War to End War Revisited and the League of Nations
A retrospective on the 1914 1918 war and the enduring drive to end all wars. It highlights peacetime strength, burdens, and the League of Nations as a catalyst for disarmament, urging universal support for a binding peace protocol and reduced armaments. Notable figures General Verraux and General Von Schoemaich affirm disarmament.
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Germany
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
France
Italy
Britain
Poland
Rumania
Belgium
Czecho-Slovakia
Yugoslavia
League of Nations
League
Geneva
Verraux
von Schoemaich
Berlin
Hutterites Farm Record Praised Despite Opposition
The Hutterites in southern province thresh 40 bushels an acre on stubbie and 50 on summeriallow, showing industrious farming. The Calgary Albertan notes their worth as soil tilters despite wartime opposition to their religion and politics.
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Stubbie
Summeriallow
Calgary
Canada poised for a decade of prosperity says London official
The Hon. P. C. Larkin, High Commissioner for Canada in London, confidently predicts the next ten years will be the most prosperous in Canada's history. He states Canada is in a far better position today than any other country in the world.
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Canada
P. C. Larkin
London
Germany Rises in 1923 Merchant Fleet Growth
The article notes that 1923 saw many new ships but the global merchant fleet carrying capacity fell by about 1,143,000 tons. Germany and Japan advance faster than rivals while the U S fleet declines, with Germany closing in on the United States in strength.
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Lloyd's New R-Ooster
Germany
Japan
United States
Italy opens first road reserved for automobile traffic
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy inaugurates a thirty mile road from Milan to Lake Varese built exclusively for cars. The route, praised as the world’s first of its kind, will later extend toward Lakes Maggiore and Como.
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Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Milan
Varese
Maggiore
Como
Hope For Cancer Cure in Toronto and Britain
Sir David Ferrier cautioned that while Toronto may host a major win in cancer treatment the cure remains uncertain and distant. He noted British hopes for a cardiac cancer breakthrough have not yet materialized. Sir Humphrey Rollestone urged one physician per 1 009 people and lamented lower medical entrants.
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Toronto
David Ferrier
King’s College Hospital
National Hospital
Hospital Medical School
London
FG. Bantine
David
Humphrey Rollestone
Royal College of Pirsicians
Putnam’s Corn Extractor Promises Quick Corn Removal
The ad touts Putnam's Corn Extractor as a fast, sure method to remove corns and callouses with a hot foot bath. It claims a minute to apply, antiseptic softening, and low cost for relief of corns, thickened lumps, and sore skin.
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Putnam's Corn
Putnams Sea Extractor Heads For Royal Viceroy Debate
The article reports that India desires a royal family member as viceroy. The Aga Khan backs a Royal appointee to free the post from party politics. The proposition mentions Prince Arthur of Connaught, with Duke of York considered unlikely.
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Princess Arthur of Connaught
India
Aga Khan
Duke of York
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promise New Blood and Vitality
An old advertisement claims thin watery blood causes fatigue and poor health. It asserts thousands suffer from work stress and household toil and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy that rebuilds blood and renews energy, with purchase options by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
The Supreme In Cheese Offers Free Cheese Booklet
Kraft-MacLaren Cheese Co. invites readers to request a free booklet titled Cheese-and Ways to Serve It featuring nearly a hundred tested cheese recipes. To obtain, cut out the ad coupon in this issue and mail name and address to Montreal.
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Kraft-MacLaren Cheese Co., Limited
Montreal
Okanagan Valley Fruit Shipments Rise in Summer
The total number of cars carrying fruit and vegetables shipping from the Okanagan Valley between June 1 and August 31 reached 724, compared with 536 in the same period last year. Minard's Liniment marketed for aches and pains appears in the same column.
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Okanagan Valley
Britain builds first aerial battleship Cubaroo for coastal defense
The Blackburn Cubaroo, Britain's first aerial battleship, weighed over nine tons and could fly about 1,000 miles at two miles a minute. Flight Lieutenant Paul Bulman piloted the giant during a test from Brough Aerodrome, praising its handling and noting it houses a 1 000 hp Napier Cub engine and carries three tons of bombs or torpedoes.
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Britain
Brough
Paul Bulran
Royal Air Force
Blackburn Aircraft Company
Japanese Women In Canada Immigration Rise Noted
Statistics from the Department of Immigration show Japanese women arriving in Canada increasing. In the last fiscal year 233 women came, with 109 during the first five months of the current year, about 236 per year, while adult Japanese males numbered 101 in the same period with roles including farmers and laborers. The gentlemen's agreement limiting former and laborer emigrants to 150 annually began in August last year.
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Department of Immigration
Canada
Good-bye Asthma Remedy Promises Quick Relief
A health advertisement touts Dr. J. D. Kelloge's Asthma Remedy as a swift, effective solution for asthma sufferers. It claims immediate help and renewed life, presenting the product as a triumphant ally against sudden attacks.
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J. D. Kelloge
Women Visitors Top Diet Attendance in Japan
Advocates note rising women's political engagement as 4900 of 14000 Diet visitors were women during August extraordinary session. No prior Diet session saw so many women in the galleries.
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Japan
Not Worth the Risk
A dialogic moment unfolds as a man admits self doubt while a woman counters with a decisive rejection, underscoring a tense breakup dynamic. The exchange signals an end to their relationship and sets a somber tonal shift.
Katmai Volcano Crater Circumference Noted at 8.14 Miles
The Katmai crater, part of the United States national monument, is measured with a circumference of 8.14 miles.
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Katmai Volcano
United States National Monument
Ice Worm Discovery Anew In Olympic Mountains
A scientific expedition found small black ice dwelling worms on Dodwell Rixon Pass in the Olympic range. The half inch creatures vanish when warmed, crawl into cooler ice sunlit, and appear to be the first US sighting. food source unknown.
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Olympic Mountains
Dodwell-Rixon Pass
United States
Smuts Sees End to Hertzog Government in South Africa
Former South African premier J B M Smuts told a Maritzburg audience that nationalist power would not last and that the present Hertzog government would fall sooner than party leaders desire. He urged testing nationalist promises through practical policy.
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J. ©. Smuts
South Africa
Maritzburg
London Daily Telegraph
Capetown
Hertzog
Smuts
Ireland finds more porcelain ape images from ancient times
Images of porcelain apes unearthed in Ireland raise questions about ancient trade or contact. Chinese scholars contend the pieces originate in China with distinctive hieroglyphics dating to 6500 B C. How they arrived in Ireland remains unclear.
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Ireland
China
Pope owns world’s most expensive solid silver bar
The pope possesses the costliest metal bar in the world made from solid silver valued around $60,000. This unique possession highlights ecclesiastical object collection and papal patrimony within the Vatican.
Future Advertising Pact Promises Anglo-Saxon Unity in Policy
Lord Waring in London at the International Advertising convention urged England and America to advertise a shared constructive policy. He said global air time should promote honesty, truth, and service, stressing interrelated nations and that friendly rivalry and strenuous effort bring prosperity while war is suicidal.
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Lord Waring
London
England
America
Christian Science Monitor
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Help Canadian Reader
Mrs James Rutledge of Nappan Station Nova Scotia writes of years of heart and nerve trouble with fainting spells and prolonged illnesses. After starting Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills she notes improved strength and recovery from debilitating episodes with renewed hope and renewed will to live.
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James Rutledge
Nappan Station
N. S
Milburn
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills
After using the first box I saw relief and soon felt a cure no other remedy had achieved Milburn's Ji. & N. Pills are sold at all druggists and dealers by The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ont
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Milburn
T. Milburn Co. Limited
Toronto
German car with reversed front and rear shocks pedestrians
In Berlin a new rear engine car is reported to resemble a normal car but with the front end fashioned to look like the rear. Observers note the vehicle appears to be running the wrong end first, causing confusion for pedestrians.
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Germany
Berlin
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Mia
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