Radio Broadcasting In Canada Commission study proposed
The Canadian Government formed a Royal Commission led by Sir John Aird to study radio broadcasting. It will compare British and U S methods, gather Canadian citizen views, and consider national control versus private interests. It warns radio will shape public life and requires a prudent, timely Canadian policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Sir John Aird
Great Britain
United States
Dominion
Moving Picture
U.S
Uni
Record of escalating divorce cases in Ontario and Quebec
The senate divorce committee reports a historic surge with 214 active cases, 188 from Ontario and 26 from Quebec. Wives seek divorce in 121 cases and husbands in 93, amid broader society notes including regional mining reports and a Massachusetts campaign expense quip.
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Senate Divorce Committee
Ontario
Quebec
Phillips Milk of Magnesia: fast relief for excess acid
Acid stomach causes pain two hours after meals. An alkaline corrective neutralizes acid. Phillips Milk of Magnesia has been standard for 50 years, trusted by physicians. One dose dissolves instantly and tastelessly, providing quick relief without crude methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Law Court
Magnesia
Canada Climate Debate Rebutts Arctic Winter Myths
The Montreal Star argues Canada’s climate is not uniquely harsh and that Europe faces record cold this winter. It says Canada’s widely cited winter image misleads potential immigrants and calls for truthful portrayals over sensational posters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal Star
Canada
Europe
Black Sea
Putnam's Corn Ex Tactor Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement claims Putnam's Corn Extractor provides instant relief for corns after applying one or two drops. It touts the remedy as the best for sore corns and urges purchase at every drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam's
Tantaneoue
Peace River Settlement Sees One Million Acres Taken
Approximately one million acres of land were taken over last year by 5,000 new homesteaders in the Peace River country. The Rt. Rev. E. Robbins, PLD., Bishop of Athabasca, warned in an address in Toronto that the country may bear the pace for about twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace River Country
E. Robbins
Athabasca
Eai
Toronto
Williams Pink Pills Help Woman Restore Vitality
A Ontario woman, W J Dowling of Tottenham, credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with reversing severe anemia like symptoms including pale lips and swollen limbs. After three boxes she regained color and strength, praising the pills and requesting the free booklet Building Up the Blood. The ad promotes the pills, 50 cents, and Brockville mail order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Willams
Stamp House Inn Papery Walls Near Bognor England
In near Bogner England the Stamp House inn displays walls and ceilings papered with old postage stamps. The collection began with a former host who covered a room on a wager. Under the varnish lie hundreds of thousands of stamps, with many said to be raw and valuable in hidden corners.
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Bogner
England
Stamp House
Bognor
Baby Digestive Troubles Tied to Gas and Constipation
Advertisement-style note urging parents that babies fail to gain weight when digestion is sluggish due to gas. Claims Castoria relieves fussiness and improves weight gain with a few drops of a vegetable preparation. Advises seeking Fletcher’s Castoria with the signature on the wrapper.
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Fletcher
Recipes For This Weeks By Betty Barclay
A fragmented recipe page lists pineapple lettuce celery and nuts with oranges. Instructions describe arranging pineapple on lettuce nests, mixing celery with nuts, piling in the centre, and garnishing with orange sections. Some words are garbled but indicate a simple fruit and nut salad preparation.
Boiled Orange Frosting To Drizzle On Cake
A simple boiled frosting recipe combines sugar orange juice and orange rind with an egg white. Boil without stirring until a drop from a spoon forms a long thread then beat into a light whipped mix and pour in a thin stream over a cake smoothing with a flat knife.
Standards Of Greatness Wealth Or Titles To Judge Of An Individual's Pre Eminence
In the American mindset wealth and the dollar define success while Britain prizes titles and honors. The only list residents read is income tax data showing how men rise above others, says Sir George Armstrong in The London Observer.
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Great Britain
America
Sir George Armstrong
London Observer
Urban life linked to rising insanity says doctor
Dr W M English, medical superintendent of Ontario Hospital Brockville, with over 800 patients, argues that city stress now drives insanity more than rural loneliness, and that telephones and motorcars have reduced farmer isolation and its mental toll.
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Canada
W. M English
Ontario Hospital
Brockville
Swinging Skyscrapers in Gale Tests Eiffel Tower Moves
In a strong gale the Eiffel Tower at 984 feet sways up to three feet while taller structures like the Woolworth Building at 792 feet remain nearly still, shifting no more than an inch and a half.
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Eiffel Tower
Woolworth Building
Need New Terminal Station for Canadian National Railways
Frederick Palmer, famed British railway terminal expert, says Montreal requires suitable passenger station facilities for the Canadian National Railways and surveys possible joint use with CPR. Palmer’s report to the railway minister is now public.
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Canadian National Railways
Montreal
Frederick Palmer
CNR
CPR
Palmer
Minister of Railways
The Value Of Birds And Insects In Agriculture
A antiquated note discusses pests and bird roles in farming. It claims ten thousand caterpillars can ruin an acre, twelve million aphids on a tree, and a bird population of seven hundred to one thousand per square mile protects crops. It warns against killing insectivorous birds and mentions worms in children and a worm exterminator. It also notes extreme rainfall in parts of India.
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Lana
Heavy Oil Production Growth in Alberta Fields 1928 Output
Alberta oil and gas production rises with 1928 wells yielding 480,531 barrels versus 321,151 in 1927. Turner Valley in southern Alberta contributed 410,623 barrels of naphtha and 70,734 barrels of crude oil in 1926, with Wainwright adding the remainder. Provincial natural gas output climbs to 14,108,959 million cubic feet in 1928 from 12,993,801 in the prior year.
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Alberta
Turner Valley
Wainwright
Electricity Fleeting Nets Draw Controversy in Germany
Fishing methods use two submerged copper cables charged with electricity to stun fish, causing them to surface and be collected by workers. The practice raises safety and environmental concerns as authorities weigh the impact on aquatic life and fisheries.
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Germany
Fragmented clipping notes odd phrases and locations
A rusted, garbled excerpt references influenza in Canada and guard duties, mentions a family album returning, a gas jet departed forever near Cardiff, signs about roads and a car in the ditch, plus a claim of 209 rooms in Buckingham Palace.
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Radio Broadcasting In
Minard
Linimentend
Cochrane
Massachusetts
Holloway
Peace River Settlement
Dr. Williams
Bursledon
Hampshire
Dursiedon
Thomas
Eclectric
Italy
Fla
Betty Barclay
New York
Linimen
Shredded Wheat Company, Ltd
India
Cardiff
Wales
Buckingham Palace
Ayer
Bayer
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