Canada Needs No 6-Scientific Research
In this excerpt from a series on Canada’s needs a pamphlet by the Honorary Advisory Council for Scientific and Industrial Research is praised for offering practical ways to meet unemployment and finance problems. It argues that Canada must keep and cultivate engineers chemists and other experts at home to avoid dependence on foreign knowhow and to compete globally, warning that foreign domination in industry will rise without broad technical knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Honorary
Advisory Council For Scientific and Industrial Research
Dominion of Canada
United States
England
France
Germany
Relic Of Babylonian Times Unearthed In Asia Minor
Archaeologists report 2400 year old finds at Kolsa Nyck in Asia Minor. Cuneiform inscriptions reveal a military and commercial Babylonian colony ruled by a prince and a female prefect. Discoveries include a postal system on baked tiles and a bearer cheque form. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator mentioned as a worm remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kolsa Nyck
Asia Minor
Burns
Furs Arrive in Edmonton From the North
A shipment of furs valued at five hundred thousand dollars arrived in Edmonton from northern regions. A note adds that the Japanese rickshaw is claimed to have been invented by a missionary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Icebreakers Sent to Russia to Keep Petrograd Open
Two massive ice-breaking cruisers the Alexander Nevsky and the Sratogot were dispatched from Britain to Petrograd to help keep the port open during winter. Built for Russia in the war, they aided Allied forces in Archangel and the White Sea. Their names may be changed to Lenine and Trotzky. They rank among the largest icebreakers and can crush ice by rolling and pushing ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Archangel
White Sea
Amemnfcan
Lenine
Trotzky
The Origin of Gall Stones and Preventive Care
The article explains gall stones as dried bile crystals common among merchants clergy and sedentary people. It promotes Dr. Hamilton's Pills as a safe best for liver bowel action and general family use, claiming relief from bilious fits and indicating dosage with mandrake and butternut. It lists 25 call dealers of The Tarrhozone Co. Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hamilton
Theatarrhozone Co
Montreal
Do Life’s Plain Duties Before the Stars
A reflective note urges embracing daily tasks and simple duties as the true riches of life. It emphasizes natural breath, nearby beauty, and ordinary work as the path to fulfillment, rather than chasing distant stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anon
Winter Weather Hard on Little Ones
A Canadian issue emphasizes harsh winter effects on children's health with limited outdoor time. It promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative to regulate digestion and prevent sickness, available from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. by mail or local dealers. Also notes a London firm using thousands of eyes weekly for glove preparation and Miller's Worm Powders backed by mothers’ testimonials. Muskegon, Michigan, Loans $10,000 to unemployed residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery Ad
Newspaper ad from St Thomas Ontario promoting Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for nervous weak women and Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for stomach ulcers. Letters from Mrs Sarah Burke of Scott Street Dundalk and Mrs Malcolm McLaren cite improvements and weight gain after use. Includes invitation to visit local druggist or send 10 cents to Dr Pierce’s Laboratory in Bridgeburg Ontario for trial information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas
Dr. Pierce
Sarah Burke
Scott St
Canada
Dundalk
Ont
Malcolm McLaren
Golden Medical Discovery
Iata
Dr. Pi Laboratory
Bridgeburg
Odfice
Liner Presidente Wilson Splits Whale In Atlantic Collision
Passengers recount a mid Atlantic sighting as the Presidente Wilson cleaves a large whale with its bow causing a pink spray and a head and tail to surface. About 150 passengers gathered at the rails to witness the impact and aftermath. Women and asthma remedies are advertised in the same page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presidente Wilson
New York
mid-Atlantic
Canadian representatives delay for wireless conference plans
Government delays naming Canadian delegates to an inter imperial wireless stations conference due to pressing defence amalgamation plans. The wireless telegraph commission urged representation and Canada is expected to participate eventually. Also notes Dr Thomas' Electric Oil as a remedy for catarrh with reported relief and testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wireless Telegraph Commission
Canada
Naval Department
Militia
Defence
Thomas
Victoria Golf Privileges for Empress Hotel Guests
The Canadian Pacific Railway has arranged for guests of the Empress Hotel in Victoria to receive playing privileges on the 18 hole Colwood Course on Vancouver Island. This winter draw enhances a year round golf appeal in the Dominion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Victoria
Vancouver Island
Canadian Pacific Railway
Empress Hotel
Colwood
Germany’s 1921 Crop Production Figures Reported
The 1921 crop report lists rye and wheat at 9,939,647 tons, barley 1,935,995 tons, oats 6,040,983 tons, and potatoes 26,151,380 tons. Government share stands at 2,500,000 tons with 70 percent delivered so far.
Toronto Daredevil Plans Niagara Wire Return
James E. Hardy, a 48 year old Toronto native who crossed Niagara River on a wire near the falls twice in July 1896, says he will attempt the feat again this summer. During courtship a young man is never out of danger until the girl says No three times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
James E. Hardy
Toronto
Niagara River
Mr. Hardy
Shortage of Oil: US Has Only Twenty Years Supply
A US Geological Survey canvass estimates national oil reserves at 9.15 billion barrels, enough for about twenty years at current demand, though experts warn new discoveries and extraction may fail to meet that pace as time grows shorter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States Geological Survey
Danderne Promises Dandruff Free Hair After One Use
Advertises a five cent bottle of Danderne at drug stores claiming immediate dandruff removal and new life, vigor, brightness, and color to every hair after a single application.
Nations warn on oil dependence and urge efficiency
The article urges the country to rely more on foreign oil sources, avoid waste, and push for new extraction methods to obtain every ounce of oil from the earth. It emphasizes urgent action to secure energy supplies.
Cascarets Laxative Promises Quick Complete Bowels
The ad touts Cascarets as a candy like laxative to cleanse liver and bowels for conditions from dizzy spells to indigestion. It claims one or two tablets work overnight without griping, priced at ten cents a box and suitable for children.
Also Mentioned on This Page
North
Minard
Alexander Nevsky and
The
Petrograd
London
Muskegon
Mich
W. N
Gillett
Wireless Conference
Pacific Coast
Saga
U.S
United
Dominion Express
Harold C. Shipman & CO
Sirawat
Danderine
Bayer
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!