Spirit of World Peace Urged By Boy Scouts Leaders
The Ottawa showing of a film on the 50 000 participant Boy Scout Jamboree in England features Governor General Lord Willingdon praising the League of Nations. He warns against racial and religious prejudice and urges youths to live by goodwill and brotherhood, noting many groups as promoting peaceful aims. The piece cites efforts by the League, Junior Red Cross, YMCA, and international groups toward disarmament, education, and better world cooperation.
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Ottawa
England
Lord Willingdon
Boy Scouts and
Girl Guides
League of Nations
God
Garden of Eden
League
Balkans
Europe
Phillip Gibbs
Red Cross
Service
Y.M.C.A
Cooperative Packing Plants Planned Across Alberta
Co-Operative packing houses in Lethbridge Calgary and Edmonton are protected by the Alberta Live stock Pool. Plans for a trio of plants are under way with a centralized Calgary plant reportedly abandoned in favor of southern central and northern facilities.
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Lethbridge
Calgary
Edmonton
Alberta Livestock Pool
Manitoba Dairy Output Tops Fifteen Million
Manitoba produced butter cheese milk ice cream and sweet cream totaling 14,997,651 in value for last year. The output highlights dairy industry activity across multiple product lines and reflects regional agricultural performance.
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Manitoba
Alberta Creamery Butter Production Hits New High in 1929
The provincial dairy commissioner reports 97 Alberta creameries produced over 16,025,000 pounds of creamery butter in 1929, up 11.5 percent from the prior year. Cheese from ten factories neared 1,000,000 pounds and total dairy output including fluid milk was about 20,750,000 dollars. There are 600 varieties of seaweed in Japan.
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Alberta
Phillips Milk of Magnesia the trusted stomach remedy
Indigestion is often excess stomach acid from over-stimulated nerves. A safe alkali neutralizes acid instantly. Phillips Milk of Magnesia is presented as the standard medical remedy for 50 years, tasteless and harmless, with bottle directions at any drugstore.
German Inventor Claims “Unsinkable” Ship Material Demonstrated
Franz Felder presented a new ship-building material at the London naval conference showing models that floated with a 120 pound load, while a wooden model sank under the same weight. He says the material could double gun capacity and enable commercial cargo use, aiming to build a motor ship to showcase potential applications.
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London
Franz Felder
Herr Felder
Pink Pills touted as cure for nervous weakness and low vitality
Advertisement cites Mrs. F. C. Granier of Toronto who recovers from years of fatigue and illness after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. It claims sleep returns, appetite improves, color and strength return, and urges readers to try the tonic at 50 cents a box via mail from Brockville Ontario.
Seed Cleaning Train Tours Saskatchewan March 8
The Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture and Canadian Pacific Railway operate a seed-cleaning train of two cars touring the province beginning March 8. Machinery will be explained and demonstrated with talks at rural centers. Slogan: Sow clean seed grow less weeds.
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Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Canadian Pacific Railway
Asthma Remedy Promises Quick Relief and Peace of Mind
The advertisement claims Dread Of Asthma causes misery with nightly attacks and constant fear of recurrence. Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy is said to provide immediate relief and ward off future attacks, leaving patients in a state of lasting ease. It is advertised as inexpensive and sold almost everywhere.
Madrid Plans New Plaza de Toros Inauguration and Benefit Fight
The 1930 bullfighting season opens in Madrid at the old Plaza de Toros with a dedication in April for the new Plaza de Toros. The modern arena seats 26,000, double the old capacity, and one early bout will fund a benefit for Ciudad Universitaria under construction.
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Madrid
Plaza de Toros
Ciudad Universitaria
Edmonton Stock Yards Receipts 1929 Outlook
In 1929 Edmonton Stock Yards Limited received 3739 cars of livestock, down from 3960 the previous year. Hogs sheep and horses shipped decreased while cattle and calves shipments increased.
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Edmonton Stock Yards Limited
Minard's in the Stable. W. N. U. 1826
Transcribed note records Minard’s in the Stable with reference to W. N. U. 1826. Brief archival snippet notes location likely a publication or listing from that period. No further context provided.
Local Office Adroitly Promotes Tonsil Care Services
Exclusive notice from KITCHENER TONSILITIS CO at 107 Weber Chambers promotes specialized tonsil care offerings in Ontario. Services marketed through the office include consultations and potential treatment options.
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Kitchener Tonsilitis CO
Weber Chambers
Kitchener
Ont
Interpreting at Geneva Dr Caroline MacDonald’s feat
London Ontario interpreter Dr Caroline MacDonald who spent years in Tokio translated Japanese speeches into English during a three week International Labor Conference in Geneva. She later delivered the English version to non Japanese speakers using a telephone based multi language system at each desk.
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Caroline MacDonald
London
Ontario
Tokio
Geneva
MacDonald
Dr. MacDonald
Having Faith In People
A reflection on trust in everyday dealings and the overall honesty of most people. The author argues that while doubt can shake confidence, belief in the honor of the majority improves business, community life, and social engagement.
Miller's Worm Powders Vermifuge for Children and Worms
Advert says Miller's Worm Powders are an effective vermifuge that clears worms from stomach and bowels and aids infant digestion. It claims safe composition for delicate stomachs and suitability for children when directions are followed, promising destruction of all worms.
Chinese chickens fatten New York restaurant supply
New York restaurants report large volumes of chickens shipped from China. Chinese birds have bigger breasts due to better feeding in the almond eyed country, resulting in more meat per bird. Cars arrive with shipments to feed growing demand.
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New York
China
Catarrh Relief Promised by Dr Thomas Oil
The advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as effective internally and externally for catarrh with prompt relief. Testimonials from users accompany the claim. A humorous exchange between a colonel and bugler ends the item.
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Thomas
Minard's Fifty Year Record of Success in Manitoba Poultry
Manitoba Poultry Pool reports 13 million dozen eggs marketed in 1929 by its central selling agency in Winnipeg. The pool counts 14 000 members.
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Minard
Manitoba Poultry Pool
Winnipeg
Russia Seeks Uruguayan Cattle to Rebuild Industry
Soviet Russia hires a Montevideo resident agrarian to lecture on Uruguay's cattle methods while purchasing 250 Hereford bulls with possible buys up to 100,000. Prices average 180 dollars for two to three year olds. Uruguayan herds trace to American Herefords. Russia aims to use later generations from those stock.
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Russia
Uruguay
Montevideo
Soviet Republic
Argentina
Soviet
Hymn Sings Way to Freedom for British Soldier
Narrative recounts Joseph G. Davidson a British Expeditionary Force member captured in France during the war who after imprisonment avoided execution as a spy when he sang Abide With Me to captors prompting inquiry and release by British HQ and French authorities. Persian Balm described as a fragrant skin care product for women highlighting soothing stimulating and youth-preserving qualities.
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Chapel-en-le-Frith
Derbyshire
Board of Guardians
Joseph G. Davidson
France
Germany
Davidson
Odd Egg Use Drives Egg Import Boom to England
Eggs common in cooking serve another purpose in tanning gloves with the yolk used in the process. This industry contributes to importing over 800000 eggs annually into England.
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England
Accordion popularity in Europe pockets Scotland and Belgium
The passage notes that Europe has only two places where the accordion is not despised, namely Scotland and Belgium, which reportedly has 40,000 accordion players. The claim emphasizes Belgium’s large player base within the instrument’s regional reception.
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Europe
Scotland
Belgium
Unusual Moon Sunset Film Shown At Carnegie Exhibit
The Carnegie Institution in Washington presented a lunar motion picture from Mt. Wilson Observatory California. A 100 inch telescope camera captured lunar sunrise and sunset as the Moon rotates every 27 1/3 days with no atmosphere producing a sharp daylight to darkness transition. The film duration was five and a half hours but projected in a minute and a half.
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Carnegie Institution
Washington
Mt. Wilson Observatory
California
Earth
Prieska Declares Itself Plague-Proof Town
A South African town, Prieska on the Karoo prairie, reports no fleas found during a continent wide plague survey. Scientists failed to locate the insect in Prieska and the town promotes itself as a plague proof paradise for dogs of all nations.
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Prieska
Africa
Karroo Prairie
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