Magna Charta Day linked to unity and freedom
The International Magna Charta Day Association based in St. Paul urged June 15 as Magna Charta Day in English speaking nations. Observance promotes interdependence among countries sharing British heritage, emphasizing trial by jury and protection of rights as foundations of liberty. The Day is celebrated in schools and Sundays labeled Magna Charta Sunday.
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United States
St. Paul
Minn
Association
Canada
Newfoundland
British Isles
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
John
England
J. W. Hamilton
North Manitoba Marble Promises Italian Rival in Canada
Canada eyes Maniville marble from Northern Manitoba quarried along the Hudson Bay Railway to replace Italian marble. Used in Sun Life Assurance Company head office in Montreal, shipments sent from The Pas by CNR. The stone is fine textured and polishes well.
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Northern
Manitoba
Montreal
Hudson Bay
Italy
Maniville
Sun Life Assurance Company
Pas
Canadian National Railways
Office Boy Seeks Afternoon Off After Grandmother's Death
A light exchange shows an office boy insisting on taking a holiday this afternoon citing his grandmother's death. The boss recalls granting earlier time off for the same reason, leading to a humorous acknowledgment that the grandmother remains deceased.
Holloway Corn Remover Claims Safe Root Removal
A note states Holloway's Corn Remover kills the corn roots and lifts the callosity without injuring the surrounding flesh. The product is advertised as effective for quick, painless relief from hard corns.
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Holloway
Forest products in Canada rank second to agriculture
Forest products in Canada total about 500 million dollars annually, ranking second to agriculture in value.
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Canada
Flu Germs Breed In the Throat Booster
An advertising feature urges readers to cleanse the body with Nerviline and Dr Hamilton's Pills to stimulate elimination and rid the system of disease-breeding germs. The pitch promises prompt and satisfactory results.
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Hamitor
Telephones In Canada Doninion Is Served By 2 462 Systems
Canada has 2 462 telephone systems including five government owned with Alberta two and Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan one each. Municipal systems number 138 with 123 in Ontario. Private company systems total 496 mainly in Ontario and Quebec. Cooperative systems total 1 552 with Saskatchewan hosting 1 180. Total telephones 1 259 987 and annual conversations 2 108 400 000 including 31 400 000 long distance calls.
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Canada
Alberta
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Municipaal
Quebec
Dr Williams Pink Pills Aid Severe St Vitus Dance
A Mrs Stead of Wiarton Ont reports her nine year old daughter recovered from a severe St Vitus dance after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. The pills are said to enrich blood and nourish nerves, with the firm selling at 50c per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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Williams
Port McNicol
Northern Scenes by Air From The Pas Visit
Captain Charles Sutton and a pilot party completed an 8000 mile aerial voyage to the northern wilds near Fort Churchill. They filmed Eskimo inhabitants and northern scenery as the voyage’s main objective. Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy is advertised as a rapid relief for asthma attacks.
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The
Pas
Charles Sutton
Wilds
Fort Churchill
Can ada’s vast resources and future growth noted
The Chicago Tribune highlights Canada as a land of agriculture minerals fish and forests. It suggests growth potential when western crops regain surplus and rains continue, with the black soil of glacial origin supporting settlement.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Canada
Canada Wheat Planting To Reach 25 Million Acres This Year
Canada expects about 25,000,000 acres sown to wheat this year. Last year 24,114,546 acres produced 533,571,000 bushels at an average 22.1 bushels per acre.
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Canada
Columbia Ice Fields Feed Historic Western Rivers
Melting waters from the Columbia ice fields in Jasper National Park feed three major western rivers the Athabasca Saskatchewan and Columbia sustaining their flows toward three oceans. For sunburn apply Minard's Liniment.
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Columbia
Jasper National Park
Canadian West
Athabaska
Saskatchewan
Good Friend To Trappers
The trapper life in northern and central British Columbia is buffered by radio. Many isolated cabins now have powerful sets, bringing world news and distant orchestras into remote evenings after long days on the trapline.
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British Columbia
Uniform Prize Ribbons Adopted Across Canada
The Canadian National Exhibition and the Canadian Association of Exhibitions agree to standard prize ribbon colors for all fairs. First prize becomes red, second blue, third white, fourth yellow, fifth green, sixth pink. Sweep stakes winners receive red white and blue, grand champions red and blue. This aims to end color confusion at exhibitions nationwide.
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Toronto
Canadian Association of Exhibitions
Canada
Association
Navy Silk Crepe Frock With Lace Collar and Bow
Pattern advertisement for a Navy blue silk crepe dress with Alencon lace collar and cuffs, scalloped hips, side drape yoke, and large self fabric bow. Sizes 16 to 42 bust, with decorative options in tomato red crepe de chine and georgette. Price 25 cents, wrap coin, send 10 cents for Spring Fashion Magazine.
Putnam's Corn Extractor Promises Quick Pain Free Removal
The advertisement urges using Putnam's Corn Extractor at first signs of a corn to prevent growth. It claims the drops remove both hard and soft corns without pain whether on top or between toes, asserting Putnam's Corn Extractor tractors the corn out quickly.
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Putnam'’S
Putnam's
Faith and Works Inseparable Division of Belief
A philosophical reflection compares faith and works to light and heat in a candle. When the candle is extinguished, both aspects vanish, illustrating that faith and works remain intertwined and cannot exist independently.
Waterton Lakes Park Trout Fame Noted In Alberta
Waterton Lakes Park in Alberta celebrated for trout fishing with specimens weighing up to fifty pounds taken from the Waterton Lakes. The National Parks of Canada offer excellent fishing opportunities in this region.
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National Parks
Canada
Waterton Lakes Park
Alberta
Waterton Lakes
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order guidance from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. Pattern No Name Town appears as a listing in the mailing instructions for customers seeking printed designs.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Offered as Quick Inflammation Remedy
The advertisement proclaims Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as able to remove most pains from inflammation by direct topical application. It claims rapid absorption and soothing of inflamed tissue and also serves as a treatment for cuts scratches bruises and sprains with a call to keep a bottle handy.
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Thomas
Settlers Surge into Alberta Frontiers
A wave of American settlers has reached the Tilley district and the Brooks Rainier area in Alberta. Families are moving to farms as the Canadian Pacific’s Department of Natural Resources arranges details for their settlement and relocation.
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United States
Tilley
Alta
Brooks
Rainier
Canadian Pacific
Department of Natural Resourc
Minard’s for the rub down flivver note
A Minard’s style remark highlights a simple truth about early airplanes and cars noting that a flivver’s engine stopping means the vehicle stops too. The playful line contrasts reliability between a fragile car and a flight craft in a period tone.
Peace River crops show promising conditions in 1929
Crop conditions across the Peace River country are very promising as the season runs ahead of southern sections. Authorities report a notable shift of people into the area, reflected in a considerable increase in crop acreage this year compared with 1928.
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Peace River Country
Irrigation Costs Mount for Southern Alberta Projects
Construction cost of 10 major irrigation projects in Southern Alberta totals about 31.8 million dollars. The average cost is roughly 31 dollars per acre for more than one million acres of serviced land.
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Alberta
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Doninion
ST. Vitus
J. D. Kellogg
Eagle Brand
the Borden Co., Limited
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EAGLE
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TNO
Vmres
Neckhles
Firestone
Hamilton
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. of Canada, Limited
Freres
Minard's Liniment
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina
SASK
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