Power and Its Dangers Across Ages and Nations
An essay traces the lure and risk of power from biblical times to modern empires. It notes Britain’s measured relinquishment of control, warns against monopolies in railways and utilities, and urges public ownership and vigilance to keep power from corrupting or overpowering the people.
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Tynat
Britain
British
Principe Ou
Western
Canada
C.P.R
Dominion
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Quebec
United States
W&s
Rights Of Grain Growers Courts Weigh Terminal Designation
A reference to courts seeks to determine grain growers rights over terminal designation for western Canada grain towers. The matter centers on how grain may be served and whether terminals may be designated for storage and shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Canada
Government ends dispute by board bearing costs on grain contracts
Instructions from Hon. James Malcolm direct the board of grain commissioners to take action and have the board bear all expenses. The aim is to resolve contractual tensions between farmers wheat pools and the pools with grain traders. Government vows no immediate abolition of the grain board despite farmer resolutions. An aviation note adds a sightline estimate: at 5000 feet visibility about 90 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Grain Commissioners
James Malcolm
Board of Train
Lindbergh Air Mail Flight Start Prompts Record Pace
Col Lindbergh began a Florida to Canal Zone air mail inauguration in February and said he had not ridden a railroad train for over a year and a half since his Paris flight. By then he had logged 270,900 miles in air over 3,030 hours, about four months aloft.
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Col. Lindbergh
Florida
Canal Zone
Paris
Lince
Col. Lindberg
Florida- Panama
Antarctic
Wilkins
Weddel Sea
Putnam's Corn Extractor Claims Instant Relief
Quick, safe relief is almost instantaneous if you apply Putnam's Corn Extractor. One drop stops the pain and a few applications make the corn dry up and drop off. Thousands use it daily. get a bottle from your druggist and refuse substitutes.
Preparing for peace in time of peace
The quote argues that if nations prepared for peace with the same seriousness as for war, the world would avoid the billions in annual taxes spent on armament.
After Effects of Dreaded Influenza
Widespread influenza leaves lasting health problems across Canada. Dr Williams Pink Pills claim to enrich blood, strengthen nerves, and banish after effects. Case anecdote from Mrs. W. J. Radford of Belleville Ontario praises recovery after influenza, with purchase details and dealer mail order offered.
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Canada
Belleville
Ont
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Helped During Middle Age Sarnia Woman Credits Remedy
A Sarnia Ontario woman writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased her Change of Life symptoms and restored her ability to work. She reports improved appetite and steadier nerves and says she would recommend the medicine to others with similar troubles.
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Sarnia
Ont
Lydia E. Pinkham
Joan Benson
N. Christina St
Sarnia, Ontario
Airborne Hover Test At Chicago Airport Stirs Interest
An aviator at Chicago municipal airport kept a plane in nearly motionless flight for an hour amid a 60 mile gale by balancing forward thrust with wind drift. The experiment suggests potential future devices for stable air but wind variability limits immediate use. Dread of Asthma fuels Dr J D Kellogg's remedy claim offering instant relief and future attack warding benefits.
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Chicago
J. D. Kelogg
Recipes For Itis Week Date Gems Muffins
A recipe lists ingredients and steps to make twelve muffins. It includes 1 cup flour 5 teaspoons baking powder 14 teaspoon salt 1 cup graham flour 1 cup chopped dates 14 cups milk 2 tablespoons melted butter or fat. Mix dry ingredients lift, add graham flour and dates, then milk and butter. Bake in moderate oven 25 to 30 minutes.
Lamb Breast Bake With Vegetables And Rice
Cut lamb into small pieces and simmer until tender. In a baking dish combine the lamb with peas or celery, carrots, onions, rice, green pepper, raisins, and soup stock. Season with salt and pepper, cover, and bake slowly until vegetables are tender, stirring and adding stock as needed. Serve very hot.
Seasonal Picker Ruse Revealed in Humorous Exchange
A lady asks a beggar about his trade. He answers he is a picker, explaining he picks different items by season: strawberries in July, hops in August, pockets in September, and oakum for the rest of the year. The brief joke underscores clever wordplay on seasonal work.
Northerly Churchill River power to aid Flin Flon mine
The Manitoba Free Press notes early next month the first 2,000 horsepower output on the Churchill River near Island Falls will feed the larger 40,000 horsepower development for the Flin Flon mine and smelter. This rapid northward energy push marks a milestone in opening the region.
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Churchill River
Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company
Flin “Ton
Canada
Island Falls
Churchill
Winnipeg
Manitoba Free Press
What He Must Know for Success on the Farm
A young farmer can fare well without Latin or Greek but needs knowledge of soils pests and other daily challenges. Education is essential, yet not the formal kind. Discipline, hard knocks and adversity build practical understanding required for success.
Holloway Corn Remover advertised relief for corns
An advertisement claims Holloway's Corn Remover will entirely relieve suffering from corns. The text then shifts to a mythical belief among an Indian race about elephants having two trunks three eyes and ten legs in the sand after death.
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Holloway
India
Wilkins Plans Eleven Antarctic Weather Stations for World Forecasts
Sir George Hubert Wilkins announced twelve meteorological stations in Antarctic regions to supply world weather forecasts. He spoke at Talcahuano en route to New York after three months in the Antarctic, with the first station to be set up at Deception Island next November.
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Antarctic
Sir George Hubert Wilkins
Explorer
Wilkins
Talcahuamo
Chile
New York
Deception Island
Air Force expands North with Pelican Station
The Royal Canadian Air Force plans a new Pelican Narrows station to link northern communication lines enabling forestry patrols and photographic surveys. Existing sites include Cormorant Lake and Norway House, with three more under construction this winter at Berens River Lac La Ronge and Pelican Narrows. Ten tons of materials are being shipped for Pelican’s station.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Pelican
Air Force
Cormorant Lake
Norway House
Berens River
Lake Winnipeg
Lac la Ronge
Prince Albert
Pelican Narrows
Puck Leys Cough Mixture Week Observed in Canada
Retail druggists across Canada observe Puck ley's Cough Mixture Week from February 28 to March 6. The event, arranged by the Retail Merchants' Association of Canada and provincial boards in cooperation with W K Buckley Limited, highlights a longstanding cough remedy that has gained popularity with Canadians in recent years.
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Canada
A Prime Dressing For Wounds
The article urges replacing carbolic acid with Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil for treating wounds and cuts among workers. It claims faster action without skin scarring or flesh burning, advising factories and workshops to keep the remedy on hand.
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Dr. Thomas
Alberta Potatoes Edge South with Edmonton Trade Group
Southern Alberta potato growers expand toward the southern states. M L Freng district agriculturist notes Montana remains a supply source but the south seeks Alberta first class certified potatoes. An Edmonton organization, with Provincial Government approval, aims to foster the trade.
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Alberta
M. L. Freng
Montana
Edmonton
Minard's Liniment Promote Flu Relief
A historical note touts Minard's Liniment for influenza relief. English reports describe a large experimental airplane with a cabin like a railway baggage car, capable of freight transport troop carrying and long distance bombing.
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England
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Pharcaha
Rome
Caesars
Carthage
Greece
Napoleon
Wilhelm
Minard’s Liniment
Lindbergh
Henry
Atents
The
Ramsay Co
Shawatos
Itis
Betty Barclay
Minard
World's New Weather Bureau
LTT
Zambuk
Buckley
Alberta Potato Growers
Scott
Applefood Paper Products
Hamilton
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina
SASK
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