Thornton to lead Canada’s vast national railway system
Sir Henry Thornton is named president of the Canadian National Railways with a mandate for national service, growth, and public ownership. His record spans the Pennsylvania System in the United States and British rail reorganizations, including wartime leadership. He urges efficiency without sacrificing service, links railway prosperity to agricultural progress and immigration, and seeks broad union with CN employees while pursuing the continent spanning network's expansion.
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Sir Henry Thornton
Canadian National Railways
Canada
Sir Henry
C.N.R
Pennsylvania
United States
England
British Isles
West
Henry Thornton
Dominion
Frank
C.P.R
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Offers Relief for Colds
An old medical advert describes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as preventing frequent nasal catarrh and strengthening the body to resist acute attacks. It claims internal use and blood distribution to mucous surfaces reduces inflammation and restores normal conditions. J Cheney & Co Toledo, Asia is listed.
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Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Teledo
Asia
University Adopts Business Methods to Cut Costs
The University of Michigan operates with businesslike methods that mimic commercial firms, spending over 6 million dollars annually to run the university. The aim is maximum efficiency and effectiveness at the lowest cost.
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University of Michigan
Wicked Competition In New York Laundries Fight Back
A pair of criminals arrested in New York confessed they were hired by a laundry firm to destroy rival laundries. The scheme aimed to undercut competitors through malicious acts. The case highlights cutthroat industry practices and alleged corporate complicity.
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New York
Hamilton Sierald
The Height of Optimism Opens a Monthly Story
A patient given a grim prognosis seeks inspiration by reading a continuing tale in a monthly magazine, hoping to find meaning and resilience despite the doctor’s verdict.
You May Induce People to Listen to Your Grievances
A brief, opinionated line questions whether expressing grievances persuades others. It contrasts the act of airing complaints with others' apparent indifference and invites reflection on the impact of venting.
First Underground Railway’s Diamond Jubilee Recalls Early Ventur es
The Metropolitan Railway opened January 19, 1863 from Farrington Street to Bishop’s Road Paddington 3 1/2 miles carrying over 30 900 on opening day. Opponents warned tunnels would collapse fumes suffocate houses and the Fleet Ditch sewer had to be diverted. Despite hurdles the line survived and now marks sixty six years since its birth.
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London
Metropolitan Railway
Farrington Street
Bishop's Road
Paddington
Regent's Park
Park Crescent
Marylebone Road
Park Square
Fleet Ditch
Farringdon Street
Ett&t
Nerviline Promises Quick Hoarseness Relief For Colds
Changeable weather causes congestion and sore throat and Nerviline is advertised to draw out inflammation without oil. The ad claims Nerviline speeds healing of chest and throat, eases pain and relieves coughs and hoarseness. It touts large 35c bottles sold nationwide.
Winnipeg Bank Clearings Rank Third in Dominion 1922
Winnipeg bank clearings in 1922 totaled 2 563 938 704 dollars ranking the city third among Dominion centres. Montreal and Toronto led, with Vancouver following.
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Winnipeg
Prairie City
Montreal
Toronto
Vancouver
California Fig Syrup Adopts Family Healing Promise
A classic advertisement urges mothers to use genuine California Fig Syrup to ease a sick child’s constipation. It claims a teaspoon opens bowels in hours, restoring a playful child and preventing future illness. It warns to ask for authentic California Fig Syrup to avoid imitations.
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California
White clothing required for Alberta big game hunters
The Alberta Legislature amended the Game Act to require all big game hunters to wear white clothing including a cap to reduce hunting accidents in the woods.
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Alberta
Winter Weather Hard on Little Ones
Our Canadian winters are very hard on infants causing confinement indoors due to severe weather. Babies become cross and peevish from overheated poorly ventilated rooms. Baby's Own Tablets are recommended to regulate digestion and maintain health. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Saskatchewan Poultry and Egg Exports Rise in 1922
Saskatchewan farmers earned about 1.35 million dollars from poultry and 4.01 million from eggs in 1922. The province housed around 9.25 million birds, about 84 per farm. Nine carloads of eggs were shipped to England by the Saskatchewan Co operative Creameries and were praised as excellent upon arrival.
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Saskatchewan
England
Co-operative Creameries
Diamond Dyes Promise Rich Color For Worn Garments
Advertises Diamond Dyes offering easy to use fabric dye that prevents streaking, spotting, fading, or running. Guides buyers to specify fabric type wool silk cotton or blends and guarantees color renewal for skirts waists coats stockings and draperies.
Immigrants Arrive in Western Canada in 1922
Officials report 9 595 new settlers arriving in Western Canada via United States routes in 1922, down 2 521 from the prior year. The group carried 2 511 217 in cash and goods valued at 737 248. Manitoba took 1 140 newcomers followed by Western Ontario 412, Saskatchewan 3 512, Alberta 4 033, and British Columbia 498.
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Canada
United States Polis
Manitoba
Western Ontario
Saskatchewan
Aberta
British Columbia
First White Man Lands at Coney Island in 1609
A historical note recalls the arrival of the first recorded white explorer on New York soil at Coney Island on September 6, 1609. The event marks early European contact with the region.
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New York
Coney Island
Calgary Old-Timers Re Union Brings 500 Pioneer Men and Women
More than 500 Alberta pioneers and their spouses gathered in Calgary for their annual reunion and round-up. Men and women, each with over thirty years in the province, reminisced and celebrated youth in a young country. Newly formed groups ban anyone with less than the required thirty years.
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Calgary
Alberta
Halley's Comet to Return in 1986
The comet Halley, first observed in 240 B C, is forecast to reappear in 1986. The upcoming appearance will be visible from Earth with several observing opportunities planned by astronomers.
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B.C
Mystery on a Colorado Rural Telephone Line
Popular Mechanics reports a rural Colorado telephone line went on a sixteen hour day mode with nightly failures between nine and ten. A manager and lineman traced the fault to an elderly inhabitant who placed his metal rimmed spectacles across the line, creating a contact that interrupted service each night until morning.
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Popular Mechanics
Colorado
Canada Inspects All Egg Shipments From United States
Canadian government issues an order in council to inspect and grade every U S egg shipment entering Canada. Previous rules limited inspection to larger consignments, but evaders used shipments under ten cases to bypass controls.
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United States
Canada
Putnam's Corn Ex Tractor Ad Warns Against Substitutes
An old local advertisement warns of a cheap acid corn remedy sold as a substitute for Putnam's Corn Ex Tractor. The copy extols Putnam's reliability, noting it has long been the standard corn and wart remover for fifty years and costs 25 cents everywhere.
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Putnam’s
Significance of Convict and Legislator Speech Coincidences
Oswald Garrison Villard in Cooper Union remarks that a convict entering prison and a legislator entering office might both deliver the same speech. He says the place sought him, not he the place, and that his selection came as an unwelcome surprise, guided by friends rather than personal interest.
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Oswald Garrison Villard
New York
Cooper Union
Holloway's Corn Remover Promised as Best Solution
There may be other corn removers but you will not be completely satisfied until you have used Holloway's Corn Remover.
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Holloway
The spoon stirs households with a small but mighty presence
A simple spoon becomes a household stirrer highlighting daily routines. Its unassuming design drives quiet moments of comfort and utility across kitchens and dining spaces.
Minard's Liniment for Distemper
Distemper treatment claim is cited with Minard's Liniment as a remedy. The brief notes the product within a catalog and references its use for animal ailments in the era.
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Minard
Tanlac Restores Regina Woman After Flu Toll
Mrs. Mary Stewart of Regina Saskatchewan says four years of sleepless nights and weakness followed a severe flu. She reports losing thirty pounds, relief from rheumatic pains, and regained twelve pounds after taking Tanlac. She praises the medicine and notes wide availability from druggists. Over 35 million bottles sold.
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Tanlac
Mary Stewart
North Albert Street
Regina
Sask
Workers pledge to modernize Russian Navy and fund ships
The workers of Soviet Russia vow to raise naval efficiency to army levels and some commit funds for shipbuilding. The week’s drive also adds more than 2,000 men to naval service enlistments.
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Soviet
Russia
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