The People's Responsibility For Road Safety
An Ottawa era column argues public opinion must drive road safety. It cites near miss stories about careless turning and glare headlights, faulting drivers above laws and police, urging individual citizens to follow rules and reduce carnage.
Aspirin Provides Quick Relief for Headache and Pain
Readers are urged to remember aspirin as fast acting pain relief. The ad notes aspirin dissolves in moisture and starts easing pain almost immediately. claims safety with scientific tests showing no heart harm. It advises asking for aspirin made in Canada and sold in bottles of 12, 24, or 100.
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Canada
Tea as a 17th century slimming aid in England
An exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum cites an old advertisement extolling China Tea as greatly beneficial to corpulent men and meat eaters. The piece notes contemporary fashion and social views, including women’s lesser interest in slimming, and describes early tea-drinking with handleless small bowls held by the lip or fingers.
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London
Try Kruschen Now Free Trial Offered
An advertisement urges readers to try Kruschen Salts for rheumatic conditions with a free trial bottle included in a Giant Package. Drugstores promise a money back guarantee if not satisfied after returning the regular bottle unopened. Millions testify to its effectiveness across 119 countries and free trials are limited.
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Kruschen
Sweden Scientist Reveals Fast Coding Machine
A Swedish scientist claims to have invented a device resembling a typewriter that can produce and transcribe coded messages far faster than handwriting. The system requires a similarly adjusted machine to decipher the output.
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Sweden
Dr Werner’s Powder Promises Natural Feeling Teeth
Advert says Dr Werner’s Powder makes false teeth feel natural and securely held all day. It claims the product is widely prescribed by dentists, keeps the mouth sanitary, and offers strong retention at a low cost with no color.
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Dr. Werner
Dasani
Exhibition Of Inventors Showcases Humane Rubber Collar Button
London exhibition displays hundreds of patented devices including a rubber humane collar button that avoids neck injury, a self cleaning bread box, a window cleaner, and a dust lifting brush. Other curios include double sided neckties, an egg opener, a baby walker frame, a visual piano, and a trepanning device from Somerset amid many door locks and brick composition patents.
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Exhibition of Inventors
London
Somerset
Charivari Still Used in French Villages as Protest
In some French communities a charivari or tin-pan serenade serves as a social protest against an unsuitable village marriage. The tradition remains a method for neighbors to express disapproval and influence nuptial plans.
English Income Tiers Rise For Millionaires And High Earners
A report shows only four Englishmen have incomes over 500000 a year while 89790 people earn more than 10000 annually. The data highlights widening gaps in earnings among the population.
Old Reliable Remedy Still Best for Chapped Skin
Since 1875 Hinds Honey and Almond Cream remains the trusted remedy for chapped, rough hands and irritated skin. The soothing lotion absorbs quickly, protects against cold weather cracking, and is popular after shaving. available from any druggist.
New York Fur Dealers Concentrated in Three-Block District
New York hosts about 4000 fur dealers manufacturers and importers clustered in a dense three-block area, reflecting a regional hub for fur trade activity and related commerce.
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New York
Pocket Sized Wind Gauge Used by Aviators in Russia
A compact wind gauge is being used by pilots in Russia to measure wind speed. The device fits in a pocket and aids aviation operations.
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Russia
Census Taker Becomes Dentist During James Bay Tour
Rev J Emile Saindon worked for the Dominion bureau of statistics to census Indians along James Bay. He answered repeated pleas for dental care and performed more than 100 tooth extractions during his survey, becoming a first rate amateur dentist.
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J. Emile Saindon
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
James Bay
This Way Up Hat Mark For Air Mail Note
Making It Clear K. C. Banks proposes posting to British Columbia and marking him This way up. A wartime gadget for the R.A.F. was stored upside down with air ministry guidance to call the bottom the top.
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K. C. Banks
British Columbia
R.A.F
Air Ministry
Heart disease rises to leading U.S. death cause by 1930
Historical data show heart disease advancing from third place in 1900 to the top cause of death in the United States by 1930, reflecting shifts in public health and medical understanding during the early 20th century.
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United States
Medical authorities dispute water with meals indigestion theory
American medical authorities contradict the long held belief that drinking water with meals causes indigestion. They cite lack of evidence and note that hydration can aid digestion and overall meal comfort.
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