Red Cross aids remote districts with medical care drive
A Red Cross team in a western remote district provided mobile medical attention after two local laborers suffered injuries. One man lost his foot, the other sustained a broken jaw. both sought doctors but found none. The report urges expanded hospital and medical resources and training for communities far from aid, as the Red Cross campaigns from June 5 to 1 continue.
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Red Cross
Rome
The
West
Campaign to Fight Hoppers to Poison Grasshoppers on Rail Right of Way
CPR joins the effort to kill grasshoppers this year by distributing poison along the railroad right of way under supervision of government officials. Thos Acheson of CPR says section foremen will receive poison at cost and be instructed to spread bait, with section gangs handling the work. Agriculture officials warn the grasshopper threat remains serious with shifting focal districts and some areas previously resistant may face renewed attack.
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SPR
Cp.r
Thos. Acheson
CPR
F. Hedley Auld
Acheson
Department of Agriculture
North Canada development plan urged by J. T. Burns
Engineer and Yukon pioneer J. T. Burns argues Canada’s north offers a $500,000,000 yearly potential. He promotes a Stewart to Laird River railway linking Fort Norman or Fort Simpson to tap oil fields, coal regions, and placer gold. He notes Stewart’s tidewater advantage over Edmonton and advocates the Portland Canal outlet.
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J. T. Burns
Enggineer
Yukon
Canada
Mr. Burns
Laird
MF. Burns
Stewart
Laird Country
Dease
Frances
Fort Norman
Fort‘ Simpson
Mackenzie
Fort Simpson
Portland Canal
Burns
Mackenzie River
Fromce
Edmonton
Tidewater
America's Champion Typist Sets 265 Words Per Minute Record
Miss Fritz, renowned American typist, trains rigorously and uses the Jtouch system. She began at fifteen after a factory visit led to a three year contract to operate and demonstrate machines. Her 265 words per minute mark came on familiar material. new texts slow her.
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Miss Rose
Krits
America
New York
Miss Fritz
Morty
Farmers Cross Border to Farm in Canada
Elmer Woodcock of Joliette Illinois leads a wave of U.S. farmers entering the spring migration across the line. He has invested fifty thousand nine hundred dollars to purchase a land section near Spetling Manitoba as part of his commitment to the country.
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U.S
Elmer Woodcock
Joliette
Iinois
Spetling
Man
Good Goods Wanted Farmers' Sam Athens Greek Copia
Poorly legible plea discusses Canadian manufacturers and tariffs. Mentions branding, advertising, and a call to farmers to improve products. Refers to Athens and generic references without clear names or dates. The fragment suggests economic opinions rather than a discrete event.
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Trave Beech
A Matter of Color College Boy Did Not Get Ahead
An American writer recounts college days featuring a negro gardener nicknamed Sambo. Boys teased him about burning grass and making it as black as he is, prompting Sambo to retort that the grass would come up as green as the teaser is.
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Sambo
Ontario and Quebec Should Manufacture Raw Materials at Home
The article argues Canada should stop exporting raw resources like logs pulpwood asbestos and nickel ore. It notes Ontario and Quebec once shipped raw materials abroad but now largely manufacture locally creating bigger domestic industries. It stresses building basic industries over dependency on foreign processing.
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United States
Great Britain
Japan
France
Ontario
The Hague Among Handsome Cities in Holland
The Hague is noted as one of the handsomest cities in Holland. The article claims half of all the lead pencils worldwide are made from American crown cedar.
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The
Hague
Holland
Ced
Manitoba Wheat Acreage to Rise in Spring Seeding
Forecasts indicate a larger wheat acreage in Manitoba as farmers prepare for an early start to field operations. The season has been favorable, with growers arranging necessary implements and supplies. The note adds an observation about fish eating birds having slightly curved beaks to prevent prey from slipping away.
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Manitoba
Nerviline touted as a quick cure for gas and indigestion
A person recounts relief after trying Nerviline for belching cramps and nausea following indigestion from ripe vegetables and fruit. The product is advertised as a household necessity with 35 cent bottles sold widely.
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Bae
Airplane mistaken as huge bird by wary villagers
In Gigante Nicaragua a naval NC-6 seaplane forced down by a January hurricane was seen as a giant albatross by locals who fled and hid, believing the strange craft a bird hunting for mariners who offended it.
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Gigante
San Diego
Cal
Panama
Unfit to Live Must Die vendetta ad appears in ad copy
An old style patent medicine advert promotes Putnam's Extractor for coins and warts. It markets the remedy as a guaranteed, “unfit to live” cure with a 25 cent price and claims wide dealer availability.
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Putenam
Mounted Police Plan Shift to Air Travel in North
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police report outlines plans to deploy mounted police by airplane to reach northern posts rapidly. Commissioner Perry notes requested air service to Fort Norman from Peace River, with quarters and storage prepared at Peace River and other remote Northwest posts to extend patrols beyond difficult terrain.
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Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
J. A. Calder
Perry
Air Board
Fort Norman
Peach River
Peace River
Manticipate
Northwest Territories
Dr Hamilton's Pills Promoted as Mild Liver Kidney Tonic
An advertisement urges careful choice of laxatives for weakness and indecision. It touts Dr. Hamilton's Pills Man drake and Butterno as mild remedies to gently stimulate liver and kidney function, cleanse the system, and improve skin clarity and vitality. It promises relief by regulating bowels and removing poisons, with a dubious health claim at the end.
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Dr. Son
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