Imperial Economic Conference at Ottawa Looms Large in Empire Trade
The Ottawa conference gathers Empire statesmen and experts to craft new trade and monetary policies for mutual advantage. It aims to remove barriers, align currencies, and possibly create an Empire currency, reversing global protectionism and boosting inter Empire commerce. Canadians hope for a bold policy shift benefiting all parts of the Empire.
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Ottawa
Britain
Canada
Australia
Three Musketeers
Support Local Merchants Over Door to Door Sales
The piece urges buying locally to support nearby merchants who stand behind their goods. It contrasts with itinerant door to door salesmen who lack community stake and may vanish quickly, arguing for patronizing trusted local businesses.
Paris Doctor Claims Blood Injections Flavor Chickens
Dr A Gauditcheau of Paris uses a physiology principle to inject sauces into chicken blood streams. He argues this flavors the meat without any need for cooking seasonings. Air service between Cuba and the Isle of Pines shows growth.
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A. Gauditcheau
Paris
Cuba
The
Isle of Pines
Island Volcano Alters Bering Sea Contour
Father Bernard R. Hubbard reports a growing lava mound on an isolated Bering Sea island, pushing out of the earth and reshaping a coastal section. The Santa Clara University professor says the mass enlarges and was observed during a Bristol Bay voyage aboard the motorship Polar Bear despite storms.
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Bering Sea
Bernard R. Hubbard
Seward
Santa Clara University
Bristol Bay
Death Of Pioneer Col Herbert Swinford Dies In Winnipeg
Col Herbert Swinford veteran of the Red River Rebellion and the North West Rebellion died in Winnipeg at age 83. Born in London he moved to Canada as a boy and later steered steamboats on the Red and Assiniboine. He also served as general freight agent for the Northern Pacific Railway in Winnipeg and Vancouver. Reduced livestock carload thresholds are set by the Canadian Freight Association enabling smaller lots at minimum weights 12 000 and 6 000 pounds for cattle and 11 000 and 6 000 pounds for hogs and sheep with a 3 dollar stopover option. The rates are experimental for one year.
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Herbert Swinford
Red River
Winnipeg
London
England
Canada
Wellington Rifles
Guelph
Ont
Lord Wolsely
Swinford
Red
Assiniboine
Northern Pacific Railway
Vancouver
Canadian Freight Association
No Fool-Proof Rule for Edible Mushrooms
Dr. Fred Seaver of the New York Botanical Gardens told a New York lecture there is no universal rule to distinguish edible mushrooms from poisonous toadstools. He urged that individuals must learn to recognize mushrooms as they would friends and enemies, noting terms edible mushroom and poisonous toadstool are interchangeable.
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Fred Seaver
New York Botanical Gardens
New York
Miller's Worm Powders Promised To Help Children
Wise mothers recognize worms in children and apply Miller's Worm Powders. This vermifuge claims to clear the system of worms and restore health for comfort and robust growth, presenting itself as a trustworthy exterminator.
Long-waited Bates College diploma finally awarded
An 86-year-old woman, Mrs Sibyl Chase Ballard of Minneapolis, received her Bates College diploma at commencement marking 65 years since she completed her course in 1867. Bates had not conferred degrees on women then. The college is now co-educational.
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Bates College
Sibyl Chase Ballard
Minneapolis
Worm Exterminator Promises Health for Children
An advertisement claims Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator will eradicate intestinal worms to restore child health, urging parents to use the remedy for a healthier outcome.
Faith and rumor mix in university sermon rhetoric
The university president urged faith in a preacher style during a sermon on Faith. He warned listeners against blind faith in physicians who prescribe medicines. A minister warned that people often eyes heaven while listening to earthly gossip on the other eye.
Persian Balm for the Elegant Woman
Persian Balm is praised as the ideal toilet requisite for discerning women. It creates complex ions of rare beauty and charm, feels cool and refreshing, and leaves no sticky residue. The velvety lotion tones and stimulates the skin with a rose leaf texture. All dainty women invariably choose Persian Balm.
Prison De Luxe Opens on Welfare Island in New York
A New York press review details Welfare Island’s new women’s detention house described as luxurious and escape resistant with hot and cold water in every cell, showers, metal mirrors, and a radio in every ward. The piece compares the facility to a high society debutante event and to Canada’s observation cars.
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New York
Gotham
Manhattan
Canada
Dandelion rises through adversity as symbol of resilience
The dandelion is described as timely and undefeatable, thriving in any setting from lawn to hayfield. It refuses defeat, regrows after being cut, and proves that yellow stands for perseverance. The passage notes cancer deaths reaching 111,569 in 1929.
40th Anniversary of Salada Tea Company
A retrospective on Salada Tea Company's 40 years, tracing founder Peter Larkin's 1892 start in Toronto, expansion to Montreal and Buffalo, and the rise of Salada as the largest selling packaged tea in North America. The piece highlights the shift to Ceylon and Indian blends and metal packaging to preserve flavor.
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Front Street
Toronto
Salada Tea Company
Peter Larkin
Montreal
United States
Buffalo
Boston
China
Japan
England
Ceylon
Larkin
North America
Stop the Cough with Thomas' Electric Oil
Coughing results from irritation in the respiratory passages due to inflammation of the mucous membrane. Treatment with Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil will allay the inflammation and the cough will usually stop. try it and you will be satisfied.
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Thomas
Marmalade Cry and Seven Guinea Rook Joke
A man paid seven guineas to a dealer for a jar touted as valuable. A connoisseur friend inspected it and quipped about the price, asking if marmalade was included. The exchange highlights a humorous case of overvaluing a trinket.
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