Cellophane shows Canada’s forest riches to new uses
The article extols Canada’s forest wealth and cites cellophane as a transformative export. It notes spruce-derived rayon silk and cellophane wrapping boosting sales, highlights a $1.25 million Quebec plant by Canadian Industries Limited, and envisions future uses from hats to indelible records, urging optimism amid uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Magazine
of Canadian Industries Limited
Quebec
Altar to St Patrick planned on hill near landing site
Treland plans a large open-air altar on a high hill within a mile of St Patrick’s landing site from Rome 1,500 years ago. The project costs £50,000, funded by village fundraising, with the first sod turned on St Patrick’s day during the centenary celebrations. A Milan railway central station underfloor escalator project is noted, and Kamchatka supplies account for most canned crab meat shipments.
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St. Patrick
Rome
Treland
Central Railway Station
Milan
Italy
Wife of a Genius Delivers Witty Rejoinder
In a sharp rebuttal the wife of a famed genius quips that life with a brilliant husband is demanding. She notes the man is “hard to get along with” just like any other fool, in response to a gush about being the wife of a genius.
Begonias Traced to 1777 Introduction in England
The passage notes begonias were introduced to England from Jamaica in 1777, marking the plant's cultivation history in Britain. It also mentions the use of granular carbon from coal in telephony to convert air pressure waves into electrical signals.
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England
Jamaica
Milburn’s Heart Nerve Pills praised by Nova Scotia reader
Mr. Fred J. Chase of Thomson Station Nova Scotia reports rapid relief from rapid heartbeats and sharp night pains after using two boxes of Milburn’s Heart Nerve Pills. He states his nerves improved and he gained fourteen pounds, feeling “just fine.”
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Fred J. Chase
Thomson Station
N.S
Milburn
Mountain Pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick Celebrates St Patrick’s Arrival
The annual pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick in County Mayo draws Canadians and Americans, with July ceremonies marking St Patrick’s 1500th arrival. Pilgrims ascend barefoot, some journeying five hours, aided by torches and hymns, as priests conduct services atop the summit and thousands receive communion.
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St. Patrick
Ireland
Cunard Line
Galway
Westport
Holy Mountain
Patrick
Croagh Patrick
Wise Mothers Value Mother Graves Worm Exterminator
Wise mothers who know the virtues of Mother Graves Worm Exterminator always have it at hand because it proves its value.
French engineers reveal nonflammable gasoline breakthrough
A French engineer and a French airline announce a new gasoline type that remains non inflammable up to about 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The development promises safer fuel for markets seeking improved temperature stability and lower fire risk.
Dinner Plans End Walk With Tommy
A brief, childlike exchange reveals a plan for dinner ending a proposed walk. The seven year old declines to continue walking with the speaker, citing the impending mealtime as the reason.
London Edinburgh exchange links United States to world
The Edinburgh overseas exchange hub with a swift London switchboard serves calls to the United States, Latin America, India, Japan, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and ships at sea. It employs 150 multilingual girl operators and can connect to Honolulu, Cape Town, Sydney, Buenos Aires, New York or Tokyo within an hour. Sixteen Canadian university women will attend the sixth triennial conference of the International Federation of University Women in Edinburgh from July 27 to August 4, led by Mrs. Douglas J. Thom and including delegates from Toronto, Regina, Montreal and Vancouver. The gathering, presided by Professor Winnifred Gullis, aims to expand international goodwill and opportunities for university women with representatives from 36 federations.
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Exchange
London
Overseas Telephone Exchange
Honolulu
Cape Town
Sydney
Buenos Aires
New York
Tokyo
Edinburgh
Scotland
International Federation of University Women
Canadian Federation of University Women
Douglas J. Thom
Regina
Sask
Canadian Federation
Laila C. Scott
Toronto
Canadian Committee On International Relations
Helen F. McEwen
W. G. Barnstead
A. W. Patterson
Gertrude Boyle
Jessie Dykes
Bertha Hamilton
Lois Rutter
Dorothy Tingley
M. Winnifred Kydd
Hazel Murchinson
Montreal
M. L. Bolert
Vancouver
Donalda Dickie
Niagara Falls
Ont
Conover
Weston
Winnifred Gullis
London School of Medicine For Women
International Federation
The Many-Purpose Oil Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil offers cures for cuts bruises burns and rheumatic pains in humans and horses. The advertisement claims the remedy has served thousands of users over fifty years and is suitable for wounds sore throat and chest ailments in people and similar issues in horses.
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Thomas
New Canadian Cellophane Plant Opens in Shawinigan Falls
A new cellophane plant at Shawinigan Falls Quebec began production using sulphite pulp from Canadian forests as the raw material. Built by Canadian workers with Canadian capital, the facility marks the first domestically produced cellophane in Canada, reducing reliance on imports and boosting the town’s industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Canada
Canadian Industries
Shawinigan Balls
Dominion
The Asthma Remedy Promised by Dr Kellogg
A narrator with asthma seeks relief and claims Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy can end suffering. The ad asserts faithful use delivers complete relief and makes asthma a thing of the past.
Arctic Islands Preserve Expanded in Canadian North
The Arctic Islands Preserve now covers all Canadian islands north of Mackenzie and Kee watin districts with a partial exception on Baffin Island. The expanded area totals 439,105 square miles under the Department of the Interior.
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Department of the Interior
North West Territories
Canada
Mackenzie and Keewatin
Baffin Island
Arctic Islands
Banff National Park Established in 1885
Banff Park in Alberta was set aside in 1885 as the oldest Dominion playground. It covers 2,585 square miles and serves as a wildlife sanctuary with abundant mountain sheep, deer, and bear visible near park highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banff National Park
Alberta
Dominion
Miller's Worm Powders for Taming Worm Ravages in Children
Miller's Worm Powders claim to quickly alter stomach conditions that support worms and drive them from the body. The medicine also tonically strengthens the digestive organs, restoring health and preventing future worm-related disorders.
Instrument Speech Device Aids Bogart's Nova Scotia Link
Dr. J. B. Bogart of New York, a Nova Scotia native, spoke to the Annapolis Valley Medical Association using a voice substitute device after vocal cords were removed in cancer surgery. The curved tube appliance, held to the throat and in the mouth, channels sound from a box the patient carries, delivering a twenty minute address.
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J. B. Bogart
New York
Annapolis Valley Medical Association
Bogart
Nova Scotia
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Kamchatka
T. Milbere
On Bay
County Mayo
Eno
Enos
Swift
Banff Park
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