dominion Express
Harold C. Shipman & CO
Seeidk
Danderine
Bayer
Ae i
Eama
Mandy
Bayer Company
Bayer Croes
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