World Wide Reforms and the Move to Metric
The author argues reforms progress slowly due to conservative thinking yet warns against extreme conservatism. They advocate decimal monetary and metric measurement systems, calendar reform, and note Canada’s leadership in standard time, urging Canada to lead continental adoption of metric weights and calendar shifts.
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Great Britain
Canada
United States
Britain
France
League of Nations
Orphaned Heiress Selena Campbell Inherits $750,000
Selena Campbell, 17 Madison Wisconsin, once a scrubwoman and bride of 16, now inherits $750,000 after an uncle John Randall died without a will. Randall died at Indiana Harbor Indiana leaving the estate to the unknown kin. Selena's husband Michael is a sign painter.
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Selena Campbell
Madison
Wis
John Randall
Indiana Harbor
Indiana
Michael
Plate He Always Eats From Keeps Dog Watching
A dog keeps watching its owner as the Wolfer notes the animal always sits by the Plate where it eats. The exchange suggests the dog’s fixation stems from its regular feeding spot and routine.
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Wolfer
Lloyd George Labeled As Having No Political Future
Sir Henry Lunn, noted travel writer and philanthropist, says Lloyd George has no future as a political leader and will not unite the Liberal party. Lunn criticizes the former prime minister while urging church unity and international peace.
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Lloyd George
Liberal Party
Sir Henry Lunn
Aso
M.P
Henry
New Steel Takes Razor Edge Modern Product Developed By Ohio Man
An Ohio man reveals a secret process that fuses iron and carbon to create versatile steel. The alloy reportedly bends yet holds a razor edge, resists breaking when hammered, and shows varied tempering results along a 15 inch bar. Vanadium features as a key element in its preparation.
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Ohio
Diamond Dyes Color Things New For All Fabrics
Diamond Dyes offer simple tinting and permanent colors for lingerie silks ribbons skirts and more. Each 15 cent package lists easy steps for wool silk linen cotton and mixed fabrics with guidance on choosing the right dye.
Through Tourist Sleeping Car to Saint John From Winnipeg
The Canadian Pacific Railway launches a through tourist sleeping car service from Winnipeg to Saint John New Brunswick for western passengers heading to the Old Country. The Imperial departs Winnipeg at 10.00 am every Tuesday until April 20 providing direct service to the ship’s side at Saint John with no need to change trains at Montreal.
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Old Country
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
Saint John
N.B
Prairie Provinces
Montreal
Belgian Scientist Develops Submerged Oil Flame
A Belgian scientist claims to have created an oil flame that burns for weeks underwater without going out. A car-buretor like device sprays crude oil and air into a burner under pressure, water shields the flame until ignition, then surrounds it to reduce heat loss and boost efficiency.
Mrs. Kummer Credits Carter’s Little Liver Pills
Brooklyn resident Mrs. K. Kummer writes that she mistook rheumatic symptoms for illness, laughed at the idea, then found relief from constipation after using Carter’s Little Liver Pills. She claims the pills remove the “poison” and are not habit forming, praising their effectiveness.
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Brooklyn
K. Kummer
Ty Carter
Carter
Famous Carpet Exhibited in Paris at the Louvre
A Persian carpet valued at £120,000 arrives in Paris for exhibition in the Louvre. Known as a hunting carpet, it allegedly was made to be laid by slaves for the Shah. The piece features lions tigers and panthers with cream and rose flowers and has imperial Austrian connections dating to 1698.
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Paris
Louvre
France
Leopold
Peter the Great
Russia
Baby's Own Tablets Endorsement by Mothers
Mothers praise Baby's Own Tablets as easy to give and waste free for children's stomach and bowel issues. Mrs. Rose Voyer of Willimantic reports relief for indigestion constipation fever teething restlessness. Sold by dealers or mail for 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Rose Voyer
Willimantic
Canadian Northwest
Dr. Williams’ Medicine. Co
Brockville
Ont
Do You Admire The Latest Dances Miss Cayenne Declares
Ek declares Miss Cayenne admires the newest dances yet admits she chose dancing over watching. The exchange shows a playful contrast between appreciation and participation on the floor.
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Miss Cayenne
Inference on Talking and Thinking Pairs
A pithy proverb notes that those who talk without thinking and those who think without talking exhaust one another. It suggests a tension between action and reflection in communication.
Designs Sought For Cenotaph Memorial In Victoria Park
The Prince Albert War Memorial Association seeks designs for a $10 000 cenotaph to be unveiled on Armistice Day. Canadian sculptors are invited to submit entries without delay as funds raised by voluntary subscription fund the project. The memorial will stand on the hill summit in Victoria Park overlooking the city.
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Prince Albert War Memorial
Wedding gown of rubber king’s daughter
The Borneo Post reports the marriage of the daughter of a native rubber king in the Dutch East Indies. Her wedding gown was crafted entirely from Dutch banknotes sewn together and cut as needed, a symbol of prosperity from high rubber prices.
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Dutch East Indies
Borneo
Greater Unity Between Australia and Canada Explored
The Montreal Star reflects on Australia's colonial origins and growth into a self governing dominion. It argues closer Canada Australia ties would strengthen the empire and position Canada as an eastern link to Britain, while both nations pursue their own paths.
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Sydney
Australia
Canada
Canada Andustralia
Montreal Star
RCMP Lance Aid to Starving Eskimos Heads North
A detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police left Fort Smith for the Barren Lands to reach a starving Eskimo band believed 250 miles northwest. Corporal Blake and two Indian dog team drivers accompanied the expedition carrying a large supply of food.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Fort Smith
Blake
Indian Killed In Jump From Aeroplane
Jack Miller an Indian at Santa Monica California is dead after leaping from an aeroplane with ten parachutes planning to use them one by one He cut loose from three parachutes but discarded the fourth too close to the ground and the new one failed to open He fell about 100 feet and died of the injuries.
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Jack Miller
Santa Monica
Cal
Asthma Remedy Promises Safe, Reliable Relief
The ad hails Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a true specific that eliminates dread of attacks. It urges readers to rely on the preparation, claiming it will always meet its makers' assurances and invites purchase today.
Imperial conference talks delayed as October probe proceeds
Correspondence between Britain and dominions hints at an imperial conference planned for late October, with no firm agreement yet. Separately a health warning notes stomach and intestinal worms in children sap energy and threaten growth, urging use of Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy.
German Aeroplane Firm Plans Madrid Spain Air Route
Schultg Frohlinde head of the Italian division of Dor nier Metal Aeroplanes arrives in Madrid to organize a regular mail and passenger service between Spain and the Americas.
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Pian
Air Line
Schultg
King Fuad to visit London in June after Parliament opens
King Fuad accepts King George’s invitation to travel to London and plans to make the trip early in June following the Egyptian Parliament’s opening. The exchange signals continued cordial ties between Egypt and Britain.
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King Fuad
London
Fuad
George
Minard's Liniment Touted by Physicians in 1620 Era
A fragment notes use of Minard's Liniment by doctors in the early 17th century while a citizen asks who governs in the state. The exchange hints at colonial era concerns and medicinal commerce with references to 1620 and a person hauling ashes.
Corns and fate entwine in quiet moment
Corns are painful growths. Hollo way's Corn Remover will remove them. "Do you believe in fate?" he whispered, as she moved a little closer to him. "Well," she answered, "not exactly, but I do know that what's going to happen will happen."
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Holloway
From Rome To Washington By Auto
Italian engineer Anton Daini with Italian government support announces a daring motor car trip from Rome to Washington. He claims an amphibious car capable of rivers and calm seas will start in Venice and travel via Trieste Constantinople Trebizond India Burma Indo China China Japan to Vladivostok then across Behring Straits to North America ending in Washington. Departure date not yet set.
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Anton Daini
Rome
Washington
Daini
Jules Verne
Venice
Trieste
Constantinople
Trebizond
India
Burma
Indo-China
China
Japan
Vladivostok
Davis
Behring Straits
Canada
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Chicago
Cleveland
Buffalo
New York
Philadelphia
Clever Answer Wins Newspaper Prize for Conundrum
A newspaper offered a prize for the best answer to the riddle Why is a newspaper like a woman The winning entry by a lady claimed Be cause every man should have one of his own and not run after his neighbor s.
Book agent faces stubborn persistence despite soft words
A cautious approach fails to placate a persistent book agent who remains unmoved by gentle reasoning. The exchange reveals the agent’s firm stance and reluctance to compromise, despite attempts at diplomacy.
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Calgary
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Vancouver
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