Britain Still Leads Lloyds Shipping Figures Show Shifting World Tonnage
Lloyds Register’s new edition shows Great Britain with 19,053,000 tons, up 176,000 since 1914, and the United States at 12,506,000 tons, up 10,629,000. Germany falls from second to a remaining low, Norway drops, and Japan rises to third as global tonnage totals reach 64,370,786 across 33,935 ships.
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Lloyd's Register of Shipping
Great Britain
United States
Britain
Germany
Norway
Japan
Canada’s Growing Wealth Through Immigration and Trade
F C Wade argues Canada with 0.5 percent of world population produces large shares of cobalt, asbestos, nickel, pulpwood, lumber, fish and more. Exports top $500 million with over half finished goods. Calls for immigration and foreign capital to fuel nation building and postwar development.
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Canada
F C Wade
British Columbia
London
General Assembly
League of Nations
League
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Council Board of the World
United States
Wilfrid Laurier
Many troubles come through the blood and the pills
A promotional claim for Dr. Williams Pink Pills asserting many diseases come from impure blood. It cites Albert E. Giffin of Mount Pleasant who improves after taking the pills, and notes mail order price and supplier in Brockville Ontario.
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Williams
Albert E. Giffin
Mount Pleasant
P.E.L
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Long-Lived British Industry Endures Since 1691
British engineering firms uphold high standards despite competition from inferior goods. Some rolling mills in the North East, established in 1691, were dismantled recently but their old rolls and machinery survive. A water wheel from the era remains in working order and is used by the dismantling firm to power scrap-iron shears.
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England
Radium Arrival Delights Eskimo Patients in Labrador Mission
Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, the missionary doctor in Labrador, arrived in Liverpool with a minute quantity of radium for cancer relief at his hospital. He told a London Daily Mail reporter that Eskimo patients were excited and surprised to see the radium arrive by post in an envelope.
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Wilfred Grenfell
Labrador
Liverpool
London Daily Mail
Minard's Liniment Highlighted as Lumberman's Friend
A vintage court or trade ad extols Minard's Liniment as a trusted lumberman’s remedy. The text presents the product as a dependable aid for workers in rough trades, promising relief and practical utility in daily labor.
New Lamp Burns 94 Percent Superior Lighting Claim
A new oil lamp touted as brighter and cleaner than gas or electricity has been tested by the US Government and 35 universities, claimed to burn odorless, smoke free, and quiet with low cost fuel. Inventor T V Johnson of Winnipeg offers a free 10 day trial and a chance to earn monthly income by selling the lamp.
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T.V Johnson
Ne- Dermot Ave
Winnipeg
For Once He Was Wrong
The clerk proclaims the hotel runs on the guest is always right theory. A man who has stayed a week retorts that he does not owe a cent. This brief exchange appears in the American Legion Weekly.
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American Legion Weekly
California Fig Syrup praised for gentle bowel relief
The ad declares California Fig Syrup safe for infants and children, promising a quick bowel cleanse and return to a playful child. It emphasizes a teaspoonful relieves constipation and that many mothers keep it on hand. It warns to ask for California to avoid imitation products.
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California
Good Habits to Form and the Iceberg Metaphor
A list of personal habits urges economy without stinginess hope self reliance and polite speech plus a simile about an iceberg towering 100 feet above water and extending 700 feet below it illustrating unseen depth.
Pape's Diapepsin Ends Indigestion Instantly
A vintage ad promises quick relief from indigestion gas and upset stomach with Pape's Diapepsin. Each tablet corrects digestion within moments and eliminates sourness heartburn and painful gas at a small cost, guaranteed by the druggist.
Cancer Death Rates Vary by Negro Population Share
The report finds that areas with the highest Negro population have the lowest cancer death rates. It notes geographic variation and cautions about interpreting regional statistics without deeper analysis.
Through sleepers to Old Country sailings via Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific proposes through tourist sleepers from Edmonton Calgary Saskatoon Moose Jaw Regina to Winnipeg for Christmas New Year visits. Sailed ships include Tunisian Victorian Melita Montcalm Metagama with departures in December from St John and connections from western cities, rates and passes available from agents.
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Canadian Pacific
Old Country
Canadian Pacific Railway
Edmonton
Calgary
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Regina
Winnipeg
West St. John
Montcalm
Liverpool
St. John
Glasgow
S.S
Southampton
Harvest fuels business with half a billion from earth
The Manitoba Free Press notes that the western harvest yields half a billion dollars of new money dug from the earth, a fact expected to significantly boost business.
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Manitoba Free Press
Sleep and Worm Powders for Infants
An old advertisement touts Miller's Worm Powders as a cure for worms in infants, claiming relief from distress and restored sleep. It asserts the product is safe for delicate babies and effective in removing parasitic worms to improve health.
Alberta Homestead Lands Open in Edmonton District
A federal map shows 50,311 quarter sections about 8,000,000 acres available for entry in the Edmonton district Alberta. Lands lie north west and southwest of Edmonton within 50 to 100 miles. Additional millions acres exist in Peace River and Grande Prairie regions. About 42,677 quarter sections are offered north of Edmonton for settlement.
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Federal Department of the Interior
Edmonton
Province of
Alberta
Peace River
Grande Prairie
You Can Get Back Your Grip On Health
A Calgary war veteran William Williamson reports regaining health after using Tanlac. He describes prior poor appetite and 15 pounds weight loss, stubborn rheumatism, and fatigue, then says after several bottles his troubles vanished and weight restored. He recommends Tanlac.
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Taniac
Tanlac
Women Voting Duties School Held at Oxford
A summer program for women in Oxford taught voting duties and magistrate responsibilities. High demand led to some applicants being turned away.
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Oxford
England
Magis
Humorous Saxony paper money depicts man with empty pockets
In a Saxony town a local paper currency shows a drawing of a man displaying his empty pockets, hinting at satire or humor in the small community.
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Lobej
Saxony
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Fletcher
Castoria
the Centaur Company
New York City
Eskimos
Minard
Liniment
Abberta
Wiliam Williamson
Tenth St
HAM’ Beentts
America
H. CL AY Glover
West 24Th
New York
Wrought Iron Range Co of Canada, Limited
King St. W
Toronto
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