Tools Of The Trade Inventions From Crime And Craft
A historical piece details Scotland Yard's Black Museum housing a vast collection of crime related instruments. Among items are ladders from Charles Peace and disguises used in major cases, plus a Paris trove of concealed weapons and a toe less stocking used by a shoplifter. The article also offers a quick DIY tip about painting chairs the easy way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland Yard
Black Museum
Charles Peace
Crippen
Ethel le Neve
Canada
Paris
World War of Ads Promises Big Returns and Chicks
A jumble of offers promotes 500 percent profits on blitz shaves, wholesale catalogs, and mail order schemes. Listings include Murray Sales in Montreal, Tweddle Chick Hatcheries in Fergus, beef herds for sale in Brantford, Trans-Canada Wholesale, and Dixons Remedy from Munro’s Drug Store, with delivery dates and catalogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Candies And Honey Inspire Ross Candle House Venture
The Ross family of Bearskin Neck Massachusetts fuses candlemaking with beekeeping. Robert Ross once kept hundreds of hives while John and Beatrice built a shop selling beeswax candles and honey products. Their solar honey extractor and a home-made dipping machine boost output to 16 candles per hour, while wax candles endure summer heat and attract visitors on Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John and
Beatrice Ross
Ross Candle
Bearskin Neck
Massachusetts
Rosses
Robert
Lawrence
Mass
North Andover
Derry
N.H
Topsfield
Ross
Mrs. Ross
Jessie Ash Arndt
Christian Science Monitor
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Skin Relief Discovery
This antiseptic, known across Canada as Moone's Emerald Oil, offers prompt relief for itching and skin troubles. It is pleasant to use, antiseptic and penetrating, with many long standing cases yielding to its influence. Available everywhere from druggists.
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Canada
Moone
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P.O
Brantford
Ontario
Trans-Canada Wholesale Co
Ottawa
Ont
Dixon
Munro‘'S Drug Store
Elan
POST
St. Clair Avenue
Eddie Gay
West 72Nd Street
New York
N.Y
Marvel
America
Bloor St. W
King St
Hamilton
Rideau St
Fetherstonhaugh & Company
University Ave
Wellington West
Medico Agency
Liberal Commission
Highteenth Street
New
Fergus
ABC
Cassan Systems
Superior Ave
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Mr. Ross
Pras A de Igarette
Dodd
Everecdy
National Carbon Company
Union “Vs. Canada Limited
Toronte
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