Open Doors and Budging Portals on International Peace Arch
On September 6 on the Canada United States border the International Peace Arch was opened to mark a century of peace between Britain and the United States. The event featured flags raised jointly and inscriptions urging open ports and disarmament for all nations.
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Canada-United States
Great Britain
United States
Ghent
Belgium
Great Lakes
Bownd
Canada
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Pacific
North American
Teasworth
Europe
British Columbia
World's Smallest Railway Draws Visitors to Europe
Canadian visitors to Europe watch a miniature railway in Cumberland Highlands and compare it to large locomotives. The tiny line at Liverpool or Southampton draws attention as an unusual display, with observers noting its diminutive size and curious operation.
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Europe
Liverpool
Southampton
Ameria
Narrow Gauge Railway Leased To London Firm
A seven and one eighth mile line with a fifteen inch gauge is leased to Narrow Gauge Railways Limited of London. Passenger service is operated by midi get express engines built to a quarter scale of standard British mainline locomotives, matching construction and appearance in other respects.
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London
Narrow Gauge Railways, Limited
Midiget
Ontario Newspapers Merge Announcement
The Chatsworth News will merge with the Owen Sound Sun-Times ending 36 years of publication. Officials cite high costs and the News founder Tate George Blyth High as reasons for discontinuation.
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Ontario
Foronto
Chatsworth
Language mix and officials in Switzerland
The text claims official languages are French German and Dalian with no native Swiss tongue. It notes most speak German while others use French and Italian, depending on proximity. Public notices appear in French and German, parliament speeches in both, and the president's statements are provided in both languages. A humorous exchange about a death from drink ends with a cake of ice joke.
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Switzerland
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief for Cramps and Ailments
A vintage ad touts Nerviline as a rapid cure for cramps and stomach upsets. It recommends mixing a few drops in sweetened water for fast relief and promotes 35 cent bottles sold widely for home use.
Government seeks BC scenic development and tourist bureaus
British Columbia contemplates building government hotels at key sites to promote tourism within the province. Plans include road and motor facility improvements and opening provincial tourist bureaus in major cities to sell strip tickets to local points of interest.
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British Columbia
An Autoist's Recipe for Safer Driving
A line from a New York newspaper’s automobile column offers a cautionary recipe for minimizing accidents. It prescribes a full measure of caution for others, three tablespoonfuls of looking ahead and around, then steer, brake, observe and be wary.
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New York
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sunburn Relief Found At Yarmouth YMCA Camp
At the Yarmouth YMCA Boys Camp in Tusket Falls during August, Minard's Liniment provided immediate relief for sunburn, colic, and toothache says Alfred Stokes, General Secy.
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Yarmouth Y. M. C
Tusket Falls
Minard
Alfred Stokes
Sec'y
Price of Silence Sparks Family Quarrel
A fragment shows Willie bargaining with his mother over silence for two bits, hinting at a domestic dispute or bargaining moment in a family scene. The terse dialogue suggests a tense household interaction centered on money and quiet.
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Willie
Wilie
Manitoba Elevators Store Wheat as Crop Comes In
Manitoba elevators with about 100 units and 2.3 million bushels capacity will handle roughly five million bushels this fall. Most grain will be wheat. Interior storage adds 2.2 million bushels. A pessimist is one who expects bad luck and is surprised when it comes.
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Manitoba
When Women Suffer Dr Hamilton's Pills Advert
A historic ad promotes Dr Hamilton's Pills as gentle relief for women with side aches head pains restlessness and the blues. It claims to ease constipation purge wastes and poisons from the system and urges girls and women to rely on this medicine with many calling on dealers at The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
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Dr. Hamilton
Furniture From Paper Emerges in Polished Compressed Form
Furniture from compressed paper is now made into tables chairs and other articles finished to resemble fine woods with color and polish.
Worm Exterminator Remedy Promises Quick Relief
A historical ad touts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a simple strong remedy for parasitic worms. The notice emphasizes prompt relief and urges readers to obtain the product for immediate health benefits.
Separation No Alimony A Peaceful Divorce Analogy
A whimsical ad extols a peaceful separation of coins using Putnam's Corn Extractor described as magic and painless with success every time. It markets the device for 25 cents and claims no damage or strife, presenting a humorous take on divorce.
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Putnam's Corn
Mountain Mills Production and Shipments in 1921 First Half
The Mountain Lumber Association reports the six month 1921 production near 100 million feet and shipments about 75 million feet. The figures reflect activity at Mountain Mills during the period.
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The
Mountain Lumber Association
Painful Neuralgia and Sciatica Addressed by Pink Pills
An early 20th century remedy article explains neuralgia and sciatica share the same cause thin impure blood. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a nerve tonic improving blood quality and easing pain. The ad notes price five dollars for six boxes from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Province grants tax filing and payment extension in Manitoba
Premier T C Norris told trade boards and business groups that the Manitoba government will extend the time to file provincial net profits tax returns and to make payments, easing deadlines for taxpayers and businesses.
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Winnipeg
T. C. Norris
Boards of Trade and Business Organizations
Manitoba
Port of Vancouver Rising Role in Pacific Shipping
Port of Vancouver shows growing importance with eight year tonnage rising from 4.4 million to 9.2 million and regular foreign bound steamship lines increasing from five to twenty six. Miller's Worm Powder claims to improve infant and child digestion and appetite by acting on stomach liver and bowels to curb worm related disorders.
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Vancouver
Fifty Fifty Baseball Banter At Local Game
Two girls new to baseball watch a local nine face a visiting team. They joke about a man on every base while contrasting with the visitors. A caption-like line about business support for a local dealer echoes community ties.
Minard's Report On Largest Insect The Stick Insect Of Borneo
The stick insect of Borneo is described as the largest insect known. Specimens measuring about 13 inches in length have been captured. The insect closely resembles a rough stick in appearance and texture.
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Borneo
Manitoba Road Work Hit Two Million Dollar Mark This Year
Manitoba highways commissioner A. McGillivray says the province will have spent about 2,000,000 on road work before freezeup. Travel has been widespread and many miles of grading will be completed by season’s end.
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Manitoba
A. McGillivray
Helped Soldiers' Dependents in Saskatchewan Fund Disbursements
The Saskatchewan Branch of the Canadian Faturatic Fund distributed 613,350 during the twelve months ending July 31, with funds aiding soldiers' dependents across the province.
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Saskatchewan
Canadian Faturatic Fund
World's Greatest Radio Plant Under Construction Near Mehin
France reports a vast radio plant rising near Mehin described as the world’s greatest. In a contrasting note the sparkle on wallpaper is credited to button factory sweepings as a curious domestic detail.
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Mehin
France
Women in Argentine shops and factories double in five years
Report notes the number of women employed in Argentine Republic shops and factories has doubled over five years, with mention of automobile industry as a contributing factor. The fragment references employment shifts and industrial sectors.
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Argentine Republic
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