Health campaigns urge war on preventable disease in Canada
A detailed manifesto argues immigration policy, labeling, and public health work as key to Canadian welfare. It cites the Canadian Red Cross, Canadian Tuberculosis Association, and the Canadian Social Hygiene Council, urging mass education and community action to curb preventable illness and its social costs. It compares this effort to a wartime mobilization, calling for widespread public response to protect milk, water, and overall health.
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Canada
Zgkints
Dominion
Canadian Social Regions Council
Iles
Canadian Red Cross Society
Canadien Tuberculosis Association
Canadian Social Hygiene Council
Dominion of Canada
Ica
The
Red Cross
Kitchener
Canadian Chamber Approves Constitution and Fisheries Study
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce executive in Montreal formally approves the constitution adopted at the Vancouver meeting and urges the Federal Government to appoint a commission to study S C fisheries for conservation. A national committee on commercial arbitration is named under George Henderson with George H. Carr and Lafolley. Also noted is the opening of an eighteen mile Tokyo Yokohama highway after a decade of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Vancouver
Montreal
S.C
George Henderson
Montreal Board of Trade
George H. Carr
K.C., of Rescina, Sask
President Lafolley
Canada
Canadian Lands Draw Investors Says L H Newville
Hastings Nebraska investor L H Newville says Western Canada offers a profitable field for investment as Nebraska trust companies hold large deposits likely to fund farm land opening In two years he notes interest since 1963-10 is keen and many farmers plan to visit Canada. Dr Thomas electric Oil promises quick relief for bronchial inflammation and cough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Newville
Hastings
Nebraska
Western
Canada
Goats Cut Grass on Kansas Tank Farm
About 1 560 goats mow the 160 acre Maryland Company tank farm near Ponca City Kansas. They keep grass clipped to protect $14,000,000 barrels of crude oil and gasoline stored in 100 tanks. Navajo Indians weave history into rugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Company
Ponca City
Kansas
Rockefeller Donation Boosts Shakespeare Memorial Trust
John D. Rockefeller has given £59,606 toward the rebuilding and endowment of the Stratford-on-Avon Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. The fund now stands over £908,000 with English and American committees each contributing half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovery
John D. Rockefeller
Stratford-on-Avon Shekespeare Memorial Theatre
Buelish Fund
Enalieh Committee
Putnam's Corn Extractor Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Extractor as a miracle liquid that makes corns shrivel and drop off within a day or two. It promises instantaneous relief with a few drops applied tonight and urges purchase from a local druggist with a satisfaction guarantee. A second item notes a New York exhibition showcasing historic clocks and watches from the Horological Museum in Geneva with remarkable pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam's
Putnam’s
New York
Geneva
Switzerland
Dr Williams Pink Pills for anaemia and health recovery
A history of anaemia symptoms in young girls and the benefits of Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic. A testimonial from Miss Gladys W. Bond shares improved appetite, fewer headaches, weight gain from 98 to 114 pounds, and praise for the medicine. Also notes poppies fundraising and a worm remedy from Mother Graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Williams
Gladys W. Bond
Kent
N.S
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
A Rude Inquiry About Age Framed By Wit
A visitor asks a host's boy his age. The boy, removing his spectacles, offers a playful breakdown of ages: psychological twelve, moral four, anatomical seven, physiological six, and finally his chronological eight, deeming the latter "old-fashioned" and rarely considered.
Victoria's First Grain Elevator Clears Ground at Ogden Point
Work begins on excavations and piling for the many which will form Victoria's first grain elevator at Ogden Point. The 1,060,900 bushel structure is planned to handle its share of the 1928 crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ince
Victoria
Ogden Point
Minard’s Liniment for Colds and Jazz Invention
Foreigners in France face taxes based on apartment rent under new levy. A new keyless jazz instrument lets anyone hum a tune and play the device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Glass Skyscrapers Predicted To Replace Stone In America
New York architect William Orr Ludlow envisions glass skyscrapers replacing stone in future American buildings. He foresees steel frames clad in glass, glowing with night advertising, and highlights a new quartz glass that passes ultraviolet rays, enabling brighter, healthier structures.
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America
William Orr Ludlow
New York
New York Building Congress
Landlow
Broadway
Canadians Trek Across Continent In One Ton Truck
A Canadian family from Duncan B C motored a one ton truck to Montreal in 23 days turning the vehicle into a temporary home with beds and food. They then boarded the Doric for Delfant, seeing their long transcontinental trek as an adventurous voyage despite the mileage and effort.
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Montreal
Emerald Isle
Canada
W. J. Troughton
Duncan
B.C
Delfant
Mr. Troughton
Great men undervalued by many, exploited for more than worth
A concise reflection notes that respected figures are rarely valued at their true worth while others profit from overpricing those efforts. The aphorism suggests market and moral critique of valuation.
Dr Hamilton’s Pills Credited With Restoring Health in Bermuda
In Smith Hill Bermuda Matthew McDonald suffered dizziness light headedness and trembling. A chemist shop doctor advised Dr Hamilton’s Pills and he reports improved sleep appetite nerves and vigor. He urges others with vague pains chills and poor health to try the 25c boxes for a new lease on life.
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Smith Hill
Bermuda
Matthew McDonald
Dr. Hamilton
Death on Baffin Island: Hector Pitchforth the loneliest hero
English graduate Hector Pitchforth served as a British minesweeper officer in war and later managed a small Foglish trading post on Baffin Island. After seven years cut off from fuel and provisions he died, likely from cold and starvation, in the Arctic wastes between Greenland and Canada.
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Hector Pitchforth
Arctic
Baffin Island
Foglish
Atlantic
Greenland
Canada
Pumpkin Pineapple Gelatin Pie Recipe Card
A historical recipe card describing a pumpkin pie filling baked in an unbaked crust and a lemon pineapple gelatin topping. Ingredients include pumpkin, condensed milk, water, spices, and a lemon gelatin with pineapple juice and whipped cream finishing. Served in stem glasses with cherry or pineapple garnish.
The Good Old Fashioned Dress Ingredients
Those who mock old fashion dress styles forget what it took to make a gown forty years ago. The list includes fifteen yards of wide silk five yards of skirt lining three yards of horsehair cloth four yards silk for dust ruffle five yards velveteen skirts binding twenty four inches of skirt belting and waist belting one and a half yards of sleeve lining two inches buckram for collar stiffening four dozen buttons one card of large hooks and eyes two cards of small hooks and eyes five spools of silk thread four yards of buttonhole twist two yards of feather boning for waist one yard of small boning for collar and belt of seam binding.
Want Own Air Force for Indian Princes Proposes Local Air Units
Leading Indian princes seek permission from the Indian office to form their own air forces under Imperial guidance. They propose native officers trained by the British Air Force and to bear all expenses. The British war minister in the East will consult the Council of the Chamber of Princes in Delhi.
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Indian Office
India
Chamber of
1926 Census Counts Bachelors and Spinsters in U S
The 1926 census records 12 967 565 bachelors in the United States and 2 550 129 spinsters. This contrasts single men and unmarried women across the nation, reflecting demographic patterns of the era.
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United States
New Comet Recorded Near Pisces by Hamburg Observers
A faint comet invisible to the naked eye, located in Pisces, was photographed at Hamburg University by Professors Schwarzman and Watch. The image shows a nebulous form with a distinct nucleus, and its daily movement is minimal, indicating a vast distance from Earth.
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Hamburg University
Schwarzman
Watch
Fletcher's Castoria praised for gentle infant relief
An old advertisement extols Fletcher's Castoria as pure vegetable relief for colic, constipation, diarrhea, and fussiness in babies. It urges use at first sign, notes doctors often approve, and touts the included baby care guide as invaluable.
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Fletcher
Speeding Charge Against Sir Alan Cobham on West Road
Sir Alan Cobham was summoned at Brentford for speeding on the Great West Road. Police stopped him after witnesses saw him travel forty six miles per hour. He said he thought the speed was safe. A fine of £2 was imposed.
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Great West Road
Alan Cobham
Brentford
Allan
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