Keeping the Farm Boy on the Farm amid Changing Times
The author argues the question of whether rural youth should stay on farms amid mechanization and industrial growth. He notes increasing productivity and diverse career paths, urging careful education and planning to prepare boys for varied futures beyond only farming.
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Sclon
Times
Equatorial
Africa
Canada
Rds
West
Corede
Canadian Scholar Plans Two Year Stay in Russia
Dr. Howard T. Barnes of Montreal proposes a two year stay in Russia pending satisfactory arrangements to safeguard his Canadian interests. A Soviet commission will study his ice destruction method with engineers placed under his personal supervision. Barnes now holds an honorary professorship at McGill University and runs an ice engineering research institute in Montreal awaiting a replacement head before departure.
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Howard T. Barnes
Russia
Barnes
McGill University
Montreal
One substance in many forms carbon common to all
The text explains that diamond, lead pencil graphite, and coal are all carbon in different forms. It compares these forms to ice, liquid water, and water vapor, noting that diverse appearances can hide a single underlying substance. The idea extends worldwide to many objects that seem different but are the same element in different states.
Stunts Planned For The Year 1920
A summer of bold feats unfolds with stunts across water and air. Alec B Traf ford of Birmingham aims to fly a glider across the Irish Sea from Holyhead to Dublin. J Hazzard plans a 21 mile cross channel walk on water using shoes tied to air bags and a bicycle pump for inflation.
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Irish Sea
Holyhead
Dublin
English Channel
Niagara
Britain
Alec B. Trafford
Birmingham
Germany
J Hazzard
Pearson's Weekly
Nervous Debility Treatment Promoted By Pink Pills
Describes nervous debility as fatigue and tremors from overwork and worry. States sedatives are wrong and that Dr Williams Pink Pills restore red blood, improve appetite and strength. Claims pills revive spirits and nerves, available from dealers or by mail for 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams
New egg candling plant opens at Pacific Coast Terminals
The Pacific Coast Terminals Limited plant begins operation processing eggs for storage and candling at 500 cases daily. Miller's Worm Powders claim to improve infantile digestive issues by acting on stomach liver and bowels, correcting lack of appetite and biliousness, with children showing improvement soon after treatment begins.
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Pacific Coast
Limited
East Ham Store Puts Coats In Rental Market
A London shop in East Ham rents overcoats at four cents a day with a small deposit. Many renters use the garments for a single day amid this cold spell. A buyer touts Dr. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as life changing after years of suffering ends. It is sold by dealers or through wholesalers.
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East Ham
London
England
Timber value rises as land class transfers occur
Special timber cruises establish the true value of timber holdings and the transfer from wild land to timber land categories in British Columbia, increasing assessed value from 18,822,927 dollars in 1927 to 25,81,970 dollars in 1928.
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British Columbia
Pine Scented Vapor Linked to Cold Symptoms
A brief note suggests that inhaling pine vapor may trigger or worsen cold symptoms. The report cites patient reports and physician observations but provides no definitive proof of causation. Further testing and controlled studies are requested to confirm any direct link.
Healing Vapor Claim for Catarrhozene Inhaler
An advertisement describes Catarrhozene as a miraculous inhalant that cleanses the breathing apparatus. It promises relief from bronchitis catarrh colds and sore throat by breathing the fragrant vapor, claiming rapid con gestion relief and disease elimination.
Catarrhozone Claims Cure After Two Months Treatment
An advertisement asserts Catarrhozone removes disease traces from nostrils and relieves headaches and buzzing ears after a two month course. The smaller 500c bottle is offered at $1.00 through all dealers with a guaranteed result.
Blind Soldier-Lawyer Mulloy Builds Law Career in Iroquois
Colonel Lorne W. Mulloy, once Trooper Mulloy and a blind veteran of the South African War, is an active law practitioner in Iroquois Ontario. After Oxford, General Sam Hughes placed him at the Royal Military College and he served as a recruiting officer in the Great War. He studied law with John Godfrey, K.C., finished in one year, and was called to the Ontario bar. He chose Iroquois as his home by the St. Lawrence River.
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Lorne W. Mulloy
Colonel Mulloy
Mulloy
Iroquois
Cornwall
England
Sam Hughes
Royal Military College
Canada
John Godfrey
K.C
Toronto
Peace Park at border eyed for Blaine in Washington state
Thirty thousand Washington school children contribute ten cents each and teachers add twenty five cents toward buying five acres on the U S side of the Blaine border for an international park. Vancouver Trades and Labor Council heard from Bellingham delegates that equal land on the Canadian side could ensure success and annual cross border celebrations on July 2. Persian Balm advert claims to beautify skin and hands with a velvety, fragrant formula.
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Washington
United States
Blaine
Trades and Labor Council
Vancouver
Bellingham
No clear forecast after October stock crash warns of gloom
The text notes a lack of optimistic outlook after the October market crash and mocks confidence in any quick recovery. It references Minard's for Burns, Mark Twain on men and women, and mentions a monument to Adam in Baltimore Ohio.
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Baltimore
Ohio
Adam
Attitudes Toward Burial Places of Statesmen in Britain
The text contrasts leaders preferences for burial sites noting Lord Balfour’s wish to lie on his estates versus Westminster Abbey. Bonar Law and Gladstone rest in the Abbey, while Disraeli favored a country church and Salisbury and Lord John Russell chose ancestral graves over the Abbey.
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Lord Balfour
Westminster Abbey
Bonar Law
Gladstone
Pitts
Peel
Palmerston
Disraeli
Salisbury
Lord John Russell
Largest Floating Elevator Delivered by German Firm at Rouen
The Rouen project features the biggest floating elevator ever built, weighing about 2100 tons and used to unload dredger barges onto land. It operates between two barges with a suspended endless chain and 37 buckets each holding 500 liters. A Vermicide advertisement and Saxon marriage customs are noted alongside Netherlands rayon export claims.
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Rouen
France
Heal the Sprain with Minard's Promissory Note Claim
A claim links ancient Babylonian invention to a 2100 year BCE promissory note and promotes Minard's as a remedy. The statement ties a medical aid to historical financial instruments in a single claim.
Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil Aids Burns Cuts and Sprains
Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil offers prompt treatment for scalds and burns. It soothes pain and aids recovery and also relieves inflammation from various injuries. A bottle at home or in a stable saves many a doctor's and veterinary fee.
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Thomas
New Motor Disease "Driver's Heel" Haunts Drivers
A rough road problem called driver's heel is blamed on constant use of pedals and car controls. Doctors advise foot mats from manufacturers, especially for racing cars. The ad touts Douglas' Egyptian Liniment for quick relief of scalded feet, corns, warts, inflammation, and proud flesh.
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Douglas
Can Supply Canada's Needs In Saskatchewan Salt Deposit
An investigation by the Canadian Government Department of Mines finds a Saskatchewan sodium sulphate deposit exceeding 100 million tons of natural hydrous salt. It could meet Dominion needs and yield a regional export surplus. A major use for this salt cake is in kraft pulp production.
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Department of Mines
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Canada
Do What Youre Not Compelled To Do For Freedom
A reflective aphorism argues that true freedom comes from acting beyond obligation rather than merely following duty. It emphasizes personal autonomy and brave choices as paths to emancipation.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Ad Claims 50 Years Backed Antacid
An advertiser extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the standard antacid for five decades. It states a spoonful neutralizes large acid amounts, relieves stomach pain in minutes, and urges buyers to choose the genuine product prescribed by physicians with full bottle directions at drugstores.
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