Gillett's Lye Promises Drain and Clean Solutions
A traditional household advert promotes Flake Lye and Gillett's Lye for keeping drains free running. It claims small weekly quantities prevent dirt buildup and reduce repair costs, and one tablespoon mixed in a gallon of cold water cleans floors tiling and refrigerators.
World Happenings Briefly Told
Twenty two vessels nearly all Diesel equipped were launched in Japan in the first half of this year. Professor Edwin R A Seligman of Columbia University suggests Britain may stimulate industry by suspending the gold standard. Miss H D Hobrecker becomes national secretary of the YWCA for Canada. The R 101 memorial is unveiled at Cardington churchyard. Alberta Wheat Pool reports Edmon ton district leads with 28 bushels per acre. Britain’s $50 passage rate withdrawal to Canada impacts migration. Alberta unemployment relief costs to be shared by Dominion Government. Sir Howard Grubb, noted astronomical instrument authority, dies in Dublin. credited with submarine periscope work.
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Japan
Edwin R. A. Seligman
Columbia University
Great Britain
H. D. Hobrecker
Young Women's Christian Association
Nova Scotia
Y.W.C.A
Canada
France
Cardington
Alberta Wheat Pool
Edmonton
Dominion
Overseas Settlement Department
Alberta
G. L. McPherson
Sir Howard Grubb
Dublin
Howard
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Heralded as Poor Man’s Friend
Small portable bottles of Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil are advertised as powerful in concentrated form. The oil is marketed as inexpensive and versatile, claimed to be a staple for every dealer’s stock and widely accessible to the public.
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Dr. Thomas
England's Speed Records Set Before Detroit Termination
England's official speed marks in air land and water stand after the Detroit race ending. Squadron Leader A H Orlebar records 357.7 miles an hour in an airplane with a Supermarine Rolls Royce S-6. Malcolm Campbell attains 246 066 miles per hour in an automobile. Kaye Don reaches 110 223 miles per hour in a speedboat with Miss England II.
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England
Detroit
A. H. Orlebar
Malcolm Campbell
Kaye Don
Sunday School Lesson October 4
The lesson covers Acts 15.36 to 16.15 and Romans 15.18-21. It details Paul and Barnabas separation and missions, Timothy joining, the call to Europe, and Paul’s aim to spread the gospel to Gentiles, with notes from Gloag and a devotional reading from Hebrews.
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Moffatt
Paul
Barnabas
Antioch
Syria
Jerusalem
Mark
Pamphylia
Cyprus
Silas
Cilicia
Timothy
Derbe
Lystra
Christ
Europe
Troas
Macedonia
Ananias
Clyricum
Isaiah
Text Books Changes in Saskatchewan Schools
Saskatchewan department of education announces new curriculum does not require scrapping old texts nor purchasing new ones. Costs are reduced overall with limited new books, including Congdon Music Primer 25 cents. Surplus used texts will be collected by the Saskatchewan Teachers' Alliance and loaned to needy schools in dried out areas to ensure every child attends.
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Saskatchewan Department of Education
J. T. M. Anderson
Departments of Education
Saskatchewan
Department of Education
Saskatchewan Teachers’ Alliance
Anderson
Department
Alliance
Carter's Liver Pills Claim Beauty Benefits
Miss E. T. Clapham proclaims Carter's Little Liver Pills improve complexions and banish blemishes. The pill line emphasizes all vegetable content with tonic liver action, promising relief from constipation indigestion biliousness headaches and acidity. Available from druggists in 25¢ and 7l0 packages.
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E. T. Clapham
Carter
Dr. Carter
Solution Of Economic Distress On Prairies
C. M. Bowman president of the Colonization Finance Corporation says diversified farming and limited livestock raising under advisory farm management is the only solution for prairie economic distress. Bowman returns from a three week tour of 125 western farms supervised by the corporation. The firm formed in 1929 to aid mortgagors and tenants failing on sale agreements and arrears.
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C. M. Bowman
Colonization Finance Corporation
Railroads of Argentina Expand Parallel Truck Lines
Argentina railways challenge private trucking firms by launching parallel truck services to capture freight traffic and maintain grid coverage across key regions. The move signals intensified competition as rail operators seek to protect market share and adapt to evolving logistics demands.
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Argentina
Giant airship adapts to ocean liner likeness
The DC-X, with a 152-foot wing span and 131-foot hull, carries twelve crew and up to 70 passengers, while a test flight once carried 169 people. The craft resembles an ocean liner, offering quarters for crew and passengers, but its future as regular transport remains uncertain. The note compares it to German dirigibles and notes ongoing experiments in giant airplanes.
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A&a
New York
Hampton Roads
Germany
New York Evening Post
Lost 30 Lbs in 3 Months with Kruschen Salts
A reader claims to have dropped from 212 to 182 pounds in eight months using Kruschen Salts with no dieting. The ad-style testimonial says one half teaspoon in hot water before breakfast aids fat loss by "cleaning" impurities and boosting energy, encouraging activity.
Champion Rabbit Catcher Claims Britain Title
Gloucestershire hunter Isaac Gough says he is Britain’s champion rabbit catcher. He states that with his two sons he trapped 52 343 rabbits between August and March, 1 500 in ten days, and 534 in a single night, earning enough to pay income tax and take pride in it.
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Isaac Gough
Gloucestershire
England
Britain
Gough
Persian Balm Ladies Beauty Ad Promises Delicate Skin
An advertisement claims Persian Balm delivers superior beauty benefits with a cool nonsticky feel. It highlights rapid absorption, tissue delight, subtle fragrance, and a whitening effect for hands while imparting youthfulness to the complexion.
Canadian Airways to take delivery of Junkers JU-52 plane
T. Siers, superintendent of maintenance for Canadian Airways Western Division, travels to Germany to receive a new Junkers JU-52 freighter. The aircraft is designed to carry 6,000 pounds at about 100 miles per hour.
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T. Siers
Canadian Airways
Western Divison
Germany
Junkers
Rio de Janeiro Waterfront Hosts 1500 Islands Rivaling St. Lawrence
A Brazilian waterfront stretch in Rio de Janeiro features about 1500 is lands vying with the Thousand Islands of the St. Lawrence, creating a notable geographic comparison between two famed waterway archipelagos.
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St. Lawrence
Rio de Janeiro
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