Expedition Reveals Vast Northwest Australia Potential
An expeditionary party crossing the northwest and far north of Western Australia reports an immense, sparsely populated region. They covered 1,500 miles by coast and 1,000 miles by car, finding a strip eastward from the Leopold ranges into the Northern Territory capable of supporting 20,000,000 sheep if rail access existed. The party notes no animals in poor condition, underscoring northern Australia’s richness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Australian Railway League
Commonwealth
Western Australia
Leopold Ranges
Northern
Australia
Bowling alley owner drawn into strike dispute
A local bowling alley owner becomes entwined in a labor dispute as a strike agitator, drawing community attention. The confrontation centers on workplace rights and management positions within the bowling facility.
Wash Day and Backache Remedies
A garbled account hints at health woes from washing routines. It mentions kids affected by the wash process and possible rheumatic pains, suggesting remedies or remedies are urged for relief. The fragmentary text notes a shoe remit but lacks clear details or sources.
Danish Scientist Aims North Greenland Expedition
Danish polar explorer Lange Kock leads a two year expedition to North Point Greenland to assert sovereignty and conduct scientific work. He will travel by motorship toward Inglefild Gulf with Eskimo crew and one mechanic aboard, aided by Henry Ford’s ice crawling tractor.
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North Point
Greenland
Lange Kock
Sim
Koch
Koud Rasumsson
Inglefild Gulf
Henry Ford
Nervous Tonic Promoted by Doctor Williams Pink Pills
An eminent nerve specialist warns against sedatives and touts De Williams Pink Pills as the real nerve tonic. The pills claim to build rich blood, strengthen nerves, boost appetite, and restore energy for those worn and anxious. Available through dealers or by mail from The De Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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Cory
de Williams
Dr. Williams
Brockville
Ont
Peace in Peril as Journal Urges Action over League
The New York Tribune argues Western democracy faces peril from Bolshevist threats and Polish aggression. It urges the United States to act rather than preach about a league to enforce peace, noting failure to match words with deeds and the need to gird the nation for duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Russia
Poland
Jamnat Antic
League
Neithe
Washington
Danton
Marion
German general offers army to secure territorial gains post Versailles
An unnamed observer reports Ludendorff has proposed to the British chargé d'affaires in Berlin an offer to raise a 1,500,000 man army to fight Bolsheviks in Russia. In return Germany would gain Posen and relax clauses on Danzig and the Polish corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witnes Eedonagrm
Berlin
Russia
Germany
Posen
Danzig
German Mine Drift Threat to Atlantic Shipping
A German mine drifting in Atlantic coastal waters near the Delaware and Chesapeake Capes poses a danger to foreign shipping. The mine, planted by German marines during the surprise visit of 1918, remains a menace to coastwise vessels.
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Atlantic
Delaware
Chesapeake Capes
Trans-Canada air route lands at 100 mile gaps
Captain C McEwen of the Air Board touring the Rockies has located landing fields at 100 mile intervals between Calgary and Vancouver. He aims to fly Halifax to Vancouver in six days, noting aerodrome sites near rail lines for gasoline and expects a return trip possible within the same six day frame.
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C Mchwen
Canada
Air Board
Rocky Mountains
Calzag
Vancouver
McEwen
trans-Canada
Halifax
Nature Helps to Kill Insects
A Pearson’s Weekly report explains how natural enemies curb pests. It notes bluebottle destruction in Australia, lessons from imported scale insects, and the success of releasing cardinal ladybirds from Australia to California to control the orange scale menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
California
Pearson's Weekly
Dog Rescue Stories Highlight Schoolchildren Entries
Reports compiled by the Animal Rescue League of Minneapolis feature 204 submissions from students, praising intelligent or heroic acts. Prizes totaling 35 dollars were awarded for the best anecdotes, with many tales mentioning horses cats and other dumb animals in varied acts of rescue.
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Animal Rescue Lene
Minneapolis
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Advertised for Nervous Women
An advertisement touts Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills as essential for women's health, claiming they restore strength and calm the nervous system. It cites Mrs. BH Ryan of Sand Point Nova Scotia and a testimonial of improved sleep appetite and steadiness after six boxes, priced two dollars a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moburn
BH. Ryan
Sand Point
N.S
Milburn
Nailed
I, Mitbure Co
Torms
First Around-the-World Flight Feasibility and Foes
The article discusses a looming first circling flight by Americans or Britons, noting routes over tropical seas and the cost of establishing landing points and fuel stores. It cites Masiero and Farrarins Rome to Japan voyage at about £48,000 and mentions a liniment advert at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leutenants Masiero
Ferrarin
Rome
Japan
Doub East
Lincoln Statue Flight Expresses Shared British American Ideals
A unsigned note argues that Lincoln's statue gift to Great Britain reflects core US and UK liberal values. It says misunderstandings exist from campaigns but common justice and liberty unite the nations, with no inherent enmity despite occasional policy clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lincoln
Great Britain
Britain
Republic
Rootwell
Leross
Vancouver
Build Up The Small Town Hall's Corn Cure Pitch
An editorial urges readers to invest in and support their small town Hall's Corners over the growing metropolis. It argues the true future lies in rural towns and calls for collective action to revitalize local life and pride, contrasting city reliance on dollars with local community power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall’s
New York
America
New Yorker
Great Feet For Walking
The camel's foot cushions its weight on rough terrain while horses wear out shoes. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are advertised as a universal remedy for winter and summer, suitable in any latitude and climate. Dyspeptic readers are urged to carry them for constant use anywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahara
War not ended by Bolshevist advance say shortages hit Italy
An Express dispatch notes continued conflict and a big wheat shortage in Italy nearly two years after Germany's surrender. It blames the failure to end the war in both East and West and the attempt to replace the old league with a new one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Germany
East
West
League of Nations
Buffalo
Har
Freezone Corn Relief Ad Promises Quick Pain Cure
An OCR fragment advertises Freezone for corns promising instant relief with a tiny bottle sold by druggists. It claims to remove hard and soft corns and calluses between toes without soreness or irritation.
Canadian rail expert Sir George Bury offered Mexico post
Sir George Bury long associated with Canadian Pacific has been invited to direct reconstruction and national railway operations in Mexico. He sails to New York to meet bondholders before lines are taken over. Mexico offered the position and he is said to accept. He is noted as a top operating and construction railway man who aided Allied efforts in Russia during the war.
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Sir George Bury
Ia cl
Canadian Pacific Csviy
Gene-Asenager
Vancouver
National Railways of
Mexico
Sir George
New York
Bury
Russia
Patriotism Marking The Office Seeker At An Election
A brief note stresses the patriotism of the office seeker as a defining trait in the current election landscape. The remark highlights public expectations of loyalty and service from candidates contesting for public office.
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Calgary
Fe Mastrg Company
Calcary
de. ‘Chase
Timeason, Sates & Cay
Dr. Chase
Peril
Ludendorff
Rockies
Ard
Gillett’s
Minard’s
Laniment Co. Limited
Minard
FR Desjardin
Scr
Storke
St Andre
Kamouraska
J. D. Kelloga
Moscow
Holloway
George Bury
Kleanall
Grand
Canadian Polishes, Limited
Hamilton
Macey
Apic Ter Radaer
Casarra
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