Japan Disaster Stuns World as Tokia Yokohama Devastate
A September catastrophe in Japan wrecked Tokyo and Yokohama with a massive earthquake followed by fire and devastating tidal waves. The disaster spans about 45 000 square miles affecting seven million people, with global relief efforts led by Canada and the Red Cross mobilizing supplies, funds, and nurses for immediate aid and reconstruction.
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Japan
Tokio
Yokohama
Osaka
Canada
Russia
Vancouver
America
Red Cross
Dominion
Canadian Red Cross
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Christian Nations
In Canada Pure Bred Animals Surged Since 1911 1921
The decade between censuses saw large gains in pure bred animals with horses up 44 percent cattle 139 percent sheep 75 percent and swine about 44 percent. In 1921 Canada reported 47782 horses 296656 cattle 93643 sheep and 81143 swine.
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Canada
Dominion
British Columbia Industry Surges in 1922 Report
The Deputy Minister of Industries reports a notable revival in BC industrial life in 1922. All branches show improvement as renewed interest in the province’s vast raw wealth grows. There are 432 articles manufactured and 2,718 establishments in operation.
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British Columbia
Hungarian shoemaker crafts first meerschaum pipe two years ago
A Hungarian shoemaker described as clever wood fashioned the first meerschaum pipe two years ago. The note highlights skilled artisanal work and a unique origin in early pipemaking.
Canada Ends Oleomargarine Trade In Wartime Relief
Parliament revoked the 1917 wartime relief admitting oleomargarine and dairy substitutes. Oleomargarine and related substitutes are barred from Canada as of the current year. Dealers have until February to dispose of stock, while renovations of butter and filled dairy products also face import and sale bans after October 1.
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Parliament of
Canada
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief for Joint Pain
Advert says Nerviline quickly penetrates tissues to soothe muscles and nerves. It claims to ease stiffness and pain in joints, with nearly fifty years of success and widespread retail availability in 35 cent bottles.
Cars Meant To Park On Roof Of Skyscraper
Los Angeles engineers reveal a nine story building allowing cars to enter the structure and be lifted to any floor. Vehicles then move to rooftop parking stations for business, eliminating street congestion. A large supplier of film props and period sets backs the project as the world’s leading in its field.
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Los Angeles
Fall Weather Harms Little Ones Warns Parents
Canadian mothers are warned that autumn weather’s rapid shifts expose babies to colds stomach cramps and illness. The article promotes Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario as a remedy sold for 25 cents a box by medicine dealers or mail order.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Prospective Land Buyers Travel Prairies to Inspect Farms
Eighty prospective land buyers and settlers travel from Iowa Illinois and Indiana under the Canada Colonization Association. They move to Alberta and Saskatchewan to inspect farms with twenty entering through Winnipeg and sixty through North Portal. Since June the association has brought 200 United States farmers into the prairies on tours of inspection. Many have been relieved of coins by Holloway's Corn Remover. It has a power of its own that will be found effective.
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Western Canada
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
The
Canada Colonization Association
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
North Portal
United States
Prairies
Holloway
Amundsen Plans Three-Plane Relay Flight to Pole
Capt Roald Amundsen outlined next summer’s attempt to fly from Spitzbergen to Alaska in a relay using three all metal planes. He spoke with Haakon Hammer after a Seattle conference about exploring a 1 600 000 square mile polar basin and said plans would be finalized on his return to Norway. Hammer noted the planes are being built in Germany.
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Roald Amundsen
North Pole
Spitzbergen
Alaska
Haakon H. Hammer
Seattle
Capt. Amundsen
Record parachute jump at 24000 feet time 36 minutes descent
A historic parachute jump covered 24 000 feet with a 36 minute descent. Minard's Liniment for Sprains.
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Minard
Paderewski's Kindness Sparks Romney Hoover Aid Story
Early Paderewski tour in San Jose saw two Stanford students lose money on a concert after guaranteeing $2000. The pianist allowed them to keep only expenses and 60 percent of the remainder. Twenty years later Herbert Hoover, one student, repaid the mercy when Paderewski’s fortunes waned.
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Paderewski
San Jose
California
Leland Stanford University
Isken
Poland
Herbert Hoover
Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor Ad Promises Complete Corn Removal
A vintage advertisement touts Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor claiming it removes corns fully with no trace left. The copy urges readers to refuse substitutes and notes the product sells for 25 cents at all dealers, linking marriage day romance to history.
Major Speranza Seeks 500000 Englishmen for Canada
Major J E Speranza secretary of the Veterans Association in London says 500000 of England's best men could be secured for Canada if proper handling is arranged after arrival. He tours Canada to study conditions and will stop in Ottawa on return to present a concrete proposal to the immigration department. He cites hardships faced by prospective settlers on the land and stresses the need for accurate information.
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J. E. Speranza
Veterans’ Association of
London
England
Speranza
Canada
Ottawa
Immigration Department
Many Qualities of Dr Thomas Electric Oil Proclaimed
The ad touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a remedy for coughs and colds, sore throats, sprain swelling, persistent sores, and cuts. It claims the product acts as a portable medicine chest, offering broad health protection.
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Thomas
Lady in every sense defies odd comparison
A tongue in cheek note from the Boston Transcript questions the phrase a lady in every sense of the word. It suggests such a person would resemble both a refined woman and a 16 by 12 roofing slate with a lobster’s calcareous stomach apparatus for grinding food, a comic contrast.
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Boston Transcript
Critics decide the fate of a performance
The remark notes that many educated audiences form opinions only after reading critics the next day. It highlights dependence on reviews to judge performances rather than immediate impression.
How Manitoba Was Originally Pronounced
Manitoba newspapers urge readers to spell the province name fully instead of the shorthand Manitoba. The Bran don Sun and The Free Press praise dignified usage and note the pronunciation should stress the last syllable. Edmonton Journal recalls Sir Wilfrid Laurier advocating emphasis on the “ba.”
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Manitoba
Brandon Sun
Free Press
Canada
Saskatchewan
Wifrid Laurier
Edmonton Journal
California Fig Syrup Advertisement For Children
Vintage ad copy urging mothers to give California Fig Syrup to sick constipated babies and children. Praises its harmless laxative action, lack of narcotics, and natural liver and bowel activation, warning to insist on genuine syrup with directions.
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California
Collc
August 1923 Canadian Building Contracts Totals Rise
Construction contracts awarded in August in Canada totaled 27,488,700, up from 25,187,500 a year earlier. Residential, business, industrial, and public works shares are detailed, with anticipated new work at 32,374,900. For January–August 1923, contracts rose to 223,654,400 from 184,333,700 a year prior, an increase of 49,220,700 or 26.2 percent.
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Canada
Miller's Worm Powders Advised for Children
The advertisement touts Miller's Worm Powders as a safe reliable remedy for worm symptoms in children. It describes feverish restlessness convulsions and states that after treatment the stomach and bowels are toned to a healthy condition.
A Silver Lining on National Finance
The Westminster Gazette argues that today the country's financial situation is not worse than after the Napoleonic wars, with total debt rising but national wealth increasing. It notes past debt was borne with rapid industrial growth and predicts gradual gains in repayment capacity to meet world markets.
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Westminster Gazette
London
Nansen to Visit Canada and United States
A dispatch confirms Dr. Fridtjof Nansen will visit Canada and the United States under League of Nations Society guidance. He is set to speak in Winnipeg on November 21 and 22.
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Fridjof Nansen
Canada
United States
League of Nations Society
Dr. Nansen
Winnipeg
Speedy transcontinental flight possible in five years
Lt Col Harry Graham of the U S Army Air Service predicts that air currents at 30 000 to 40 000 feet could cut New York to San Francisco travel to six hours. He notes elliptical currents moving at 150 to 300 mph at different altitudes and says electric heating and oxygen will be required for crew survival.
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New York
San Francisco
Harry Graham
U.S. Army Air Service
Col. Graham
End Stomach Misery Highlighting Pape's Diapepsin Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as quick relief for indigestion gas flatulence heartburn sour stomach and acidity. A few tablets allegedly settle stomach distress immediately and are sold by druggists in millions of packages.
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Pape
Honest money quote from Dalton speaks on frauds
Emmet Dalton, last of the Dalton brothers gang that terrorized the West a century ago, declares that a dollar earned honestly is worth ten thousand obtained by fraud. He spent fourteen years in prison to expiate his crimes.
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Emmet Dalton
Dalton Brothers
West
Immortal Emersion Quote Echoed in Father Son Exchange
A father and son discuss the timeless maxim Hitch your wagon to a star, with the son asking what a wagon is. The exchange blends guidance and curiosity, framing a moment of parental advice and youthful wonder.
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Emerson
Great Day Coming Says No More Death
The Toronto Telegram quotes a sensational science note claiming a future without death and imagines a world of great, garious days for pedestrians with a playful nod to urban life.
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Toronto Telegram
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M. A. McNeill
Canaan Sta, N.B
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Edmanson, Bates & Co., Ltd
Toronto
Canadian Colonization Association
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Carter
Nansen
St. Paul St. W
Montreal
U. S
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