Hidden wealth hunt in Prairie provinces fuels western ambitions
The article argues prospector optimism drives exploration for gold silver petroleum nickel copper and zinc beneath prairie soils. It notes risks and social costs, praises non metallic resources in Western Canada, and suggests British capital could fund development through a publicity push to attract investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
West
Dorado
Rena
Canada
Prairie
Dominion
Great Britain
Nothing Seen If You Haven't Had D T's
A traveller boasted of sights he had witnessed worldwide. A quiet patron asks if he has ever had delirium tremens, implying true travel experience requires such extremes. The traveller retorts, and the exchange ends with the silent challenger declaring the traveller has seen nothing.
How To Overcome Piles And Rectal Soreness
Public health style note on home treatment for hemorrhoids urging against neglect. Recommends Hemroid capsules from a druggist, taken as directed, to relieve itching and soreness and avoid surgery. The advice emphasizes prompt use and simplicity.
Village concert interrupted by man seeking bicycle hire
During the village concert Miss Brown received an encore for her recital of The Village Blacksmith. After returning behind the stage a burly fair-haired man accosted her and asked if she would tell the audience when she goes back on stage that he has bicycles to hire as well.
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Brown
Locomotives to be named after birds for Coronation express
The London Times reports seven teen locomotives under construction at Doncaster to haul the Coronation streamlined express of the LNEA between London and Edinburgh. In view of their streamlined form they will be named Golden Eagle Falcon Merlin Kingfisher and Kestrel.
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Doncaster
L.N.E.A
London
Edinburgh
Deer Quiet While Turkey Clucks When Walking
A brief note observes that despite size differences the deer makes less noise than the turkey as it walks. The remark contrasts the two animals' gait and sound.
Wood's Growing Role Across Modern Industry
The Victoria Colonist reports the Dominion Bureau of Statistics forestry branch says substitute use of wood is not rising. Wood in modern buildings has bottomed and begun to rise while autos now use more wood than carriages. New wood applications emerge daily in artificials, linoleum, explosives, and paper, boosting wood's importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Colonist
Forestry Branch
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
New Britain man collects railroad lanterns from 40 railroads
A New Britain Connecticut man hoards 90 railroad lanterns gathered from 40 railroads from New England to the Middle West. Items include two 1860s lanterns once used by Adams Express and NY Lake Erie & Western, plus two brass Lake Ontario ship lanterns from 1864 with quartz globes and twin-tube oil founts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Britain
Conn
New England
Middle West
Delaware & Hudson Railroad Bulletin
Adams Express Company
New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad
Lake Ontario
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Promises Quick Stomach Relief
Advertisement claims Phillips Milk of Magnesia quickly alkalizes the stomach to relieve acid indigestion headaches and nausea. Recommends two teaspoons after meals or two tablets, with a box price of 25 cents and a tablet form described as equivalent to a teaspoon of liquid.
Isolation policy opposed by Canadian professor in Halifax
Professor P. E. Corbett former dean of McGill University law school told a Dalhousie audience in Halifax that failure of the League of Nations to back collective security risks war. He condemned Canada’s drift toward neutrality as incompatible with British Dominion status and world commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
P. E. Corbett
McGill University Law School
Dalhousie University Institute of Public Affairs
Halifax
Canada
Corbett
Dominion
Soviet Waiter Returns Tip Citing Socialist Principle
A note from a Moscow hotel waiter returned a guest's tip and urged spending the money more rationally. The message, published by the Moscow News, insults tipping as humiliating and identifies the writer as a Soviet employee, a member of the Communal Feeding Workers Union and a student of the State Institute of Foreign Languages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Moscow News
Communal Feeding Workers Union
State Institute of Foreign Languages
Pilot Dame Nabs Safe Dead-stick Landing Over Fog
Pilot Alex Dame of Mackenzie air service lost a propeller at 3 000 feet in dense fog over the Athabasca river delta. He stabilized the nose dive and performed a controlled dead-stick landing with no injuries to passengers and no damage to the aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex. Dame
Mackenzie Air Service
Dame
Athabasca
Migration of Americans by Birth State
A longstanding claim notes that about one in three people in the United States live outside the state where they were born. It reflects interstate movement patterns and demographic shifts over generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
The 500 express bullet for elephant hunting
A fragmented note references an express bullet named 500 used in elephant hunting. It claims a striking power of 2 percent and suggests a measure of tonnage, though the exact context and source details are unclear.
Carter's Liver Pills Promote Bile Flow and Digestion
An advertising blurb extols Carter's Liver Pills as a gentle liver remedy that stimulates bile flow to aid digestion. It claims the pills are free of calomel or mercury and safer than other mercurial products, urging readers to ask for the specific brand name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
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