The High Cost of Sickness and Organized Medical Service
Analyzes the US burden of illness costing about 10.1 billion dollars yearly and the potential for organized medical service and insurance to reduce costs. Cites The Literary Digest figures on hospital payments, wage losses, and mortality impacts, with examples from Endicott Johnson and Roanoke Rapids models.
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United States
Literary Digest
Canada
Dominion
United States Census Returns
Hospital Cae
Endicott-Johnson Corporation
Roanoke Rapids
North Carolina
New Export To Canada Adds Gaspe Salmon Trade
Canada expands exports to Britain and Germany with fresh Gaspe salmon. A trial shipment frozen with a new brine kept fish fresh and sparked orders for 25 tons. more orders expected as dealers praise quality.
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Canada
Britain
Germany
Engineer Studies Milk River to Ease Mississippi Floods
George Archibald of the U S War Department assess Canadian storage facilities to smooth Milk River peaks in Alberta and Saskatchewan. He will study headwaters near the Montana border to evaluate potential reservoir use to potentially alter flood conditions in the Mississippi basin.
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Mississippi
George Archibald
Corps of Engineers
U.S. War Department
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Rockies
Montana
Canada
Saskatchewan harvest aided by western machines and population
The article notes Saskatchewan can now harvest with help from the East for the first time due to a small crop, labor saving machines, and a rise in western industrial population. This shift signals reduced dependence on eastern labor.
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Saskatchewan
Messages by Heliograph Link Prince Albert Park Station
Heliographs have been used to regularly transmit messages between Prince Albert Saskatchewan and a station in Prince Albert National Park covering a 30 mile distance. The system demonstrates reliable long distance signaling relying on line of sight and mirrors to send coded text.
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Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert National Park
Canadian Wildlife Shipment En Route to Dublin Zoo
A small scale consignment of Canadian wildlife was dispatched from Toronto to Dublin's Zoological Gardens via the Canadian National Express. Crates moved from Bonaventure Station to the SS Lord Antrim, carrying two bears one eagle two woodchucks two raccoons and four prairie dogs.
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Montreal
Toronto
Zoological Gardens
Dublin
Ireland
Canadian National Express
Bonaventure Station
Irish Free State
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promote Health and Blood
The advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for poor health by building blood, boosting appetite, aiding digestion, and strengthening nerves. It highlights a testimonial from Mrs Geo M Andrews of Halifax and notes the pills cost 50 cents a box and can be bought from a druggist or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Williams
Wheat prices urged by McBean Bros in 1939 notice
McBean Bros. factory argues for higher grain prices and futures. They project wheat at 2.00 dollars per bushel now and 2.25 later, barley at 1.25 and oats at 0.95. They claim imports and European shortages foretell rising demand and offer substantial advances to grain shippers. August 15 1939 Winnipeg.
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Cencen
Nnipeg
Britannic launched for White Star Line in Belfast
The twin screw liner Britannic built by Harland & Wolff for White Star Line has been successfully launched in Belfast. Intended for Liverpool to New York service, she will carry 1550 passengers with cabin and tourist class amenities including a swimming pool tennis courts and children's playrooms. Electric cooking and ovens will feature throughout the ship, and she is expected to become a popular choice for moderate means tourists sailing from New York.
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Britannic
Messrs. Harland & Wolff, Limited
White Star Line
North Yard
Belfast
New York
White Star
Honored Carrier Pigeon Memorial in Verdun
Verdun unveils a marble plaque for the last carrier pigeon No. 787-15. It flew from Fort Vaux on June 4 1916 under gas and machine gun fire carrying Major Raynal’s urgent message before dying years ago. The pigeon received the Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre.
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Verdun
Vaux
Raynal
Army
Air service offers Persian and Dead Sea views from Baghdad to Gaza
The new Baghdad to Gaza air route markets sightseeing over Persia and the Euphrates. Travelers see the serpentine river at dawn and the Dead Sea from the air. The eight hour flight contrasts with forty days by camel, promising dramatic panoramas.
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Euphrates
Bagdad
Gaza
Persia
Dead Sea
Rain-maker proposal to Regina met with scepticism
A letter from T. Y. Wojnowski of Lasalle Illinois offering rain making services for Regina Saskatchewan was dismissed by council. The Quaint note proposed a salary of 10000 dollars and unlimited rain and will be filed in city records.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
T. Y. Wojnowski
Lasalle
Ill
Canada
Remedy Praised By Mother For Diarrhoea Relief
Mrs S J Jago of Canoble New Brunswick reports a three year old boy suffered severe diarrhoea with active bowels and vomiting. After trying many medicines relief came after the second dose of the product from The T Milburn Co Toronto. She used it for others in the family and recommends carrying a bottle when working away.
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S. J. Jago
Canoble
N.B
A Prime Dressing For Wounds
In factories and workshops carbolic acid is kept for cauterizing wounds and cuts. Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil offers a quicker, scar-free alternative. It acts fast and does not burn the flesh.
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Dr. Thomas
Wireless at Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa
A note describes special wireless and broadcasting equipment at the Chateau Laurier Hotel Ottawa enabling addresses delivered in one part of the hotel to be heard in other public rooms or private suites. The text ends with a hostile line about spongers.
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Chateau Laurier
Ottawa
University of Manitoba degree programs and admissions
The university lists faculties offering BA MA BSc MSc and professional degrees in arts and science engineering medicine agriculture home economics architecture and law. For admission terms and course details contact W. J. Spence registrar at University of Manitoba Winnipeg.
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Faculty OF Arts and Science
CM. Throuchite
Manitoba Law School
Noted Inventor Sir Ernest De La Rue Dies at 77
Remembered for a new papier mache splints and boots method used in war hospitals. He organized a Dillingham branch and financed thousands of splints. Also credited with the electric starting gate for the Jockey Club and decorating Albert Hall.
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Sir Ernest de la Rue
Dillingham
Sir Ernest
Jockey Club
Great Albert Hall
London
Alberta Park Areas and Their Sizes in Canada
Canada totals 11 574 square miles of national parks with Alberta holding 8 662 square miles. Seven park areas are listed led by Jasper at 5 380 square miles, followed by Rocky Mountain 2 751, Buffalo 197.05, Elk Island 51, Nemisham 8.05, and Waterton 220 square miles.
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Canada
Alberta
Jasper National Park
Rocky Mountain Park
Buffalo Park
Elk Island
Nemisham
Waterton
Canada Sightseers to Spend Record Sums This Summer
American tourists will spend 300 million dollars in Canada this season according to a Canadian bank forecast. The report notes growing cross border travel and tourism activity influencing the economy. It also mentions telescopic observations revealing over one billion stars seen to date.
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Canada
No Cause For Alarm In Alberta Oil Wells Deep Drilling Questioned
Alberta oil wells are reportedly drilled about a mile deep. A Harvard professor explains the earth’s core as a liquid gas sea beneath layered shells, noting drilling may not reach it for thirty miles. Meanwhile asthma sufferers find relief with Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy, praised for soothing smoke and passage relief.
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Alberta
Harvard
Seismological Society
Woman Sick Yet Follows Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Grainland Saskatchewan resident Mary Schulties reports severe illness kept her from work and sewing but credits Lydia E Pinkham's Medicine for relief and plans to continue use. She shares with friends how the product helped her.
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Grainland
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tia E. Pinkam
Mary Schulties
Must Have Been Heavenly Wife on Honeymoon
A humorous exchange frames a dentist husband recalling their first meeting on their honeymoon. He jokes about a heavenly afternoon spent together for two hours during which he extracted three of her teeth. The quip blends romance with dental puns for lighthearted bite.
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Hubby
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University OF Manitoba
Winnipeg
W. J. Spence
Ernest de la Rue
National Parks
Minard
CAS
Hamilton
Ontario
Hunter-Martin & CO
SASK
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