Talk Peace To Have Peace Bits
A concise essay argues that repeated war talk fuels conflict and peace talks, urging optimism and education to foster a global peace consciousness. It cites courts settling disputes peacefully, critiques glorification of war, and endorses treaties and armament talks as steps to prevent war.
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Bits
United States
Geneva
Peope
Supreme Court of the
Canada
Supreme Court
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Fame Howard
Washington
Europe
Irrigation projects expand in Southern Alberta landscape
Eight irrigation schemes cover 400 448 acres in Southern Alberta with 188 930 irrigable acres. Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District doubled its area in two years, boosted production, and saw population rise. In Saskatchewan, forestry partners aid school grounds with 165 000 trees across 167 sites including maples and caragana trees.
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Alberta
Lethbridge Northern
Indian Head
Saskatchewan
Medical Aid Caravan Speech Sparks Humorous Excerpt
An awkward after dinner speech turns into a garbled joke about a medical aid caravan. The speaker cites Health Department officials and a university hospital superintendent. A humorous note mentions a mighty beacon and a prophecy of toothless future men.
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Alberta
Jobson
Vindal Department of Health
R. T. Washburn
University of al
Tribute to Union Jack In South Africa Sparks Flagrow
A South African council praised the Union Jack during a native Parliament like assembly in Transkei territories. The council unanimously urged the government to allow the Union Jack to fly alongside the Union of South Africa flag at magistrates offices. A councillor stressed the flag’s historic role in freeing them from slavery and aiding national unity.
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South
Union of South Africa
Fll
Canada
Fighting for Baby's Health Remedy Ad
The ad urges mothers to keep Baby's Own Tablets for infant ailments. It touts safety, no narcotics, and benefits from soothing stomachs to teething. Sold by dealers or mailed for 25 cents from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Tractors Rise In Western Canadian Farms Survey Shows
Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba farm counts show thousands of farmers with tens of thousands of tractors and hundreds of thousands of horses. The survey suggests tractors are becoming essential while horses remain common on Western farms. Miller's Worm Powders advertised as a superior vermifuge to protect children from worms, claimed to act without purgatives and require no extra dosing.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Parachute Lands Plane Safely in California Test
A small Jenny biplane was landed safely from about 2,000 feet using a parachute over Tracy California. Pilot Br McKeown remained aboard as the parachute opened and the craft descended, suffering only a minor bend to the tail skid. The test aimed to show parachute viability for disabled planes to protect passengers.
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N of
California
Tracey
Cal
Br. McKeown
McKeown
Charles Roderick
San Francisco
Eay Drugstore
Progress In Beam Wireless Speed and Impact
J H Thompson of Marconi Wireless explains beam system progress to Montreal Engineering Institute of Canada members. He shows a telegraph operator in Drummondville sending 150 words per minute to Dorchester England, illustrating rapid wireless advancement from early crude tools to today. The beam concentrates energy in one direction, enabling near instant reception and signaling the evolution of long distance communication.
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J. H. Thompson
Marconi Wireless Company
Montreal
Engineering Institute of Canada
Drummondville
Quebec
Dorchester
England
Mr. Thompson
Seed growing gains importance on Vancouver Island
Seed growing in British Columbia's Vancouver Island rapidly gains industry significance. Sweet pea seed from Duncan sells 3 to 4 shillings per pound more on the English market than California seed. A Duncan farm yields about two tons annually and 15 to 20 women are employed each year to pick, clean, and pack the seed.
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Vancouver Island
California
Duncan
Holloway Corn Remover Survey
An old medical note claims Holloway's Corn Remover kills roots and removes the callosity without wounding the flesh. It reads like a bygone patent medicine description emphasizing painless corn treatment.
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Holloway
Bermuda Onion Growth in British Columbia Experiment
Bermuda onions have been introduced into British Columbia with plans to grow for early markets from Southern State sets. Kelowna planted eighteen acres last year with satisfactory yields and eight tons per acre. This year acreage increased. harvest to begin around July 1. Some men sentenced to life and others act to secure funds.
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B.C
Bermuda
British Columbia
Kelowna
White Star Line chief stresses Canadian traffic growth
Lord Kylsant at the White Star Line annual meeting in London outlines strengthened North Atlantic service, new express mail vessel planned for 1929, and expanded Canada routes from Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal. He notes 15,000 shareholders, a six percent dividend on ordinary shares, and emphasis on tourist third cabin traffic and emigration trends.
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Lord Kylsant
White Star Line
London
Eng
Montreal
US Oceanic
Avantic
United States
Belfast
Liverpool
Quebec
Havre
Southampton
England
Canadian
Channel
Albertic
Kylaant
Trafic
Great Britain
Ireland
Europe
Dominion of Canada
Atlantic
Sweden's Aerotransport reports three years safe operation
Swedish carrier dB AB Aerotransport says three years passed without passenger injury, or merchandise or mail damage or loss. This year 622 of 610 planned trips were completed. Government subsidized, it runs summer flights between Stockholm Helsingfors Malmo and Amsterdam, assists a German partner on Stockholm Berlin, and may link London to Leningrad route.
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Db AB Aerotransport
Aeronautica
Sweden
Col Ucts
Stockholm
Helsingfors
Malmo
Amsterdam
Berlin
London
Leningrad
Athletes Endorse Thomas Selectric Oil as Lubricant
In a period ad style, the copy claims Thomas selectric Oil greatly pliable muscles and sinews, eases tensions, reduces soreness, and strengthens for training. It cites long time athletes testifying to its value as a lubricant for strenuous effort.
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Thomas
First crop report shows rising grain acreage in Lethbridge division
The Canadian Pacific Railway reports increased acreage for all grains in the Lethbridge division with rye up by more than half. The data highlights a broad expansion in cultivation across the region as growers respond to favorable conditions and growing demand.
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Lethbridge
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Only Thing a Man Wants After Money Is More Money
A succinct aphorism notes that after achieving wealth a man still desires greater wealth. The terse reflection highlights insatiable greed and the perpetual pursuit of riches as a universal motive. It treats money as unlimited regardless of prior abundance.
Fletcher's Baby Flo Drops and Castor Oil Aid Digestive Upset
An old ad item touts Fletcher's Castor Oil and Baby Flo drops as remedies for colic, gas, and upset stomachs in infants. It claims weight gain boosts with daily doses, warns against feverish crying, and urges mothers to trust the Fletcher brand signature for authenticity and a thirty five dose bottle priced at forty cents.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Costain
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