Higher Education In Canada Celebrates Two Centuries
October marked the centenary of the University of Toronto and the golden jubilee of the University of Manitoba. The ceremonies honored these institutions for their religious, political, scientific, and economic impact in Canada and beyond. The piece highlights Canada’s rising university standards, notable medical and engineering achievements, and education as a national priority driving future prosperity.
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Canada
University of Toronto
Georgev
University of Manitoba
Snada
Brent
United States
Medical
North American
Rockefeller Foundation
Medical College of the
Harvard University
John Hopkins University
Baltimore
McGill
Montreal
British Isles
Medical College of Toronto University
F. Granting
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Learing
Education
Belief in Animal Thought Sparks Paris Congress Debate
Delegates at the International Congress for Psychic Research in Paris debated whether animals can think or merely act from clever training. Charles Richet, president, warned against bold claims while acknowledging evident thought in animals and predicting future links among biology physiology and metaphysics.
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International Congress For Psychic Research
Paris
Charles Richet
Congress
Radio Invention Lets Operator Tune From Anywhere
An electric tuning device in a compact box can be carried or placed on furniture and used to tune a radio set without wires or direct connection to the receiver. Inventors Bowden Washington and Wilson Aull Jr say the main unit can be hidden, with the receiver adjusted remotely until maintenance is needed.
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Bowden Washington
United States Navy
Wilson Aull, Jr
Princess Lowenstein Wertheim and the St Raphael mystery
The article notes Princess Lowenstein Wertheim the passenger on the missing St Raphael once flew her own aeroplane during wartime though Austrian notes caused scrutiny. It mentions she was 66 last year and that a bungalow name in India derives from bangla. It also briefly references the electric chair and Mindrd’s Liniment for lumbago.
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Lowenstein Wertheim
St. Raphael
Canadian Poet Honored in Shakespeare Verse Competition
Mary Seton of Malifax Nova Scotia is named in the merit list of the English Poems section of the Shakespeare verse competition by the Poetry Society. The event supports the Memorial Theatre fund at Stratford upon Avon and drew submissions from many languages. Frank Beresford of Wolverhampton England won first place with his sonnet.
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Halifax
Mary Seton
Malifax
The
Poetry Society
Memorial Theatre Fund
Stratford- on-Avon
Frank Beresford
Wolverhampton
England
Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor Ad Brings Quick Relief
An old instruction warns against cutting corns with an infected razor noting infection can lead to death. The ad promotes Putnam's Corn Extractor as quick safe relief for corns calluses and sore feet with claim of painless shrinking and drop-off. Available for 25 cents at dealers.
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Putnam's
Odd English Butterfly Farm Ships Butterflies Nationally
Englishman Mr. L. W. Newman runs a Kent butterfly and moth farm sending thousands to all parts of the country. A Yorkshire operation at Burniston near Scarborough also breeds exotic species. Newman focuses on British specimens while Burniston displays Indian silk moths and other foreign races in late summer.
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L. W. Newman
Kent
England
Yorkshire
Burniston
Scarborough
Newmar
Pills that Built Health and Cured Ailments
Mrs. George L. Swick of Welland Ontario extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for scarlet fever aftermath rheumatic pain and anemia in her children. She praises their blood building and health restoring power and recommends them as a tonic. The ad notes 50 cents a box from Brockville Ontario. It also mentions Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy and the saxophone’s inventor Saxe.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association Leader S J Dornan
S J Dornan of Alameda serves as secretary treasurer and executive head of the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association, guiding provincial papers in financial and organizational matters.
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Newspaper Association Executive
S. J. Dornan
Alameda
Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association
New Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Associationconvention Held
The eleventh annual Saskatchewan Division gathering at the Hotel Saskatchewan drew strong attendance and firm enthusiasm. Regina was chosen as the 1928 convention site with officers elected including T. H. McCullough as president and S. J. Dornan as secretary treasurer. Yorkton’s N. Wynne addressed the session with praise for the Saskatchewan division.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
S. J. Dornan
Alameda
Regina Board of Trade
Toronto Type Foundry Co
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Management
Weekly Newspaper Association
McCullough
Weyburn
T. H. McCullough
S. J. Latta
C. R. MclIntosh
M.P
North Battleford
S. Kk. Moore
Swift Current
E. Garrett
Watrous
N. Wynne
Yorkton
G. W. Smallwood
Kinistine
T. E. Scriver
Wolseley
H. G. Shelldrake
C. J. Allbon
Asquith
S. N. Wynne
Canadian Association
Mr. Wynne
British Columbia Association
Sunspots May Shape Judgments In Court
Moscow University Professor Alexander Tchijevsky argues sunspot activity affects human frailty and could influence guilt assessments. He cites a link between solar events and nervous system changes that may alter impulses and behaviour, suggesting judges consider meteorological conditions at crime time.
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Alexander Tchijevsky
Moscow University
Tehnjevsky
Moscow
Earth
Tablet honors Col George Ham in Montreal tribute
The Canadian Women's Press Club unveiled a Windsor Street tablet in Montreal honoring Colonel George Henry Ham founder and friend of the club. The inscription notes his death in Montreal on April 16 1926 and his services as an official of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
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George Ham
Canada
Montreal
Canadian Women's Press Club
May S. Clendennan
Colonel Ham
Windsor Street
Canadian Pacific Railway
George Henry Ham
Canadian Women’s Press Club
Jle
Latest Contribution To Science Of Advertising
A laboratory device described as a magic lantern uses a powerful search light, lenses and a slide holder to project images up to five miles onto cloud banks. A revolving screen allows color changing effects for dramatic display on the bright projection. The Oil For the Farmer A Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil house advertises its use for children, adults, and sick cattle, claiming it saves doctor visits with cold and pain relief and provides household directions for use.
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Thomas
Wheat production costs vary across Minnesota and Peace River
North America records show the highest bushel cost in a Minnesota town at B28 while the lowest cost appears in the Peace River area at 6t cents, near the hometown of ex Premier Greenfield.
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United States
North America
Minnesota
Greenfield
Peace River
Minardo's Liniment for Asthma Promises Quick Relief
A historical advertisement touts Minardo's Liniment as a remedy for asthma with promises of fast relief and patient gratitude. The copy frames gratitude as a heartfelt memory tied to product use and relief from breathing difficulties.
Sodium Sulphate Plant In Saskatchewan Near Fusilier
A report to Commissioner Molloy notes the new sodium sulphate plant north of Fusilier near Kerrobert will produce about 70 000 tons yearly. The power plant is running and crystal production methods are being set up for two grades for paper and for glass and dye industries.
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Saskatchewan
T. M Molloy
Bureau of Labor and Industries
W. H. Hastings
Bureau
Fusilier
Kerrobert
C. Heathcote
Funeral Instructions From Dying Scotchman Prompt Whiskey Memory
An elderly Scot, near death, instructs his wife to invite friends to a funeral and then revive them with whiskey at the house. The piece also advertises Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a cheap portable remedy sold in small bottles as the poor man’s friend with multiple uses.
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Jean
Thomas
Lighting an American Match in Peru Faces Fine
A Peruvian rule imposes a $20 fine for lighting an American made match. A Swedish match company holds a monopoly on match sales in Peru, shaping market access and pricing.
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Peru
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Belgium
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Ulan
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