Global Briefs in Puzzle of Vague Reports
A miscellany of short notes mentions a gold lump found during a center inspection, King George's dog Wolferton Sapper winning dog shows, a trans Canada tour by the Montreal Canadian Club, poison recovered on English coasts, a bishop calling for hearings, and a vast diocesan territory spanning from Satara to Switherland and from Portugal to the Cas Sea.
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Montreal
Giralter
Sondon
Honafre
Hindn
Satara
Switherland
Portugal
Cas Sea
Health for weak despondent people
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic for blood and nerves. It cites a customer story about recovery from overwork and nervous breakdown, urging sufferers to buy via dealers or mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. in Brockville Ontario.
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Canada
Williams
WolHiens
Andrew FL Webb
Melanson
Willias
Wik Hames
Wilams
Sun Life Assurance Company Shows Stability in 1929
The Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada reports a 1929 year end with total life in force and assets reaching new highs. After allowances for cancellations and maturities, in force amounted to $831,684,569, a record for a Canadian life company. Cash income and investments rose, with a surplus of 1,209,000 and an average interest rate of 6.27 percent, reflecting prudent management and capital strength.
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Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
Akmalganes
Lange Seal
Puis
Ord Ces Sraiee
Redistribution plan raises seats in Canadian Commons
The bill by Prime Minister Mackenzie King aims to increase the Commons from 233 to 245 with Saskatchewan gaining five seats, Alberta four, Manitoba two, and British Columbia two. Nova Scotia would lose two, allocations based largely on population. A newly hatched oyster is about 25 inches long.
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W.L. Mackenzie King
Canada
Dominion
House of Commons
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Instant Stomach Relief
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as quickly curing indigestion gas and upset stomach. It claims digestion becomes sane the moment the tablet dissolves and guarantees relief from sour digestion for a few cents per package.
Wireless Link to Europe Planned by Marront Company
The Marront Company announces a wireless system at Vancouver with an estimated cost of 10 million dollars to enable direct communication with Europe and Oriental points. A second station will be built at Montreal to connect Canada with the United Kingdom and the continent.
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Marront Company
Vancouver
Europe
Oriental
Montreal
Canada
United Kingdom
Continent
Found Relief Through Dodd's Kidney Pills Claim
Mr Eougers Provencher of St Julien Wolfstown Que reports health improvement after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says kidney affection lasted a year and the pills strengthened kidneys and purged impurities from the blood. Advert reads ask neighbors about Dodd's Kidney Pills across Canada.
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Mr. Eougers Provencher
Dodd
St. Julien
Wolfstown
Que—-Specia
Mr. Provencher
Canada
Mudd
Ancient Rome’s Baths and Water in City Life
Romans consumed about 240000000 gallons of water daily as fountains burst with life in the modern city. The grand thermae built by Emperor Caracalla housed 1600 bathers and a quarter mile square complex including gym, athletic field, library and race course.
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Rome
Thermae
Caracella
Manitoba Fisheries Report Highlights Large Catches and Employment
The Manitoba fresh water fisheries employed 2113 men and 533 boats with equipment valued at 659 414 dollars. Domestic licenses yielded 1 125 340 pounds of fish. commercial fisheries surpassed sixteen and a half million pounds. Other text discusses asthma remedies and forest reserves in Saskatchewan.
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Manitoba
Cream Puffs and Chocolate Filling from Household Hints
A recipe fragment outlines making cream puffs with buttered pins and whipped cream or chocolate filling. It details boiling water with flour to form paste, shaping paste into balls, baking until cooked, and filling with whipped cream or a chocolate cream made from milk, flour paste, and melted chocolate.
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Constantis
Vanda
Separation But No Alimony Peaceful Split
Quiet separation without damage. all parties reportedly happy as documents refer to a substitute for Putnam's Coron Extractor sold for 25 cents everywhere.
No Doles For Loafers In Empire Club Talk
The Financial Post reports Sir Robert Horne told the Empire Club of Toronto that dole distribution to the jobless is misrepresented as a guiltless policy. He argued that aid comes from a common fund funded by workers and employers and should go only to bona fide claims.
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Dellish
Riley's Army
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Robert Horne
Exchequer
Empire Club of Toronto
MD Ve
Hall's Catarrhal Deafness Treatment Claim
Hall's Catarrhal Medicine is promoted as a constitutional remedy for deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube. It claims to act through the bloodstream to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions, offering circulars and listing F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio as suppliers.
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Denfueas
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
How Boats Are Driven And Steamship Propulsion
A steamship moves by pushing water backward to move forward. The paddle wheel or propeller grips water to create forward thrust. Coughing stems from irritation in airways and speech urges to clear obstructions. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is claimed to ease inflammation and stop coughs. In New Zealand two kauri trees yield salable timber twice as large as California's biggest.
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Thomas
New Zealand
California
Minards Liniment and New York Hospital Patient Traffic
A compact item notes Minard's Liniment for Corns and Wart remedies and reports that more than a million patients pass through New York hospitals.
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New York
Popular Tanlac Praise Boosts Sales In Ad Claims
A vintage testimonial ad touts Tanlac with a dramatic health recovery narrative. It features a female consumer praising relief from indigestion nerves and sleep problems after using two bottles, claiming five pound gain and steady nerves. The copy cites widespread endorsements and “over 10 million bottles sold.”
War end proposal targets war profiteers in Senate draft
A resolution introduced in the U8 Senate by Senator Bucah Ma ho seeks to outlaw and punish those who breed or profit from war labeling it a public crime. The text notes a commemorative anniversary dated May 22, 1988 marking Patrick Wenes birth.
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Senate
Bucah
Maho
Enti Nation
Patrick Wenes
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