Full Steam Ahead Willy A Call for Stable Canadian Government
The piece urges electors to vote decisively for a strong government to establish stability in Canada. It highlights expanding trade, export growth, and a policy of reducing taxation to boost investment. It also stresses immigration reform and continued trade diversification as essential to national prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willy
Canada
Mackenzie King
Arthur Meighen
Robb
Kine
Meighen
First Channel Flight Milestone Revisited by Bleriot
Louis Bleriot, famed for the 1909 Channel crossing in a 25 horsepower monoplane, returns to the route as a passenger in a 420 horsepower airship. He had previously crossed mainly by sea but now travels by air, marking a notable post historic aviation moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Dbleriot
English Channel
Air Navy
Lloyd George praises Jewish wartime service at Bangor school
Former prime minister David Lloyd George spoke at the Inter-Jewish Federation summer school in Bangor about Dr. Chaim Welzmann helping save the nation through a high explosive ingredient. Lloyd George urged support for his people and defended Jewish loyalty to the country they reside in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lloyd George
Inter-Jewish Federation
Bangor
Chaim Welzmann
Lloyd George
Jewish War Service
Right Kind People Ready to Come to Canada Says Bishop
The Bishop of London cites a million and a half of the right sort of people in the Old Country eager to move to Canada once they are certain of a welcoming reception. Canada will provide that welcome when the suitability of migrants is assured. A Woodstock Sentinel Review note adds a blunt remark that a dead man is as useless as a lazy one and occupies little space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Canada
Woodstock
Ruby Gem Reveals Portrait Within Genuine Indian Ruby
A Bengal legislative council member reports finding a fine ruby in India with an uncanny internal portrait of a man in traditional dress. A geology director confirms it is a real high value ruby but cannot explain the image, calling it a natural freak without parallel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Bengal
Geological Department
Nerviline Strengthens Home Medical Remedy Claim
When sickness and colds strike the family Nerviline promises quick relief from sore chests throats and coughing with vigorous rubbing. It is praised for cramps colic and diarrhoea providing ease for young and old at 35 cents at all dealers.
New Ray Millikan Rays Explored By Smithsonian Note
The Smithsonian bulletin describes Millikan rays as invisible yet penetrating metal like X rays, capable of passing through six feet of lead. They likely originate beyond Earth and form from stellar atom breakup, with unknown future uses. The piece compares Millikan’s discovery to Faraday’s work and its future impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institute
Earth
Faraday
Royal Society
Farady
French Typist Mile Pian Sets New Speed Record
Mile Pian, a typist for the League of Nations in Geneva, breaks the French typing record with 94 words per minute and 10 keystrokes per second for one hour, surpassing the previous 91 word mark. A saddle valued at $5,000 owned by E. S. Garcia of Elko Nevada contains about $4,000 worth of gold and silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mile
Pian
League of Nations
Geneva
E. S. Garcia
Elko, Nev
The Cantassium Cancer Treatment Promoted in Canada Ad
A promotional notice argues cancer stems from potassium deficiency due to refined foods. It claims acidosis and constipation precede cancer and that restoring potassium can reverse illness. It offers a book and mail request to Charles Walter in Toronto as the Canadian and American representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bell
F. W. Forbes Ross
Charles Walter
Brunswick Avenue
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
The
Cantassium Co
England
Indigestion relief touted by pink pills testimonial
A reader from Pell, Selkirk Road, credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing years of indigestion. He describes night pain, loss of appetite, and insomnia improving after three to six boxes, claiming the pills build good blood that restores stomach and nerves. Sold by mail for 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pr. Williams
Shaw
Selkirk Road
Pell
William
U S Claims Cyclops Largest Plane Face British Challenge
Reports from the United States say the Cyclops bomber near Philadelphia is marketed as the world’s largest, but British manufacturers dispute the claim and cite a newly tested British bomber, heavier bombs and torpedo, with 1,400 horsepower engines and steel tubular construction weighing about ten tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Philadelphia
London
Mild Worm Exterminator Delivers Safe Relief
The advertisement promotes Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a gentle yet fully effective remedy that purports to drive worms from the system without harming the child. It argues that the product’s action is mild and safe. Minnard's Liniment is also advertised as a remedy that relieves stiffness.
Leprosy Curable Says Young Medical Secretary
Dr. Robert G. Cochrane, under 30, returns to England after a 40,000 mile tour of leper stations in Dhar mah, Siam, Borneo, and the Philippines. He lived four months among lepers, optimistic that early treatment can treat many as outpatients and reduce the disease significantly by century's end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Cochrane
England
Dharmah
India
Siam
Borneo
Philippines
Cochrane
Lonely Queen Marie of Jugoslavia Rules Isolated
Queen Marie of Jugoslavia, daughter of Queen Marie of Romania, is described as timid and melancholy at 25, ruling 16,000,600 people but isolated by language barriers. Her mother trained her widely, yet the queen struggles with loneliness and cultural distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Marie
Jugoslavia
Marie
Romania
Western Pioneer Henry Monkman Dies at 97 in Vegreville
Henry Monkman a renowned Alberta pioneer and Edmonton district figure passed away quietly in Vegreville aged 97. Born in the west he survived the Red Rebellion and is credited with delivering Edmonton’s first freight by ox-drawn Red River cart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riel
West
Henry Monkman
Alberta
Edmonton
Vegre- Ville
Mr. Monkman
Asthma Remedy Promises Relief from Attacks
A promotion proclaims Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a wonderful agent that immediately relieves restricted air passages. The ad claims countless testimonials and notes it is sold by dealers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Kellogg
Sores Free Before it and Eclectric Oil Advert
The fragment promotes Dr. Thoms Eclectric Oil as a remedy for sores with brisk washboard application suggested for clothes. It also notes a reducing soap instruction and mentions policy to kill wild cats by a game board near Victoria and Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Vancouver
Game Conservative Board
Benevolent impulse sparks relief wish in distressed man
A charitable feeling arises when a man sees another in distress, prompting him to hope a different man will appear to relieve the burden and aid the needy.
Minard’s Liniment Advocated for Home Gardens
The piece notes the United States Department of Agriculture promotes Minard’s Liniment for home flower gardens due to disease and insect resistance. A Toronto court case reports a man charged with stealing a drum did not get a chance to beat it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Toronto
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Bleriot
France
Brellas
oFhous
Burns
W. N. OU
Britain
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Millikan
Canadas Depec
Mentesi
U. S
Minnard
Keen
Dudsons Law Company
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Hudson's Bay Company
Land Department
Winnipeg
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Chicago
prVare
Arspirik
Lumbago
Bayer
Druevista
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