Canadian Literature as National Strength and Legacy
The piece argues true national greatness rests on art and letters. It praises Britain and Greece for cultural legacy and urges Canada to cultivate a strong Canadian literature through books, poetry, and art, backed by war-time pride and the idea of national identity. It highlights Canadian War Memorial Pictures and McCrae's In Flanders Fields as symbols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Shakespeare
Milton
Bunyan
Tennyson
Scott
Burns
Nelson
Drake
Wellington
Wolfe
Clive
Greece
Rome
Canada
Vimy Ridge
McCrae
Flanders Fields
United States
War on Rheumatism Organizes Global Fight
A report to the American Medical Association warns rheumatism costs surpass tuberculosis in lost wages. An international society to combat the disease has been formed by Dutch physicians and plans a world wide questionnaire to study causes climate and social conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Association
Association of Physicians
Netherlands
Valence of the affection data for scientific treatment studies
The text describes collecting data on affections to support scientific studies aimed at improving methods for treatment and cure. It emphasizes establishing a data base, methodology, and data collection processes for future medical research.
Plan for Around-the-World Flight Considered by Polar Team
Copenhagen dispatch reports Amundsen Ellsworth expedition members discuss a world flight via the North and South Poles. Dr Finn Malmgren, meteorologist on the Norge polar flight, says eight-motor aircraft could make it feasible, though no concrete plans exist.
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Exchange
Copenhagen
North Pole
Finn Malmgren
Amundsen
Pr. Malmgren
Imitation Was Too Perfect Brings Down Window
Louis Anderson of Kansas City could whistle like a police siren and once practiced on a crowded street. A driver swerved to avoid him, jumped a curb, and smashed a store window, costing Anderson $10 in damages.
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Louis Anderson
Kansas City
Anderson
Safety Of Railway Travel Shown As Very Safe On Rail
Dominion Bureau of Statistics report on 1925 railway travel finds only 1.7 deaths per billion passenger miles and 127.5 injuries per billion. Five passengers killed and 374 injured out of 41,458,084 carried across 2,910,760,047 miles. One death per 8 billion passenger miles and one injury per 110,000 carried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistic
Empire linking by radio to be completed soon
The British Empire wireless network nears completion with four imperial beam stations to be inaugurated. Bodmin and Bridgewater will connect to Canada and South Africa, while Grimsby and Skegness will reach Australia and India.
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Great Britain
Bodmin
Bridgewater
Canada
South Africa
Grimsby
Skegness
Australia
India
Trials of Middle Age and Dr Williams Pink Pills
A health article touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for women approaching middle age with ailments from weak blood. It cites Mrs Allan Wager of Echo Lake Ontario, praising regained health after taking the pills and notes a price of 50 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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Middleage
Williams
Stewartie W. Ladd
Windsor
Ont
Canadian Export Wheat Totals Across Seven Crop Years
Canadian export wheat over the past seven crop years totals 975 million bushels. Of this amount 450 million bushels moved via Canadian ports and 525 million bushels traveled through U S routes.
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U.S
Pension Roll Totals 330000 Japanese Retirees
About 330000 superannuated members and officials are on the Japanese pension roll, drawing roughly 60 million dollars annually.
Well Merited Doctor Pierce Product Feature
A profile of Dr. Br V Pierce highlighting his herbal remedies and Golden Medical Discovery. The ad promotes the blood medicine as a stomach alterative to improve skin, circulation, and overall health. It urges readers to ask their druggist and mentions sending samples to Dr. Pierce's Laboratory in Bridgeburg Ontario.
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BR. V. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Bridgeburg
Ontario
Mrs K Kummer Claims Liver Pills Changed Health
Brooklyn resident Mrs K Kummer writes that Carter's Little Liver Pills relieved her constipation and rheumatism misperception. She says three months of use left her feeling like a new person and thanks the makers for the product. The ad notes the pills are not habit forming and available in red packages.
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Brooklyn
K. Kummer
Carter
Food Faddists mocked by doctor at London dinner
Sir James Crichton-Browne told the Institute of Certified Grocers that food questions dominate today and that much so called research is partial and hurried. He urged relying on common sense and a varied diet, noting canned foods helped win the war and vitamins require careful judgment.
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London
Institute of Certified Grocers
James Crichton-Browne
Premier Taschereau Denounces US Annexation of Canada
Premier Taschereau told British United Press that there is no real movement toward annexation by the United States. He praised three million French Canadians for their happiness and loyalty to British institutions, claiming they enjoy liberty in all they cherish.
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Canada
United States
Premier Taschereau
British
United Press
Origin of No Room to Swing a Cat
The saying originates from naval usage describing cramped spaces on old ships. It refers to the bosun's mate lacking room to swing a cat-o nine tails during flogging, not a cat itself.
Lord Darling Publishes Poem On Rocky Mountain Divide
British jurist Lord Darling after a Canada tour has a poem in the London Sunday Times titled At the Great Divide. It reflects on the Rocky Mountains spot where a wooden arch marks the continental height of land.
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Lord Darling
Canada
London Sunday Times
Great Divide
Rocky Mountains
Ward B’s New Patient Quietly Turns Heads
A nurse notes the new patient in Ward B is striking, but the matron warns against washing his face after four nurses already touched him this morning.
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Popular in Homes
Mothers testify to the value of Mother Graves Worm Exterminator, sharing experience of its usefulness in controlling pests and protecting households.
Rookle’s Quip About Direction and Knapsack
A brief exchange shows a sergeant asking a riddle to Rookle about what lies behind him. Rookle answers that his knapsack is behind him, using a playful navigation joke.
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Rookle
Great Service To Mankind If Scientists Can Discover Cause and Prevention
A New York Times editorial argues for the Chemical Foundation to organize extensive research into the cause and prevention of common colds. It notes colds cause discomfort and energy loss, are hard to guard against, and undermine resistance to other diseases, urging preventive study and potential cures.
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Chemical Foundation
New York Times
High Wheat Yields Reported From Alberta Fields
Alberta farmers report exceptional per acre harvests. A. G. Walker of Irma recorded about 94 bushels per acre from 3 13 acres of Prelude wheat on summer fallow. On J. E. Tennant's 20 acre plot irrigation and cultivation yielded 45 bushels per acre, with similar results expected in southern Alberta irrigation districts.
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Alberta
Department of Agriculture
A. G. Walker
Irma
J. E. Tennant
Did Not Spend Much From Jerusalem Nathan Levy Sailed West
Nathan Levy travelled alone from Jerusalem to San Francisco arriving in New York first and spending four dollars in total including fare. His father is in San Francisco. He had previously received steamer and rail tickets and five dollars to come west. He then showed only one dollar after a stop in New York. Worms threaten health in children and Miller's Worm Fonders claim to expel worms restoring health and growth.
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Jerusalem
Nathan Levy
San Francisco
Cal
New York
Nathan
Light and glare affect vision in British study
The British government studied how light relates to seeing well and found glare significantly impairs vision, more so than dim illumination. Factory tests showed that higher illumination with minimal glare greatly boosts worker output.
Dover Mayor Finishes Four Jail Sentences With Water Cure
Four men in Dover Ohio were sentenced by Mayor P J Groh to a minimum ten days in jail for intoxication. The mayor said he would add a day to each day they do not drink a gallon of water while jailed, calling it the water cure to break their liquor habit.
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P. J. Groh
Dover
Ohio
Zam-Buk praised for heals and skin care
Zeakey, daughter of the late Dr Bevan, recalls Zam-Buk aiding her son Alfred with a poisoned leg sore and her knee injury. She reports quick relief and no scar, calling it essential for eczema pimples burns and cuts. Drug stores sell Zam-Buk at fifty cents per box.
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Bushness Avenue
I A . Zeakey
Dr. Bevan
St. David's S. Wales
Alfred
Zam- Buk
Zam-Buk
MacRobertson Candy King of Melbourne Amasses Fortune
Melbourne industrialist MacRobertson is described as the wealthiest man in the South seas with an estimated fortune near 50 million dollars. He owns seventeen large candy plants and employs about 2500 workers earning an average of 1000 dollars per year. He allocates part of profits to charity yearly, supporting many Australian bodies.
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Melbourne
Australia
MacRobertson
South Seas
Armistice Coach to Become Memorial at Rethondes
The famous railway coach where the November 1918 Armistice was signed will be preserved as a permanent memorial at Armistice Crossroads in Rethondes. The interior will be restored to its 1918 appearance as Marshal Foch received German emissaries, funded by French subscribers and a generous unnamed American donor.
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Rethondes
Marshal Foch
An Oi of Merit. Dr Thomas Electric Oil
Dr. Thomas Electric Oil is not a jumble of medicines but a careful blend of oils chosen for healing the human body. The text promises that its rare combination has won public favor from the start and that a trial will prove its curative power to any doubter.
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Thomas
Remission of Duty on Breeding Sheep Imported to Canada
The Department of Agriculture announced a three month remission of duty on breeding ewes and Rambouillet rams imported from the United States. The period covers September 1 to November 30.
Women In Korea Taught Humility Silence And Timidity
A historical note asserts that Korean women are educated to value humility silence and timidity as the highest feminine virtues across society.
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Korea
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