Conference of City Planners Opens in Calgary
A large conference in Calgary under the Alberta Town Planning and Housing Association opened with an address by Lieutenant Governor Bulyeu. Delegates will discuss street planning, park improvements, water supply, fire protection, sewage disposal, housing, street railway tire zones, and other municipal welfare issues over three days.
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Calgary
Alta
Alberta Town Planning and Housing Association
Bulyeu
Ning
Dr King’s New Life Pills and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve
Lead note endorses Dr King’s New Life Pills as a preventive for stomach liver and kidney disorders and claims they purify blood prevent constipation and aid digestion. Advertising blurb lists price 25 cents and promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for general relief of hurts.
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Dr. King
Bucklen
Calendar of Sports for Week
A calendar column lists upcoming sports events for the week. Includes track and field meets, football practice schedules, and local games with times and venues. Organizers urge teams to confirm schedules and venues as weather and field conditions may affect plans.
Summer meeting opening at Connaught Park Jockey Club
Connaught Park Jockey Club opens its summer meetings in Ottawa Ontario with Harry Trendall facing Jimmy Anderson in a ten round bout. Boxers scheduled for Evansville Indiana and other events include Yale Harvard boat race, and various golf and tennis championships across cities.
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Connaught Park Jockey Club
Otta
Harry Trendall
Jimmy Anderson
Evansville
Ind
Cures Stubborn Itchy Skin Troubles with Hobson’s Ointment
An advertisement touts Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment as a quick relief for eczema and related rashes. A user from Rock Island NL reports nine years free of the illness after using the ointment. Guaranteed, available through your druggist.
Princeton University 167th Commencement Honors Largest Class
One of the largest Princeton University classes received diplomas at the 167th commencement in Alexander Hall. President John Grier Hibben presided over the exercises held in Princeton, New Jersey, on June 16.
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Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Alexander Hall
John Grier Hibben
Get Rid of Your Rheumatism With Chamberlains Liniment
An advertisement from Homer City New York promoting Chamberlains Liniment to cure rheumatism. W A Lockhard reports severe pains last spring and claims full recovery after using one bottle. Sold by all dealers.
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W. A. Lockhard
Homer City
N. Y
History Timeline of Notable 19th Century Wars and Events
A compact timeline lists events from 1806 to 1908 including the Drummond Castle wreck with 250 lives lost, 1814 Quatre Bras battle where Duke of Brunswick fell, 1819 India earthquakes, 1845 Texas annexation terms, 1866 Austria declares war on Prussia, 1868 Jenkins cavalry in Chambersburg, 1900 Elbe Havre Canal opened, 1904 assassination of Governor General Bobrikov, and 1908 Arizona and Oklahoma statehood bills signed. The item notes ongoing conflicts and geopolitical shifts across Europe and the Americas.
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Duke of Brunswick
Quatre Bras
India
Sampson
Santiago
Elbe-Havre
Lubeck
Bobrikos
Finland
Arizona
Birthday of Dr. Joseph Swais, Swarthmore College President
Swarthmore College president Dr Joseph Swais born in Pendleton Indiana June 16 1857. He studied at Indiana University and led at Leland Stanford University before returning as Indiana University president and later Swarthmore president in 1902. He has chaired the National Education Association and other educational councils.
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Joseph Swais
Swarthmore College
Pendleton
Ind
Indiana University
Leland Standford, Jr. University
Sworthftote College
Swain
National Education Association
National Council of Education
National Council of Religious Education
Gustave V
Sweden
Newman Orb
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
Francisco Leon Dela Barca
Mexico
Diaz
Ralph Capron Turns 23 Today
Ralph Capron former University of Michigan football star and later minor league baseball player is 23 years old today.
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Ralph Capron
University of Michigan
Hot Weather Tonic and Health Builder Ad
Hot Weather Tonic and Health Builder claims to cure fatigue nervousness and stomach liver and kidney issues by building strength and driving out waste. A testimonial from Mrs Jamey Duncan of Haynesville Me praises its effects. Available 50 cents and 1.00 from druggists. Bucklen's Arnica Salve for cuts.
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Jamey Duncan
Haynesville
Bucklen
Arnica
International Conference Debates Spitzbergen Status
In Christiania on June 18 an international conference met to discuss Spitzbergen questions and determine the status of the archipelago, long known as a departure point for Arctic expeditions. The talks focus on governance and sovereignty of the islands.
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Christiania
Spitzbergen
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy Promoted Locally
The ad touts Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy as a cure for chronic stomach trouble and constipation. It claims one dose will convince users, calls it the most thorough system cleanser, and notes Phoenix Drug Store and other druggists sell it locally.
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Mayr
Nations plan Spitzbergen neutral, international control
Delegates from Great Britain France Holland Russia Denmark Sweden Germany Norway and the United States discuss policing Spitzbergen. A commission of signatory powers would administer the islands under international control funded by land taxes. The agreement, based on a Norwegian memorandum, would be renewable every eighteen years.
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Great Britain
France
Holland
Russia
Denmark
Sweden
Germany
Norway
United States
William M. Collier
Spain
Fred K. Nielsen
Department of State
Spitzbergen
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Offers Reward
Advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Bank signatories vouch for Cheney's honor and ability. Cure advertised as taken internally with 75 cent price. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
O. Hall
Statue of Franklin Unveiled at University of Pennsylvania
At the Class Day ceremony of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia on June 16 a statue of Benjamin Franklin was unveiled. The gift from the class of 1904 was set before the gymnasium with James M. Beck giving the oration. Benjamin Pepper Jr. performed the unveiling, and the memorial was designed by Dr. R. Tait McKenzie and Prof. Paul P. Cret. The statue depicts Franklin arriving in 1722 at age 17 as a runaway apprentice.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Benjamin Fraklin
James M. Beck
New York
Benjamin Pepper, Jr
B. Franklin Pepper
Law School
Franklin
R. Tait McKenzie
Paul P. Cret
University
Statue proposal linked to Franklin 160 years peace event
A proposal suggests presenting a copy of the statue to Great Britain to mark 160 years of peace between the nations. The statue would be placed in London near areas associated with Franklin’s work as a journeyman printer.
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Great Britain
London
Franklin
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Cough Relief
An old testimonial touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the best cure for stubborn coughs colds and throat and lung troubles. It claims quick relief from the first dose and is suitable for children with a price of one dollar at the druggist.
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Dr. King
O. H. Brown
Muscatine
Ala
Eckman’s Alterative Promoted for Tuberculosis Care
An early 20th century advertisement urges tuberculosis patients and at risk individuals to use Eckman’s Alterative to reduce night sweats fever and speed recovery. The medicine claims efficacy for bronchial catarrh throat and lung ailments and to boost the system with no narcotics or habit forming drugs. It directs readers to consult leading druggists and to contact Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia for a recovery booklet.
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Eckman
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
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Union National Bank of Monroe
Warren Taylor
F.F. Dalley Co., Ltd
Buffalo, N.Y. Hamilton, Ont
Yate
Harvard
New London
Conn
Priestwick
Scotland
Tom Gavigan
Glen Coackley
Priday
Yale
Thames River
Schuylkill River
Texas
Taxarkana
Shepard
Scott
Chase & Collens Co. Limited
Rexes
DeSiard St
Monroe, la
Bell
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company Incorf “At
Barassars
Texas Congress
The
United Stat
Gen. Jenkins
Chambersburg
Austria
Prussia
Peror
Phoenix Drug Store
Youngblood- Foster Jewelry Company, Limited
J. M. Zanone & CO
Central Savings Bank Building
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