Canada’s 1927 turns to 1928 with national progress
A New Year message lauds Canada’s prosperity and unity. It highlights mining gains, agriculture and forestry expansion, western agricultural exports reaching billions, a strong national debt position, and rising confidence across provinces. Canada’s international status grows with League of Nations seat and Washington ministerial role.
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Canada
Hove
Dominon
Cansln
T Dominion
Council of the
League of Nations
Washington
Ottawa
Western Canada
Henry Dwaxton
United States
Reco
Donzimion
Maritime
Children Arrested For Murder In Riga
Police in Riga report that nine hundred hoiactope could be involved in the murder of Koare the vice consul who was killed and robbed by youths on a dimly lit street. Kozzio’s body was found December H while he visited a niece. Initial beliefs blamed bandits. the gold filling in his teeth had been extracted, and the Daily Mail’s Inga correspondent notes unverified claims that boys and girls aged 22 and lower were involved.
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Riga
Koare
Mga
Daily Mail
Kozzio
Inga
You Need A Tonic Get The Best In Guelph Ont
An old advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce’s medicines promising strength relief for weak stomachs and renewed vigor. It targets mothers seeking tonics with persuasive claims and local placement in Guelph Ontario.
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Guelph
Falta
Violent assault leads to arrests after Kozzio death
A man attacked Kozzio with stones crushing his skull and robbed his pack worth 2.09 dollars. Police arrested several suspects after locating Kozzio’s watch. A number of other witnesses were also detained.
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Kozzio
Polies
Convict Ship Success Draws Crowds in Early 20th Century
The old British convict ship Success drew over a million dollars in admission revenue during exhibitions in New York in 1921 and 1923 and later along the American waterfront. Captain David Smith, owner, boasted crowds would continue until the vessel rotted away. The ship still displayed torture instruments linked to its grim past, and a 1790 launch date marks decades of notoriety.
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Sam
New York
David Smith
England
United States
Toledo
Long Missing Seal Found At Guildhall Looe
A long missing seal believed to be part of the charter of Williams the Conqueror has been located at the Guildhall in Looe. The artifact, once attached to the charter of Wallies the Conqueror, was presumed lost for decades and is now undergoing preliminary authentication by local curators.
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Wallies
Aecal
Williams the Conqueror
Alreays
Heyord
Guildhall
Looe
Vicks
Dr Williams Pink Pills touted for anaemia cure
An appeal to mothers promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for anaemia in growing girls. It cites Miss Claire Sullivan of Pincher Creek Alberta who recovered after using the pills and claims the tablets rebuild blood and restore health, available from a local dispeller or by mail for 50 cents per box.
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Dr. Williams
Claire Sullivan
Pincher Creek
Alta
Miss Sullivan
Pate
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Underground railway opens in Tokyo linking Ueno and Asakusa
The first underground line in the Far East runs 1.5 miles beneath Tokyo connecting Ueno railway terminus with the Asakusa area. Built like the New York subway, it is said to resist earthquakes. A man refused to cash a check for his own brother. Stranger remarks he knows his family best.
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Tel
Far East
Tokio
New York
Ueno
Asakusa Pleasure Quarters
Caen Rev 1
Stranger
Blinded Soldiers Rise At St Dunstan's After War
The twelfth annual report from St Dunstan's London highlights how blinded officers and men, aided by Arthur Pearson's foundation, overcome disability. Since founding, 2265 ex servicemen have received care, training, and support to learn new trades and reclaim independence. The report titled While Memory Lives offers moving accounts of resilience.
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Dunstan
St. Dunstan's
London
St. Dustan's
Arthur Pearson
Toronto Globe
Desserts From Betty Barclay Week Menu
Recipes for this week describe vamula junket with milk and spices poured over grape nuts raisins and dates in dessert glasses. Fruit bowls mix oranges bananas marshmallows and coconut with sugar.
Castoria Ad Claims Safe Infant Remedy
An advertisement extols Fletcher's Castoria as a gentle, pure vegetable remedy for colic, upset stomach, constipation, and diarrhea in babies. It promises harmless, sweet-tasting drops that ease infantile ailments and notes a care book included with the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Pigeons Defeat London Pigeon Contraption Feeds War
London city campaign against pigeons near St Pauls ends in victory for the birds. William Dalton the rat catcher plans new methods after three weeks of feeding and testing a wire cage strategy. snarled remarks about jealousy and an ice rink in Glasgow appear amid the fragmented report.
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London
St Paul's Cathedral
William Dalton
Dalton
St. Paul's Portico
Swiss Industry and Cultural Prowess Spotlighted in Share of World Market
An overview extols Switzerland’s economy and living standards noting its lack of coal and iron yet thriving through clever crafts and export reach. It highlights watches embroideries silk music boxes and chocolates while praising hydroelectric power and a strong school system as keys to stability and prosperity. It also touches on medicine and postwar resilience amid moral lessons from domestic life and humor.
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Spiterrland
Switzerland
British Man Edges American in Print Collection Race
An American and an Englishman raced for a famed prints collection valued around 129000 dollars. The Englishman won narrowly, and the exhibition at Ackerman Galleries in London will stay there. Sixteen prints are described as part of the collection.
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London
Ackerman Galleries
Ituserum
Minards ointment for sore threat and embezzling case
A fragmented report notes a discussion about women cashiers sometimes embezzle from employers and a remark on rare cases involving large sums. The text mentions a 190k car and Finnish lay, plus a reference to a continuous tread tractor drive.
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Mayo Foundation
Rochester, Minn
Holloway
Betty Barclay
Oliday
TTI
Castoria
Glasgow
King of
Pain
Scinard
Linimest
Seagate
Santa
Itelf
Thomas
Belly
Paul
Wise
Tre
Olds
Meliss
Minard
Bayer
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