Catarrhozone Earliest Throat Remedy Ad
An early 20th century ad touts Catarrhozone as a cure for sore throat and cough. It claims it prevents colds by drawing infection from the throat and lungs, offering a two month dollar outfit for 60 cents, sold by mail from The Catarrhorone Co. Montreal.
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Catarrhorone Co
Montreal
Twins Born During War Leave and Letters of Hope
The narrator details resigning work in December, the birth of twins in May, and Murray’s wartime anxieties from St Julien. He is relieved to learn she is safe in England as their babies arrive. Letters reveal his joy, concern, and longing for Canada leave, while the narrator adapts to motherhood with strong resolve.
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Murray
St. Julien
England
Canada
St. Thomas
Mrs. Stevenson
Rupert
Nicolas
Mother
Lydia E. Pinkham's Remedy Promises Relief in Canada
A testimonial from River Desert Quebec praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving a two year pain in the side and improving nursing for a baby. The advertisement urges women to try the treatment for displacement irregularities back ache headaches and other symptoms and offers a private text with information for women in Ontario Cobourg and beyond.
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River Desert
Lydia E
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tra E
A Soldier's Wife Finds Shelter With the Robertson Family
The narrator recalls loneliness and fear as she raises twins while her husband Murray serves. She relies on Grandpa and Grandma Robertson for support, shares housework with Grandma, and grapples with finances, deciding to help with Martha by the day in exchange for rent. She resists charity, aiming to stand on her own.
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Rupert
Nicolas
Grandpa
Grandma Robertson
Grandma
Murray
Patriotic Fund
Robertsons
Murray's War Ordeal and a Mother's Quiet Endurance
A mother recalls August 1915 when Murray returned to the front and vanished by April. She crushingly details wartime strain on Canadian families, letters that offered only censored hope, and a mother's vigil as she nursed twins and faced fear, loss, and doubt.
Cuticura Heals Pimples on Face in Weeks
Patient reports pimples on face improved after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Within two weeks visible improvement and after six weeks complete healing. Includes testimonial from Flora Notedoom of Boz Mont and advertisement copy for Cuticura products and free sample offer.
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Cuticura
Flora
My Brave War-Time Life With Twins On The Farm
The narrator recalls staying brave after twins Rupert and Nicolas reach two years old. They walk daily, visit Manitou, enjoy farm life with Cousin Margaret, and witness the twins’ bond. Nicolas leads speech, Rupert echoes, and the family endures wartime separation as Murray’s fate remains uncertain.
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Rupert
Nicolas
Manitou
Mother
Paradise
Margaret
Cousin Margaret
Murray
John
Madge
Saskatoon
Edith
France
Mr. Campbell
Highest Peak In Canadian Rockies Camp Site Noted
Mount Robson near Jasper, a key Canadian Rockies landmark, will host the Alpine Club camp next year. The site will welcome members of the British Association for the Advancement of Science attending the Toronto meeting as guests of the Alpine Club.
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Canadian Rockies
Alpine Club
Mount Robson
Jasper
Canadian National Railways
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Toronto
Femininity in Letter Writing Observed in City Study
A study of thirty women at a street letter-box in a large city shows 21 paused to inspect envelopes before posting. Alberta Butter wins prominent honors at the Toronto Exhibition with creamery butter from Alberta exhibitors achieving championship prizes and top awards across six provinces.
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Alberta
Toronto
C. Marker
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Edison’s Brain Valued At Fifteen Billion Dollars
The article claims Thomas Alva Edison’s brain is worth about 15.6 billion dollars in today’s market, reflecting the present investment in U S industries based on his inventions. It notes Edison’s prolific patent record and compares his value to Henry Ford while arguing business confidence backing Edison’s worth.
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America
Thomas Alva Edison
Edison
Frank L. Dyer
Thomas C. Martin
Henry Ford
Ford
Mind Alert for Housewife Role in Modern Life
The piece urges housewives to stay mentally active amid modern appliances and social change. It argues women should gain literary knowledge and business insight, avoid gossip, and engage with larger ideas to influence society toward normalcy.
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Mrs. Morton
Scientist claims earth does not rotate as a rigid body
W de Sitter of University of Leyton argues in Nature that earth behaves like a jelly like mass with surface regions moving relative to one another. Wireless time signals show discrepancies sometimes by tenths of a second and similar lunar surface fluctuations align with a broader solar system anomaly.
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W. de Sitter
University of Leyton
Nature
Great Variety of Western Australia Fauna Described
Sydney H. Wright notes WA wildlife offers endless study. Kangaroo hops among trees and palms famed as venison. emu stands tall yet cannot fly. crocodiles, seals, and numerous marsupials inhabit north and south regions. Dingoes menace sheep while a chorus of non song birds fills the north, and the dancing native companion bird performs a quadrille like display.
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Western Australia
Sydney H. Wright
Chamber
Australia
Ada Blackjack Heroine of Wrangel Island Story Emerges
The Vancouver Province highlights Ada Blackjack as the Eskimo woman who survived the Crawford party on Wrangel Island. She cooked, tended her wounded comrade, hunted for him, and endured months alone before discovery. Her account portrays devotion courage fortitude and resourcefulness. The source also notes a proverb about women speaking less.
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Ada Blackjack
Crawford
Wrangel Island
Vancouver Province
Origin Of Many Sea Terms From Arabic And Other Roots
The article explains how sea terms originate from diverse languages. Admiral traces to Arabic emir of bagh meaning lord of the sea, captain from Latin caput, mate from Icelandic mati, and cock boat from coracle. It notes Davy Jones is a myth, linked to Duffy Jones’ locker.
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Bagh
Mati
Wibaier
Capdet
Davy Jones
Duffy Jones
Locker
Making Leather Wallpaper From Old Boots
A method to create wallpaper by shredding worn boots into leather pulp, removing dirt nails and threads, then stamping the pulp into leather wallpaper. The article notes this attractive material is sold widely as thick paper covered with leather pulp, often sourced from old boots.
No Consolation The Optimist
A brief opinion contrasts optimism and pessimism using a weather metaphor to note that optimism cannot shield a person from rain without an umbrella. The piece reflects a Philadelphia Record editorial voice on resilience amid hardship.
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Philadelphia
Time Burglar to Lawyer After Acquittal
The speaker thanks the lawyer and plans a daytime visit, while London Answers notes a quip about the phonograph not being to blame for a bad record. The exchange preserves a legal-quirk tone with brief, pointed remarks.
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London
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