Vigilance Required to Cut Losses From Fatal Accidents
A 1920s editorial argues safety laws cannot curb all hazards and that personal caution remains essential. It cites traffic, industrial, and home accidents, noting 27000 home fatalities in 1927 from bathtubs and ladders, and urges individual responsibility to prevent tragedies.
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Ghins
Aml
San Francissco
United States
San Francisco
Aliguery
Canadian West
Naming of Lindbergh Related Canadian Island and Station
Paul Lambert of New York seeks to name a safari island near Nanaimo B C Limbersh and a Canadian National railway station in Alberta after Lindbergh aviator. British Columbia Canada boards report no objections provided names do not conflict with existing ones. Dominion Geographic Board approves naming a railway station in Alberta after Lindbergh.
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Avister
Coronel Lindbergh
British Columbia
Alberta
Paul Lambert
New York
Seattle Bay
Nanaimo
B.C
Geographic Boards of
Canada
Limbersh
Dominion Geographic Board
Canadian National
Winnipeg
Brothers Strive for Homestead Near Loyalist Alberta
Cyrus Buxton aged 19 and his brother Paul 24 waited a week outside the Dominion Lands office in Calgary as homestead rights reopened to the public. They kept first place in line and slept six hours a day under a blanket near the entrance to secure the desired home at cad.
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Loyalist
Alberta
Dominion Lands
Calgary
Cyrus Buxton
Paul
Minard's Ointment for Hair and Farewell
Dialogue fragment features Minard's ointment pitch and a grim exchange about a father's death and a $50,000 legacy contrasted with a grand father leaving the earth. The lines reveal a humorous or satirical tone on wealth and mortality.
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Nage
Tagg
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Antacid
An advertisement extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a long trusted, gentle antacid. It claims rapid relief from excess stomach acid within minutes and urges readers to buy the genuine product with full directions on the bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Physio Clana
World's Grain Congress Marks Canadian Prairie Beginnings
Regina hosts the first world's grain congress to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the railways and prairie agriculture. Federal Agriculture Minister W. B. Maethenwell announced preliminary steps for the event, noting the poultry congress success spurred the grain effort.
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Wil
Regina
Canadian Pacific Railway
Manitoba
W. BR. Maethenwell
Canada
West
New Strength for Weak Girls and Children
A Canadian ad extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for pale anaemic girls. It urges early treatment for fatigue breathlessness and poor appetite, claiming the pills restore health with outdoor activity and nourishing food. A testimonial from Mrs. Robert Jackson of Shelburne Ontario details a daughter's recovery after months of illness and fever.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Willismns
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Wireless saves situation as Afghan anthem greets king
Egypt, upon arrival of King Amanullah and Queen, is greeted with a perfect rendition of the Afghan national anthem thanks to a wireless transmission. An Egyptian operator relayed a note for note deciphering at Port Said, averting an embarrassing moment.
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Egypt
Amanullah
Bombay
Oliver Raspiutane
Port Said
Fort Vermilion Wheat Leads Arctic Circle Production
Fort Vermilion wheat weighing 64 pounds to the bushel and graded No 2 without dockage was sent to the Alberta wheat pool by farmer James Mc Graw. The article notes wheat culture near the Arctic circle and recalls a 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition champion from the area.
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Arctic Circle
Fort Vermilion
Peace River
Alberta Wheat Pool
James Mc Graw
Philadelphia
Calgary Automobile Club Plans Modern Tourist Camp
The Calgary Automobile Club intends to equip and operate a state of the art automobile tourist camp in Western Canada. The camp will be well lighted and supplied with gas for cooking water and showers car shelters and other conveniences for motor tourists.
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Calgary Automobile Clb
Canada
Schwab Urges Close U S British Ties On Steel Bonds
Charles M Schwab told an English speaking union luncheon that U S British friendship remains strong and practical. He praised British steel heritage while noting American contributions to the Bessemer process and stressed resilient postwar ties despite noisy critics at home and abroad.
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Chas. M. Schwab
Great Britain
United States
Charles M. Schwab
America
Mr. Schwab
First Beekeeping and Law Through Ancient Times
The article traces bee domestication from ancient Egypt around 2600 B C where hieroglyphic bees appear and hives are depicted, to early labor exploitation by humans. It notes the Hittite laws around 1200 B C punishing theft of bees, and mentions bees as royal symbols in Lower Egypt about 4000 B C, with wild honey gathered long before.
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Nankind
Lower
Egypt
Miller's Worm Powders and Canadian Tobacco Output
Miller's Worm Powders claim to improve infant worm troubles and stomach liver and bowel issues, boosting appetite and health as treatment begins. Canada produced 43,916,700 pounds of tobacco in 1927 valued at $9,112,278, up 15,092,700 pounds and $1,722,798 from 1926. Ontario grew 33,650 acres, Quebec 10,015, BC 360. average yield 98 pounds per acre.
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Canada
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Woman Seeks Relief Shares Cure From Lydia E Pinkham
Grainland Saskatchewan resident Mary Scuuries says she was too sick to work until using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improved health and urges other women to try it and to write for letters about the remedy.
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Grainland
Lydia FE. Vink
Luxurious British Airship Aims New York Route Tests
The Burney airship under Commander C Dennis Burney progresses toward July readiness for London to New York service in 48 hours. A joint British American venture plans six 9 000 000 cubic feet ships built in the US and England, carrying 180 passengers and 10 tons of freight, with R 100 as experimental base and larger ships to follow for trans Atlantic traffic.
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London
Detroit
Burney Company
Burney
New York
United States
England
Retoq
Lonien
Azores
trans-Atlantic Airs Ship Company
Most Unusual Hotel Waste-Basket Work
The article notes waste paper basket siftings as a crucial hotel job where staff recover jewelry theater tickets and clothing worth thousands monthly. It cites an expensive amethyst pendant found in basket rubbish and two $100 bills recovered from guest trash. It also mentions Mother Gravea’s Worm Exterminator as an effective vermicide.
First Elevator In Angora Marks Western Importation To Turkey
The first elevator is installed in a building of Turkey’s new capital Angora but cannot operate yet as the Hygiene Minister has not found anyone to test and set it in motion. The event follows other inaugurations marking the new capital’s development.
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Turkey
Hygiene
Angora
Preserves Water Supply Forests as Nature's Water Preservers
Discussion links forests to flood control as the porous forest floor slows runoff and delays snowmelt flooding. A quip about rent payment contrasts thrift and desire, noting a man may buy a costly car when he cannot afford a cheaper one.
Rats and Monkeys Aid Dietetics Research at Lister Institute
At the Lister Institute in London Miss Henderson Smith oversees about 500 rats and several monkeys used in dietary studies. Visitors tour the nursery learning how these animals contribute to understanding vital vitamins and nutrition science.
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Fit-Lits
Lister Institute
London
Amiung “Beisties
Simple and Sure Dr Thomas Eelectric Oil
Simple and Sure Dr Thomas Eelectric Oil is described as very easy to use. The text claims a child can understand the instructions whether used as a liniment to rub on the skin or as a dressing. The directions are stated to be plain and unmistakable for all ages.
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Thomas
Post Office Delivers Billions of Letters and Parcels in Canada
The Canadian Post Office Department moves more than 600 million letters and 40 million parcels each year, alongside 350 million newspapers and 100 million circulars. Operations span 12,440 post offices and over 200,000 rural mail boxes across about 3.7 million square miles.
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Canadian Post Office Department
Canada
Dorit Warns About Overhandling Babies To Reduce Nervousness
Article advises restraint in handling infants to prevent later nervousness in children. Recommends calming remedies like Castoria for infant irritability and sleep issues, noting its vegetable formula and endorsements by physicians. Mentions widespread use and the Fletcher signature on packaging.
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Chas
Fletcher
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ITM
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