Be A True Sportsman in Western Canada Hunting Season
The Western Provinces face a hunting season with wild ducks prairie chickens geese and larger game. The article urges restraint and strict observance of game laws to protect wild bird life and prevent losses like the buffalo beaver and sockeye salmon, urging sportsmen to expose violators and support guardians.
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Canada
Prairie West
British Columbia
Fraser River
Skeena
Fraser
West
Johnnie's Game Jimmy and the Alarm Clock Exchange
A child asks to play with another child and to be given cake for him in a playful dialogue between a mother and the maid. The maid identifies herself as Miss Jenkins and the mistress refuses to be called Miss Jenkins unless an alarm clock is involved.
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Miss Jenkins
London coach and four charms visitors and locals
An Overseas Daily Mail note describes the famed Piccadilly coach and four to Hampton Court. Each morning a different wealthy enthusiast drives the ribbons and funds part of the service, a quaint detail that adds charm to London's living history.
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London
Piccadilly
High Road
Hampton Court
Overseas Daily Mail
A Cordial Invitation to Disease
An old advertisement extols Dr Hamilton's Pills as a mild natural stimulant for the bowels and liver. It claims the product cures constipation without harsh purgatives and promotes general wellbeing for all ages, selling for 25 cents through The Catarrhozone Co. of Montreal.
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Dr. Hamilton
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Britain Scraps Six Capital Ships Under Washington Pact
In line with the Washington naval agreement the Admiralty orders six large ships scrapped including the battle cruisers Lion and Princess Royal and the battleships Orion Monarch Conqueror and Erin. These vessels are among the British navy’s most famous warships.
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Britain
Admiralty
Lion
Orion
Monarch
Conqueror
Erin
A Gentle Laxative for the Children
Mothers the surest way of keeping your little ones well and happy to keep bowels regular and stomach sweet. Baby's Own Tablets are a gentle laxative free from opiates, safe for infants, banish constipation and indigestion, and boost rest and natural sleep. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Japanese Brains Outweigh American and English Averages
A historical note claims that Japanese people, both men and women, have average brain weights higher than those of Americans and English. The source presents a controversial and now-rejected measure of intelligence tied to brain weight. It cites national groups and compares averages without robust scientific context.
Holloway's Corn Remover Promises Painless Relief
Advert says Holloway's Corn Remover can root corns without pain, offering quick relief and a simple home remedy.
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Holloway
Stinnes to Forge Pact With French Interests
Berlin industrial leaders expect Hugo Stinnes to seal a pact with French interests led by Marquis de Lubersac. The agreement aims to scientifically plan the restoration of war-devastated areas, enabling local co operative groups and larger units in the former French zone to contract directly with a Franco German syndicate for building and other materials supplied mainly by Germany.
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Berlin
Hugo Stinnes
Germany
Herr Stinnes
Marquis de Lubersac
Hue
Big Fox Ranch Planned in Minneapolis Fur Company
A Minnesota based venture called Big Fox Ranch for Minneapolis Organization will develop a 5 million dollar silver fox ranching and fur marketing company. The firm plans to house thousands of Prince Edward Island foxes on its ranches within a few years.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Prince Edward Island
Suez Canal Build Begins Under Old Economic Creed
The Kansas City Star notes Russia rejects modern financiers except those who defend old ideas of hard work thrift and sound credit. The Suez Canal project started in 1859 and took nineteen years to complete.
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Russia
The
Kansas City Star
Suez Canal
Oil Light Outshines Gas and Electricity in Tests
A new oil lamp claims brighter white light than gas or electric options. Tested by the U.S. Government and 35 universities, it reportedly burns odorless smoke free and safe while using 94 percent air and 6 percent kerosene. Inventor T W Johnson of Winnipeg offers a free 10 year trial and potential agencies with earnings of 250 to 500 dollars a month.
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U.S
T. W. Johnson
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
The Mad Motorist Menace Should Lose Driving Privilege
A Detroit Free Press editorial likens reckless drunk driving to a mad dog and argues for permanent revocation of driving privileges for grave violations. It compares criminal trustworthiness in drivers to embezzlers mishandling funds and urges strong penalties to protect pedestrians.
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Detroit Free Press
Executions in Russia figure cited by Bolshevik era
A Riga dispatch to the London Times cites official Bolshevik figures showing 1,766,118 executions by the Cheka before February last year. The tally includes professors, doctors, priests, officers, soldiers, policemen, landowners, workers, and peasants among others. During the civil war the Bolsheviks reportedly killed more than in all Russia during the great war.
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Riga
London Times
Cheka
Russia
Putnam's Corn Extractor Promoted By Druggists
An advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Extractor as the oldest and best corn remedy. It promises painless relief with a few treatments and urges consumers to refuse substitutes at 25 cents. The note adds a remark about India hosting 1500 native plant species, about 59 percent more than Europe’s flora.
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Putnam's Corn Extractor
Putnam's
India
Europe
Ostrich Skins Arrive in Boston for Leather Footwear
A consignment of ostrich skins has arrived in Boston and is claimed to outwear leather footwear while costing less. The note highlights potential market impact and consumer advantages.
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Boston
Binder Preservation Guidelines For Harvester Knotter
The knotter mechanism must be protected from weather to prevent rust and future trouble. If left in the field, coat the knotter with axle grease and cover with canvas. Remove the canvas when stopping. Crickets and mice ruin canvas and slats. Wrap canvases in building paper and suspend in the granary or hay loft.
Minard's Liniment Boosts Camp Sunburn Relief at Tusket Falls
At the Yarmouth Y M C A Boys Camp held at Tusket Falls in August Alfred Stokes General Secy reports Minard's Liniment as most beneficial for sunburn and an immediate relief for colic and toothache.
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Yarmouth Y. M. C
Tusket Falls
Minard
Alfred Stokes
Sec’y
Mennonites Seek Return to Western Canada Farms
Letters to Ottawa from Mennonites who left Saskatchewan for the southern United States request help to return to their Western Canadian farms. Several communications act as appeals for assistance in returning home.
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Saskatchewan
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Ottawa
Bee revenge in Guiana tale of a native
A Guiana account describes a native stung by a bee who then tries to catch bee young and devour them as revenge, illustrating a local anecdote about anger and response to a sting.
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Guiana
Hugo Stinnes Worth Eight Times Over in Paper Marks
A German writer estimates Hugo Stinnes fortunes before the war at 35 million gold marks and now at 140 million. Financial circles say his wealth has quadrupled during the war, equaling 7 billion paper marks. He says he works night and day for his children, having two sons and a daughter.
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Hugo Stinnes
Montreal Gazette
A Power of its Own Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil possesses a subtle power valued by users as the leading liniment for both man and beast. Its versatile uses have made it a longstanding prized remedy kept by many as essential.
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Thomas
Duck Speeds Revealed On Flight Speeds
A historical note cites figures from a competent authority estimating canvas back ducks at 98 mph, blue winged teal at 89 mph, and Canada geese at 76 mph, while acknowledging these are likely upper bounds of typical speeds.
Woman Finds Relief with Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
A St Paul woman testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured tiredness headaches and pelvic pain enabling her to work again. The letter praises the remedy for women ailments and urges others to use it as a testimonial.
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St. Paul
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Ee Maser
Winslow St
St. Paul, Inn
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