Nobel prize honors Banting and pledge to health research
The Nobel prize goes to Dr. FG Banting for diabetes treatment and his $10,000 donation to a Canadian medical research fund. The piece extols prevention and public health advances from yellow fever to tuberculosis, urging simple living rules, sanitation, and widespread health education as essential, enduring wealth.
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FG. Banting
Peeks
Jean Well
Cee
Pasteur
Banting
Canada
Red Cross Society
Peope
Vicious circle of debt described in Youth's Companion vignette
A young man saves to buy a house, then mortgaged the home to buy a car, and has now mortgaged the car to pay the house loan interest. Western paper reports this as a tightening spiral of debt illustrating financial peril faced by youths.
Minards Liniment Advertisement and Church Programme
A fragment mentions Minard's Liniment for Coughs and a South African church programme where the heir will sing the Hallelujah Chorus followed by a roof repairs collection. Other remarks note people talking and truth telling.
Miss Una Bishop Stars As Soprano In Regina Banquet
Miss Una Bishop of Kamsack daughter of Mr and Mrs A J Bishop is acclaimed as a soprano in Regina. She sang at a banquet hosted by Leader Publishing Co Ltd for weekly newspaper men during their recent convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Una Bishop
A. J. Bishop
Kamsack
Regina
Drives Out Rheumatism Subdues Lumbago
A touted remedy claims rapid relief for rheumatic pains and lumbago. It promises immediate comfort to sufferers with dramatic language and appeals to quick improvements without medical guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumbago
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief for Rheumatism Pain
A Georgetown reader lauds Nerviline as a fast acting remedy for rheumatism and lumbago. The letter claims the product clears up aching joints quickly and urges readers to buy a 350 bottle to regain health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheerindis
Lumbago
FL Ey Nomnand
Georgetown
First Passenger Train Tour Brings Joy to Local Indigenous Family
The T and N Q train No 192 operates north of the old Trans Continental line in Ontario. Descendants of the country’s original inhabitants from Island Falls Junction to Coch rane experience their first ride, accepting the event with stoicism.
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Ontario
T. and
N.Q
Island Falls Junction
Cochrane
Saved Baby's Life Claim for Baby's Own Tablets
A Quebec mother asserts Baby's Own Tablets saved her baby and praises the medicine. The note claims the tablets regulate bowels and stomach and relieve minor ailments, sold by dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario at 25 cents a box.
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Alfred Tranchemontaugne
St. Michel Des Sainta
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Irish coachman's quip and farm remedy ad from old paper
An Irish coachman recounts Mr. Bradley's plan to ride in his interim while expecting Mr. Brown, noting slang for items like a buggy. A distant farm notice promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a livestock remedy and substitute for sweet oil for horses and cattle, claiming strong potency.
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Bradley
Michael
Brown
Thomas
Women Can Dye Any Garment and Drapery
A brief textile ad proclaims that women can dye any garment or drapery. The phrasing emphasizes versatility and skill in fabric dyeing for home use or professional services.
Tint Worn Faded Things New for 15 Cents
An item describes the sale of faded or worn tint materials priced at 15 cents. The note emphasizes affordability and bargain pricing for old or worn goods. It hints at a market of discounted items likely available in a storefront or market column.
Diamond Dyes Guarantee Easy Home Dyeing
Diamond Dyes assures perfect home dyeing even for first timers. Druggists carry all colors with directions included in every package.
Saskatchewan Highways Report Details Provincial Upgrades and Costs
The Saskatchewan Highways Department releases a statement by Minister J G Gardiner outlining gravel surfacing limits due to gravel shortages and base construction needs. It projects 1975 miles of provincial highways to be completed under Dominion agreements before the season ends with 1 160 000 dollars in yearly highway expenditures, plus at least 120 000 for bridges and 150 000 for timber structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Highways Department
J. G. Gardiner
Dominion
California Fig Syrup Ad Warns Against Imitations
An old time advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a laxative for sick children. It claims the product sweetens the bowels, stimulates the liver, and eases bilious or constricted stools without griping. It warns against counterfeit versions and urges asking for genuine California Fig Syrup with directions.
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California
U. S. Egg Yield Sets Record Ahead of Chicago Meeting
The United States produced over one billion dollars in egg output, the largest in industry history, with figures released ahead of the National Poultry and Egg Association annual meeting in Chicago. The yield surpasses the wheat crop, highlighting the egg sector's growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chicago
Papes Diapepsin Promises Quick Relief for Indigestion
The advertisement claims Pape’s Diapepsin ends stomach trouble gas indigestion and heartburn. It touts fast relief from fermentation sourness and acidity with a few-cent cost and widespread pharmacist sales.
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Pave
Pape
No-title substitute claims perfect insulation
An described substitute for double windows uses two panes separated by two millimeters and joined at the edges by a patented melting process to seal out moisture and dust. It is claimed to provide perfect heat insulation under these conditions.
Turning Tin Into Copper In Arizona Mines
In Arizona mining centres carloads of tin cans and scrap iron are processed to extract copper from water seepage. The water carries a small amount of copper. scrap iron and cans go into solution, copper deposits at the bottom of sluices. The method operates at very low cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Tnnes
Marriage Is Often a Failure in These Affairs
A newspaper-style remark notes that marriage often fails because neither party has sense enough to take an occasional break from the other.
Only One Friend Left Taylor
A witty exchange about a brother with a single friend, identified as the judge in a beauty contest last week. The remark implies the judge’s limited number of friends.
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Taylor
Ansawers
International Agreements Disregarded by Nations
Hon. N. W. Rowell told delegates at the world mission conference that the current turmoil stems from the failure of peninsular nations to honor treaties. He charged Germany believed in Wilson’s fourteen points but the Versailles pact was pressed for spoils, breaching international honor.
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Europe
Germany
Wilson
World Mission Conference
N. W. Rowell
Brotherhood of Men
United States
Oil that is Famous
Though Canada was not the birthplace of Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil it is the home of that famous compound Its good name spread to Central and South America the West Indies Australia and New Zealand This attests its excellence as it is on sale and in demand in these countries.
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Canada
Thomas
Central
South America
West Indies
Australia
New Zealand
Pessimism Deplored In Park Avenue Sermon
Rev Dr Henry van Dyke denounces a surge of pessimistic books and self righteous gloom. He cites Elijah in a cave and warns against fatalistic views that Europe and civilization are doomed. The voice of God calls people to act for right and endure with faith.
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Henry van Dyke
Park Avenue Presbyterian Church
New York
Tertius van Dyke
Elijah
Dr. van Dyke
Roy
Europe
America
Toy Dogs Admit One Way Into Canada From U K
A ministerial order from the Department of Agriculture bans most imports of animals and poultry from the United Kingdom to Canada except toy dogs. The move, under the Animal Contagious Disease Act, aims to guard Canadian livestock from disease. Also noted is a separate medical claim about Holloway's Corn Remover and a wartime soil tribute sent to Quebec for a soldier memorial.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Department of Agriculture
Béisiani
France
Ypres
Vimy Ridge
Quebec
Canon
Scott
Moscow's Mega Bazaar Claims World-Size Store
The article describes a vast Moscow department store described as the largest in the world under one roof. It operates as a bazaar with a thousand departments selling diverse goods and conducting many kinds of business under one roof.
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Moscow
Remarkable Free Book Promises Cure for Cancer Scourge
A free book outlines cancer treatment claims and outlines chapters on surgery limits, diet, minerals, thymus gland, and avoiding cancer with case reports. It advertises a simple at home potassium based “Cantassium Treatment” endorsed by medical sources and requests applicants to send to Charles Walter in Toronto.
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Charles Walter
Brunswick Avenue
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Mystic dream and fortune books advertised by McLeod
An advertisement lists multiple reader items including The Mystic Dream Book The Mystic Fortune Teller Maple Leaf Amateurl Recorder Robinsons Modern Condemns One Thousand Proverbs and Old Time Savings Up to Date French Card Tricks and Secret of Great Handcopy Trick There are postpaid prices and a mail order option with payment in stamps or currency to George J McLeod Limited 266 King St W Toronto.
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Robinson
George J. McLeod
King St. W
Toronto
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P. G. Murdoch
Portage la Prairie
Man
Dr. Chase
Edmancon
Bates A Om 2 & Co
Lad
Torcato
King Over
Baby
Saskatchewan
U.S
Cess
W. ON
Rowe
Allies
Holloway
LE Kel
UCT Ta
Jas Canadas
Enerre St
Banking On
Alberta
Ottawa Journal
London
ULC
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