Prairie provinces mark silver jubilee in 25 years of growth
In September 1905 to 1930, Alberta and Saskatchewan celebrate twenty five years since their creation from the North West Territories. The piece notes population expansion to over 1.5 million, 37 Commons representatives, railway expansion, and the rise from sparsely settled land to modern provinces with schools, roads, and urban growth. It reflects on past hardships, Great War impacts, and a cautious outlook for today’s slower economy yet optimistic future expansion.
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Win
House of Commons
Alverta
Saskatchewan
Commons
Canada
Ontario
Prairie
Igh
Alberta
Oil from Cherry Pits Promises High Grade Dressing
Chemists report discovery of valuable oil in cherry pits enabling a high quality salad dressing and potential use in cosmetics and related products. Researchers note the compound could become popular if production scales. Further testing underway to assess stability and aroma.
New Oil Likely to Benefit Canned Cherries
The passage notes that about one hundred million pounds of sour cherries are canned yearly in Michigan Wisconsin and New York and suggests this new oil may become popular as a result.
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Michigan
Wisconsin
New York
Canada Agriculture Dominates Nation's Industry
Agriculture stands as Canada's outstanding primary industry with a production value near two million dollars annually. It leads Canadian enterprise, supporting gainful occupations directly and indirectly for more than half the population, when accounting for dependent subsidiary industries.
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Canada
Salt production in Canada in 1929 reaches 330 thousand tons
Canada produced 330264 tons of salt in 1929 valued at 15780S6, up from 209445 tons valued at 1495971 the article notes salt occurs in every province but commercial production is limited to Ontario and Nova Scotia and adds an unrelated liniment recommendation for foot ailments.
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Canada
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Experiments With Rockets at Roswell Begin Soon
Experiments funded by Daniel Guggenheim and led by Professor Robert W. H. Codiard of Clark University Worcester aim to send rockets to extreme altitudes from Roswell New Mexico chosen for favorable conditions. Since 1941 the project involves the Smithians Institution Clark University and Carnegie Institution with a recent grant to permit further work. Initial tests will use small rockets then one capable of reaching 50 to 70 miles, using EAS propulsion with parachutes to control reentry. Rockets will carry thermometers barometers electrical instruments air samples and other devices. Preparatory work nears completion though exact start date at Roswell is not announced.
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Daniel Guggenheim
Profesor
Robert WH Codiard
Clark University
Worcester
Roswell
Goddard
Smnithamis Institution
Carnegie Institution
Gugretheim
EAS
Earth
Baby's Own Tablets Offer Help for Infant Ailments
A 19th century health note explains malnutrition in young children roots in stomach and bowel weakness, worms, and constipation. It promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a safe aid for infants, claiming to ease feeding pains, fevers, and teething discomfort, sold for 25 cents per box by Dr Willian Medicine Co in Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Willian Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Polite leaders set example for handling public affairs
Observers note that top magnates in business and government advance by courtesy. As they rise, they learn to be polite and transparent, declining to publish without use. Their civil manner contrasts with harsher treatment by subordinates, a lesson Tilobe Mother Graves Worm Exterminator highlights as a humane approach.
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Tilobe
Ear model highlights new hygiene museum in Dresden
An exhibit features a wax model of a human ear in the recently opened German hygiene museum in Dresden. The model traces every organ involved in hearing to show how sound waves reach the brain, aiding understanding of the sense of hearing.
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Germain Hygiene
Dresden
Germany
Castoria touted for children’s stomach relief
An old advertisement extols Castoria as a safe vegetable remedy for infants and children easing colic, diarrhea, constipation, and colds. It promotes soothing sleep after crying, cleansing the bowels, and keeping the system unclogged, noting the genuine product bears Chas. H. Fletcher’s signature.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Irene Parlby to Represent Canada at Geneva League
Irene Parlby of Alberta is named to represent Canada at the League of Nations assembly in Geneva this year. Her appointment follows the Privy Council approval of the first Canadian women senators and reflects the Conservative leadership’s embrace of women in public roles. Born in London in 1868, Parlby moved to Canada in 1896, later becoming provincial UFWA president and university governor before entering Parliament in 1921. She has advocated for English Canadians to join in developing the country’s frontier areas.
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Irene Pariby
Canada
Geneva
Alberta
Assembly of the League of Nations
Privy Civil
Senate
Catrine Wilson
Canda
Robert Borden
Council of the League
Thomas Chapais
British Empire
O Y Irene Parlby
Eccleston Square
London
England
Ernest Lindsey Marryat
Englshman
Elizabeth Lynch Marryat
Parlby
Walter Coventry Hall Parlby
Oxford
Recipes For This Week By Betty Barclay
A short set of home cooking directions from Betty Barclay. The recipe advises mincing twelve medium sized roots or carrots, steaming until tender, then mixing with eggs and milk. Bake in a water bath until the top browns, with cheese as a topping.
Lemon Custard Pie With Meringue Crust Noted
A historic recipe blends 2 cups sugar with 2 tablespoons flour and 1 lemon juice. It adds melted butter, milk, an egg yolk and a lightly beaten egg white, then bakes in one crust and tops with meringue if desired.
Study Links Cow Strength to Building Resonance Theory
An English scientist proposes that cows mirror building strength, asserting that painting steel blue reduces sun glare. The text notes Salvador has more active volcanoes than any other country and mentions Minard's Liniment Abrasives.
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Salvador
Country
Vancouver Women Campaign For Local Goods Pledge
Under the Vancouver Council of Women, over two million Vancouver women joined a campaign asking "Where from" with every purchase. They will pledge to buy British Columbia, Canadian grown, or Empire goods. The movement targets more than 10 000 local women’s organizations to sign the pledge and act. Cards have two sections, one kept by the council and the other displayed in the home.
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Ae of
Vancouver
Death of General Horace Smith-Derrien After Car Crash
General Sir Horace Smith-Derrien, famed British commander with fifty years in service, died in an automobile crash on a quiet English road after campaigns in the Egyptian, Boer, and World War conflicts. He was repeatedly praised for bravery and served in staff roles away from direct front lines.
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Horace Smith-Derrien
Hiedia
South Africa
Qulet
Salada tea sales rise in Canada amid five month gain
Conditions improve as Salada tea sales increase by over 400000 pounds in Canada. Strawberries from British Columbia reach Australia with 160 cases shipped, totalling more than two tons. Experimental orders precede wider export potential. Douglas Egyptian Liniment advertised for burns wounds and bleeding with claimed rapid relief.
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Canada
Condit
Australis
British Columbia
Australia
Had No Advantage Inmate Quips At County Farm
Two inmates at the county farm near town discuss vices in a brief exchange. One boasts 78 years without smoke chew curse or drink, the other counters that he smokes chews and drinks, joking that their situations may be similar despite the difference.
Big River Fur Company plans huge Prince Albert ranch
Big River Fur Company Ltd will invest about 250 144 in a seven section livestock and fur ranch near Prince Albert Saskatchewan. Dr A J Said of Biggar says the plan includes stock of horses carul sheep silver foxes cross foxes blue foxes mink marten and beaver, plus a road to connect through Prince Albert National Park to the provincial highway. The venture will employ 35 men year round and uses seven leased sections as the base.
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Big River
Prince Albert
Big River Fur Company Ltd
A. J. Saidh
Biggar
Ately
Prince Albert National Park
Said
Thpany
Dominion Land
Sach
Persian Balmn Beauty Balm Promises Clear Complexion
An advertisement extolls Persian Balmn as irresistibly appealing to women and men alike. It claims tonic effects, skin stimulation, softer texture, and whiter hands, urging that the product remains a valuable grooming aid for both genders. A garbled police exchange fragment follows, noting the inspector and a country constable discussing exits.
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Chile
Peach Spirit in Parson’s Gift Provokes Unease
A fragment notes a parson receiving peaches sent in a spirit of generosity, while the text hints at questions about intent and propriety. The odd wording suggests a moral or community reaction to the gift and its symbolism.
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Zambuk
Para-Sani
Para- Sani
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Western
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina
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