The High Cost of Sickness and Organized Medical Service
An analysis cites The Literary Digest on U S sickness costs totaling 10 billion yearly, with $90 billion national income. It notes hospital payment splits, advocates medical charity or tragedy, and cites organized medical service examples at Endicott Johnson Roanoke Rapids and universities.
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United States
Literary
Canada
Dominion
Literary Digest
United States Census Returns
Endicott-Johnson Corporation
Roanoke Rapids
North Carolina
New Export From Canada Includes Fresh Gaspe Salmon
Canada adds Gaspe salmon to exports to Britain and Germany. A trial shipment, brined to preserve freshness, delighted fish dealers leading to a 25 ton order and expectations of further orders.
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Canada
Britain
Germany
Alberta River Jr Engineer Seeks Mississippi Flood Offset
George Archibald of the U S War Department Corps of Engineers studies Canadian storage facilities to smooth Milk River peaks in Alberta and Saskatchewan. He aims to see if reservoir construction at the Milk River headwaters on the eastern Rockies near the Montana border could improve conditions downstream on the Mississippi.
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Mississippi
George Archibald
Corps of Engineers
U.S. War Department
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Rockies
Montana
Canada
Saskatchewan Harvest Breaks East Dependence
Saskatchewan farmers expect to complete harvest without East labor for the first time due to a small crop and new labor saving machines like combines along with a rise in western industrial workers.
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Saskatchewan
Messages By Heliograph Link Prince Albert to Park Station
Heliographs have been successfully used for regular transmission of messages between Prince Albert Saskatchewan and a station in Prince Albert National Park over a distance of 30 miles. The experiment demonstrates reliable long distance signaling in a rugged northern environment.
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Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert National Park
Canadian Wild Life Shipped To Ireland By Express
A small scale shipment of Canadian wildlife passed through Montreal en route from Toronto to Dublin's Zoological Gardens. The Canada National Express handled the crates, moved from Bonaventure Station to the SS Lord Antrim, carrying two bears one eagle two woodchucks two raccoons and four prairie dogs.
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Montreal
Toronto
Zoological Gardens
Dublin
Ireland
Canadian National Express
Bonaventure
Irish Free State
Dr Williams Pink Pills Sold For Blood Health
An advertisement claims Dr Williams Pink Pills build up the blood, aid appetite and digestion, and strengthen nerves for both men and women. It cites Mrs Geo M Andrews of Halifax praising the pills after pregnancy and recovery and notes availability from druggists or by mail for 50 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Williams
Wheat Price Projections and Market Outlook 1923
Global crop worries push higher price expectations for wheat 2.90 per bushel now with higher future levels. Estimated imports 0.6 million bushels versus 0.927 million last year, European shortages anticipated, and oats and prices given for shipments and advances. Winnipeg August 15, 1923.
Britannic the largest British motorship launched for White Star
The twin seren motor passenger liner Britannic built by Harland and Wolff for White Star Line has been launched at Belfast North Yard. It will operate Liverpool to New York with 1550 passenger capacity and feature electric cooking, swimming pool, tennis courts, and children's playrooms. The ship aims to become the popular tourist ship from New York, offering cabin class luxury at moderate prices. A secondary note advertises Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a wound dressing.
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New York
White Star Line
Honored Carrier Pigeon of Verdun Memorial Unveiled
Verdun unveils a marble plaque for the last carrier pigeon 787-15. On June 4 1916 it carried Major Raynal’s urgent message through gas and machine gun fire to relieve the fort of Vaux. The pigeon earned the Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre before dying about four years earlier.
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Verdun
Vaux
Raynal
Army
Air service links Bagdad and Gaza in eight hour trip
The new Bagdad Gaza air service offers views of Persia and the Euphrates from the air. Travelers can see the winding river and the Dead Sea as the sun rises. The journey by air takes eight hours versus forty days by camel.
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Euphrates
Bagdad
Gaza
Persia
Dead Sea
Rain-maker offer rejected by Regina council
A letter from T. Y. Wojnowski of Lasalle Illinois offering rainmaking services for Regina Saskatchewan at a salary of 10000 was met with skepticism. The quaint notice arrived by registered mail and will be filed among city records.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
T. Y. Wojnowski
Lasalle
Canada
Child’s Diarrhoea Relieved After Three Doses Of Medicine
Mrs S J Jago of Canobie New Brunswick reports her three year old son suffered severe diarrhoea with vomiting and feared for his life. After trying many medicines, a friend recommended the product and after two doses improvement appeared. She used nearly half a bottle and the child was completely relieved. She continues using it for others including her husband who takes a bottle when away at work. Produced by The T Milburn Co Ltd Toronto Ontario.
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S. J. Jago
Canobie
N.B
Wireless devices enable room-to-room audio at Chateau Laurier
A description notes special wireless and broadcasting equipment at the Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa allowing addresses delivered in one part of the hotel to be heard in other public rooms or private suites. The passage ends with a critical remark about spongers.
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Chateau Laurier
Ottawa
University of Manitoba Course Offerings Across Faculties
The university lists programs across the Arts and Science Faculty offering FLA MA and Sc degrees including BKSeaPhar and MSe, Engineering and Architecture courses leading to BS CLE MSc and Bi Arch, Medicine degrees M De and related fields, Agriculture and Home Economics degrees BSA and BSe Be, and MANITOR A 1 AW school affiliated institute offering LISR admission details and course information.
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Bkseaphar
Ite
Manitor
Noted Inventor Sir Ernest De La Rue Dies at 77
Remembered for a method to make papier mache surgical splints and boots used in world war hospitals. He organized a Dillingham branch producing thousands of splints and boots and designed the electric starting gate for the Jockey Club. He also helped decorate the Albert Hall in London.
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Sir Ernest de la Rue
Dillingham
Sir Ernest
Jockey Club
Great Albert Hall
London
Alberta Parks Ranked by Size in Canadian National System
Canada has 11 574 square miles in national parks with Alberta holding 8662. The seven parks include Jasper at 5380 square miles and Rocky Mountain at 2751. Buffalo 197.05, Elk Island 51, Nemisham 8.05, and Waterton 220 square miles.
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Canada
Alberta
Jasper National Park
Rocky Mountain Park
Buffalo Park
Elk Island
Nemisham
Waterton
Canadian Bank Forecast Sets U S Tourists Spending Target
American tourists are projected to spend 300 million dollars in Canada this season according to a Canadian bank forecast. The report notes that over one billion stars have already been observed with powerful telescopes.
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Canada
No Cause For Alarm From Alberta Oil Wells
A Harvard professor told the Seismological Society that earth's core is a sea of dense liquid gas beneath successive shells. Drilling a mile deep may not reach it. thirty miles more would be required to access the liquid gas.
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Alberta
Harvard
Seismological Society
Woman praising Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine in Grainland
Mrs. Mary Schulties of Grainland reports severe illness kept her from work and sewing. After taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she now tells friends how effective it is and offers to answer letters from other women.
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Grainland
Lydia EF. Pinkham
Must Have Been Heavenly Wife on Honeymoon Joke
A humorous quip recalls a honeymoon moment as a dentist husband jokes about extracting three teeth during a heavenly afternoon, framing a light romantic memory with a medical twist.
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Hubby
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University OF Manitoba
Winnipeg
W. J Spence
Ernest de la Rue
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Minard
Sl Hers
Castoria
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hamilton
Ontario
Hunter-Martin & CO
SASK
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