The Cost of Sickness Across Canada and U S
A Literary Digest excerpt cites ten billion dollars yearly in the United States for illness and medical care, with high wage losses from sickness. It notes Canada may face similar costs, discusses paid versus unpaid hospital bills, and proposes organized medical service and insurance as solutions.
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United States
Literary Digest
Canada
United States Census Returns
Endicott-Johnson Corporation
Roanoke Rapids
North Carolina
New Export Additions Boost Gaspe Salmon Trade
Canada expands exports to Britain and Germany by adding fresh Gaspe salmon. A trial shipment frozen with a new brine process impressed dealers, producing a quick 25 ton order and expectations of further sales. Separate notes mention deep rock salt wells in China and 44,000 daily thunderstorms, and a remark on the long history of pottery.
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Canada
Britain
Germany
China
Engineer studies Milk River headwaters to curb Mississippi floods
George Archibald of the US War Department Corps of Engineers investigates Canadian storage facilities to smooth peak flows on the Milk River in Alberta and Saskatchewan. He aims to see if reservoirs at river headwaters near the Montana border can influence Mississippi flood conditions.
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Mississippi
George Archibald
Corps of Engineers
War Department
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Rockies
Montana
Canada
Harvest to Ease Saskatchewan Labor With Machines
For the first time in Saskatchewan harvests the region expects to proceed without East help due to a smaller crop and more labor saving machines like combines, alongside a rise in western industrial population.
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Saskatchewan
Heliograph Links Prince Albert and Park Station
Heliographs have been used to transmit messages regularly between Prince Albert Saskatchewan and a station in Prince Albert National Park over a distance of 30 miles.
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Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert National Park
Wildlife shipment travels from Toronto to Dublin Zoo
A Canadian wildlife consignment passed through Montreal on the Canadian National Express en route to Dublin Zoological Gardens Ireland. The crates aboard the SS Lord Antrim carried two bears one eagle two woodchucks two raccoons and four prairie dogs destined for the Irish Free State.
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Noah
Montreal
Toronto
Zoological Gardens
Dublin
Ireland
Canadian National Express
Bonaventure Station
Lord Antrim
Irish Free State
Health claim advert for Dr Williams Pink Pills
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood building remedy that boosts appetite digestion and nerves. It cites a Halifax Nova Scotia user Mrs Geo MS Andrews sharing improved health and a healthy baby after use and notes pills are available from druggists or by mail for 50 cents plus tax from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Williams
Dr Williams
Geo
Andrews Halifax
Dr. Williams
Verdun Pigeon Memorial Unveiled For No 787 15
Verdun honors the last carrier pigeon No 787 15 with a marble plaque. The bird carried Major Raynal's message during a June 4 1916 gas shell attack from Vaux fort. It earned the Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre before passing away years ago.
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Verdun
Vaux
Raynal
Army
Grain trade notes and stumbles on farming paths
Grain market brief details a rough season for farmers with mentions of corn and cereal prices. Local merchants face supply worries and weather hints influence harvesting plans. Names and places are partially readable amid OCR issues.
Britannic Launched for White Star Liners New York Service
The Britannic a twin screw passenger liner built by Harland and Wolff Belfast is launched for White Star Line to operate Liverpool New York service. It will carry 1550 passengers with cabin tourist and third class accommodations featuring electric cooking and unique leisure facilities. It is expected to be popular for tourists of modest means on the New York run.
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Messrs
Harland & Wolff, Limited
Saskatchewan
Sea North Yard
Belfast
New York
White Star Line
White Star
Electrie
Britannic
Air service offers Baghdad to Gaza trip over Persia scenes
New air service promises an eight hour journey from Baghdad to Gaza with aerial views of Persia and the Euphrates. Viewers see the serpentine river twisting like a snake at sunrise and a splendid Dead Sea panorama, a contrast to forty days by camel travel.
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Euphrates
Bagdad
Gaza
Persia
Dead Sea
Wireless and broadcasting at Chateau Laurier Ottawa
An advertisement describes wireless equipment for the Chateau Laurier Hotel Ottawa aiding internal communication across public rooms and private suites. Included are testimonials praising a medicine from The T Milburn Co Ltd Toronto, noting its relief for severe diarrhoea in a child and daily use by a worker.
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Chateau Laurier Hotel
Ottawa
T. Milburn Co. Ltd
Toronto
Ont
A Prime Dressing For Wounds
In factories and workshops car ry kept for use in cauter unds and cuts sustained by the workmen. Far better to keep on hand a bottle of Dr. Thomas Electric Oil, it is quick in action and does not sear the skin or burn the flesh.
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Dr. Thomas
Alberta Drilling Sparks Earth Core Speculation
Oil wells in Alberta are said to reach mile depths with no danger, while a Harvard professor explains the earth’s core is a liquid gas sea. Meanwhile Dr Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy is promoted as a fast relief for choking and asthma with claims of long success.
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Alberta
Harvard
Seismological Society
Must Have Been Heaven Honeymoon Dental Exchange
A humorous exchange between a wife and husband during their honeymoon recalls their first meeting. The wife asks, Do remember our first meeting, and the dentist husband quips about the two hours they spent and extracting three of her teeth, a playful memory of their courtship.
Noted Inventor Ernest De La Rue Dies at 77
Obituary notes Sir Ernest De La Rue a pioneer known for papier mache splints and boots in World War I. He organized a Dillingham branch supplying thousands of splints. Also credited with an electric starting gate for Jockey Club and decorating Albert Hall in London.
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Sir Ernest de la Rue
Dillingham
Ernest
Jockey Club
Great Albert Hall
London
Alberta National Parks: Seven Areas Cover 8662 Square Miles
Canada reports Alberta contains seven protected park areas totaling 8662 square miles. The largest is Jasper National Park at 5380 square miles, followed by Rocky Mountain Park at 2751. Buffalo Park, Nemisham, Waterton, and others occupy the remaining areas.
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Rovince
Alberta
Canada
Jasper National Park
Rocky Mountain Park
Buffalo Park
Squae Island
Nemisham
Waterton
Summer Tourism and Star Gazing Reach Record Sums
American tourists may spend 300 million dollars in Canada this season per a Canadian bank forecast. Over one billion stars have been observed through major telescopes, according to the report.
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Canada
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Liniment
Heliograph
Dubln
Miller
Lydia E. Pinkham
McBean Bros
BSS
hPa
British Motorship
J. Jago
Canovic
N.B
Regina
T.Y. Wojnowski
Lasalle
T. ¥. Wonnowaki
Serry
Paea Sans
University OF
UY Senoor
Opsis
Spence
Repiatrar Shiytonmamions
Ernest de la Rue
Canada’s National Park
Terildgenty Slachiers
Castoria
Doria
Hunter-Martin & CO
SASK
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