New Year Message Highlights Canada Britain's Unity Links
The article notes radio broadcasts across Canada featuring speeches by W L Mackenzie King Sir Robert Borden and General Jan Smuts. It emphasizes shared Empire values linking Canada to South Africa and other Dominions, urging steadfast adherence to treaties and language rights in a unified world order. It cites Smuts praising Canada for leadership in racial settlement and aims to set a precedent for global harmony.
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Canada
W. L. Mackenzie King
Robert Borden
Jan Christian Smuts
South Africa
Dominion
Atlantic
Pacific
Ramsay MacDonald
Smuts
British Commonwealth of Nations
Fathers of Confederation
Commonwealth
Robert Derden
Australia
France
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Britain
Great Britain
Germany
Belgium
League of Nations
General Smuts
Border split brings relief to relieved buyer
An elderly buyer learns her new farm lies on the American side of the border after surveyors declare the property is Canadian border to be avoided. The old lady says she is glad to escape harsh Canadian winters.
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United States
Canada
Bagpipes Used by Ancient Musicians in Egypt and Greece
Ancient Egypt and Greece featured bagpipes in musical practice. The statement notes historical use by musicians of both regions, indicating cross cultural presence of this instrument in antiquity.
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Egypt
Greece
Mirror mosaic wall decor in Islington barber shop
Islington barber Mr Festa covers walls and ceilings with about 250 000 small plate-glass pieces. The fragments are painted in rainbow colors and cut into shapes from stars to roses, with the largest piece under an inch square.
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Islington
Festa
Man with no aim in life likened to tail-less dog
A aphoristic statement compares lacking purpose to a handicapped dog without a tail, implying both suffer diminished vigor and direction. The quote uses vivid metaphor to argue personal motivation shapes life quality and outcomes.
Smuts Visits Canada First Time Crossing Atlantic
General Jan Christian Smuts former Premier of the Union of South Africa photographed at Windsor Station on New Year’s Day marking his first Atlantic crossing to view Canada and Canadians. In Montreal he received an L L D degree from McGill University.
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Jan Christian Smuts
P.C
C.H
Union of South Africa
Windsor
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
Montreal
University of McGill
Durium records to go on market soon from new compound
Durium, a liquid before heating, becomes a hard flexible insoluble solid used to print records on fibre paper. Dr. Hal T. Beans of Columbia University announced a Durium Products Corporation has been formed to manufacture 15 cent records sold at newspaper stands nationwide. Miller’s Worm Powders claim to quickly combat worms in stomach and intestines and improve digestive health in children.
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Phonograph
United States
Hal T. Beans
Columbia University
Durium Products Corporation
Beans
Would Take Some Fixing The Evening Paper Misprint Letter
A letter to a railway mail service office complains that evening papers arrive irregularly. The writer notes receiving yesterday’s paper today and, in turn, yesterday’s paper again the next day, creating a rolling miscue sequence. The writer recalls a prior year with no misprints and urges a fix.
Worm Ex terminator bribes relief for suffering children
A historical advertisement touts Mother Graves Worm Ex terminator as a quick remedy to relieve children from worm distress. It emphasizes prompt aid and strong curative claims in a period marketplace.
Hong Kong Ceded to Britain in January 1841
A brief item notes the transfer of Hong Kong from China to the United Kingdom in January 1841. It also mentions visitors to Parliament averaging about 5,000 on regular days and over 20,000 on Saturdays.
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Hong Kong
China
Great Britain
Toronto Woman Nets Hidden Hawthorne First Editions
Mrs Dora Hood of Toronto bought a batch of old books for a dollar and two days later received a bid of 1200 dollars for a first edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter printed in 1850. Alongside it she found Hawthorne's Marble Faun from 1860 valued at about 100 dollars.
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Dora Hood
Toronto
Pink Pills Help Mrs Dowe Regain Health Says It's Aiding Women
Mrs Everitt Dowe of South Nelson New Brunswick recounts years of weakness headaches pale appearance and breathlessness. After trying other medicines she found relief with Dr Williams Pink Pills leading to improved appetite sleep and strength and urges other weak women to try the medicine. A booklet Building Up the Blood is mailed free on request from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario. Pills available at 50c a box from the same company or through dealers.
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Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Madrid Fights Donkey Surplus Ahead of Auctions
In Madrid the city grapples with abandoned donkeys left on streets as owners fail to feed them. Unlike abandoned cars, donkeys both occupy space and consume resources, prompting costly rescue and disposal efforts. Auctions are announced but buyers are not always found promptly.
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New York
Madrid
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Praised by Athletes
The text extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as an excellent lubricant for muscles and sinews. It claims the oil renders them pliable, eases soreness, strengthens for strains, and notes long time athlete use and testimony to its value.
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Thomas
Canada Exports Show Grain Decline Offset by Manufactures
For the first ten months of the present year Canada's exports totalled 1 004 635 233 dollars, down from 1 070 909 345 dollars in 1928. The drop in grain and flour exports is nearly twice the overall decline, while gains in manufactured goods largely offset the grain decrease.
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Canada
Minard's Wards Off Grippe
Minard treats a patient and wards off grippe showing effective care. The article notes the physician and the patient outcome in a concise medical note from the period.
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Minard
Grippe
Safety at Sea: Parliament Likely to Adopt Radio Provisions
The forthcoming session may enact parts of the Safety of Life at Sea convention. Canada faces compulsory wireless on ocean ships including passenger vessels and freighters over 1600 tons, with exemptions for specified voyages. An automatic one-man radio system would allow SOS reception even if the operator is off duty.
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Alex. Johnson
S.O.S
Canadian settlers on Saskatchewan farms in 1929
The Canada Colonization Association reported in Saskatoon that 558 families were settled permanently on Canadian farms in the first eleven months of 1929, excluding workers for other farmers. If included, total placements would reach 1,210 families, covering 123,441 acres.
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Colonization Association
Canada Colonization Association
Saskatoon
Winds Driven by Pressure Differences Across Regions
Atmospheric winds arise from horizontal pressure gradients between locations. Variations in heating and cooling create high and low pressure zones, causing air to move from high to low pressure.
Wealth rankings show United States third in per capita wealth
A Wall Street table places Switzerland first at 3126 dollars per person and New Zealand second at 3029. The United States ranks third with 2908. Canada 2779 Australia 2710 and Great Britain 2677 follow, while Russia trails at 215.
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United States
Wall Street
Switzerland
New Zealand
Canada
Australia
Great Britain
Russia
Alberta Oil Drilling Surges With Dozens of New Wells
More than 200 wells are drilling in Alberta with plans to start at least 50 more in spring. Turner Valley has 37 producers yielding 100000 barrels of crude naphtha monthly and 200000000 cubic feet of natural gas daily.
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Alberta
Turner Valley
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Appleford Paper, Products
Hamilton
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Regina
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