Canada Jubilee Year study and pageant proposal
Fragmented text urges a national focus on Canada s jubilee year with plans for study programs parades and pageants. It advocates informing citizens about constitutional development empire status League of Nations and Canada s path to self government urging broad participation by clubs schools churches and communities. The piece stresses pride unity and education to foster a national spirit across provinces and among immigrants.
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Canada
Vickl
Laeion
Department of Education
League of Nations
Ein
Alberta
Skatchewan
Confederation
Dumalon
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Comtral
Tim
Mert
Objectionable Motor Signs Move in New Jersey
Tommi Pith of the New Jersey motor vehicle department will seek to revoke licenses of motorists who display offensive placards beneath registration plates. Commissioner Divid aided the effort, saying the action is the only way to curb vile profanity on car signs, including one that reads You are too damn close.
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New Jersey
Tommi Pith
Newsey Motor Vehicle Department
Sic
Divid
Fossil find reported in deep oil well drilling logs
A fossil discovery was logged at a depth of 3,720 feet during drilling. Investigators noted beds of fossils and mineral residues including a talc-like rock, with details describing layers and rock fragments found near the fossil site.
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Medicine Masett
Okanagan Lake Steamship Service Expanded
The Canadian National Railways announces an open ing of a steamship service on Okanagan Lake between Kelowna and Penticton. A new steamer Pep towns will run two trips each way starting July 16, except Sundays, linking Kelowna and Penticton with the Continental Limited connection at Kamloops.
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Canadian National Railways
Kelowin
Penticton
Okanagan Lake
Peptowns
Fileexte
Canadian National
Keroloops
Kelowna
Elves
Continental Limited
Kamloops
Cactus Spread Overtakes Australian Farmland
Australia faces a rapid prickly pear invasion as cacti spread across arable land in Queensland. Early settlers introduced the plant, which quickly grew out of control, covering much of the 67,000 square mile province and threatening agricultural use.
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Australia
Bolshevik remittance ban sparks miner strike affect
Detroit Free Press reports a Bolshevik backed remittance prohibition targeted at British financial aid and union support. Managers refuse strike terms, miners face federation escalation as remittance controls draw broader labor response.
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Stromere Mowcow Obviously & Iving
Wtien 1
Great Britain
Erndine
Toons
Reepee el Nt
Rusela
British Stri
Vane
Federa 16
Sovier
Bolshevist
Ases
Detroit Free Press
Nerviline touted for backache relief by readers
An ad style notice claims Nerviline eased a two year backache for ES Stoan of Georetown and promises similar relief for those with weak or stiff backs. It mentions a 35 cent price and broad Manitoba industries profile noting 213 food and paper plants plus 190 general manufacturers and other sectors.
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Georetown
Smith, Iron” Dreux Store
Manitoba
Pink Pills Promote Girls Health During Growth
A 19th century health notice urges mothers to watch daughters during rapid growth for signs of anaemia and recommends Dr Williams Pink Pills as the best blood builder. A testimonial from George Justagon of Black's Harbor praises the medicine for restoring strength, appetite, and color, claiming it cured a severely run down condition in his daughter Margare. The ad notes the pills are sold by dealers or via mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co in Brockville Ontario.
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Dr Williams
George Justagon
Black's Harbor
Saze
de Willams
Dr. Willams
Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Wheat Pool A Huge Success in Saskatchewan
Melville Saskatchewan saw over three hundred farmers attend a Wheat Pool meeting. A J McPhail, chairman of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, announced plans to boost the pool this season to stabilize prices and unite farmers across three western provinces. He emphasized the pool’s purpose is not artificial price control but to strengthen farmers’ standing and collective strength.
Japs Interested In C N R Radio Travel Over System
Japanese observers Kikosteo Sucuki and K Towa saki travel Canada to study radio equipped trains. They report Government railways are experimenting with radio on trips and seek insight into operating conditions on Canadian National Railway.
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Canada
Ian National Railways
Kikosteo Sucuki
Tokyo
Japan
K. Towasaki
San Francisco
Suzuki
Novel Racing Contest Sets Record Speeds in Pigeon Planes
In Hammondsport and Auburn a novel racing contest tested planes against pigeons, with one plane reportedly faster than the fastest pigeon by 22 percent, finishing a 62 mile course in about 48 minutes while another leg over 12 miles was completed in 62 minutes. One plane was forced down during the event and a new compound claimed to counteract polapsious effects was announced as £68.
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Hammondsport
Auburn
Nature
Ich
Population pressure drives militaries and wars in origin
The London Spectator notes that a growing population prompts calls for a steady recruit supply for national safety, yet acknowledges that wars may be inevitable due to population expansion, observed alongside a remark about obtaining it from any druggist.
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London
King Helps Madrid Worker In Moment Of Curiosity
Near Madrid a royal car stalled and a tired workman, not recognizing the king, guided it toward the palace. The monarch thanked him, offered rest, and invited him to visit the palace if he ever needed anything.
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Madrid
Amile
More Bicycles Than Cars in France Report
A fragment reports that France has about six million bicycles for every ten times as many autos. It mentions a sixth person owning three bicycles, totaling roughly 6.1 million bicycles. Also notes Minard's Liniment for Sore Feet.
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Carsy
France
Wireless Phones For Aeroplane Passengers
Wireless telephone experiments between pilots over Germany prove success. Air Service routes Berlin and Danzig will deploy devices for passengers aboard, allowing calls to subscribers in major cities as thunderheads gather over Tempelhof.
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Germany
Voasengers
Lares
Ger
Ekholm
Templehoter Field
Berlin
Devin Parts
Berlin-Settivoi
Reclin
Danzig-Konigebers
Bertin
Hambure
Girl Receives Bronze Medal for Lighthouse Heroism
Ethel Langton, 15 year old daughter of the St. Helens Fort lighthouse keeper at Bembridge, is awarded the Lloyds bronze medal for meritorious service after she kept the lamp burning for three days during a gale. She faced isolation with only a dog for company, climbing to tend the oil lamp while her parents were away. The award marks a first for a woman in the Lloyds bronze category.
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Lloyds
Ethel Langton
St. Helen's Fort
Bembridge
Modern Mother Blames Fathers For Loose Speech Among Girls
Miss Mary Morrison, principal of Francis Holland School for Girls, told the annual conference that long tolerated paternal language now affects girls’ speech. She said greater freedom has worsened speech among schoolgirls and cited a broader cultural shift as a factor.
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Deal of Joel
Mary Morrison
Francis Holland School For Girls
Head Mistresses’ Association
London
Morrison
Death pact tragedy in Southport leads to murder conviction
A young couple aged eighteen plotted mutual suicide. The girl died. the man faked agreement to share the act and was condemned to death for murder. Law states two people agreeing to die by their own actions render the survivor guilty of murder. A bamboo organ in Las Pinas Church Manila, over a century old, built by Augustinians, still sings with unique tones despite damage from quake and typhoon. Minard's Liniment for Rheumatism.
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Muri
Southport
Las Pinas
Manila
Confident crooks use crosswords to trap victims in England
A ragged tale describes bandits posing as gentlemen to deceive victims via crossword puzzles and hotel lounges in England. The piece notes clever schemes by crooks, from Scotland Yard to rural marks, alongside an ad for Dr Homa Electric medicine and Miller's Worm Powders claiming health benefits amid a jumble of historical anecdotes and oddities.
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England
Britten Crooksdom
Scotland Yard Sword
Ers
Aylesbury
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Fletcher
Mercow
Manitoba Industries
C.N.R. Radio
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Woo
F. Mibura Co. Limited
Torvate
Kelloxne
Rneumatiem
Wrigley’s
Remington Portable
Dr. Homa
Dana
Aukland
Janous
William
Hubbard
Quees West
Toronto
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