General Election Called for Canada and Western Prosperity
The article urges Canadians to vote with a focus on Western development and national progress. It discusses the dissolution of Parliament, the need for decisive action, and the challenge of choosing a candidate whose party policies align with advancing Canada’s prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Canada
Dominion
Dominion of Canada
Western
Ottawa
Confederation
Great Britain
United States
Oddities and remarks from a distant era
The piece comments on Tibet’s flag design with triangular color blocks and notes a tobacco-chewing deer at a Racine Wisconsin zoo. It recalls Sir Ian Malcolm about a Lord Curzon banner in India and critiques women’s education levels, claiming it averages under 2 percent.
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Ian Malcolm
Curzon
India
Triumph of British Optical Industry in World Lens Power
A 4800 frames per second cinematograph machine showcases British optical makers leading postwar advances. It demonstrates effects like armor plate impact and marks Britain as far ahead of foreign rivals as German lenses shift to British suppliers for state use.
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Germany
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief for Joint Pain
An old advertisement extols Nerviline for swollen joints and nerve pain. It claims rapid penetration into tissues, easing stiffness and soreness with a healing, soothing action. The copy touts fifty years of success and 35 cent bottles sold nationwide.
Paper from espario grass produced for commercial use
The Bureau of Standards reports that espario grass pulp yields 60 percent papermaking fibre after cleaning. Samples have been made available to American industry as a government test.
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Bureau of Standards
Dr Williams Pink Pills Endorsement Helps a Run Down Woman
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic to restore energy and blood quality for women facing breakdown from household duties. It cites Mrs Atex Meinnes of Knowman River Man describing improved health after weeks of treatment, noting relief from dizziness and heart palpitations. Pills available from dealers or by mail at 50 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams
Atex. Meinnes
Bkowsman River
Man
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Rifians Prove Fierce Fighters in Rif War Outlook
Sir Charles Hobhouse says Rifian tribesmen in Morocco can hold independence against France and Spain. He notes Abd el Krim’s leadership and modern equipment, predicting Europe against Africa with Africa likely to hold its own.
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Africa
Abd-el-Krim
Cuticura Product Ad Claims Clear Skin After Treatment
A reader from Necedah Wisconsin recounts relief from pimples and blackheads after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for two months. The testimonial urges reliance on Cuticura products and Taicum for clear skin, noting pricing and Canadian depot details.
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Miss Helier Budnik
R. 1
Box II
Necedah
Wis
Loud Bang Scares Passengers At Belsize Park Tube
A Hampstead tube train departing Belsize Park Station London triggered panic as a loud bang rang out. Several women screamed the conductor appeared uneasy. a housewife with parcels rushed for the door. A child sobbed while clutching string and balloon fragments.
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Hampstead
Belsize Park Station
London
Like a Grip at the Throat Asthma Remedy Claim
The ad touts Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a wonderful agent that immediately relieves restricted air passages and claims thousands testify to its effectiveness. It promotes easy sale through dealers everywhere.
Last of the Peace Pipes Heads to New York Museum
K A Cadzow curator sends the old peace pipe relics from Saskatchewan reserves to the Museum of American Indian Relics in New York for long rest. He gathered old knives arrows blankets beads and trinkets, but the pipe is the prize as Crees heritage faces a final display.
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New York
Museum of American Here Foundation
K. A. Cadzow
Regina
Saskatchewan
Toronto professor cites insulin yield from islet tissues
Prof J J R MacLeod of the University of Toronto told the physiological section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science that insulin could be procured in great quantities from islet tissues of fidhes. He added that there was no shortage since insulin could be obtained in sufficient quantities from the pancreas of the ox.
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J. J. R. MacLeod
University of Toronto
Dr. Banting
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Fidhes
Printer's Sick Stomach and Headaches Almost Cost Job
Woodhaven New York printer K M Collins says headaches and sour stomach disappeared after using Carter's Little Liver Pills. He reports newfound health, ambition, and better work. Pills advertised as a mild laxative acting on the liver and bowels. Sold in all drug stores.
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K. M. Collins
Woodhaven
N. Y
Carter
Destruction of Livestock by Wolves in Russia
A Russian report notes that wolf predation over the past year caused losses totaling 4.9 million gold rubles to livestock. The text also mentions keeping Minard's ointment at home as a side remark.
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Russia
Palmerston on extraterritorial Chinese court plan in 1838
The New York Telegram notes Lord Palmerston pressed a bill for an extraterritorial court in China in 1838. The measure failed due to opposition led by Sir James Graham and other lawyers wary of undermining China’s independent legal system. The piece argues Chinese law was advanced, contrasting it with European claims of strict enforcement.
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Lord Palmerston
House of Commons
China
James Graham
Europe
New York Telegram
Northern Rockies to be world tourist mecca says Hill
Louis W. Hill president of Great Northern Railway argues that world tourist traffic will shift northward. He predicts Alaska will become the center of global tourist flow as better park laws and highways inland from Banff to Windermere open new routes. He cites Glacier National Park discovery and the Banff-Windermere highway as catalysts for future expansion.
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Rockies
Europe
America
Alaska
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railway
James J. Hill
Hill
Canadian Rockies
William Kenny
United States
Superior Park
Glacier National Park
Montana
Banff-Windermere
Wilds
Super Plane Displays Nonstop Flight Capabilities
Douglas Aircraft Corporation claims a perfected super plane can fly non stop coast to coast including Pacific to Tokyo and Atlantic to Paris, with a payload of explosives, at 113 miles per hour per Donald W. Douglas and Colonel William A. Mitchell. Worms in children are described as attacking intestinal linings, threatening perforation, with Miller's Worm Powders advertised as a remedy and preventive aid.
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Pacific Coast
Tokio
Atlantic Coast
Paris
Douglas Aircraft Corporation of
Santa Monica
Donald W. Douglas
Corporation
William A. Mitchell
Lue Army Air Service
Douglas
French Navy planes debut heavy armament flying machines
The French Navy unveils a metal constructed fighter plane with bullet proof tank armor and a crew of five. It carries machine guns and rapid firing guns of one and a half inch caliber and boasts a large combat radius. The fleet tests added grenade throwing gear for bombers and notes the aircraft as the era’s most powerful air unit.
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Morocco
Naval Air Service
India adopts all steel railway cars nationwide
All steel railway cars are now in use across Indian railways. The switch was driven not by safety concerns but to combat rapid damage to wooden cars caused by insects.
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Racine
Fletcher
Harmiess
Rifhans
France
Spain
Sydney
Melbourne
Perth
Australia
Pretoria
South Africa
Cuthura
Steshouse Maertreal
New
York
Thomas
Printer
Trafic
World Says
Holloway
Daniel Lambert
Leicester
England
Lambert
Midard
Charles
Ryceeti
the Borden Co. Limited
Montreal
Ontario College
Reid
Striker Prospectus Dowly
Minard
Berlin
Westcrn Cleansers Limited
Calgary
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