Work Together For Prosperity In 1930 Canada United
The piece argues that despite crop failures and stock market shocks, Canada’s 1930 outlook is bright due to high employment, strong production, and planned investments. It urges individuals to boost effort at work, farming, and business, while governments and banks support growth to lift the economy.
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Canada
Dominion
Blue Ruin
United States
Canadian National Railways
C.P.R
Loud Speaker bootleg sheet exposed in secret Rome
A 16 page anonymous tabloid printed in secret in Rome circulates through dark alleys. It attacks Mussolini and the fascist government with unlicensed news and rumors. Romans are amused, police puzzled, while the dictator’s fury is imagined.
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Rome
Holy City
Mussolini
Secretive Italian artist chemist dies of starvation
Francesco Rocchi, famed Italian artist chemist, kept his secret chemical cure for cancer-of-bronze and a method to halt bronze decay private despite offers of wealth. He died of starvation after dire finances left him unable to buy sustenance.
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Francesco Rocchi
Mapping Sahara Surpasses Gaps with Aerial Survey
Major Lemaitre, head of the topographical bureau of the 19th French Army Corps, completed a survey filling the last blank space between northeastern Hoggar and Tripolitania. An airplane aided the camera, leaving no blank areas on the map.
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Sahara
Lemaitre
French Army Corps
Hoggar
Tripolitania
Scissors Grinder Reports Unchanged Business Amid Dull Times
An unhurried passer by notes business as steady for a scissors grinder, while the vendor remarks the era feels unusually quiet and slow. The exchange captures everyday urban routine and a common sentiment of stagnant commerce.
Bananas Occasionally Contain About 300 Pieces
A banana bunch sometimes holds up to 300 fruits. The figure reflects occasional variation in fruit count within each bunch observed by growers.
Calgary Flyer Completes Rocky Mountain Flight to Vancouver
Flying Officer W. L. Rutledge of Calgary brought his Curtis-Robin monoplane to Calgary municipal airport after a daring leap from Calgary to Vancouver across the Canadian Rockies. He argued that mountain landings are survivable and that an air mail and passenger route could connect the prairies and coast in about four hours, noting a Meritt delay but a three hour five minute flight covering just over 300 miles.
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Calgary
Vancouver
Canadian Rockies
W. L. Rutledge
Percy J. K. Payne
Rutledge Air Service, Limited
Prairies
Merritt
B.C
Pink Pills for Anaemia Promised to Restore Strength
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood tonic for anaemia and related symptoms. It recounts Mrs John Bain of Avenue Road Toronto describing severe illness including pale complexion numbness and heart palpitations, then credits the pills with gradual improvement and weight gain. The copy claims direct action on blood and urges purchase from medicine dealers or by mail from Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Rainy Day Worries Hit Hard at Desk and Links
A wheeled exchange contrasts the idea of saving for a rainy day with busy work stacked on a desk attributed to procrastination. The dialogue frames golf time versus work time, highlighting thrift versus accumulation of tasks.
Magistrate Interrogates Prisoner Over Glasgow Roots
The magistrate asks the prisoner where he was born and raised. The prisoner answers Glasgow and confirms he was brought up there, with brief remarks about his upbringing.
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Glasgow
Pisoner
Pains Around Heart Sufferer Recalls Weak Spells
Mrs James Vanalstine of Pibroch Manitoba describes heart pains and fainting spells. She says she would fall over and need assistance to bed after using several boxes of unspecified remedy.
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James Vanalstine
Pibroch, Man
Milburns New Pill Promoted By Toronto Company
A historical advertisement promotes H. N. Pills from The T. Milburn Co. Limited of Toronto. It claims relief after a long spell and invites readers to trial the 50 cent box, available at druggists or by mail on receipt of price.
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T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Situation Is Altered Canada Gets Bananas From West Indies
The 1925 Canada West Indies trade agreement has changed banana imports. Jamaica now does a big business with Canada in tropical fruit and bananas from the British West Indies are duty-free, unlike imports from other countries at 50 cents per stem.
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United States
Canada-West Indies
Jamaica
British West Indies
Spinach Gelatin Mold with Egg Garnish
Dissolve lemon flavored gelatin in boiling water then add spinach juice vinegar and salt. Stir in chopped spinach and onion juice once thickened. Pour into mold and chill until firm. Unmold onto crisp lettuce and garnish with mayonnaise and hard cooked eggs. Serves six.
Lemon Orange Fruit Pie Remedy Ad
A recipe style notice describes making a lemon orange pie like dessert with sugar flour rind orange juice and lemon juice and butter and eggs. It pivots to a worm remedy claiming Miller's Worm Powders expel intestinal parasites and improve child health, targeting worried mothers.
Salary Boost for Nearly 1000 Civil Servants
About 1000 Dominion Government income tax branch employees hail a salary increase of 120 dollars per year. The raise takes effect April 1 as the new fiscal year begins, applying to staff from Halifax to Vancouver who have not previously received the advance.
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Dominion Government
Halifax
Vancouver
German chemist touts weed killing prep Weed-ex for crops and soil safety
German agricultural chemist Leif H. P. Stoldt reports discovery of weed-ex a non poisonous odorless solution that kills sow thistle pig weed Canada thistle quack grass and mustard while not injuring Canadian soil It can be applied during the growing season with a range of sprayers including a lightweight eight pound unit and horse drawn machines claiming high acre per hour efficiency
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H. P. Stoldt
Germany
Yorkton
Stoldt
Lipton Buys Alpon to Headquarter Americas Cup
Sir Thomas Lipton purchases the British steam yacht Alpon of 1346 tons from Captain Loeffier to serve as his headquarters during the America's Cup races set to take place in United States waters seven months from now. Frost bites and chilblains result from cold and slush. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil relieves pain and inflammation quickly after simple application. Pompeians decorated walls in rich flat tones with classical decorative motifs and medals.
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Thomas Lipton
Loeffier
United States
Thomas
Minard's The Great White Liniment Lawyer's Witty Quip
An eminent lawyer quips that law is the merriest game of chance in the world. He notes no one knows what the law is in advance nor how a judge will apply it or how a jury will decide.
Collision on a Straight Road Sparks Roadside Exchange
A gigantic truck collided with a small private car. The car owner angrily accuses the truck driver of not seeing him. The driver apologizes saying he mistook the car for a fly on his windshield. The item closes noting a cynical line about getting rich slowly and a Minard's reference from a grandmother.
Duke of Norfolk forms limited company for estates
The Duke of Norfolk has formed a limited company to manage his estates. He came of age last May and serves as permanent governing director and chairman with a nominal capital of 250000 dollars.
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Duke of Norfolk
Britain
Headache Relief Ad Promotes Carter’s Little Liver Pills
An old advertisement touts avoiding bromides for headaches and promises lasting relief by treating the stomach liver and bowels. It claims quick but temporary fixes harm the heart and urges using Carter’s Little Liver Pills with a 25 cent red package.
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Carter
Canada’s Trade Surges To 1929 High
Canada's total trade for the year ending March 31 1929 reached 2 654 452 000 dollars, about 22 times the Confederation level of 1867 and 646 percent higher than 1900 figures.
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Canada
SERS CEO CREW seeks managers in prairie centres for Snag Proof clothing
SERS CEO Crew advertises for managers in all big centres across the Prairie Provinces to handle Snag Proof clothing. Claims large pay and weekly cash points for producers. Boston address noted at 20 St. James St. E. Montreal.
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SERS
Prairie Provinces
Boston
St. James St. E
Montreal
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