World Happenings Briefly Told From The Ville Sauvage Airfield
Various short items report on a world of speed records and labor worries. A Ville Sauvage airfield pilot reportedly lowered a speed record while another figure notes rising unemployment by mid winter. Other dispatches cover South Africa funding, Alberta coal output falling over half a million tons, a New York hold up, and policy proposals for imperial wireless telegraphy.
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Lecointe
Ville Sauvage
Port Arthur
Waa
Inbor
Armchair Linch Couglers
Boston
Reuters Capetown
Union
South Africa
Alberta Times
Denver street tests of air electricity device by Ammann brothers
The Ammann brothers from Peaver and Spokane claim a new atmospheric generator can draw electricity from air. They demonstrated on a Denver street using an electric auto, removing batteries and driving at speed. They guard the device at the Argonaut Hotel room and have not offered to sell yet awaiting expert verification.
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Denver
JE. Ammann
Peaver
J. E. Ammann
Spokane
Ward
BE. Aumann
Argonaut Hotel
Dr Williams Pink Pills Said to Restore Health
An old advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills for anemia, claiming they strengthen blood and relieve headaches back pain and fatigue. A testimonial from D J McPound of North Stuyter Bridge, NS describes dramatic recovery after taking two then five boxes. Pills sold by mail or local drugstores.
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Dr.Wilams
Clergyman Joins Elderly Couple in Lincolnshire Nuptials
A clergyman solemnized a marriage in the Lincolnshire fens between an elderly man and woman. The ceremony proceeds as both confess any impediments, though the bride groans, while the groom jokes that Martha lisps a bit.
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Lincolnshire
Martha
Thrifty Prep for Winter Home Care
Fall home checks cover heating, weather stripping, and insulation. Stock coal early, inspect roof, gutters, and windows for leaks. Clean and store summer textiles, prepare porch furniture, and label stored items for easy reuse. Ensure family has waterproof coats and rubber footwear ahead of cold days.
England Ireland duel ends in stalemate warns Blade
The Toledo Blade quotes a sentiment that England will not whip Ireland and Ireland cannot whip England, implying no peace if the situation remains unresolved. The remark frames a tense stalemate as the only plausible outcome without reconciliation.
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England
Ireland
Toledo Blade
Nightgown Reflects Dress Trends With Flesh-Colored Crepe
The nightgown uses rich flesh-colored crepe de chine and mirrors the frock’s sash styling. Double faced ribbons show pale Dive on one side and flesh on the other. A square decollete is edged with fine lace and insertion, with a narrow bow in the center front.
New Lamp Promises Free Trial and Earnings
An ad touts a new lamp claiming superior light to gas or electricity. It cites government and university tests and offers a 10 day free trial plus a free lamp to early adopters who help with local introduction. The inventor T Johnson of Winnipeg invites inquiries and agency details with promised earnings of 200 to 500 dollars monthly.
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U. S
T. ¥. Johnson
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Back To The Land Amid War And Reconstruction
In wartime and postwar periods the nation sought to feed the Allied world by tilling the land and employing labor. The piece observes that recovery hinges on pairing labor with capital, noting thousands need work while acres remain undeveloped, a mutual need driving return to normalcy.
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Seattle Times
Minard's Liniment Featured Among Remedies and Demands
Saskatoon district homestead entries rise to 73 in August from 42 year earlier. Land sales revenues grow sharply from 112 to 707. An asthma remedy from Dr J D Kellogg is promoted with claims of relief. A 19th century note recalls Baronesa Burdett Coutts receiving Freedom of City in 1872 and a deputy warden’s son jailed for shooting a raccoon.
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Saskatoon
Freedom of the City of
London
Baronesa Burdett-Coutts
Centreville
Bid
Planting Sockeye Eggs Aids Fraser River Run Restoration
Planting sockeye eggs under gravel is a new artificial propagation method for the king of salmon. The eggs are planted to mimic natural hatching conditions and are expected to yield better results, greatly aiding the Fraser River sockeye run toward a sound basis.
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Fraser River
Dr Hamilton's Pills Promised Quick Health Boost
A vintage promotional ad claims Dr Hamilton's Pills toning the stomach and improving digestion will relieve poisonous wastes and boost energy in days. The copy touts broad health benefits and lists The Catarrhozone Co. of Montreal as seller offering 25¢ boxes.
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Hamiltton
Dr. Hamilton
Catarrhozone Co
Mortreal
Beecham
Value of irrigation transforms Patricia Alberta region
A standing testimony to irrigation in southern Alberta, Patricia shows how dry prairie land has been brought into cultivation. Two years ago the area was unbroken prairie. now twenty thousand acres are under irrigation, fueling growth and civic improvements in the district.
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Patricia
Alberta
Epitaph of Professor Ladd Muses on Love Labor
The Waterbury Republican notes the late Professor George Trumbull Ladd composed his own epitaph stating I have wed and loved and labored and all is well. The concise line summarizes a life of marriage affection work and contentment.
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George Trumbull Ladd
Waterbury
Calgary boot factory eyed after tentative offers
If the Calgary city council approves ten offers by the commissioners a boot factory could open soon employing over 300 men. The project, financed by British interests, would be under a nine year lease on easy terms.
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Calgary
Telegraphic feat sends Vancouver speech to London
A Vancouver event telegraphed Lord Northelife's Canadian Club address to the London Times via Imperial Cable in 45 minutes. The Vancouver meeting began at 1 PM local time, 9 PM London time, with the message started at 2 PM and delivered in London at 10 45 PM.
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Vancouver
London
Lord Northelife
London Times
Imperial
Putnam's Palpless Corn and Wart A Remedy Ad
An old fashioned advertisement touts Putnam's Palpless Corn and Wart Exactor as painless and proven for fifty years. It claims quick corn removal with a standout promise to end suffering, priced at 25 cents everywhere.
Not "I see by the paper that a woman can live on nine cents"
The quotation contrasts a woman's claimed life budget with the idea of nine cents of her own money, cited from the New York Sun.
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New York Sun
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