The 100 Percenter Menace Across Nations
The Winnipeg Tribune quotes Lady Astor on the 100 percenter or out-and-out Englishman, noting the 100 percenter’s intolerance and zeal for national superiority. It argues such rigid patriotism harms civilized progress and risks global conflict, urging openness to other views and warning of dangerous demagoguery.
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Lady Astor
Mike Bernard Shaw
Winnipeg Tribune
Campaig
Great Britain
North American
Canada
Aerial television eye to test flight watching device
C Francis Jenkins announced plans to test an aerial television system that would transmit a view of the home from an airplane. He described a ground model and a specially built junior cabin monoplane prepared for practical tests to broadcast moving panoramas of the countryside and wartime observations from behind enemy lines.
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C. Francis Jenkins
Washington
Condit
Stio ‘Son
Will Increase Empire Trade Us Likely To Divert
Norton Francis, president of the Canterbury New Zealand chamber of commerce, visiting Canada and the United States, predicts Canada’s tariff impact will push Canadian trade toward British dominions. He says Canada should boost manufacturing and inter empire trade rather than raise tariffs further.
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Tan
United States
Canada
Norton Francis
Canterbury New Zealand, Chamber of Commerce
Winnipeg
Francis
Oak evaporation study notes 150 gallons daily loss
A researcher estimates that a single white oak loses about 150 gallons of water through evaporation in a 24 hour period. The finding highlights the tree’s transpiration rate and potential drought sensitivity observed during field measurements.
Machine to Measure Comedy Success by a Lafograph
A speculative device called Lafograph would record audience reactions to a comic piece with a needle rising through stages from titter to scream. It would assess absolute efficiency, reducing critic bias by assigning numeric scores like 100, 20, or 0, and expose genuine audience response.
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John James
Pains in the Back and Folk Medicine Claims
A feature on backache caused by tired muscles and the claim that Dr Williams Pink Pills rebuild blood to relieve pain. Includes a Ontario case from Mrs F Fairbairn in Essex who reports twelve years of suffering and eventual full recovery after eight boxes. Also notes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a healing liniment and mentions Saskatchewan agricultural machinery sales in the grain boom.
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Dr. Wilams
F. Fairbairn
Essex
Ont
Wilk
Dr. Thomas
Summer complaint in a child's illness case
A mother recalls her young son’s protracted summer illness last summer. He suffered stomach distress and traces of blood in stools, with food not staying down. He grew weak and nearly unable to stand. A neighbor suggested remedies for relief.
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Goloman
O'Gullivan
Napoleon
T. Milburn
Minard
Lea
Large Sheep Purchase Signals Manitoba Credit Plan
The Manitoba Livestock Credit Company has begun acquiring large sheep consignments, purchasing 77,000 Rambouillets and 3,000 Oxford crosses. Representative boards are being formed at major provincial points to support the program, as officials emphasize practical relief and extension of credit to flock owners.
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Manitoba Livestock Credit Company
Labor Government Eyes World Court Signing Across Empire
The new British Labour government seeks Dominion consent to sign the optional World Court Statutes clause, allowing international legal questions to go to the Hague. Daily Herald notes plans to resume diplomacy with Russia, while Ramsay MacDonald aims for full Empire agreement at the League Assembly in Geneva.
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Ould
Great Britain
Permanent Court of International Justice
The
Hague
Daily Herald
Australia
Ramsay MacDonald
League Assembly
Geneva
Russia
Soviet Union
Oil Syndicate Formed to Drill in Ochre River Field
Manitoba oil exploration expands as eastern capitalists form the Carter Oil Syndicate to drill in the Ochre River field. The group has acquired interest in about 1,900 acres lying south of the Genre River, signaling a new phase in western provinces drilling.
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Manitoba
Ochre River
Carter Oil Syndicate
Genre River
The Movie Manager and The New Censor Critique
The dialogue features a critique of a film manager by a censor character noting facial flaws. A sales pitch for Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claims magical relief via a natural vapor remedy sold nationwide.
Oldest Roman wine exhibit in Speyer museum
A Roman wine unearthed in Speyer Germany is on display as the oldest known wine, estimated at about 1600 years old. The artifact is partially solidified with ancient Romans allegedly sealing it with coins.
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Speyer
Germany
Famous Detective Wensley Retires From Scotland Yard
Frederick Wensley, 64, chief of Scotland Yard’s intelligence division, retires ending a storied career beginning in Limehouse. He helped solve notorious cases from Whitechapel to Sydney Street, including the Madame Gald murder, using sharp observation and his hawk like features, earning a reputation rivaling fictional detectives.
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Wensley
Whitechapel
Jack the Ripper
Sydney Street
Scots Guards
Maltby
Madame Gald
Belgium
Excellent For Croupy Children And Family Oil Uses
An article touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as relief for croup throat chest earache rheumatic pains cuts and bruises. It also notes Dunvegan Castle as the oldest inhabited residence on Skye, and promotes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as affordable at druggists.
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Thomas
Kingdom
Dunvegan Castle
Isle of Skye
Mother Graves
Quality's Tough Job Attracts Harsh Customers
A terse remark signals a difficult assignment with rough clientele. The speaker notes extensive experience dealing with unsavory customers, implying readiness for the challenge and seeking a fitting role that matches this tough reputation.
Castoria: a trusted infant remedy for fussiness and pain
A vintage promotion extols Castoria as a safe daily remedy for fretful babies and colic. It claims quick relief with a few drops, notes doctors approve its use, and urges keeping an unopened bottle for emergencies while noting benefits for older children and a accompanying booklet.
Oldest British airman makes solo trip to Rotterdam
Sixty seven year old Iglish farmer Buck Richardson, Britain's so-called oldest airman, flew solo from Norwich to Rotterdam and back. He ignored pleas to stay on the ground, insisting courage isn’t required to fly. He began flying two years after giving up farming to have something to do.
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Richardson
Britain
Norwich
Rotterdam
Holland
Minard’s 1 almens 2 for Veuralgia in Arctic Islands
A note states Canada’s Arctic Islands cover an area in excess of 600000 square miles. The citation mentions Minard’s 1 almen sections and Veuralgia context, emphasizing the vast Arctic geography and its measurement.
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Canada
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Hamilton
Firestone Tire & Rubber CO. OF Canada, Ltd
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Sates
Tee
Custon
Castoria
Minard's
Almens
Arctic Islands
Putnams Corn Extractor
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