Stunts Planned For This Summer Across The Channel and Seas
A roundup notes daring summer stunts including Alec Traf ford from Birmingham to fly a glider across the Irish Sea from Holyhead to Dublin. J Hazzard plans to cross the Channel on water shoes and bags, aided by a pump and pole with a floating quick lunch counter nearby.
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Irish Sea
Holyhead
Dublin
English Channel
Britain
Alec B. Trafford
Birmingham
Germany
J. Hazzard
Channel
Pearson's Weekly
The Farm for the Farm Boy and Western Canada Trends
A column debates keeping rural youth on farms versus shifting to growing opportunities. It argues not all boys fit farm life, notes mechanization expands production, and warns education must prepare youths for evolving industries in Western Canada. It highlights wider employment outlets and the need for future-ready schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sclon
Equatorial
Africa
Canada
Barnes Plans Two Year Stay in Russia For Study
Dr. Howard T. Barnes outlines a two year stay in Russia if arrangements protect his Canadian interests. A Soviet commission studies his ice destruction method with engineers in charge. Barnes holds an honorary McGill professorship and runs a Montreal ice engineering institute awaiting a replacement head before departure.
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Dr. Barnes
Howard T. Barnes
Russia
Barnes
McGill University
Montreal
Carbon in different forms shown as one substance
The passage explains that a diamond, a sea pencil, and coal are all carbon in different forms, just as ice water and steam are all water. It argues that many distinct objects worldwide are actually the same substance in various forms.
Nervous Debility Treated by Blood Boosting Pills
Overwork and worries cause run down health with fatigue tremors insomnia and irritability. The article recommends Dr Williams Pink Pills as the effective nerve tonic that builds up blood and restores strength and appetite. Available from druggists or by mail for 50 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Eggs Candling Plant Expands Capacity at Pacific Coast Terminals
Pacific Coast Terminals Limited reports its new egg candling and processing plant is in operation, preparing eggs for storage and candling at a rate of 500 cases per day. Also notes Miller's Worm Powders improve infantile stomach, liver and bowel troubles, increase appetite, and show improvement once treatment starts.
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Pacific Coast
Limited
Overcoats Rented Successfully in East Ham
A London shop in East Ham reports strong demand for rented overcoats during cold weather. The garments rent for four cents a day with a small deposit, and many customers use them for just a single day.
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East Ham
London
England
Remarkable Asthma Remedy Brings Relief at Last
After years of suffering one man testifies that Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy provides complete relief. The matchless treatment is inhaled as smoke or vapor and offers sure help to all afflicted. Available from every dealer or through the wholesaler.
Timber value up as land shifts in British Columbia
Special timber cruises assessed timber holdings and reclassified areas from wild land to timber land, raising assessed values from 18,822,927 dollars in 1927 to 25,81,970 dollars in 1928.
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British Columbia
Catarrhozone Promises Quick Relief for Colds
An advertisement claims Catarrhozone soothes colds and bronchitis by inhaling a pine scented vapor. It says tiny healing drops disperse through the breathing passages in two seconds, reducing congestion and illness.
Catarrhozone Claims Complete Cure After Use
Advertises Catarrhozone with a two months treatment guaranteed. Proclaims removal of disease traces from nasal passages and relief from headaches and buzzing ears. Offers price one dollar for standard size and fifty cents for smaller size at all dealers.
Blind Soldier-Lawyer Mulloy Aims For Service In Law
Colonel Lorne W. Mulloy, a blind South African War veteran known as Trooper Mulloy, is an active law practitioner in Iroquois Ontario. His pleadings occur mainly in Cornwall and his first case was a murder defense there. After Oxford studies in England General Sam Hughes placed him in the Royal Military College as a recruiting officer during World War I. He later studied law in one year, was admitted to the Ontario bar, and chose to live in Iroquois by the St. Lawrence River.
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Lorne W. Mulloy
Colonel Mulloy
Mulloy
Iroquois
Ontario
Cornwall
England
Sam Hughes
Royal Military College
Canada
John Godfrey
K.C
Toronto
Lord Balfour and statesmen buried beyond Westminster Abbey
The piece contrasts Lord Balfour's wish to be buried on his estates with statesmen choosing Westminster Abbey such as Bonar Law Gladstone and others. It notes differing burial preferences including country churches and family plots alongside remarks on Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a remedy for scalds burns and general injuries.
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Lord Balfour
Westminster Abbey
Bonar Law
Gladstone
Pitts
Peel
Palmerston
Disraeli
Salisbury
Lord John Russell
Peace Park Plan Near Border Sparks Student Donations
About 30,000 Washington students contribute ten cents each and teachers twenty five cents toward buying 85 acres on the U S side for an international park at Blaine near the border. Vancouver trades council heard of the donations from a Bellingham delegation urging equal Canadian land and joint annual July second celebrations.
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Washington
United States
Blaine
Trades and Labor Council
Vancouver
Bellingham
Persian Balm for Women’s Beauty and Skin Tone
Persain Balm preserves and enhances women's natural beauty. It tones and rejuvenates the skin, giving it a smooth velvety texture. It imparts a youthful charm to every complexion and is especially recommended to keep hands soft and white. Delicately fragrant and indispensable to dainty women.
Driver’s heel new ailment from rough road driving
The article warns of a new driver’s heel ailment caused by constant use of pedals on rough roads. It notes doctors recommend soft heel mats from motor manufacturers, especially for racing cars, to prevent pain and injury. It mentions Douglas' Egyptian Liniment as a remedy for scald feet and related conditions.
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Douglas
Can Supply Canada's Needs From Saskatchewan Salt Deposit
An investigation by the Canadian Government Department of Mines finds a Saskatchewan deposit of natural hydrated sodium sulphate exceeding 100000000 tons. It could meet the Dominion's needs and still export surplus. The salt cake is mainly used in making sulphate or kraft pulp in Canada.
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Department of Mines
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Canada
Do What You Are Not Compelled To Do
A philosophical assertion on freedom through choosing actions beyond obligation. The speaker argues true autonomy comes from deliberate acts outside duty, contrasting compulsion with self directed behavior.
Public mood sags as economists offer no bright forecast
Since the stock market crash last October, economists have avoided promising imminent good times. The public remains uncertain about what lies ahead and doubts any confident forecast.
Monument to Adam Marks Baltimore Ohio Site
Minard's for Burns notes in Baltimore Ohio a monument honoring Adam. The brief item links Mark Twain's quip on marriage to local historical memory and civic memorials in the town. The report records the monument's existence and its symbolic tying to a well known author’s remark.
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Baltimore
Ohio
Adam
Floating elevator to lift dredged material in Rouen
A German delivered floating elevator in Rouen claims the title of largest ever built. Weighing about 2100 tons it empties dredger barges by rotating 47 buckets across two barges. The system moves material to land for filling and reclaim.
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Rouen
France
Minard's Promises Heal Sprains Through Ages
Promos claim ancient Babylonians invented a promissory note 2100 years before Christ and suggest Minard's cures sprains. The text presents a bold historical claim linking old finance with a modern remedy.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Antacid Endorsed by Physicians
Advertisement extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a superior antacid for stomach acidity. It claims a single spoonful neutralizes large acid volumes, relieves pain within minutes, and emphasizes buying genuine Phillips product prescribed for 50 years with full directions on each bottle.
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Brown Label
Niagara
Corns A
Putnams Corn Extractor
Lea
Liniment
Catarrhozone
Minard’s
Thomas
Peace Park
Border
Washington State
Mark Twain
Wrigleys
Wrigley’s
Netherlands
Phillips
Ppleford Paper 4 Products Limited
Hamilton
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina
SASK
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