Airmen Ready to Bring Napoleon’s Son to Paris
The French air service prepares to transport the son of Napoleon from Vienna to Paris to entomb him under the Invalides dome. Pilots Pelletier Dolsy and Sadi Lecovinte, famed as Vielles Triers, are named for the mission as public sentiment supports the plan. The Austrian monarchists reportedly concede, leaving Habsburg decision final.
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Rome
Napoleon
Vienna
Paris
Marians
the Invalides
France
Differd T Harmon
Oll
Vielles Triers
Pelletier Dolsy
Partie Taklo
Sadi Lecovinte
World Happenings Briefly Told
The French court declares pedestrians subject to traffic rules for vehicles. A new twelfth magnitude star is announced from Cracow by Casimir Kordelewski. Mrs Amanda Riel dies in Winnipeg from heart disease on a street car. The U S proposes a three power naval limitation conference at Geneva not before June 1. Thomas P Dawson 69 dies in Providence. Canada’s icebreaker Stanley in Halifax for overhauling before survey voyage. Ottawa legation funds lacking delays opening after July 1. Royal Air Force plans a nonstop distance flight from Cranwell toward British India. Canada invited to Rome for a world agriculture congress. Canada unlikely to attend.
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Amanda Riel
Louis Riel
Rebel
Winnipeg
United States
Ottawa
Congress
Royal Air Force
Cranwell
Lincolnshire
British India
Rome
Department of Agriculture
Camila
Milk christening of Great Lakes vessel shocks readers
A famed Great Lakes ship was launched with a milk christening at Manitowoc yards. The piece juxtaposes dairy imagery with controversial product claims and a mock moral quip about changing men, noting long historical contrasts and a sharp editorial tone.
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Great Lakes
Manitowoc
Farmer's Advocate
Castoria Advertising Claim From Early 20th Century
An advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a 30 year old remedy for babies and children. It claims to relieve constipation, flatulence, wind colic and diarrhea, regulate the stomach and bowels, aid digestion and sleep, and promote natural health.
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Fletcher
Terrible Headaches Relieved by Dodd's Kidney Pills
Saskatchewan resident M. N. Zilan reports relief from persistent headaches and sleeplessness after a short course of Dodd's Kidney Pills. The ad promotes two boxes as a remedy and urges a weeks long treatment to restore vitality and nervous system function.
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Mr. N. Zilan
Dodd
M. N. Zilan
Burglary at English Dentist Office Yields Teeth Hoard
Thieves broke into the surgery of H Chopin an Hl ford dentist in England and stole a collection of seven thousand teeth. While one thief sat in the chair sorting the denture pieces another removed gal d pins from rejected dentures, leaving them scattered across the floor.
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England
H. Chopin
Hlford
Cascarets Sell To Cure Headache Cold and Constipation
Ad promotes Cascarets as a nightly solution for headache fever coated tongue foul breath and upset stomach. Claims they cleanse the stomach remove sour undigested food and bile and provide a gentle overnight cleanse with a 10 cent box from any drug store. Children love the taste and it never causes griping.
Helping New Canadians and Canadian Citizens
The London Free Press argues for extending public spirit and instruction to immigrants to shape them into good Canadian citizens. It contends without guidance they could become a menace, stressing education in government and Canadian institutions as essential.
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Canada
London Free Press
Worms Harm Children's Health Warned in Advert
Internal parasites in the stomach and bowels sap vitality and retard growth in children. If untreated, they threaten life. a reliable remedy like Miller's Worm Powders can remove worms. The passage also promotes iMinard's liniment for general distress.
Fashion Book Pattern Details for One Piece Dress
The pattern shows a shirted garment with a shaped yoke and front opening, long raglan sleeves with wrist bands, patch pockets, and a belt. Sizes 36 to 44 bust plus a short sleeve smock variant. fabric yardages listed. Patterns cost 20 cents and the Fashion Book 16 cents per copy.
Sunday School Lesson The Christian's Hope
Sunday lesson notes for John 14 1 3 and Revelation 21 with references to 2 Corinthians and 1 John 4 3 2 The devotional heading notes preparation of a place for believers and a hopeful future despite lions in the sea imagery
The Promise of Christ and the Belief in a Future Life
The sermon reflects on John 11 and Jesus' words about eternal life and mansions in the Father’s house. It cites Paul’s departures and frames death as a journey to a better country. George Matheson notes a inner voice that contradicts death’s silence.
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Jesus
Paul
Christ
Father
George Matheson
Editor and candidate clash over truthful coverage
A campaign in a notorious constituency brings a candidate to the editor demanding truth in reporting. The editor counters by asking how the candidate would feel if the paper told the full truth about him and his actions.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Patterns ordering guide lists Winnipeg address at 175 McDermot Ave. It outlines steps for obtaining patterns through the newspaper union and provides size information.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
New Mountain Range Found in Yakutia under Obrutchev
Geological Society of Russia reports a vast new Indigirka chain mapped during Yakutsk expeditions led by Professor Obrutchev. The range extends over 1000 miles with peaks near 11,000 feet and likely to be named after Lenin.
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Geological Society of Russia
Yakutsk
Obrutchev
Indigirka
Lenine
Premiser
Was So Nervous The Least Noise Made Her Jump
Mrs. W. H. Yates of Ashern Manitoba writes she was bothered by heart and nerve trouble with every small noise causing a jump and near fainting. She recalls her mother had similar issues and advised getting a box of relief.
Milburns advertise medicine sales in Toronto
The fragment notes Te RUS Hata East and Te RUS Hata East again, claiming relief after taking one and then three boxes. Price 50c per box. Sold by dealers or mailed direct on receipt of price by The T Milburn Limited, Toronto.
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T. Milburn
E., Limited
Toronto
Soviet Expedition Seeks Mythic Siberian Meteorite
The Soviet government dispatched an expedition to central Siberia to locate a vast meteorite said to weigh at least 300000 tons and to have fallen on June 30 1908. Seismographs reportedly recorded a violent shock, supporting the natives tale. If found, the meteorite could yield nickel iron silver and platinum though tracking it will be hard in the sparsely populated, harsh region.
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Siberia
Central
Siberian Forest
Siiberia
Tallest Man Jose Panios From Smallest Country
In the tiny republic of Andorra lives Jose Panios whose height reaches 16 feet 6 inches making him the world’s tallest man. Biblical experts note Goliath was 19 inches shorter than him, and Jose, now 19, remains to grow.
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Republic of
Andorra
Jose Panios
Goliath
Jose
New York Central Unveils Rail's Largest Locomotive
The New York Central introduces its biggest locomotive at 8 feet long and weighing 552000 pounds. The Detroit Free Press notes a reckless automobile driver might scarcely avoid it.
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New York Central Railroad
Detroit Free Press
Once Upon A Time A Man Tells His Wife Fables
A man leaves home and starts telling his wife fables beginning with once upon a time. The passage frames storytelling as a recurring habit that emerges from absence and curiosity.
Swedes Struggle with Andersen Names in Mail System
In Sweden the postal service considers offering name changes as a premium to residents who alter their surname to avoid the common Andersen misrouting. The issue arises as Swedes wade through lists alongside Americans and Englishmen amid many Andersen entries.
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Andersen
Canada Leads World In Asbestos Output In 1926
Canada tops global asbestos production with 266000 tons of a world total 340000. Rhodesia contributes 64000 tons while Russia and Cypress together provide about 20000. Also notes on Ireland radio broadcasting origin and a fragment of a dialogue.
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Canada
Dominion
Rhodesia
Russia
Cypress
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Anetria
Cies
Reichstadt
Hapsbures
Wardell FN
Backler
Court of Evolution
Cracow
Casimir Kordelewski
Cracow University
Great Britain
Japan
Geneva
Thomas P. Dawson
Belgium
Herbert Hoover
Providence
Stanley
Halifax Drydock
Trudson Bay
Saskatchewan
iMinard’s
THE
John
Women of Canada
Windsor
Ontario
Hudson’s Bay
Halifax
Rockies
Housewives of
T. H. Estabrooks Co., Limited
Calgary
Edmonton
Saint John
Gist
Thomas
Felectric
Rhak
Minard’s Liniment
Grace
Alice
Ireland
Jrablin
Vicks
Phssent Petal
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