An Object Lesson The Gaidon on the Russian famine and Soviet rule
A prologue on the famine under Lenin and Trotsky is used to argue that Soviet policy destroys religion and property rights. It cites relief efforts failing, peasant oppression, and how hunger reveals the regime’s failures while warning Western nations against adopting similar Soviet-inspired economic theories.
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Emirse
Brotherhood of Man
Lenin
Trotsky
Sears
Nansen Commission
Russia
American Relief Administration
Herbert Koover
Europe
Liva Tolstoy
Canada
Count Tolstoy
Great Britain
United States
Nervine and Nervtine Remedy Advertisements
An old advertisement touts Nerviline and Nervtine as quick relief for stomach risings gas heart burn and sourness with ten or twenty drops in water and claims the tonic safeguards the bell and relieves aches for the whole family. It also notes a Marconi Company radio plant to be built in Vancouver British Columbia promising direct service to England and Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marconi Company
Vancouver
British Columbia
England
Australia
Night chase tale of a tutor’s stern warning
A university memory from New England recalls a distinguished educator who, as proctor, chased midnight disturbers. His shouted threat echoed in the night, “Gentlemen, if you don’t run a little faster, I shall be obliged to overtake you.” The tale anchors campus lore and discipline.
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New England
The
Argonaut
Rice and Meat Dishes From Old Home Cookery
A collection of cooking steps for Rice with milk and spices and a beef stew with raisins. Includes Sun Maid raisin notes, boiling potatoes and carrots, and simmering meat with tomatoes and onions. Ends with dumplings and serving tips.
Italy to Accept Books to Restore War Reparations
Italy agrees to take books and scientific publications valued at 4,000,000 gold marks as part of German reparations. Italy will supply a list of needs and fill gaps catalogued in public libraries with prewar scientific works assigned to its institutions and museums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Germany
Ald Museums
Publisher’s Week
Cascarets 10c Laxative For All Ages In Relief
Mild advertisement touts Cascarets as a 10 cent laxative for both adults and children. It claims to relieve constipation and improve wellbeing with one or two tablets, promising no griping and a candy like taste.
Swiss Soap Wrapped in Austrian Currency
Swiss soap makers wrap bars in Austrian ten-kronen banknote paper to cut wrapper costs and add perceived premium value. The practice links to potential future cashing value for holders of the notes.
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing For All Fabrics
Buy Diamond Dyes and follow simple directions for perfect home dyeing. The kit works on wool silk linen cotton and blends, restoring color to worn faded dresses skirts coats and draperies without streaking spotting fading or running.
New Element Halnium Reported From New Zealand Sand
The article notes a Danish discovery followed by a British claim of isolating a new element named Halnium from black sand in New Zealand. It suggests potential use in lamp filaments and high temperature applications, referencing Ramsay and General Sir Robert Laden-Power. Minard's Liniment line ends the piece.
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Ramsay
New Zealand
Sir Robert Laden-Power
Eo Scout Movement
Canada Banks Show Thousands of Small Shareholders
A financial writer analyzes Canadian bank shareholder lists and finds banks are owned by many thousands of small holders including farmers women and estates. The Bank of Nova Scotia has 3667 holders while the Bank of Themil ton and others show broad distributions. Maple Leaf Milling’s Charles Stickle predicts Vancouver grain shipments will rise substantially.
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Canada
Bank of Themilton
Bank of Nova Scotia
Maple Leaf Milling Company
Charles Stickle
Vancouver
Brantford
Music Soothe Ailments, UC Professor Says
A University of Cincinnati professor asserts music can aid recovery across diseases curable by science. The claim frames music as a therapeutic tool within medical treatment discussions.
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University of Cincinnati
Sparkling Eyes Follow Good Health
Mrs Rose Craig of Toronto recalls her mother praising Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women's ailments. After marriage she suffered backaches nervousness and other distress but the medicine relieved her aches and nerves and renewed her health and strength. She endorses the product and invites readers to obtain it at drug stores or request a trial package from Dr Pierce's Laboratory.
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Toronto
Ont
Dr. Pierre
Doctor Pierce
Rose Craig
Sackville St
Dr. Pierce
Bridgeborg
March Weather Dangers to Baby
Canadian March weather swings between bright and blustery and is hard on children. Parents are urged to keep babies indoors to avoid coughs and colds. A recommended remedy is Baby's Own Tablets to regulate the stomach and bowels and ease mild fevers. Sold by medicine dealers or 25 cents a box by mail from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
British Trade Ship to Tour World as Floating Exhibition
Substantial progress has been made in equipping a liner to tour the world as a floating British exhibition. Four decks will form a miniature fair with stalls for motor cars, agricultural implements, textiles, engineering, shipbuilding and railway products. Wireless telegraphy and aviation will be shown, plus a large section of British painting and sculpture.
Worm Powders Promised to Cure Child Parasites
A health notice touts internal worms in children's stomachs and bowels as draining vitality and stunting growth. It urges timely treatment and endorses Miller's Worm Powders as a reliable remedy to kill worms and ease suffering.
Shortage of Mutton Looms in New Zealand Flocks Decline
Reports indicate a significant drop in New Zealand sheep flocks due to adverse weather, forecasting a major mutton shortage with at least 75,000 fewer sheep slaughtered. Lamb kill may also fall if conditions do not improve. meanwhile Northern France fishermen landed over 5,000 octopuses in a week. Minard's Liniment advertised nationwide.
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New Zealand
France
Taxation Forces Historic Estate Sale in Yorkshire
Britain’s heavy tax burden drives Sir Edmund Chaylor to sell Croft estate in Yorkshire, a property held by his family for seven centuries. Nearby, the Tragett estate near the New Forest also sells due to taxation. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator is advertised as a safe remedy for worm infestations in children.
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Britain
Sir Edmund Chaylor
Croft
Yorkshire
New Forest
Tragett
Sheep Breeders Organize in Lethbridge With 20000 Capital
Southern Alberta Sheep Breeders form a company in Lethbridge with capital of 20 000. Original shareholders include C Crest of Lethbridge rancher W H McIntyre Jr of Magarth district and N T Macleod secretary of Lethbridge.
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Bates & Co. Ltd
Ise
Ogden
Virginia
Ogdens Pine
Areen
Alexander the Great
Minard
Mrs
Minard’s Liniment
Sheep Breeders
ST. Charles Milk
Borden Go. Limited
Montreal
W. WN. L
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