New Technical School for Calgary Tenders Called
The province calls tenders for the initial work on a new technical school and institute of technology in Calgary. A separate workshop building will serve the technical school and contractors during erection of the main building. Excavation will start this fall with construction planned next spring and about 175000 dollars expected to be spent this year.
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Normal School
Institute of Technology
Calgary
Technical School
Pape's Diapepsin Provides Fast Stomach Relief
Pape s Diapepsin is advertised as the quickest relief for indigestion gases flatulence heartburn sourness fermentation and stomach distress from acidity. A few tablets give almost immediate relief and help correct the stomach so you can eat favorite foods without fear. Large case costs only 60 cents at drug stores. Millions helped.
Harvesters May Be Permanent Settlers
An industry analysis argues harvester excursions draw farmers to settle in the prairies. It notes thousands already become permanent western residents after glimpsing prairie life on farm-hand trips, while trains carrying business leaders and boards of trade also promote settlement. The piece suggests more targeted propaganda to convert excursionists, though it acknowledges harvesters may gain a truer sense of the country than other tourists.
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West
Prairies
Canada
Boards of Trade
Harvester
Farmer's Weekly
Minard's Liniment Goes On Sale Nationwide
Advert says Minard's Liniment for sale everywhere. A bee sting size joke highlights the product appeal as a humorous note in an old promotional snippet.
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Minard’s Liniment
Kidney Ailments Linked to General Aches
A medical note links pains in the back, limbs, and rheumatism to defective kidneys. The text cautions that PANs in the small of the back may signal renal trouble.
Better Building Plans For Prospective Home Buyers
Prospective builders seek complete exterior and interior plans before deciding. Many plans with full specifications and blueprints are available at low cost or free from lumbermen who supply the orders. Buyers and sellers gain from less waste and shortages while buyers see exactly how the finished home looks and can tailor details. Lumber dealers offer free printed booklets titled Better Building showing popular Prairie Cities homes. The Build Now movement grows, with potential homes ready for winter construction.
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Prairie
Had to Be Trusted by a Family Man
Willis praises a man with five children and credit for his duty. Gillis responds that he deserves more, insisting he must have it. The exchange highlights admiration for parental responsibility and a strong character.
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Willis
Bump
Gillis
Scott
Baby's Own Tablets Offer Gentle Relief for Fussy Babies
When a baby cries and is hard to soothe a mother can turn to Baby's Own Tablets. The gentle laxative calms bowels sweetens stomach relieves constipation and aids teething. Mrs. Philippe Payen of St Flavien Quebec praises the product and recommends it to other mothers. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Philippe Payen
St. Flavien
Que
Prospect for Gas in Saskatchewan and Alberta Area
The Imperial Oil Company and the Great West Natural Gas Corporation have entered a contract to develop Saskatchewan and Alberta as gas and oil fields. If gas is found, Great West gets it. if oil is located, Imperial receives it. The best prospect is an area accessible from Regina.
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Imperial Oil Company, Ltd
Great West Natural Gas Corporation, Ltd
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Great West Company
Imperial Company
Regina
Catarrhozone Claims Quick Relief for Colds and Coughs
Advertises Catarrhozone as a fast cure for runny nose colds with a nasal throat vapor inhaler. Promises soothing balsams from Blue Gum of Australia and no stomach upset, selling a $1 outfit plus smaller sizes and samples from Catarrh ozone Co. in Kingston, Canada.
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Australia
Nature
Catarrhozone Co
Kingston
Canada
Clock Ticks For 153 Years At John Street Church
In New York New York a historic clock in John Street Methodist Church stands in a busy district. It was presented by John Wesley over 153 years ago and has kept time through two earlier buildings and steady maintenance without major repairs.
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New York
John Street Methodist
John Wesley
Desperate Warden Confronts Message From Prisoner
A Vancouver Fairplay item reports a desperate exchange as a prisoner asks a warden to tell his wife he is out. The brief note captures a tense moment in a jailhouse scene.
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Fairplay
Vancouver
Prosperous Canada's Purchases Compared With U S Twenty Years Ago
W S Marson of the Montreal Star notes Canada with under 9 million people imported 1 064 516 169 worth of goods last year while the United States with 76 million did 849 941 184 in 1900. He argues Canada's current purchasing power equals 25 million people despite a one third dollar value. He adds Canada is 55 percent rural with 750 000 farms valued at 10 000 each producing 3 000 per farm.
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W. S. Marson
Montreal Star
Canada
United States
United Stes
Minard's Liniment and a Playful Glossary Moment
The snippet mixes an ad for Minard's Liniment for burns with a humorous quip on biology and ology. A parent explains that biology means the science of shopping, illustrating a lighthearted, era tone.
Cook to Succeed Fisher as Australian High Commissioner
The London Times Melbourne correspondent reports Sir Joseph Cook will replace Sir Andrew Fisher and become the Australian High Commissioner in London. The appointment, noted by the naval minister, signals a key diplomatic shift within Australia’s overseas representation.
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London Times
Melbourne
Australia
Joseph Cook
Andrew Fisher
London
Brain workers heads grow with age and debt rises postwar
A passage notes that a man’s head size increases with age, particularly for brain workers, reaching beyond forty. It adds that Britain’s national debt stands at about twelve times its prewar level, highlighting postwar fiscal strain.
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Great Britain
Putnam's Corn and Wart Extractor Ad
Easy to remove callouses with Putnam's Corn and Wart Extractor. Purely vegetable remedy acts painlessly and is guaranteed. Insist on Putnam's only, 25c per bottle.
Sugar Prices Fall Mark Drop in Refiners Quotations
A Toronto report notes Atlantic Sugar Refining Co quotes drop one cent on all grades. Price now $21 per hundred pounds delivered at Montreal or $21.30 at Toronto. The piece also mentions Holloway's Cor Cure for corn or wart treatment.
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Toronto
Atlantic Sugar Refining Company
Montreal
Asthma Remedy Endorsed for Quick Relief
A testimonial praises Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy noting rapid relief from suffocating attacks. The ad claims the remedy quickly steadies breathing and is a dependable, widely sold treatment.
First Recorded Outbreak of Yellow Fever in West Indies 1647
The article notes the earliest documented outbreak of yellow fever occurring in the West Indies in the year 1647, marking a significant historical point in tropical medicine.
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West Indies
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Promises Cure
An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine builds up the system and cleanses the blood to prevent colds in the head. It says the medicine is taken internally and affects mucous surfaces. It offers testimonials free and a $100 promise to cure catarrh if not effective, with pricing at 75 cents and the maker in Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo, Ohio
Extend Swift Current Gravelbourg Line Gains 18 Miles
C N R plans eighteen additional miles of track on the Swift Current Gravelbourg line this fall. D B Hanna, president of C N R, says rails and labor are in short supply, slowing progress.
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Swift Current
Gravelbourg
C.N.R
D. B. Hanna
Aid Jewish Orphans Appeal Reaches Canadian Aid
Alberta Jewish residents prepare to fundraise to bring several Russian Jewish orphans to Canada. The note includes a playful exchange about gravity and a reminder of the practical need to assist endangered children through organized relief.
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Alberta
Canada
Russia
Prohibition Era Liquor Consumption Drops in 1919
The department of commerce estimates show per capita wine and liquor use in 1919 was the lowest since 1870, at 9.17 gallons. National totals fell to 992,394,720 gallons from 1,701,827,271 gallons in 1918, or 15.95 gallons per person.
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The
Last of the Wild Buffalo Found in Mackenzie Basin
Ottawa explorer F Yu Kitto reports a herd of wild buffalo over a thousand strong in the Mackenzie River basin described as the continent's last herd. He also mentions reports of another equally large herd further north.
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Mackenzie River Basin
F. YU. Kitto
D.L
Natural Intelligence Branch
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Distemper Relief Claim for Valued Horse by Minard’s Liniment
A customer reports relief from a severe distemper in a valuable horse after using Minard’s Liniment. Signed by Vilandie Freres.
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Minard’s Liniment Co
Minard’s
Liniment
Housekeeper and Grocer Egg Gaffe
A mistimed exchange over a dozen eggs ends with the grocer explaining the twelfth egg was bad and not sent. The banter centers on workplace honesty and a minor kitchen mishap.
Providence Blamed for Crops Reveals Reticent Seed Sowing
A saying notes that those who curse Providence for harvest shortfalls often hide what seeds they themselves planted. The line implies responsibility lies with farmers' choices rather than fate or luck.
Minard's Liniment For Dandruff Snow Man Metaphor
The note blends an ad style claim about Minard's Liniment for dandruff with a poetic line about the snow man melting and the ice man's heart, creating a contrasting, tongue in cheek mood. It appears as a quirky historical advertising fragment with figurative language.
Miller's Worm Powders Advertised as Superior Vermifuge
An advertisement touts Miller's Worm Powders as the most effective vermifuge for children, claiming it destroys worms without a purgative and that its qualities will make it the only worm remedy used in any household.
A Pill that Proves Its Value
Those with weak stomachs are urged to use Barmelee's Vegetable Pills to sustain stomach and liver function. The pills are claimed to help dyspeptics and have provided relief where other preparations failed, with cures in long standing ailments where other medicines were ineffective.
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Barmelee
Paris Grocer Profits By Mistake at War Stock Sale
A Loiret grocer bought forty cases of canned salmon at ten dollars a case but found typewriters inside. Officials would not rectify the error. He sold all forty typewriters within a week for one hundred sixty dollars each.
Law Prohibits Nonblind Massage Workers in Japan
A rule bans anyone but blind individuals from practicing massage to aid blind people to earn a living, yet many unfortunates still work as masseurs, highlighting the loophole and hardship in enforcing the law.
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Japan
Bride and Groom Question Doubt as First Suspicion Plants
A jocular line hints that marriage early trust is strong yet suggests doubt may seed in early thoughts. The quip frames a wedding mood where confidence in vows contrasts with momentary uncertainty.
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Chase
Bright
al Gealers
Edmanson, Bates & Ca
Tad
Tereste
Dr.Chase
Abberta
Prosperous
Minard
Burns
Cook
Fisher
Gillett
Holloway
J. D. Kellogg
Prohibition
U.S
Gouraud
Peed Hopkins & Son
Mackenzie
Yours Truly, Vilandie Freres
Dandruff
Cascarets
Paris
Loiret
Pacific Coast
G. J. Hammond & Co
Hastings St. West
B.C
Domission Express
Goitre
W. J. Hughson
S. W. Hughson
Dept. W.N
Borden St
J. B. Martin
Winnipeg
Gese Otto Piano
Gyee
Cook Medicine Co Fororto
Formarly Windsor
Pioneer
W. N
Clay Glover c Co., Inc
West Flet Street
USA
Shiloh
Peice
Ergland
Eec Med Co
E. D. Smith & Sons
E D. Smith
Winona
Ontario
Western Distributors
Winnie Regina
Saskatoon
Donald H. Bals
Watson Uesdale
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