Fruitless Strike Viewed as Futile Labor Warfare
The piece argues that the Pennsylvania anthracite coal strike caused massive losses to workers, operators, and the public with little gain for miners. It notes settlement terms through 1939, critiques the check off, compares outcomes in West Virginia and Canada, and calls for arbitration over strikes to prevent economic harm.
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Pennsylvania
Miers
United States
Canada
Artiit
Eigher
West Virginia
Kentucky
Dominion
Great Britain
League of Nations
World Court
Princess Mary and punctuality at Breakfast at Goldsborough Hall
Princess Mary is never late and keeps nine o'clock breakfast at Goldsborough Hall on schedule. Viscount Lascelles is noted for timeliness. The text also notes that considerate men tolerate others with strong views and that Chinese New Year began February 13 marking year 4889 in their reckoning with a week of festivities. The City of London collects rents exceeding 1.25 million dollars annually from its owned property.
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Mary
Goldsborough Hall
Viscount Lascelles
Stefansson Named Technical Advisor for Wade Polar Flight
Arctic explorer Stefansson accepts a technical adviser role for next summer's Wade polar expedition led by Lieut. Leigh Wade. Organizer Robert Anderson Pope says the team will stay three years in the Arctic if a presumed continent is found, the expedition's stated aim.
Diamond Dyes Promises Simple Color For All Fabrics
An 11 cent Diamond Dyes package claims easy directions for tinting or dyeing delicate to permanent colors on wool silk linen cotton and blends. It advises telling the druggist the fabric type to ensure proper results.
Ridiculous Exchange With Professor Sparks Laughs
A young lady, introduced to a famous professor, exclaims in a witty and flustered moment asking the professor to “do something” and her absentminded remark becomes a noted humorous aside.
Baby's Own Tablets Valued by Mothers and Doctors
A vintage testimonial from Mrs. join A Patterson of Scotch Village Nova Scotia endorses Baby's Own Tablets as essential for children during teething and stomach issues. The ad notes the tablets regulate digestion, prevent colds and fevers, and are available for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Join A. Patterson
Scotch Village
N.S
Dr. Williams' Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Customer Probes Shoe Longevity
A sharp exchange shows a salesman joking that no customer has returned for a second pair, implying concern over durability and wear life. The brief remark highlights skepticism about lasting quality in a lighthearted retail banter.
Dodd's Kidney Pills Improve Mrs Hall’s Health Report
Mrs M E Hall of Huntsville Ontario testifies that Dodd's Kidney Pills relieved her kidney trouble quickly and reduced the dose she took. She says the pills improved her appetite sleep and removed headaches and fatigue. The company advertises the pills as purifying blood and supporting full kidney function available from druggists or The Dodd's Medicine Company in Toronto.
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Huntsville
Dodd
M. E. Hall
Dodd's Medicine, Co., Ltd
Toronto
Salvation Army collector sale sparks street debate
A Salvationist asks a Glasgow man to buy a flag for a church anniversary, the man refuses, and a narrator recalls a quip about charity and poverty. The exchange ends with the collector remarking on mortality and giving to the Lord. The piece blends street humor with moral assertion.
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Glasgow Herald
Three-Unit Dirigible Invented By German Baron
Baron Boris Von Loutskow unveils a three unit dirigible designed to be storm proof. Each unit operates separately yet is linked by steel cables. If one or two units fail, passengers can transfer to an undamaged unit and detach the others. He claims it is three times safer than single unit ships.
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Baron Boris von Loutskow
Nordic nations trim armed forces in Locarno spirit
Denmark moves toward practical abolition of its army and navy while Sweden cuts its army to about one third wiping out centuries long regiments. Norway follows with abolished fortresses suspended drills and one third fewer recruits, all reflecting Locarno era restraint.
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Europe
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Locarno
Acton Free Press
Still Enjoying Life at 84
Mrs. F H Miller of Vancouver writes that five years ago her husband suffered severe heart palpitations and smothering spells. After taking Milburn's H and N Pills, he recovered to the point of climbing stairs without pain and is now 54 years old, with doctors predicting only six months to live. Put up by The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ont.
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F. H. Miller
11Th Ave. East
Vancouver
B.C
Milburn
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Broadcasting Heat and the Promise of Centralized Systems
A Pittsburgh technician foresees days when vast heating plants broadcast warmth to homes and offices at great distances. He notes growing belief in science’s near-term wonders and the radio’s role in expanding imagination. A closing quip: you can train many dogs, but not a jazzhound.
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Pittsburgh
Toledo Blade
Helium Mixture Lets Divers Reach Greater Depths
Researchers report that a helium and oxygen mix allows divers to descend deeper and ascend faster with less danger. The gas, inert and nonflammable, could replace nitrogen absorption risks seen in deep sea escapes.
Salesman For Face Cream Learns a Lesson
A New York City salesman of healing creams recalls trying many salves for pimples and blemishes until his skin improved after taking Carter's Little Liver Pills. He found constipation as the root cause and credits the remedy with a healthful skin change.
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New York City
H. B. Menne
Carter
Wireless Save Efforts Cited as Ship Losses Fall
From 1922 to 1924 Lloyds records show missing ships averaged twenty each year, down from ten last year. Experts credit the 1600 ton wireless law, noting ten ships last year mostly lacked wireless. one 1550 ton vessel would likely have been saved had it carried wireless. The lone ship with wireless sent an SOS but vanished before rescuers arrived.
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Lloyd's
Amsterdam
Rhone Tunnel Nears Completion Linking Marseilles and Rhone
The Rhone tunnel, begun in 1911 and 7120 meters long, will allow direct shipping between Marseilles and Berre. It averages eight meters wide with depths over thirty meters in places and has engaged about eight hundred workers daily, totaling roughly 30,000,000 hours of labor since 1911.
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Rhone
Marseilles
Berre
A Prime Dressing for Wounds from Trusted Remedies
The notice cautions against using carbolic acid in factories for wounds and recommends Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a safer, equally quick remedy that does not scar or burn the skin.
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Dr. Thomas
Selecting a Butcher and Standing By Him
A housekeeper explains her method for cooking meat by choosing a butcher and staying by him while he cuts. The ad promotes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a standard proven remedy with a long-standing reputation.
Lloyd George Still Acknowledged European Figure On Italian Tour
The text notes Lloyd George’s continued global prominence during a recent Italian tour with immediate recognition in every locale. It mentions a vermifuge product Miller's Worm Powders praised for treating worms and aiding infant health, then shifts to a remark about prominent men who are not seen as outstanding in youth, followed by a mention of Minard's Liniment for colds.
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Doris White
R.F.D
Fruitland
Idaho
Mr. Lloyd George
Paris Invention Promises Long Film Talking Machine Revolution
A Paris announced invention by M. and Mme Faucon Johnson may revolutionize the talking machine industry by using a celluloid film that can be as long as needed. The couple, working together after eleven years in poverty, claim the film can register dialogue or music and moving pictures, eliminating frequent record changes.
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Paris
Mme. Faucon-Johnson
Curies
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