Geneva protocol ratified and liquor ban eyed in Turkey
The National Council ratified the Geneva protocols aiding Awetria rehabilitation. A Turkish liquor ban was ordered by Nationalist authorities with stock consumption required within two months or destruction. Notable obits include Peter J. Schweitzer 67, Zionist leader, and Edward Barsby 86 of Leicester. Read Admiral Sims honored in Ottawa with life membership in the Great War Veterans. Manitoba local arbitration boards to address rural credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Council
Awetria
Turkey
Admiral Sims
United States Navy
Great War Veterans’ Association
Ottawa
Manitoba
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Women
Women from all regions endorse Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a wonderful medicine for ailments common to women, with many in neighborhoods recommending it for relief from their troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Testament
A testimonial from Prairie region readers praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles and headaches. Miscouche Prince Edward Island and Wadena Saskatchewan letters state relief after six bottles and strong recommendation to others.
Dominion Express Money Order Payable Details
A brief notice states that Dominion Express issues money orders payable at specified locations and times. It notes that orders are redeemable through authorized agents and outlines general terms for payment and validity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Express
For Sale Wy Wonderful Values and Colors
Georgetown Woollen Mills in Ontario advertises wonderful value fabrics and free samples for customers seeking quality colors and selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown Woollen Mills
Ont
Teach Farming By Movies Gains Government Backing
The French cabinet approves a project to teach farming via motion pictures for peasants. An annual 560,000 francs is set aside to buy picture machines for agricultural schools and community centres to show scientific farming methods. Funds come from parimutuel betting machine receipts from state concession horseracing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief for Various Ailments
Advert says thousands recovered from sciatica and neuralgia through Nerviline. Claims it soothes sore muscles and treats many minor ills with rapid absorption and relief. Priced 35 cents at dealers.
Walking Fish Delights Royal Winter Fair Visitors
Patrons at the Royal Winter Fair saw the famed walking perch owned by George Wright of the Walker House Toronto. The three pairs, the only ones in existence, demonstrated daily. Experts note the species, native to Egypt and India, is nearly extinct and can travel miles on its fins if water dries up. Wright’s private aquarium is among the finest privately owned.
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George Wright
Walker House
Toronto
Egypt
India
Wright
Hidden void opens new Crawling Water serial tale
Readers are invited to follow the adventures of the wonderful girl of Crawling Water as the first chapter of the new serial Hidden void appears in this issue. The opening installment promises mystery and discovery in a setting rich with frontier magic and brave undertakings.
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Crawling Water
Passenger Argues With Guard Over Train Slowness
A passenger remonstrates with the guard about the train’s speed. The guard invites him to walk if unhappy, to which the passenger replies he is not in a hurry. The exchange is noted in Pearson’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson’'s
Asthma remedy touted as prompt help for long suffering
Letters to Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy makers report hundreds of cases once as desperate as their own now improved. The advertisement claims even long neglected asthma patients receive prompt relief from this famous preparation.
Alberta tops coal production among Canadian provinces
Alberta has held the premier position in coal production over the past two years, surpassing Nova Scotia which was the former leader. British Columbia ranks third with Saskatchewan and New Brunswick following in order, according to a Bureau of Statistics return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Statistics
Alberta
Canada
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Minards Liniment And An Alibi For Dyspepsia
The fragment cites a joke about obtaining a medical certificate for pre marital dyspepsia. It also promotes Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a universal remedy for cuts bruises sprains and sore throats with a cue to its community use and preparedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Thomas
Russia’s Cheap Money and Real Value in Gold
An estimate suggests Russia holds about eighteen trillion paper rubles. It takes 260 thousand rubles to equal one ruble in gold, implying the paper promises of Russia are worth about thirty five million dollars of Canadian money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Praise For Canadian Literature
Canadian literature, taken as a whole, is well written, wholesome in tone and decidedly readable. It compares favorably with the literature of the Mother Country and the United States, omitting a few great names of the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ottawa Journal
Sir Henry Thornton Urges No Political Interference At CN Rail Banquet
Sir Henry Thornton, new president of the Canadian National Railways, spoke at a Montreal Board of Trade banquet. He condemned political interference and urged constructive criticism, stressing the need for teamwork and decisive, efficient management to improve the railway’s fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Henry Thornton
Canadian National Railways
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Bette
Board of Trade of
Dominion
Demand for Fair Play in Canadian National Railway Effort
A speaker appeals to railroad employees and the public for support and fair play in the Canadian National Railways project. He claims the task is doable with confidence and asks for backing without seeking favors, stressing the Railway’s importance to all citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian National Railways
Dominion
Missing Americans in Russia Number About Forty Six
About 46 lost Americans in Russia are listed by relatives as U S citizens and are the focus of searches by the American Relief Administration. Since the A R A began work a year ago, 214 have left Russia, mostly for the United States, under a policy allowing departure for those who wished to quit. Late in September roughly 100 more were awaiting repatriation as routine passport procedures delay completion for weeks or months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
American Relief Administration
United States
A Woman's Right to Good Health
Article extolls Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for anemia and fatigue in women, citing Mrs F Lane of Paris Ont as a success story and promoting mail order sales from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont. The item notes England bans billiards in public places on Sundays and holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
England
Self Preservation First Law Be Wise
Tillsonburg Ontario woman extols Dr Pierce medicines, noting Golden Medical Discovery as tonic and blood purifier and Favorite Prescription for rundown health. She shares personal use for bronchial trouble and recommends obtaining tablets or liquid, or sending 10c for trial package from Dr Pierce Laboratory Bridgeburg Ontario.
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Tillsonburg
Ont
Dr. Pierce
Clifford Mitchell
Bridgeburg
Buffalo
N. Y
Liver Remedy Endorsed by Boz Speaker in Letter
A Boz area resident, Knoch Mitchell, writes about Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery curing his congested liver after six years and claims it also quickly cured his wife’s colds, praising the medicine as essential.
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Sintaluta
Dr. Pierce
I. Knoch Mitchell
Boz
Eagle Causes Grenoble Blackout After Contact With Wires
An enormous eagle alighted on power lines feeding Grenoble from the Alps and created a short circuit. The blackout lasted about thirty minutes while workmen recovered the half burned body from the cables and restored electricity.
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Alps
Grenoble
Putnam's Painless Corn and Wart Extractor Ad
Don’t limp any longer from corns warts or bunions. The oldest remedy after fifty years proven to lift corns quickly. Putnam’s Painless Corn and Wart Extractors offered as the sole remedy. Refuse substitutes, 25 cents everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Buried Treasure Found in New Jersey Digging Site
Walter Ridgeway, employed by Captain Walter Thompson, uncovered a chest buried in a Barnegat foundation dig. Inside were eighty gold coins about the size of dollars worth about $4,600 to $5,000 and Spanish parchments yet to be deciphered despite being described as authentic treasure lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnegat
N.J
Walter Ridgeway
Walter Thompson
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Restored Mucous Comfort
Hall's Catarrh Medicine is described as a tonic taken internally, acting through the blood to mucous surfaces. It claims to assist Nature in restoring normal conditions and is offered by F. L. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio with circulars free at druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Airy About It
A man enjoying his first airplane ride expresses being quite taken with the experience. The Boston Transcript notes his astonishment at flight as a formal curiosity of the era.
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Boston Transcript
It Will Believe a Cold
Colds are the commonest ailments of mankind and if neglected may lead to serious conditions. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil will relieve bronchial inflammation speedily and thoroughly and strengthen them against subsequent attack. As it eases the inflammation it will usually stop the cough because it allays throat irritation. Try it and prove it.
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Thomas
Corns Vanish After Holloway’s Corn Remover Treatment
Corns disappear when treated with Holloway's Corn Remover without leaving a scar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
Winter Excursions to the Pacific Coast by Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific Railway announces winter excursions to Vancouver Victoria and New Westminster with sale dates through February. Prairie travellers are urged to plan trips with return limit and full information via local agents. The Rockies offer winter scenery aboard two CP trains.
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Pacific Coast
Vancouver
Victoria
New Westminster
Canadian Pacific Railway
Manitoba
Winnipeg
West
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canadian Rockies
Canadian Pacific
Dear Friend Sir Harry Lauder Bid Adieu Dinner Retold
The piece recreates a New York farewell night with Sir Harry Lauder the Scotch comedian sharing quips about frien ds and pennies. Angus’s marriage and Donald Dhu are referenced in humorous exchanges about gifts and wreaths.
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Harry Lauder
New York
Angus
Donald Dhu
Donald
Worm Exterminator Promises Health for Sickly Children
A period notice touts Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a remedy for pale restless children plagued by worms. It claims the product will restore health and ease suffering, contrasting with skeptical views that some truths serve troublemaking ends.
White Light From Oil Lamps
A new kerosene lamp emits a soft white light claimed superior to ten ordinary lamps. Government and university tests show advantages including odorless smoke free operation and no pumping. Inventor T S Johnson 579 Mc Dermot Ave Winnipeg offers ten day free trials or a lamp to the first local helper. inquiries welcomed.
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T. S. Johnson
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Co-operative Building Autsrian Self Help for Housing
A plan used by Austrian co operative societies shows groups in similar circumstances organize a society hire an architect and master mechanics and build their own settlement of ten or a dozen houses. Each member contributes labor. In the Vienna area six hundred houses have been completed this past year.
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Austria
Vienna
Admiral Sims Testimony Praises Britain's Seamen
The Dependable British Sailor piece notes Admiral Sims testimony that a torpedoed British sailor will still return to sea, urging recognition of seamen's resolve amid wartime risks.
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Admiral Sims
Britain
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Lwgillett
LIE Line _YoROny 9
Peter J. Schweitzer
Palestine Foundation Fund
Cormorant
Hippe
Peking
Edward Barsby
Leicester
Chin Meme
Niagara Falls
AST
Price Edward
Misconche
P. I
Casstre Des Rocur
Miscouche
Wadena
Sackatchewan
Rose Valley
Lidla
E. Pinkham
Mas
Peres Neagory
America
H. Tarne
West and
St, New York
N. U
Fish
Premier Coal Province
Minard
Jack
Henry Thornton
Beecham's
Pacific
Flora
Fauna
Co-Operative Building
Co-Operative Tobacco Exchange
Ruthven, Ont
LE Convincei
Oriel Products Company, Inc
Washington Place
N.Y
Peru-Na Company
St. Paul St
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