Two Selves in Winnipeg Girlhood Memoir
The narrator recalls her split Margaret Anne persona, the death of her father, and a mother who forged resilience. She describes moving from a frugal Winnipeg home to a Robertson-supported life, balancing work ambitions with family duties, and learning to navigate early 20th century society and careers.
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Youthful Sport Costume Described in White Silk and Wool
A vivid outfit features a Mandarin coat of white silk paired with a pleated white Canton crepe skirt. Accessories include a black and white loose wool hat scarf and oxford, all coordinating to complete the stylish ensemble.
Alaskan Eskimos Are Becoming Civilized
In twenty years the Alaskan Eskimos have made great strides toward civilization. They have churches and schools and many can read and write. Reindeer herds started by the U.S. government bring prosperity with deer meat selling at seven dollars per 160 pounds. natives now own at least two hundred thousand reindeer under government supervision.
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United States
North
Pennsylvania approves antlynching law with heavy penalties
The act imposes a $10,000 fine on counties where a lynching occurs. It treats participation as murder and makes attempting to rescue a prisoner punishable by at least $10,000 fine and up to ten years imprisonment. It notes Canada is larger than the United States by 102,108 square miles.
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Pennsylvania
Canada
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised by Canadian farmer wife
Mrs Nelson York of Eberts Ontario reports chronic cramps and pains eased by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after using three bottles. The ad describes the product as a remedy for irregularities nervousness headaches and general female ailments with a long history of use.
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Nelson York
Eberts
Defective Teeth Linked to Insanity by New Jersey Doctors
New Jersey physicians claim many mental illness cases originate in dental problems. Dr. Draper of the New Jersey State Hospital for the Insane says advanced dentistry can curb insanity, comparing tooth decay treatments to eliminating a functional brain derangement. Dr. Reiss adds that tooth extraction may cure some cases, and both cite high costs of care as a motive for dental reform.
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New Jersey
John W. Draper
Newark Dental Club
Draper
New York
Weather Prophet Bottle Still Guides French Crops
A three century old sealed bottle of red sand and yellow liquid, kept by a Brittany farmer, is claimed to predict rain by clumping, snow by white flakes, and hail by viscosity. The French Academy plans to study it, though the owner refuses to open it for fear of changing its weather-sensing chemistry. A similar ancestral bottle exploded after a hailstorm and light snow years ago.
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Brittany
France
French Academy of Science
Knight Sets Record With 975 Mile Night Air Mail Flight
Air mail pilot Jack Knight began the trip from Cheyenne to Buchanan after receiving word his father was seriously ill. He reached Chicago before daylight, then continued to Buchanan 75 miles east of Chicago, covering about 975 miles mostly in darkness. Officials deem it the longest single night flight in aviation history. The issue also features a new serial story, Opening Doors by Elinor Marsden Eliot.
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Air Mail
Jack Knight
Cheyenne
Wyo
Buchanan
Mich
Chicago
Elinor Marsden Eliot
Bible Word Temple in Cardston Alberta Report
A Canadian news letter claims the new Mormon temple at Cardston Alberta cost over 1,000,000 and was dedicated August 26. It allegedly contains every word from the Bible in its construction.
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Cardston
Alberta
Light year distance and wisdom in a saying
A brief note defines a light year as the distance light travels in a year at 186000 miles per second, and asserts a proverb that knowledge grows with humility rather than pretense.
Catarrhozone Pine Air Cure Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a pine forest cure for catarrh colds and bronchitis. It claims safe ninety percent effective relief for coughs nose and throat. two months treatment costs one dollar or 50 cents for trial size. Refers readers to mail order from The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
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Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Grain Movement Prep Drives Canadian National Rail Stockouts
Miles of rolling stock and hundreds of engines are concentrated at western points along the Canadian National to move the 1923 grain harvest. Overhauls and repairs have prepared box cars and locomotives to ensure a continuous flow from prairie fields to Great Lakes funnel and world markets.
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Prairie Provinces
Canadian National Railways
Canada
Canadian National
BC Forest Fires Warn of Rising Costs This Year
The lands department reports firefighting costs in British Columbia reached 20000 so far this year, compared with 343000 at the same point last year. There have been 954 fires this year versus 2021 last year at this time.
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British Columbia
Lands Department
Doctor’s Dark Secret Revealed by Old Medico
A Pearsons Weekly cartoon caption imagines a doctor boasting a blunt rule to discover a patient’s desires and then command them to act, highlighting satire on medical authority and patient autonomy.
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Pearson's Weekly
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Margaret Anne
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Father
Winnipeg
Murray
Old Kildonan
Donald Street
Robertsons
Lve
Granny
Grandad Robertson
Margaret-Anne
Lfe
Kipling
Dr. Chase
Edimanson, Bates & Co. Ltd
Lydia E. Pinkham
U.S
B.C
Apurine
Buffalo City Hospital
Buffalo, N.Y
University of Buffalo Medical Department
New York State High School