The National Value of Radio and Cars in Modern Life
The piece traces the car’s shift from luxury to essential mass transport and credit the radio with expanding rural access to markets forecasts and news. It notes Dominion wide Canadian broadcasts and the potential for future advances such as television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Ramsay MacDonald
Toronto
Montreal
Government of
Halifax
Victoria
McDonald
Koover
Mackenzie King
Interesting collection presented to Toronto library
Henry Sproatt donated a collection of historic documents to the University of Toronto library. It features Canada’s first typography example, a speech by Sir John Graves Simcoe, a 1795 Newark proclamation, and letters from Sir Isaac Brock William Lyon Mackenzie Bishop Strachan and other noted Canadians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Toronto
Henry Sproatt
Canada
John Graves Simcoe
Newark
Sir Isaac Brock
William Lyon Mackenzie
Bishop Strachan
Origin of the English farthing and penny value
The piece explains that the farthing name means fourth part of a penny and that early pennies, softer and deeply stamped, could be broken to make half pennies or quarter-penny purchases.
Who Invented Eye-Glasses Says Spectacle Congress
The London Congress of Spectacle Makers debated who first made eye glasses. Organizers like W E Hardy say Roger Bacon is a likely candidate from the 14th century, though ancient Carthaginian lenses complicate attribution. Evidence remains inconclusive. spectacles entered general use after printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Hardy
Roger Bacon
Air Ministry to ban wing walking by airmen
The Air Ministry warned that the practice of wing walking, a stunt where airmen leave the cockpit to walk along the wings, strains small airplanes and will be prohibited if not stopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Air Ministry
Melons Catch Strong Market Demand in Oliver BC
Casaba melons grown in the Oliver District of British Columbia meet strong demand on Prairie markets. The large fruit are noted for fine texture and good shipping qualities and will keep and ripen long after harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver
New Theremin Device Offers CelloLike Tone
A new Theremin device shown at the radio world’s fair promises cello or violin like tones with no playing skill required. Musicians can hum a tune and wave hands over the RCA gadget to produce music, as it operates by two antennas in the exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio Corporation of America
Life Was a Burden Becomes Light With Pink Pills
Mrs. W J Dowling of Tottenham Ontario credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring strength and color after a bout of severe fatigue and heart palpitations. She reports rapid improvement after three boxes and urges others to try them. The company offers a free booklet Building Up the Blood and mails the pills for 50 cents.
Demonstrates New Form Of Rejuvenation Operation
A Chicago surgeon Dr V D Lespenasse presents Phiebophlebostomy a vein to vein rejuvenation method at an American College of Surgeons clinic. The procedure joins abdominal veins to redirect blood flow claiming gland revitalization without gland transplants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American College of Surgeon
V. D. Lespenasse
Chicago
Lespenasse
Harold F. McCormick
Australia
Faculty of Medicine
Cancer Research Committee
University of Melbourne
Shields Farm Yields Fifty Bushels of Wheat per Acre
George Shields farm east of Raymond Alberta reports a ten acre field producing fifty bushels per acre of Marquis wheat graded No 1 locally. Nearby farmers also report yields around forty bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Shields
Raymond
Alberta
Her Little Boy Was Very Ill With Summer Complaint
Mrs. Ray Fisher of Lebret Saskatchewan reports that her son suffered from summer complaint for over a month with blood in stool and stomach upset. After trying various remedies, a bottle of medicine from The T Milburn Co. Ltd Toronto brought noticeable improvement within days and the boy recovered to health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Fisher
Lebret
Aerial Mail Arrives to Far North Posts Amid Low Rates
Far North posts Aklavik Herschel Island gain regular air service carrying mail and merchandise from Edmonton starting November 26. Winnipeg postmaster notes new air mail rates as cheapest in America, with 50 cents to Fort Providence and 1 dollar per pound to Herschel, far cheaper than Eastern Canada. Service will run three initial flights and scale to weekly and monthly routes for intermediate posts. Also an advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil as a universal remedy for coughs colds and minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Aklavik
Herschel Island
Edmonton
Thomas Bower
Winnipeg
America
Toronto
Montreal
Fort Providence
Herschel
Forts
Fisherman Advised Color Blind Trout Theory by Dr Shasted
Dr Thomas Hall Shasted of Superior argues all fish see colors as dull gray. He warns anglers using bright trout flies fool themselves against a natural principle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hall Shasted
Superior
Harvey Presents The Lowland Wolf At Grand Regina
Sir John Martin Harvey brings The Lowland Wolf to the Grand Theatre Regina on Monday and Tuesday November 4 and 5. The Canadian tour marks his sixth All-Canadian run and features Miss de Silva as Mimi with a strong company. He retires his greatest role The Only Way during this tour, with farewell performances likely drawing many fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Theatre
Regina
John Martin Harvey
Angel Guimera
Sir John
Dominion
Sir John Martin Harvey
Sidney Carton
Miss de Silva
Mimi
Pacific University Founded in Oregon Pioneer Era
Pacific University in Oregon traces its beginnings to 1849 during pioneer times. The fragment mentions Minard's Liniment as a hair remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific University
Oregon
Hudson's Bay ships breach Northwest Passage in three-ship effort
Three Hudson's Bay Company vessels Bay of Chimo Fort James and Fort MacPherson joined forces to force the Northwest Passage from Vancouver through Behring Strait to Cambridge Bay South Victoria Island and King William Land. The voyage ended with hopes for faster fur shipments to Britain and questions about commercial viability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson's Bay Company
London
England
Bay of Chimo
Fort James
Fort MacPherson
Vancouver
Behring Strait
Point Barrow
Cambridge Bay
Victoria Island
Britain
High Grade Wheat Crop In Canada Grading Strong
The manager of the Canadian Wheat Pool says most of this year’s Canadian wheat crop is grading No. 1 and No. 2. Very little of the lower grades pass through elevators, leaving hardly any samples to make up composites for grading purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Wheat Pool
Canada
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Promises Quick Relief
Mothers can detect worm troubles in children quickly and apply a reliable remedy, Mother Graves Worm Exterminator, without delay.
Nebraska rancher buys land in Alberta for 20000 sheep
A Nebraska sheep rancher purchased eighteen sections at Finnigan Alberta along the river with plans to stock a flock of about 20000 sheep next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Finnigan
Alberta
Wife Stops Husband From Spending on Fortune Machine
A wife confronts Horace over his plan to spend a penny on a fortune telling machine. She vows not to let him have a charming wife while she lives, halting the impulse and revealing domestic tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H’m
Horace
New Anaesthetic Cyclopropane Described At Chicago Congress
G H W Lucas of Toronto University Department of Pharmacology described a new anaesthetic gas cyclopropane at the eighth annual congress of anaesthetists in Chicago. The gas, not yet used in humans, showed no interference with normal body functioning and may be adopted by hospitals once further testing is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. W. Lucas
Toronto University
Department of Pharmacology
Chicago
Lucas
Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy Promises Cure
A promotional note claims the remedy relieves asthma quickly and prevents future attacks. It asserts inhaling the remedy’s smoke or fumes safeguards against recurrence and can lead to a permanent cure.
The Oddest Barber Shop in Islington London
A barber named Festa in Islington London runs perhaps the oddest shop in the world. The walls ceiling and floor are covered with about a quarter of a million colored glass pieces in rainbow hues and varied shapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Festa
Islington
London
England
Feldspar Mining in Canada Focuses on Potash Type
Canada mines feldspar exclusively as potash ortho clase or microcline. Albite occurrences exist but demand is low and no mining takes place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Alberta Wheat Pool Elevators Grow Amid Rapid Expansion
The Alberta Wheat Pool now operates 468 elevators valued at 6 million dollars. This year 85 elevators were built and 35 more were purchased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Wheat Pool
Also Mentioned on This Page
Library of Toronto University
Wdesite
Alee
AM Rane
British Columbia
Minard
T. Milburn 4 Co., Ltd
Ont
Air Mai
Arctic
Mayes
Alberta Wheat Pool Elevators
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!