Helmi Seeks Work Amid Despair in Canada
In a wartime tale, Helmi searches for daily work after losing her purse and fearing for her future. She recalls kindness from Miss Abbie and Miss Rodgers, but theft leaves her penniless and exhausted. A street-corner appeal to Canada’s promise of opportunity clashes with her harsh reality as Major Gowsett and a recruiting officer loom in the background.
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Lill
Rose
Danny
First
Jasper
Blue Line
Evening Journal
St. Petersburg
Helma
Helmi
Miss Ritchie
Lili
Miss Abbie
Miss Rodgers
Mr. Terry
Doctor
Canada
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm
Land of
Major Gowsett
Colonel Blackwood
Namao Street
Major Gansett
Helmi Seeks Work After Flight From Pursuing Police
A frightened Helmi escapes through Namao Street into a Chinese restaurant seeking work. The owner Old Sam hires her as a night waitress, while Major Gowsett and a young officer debate her past and possible future in Canada’s army recruitment context.
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Helmi
Gowsett
Helm
Belgium
Helms
Old Blackwood
Bannerman
White Souls Rise Through Darkness in Two Poems
A short feature presents two poems by Mary Frances Butts and Mary Lowe Dickenson. The first explores spiritual purity born from darkness and toil, while the second imagines suffering as a bed from which lily hearts emerge, opening toward divine light.
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Mary Frances Butts
Mary Lowe Dickenson
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Featured for Skin Care
Advertises Cuticura Soap and Ointment with emphasis on skin care, recommending East Pree Mained as a Me Ointment and Talcum alongside Cuticura Shaving Stick 25 for grooming and protection.
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East Pree
What loosens the baby tooth and other notes
A dental note explains how baby teeth loosen as permanent teeth develop. Root absorption normally frees the crown without pain, but if absorption is delayed due to pulp death or abnormal eruption, a dentist should advise whether to remove the tooth now or later. It also mentions that Greece uses the drachma.
Aerial Surveys Planned for Northern Alberta This Summer
Alberta plans aerial surveys of the north beginning near Lake Athabasca then along river routes to McMurray. The program aims for a three to four year effort with fully equipped flying machines to capture complete photographic and topographical data from the air.
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Alberta
Lake Athabaska
McMurray
Wheat Map of Canada shows ideal prairie wheat varieties
L. H. Newman announces a wheat map for the Prairie Provinces indicating the best varieties for each locality. New government wheat varieties aim to suit Canadian conditions, helping farmers choose the right seed at a glance.
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Prairie Provinces
L. H. Newman
Dominion Cerealist
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Firestone
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. OF Canada Limited
Marchiten, Ontario
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Cuthura
Eczema
Clifford Fancy
Westfield, N. S
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Canadian Dental Hygiene Council
Saskatchewan Dental Sociey
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United States
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Appleford Paper
Hamilton
Gypsum and Alabastine Limited
Winnipeg
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