Eight British prisons close to cut costs
News briefs report the closure of eight provincial prisons in Britain for economy. Other items note a drowning when ice broke on the Theiss, overworked English brass foundries making gambling tops, Gandhi pausing civil disobedience, Buddha studies via spiritualism, a Budapest girl linked to Buddha’s savings, Canadian manufacturers scouting West Indies trade, a foot and mouth livestock ban in South Africa, Shackleton honored on return to South Georgia, and the 1923 British Empire Exhibition likely postponed to 1924 with British mission activity in South Africa and Canada.
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Theiss
England
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Non-Cooperationists
Buddha
Budapest
South Africa
Canada
Treat Rheumatism Through The Blood
A testimonial based claim for Dr Williams Pink Pills to treat rheumatism by blood enrichment. Includes patient Mrs James Gillan from Charlottetown PEI and a daughter’s recovery. States pills sold by druggists or mail order Brockville Ontario.
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Williams
James Gillan
Charlottetown
P.E.L
Canadian Wheat Demand Signals New India Market
Vancouver shipping reports to Regine nt train agencies indicate 6000 tons of Canadian wheat are required by a Bombay concern as price quotations are sought. Authorities expect this demand to precede a permanent market opening while Indian flour mills prepare to blend hard wheat to compete with imported Dominion and U S flours.
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Bombay
Vancouver
India
Reginent
Merchant’ Exchange
Scumbay Concern
Dominion
Great Britain
United States
Potatoes Reach Cuba From New Brunswick
Two thousand barrels of New Brunswick potatoes arrived in Cuba from St John. An additional eight thousand barrels have departed for the same destination.
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New Brunswick
Cuba
St. John
Jiggs Receives Lamp as Christmas Gift
Casey asks about his wife’s present. Jiggs shows a lamp described as beautiful and points to his discolored eye as proof, implying a humorous or chaotic gift exchange scene.
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Casey
Jiggs
Tanlac Restores Aurora Woman to Health After Illness
Mrs Mina Raber of 146 Farnsworth Ave Aurora says Tanlac cured years of distress after meals smothering spells irregular heartbeat and headaches. She claims rapid health improvement and calls Tanlac the best medicine under the sun as sold by all good druggists.
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Tanlac
Mina Raber
Farnsworth Ave
Aurora, al
Saskatchewan Winter Fair Prize List Announced
The Seventeenth Saskatchewan Winter Fair lists ten thousand dollars in prizes for horses cattle and poultry. The Regina Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition Association Ltd runs the event with March 15 to 17 dates and March 4 entries closing. Also an advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a powerful liniment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition Association, Ltd
McCallum-Hill Building
Regina
Flour Exports From Medicine Hat Mills Reach Europe and China
Large export orders are arriving at Medicine Hat flour mills. They have shipped 1,760 tons to Europe via Vancouver and the Panama Canal, with 2,498 tons still to ship by that route. An additional eighty tons have gone to China, and about 300 tons remain in sight for that destination.
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Medicine Hat Flour Mills
Europe
Vancouver
Panama Canal
China
Your Teeth and Partial Plates in Dental Health
The editor explains that replacing lost teeth is essential for digestion and health. It describes partial plates as a removable alternative to fixed bridges, noting proper retention depends on healthy remaining teeth and emphasizing cleanliness for sanitary dental work.
Beaded chiffon dance dresses bloom in Paris
Beaded chiffon frocks attract sponsorship in Paris with youthful airy styling. White chiffon gowns feature crystal bead loops and straight bodices. Girdles end with bead loops and chiffon drops frame the hem. A variety of colors including coral citron green and lemon yellow are offered.
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Paris
California Fig Syrup for Childs Bowels Ad Copy
A vintage advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a remedy for constipation in children. It claims a teaspoonful will clear waste from the bowels within hours and restore a sick child to a playful state, urging mothers to demand the genuine product with “California” on the bottle.
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California
Worm Exterminator Claims Health Benefit for Children
An advertisement from the Baltimore Sun promotes Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as an effective remedy to expel intestinal worms, asserting that child health depends on worm elimination. The piece links public worry about illness to a panacea marketed to homeowners and families.
Lands for Sale in British Columbia Reserved Crown Lands
Announcement details the sale terms for reserved crown lands in British Columbia for agriculture with prices of 5.00 per acre for first class arable land and 2.50 per acre for second class grazing land. Minimum 40 acres, maximum 640 acres, survey fees 0.50 per acre if surveyed, and buyers must survey at their own expense within six months of acceptance.
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British Columbia
Cuba Size of Pennsylvania Compared in Old Description
The article notes Cuba's area is about equal to Pennsylvania. It also mentions London bus traffic peaking at about 640 per hour during busy periods and references Minard's Liniment for garget in cows.
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Cuba
Pennsylvania
London
Minard
Young Indian Girl Frances Nikawa Impresses London Audiences
Miss Frances Nikawa, a Bush Cree Indian from York Factory Hudson Bay, debuted at a Canadian Club of Great Britain luncheon in London. She performed two Pauline Johnson poems, The Cattle Thief and another piece, recapturing prairie life in the second recitation.
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Frances Nikawa
Prince of Wales
York Factory
Hudson Bay
Bryan
Pauline Johson
Prairies
Miss Nikawa
London
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure for Colds
An old advertisement states that Hall's Catarrh Medicine builds up the system to resist colds and may prevent chronic catarrh. It claims internal action through the blood to reduce inflammation of mucous surfaces and restore normal conditions. Druggists supply it. circulars free from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo.
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Hall
F. Jo Cheney, & Co
Toledo
German Dyes in China and New Plane Claim
The German dye trade gains from low main values in China while the British dye industry worries about being shut out by a German monopoly. An aeroplane of a new type is claimed to reach 184 miles per hour.
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China
Federation of British Industries
Dairying Campaign Promotes Alberta Farm Dairy Industry
The Alberta Department of Agriculture is running a campaign to develop the dairy industry on province farms and will soon issue new bulletins to guide farmers in this sector.
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Alberta
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Remarkable Asthma Relief Promises Safer Future
Dr J D Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy provides prompt relief from suffocating asthma attacks and uses inhalation of smoke or fumes to prevent re attacks, signaling a new era of life for the afflicted.
Sunday Golf Sermon Napkin Banter at the Church
A judge remarks on a planned church organ gift by Mr Platesley while noting his alleged offense. The exchange centers on religious duties and fundraising as part of a church project. The dialogue hints at broader community tensions over leadership and gifts in a local church.
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Platesley
Cascarets: A Candylike Laxative For All Ailments
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as the ideal laxative to cleanse liver and bowels. It claims quick nighttime action with two tablets, no griping, and a pleasant taste, suitable for headaches colds biliousness indigestion and upset stomach, priced at ten cents a box and marketed to children.
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Cuticura
Toc
Cutmeret TS
Soc
Tolomm TS
Canadian Depot Limited
St. Pool
Montreal
Cutiiers
Toronto
West Indies
Islands
United Kingdom
Department of Agriculture
Union of South Africa
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Woodville
South Georgia Island
Norman Strong
Newfoundland
Azores
Atlantic
Cadiz
N.B
Aurora, Hil
Saskatchewan
Thomas
Canadian Postum Ceres Co., Limited
Windsor
Proctor McGerlds
Oral Hygiene
By Marie Seimont
The
Baltimore Sun
Yarmouth, N.S
Dominion Express
Ty Loduitls Co. Lb
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