West seek full control of public lands and resources
The piece argues that Western Canada should gain ownership and management of public lands and resources from the Dominion. It notes broad political agreement to transfer, outlines Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan positions, and urges amicable negotiations to avoid costly constitutional battles and accelerate development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Sinsikeatchewan
Manitoba
Ottawa
Prairie
Dominion
Ithutawa
Saskatchewan
Canada
Privy Council
England
Partizan
Flag Bill Aims to Adopt Canadian Flag in Parliament
The bill, placed on the order paper by Liberal M P R McIntosh for North Battleford, seeks a special committee to study adopting a Canadian flag as part of the British flag symbolizing Canada as an equal partner in the Commonwealth. Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom. Curtis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. McIntosh
North Battleford
McIntosh
Canada
Commonwealth of British Nations
Curtis
Keeping High Ideals Inspires Great Art
A famed artist avoided funny pictures to keep his mind focused on great masterpieces. He painted by rule, believing strict vision of the great and good makes it easier to create grand work and lead a pure life. The ad ends with Holloway's Corn Remover claim.
Long Distance Royal Call Breaks Records Across Continents
Prince Carl and Princess Ingeborg of Sweden spoke with the Crown Prince and Princess of Belgium, distance 8382 miles from Stockholm to Java. The talk traveled by wire to Amsterdam then wireless to Java and back. The message ends with a moral: ask for nothing but what is right and submit to nothing that is wrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl
Gustav
Ingeborg
Stockholm
Sweden
Belgium
Bandeeng
Java
Dutch East Indies
Amsterdam
Non-Inflammable Paper Demonstration by German Inventor
German inventor Franz Franck demonstrated a fireproof wrapping by encasing a ball of ordinary newspaper in his non inflammable paper. The device withstood a laboratory flame hot enough to melt a glass window pane and the inner sheet remained unscorched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz Franck
Flu Aftermath and Dr Williams Pink Pills Promise Recovery
A 1919 flu survivor from Bancroft Ontario describes lingering weakness indigestion and shattered nerves after illness. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for rebuilding blood and restoring health after seven boxes, noting improved energy and ability to care for her six children. The pills are advertised as a blood builder and tonic sold 50 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Irving Maxwell
Bancroft, Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Airplane Ambulance to be Demonstrated in Paris Meet
The airplane once used for passenger mail and express service will be shown as an ambulance. An international congress will assemble in Paris next May to study air transport of the sick and injured in military and civil life. Demonstrations will take place at Le Bourget Field with a dummy patient bundled aboard and flown to a provincial village and back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Commerce Department
le Bourget Field
Its Quality Sells It Eclectic Oil Persuasion
Its Quality Sells It. The fact that so many thousands of intelligent people continue to use Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil speaks volumes for its healing efficiency. Since introduction it has grown in public favor owing to its usefulness in relieving and healing sickness. As a specific for cuts burns scalds and inflammatory pains its record is beyond reproach. Friction between two surfaces depends on pressure not contact area. No man expects a great deal from marriage. He is satisfied if his wife is a good cook valet attentive audience and patient nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Thomas
Canadian Handicrafts Guild to Exhibit in Regina 1929
The Canadian Handicrafts Guild announces a four day exhibit at the Saskatchewan Hotel Regina from March 20 to 23 1929. The show invites bead work basketry embroidery knitting laces leather wood and sewing crafts all handmade. Entry is free and sales are encouraged with prices set by exhibitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Canadian Handicrafts Guild
Regina
First Kamloops Fort Built by Stuart for Astor Trade
In 1812 Alexander Ross traded for ten days with 2000 Indigenous people near Camcloops at the Thompson River junction. By fall, David Stuart erected Kamloops Fort for John Jacob Astor, and trade continued for years. Today Kamloops sits where the post stood, with only a moulding door post and weeded cellar remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenston Heights
Canada
Alexander Ross
Thompson River
Camcloops
David Stuart
Kamloops
John Jacob Astor
Sleep Aid for Babies Castoria Ad Claim
An advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a safe, effective remedy to quiet crying and wakeful babies. It claims quick sleep for fretful children and relief for colic constipation colds and upset spells with the Chas. H. Fletcher signature as a mark of genuineness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Chas. H. Fletcher
Western Grain Company Formed From Six Grain Concerns
The Fort William Times Journal reports the merger creating Western Grain Company Limited to absorb six grain and elevator firms. The combined group takes over the assets and undertakings of Western Elevator Company State Elevator Company Central Grain Company Spencer Grain Company Beaver Grain Company and Western Terminal Elevator Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort William
Beet Growers Plan 2000 Acre Sugar Beet Contract
The Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District will contract for 2000 acres of sugar beets this spring, announced at the Southern Alberta Beet Growers Association annual meeting. Also appears an ad claiming Mother Graves Worm Exterminator relieves suffering in children with sure, lasting effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge Northern Innigation District
Southern Alberta Beet Growers’ Association
Ex-Kaiser Wilhelm II Lashes at Liners Naming Gaffe
Exiled Wilhelm II wrote an angry protest to Bremen shipyard directors over naming two trans Atlantic liners Frederick the Great and Wilhelm the Great. The letter, deemed lese majeste, amused Bremen readers before it was read aloud and published.
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
Bremen
Germany
Frederick the Great
Wilhelm the Great
Hohenzollern
Wilhelm
Holland
Doorn
First Bird Warning On Chimney Dirtying Feathers
A fragment depicts a quarrel between birds over chimney space and cleanliness. The exchange touches on duty and consequence, suggesting one bird is admonished for perched behavior while a martyrdom metaphor emerges from the mistaken blame.
He Thinks He’s Dead, Says Girl To Christian Scientist Aunt
A little girl tells her maiden aunt that an old man on the corner who was ill now believes he is dead. The aunt, a Christian Scientist, corrects her as she recalls the man thinking he was ill and now thinking he is dead.
Roman mourning rite shaved beard at age twenty one
The Romans shaved their beards at twenty one as an offering to household gods. A beard grown after that age signified mourning.
Shortness of Breath and Smothering Sensation Reported
Mrs. H Day of Dartmouth Nova Scotia describes over a year of smothering spells and choking sensations that made walking difficult. After trying many treatments without relief she decided to try a new remedy or approach.
A Sane Man and a Timely Remedy
A short promotional note describes a medicine priced at 0c per box available through The T Milburn Co. in Toronto. It asserts quick relief and a quotation about sanity, tragedy in the heart, and comedy in the head as a defining trait of a sane man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Milburn Co., Ltd
Toronto
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Meteal St
Buckleys
W. Nul. TS
Holloway
Minard
Carter
Vicks
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Aspirin
Aspiri
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