Beads Bring Deacon Purdie to Town in Bead Bargain
Charmian and Grandma stage a bead caper as Deacon Edgar Purdie visits to buy a string of pale blue beads for a potential courtship display. Grandma taunts with moral pranks while the deacon weighs a two dollar price with a dollar and a quarter offer.
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Charmian
Grandma
Gabriel
Deacon Purdie
Luella Moore
Jim Bennett
Rome
Tom
Portland
Deatom
Luella
John Carter
Edgar
Eagar
Deacon Jurdie Encounters Cunning Grandma in Matrimony Plot
At two o clock Deacon Jurdie visits Grandma Davis by the window. Two eavesdroppers listen next room as Grandma smiles guilelessly. The shrewd businessman suspects nothing as his fifth marriage venture unfolds amid deception.
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Deacon Jurdie
Grandma Davis
Grandma
Milk of Magnesia Promoted as Instant Digestive Aid
An old advertisement extols Milk of Magnesia as a quick fix for excess stomach acid and indigestion. It claims the alkali neutralizes acid instantly and recommends the genuine Philippe brand as prescribed by physicians for decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean
Phillipe
Eny
Wilkins to Present Plane to Ben Eielson Memorial
Sir Hubert Wilkins announced in Halton North Carolina he will present Ole Eielson with a plane his son Carl Ben Eielson flew during Arctic exploration. The gesture honors the late pilot and could be placed in a museum by the Eielson Memorial Association.
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Hubert Wilkins
Ben Eielson
Halton
N.C
Ole Fielson
Wilkins
Carl Ben Eielson
Arctic
Ole Eielson
Eielson ‘Memorial Association
True Dyes Said Easiest To Use In Washing
The text claims true dyes are the easiest to use and of the highest quality, rich in pure aniline. It notes a 50 year fame and 15 cent packages sold at drag stores.
Japanese Doctor Links Long Eyelashes to Weak Vitality
A Japanese physician at a hospital affiliated with an Imperial University claims that long eyelashes indicate weak vitality. He notes consumptive children show lashes twice as long as healthy peers after twelve months. The finding, observed in infants at the university hospital, contrasts with standard growth.
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Imperial
Warning to Mothers on Child Ills and Home Remedy
A Victorian era notice advises mothers to guard against common child illnesses and keep Baby's Own Tablets as a safe laxative to regulate bowels soothe stomachs and ease teething. The ad claims the tablets are drug free and suitable for young children and offers 25 cent boxes by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Two Irishmen Discuss a Friend's Illness and Balm
Two Irishmen joke about a gravely ill friend with gangrene. The exchange highlights enduring faith and a humorous take on medicine. The excerpt then shifts to an advertisement praising a “Persian Balm” as cooling, soothing, and beautifying for skin, hands, and face with promises of smooth flawless results.
A Federal Stance on Transcontinental Highways Debate
The piece argues federal support for national highway construction despite the British North America Act designating roads as provincial. It notes the automobile era shifts responsibility expectations and compares railways to potential highway projects, while a Calgary exhibition in Seville, Spain, runs until June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Calgary
Ubertan
Canaman National Railways outlines Western Canada investment plan
The Canaman National Railways will spend 25 million dollars this year on conser and maintenance work in Western Canada, including track relaying, ballasting, fencing, and new buildings. The western programme covers Saskatchewan, Alberta, and two lines to British Columbia, with further extensions to Hudson Bay access and terminal upgrades at Saskatoon and other points.
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Canaman National Railways
Canada
Awe
Warren
Ene Cempany
Hudson Bay Railway
Canadian ‘National
Alberta
Fedral
Sakeatchewan
Bult
British Columbia
Amotother
Dow
Van
Suver
Saskatoon
St Points
Tion
Hudson Bay
Engineering Department
Canadian ‘National Railways
Pas
Churchill
Ironized Yeast Promises Rapid Health Boost
Historical ad touts Ironized Fonat and Malt Yeast as a two in one tonic. Claims include weight gain of 5 to 15 pounds in three weeks, clearer skin, better sleep, and increased energy. Endorsed as a remedy for weakness and thinness with quick results and money back guarantees.
Pioneer in Photographic Mapping Pioneers Canadian Survey Use
Canada became the first country to apply wide scale photography to surveying. Photographic surveying methods were developed over forty years ago by the late Dr. Deville, a former Surveyor General, Interior Department. Large areas of the Rocky Mountains have been surveyed using these techniques.
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Canada
Dr. Deville
Surveyor General
Department of the Interior
Rocky Mountains
Canada Lumber Industry Investment Totals by Province
A report details a total investment of 170 million in Canada’s lumber sector with 56 million in British Columbia, 45 million in Ontario, and 37 million in Quebec. The data highlights provincial distribution among the three key regions.
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Canada
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Little Helps For This Week In Praise And Gratitude
Quotes on thanksgiving and praise from Psalm 92 and George Herbert urging gratitude over complaint. Notes urge recognizing God’s blessings both temporal and spiritual and avoiding endless lamentations in service to the Holy Father.
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Archer Thompson Gurney
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Promoted as Home Remedy
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as essential for home medicine chests. It claims relief for rheumatic and sciatic pains sore throats coughs burns scalds cuts bruises and sprains with wide household recognition.
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Thomas
Dresden Moves to Teach Kinder Politeness to Visitors
A movement in Saxony aims to train school children to be especially polite and helpful to foreigners. Hotel owners and tourism supporters back the effort to boost tourist traffic.
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Dresden
Germany
Saxony
Plane for Submarine Seaplane With Folding Wings
A seaplane with folding wings is designed to be carried in a submarine. It will hold a pilot and observer and space for a wireless set, parachute, and chart case. The craft has a two hour range and serves as a scout accessory for submarines at sea.
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Hinder
Comis
Whiting Parmenter
Cabot
Bennett
Eastboro
Sarah
Agai
Constantinople
Angora
Phwat
Annaway
Seville
Spain
Jorn
Geo
Rge Herbert
Mard
Lydia E. Pinkham
Annie Walton
Stanley Se
Kingston
Lydia
Pinkham's
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