Adversity Teaches Nations Lessons On Finance and Policy
In hard times, nations learn vital lessons about debt, taxation, and social support. The piece notes oil and gas industry scrutiny, railroad finance troubles, and the need for unemployment insurance. It argues for clarifying Dominion and provincial powers under the BNA Act and possible federal-led reform to reduce taxation burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Ramifica
Royal Commission
Railways of Canada
Federal Treasury
Joseph
Bn.a
Canada
United States
Privy Council
Worm Exterminator Ad Aims To Protect Children
A fragment from a period notice notes scarce resources in hard times and a sales pitch for Mother Graves Worm Exterminator claiming to safeguard children from distressing affections. The text mentions buying soap hogs vegetables and brooms, and warns of convulsions or death if not attended to.
Bicycle boom spreads across England and Europe
The bicycle regains popularity as a cheap travel option. England and Europe see cities nicknamed Bicycle Towns with high bicycle usage. Copenhagen and The Hague rely on bikes for daily life while Berlin streets swarm with cycles during work hours. Outskirts provide ample bicycle facilities to accommodate workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Europe
Copenhagen
Hague
Berlin
Foxes Show Ingenuity By Running On Rails
Hunted foxes and hares demonstrate remarkable cunning as they run along railway lines to mask scent. The behavior mirrors a common prey strategy to confuse pursuers by moving through a cool metal surface, which unrealistically mimics water and reduces detectability.
Fashion Hint for Rejuvenating Old Skirts with Dye
A reader explains how she altered short skirts by dropping hems and re dyeing the entire dress using Diamond Dyes after bleaching. She praises Diamond Dyes for vibrant colors that are fast to wear and wash and notes friends think her items look new after tinting.
Demand For Heavy Horses In Eastern Canada
Report from H F Gorrell in New Dayton Alberta notes demand for high quality heavy horses in Eastern Canada after selling a carload in Montreal. Extra good animals sold well while average westerns saw only fair demand. Asthma remedy claims by Dr I D Kellogg are endorsed by grateful users. Making artificial flowers becomes a cottage industry in Czecho Slovakia. Stars observed 5 000 to 10 000 times brighter than the sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
H. F. Gorrell
New Dayton
Alberta
Monreal
Czecho- Slovakia
Utterly Worn-Out Relief From Dr Williams Pink Pills
A Sauk native Mrs Fitzpatrick describes severe fatigue and anemia improving after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. She reports regained strength, ability to work, better sleep and appetite, and says friends notice her changed appearance. The ad promotes the pink pills as restoring red blood cells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzpatrick Sarquis
Sauk
Willams
Toms
Wiles
Bes
Williams Invented Standard System For Artificial Teeth
Dr James Leon Williams 79 died at his Riverside Drive home New York of heart disease. He proclaimed Piltdown skull as human ancestor and proposed three universal tooth types guiding his artificial teeth production system. Williams began experimental dentistry at 17, worked with Sir Arthur Keith in London, ran a New York practice, and served as associate editor of the Journal for Dental Research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
James Leon Williams
Riverside Drive
New York
Sussex
England
Embden
Maine
London
Sir Arthur Keith
Royal Family
The
Dental Supply Co
Journal
For Dental Research
Irving
Edison Receives Patent for Diamond Electroplating Apparatus
The United States Government awards Edison a patent for an apparatus that electroplates nickel on diamonds to be used in cutting and grading tools. The invention eases mounting diamonds in grinding tools and also contemplates mounting diamonds for phonograph needles. Edison’s signature appears on the patent drawing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seem
United States
Patent Office
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Early rising myth questioned by Sir Robert McAlpine
Sir Robert McAlpine, an eminent British physician aged 85, dismisses the saying early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise as the worst myth. He prefers hard work and notes he has not risen for breakfast ten times in thirty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McAlpine
Robert
Scientists debunk heat death fears and other claims
Dr Richard C Tolman and Morgan Ward of California Institute challenge end of world forecasts by heat death theory. Quick action saves trouble, keeps Douglas Egyptian Liniment handy for bleeding wounds and skin ailments. A German paste claims instant ignition when exposed to air. Experts estimate Manchuria holds about 89 million acres of forests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. Tolman
Morgan Ward
California Institute
Douglas
Reeves Barber
John Hanson Queried as First President Claim
The book John Hanson our first president argues that John Hanson of Maryland, not George Washington, was the first U.S. president, elected eight years earlier and serving one year. Seymour Wemyss Smith cites official documents and correspondence as support, in a posthumous publication by the financial writer and historian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hanson
Maryland
George Washington
United States
Seymour Wemyss Smith
Smith
Hanson
Washington
Rope Bridges Across Rivers Show Different Principles
The article describes nerve wracking crossings over the Jhelum River using a rawhide rope bridge, noting novices struggle. It compares with remote Chinese bridges that use two twisted vegetable fibre ropes slanting in opposite directions and a wooden sliding block to zip across, highlighting the contrasting methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jhelum
Indi
China
Simple Remedy For Bad Stomach
A historical notice describes a remedy using saturated Magnesia tablets as a common, affordable solution for indigestion. It critiques other medicines and suggests a simple dietary approach with limited medical intervention. The piece emphasizes ease, cost, and accessibility for relief.
Priceless Tapestry Damaged at Church of the Nativity
A damaged tapestry in Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity was slashed in the absence of guards. The tapestry, a 19th century gift from France in 1874, decorates a site famed as Christ’s manger. The report mentions Faraday and Scottish tweed industry context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Bethlehem
France
Sweden's Lake Beneath a Lake Gold Mine Holds Wealth
An official Swedish statement from Count Albert Ehrensvard notes a vast undersea gold operation in the Kelleften district north of Sweden. Since 1918 engineers have secretly explored forty shafts beneath the Baltic coast, yielding gold and other minerals that may push Sweden toward top world gold production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Count Albert Ehrensvard
Paris
Count Ehrensvard
Kelleften
Baltic Sea
Pollden
English Cricket Team Plans 1933 Canada Tour
Plans for an eight week English cricket tour of Canada in 1933 have been confirmed after a trans Atlantic call between Sir Julien Cahn and R W Sharp. The Old Country eleven will start in Montreal and finish in British Columbia with six weeks of matches across the Dominion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Sir Julien Cahn
R. W. Sharp
Toronto and District Cricket Council
Sir Julien
Dominion
Montreal
British Columbia
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Vegeatie
Mrs. Fitzpatrick
de. Willams
Thomas Edison
Micko Dement
Manchuria
Johan
Fahey
Michael Faraday
Scotland
Derdee
von Cates
St.charles Milk
Canady
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