World events shift from radium institute to salmon ladders
Premier Haschereau plans a radium institute for cancer cure in Quebec. A Dover accident kills David Wilson as armour plates descend during battleship work. Canada to install fish ladders at Stamp River Falls to boost salmon spawning. Yukon election remains unresolved as acclamations fill three districts. The London Daily Chronicle reports over one million daily copies. Naples seizes pistols found in old iron on the Mimi. Moscow reports restored offices of White Star and Canadian Pacific after Soviet closure. Admiral De Robeck now commands the Atlantic Fleet, after serving in the Mediterranean. Born 1462.
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Stamp River Falls
B.C
Great Central Lake
Vancouver Island
Yukon
John de Robeck
Chas. Madden
John
Mediterranean
Lake Soap Factory Near Rich Siberian Lake
A lake in Siberia has water rich in soda carbonate prompting plans to establish a soap factory nearby. Officials anticipate economic benefits from mineral wealth and industrial development in the region.
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Siberia
Nervous disorders eased by Williams Pink Pills say readers
Irregular nerves lead to irritability and fatigue with headaches sleeplessness and low mood. Dr Williams Pink Pills are claimed to nourish nerve cells and correct anemia through improved blood, with a testimonial from Kenneth R McDonald of Talbot Nova Scotia. Available from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont. 50 cents a box, six boxes for 2.50. buy local to support town merchants.
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Williams
Kenneth R. McDonald
Talbot
N.S
Dr. Williams
Tor Williams
Dr Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Raffles At Bazaars Explained by Ontario Official
General Victor Williams of the Ontario Police clarifies the law on raffles at bazaars for charitable or religious aims. He notes municipal permission is required, articles must be offered for sale first, and no item over fifty dollars may be raffled. Authorities should warn organizers and pursue prosecutions for violations.
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Victor Williams
Ontario
Canada
Willams
Attorney General’s Department
Police Duty Under Federal Law Across Canada
An instruction to Ontario Provincial Police officers outlines their duty to enforce federal law at charity bazaars. Officers should monitor compliance, record facts, and consult the County Crown Attorney if laws are violated. The notice will be shared with police chiefs and high constables throughout the province.
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Ontario
Canada
Putnam's Corn and Wart Extractor Ad Claim
An advertised remedy promises painless coin removal with a simple application. The copy touts guaranteed results and a 25 cent price, urging buyers to refuse substitutes. It targets women with the line about removing coins, framed as a quick cosmetic treatment.
Japanese grain chief sees Western Canada wheat rise for Japan
A visiting director of a major Japanese grain firm states Western Canada will ship notably more wheat to Japan next season than in the past, signaling a shift in trade.
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Canada
Japan
Alberta
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Blurb
An 19th century style advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine prevents and relieves colds in the head by building up the system and acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. It warns repeated acute catarrh may become chronic and invites readers to obtain circulars free from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Foreclosure Drop Tinned by Alberta Legislation
A lengthy notice reports fewer farm foreclosures in Southern Alberta due to new provincial laws. The text also includes an antique remedy ad for Dr. Thomas Earache Oil claiming quick relief with drops on lint. A vignette questions fate as a child asks about life while a farmer’s wagon passes on Main Street.
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Alberta
Thomas
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Helps Everett Woman
Everett resident Mrs J M Sirbert describes years of back and hip pain and fatigue and credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring her strength. The letter claims the remedy relieves female troubles and recurring pains, urging others to try it.
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Everett
Washington
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. M. Sirbert
High St
Suction gas lorry: British firm builds gas driven three ton truck
A British firm markets a three ton suction gas lorry that uses a generator to produce gas from anthracite and steam. The system cools and scrubs the gas before engine use and achieved about twelve mph with a third of petrol's cost during trials. The design aims at regions with scarce petrol and available solid fuels.
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Great Britain
Memorial unveiled for first war victim Peugot at Montbeliard
French Prime Minister M Poincare unveiled a monument to Corporal Peugot in Montbeliard near Bel fort. Peugot, killed at Joncherey by a German patrol on August 2, 1914, two days before France declared war, is named as the first war victim. Poincare warned Germany cannot escape history and urged memory of the incident.
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M. Poincare
Montbeliard
Belfort
Peugot
Joncherey
Germany
Canadian Trade Push Looks to Mexico Market
Canada plans to appoint a trade commissioner and an assistant to study and promote Canadian trade with Mexico. The Order-in-Council cites Mexico as a field for organizing and extending healthy trade relations between the two countries.
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Mexico
Canada
Farmers Form New West Irrigation District East of Retlaw
Farmers east of Retlaw Alta decide to form the New West Irrigation District covering about 4700 irrigable acres. They plan to complete construction this summer so water will be available for the land next season.
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Retlaw
Alta
New West Irrigation District
Os Minard Liniment For Sale Widely Advertised
A historical notice notes Os Minard liniment available for sale everywhere, reflecting broad distribution and common 19th century medicinal advertising practices.
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Os Minard
Experimental Tree Felling With Wire Fire Scares Woodcutters
In Castlebrook Washington an experimenter Rudolph Mayer tested a red hot wire and a rapid fire gun to fell trees. The wire burned into a cedar trunk starting a fire spreading to nearby timber while a motor whipped the wire rapidly. He also planned to drive a quick firing gun across the trunk to sever wood tissue.
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Dave
Mayer
Thomas Eclectric Oil Use for Humans and Horses
The advertisement promotes Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a versatile remedy for cuts bruises burns scalda rheumatism and sciatica sore throat and chest in people and similar ailments in horses. It claims the remedy has longstanding popularity and wide use over fifty years.
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Thomas
Automobiles Rise in Japan Despite High Taxes and Poor Roads
Automobiles grow rapidly in Japan with higher use for hire in Tokio and Yokohama. Tax ranges from 400 dollars yearly on cheap cars to 1500 on luxury models while road conditions and business sentiment are weak. Taxi rates average about 4 dollars per hour.
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Japan
Tokio
Yokohama
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