Saskatchewan Vital Statistics Report Highlights Losses and Gains
The 1921 provincial vital statistics report shows 6 140 deaths, infant mortality over a third under one, tuberculosis deaths down from 1920, cancer deaths rising 50 percent, and rising deaths from scarlet fever and diphtheria. It urges preventive health work, vaccination, and better prenatal care to reduce suffering and costs.
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Saskatchewan
Uiree Prairie
Ood
Canada
Abd Gathied
Wan
Cascarets Toothless Ad Space Posed As Remedy
An OCR fragment touts Cascarets as a 10 cent bowel cleanser promising no cramps for adults and children. It markets relief from biliousness indigestion sour upset stomach and suggests effects seen by morning. The ad imitates a drugstore product layout with a call to try a box.
New York Secures Wagner Piano From Bavaria
The Bechstein grand once owned by Richard Wagner has arrived in New York from Hamburg. King Ludwig of Bavaria presented the instrument, which Wagner used for composing many works. Its location was unknown until Robert Prosser found it and arranged shipment to the United States for display at either the Metropolitan Museum or the Sinsonton Institute.
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Richard Wagers
Piave
New York
Hamburg
Wager
Ludwig
Bavaria
Robert St Pr Fer
AEP
Metropolitan Museum
Sinsfonian Institute
Prosser
Ancient African mine discovery at Bechuanaland border
A prospector unearths what appears to be ancient arches near the Transvaal Bechuanaland boundary. Finds include a swelling plant fragment and slag, with nearby workings and a body of whitish metal possibly platinum or molybdenum, awaiting expert examination. Mining engineers proceed to the site.
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Transvaal
Bechuanaland
Clemenceau returns to Paris after US visit
Georges Clemenceau, France’s wartime premier, returns to Paris from a 39 day trip to the United States. He noted in casual remarks that the American people would understand the visit’s significance and that the journey ends a chapter for him. Manitoba fruit grower Stevenson dies in California, a pioneer who helped establish western fruit farming. He produced small fruit from strawberries to peaches on the farm northwest of Morde. A young man learns love’s cost when he tries to please his best girl.
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Georges Clemenceau
France
Paris
United Sta
Manitoba
AP Stevenson
California
West
Stevenson
Morde
The Ku Klux Klan Exposed In Censored Lines
A muddled excerpt criticizes the Ku Klux Klan for attention on alleged activities. It dismisses their pretensions as foolish and mocks their anonymity and literacy claims. The passage notes widespread notoriety and questions suppression moves in Canada.
Strange Natural Reproduction Observed In Minsemna Frost
Mr J W Tasior notes a remarkable case of plant reproduction where tiny bulbs from seed-like buds on leaf junctions root and grow into full bulbs deep underground. Seedlings blown onto rocks three years ago took root and developed blooms this year, prompting questions about how the bulbs descend to depth and whether roots form the pathway.
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J W. Tasior
Catarrhogone Promises Relief for Bad Throats
An 19th century reader recounts lasting throat distress from bronchial catarrh worsened on damp days. After trying various medicines without relief, Catarrhogone is advertised as a breathable remedy that soothes the throat and halts coughing, with claims of enduring improvement and lasting two sizes per dollar.
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Mra HS. Wilmot
Shales
Catarthogene Ca
Montreal
Banana Dessert With Sultana Sauce From Household Hints
A fragmented recipe describes preparing bananas with a sultana sauce. It covers peeling and placing bananas in a granite pan, baking until the peel darkens and pulp soft, and cooking a rising sauce with sugar cornstarch water and butter before serving with the bananas and raisins.
Freezone for Corn Removal Promises Easy Relief
An ad style piece touts Freezone as a painless corn remover with a tiny bottle sold cheaply by a druggist. It markets simple solutions for hard corns and notes mahogany veneer used in England for wing surfaces while offering unrelated musings on manners, worms, and social quirks.
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Sinden
Old Time Habits Compared Across Centuries
The piece reflects on past customs from early centuries noting changes in attire and daily habits. It contrasts ancient times with modern life, mentioning hats, dining practices, and social norms evolving through the seventeenth to eighteenth centuries and beyond.
Putnam's Corn Extractor Featured by Druggists
An 1890s ad boasts Putnam's Corn Extractor as the best painless remedy for corns. It claims druggists unanimously favor Putnam's and promises corn removal after a few treatments with no failure. The ad urges substitutes be avoided and prices at 25 cents.
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Putnam's
Eighth Annual Convention of Saskatchewan School Trustees
The Eighth Annual Convention of the Saskatchewan School Trustees Association will convene at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Moose Jaw on Feb 21 to 23 1933. Delegates appointed by trustees cover expenses. annual membership is 200 dollars. Notables invited include Chas A Dunning MacKenzie King and university figures. travel fare arrangements and certificates urged. program features a moving pictures evening with Pacific Railway Company display.
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Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan School ‘Trustees Association
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Sask
J. H. Canning
Chas. A. Dunning
Saskatchewan
A. H. Ball MA
JH McKechnie
Paed
Archibald Mitchell
Forestry Department
John McKay
Pupitstung Cos
Lends. Eng
Delicate Party Cake from a Historic Recipe Card
A vintage cake recipe describes creaming butter with sugar, sifting flour with baking powder, and folding in egg whites. It instructs adding hot water, then baking two layers, filling with a raisin and nut mixture, and finishing with a white icing and cherries.
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Sun Maid
Interesting Find In Nebraska Fragments Of Ancient Beasts
Paleontologist Albert Thompson and student assistants uncovered hundreds of bones and skulls in Slows County Nebraska while exploring a channel bed for three toed dwarf horses and other ancient animals. He plans to return next summer to search for complete skeletons of the strange terraced rodent and reptile remains found in the dig.
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Albert
Thompson
Sioux County
Leprosy Patients on Molokai Wish to Stay
Leprosy patients at the Molokai colony, cured by oil treatment, refuse discharge and urge staying on the island. Gov. Wal ace Farrington, returning from an inspection, says residents filed a petition requesting helle availability under 4 ce Nabilation et to remain near the settlement rather than be evacuated.
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Molokai
Molokai Island
Apples Kept for Five Years Unearth Storage Plant
A damaged clipping reveals five year old apples stored in Zillah Washington were uncovered and described as in excellent condition. The text oddly references regions like China Sumatra and mentions various unrelated terms including a line about Albania and a liniment for rheumatism.
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Zillah
Washi
So your wife likes to have you go shopping with her
The speaker notes a dynamic where a wife directs the shopping tasks and the husband completes the actions while she moves on to choose something else. The fragment hints at household roles and decision flow without broader context.
Danes Seek Emigration Aid to Canada in War Refuges
Fragmentary report notes Danish people intend to emigrate to Canada from northern Jutland. It states Canada’s government promised to assist by providing land and housing to distressed Danes. Representatives seek formal help to facilitate relocation and settlement during the wartime period.
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Denmark
Jutland
Canada
Lami
California Pig Syrup Featured as Quick Laxative
A vintage advertisement touts California Pig Syrup as a reliable laxative for sick children. It claims a spoonful will cleanse bowels within hours, restoring a healthy, pliant child and preventing poison or sour bile buildup. Millions of mothers reportedly keep it on hand.
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Jorouehly
California
Important Ruling In Montreal Court Of Apes
A ruling addresses bank claims over a mistaken debt payment. The Bank of Hochelaga seeks recovery of 2105 dollars paid to A Matile Sal in error, where the payer believed the other party to be the creditor. The case involves the estate trustee of the late Hon Willd Provost and potential appeal rights.
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Court of Apes
Montreal
Hochelaga
A. Matile Sal
Willd Provost
Darling Prompts Early School Day Praise
A fond mother asks how her child feels on his first day at school. The boy answers with a loving, cautious tone, acknowledging the new environment while expressing affection for his family and the new moment.
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Burns
Iceland
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