Immigrant arrivals, reindeer racing and royal travels highlighted
Canada reports 152 911 immigrants from April 1928 to February 1929, up 12 percent from last year. Vancouver plans a reindeer race with a stud and six Eskimo drivers. The British Admiralty grants Captain Dewar a 750 per year pension. Carl B Ellison wins Harmon Trophy for aviation. The Duke of Gloucester travels to Japan and may visit High River Alberta on return.
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Canada
Vancouver
British Admiralty
Kennet C.B. Dewar
HMSS
Royal Oak
Gibraltar
Carl B. Elelson
Haton
N.D
Sir George Hubert Wilkins
North Pole
Harmon
U.S
Montreal Gazette
Duke of Gloucester
Prince Henry
London
Japan
Order of the Garter
High River
Alta
New Baby Disturbs Tired Office Worker
A Ne va dka mother recalls her oldest baby being consumpted from milk and keeping the family awake, then a Castoria remedy improved digestion. The Fletcher signature claimed Castoria as genuine vegetable relief for colic constipation and biliousness in babies.
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Fletcher
Tradition Bans Younger Daughter’s Marriage in India
The text notes a rule where a younger daughter cannot wed before the elder. If the younger wishes to marry, tradition prescribes marrying the elder to a tree or large flower with care to avoid pine or elder trees, claiming divorce would be difficult from such unions.
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India
Young Ambassador Frederick T. Mace to Return to Canada
Frederick Thomas Mace of Old Kent Road London England, a former Young Ambassador, will return to Canada to take up farming after visiting last summer.
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Canada
Frederick Thomas Mace
Old Kent Road
London
England
Nahanai Country Gold Rush Draws Prospects North
Prospectors push into the Nahanai country west of the Mackenzie river, over 1000 miles north of Edmonton, chasing placer deposits once worked by the McLeods. Air travel aids entrants along an air trail from last summer. Hostile Indians and fugitive whites have made the area dangerous in Canada’s unknown North.
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Sankatchewan
Nahanai
Mackenzie River
Edmonton
Jack Hammell
N.a.amle
McLeod
Nabannt
Canada
World’s largest electric lamp shines bright
A 60,000 watt experimental bulb claimed as the world’s largest lights up, resembling a radio vacuum tube. A metal fin radiator atop the bulb vents heat estimated at 5,500 degrees Fahrenheit. Florida is noted for more than 30,000 lakes and other misty regional trivia.
Maine coast fish scales fetch seven cents a pound
Across the Maine coast buyers pay seven cents per pound for fish scales. Sellers report vast quantities sold this season, with total revenue around $250,000. One hundred pounds of scales yield seven pounds of pearl essence used in jewelry, valued at 125 in New York. The essence is processed for beads and jewelry.
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Maine
New York
No Medicine Like Baby's Own Tablets
Promotional note for Baby's Own Tablets describing safety for children, no opiates, praised by a Ontario mother for three healthy kids. Claims mild laxative action, regulates digestion, banishes constipation, aids teething and colds. Sold for 25c per box by The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
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John Armour
R.R. 1
South Monaghan Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Meatless luncheon recipe solves tasty luncheon without meat
A tested luncheon recipe uses tomato chowder with milk and water, onion, butter, flour, sugar, salt, pepper, soda, and split water crackers. Melt butter, soften onion, scald with milk and water, thicken with flour mixture, add tomato with sugar and soda, serve over dipped crackers.
Temptation sizes and fabrics for child dresses noted
The listing describes dress patterns No. 877 A Temptation and No. 981 Attractive Junior with various sizes from 6 to 44 inches bust, materials required from 2 yards to 3% yards of 40 inch fabric, with blue embroidery numbers and extras, plus other style notes and bust ranges.
Hotels in Europe Offer Radio Reservations for Transatlantic Travelers
European hotels allow passengers bound for the Atlantic to book rooms by radio with the hotel paying the charge. This service provides travelers a secured stay while en route, reflecting the era’s push for comfortable long-distance travel arrangements.
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Europe
Atlantic
Isaiah’s Vision and Call to Service Explored in Sermon
A historical sermon explores Isaiah's heavenly vision and call to service with reflections from Dr. C. R. Brown and A. B. Davidson. It discusses seeing God as a practical conviction guiding thinking and living, comparing past and present spiritual perception. Also notes Finland’s cinema count of 258 with 40,000 seats.
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Isaiah
Vores
C. R. Brown
God
Jerusalem
London
New York
Amory H. Brad
Temple
A. B. Davidson
Finland
Women Vote Rights Expanded in Indian Provinces
Women in certain Indian provinces gained voting eligibility in 1924. Charles Dickens authored a Life of Christ tailored for his children.
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India
Charles Dickens
Christ
Glacial Age Forecast Sparks Debate From Berlin Expert
A Berlin professor warns Gulf Stream anomalies may push Europe toward a future ice age. The editor’s cynical one day story remark and distant forecasts are noted as unreliable, urging focus on this week's weather instead.
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Bertin
Gulf Streams
Berlin
Gulf Stream
Europe
Putnam's Corn Extractor Brings Instant Relief
Advert reads instant pain relief from Putnam's Corn Extractor for corns. It claims easy removal and widespread use. Also notes nearly ten million fish eggs and fry were shipped along the Canadian National in 1928 for lake stocking.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
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Nahanai Country
Unkown North
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Portugal
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipag
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