London tops eight million in latest estimate
World happenings brief notes London’s population is pegged at 8,000,000. Other items include a Dominion Canners plant destroyed by fire in Kelowna, Turkey’s church and state separation bill passed, Canadian banks' February assets rise to 3.17 billion, and various political and economic moves across Canada and the empire.
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London
Dominion Canners
National Assembly
Angora
Turkey
Vermin Control Claim for Child Safe Worm Ex Terminator
An old advertisement hawks Mother Graves Worm Ex Terminator as an effective vermin remedy. It asserts the product is safe for even the most delicate child and carries no risk to the constitution.
Manitoba Poultry Marketing Association Shifts Head Office
The Manitoba Co operative Poultry Marketing Association moves its head office to Winnipeg. The group has grown from 719 members in 1922 to 9,900 in 1927, forming 93 local groups across Manitoba.
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Manitoba Co-operative Poultry Marketing Association
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Receives Endorsement
Mrs MA Wilson of Hamilton Ontario describes severe Change of Life symptoms including back spain nervous crisis and loss of appetite. After one bottle she improved and says she feels like a new woman and recommends the medicines along with Lydia E Pinkham’s Liver Pills. She invites letters from other women seeking information. Sold by druggists everywhere.
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Hamilton
Ontario
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eji
MA Wilson
Wilson Street
Imperial Agricultural Research Conference Proposes Empire Stations
The Imperial Agricultural Research Conference held in London last October urges a chain of empire wide agricultural research stations with training cores in Queensland, Ceylon, East and West Africa, and Malaya. It envisions ten staff per station, annual upkeep about £20,000, plus corresponding centres costing £20,000 yearly to be run by a dominion and India representative body.
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Imperial Agricultural Research Conference
London
Great Britain
Queensland
Ceylon
East Africa
West Africa
Malaya
Colonial Agricultural Service
Dominions
India
Great help to young mothers
A letter from Ruthven Ontario praises Baby's Own Tablets as a simple home remedy for infants and children. The note claims the tablets regulate digestion, ease colds and fevers, and soothe teething without a drug taste. They're sold by medicine dealers or 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Ruthven Crommiller
Ruthven
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Two Piece Pajama Pattern No 1114 in Multiple Sizes
A pattern for a chic two piece pajama set with sleeveless or short kimono sleeves jackets and patch pocket options. Trousers feature elastic or tape waist and straight or gathered hems. Sizes 34 to 42 bust with yardage for 44, 36 or 40 inch fabric. Patterns priced 25 cents. Fashion Book offered at 10 cents.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern Neo Size
Instructional notice from Winnipeg newspaper listing ordering steps for patterns. Mentions Union at 1756 McDermot Ave and refers to pattern sizing Neo Size.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Country editors shape a modern town press in a changing field
At a national meeting, small town publishers discuss how country papers now focus on local news and business. Editors emphasize the shift from printing to publishing, with specialists in local circulation and community issues driving success in towns like Riverdale and Canal Point.
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Bert
Bert Mills
United States
B. Franklin Simms
California
F. L. Drexler
Free Press
Riverdale
Drexler
Florida
Howard Sharp
Everglades
Canal Point
Lake Okeechobee
Sharp
Washington
Russia
Lindbergh
Greenfield
Massachusetts
Greenfield Gazette
the Gazette
Franklin County
Gazette
Speculator Noah Corners World Stock Market
A remark notes Old Noah as a legendary speculator who allegedly cornered all stock in the world, illustrating a mythic tale of overwhelming market influence.
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Noah
Hobart Bosworth Builds Ship Models In Spare Time
Hobart Bosworth, renowned stage and screen star, spends his free hours constructing detailed ship models, showcasing a quieter side away from acting.
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Hobart Bosworth
Charmed Life Foils Third Attempt to Blow Up Schooner Amy
A moving picture company failed to destroy the schooner Amy in the English Channel for a film about Britain s Q Ships. Despite charges, kerosene, and flares the vessel resisted burning and was towed back to Portland with naval escort. Old figurehead superstition linked the vessel to a string of sinking myths.
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Film Company
Moving Picture Company
Amy
English Channel
Britain
Weymouth
Movie Company
Portland
Fruit Crop Prospects Improve in Southern Okanagan
Fruit inspectors expect a strong 1928 apple harvest in the Southern Okanagan and Similkameen, with yields around 1,075,000 boxes, up from 850,000 in 1927 and 1,040,000 in 1926, barring unforeseen conditions. Also mentions Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a versatile pain killer with broad uses and proven virtues.
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Okanagan
Similkameen
Thomas
New Westminster Builds Cold Storage Plant With Canadian Exports
C A Cotterell notes growing shipments of Vancouver ice cream to Shanghai and gradual education of China and Japan in Canadian products. A new cold storage plant at New Westminster will cost about two million dollars, powered by rising demand from Canadian apples butter beef and bacon and the parched threats in China.
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China
Japan
Shanghai
Vancouver
New Westminster
C.A. Cotterell
British Columbia
Cotterell
Minard's Liniment Ad and Life Advice
An old newspaper snippet promotes Minard's Liniment for backache. It also vents a proverb about shaping one’s future and notes that a man’s laughter volume may not reflect happiness, presenting a mix of product ad copy and reflective lines.
Symbolic scarves spark British fashion riddle in wartime
A Newcastle magistrate notes a surge of black white and red scarves worn across Britain. Investigations reveal they are German made stock tied to a possible monarchy restoration and later adopted as a fad by the public, much to observers’ amusement.
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Germany
Newcastle
London
Manchester
Fatherland
Britain
Tar Sands for Manitoba Highways Plan
Alberta tar sands in large quantities are to be used for Manitoba highway construction this summer. A plant will be built at McMurray or nearby to extract tar from sands and reduce shipment of bulky raw material.
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Manitoba
Alberta
McMurray
Canadian Muskrats Ship to Belgium for Fur Industry
Forty Canadian muskrats are shipped via the Canadian Pacific Express Company to Belgium to form the nucleus of a new fur industry.
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Belgium
Canada
Canadian Pacific Express Company
Minard's Liniment for Coins Ends in Loss and Oddities
A quirky note explains a man with a dollar a nickel and a hole in his pocket always loses the dollar while keeping the nickel and the hole. It adds a reminder that others may see you as silly as you see them.
Heart Ailment Kept Woman in Bed for Weeks
Mrs. F Wilson of Lethbridge Alberta reports a serious heart condition forced five weeks of rest. She says her aunt advised a course of treatment and she followed it for relief and renewed strength.
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Toronto
Howard Ferguson
Saskatchewan
Merchant Marine
Pacific Cable Company
Eastern Telegraph Company
Marconi Wireless Company
Ottawa
Thomas Moore
Trades and Labor Council of Canada
Ontario Educational Association
Co-Operative Poultry Marketing
Mrs. Wilson
Imperial Agricultural Research
Empire Chain of Agricultural Research Stations
TsiNoy
Small Town Papers
Frank Parker Stockbridge
Curtis
Luhen “Lake
St. Charles
Borden 688 Co. Limited
Montreal
B.C
Minard
Col
W. L Gear
Robert Reford Co
Alaunia
Scott
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