Join the Red Cross to secure peace time health after war
Wartime lessons prompt a universal Red Cross push in Canada. Leaders urge mass enrollment from June 5 to 11 to fund health, disease prevention, and relief, stressing that the nation’s strength lies in its people rather than wealth or industry. The campaign calls for adults to join with a small fee and for all as a civic duty.
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Hishmeess
Great Britain
Canada
League of Nations
League
Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Prairie Provinces
Reindeer Attracted By Settlers In Abitibi Region
Settlers in the Abitibi area attractive to reindeer not seen there for years travel in groups of ten to fifteen. Bears and wolves have become scarce while fishing remains good. Immigrant parties arrive on CP ships from Antwerp bound for Ontario and the Canadian West, including fifty Dutch farmers and sixty English girls with experienced agriculturists aboard the Metagama.
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Accor Abitibi
Antwerp
Ontario
Canadian West
Metagama
Overseas Settlement Board
Imperial Oil to Erect $350,000 Gas Plant at Regina Works
The Imperial Oil Company plans a $350,000 facility at its Regina works to use escaping gas in producing gas and related products. Details indicate expansion to improve gas production capacity and efficiency at the site.
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Imperial Oi Company
Regina
Snakes of the Viper Tribe Poison Fangs Reach Deep Wounds
Snakes of the viper tribe channel poison into the deepest part of a wound. The design ensures rapid venom spread within tissue, increasing danger to the victim. Researchers note the precision of fang structure in delivering venom to target zones.
France Leads Continental Armies Across Europe in 3 Million Under Arms
A European military roundup notes that over three million men are under arms today, led by France and Poland with large standing forces. The table lists nations including Belgium, Czecho-Slovakia, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Serb Croat Slovene State, with Poland, Romania, and Yugoslavia also contributing sizable forces.
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France
Poland
Europe
Belgium
Asia
Czecho-Slovakia
Denmark
Finland
Tou
Greece
Hungary
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ee Arte Fedloes Eth
Delgo Cecche-Slovikia
Romania
Jugo-Slavia
The Oil for the Farmer Dr Thomas Electric Oil
A line advertises Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil to ease travel for the doctor and aid children with colds and croup as well as adults with pains and aches. It notes directions for use on sick cattle and urges keeping a bottle in the house.
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Thomas
Harland and Wolff to supervise completion of the Bismarck
Belfast shipbuilders to send experts to Hamburg to supervise finishing the Bismarck the world’s largest ship for White Star. Limited progress, fire in October delayed work. Germany cites lack of clear Allied instructions as a cause of postponement. White Star secured purchase as the Line’s acquisition finalizes.
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Messrs. Harland and Wolff
Belfast
Hamburg
White Star Majestic
Great Britain
Germany
White Star
Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pulls Promote Vitality in Aging
A dated testimonial promotes Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pulls for the aged, claiming to strengthen heart action and nerves, improve memory, and restore vigor. Mrs James Perry of Retlaw Atta reports notable health improvements after using the pills, then continuing intermittently at age 72. Price listed as 0s a box, available from dealers or by mail from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
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Milburn
James Perry
Retlaw
Atta
T. Milburn Co
Toronto
What Strikes Really Mean Merely An Attempt to Get Behind Constitutional Government
A commentary argues that modern labor unrest aims to bypass constitutional government rather than address wages or conditions. It asserts miners' leaders seek direct control, challenging government and Parliament as the ultimate arbiters of the nation’s fate, while noting extremist influences among responsible leaders.
Fire Protection in Finland
Finland enforces strict fire safety requiring every building to have escape means for occupants. The rule, dating from wooden housing days, still applies as modern stone and brick construction has not altered the obligation to provide a ladder or escape device in every dwelling.
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Finland
Nader
When Baby Is Sick Baby’s Own Tablets Endorsement
A Canadian mother from St Flavien Que endorses Baby's Own Tablets as a gentle but thorough laxative that regulates bowels relieves constipation and indigestion and supports teething and fevers. A doctor Co Brockville Ontario advertises the product with a quoted testimonial.
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Philippe Wayen
St. Flavien
Que
Drine Co
Brockville
Alberta to Build New Air Station With Hangars From France
The province plans a new air station with six modern hangars from France to host about three aeroplanes each. Officials say construction will proceed over about ten days, expanding defenses and training capacity in the region.
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Gal Ellis Ter Wince
Bessemer
France
Royal Air Force
Disturbing Element and a Witty Gardener Joke
A fragment from The Watchman Examiner recounts a farmer’s wife mockingly urging her partner Tammas to marry. He jokes that the first gardener had a wife but soon lost his job, implying marriage affects work and status. The line captures local humor and social mores of the period.
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Fay
Tammas
Missus
Thomas
the Watchman Examiner
New York
Noted Canadian Scandinavian Immigrants Build Farm Communities
The piece praises Canadian Scandinavian settlers as hardworking and patriotic. It highlights their agricultural concentration in the west, strong British allegiance, retention of language and religion, and their valued contribution to Canada’s development while maintaining individual qualities.
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Canada
Europe
Child asks wind's destination as fan is off
A daughter asks where the wind goes when an electric fan stops. The mother replies it goes where the light goes when the electric light is off. The article notes metal arches on violin strings help keep the bow in place for learners.
Dr Hamilton's Pills Promise Health Boost
An early health ad claims diet alone cannot keep health, blaming a lazy liver and overloaded stomach. It promotes Dr Hamilton's Pills as a tonic to cleanse impurities, relieve indigestion, and banish headaches, promising renewed energy, looks, and spirits. Distributed by The Tatarrhozone Co in Montreal.
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Dr. Hamilton
Tatarrhozone Co
Montreal
National Wealth and Noble Human Beings
Ruskin argues that a nation is richest when it sustains the most noble and happy people. The idea links wealth to the well being and moral stature of its citizens rather than mere material riches.
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Ruskin
Discovery Aids Crime Detection From Sci Am Report
A Scientific American note reports a new plan augmenting the Bertillon system with marks on any body part. Dr Locard of Lyons Police School says pores on the shin or forearm can yield unique prints, aiding identification even when gloves are used.
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Scientific American
Locard
Lyons
Bedouin Tales Highlight Snake Shooting Custom
Report notes Bedouin inhabitants in Tales favor a traditional snake shooting posm as a distinctive cultural practice, while remarking that truth often exceeds fiction for those not inclined to read an introduction.
Why Rain Melts Rocks and the Role of Acid Rain
A compact explanation of rain melting hard rocks like granite through carbonic and nitric acids. It describes how these acids flow into rock fractures, gradually transforming granite into sandstone and sand. The note also links these acids to plant life as components of nutrients.
Oil Discovery Near Sault Stee Marie Farm
Crude oil struck four miles north of the steel plant at Jamieson farm. Two new companies formed to handle the find. Quality awaits analysis. Prominent oil men have visited the scene amid growing interest.
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Ontario
Sault Stee
Jamieson
Niew
Calcutta University Leads British Empire with 26 000 Students
The University of Calcutta reports an enrolment of 26 000, the largest among universities in the British Empire, highlighting its extensive student body and influential status within higher education.
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University of Calcutta
The Poor Man’s Friend Oil Promises Easy Health
An ad touts Dr nas Electric Oil as a cheap concentrated tonic with varied uses for common ailments. It claims broad availability and states no dealer’s stock is complete without it.
Wanted Saleswoman for Molasses in New York Times Ad
An odd archival line notes a New York Times advertisement seeking a saleswoman of unquestionable ability and character to sell molasses, with the headline style echoing a Boston Transcript snippet.
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New York Times
Boston Transcript
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