The High Cost of Sickness and Organized Medical Service
An analysis of rising illness costs in the United States and the Canadian outlook points to ten billion dollars yearly, with half the population unable to pay full hospital services. It advocates prevention and an organized medical service with examples from Endicott Johnson and Roanoke Rapids showing affordable care. insurance is urged as a remedy.
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United States
Literary Digest
Canada
Dominion
Endicott-Johnson Corporation
Roanoke Rapids
North Carolina
Add New Export To Canada's List
Canada expands exports with fresh Gaspe salmon to Britain and Germany. A trial shipment of frozen salmon using a new brine kept fish fresh sparked orders for 25 tons, with many more expected. Also notes deep rock salt wells in China and 44 000 daily thunderstorms globally.
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Canada
Britain
China
Engineer Studies Milk River Damming to Ease Mississippi Floods
George Archibald of the U S Army Corps of Engineers studies Canadian storage facilities to smooth Milk River peaks in Alberta and Saskatchewan. He hopes reservoir construction at the river’s headwaters can alter flood conditions downstream in the Mississippi basin. The Milk River rises near the Montana border and flows into Canada before returning south to the Mississippi.
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Mississippi
George Archibald
Corps of Engineers
U.S. War Department
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Rockies
Montana
Canada
Saskatchewan Prepares Harvest With Eastward Help
Saskatchewan farmers expect to finish harvest without eastern aid for the first time due to a small crop and labor saving machinery like combines, aided by a growing western industrial population.
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Saskatchewan
Messages By Heliograph Link Prince Albert Park Station
Heliographs completed regular transmissions between Prince Albert Saskatchewan and a station in Prince Albert National Park, covering a 30 mile distance. The system proves reliable for outdoor communications.
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Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert National Park
Canadian Wild Life Shipped to Dublin Zoo
A small scale shipment of Canadian wildlife passed through Montreal en route from Toronto to the Zoological Gardens in Dublin Ireland. The Canadian National Express carried two bears one eagle two woodchucks two raccoons and four prairie dogs aboard the SS Lord Antrim after transfer from Bonaventure Station.
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Montreal
Toronto
Zoological Gardens
Dublin
Ireland
Canadian National Express
Bonaventure Station
Irish Free State
Dr Williams Pink Pills Endure Health Claims Paraphrased
Advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for fatigue pale blood and nervous weakness. It cites Mrs Geo M Andrews of Halifax as a testimonial and notes pills are sold by druggists or by mail for 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Williams
Grain shipment forecast sparks price demand in Winnipeg
McBean Bros. argue wheat should fetch 2.00 per bushel with higher later, citing world shortages and 850,000,000 bushels import demand. They predict 2.25 for wheat 1.55 for barley and 1 95e for oats, offering advances to ship grain from Winnipeg on August 15, 1929.
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Winnipeg
Britannic Liner Launch Marks a New White Star Standard
The British twin screw liner Britannic built by Harland & Wolff for White Star Line has been launched in Belfast. It will serve Liverpool to New York with 1550 passengers and features electric cooking and on board amenities such as a swimming pool tennis courts and children's playrooms. The vessel aims to cater to tourists of moderate means and is expected to be the popular ship from New York in the coming tourist season.
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Britannic
Messrs. Harland & Wolff, Limited
White Star Line
North Yard
Belfast
Britanns
New York
White Star
Honored Carrier Pigeon Memorial in Verdun
Verdun unveils a marble plaque for the last carrier pigeon No. 787-15 from Vaux Fort. It carried Major Raynal’s urgent message during a gas attack on June 4 1916 and was awarded the Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre. The bird died about four years ago.
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Verdun
Vaux
Raynal
Army
Seeing Persia From Air on Baghdad to Gaza Route
New air service links Bagdad and Gaza offering aerial views of the Euphrates and Persia. Operators claim the serpentine river, sunlit waters, and a Dead Sea panorama are highlights. Flight time is eight hours versus forty days by camel.
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Euphrates
Bagdad
Gaza
Persia
Dead Sea
Rain-maker offer to Regina council rejected
A letter from T. Y. Wojnowski of Lasalle Ontario offered rainmaking services to Regina Saskatchewan for a salary of 10000. The quaint request, sent by registered mail to the city office, was read by council and will be filed among city records.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
T. Y. Wojnowski
Lasalle
Canada
T. ¥. Wojnowski
Diarrhoea Relief Praised By Canadian Mother
Mrs S J Jago of Canobie New Brunswick reports her three year old son suffered severe diarrhoea with active bowels and vomiting. After trying many medicines a friend recommended a remedy from The T Milburn Co Toronto Ontario. After the second dose improvement began and a large portion of a bottle relieved the child. She says she uses it for other family members and even husband takes a bottle when away at work.
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S. J. Jago
Canobie
N.B
A Prime Dressing For Wounds
In some factories carbolic acid is kept to cauterize wounds but Dr. Thomas Electric Oil offers quicker action without scarring. The text promotes a safer alternative for workers.
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Dr. Thomas
Wireless For Chateau Laurier Hotel In Ottawa Reported
Special wireless and broadcasting equipment installed in the Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa enables reception of addresses delivered in one hotel area to be heard in other public rooms and private suites. The report questions the authorship of the costly setup.
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Chateau Laurier
Ottawa
University of Manitoba Course Offerings Across Faculties
The University of Manitoba lists programs across faculties including Arts and Science B A and ALA degrees B Sc EScPhar and M Sc Throgs Engineering and Architecture RSc CE RSc BE MSet and B Arch Medicine MLD CAL Agriculture and Home Economics B B A and BSc HH Law School LLB with admissions details via Registrar W J Spence Winnipeg Manitoba.
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ALA
E.sc.phar
M.sc. Throgs
Rsc
C.E
Mset
B. Arch
CAL
Manitoba Law School
Noted Inventor Sir Ernest De La Rue Dies at 77
Renowned inventor of a papier mache splint and boot making method for war hospitals dies at 77. He financed a Dunchingham branch that produced thousands of splints and boots and helped popularize the electric starting gate for the Jockey Club. He also designed decorations for the Albert Hall.
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Sir Ernest de la Rue
Dillingham
Sir Ernest
Jockey Club
Great Albert Hall
London
Alberta Parks Cover 8 662 Square Miles in Seven Areas
Canada’s National Parks in Alberta total 8 662 square miles across seven park areas. Jasper National Park dominates at 5 380 square miles, followed by Rocky Mountain Park at 2 751. Buffalo Park, Elk Island, Nemisham, and Waterton complete the list with smaller sizes.
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Canada
Alberta
Jasper National Park
Rocky Mountain Park
Buffalo Park
Elk Island
Nemisham
Waterton
Canadian Tourism Forecast Tops 300 Million Spending
A Canadian bank forecast predicts American tourists will spend 300 million dollars in Canada this season. The note also mentions an estimate that over one billion stars have been observed with powerful telescopes.
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Canada
Alberta oil drills reach a mile deep amid fears of deeper dangers
The piece notes Alberta wells reportedly reach one mile down with no danger expected. It cites a Harvard professor describing Earth’s core as a sea of liquid gas and says thirty miles more drilling would be needed to access it. It also includes an Asthma Remedy advertisement from Dr Kellogg.
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Alberta
Harvard
Seismological Society
Woman So Sick Could Not Work in Grainland
Grainland Sask woman Mary Scauttres says Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound helped her recover from illness that left her unable to sew or work. She reports sharing the remedy with friends and pledges to answer letters from other women.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Grainland
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia FE
Pinkam
Mars
Mary Scauttres
Gask
Must Have Been Heavenly Wife on Honeymoons
A humorous exchange recalls a honeymoon moment when a dentist husband jokes about extracting three “darling little teeth” during an afternoon together, turning a private reminiscence into a playful quip.
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Hubby
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McBean Bros
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British Motorship
T. Milburn Co., Ltd
Ont
University OF Manitoba
W. J. Spence
Ernest de la Rue
National Parks
Minard
VV Ethierd
Castoria
POAC
Mloard
Hamilton
Ontario
Western
Hunter-Martin & CO
SASK
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