Ontario school district clings to old ways over electric light
Westminster township ratepayers in Ontario refused an offer to install and maintain electric lighting for a small schoolhouse, arguing progress threatens tradition. The piece praises early settlers who built Canada and warns against stifling children with outdated values, urging modernization to keep families from fleeing to cities.
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Canada
Rateviasers
Trusiens
Commas Club
Fey
Ontario
Woodern
Weortminster
Niee
Pilsiope
Uje Almog
Prairies
Canady
Westminster Township
Cold Winter Claims Lives Across Russia Crimea and Ukraine
Report describes extreme cold freezing residents across Russia Crimea and Ukrainian cities. The harsh winter battered coastal towns and inland areas as people faced deaths and widespread hardship amid the severe conditions.
Trains Snowbound Across Russia Delaying Passengers
Snowbound trains trap travelers in several Russian sections as services stall and passengers reach destinations with hands frozen. Delays spread across routes, stranding commuters and disrupting schedules countrywide.
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Russia
Canadian National Institute for the Blind at Winnipeg
The CNIB in Winnipeg operates on Sa Tiertie Street making useful articles labeled Touchcraft Products. Wages support blind workers and help combat blindness related despair by selling letter baskets picnic baskets work baskets Jardinieces and humorous items at moderate prices.
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Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Sa Tiertie Street
Winnipeg
Ren
First Municipal Airdrome Opens at Helmonton
Canada marks completion of its first municipal aerodrome at Helmonton with initial aircraft arriving from the Federal Government hub at High River, signifying a new era in aviation infrastructure.
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Helmonton
High River
Queer Rite Observed By Hindu Pilgrims
Hindu pilgrims perform a sacred circuit around a temple site with repeated prostrations and lines held in their hands. They drop offerings, rise, and continue along the route in cycles that can take days, with some completing a thousand prostrations per journey.
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief for Stomach Upset
An old advertisement touts Nerviline as a near half century staple for upset stomachs and belching. It claims 26 drops in sweetened water provide immediate rest and notes availability in 60 cent bottles sold broadly.
Notable London Treatment Promises Canada Release
The article touts the Normyt Association treatment from London now available in Canada for liquor habit victims, with endorsements from Lord Northcliff and other dignitaries. It promotes Miller's Worm Powders for worm-induced infantile complaints and praises a medicine termed valuable for coughs, cuts, sprains, and pains, ending with a quip about transatlantic travel on roller skates.
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Normyt Association
London
England
Canada
Lord Northcliff
Lord Armstrong
St Charles
Morrison Beth
Edward Iy Malley
Arthur Wilson
Owen Seaman
Irehuad
Winchester
Chichester
Create
J. W. Dixon
Strathmore Boulevard
Toronto
Ontario
Herbal tonic promises protection from colds at work
A fragment argues that colds cost three days of work yearly and suggests building resistance to disease as protection, urging readers to take a splendid herbal tonic.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Ad
An old medical ad promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to increase appetite aid digestion enrich blood and improve health. Available in liquid or tablet form with an offer to write Dr. Pierce's Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York for free medical advice.
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Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Saskatchewan Winter Fair Barries at Regina
The Saskatchewan Winter Fair announces the annual Regina event from March 2 to 25 with a prize list covering all horse breeds, beef cattle, and poultry. It includes classes for farmers commercial divisions, beef cattle traits, and a live poultry sale with birds from Regina area breeders.
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Regina Mari
Owhiell
Ptd Biderkin
Regina
Naval arms shift to destroyers and submarines
Building destroyers and submarines now dominates naval armaments as capital ships decline. The focus is on wind powered vessels no longer, while vast treasure funds shipyards worldwide to boost these fleets amid unclear policy aims.
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I. London Daily Teletouph
Prosperous Times Ahead as Canada Expands Electric Energy
The article argues growing demand for electric energy alongside industrial development in Canada. It asserts that expanding energy needs reflect a strong, profitable future and a firm conviction that industries have a sound foundation and will achieve prosperous times ahead.
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Canada
Overseas Tourist Cars Link Winnipeg With Steamers
Railway officials say Canadian Pacific operates weekly tourist sleeping cars from Winnipeg to West St John with direct steamship connections. Agents can arrange overseas bookings on these cars for travelers sailing on the same ships.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
West St John
Canadian Pacific
Well Known Builder Recovers Health With Tanlac
A Montreal contractor at 753 Doser Street reports rapid recovery after taking Tanlac. He credits improved strength, appetite, and sleep to the remedy, noting pain relief and elimination of constipation and liver sluggishness. He urges others to consult their druggist for Tanlac.
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Tanlac
Hueeph Ap Brunet
Montreal
Doser Street
Healeh
Tony
Planning Flight From Montreal to Arctic Sea and Return
Pioneering civilian aviation plan by LD O McKee from Pittsboro Pennsylvania aims to fly two Vodarte seaplanes from Montreal to the Mackenzie River delta and Arctic Ocean then south to Alaska and the Pacific coast with an alternate Arctic Yukon route. The project includes westward routes along Lake Superior and Manitoba through Saskatchewan to Great Slave Lake and beyond to the Arctic.
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Canada
LD. O. McKee
Pittsboro
Lake Superior
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Great Slave Lake
Mackenzie River
Arctic Sea
Alaska
Rockies
Arctic
Yukon Territory
Peace River Country
Prairie
Inventor Claims Device Would Prevent Railway Wrecks
An inventor in Italy patents a railway safety device using a third rail that powers signals when trains move. If an obstruction appears a lid signals the driver and a bell rings. if ignored, an automatic brake applies to stop the train.
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Taly
Gin Pills Endorsement From Arctic Red River Manager
James F. Nagle of the Northern Fur Trading Post Arctic Red River Mackenzie District commends Gin Pills for back pain headaches swollen joints and kidney or bladder troubles. He cites personal use and his wife’s relief and urges readers to obtain a box from druggists nationwide.
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Mer
James FE. Nagle
Northern Trading Company
Arctic Red River
Mackenzie District
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