Safety First on the Highways in the Provinces
A Saskatchewan address calls for a Safety First highway campaign. It cites rising car numbers, road improvements, and the human element in accidents, urging drivers to act with care to cut fatalities and injuries. The report contrasts 23,000+ driver and pedestrian fatalities with far fewer weather or vehicle-caused deaths, urging common sense as the safe path.
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Prairie
Union of Saskatchewan Municipalities
S. J. Latta
United States
Ontario
Prominent Irish Visitors Plan Canada Tour
The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, speaker in Northern Ireland, arrives aboard the Empress of Scotland in Quebec and plans a coast to coast Canadian tour. He notes little change in Northern Ireland industry aside from minor shipbuilding gains in Belfast. A playful exchange about affection ends with a cold kiss joke. The note mentions a 18th century typewriter origin.
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Marquess of Dufferin and
Ava
Canada
Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
Senate of
Northern Ireland
Quebec
Helfast
Byrd Antarctic expedition plans self rescuing unit
Commander Richard Byrd said the Antarctic expedition will be self sufficient with three planes and the latest radio gear. If any section is cut off, it will form an organized relief force ready to act, with constant inter-communication among units and no expectation of outside aid. Canada designates national fish week from October 29 to November inclusive following a Fisheries Association meeting in Montreal, with a preceding national publicity push.
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Richard B. Byrd
Associated Press
Byrd
Canada
Canadian Fisheries Association
Montreal
Third Wrigley Marathon Nears With Vierkoetter Expected Winner
Vierkoetter and manager express confidence in a safe entry for the Third Wrigley Marathon at the Canadian National Exhibition. Both Vierkoetter and George Young train intensely along Lake Ontario sea wall as thousands of spectators anticipate a faster course than last year with entries already surpassing prior totals.
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Vierkoetter
Lake Ontario
George Young
New Settlement Area Opens Fertile 50 Mile District
The St. Paul area to Elk Point and Hiensburg rail lines spur growth in a 50 square mile district. Plans call for steel along the St. Paul Edmonton branch to Bonnyville, boosting access to free homesteads and high quality farmland. Nearby Saddle Lake Reserve has been taken over for colonization with over 50 families settled, marking a successful settlement effort.
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St. Paul de Metis
St. Paul
Elk Point
Hiensburg
St. Paul-Edmonton
Ashmont
Bonnyville
Guard Baby's Health in the Summer
The summer months bring rapid illness in infants such as cholera infantum colic diarrhoea and dysentery. Mothers are urged to prevent or quickly banish troubles with Baby's Own Tablets praised as stomach and bowels regulators and safe. Sold by dealers or 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Med Co Brockville Ont. London adds 75 minibuses this year. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator is recommended for driving worms from the system.
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Dr. Williams’ Med Co
Brockville, Ont
Canadian Wheat Pool grows as farmers join in vast pool
The Canadian Wheat Pool now includes 142000 Canadian farmers and draws contracts covering nearly 100000 acres of grain in a single day. Farmers sign five year agreements to market all wheat through the pool, which handles over a million dollars in sales on each business day and claims to raise farmer prices without hitting bread prices.
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Canadian Wheat Pool
Western
Canada
Mystery Scotch Doctor Dies Amid Secret Age Rumor
A beloved Scotch doctor died suddenly leaving mourners to seek age details via a plate in the casket. The plate revealed only the name Dr. Caleb McNabb, leaving the age and circumstances unresolved. Local chatter referenced office hours and unrelated names such as tmbura and Uso Minard's Liniertat.
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Caleb McNabb
Phantom Radio Device Lets Fans Broadcast via Loud Speaker
Earl W. Davidson, a telegraph operator from Terre Haute, Indiana, invents the Phantom Radio to turn any loud speaker into a broadcasting microphone. He demonstrated in New York last week and reports neighbors within fourteen miles heard his protests during Chicago, Pittsburgh, and New York broadcasts.
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Earl W. Davidson
Allway
Davidaoa
Terre Mall
Penn
Davidson
Chicago
Pittsburg
New York
Marks Alberta's First Mine Erected in Lethbridge
Canadian Historical Association erected a cairn in Lethbridge on July 18 to honor the opening of Alberta's first coal mine in 1872. The ceremony involved the Lethbridge Historical Society, Natural Resources Department, Canadian Pacific Board of Trade, City Council, and others.
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Lethbridge
Canadian Historical Association
Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg pilot Eileen Magill soars 8000 feet in first postsolo stunt
Winnipeg's first anarmy avitrix Eileen Magill showcased skill by reaching 8000 feet in the Winnipeg Flying Club Moth plane and tail-spinning for the first time since her solo debut. Manitoba farm size averages 258 acres with 147 under crops. wheat accounts for 86 acres valued at about 14451 dollars. Holloway's Corn Remover promises speedy relief from corn discomfort, while a quip notes frugal spending.
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Winnipeg
Eileen Magill
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ginger Ale Lemonade and Meat Gelatin Mold
A mixed recipe item describes ginger ale lemonade with four tem ons and water, sugar, and ice, serving six. It also lists a meat gelatin mold with raisins, celery, and mayonnaise garnish, plus a brief, eclectic ad-like note for Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil and other stray quips.
Germans Free Prisoners Amid Amnesty Bill Passage
German prisoners regain freedom as amnesty bill clears parliament amid controversy. The measure releases thousands held for desertion and other offences, with opposition limited to the Free State party.
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Apatite Pease
Tos
Hanover Party
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Ireland
Detroit
Amander Byrd
Wrigley
Bernst Vierkoetter
Edmonton
London
Ioli
Minard
Liniertat
Phantom Radios
Holloway
Detty
Thomas
Firestone
Stone Tire & Rubber CO ‘of Canada, Limited
Mamitton, Ostarte
Canadian Mining World
Main Street
Regina
Saskatoon
Vancouver
Toronto
Seattle
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