Canadian Pacific Bonds Targeted by London Truth Editorial
An 1881 London Truth extract mocks Canadian Pacific Railway bond launches by Montreal New York bankers and Bank of Montreal. It doubts capital exists in Canada to back the project, faults Canada’s finances, predicts bankruptcy for the Dominion, and warns Britain may face losses from guaranteed debts. It criticizes Manitoba cold, Ontario lending, and Lord Cornwallis tours as misused optimism.
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London Truth
Canadian Pacific Railroad Company
Montreal
New York
Bank of Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion
British Columbia
Hudson's Bay Company
Canada
Manitoba
Colonel Butler
John Bull
Lord Corne
Hin
Ontario
Quebec
Paris
Avalanche hazards and rail plans in historic notes
The piece recalls avalanches on Alpine passes sparked by subtle sounds like sleigh bells and notes a ban on bell use on a specific mountain. It also reports Madras India planning a suburban electrified railway service.
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Madras
India
Randers Town Hall Moved On Trolleys To Ease Traffic
A 150 year old Randers town hall in Jutland was moved two yards on trolleys to widen traffic lanes. The structure measures 640 feet long by 31 feet wide and 410 feet high, and the tower clock kept running during the move. Reports note German sausage consumption and American sausage figures for last year.
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Randers
Jullland
Memorial Day Tributes Across Arlington Cemeteries
On May 30 Memorial Day ceremonies honored U S soldiers alongside British and Canadian dead. A Canadian Legation group and officials from the British Embassy laid wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery. Keith F. Crowther led the Canadian delegation, escorted by Sergeant Llamont of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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United States
Ariington
Washington
Legation
Arlington
Keith F. Crowther
Lamont
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Agony of neuritis and a testimonial for Pink Pills
John H. Jamieson of Wallaceburg Ontario recounts long neuritis suffering with arm paralysis and hand shrinkage. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills his condition improved slowly then rapidly two years ago and no pain since. The pills, claimed to enrich blood and strengthen nerves, are sold by dealers or by mail from Brockville.
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Dr. Weilteee Medicine Co
Brockville
Empire Marketing Board Canadian poster frame set in London
Wise shopkeepers stock Canadian produce and housewives buy it describes a five poster frame set from the Empire Marketing Board now in London and across five hundred towns. It promotes buying Empire products to boost home orders with images of Canadian apples docks and a shipyard along with UK Canada maps. Persian Balm touted as a skin beautifier and beauty aid.
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Empire Marketing Board
London
Old Country
Canada
United Kingdom
Empire
Headache Advice Promotes Carter’s Little Pills
Readers advised to fix underlying causes of headaches rather than rely on remedies that may harm the heart. Promotes Carter's Little Pills as a safe approach, claiming they sweeten sour stomach, cleanse intestines, stimulate liver and bile, and purge waste to prevent headaches.
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Carter
Edmonton Coal Men Welcome Federal Rate Extension
Edmonton coal men welcomed the extension of special freight rates on Alberta to Ontario shipments. A telegram to Howard Stutchbury from E J Garland MP confirmed the three year period now runs December 15 to July 15, 1931. Stutchbury cited pressure from the provincial government the Canadian Fuel Association and others to allow time to study cost figures.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Ontario
Howard Stutchbury
E. J. Garland
M.P
Stutchbury
Canadian Fuel Association
Faint dizzy spells prompt heart tonic remedy tale
Mrs Norman Bishop of Salisbury New Brunswick reports faint and dizzy spells with smothering sensations when lying down. Her doctor blamed heart and nerves and advised a good heart tonic. She was advised to take the tonic and improve her condition.
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Norman Bishop
Salisbury
The Milburn Co. Boxed Sleep Aid for Sale
An advertisement notes that a box costs 50 cents and can be bought at all druggists or dealers or mailed from The T. Milburn Co. Limited in Toronto Ontario. It promises restorative sleep similar to a child and emphasizes easy rest without taking a box previously.
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T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Air Travellers Insured On Airship Travel Insurance Rise
Air travel lines open up new insurance. Graf Zeppelin passengers on the present South America flight insure round trips. A passenger on the R-100 covered for two Atlantic trips. premium two pounds, roughly 120 percent annual rate if stretched to a year. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil offers earache relief with drops on lint placed in the ear.
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South America
Atlantic
Thomas
Alberta foundry shipps weed burner to Morocco for locust eggs
Alberta Foundry and Machine Company shipped a stubble and weed burner to Casablanca for Comarex Compagnie Francs-Alarocaine d Exportation to destroy wild locust eggs. The case arose after Mr. Stark of the British Foreign Office arranged the pictures and description. The note mentions a Poisons Board proposal and a stat of cars and hospital beds in the country.
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Alberta
Ands
Morocco
Comarex Compagnie Francs-Alarocaine d'Exportation
Casablanca
Stark
Omce
Medicine Hat
First Steam Locomotive Rocket Starts For Chicago Exposition
Britain ships Stephenson's Rocket from London to the Century of Progress in Chicago. Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson advised U S Ambassador Dawes. It is believed to be the Rocket's first voyage beyond Britain.
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Stephenson
London
Chicago
Arthur Henderson
Britain
U.S
Charles G. Dawes
Minard's for Falling Hall in chimney sweep tale
A brief note laments falling hall issues and notes a doctor observing chimney sweeps suffer fewer colds due to flu familiarity. The text contemplates costly insects and marks insect control as a major national challenge.
Greece's Currant Crop Weighed 250 Million Pounds
Greece produced a currant harvest weighing about 250 million pounds last year. The figure reflects a sizable crop for the region, indicating robust berry production and potential market implications for export and pricing.
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Greece
Britain’s New Flying Operating Theatre
A groundbreaking airborne surgical cabin for colonial outposts. Hinged cabin sides open fully for patient access, with racks of instruments, two nurses and a doctor aboard. Powered by two Napier Lion engines totaling about 1500 Bp, it can remain aloft with one engine and minimal speed loss. Immediate mid air operations would be for urgent cases only, saving settlers soldiers and natives when access is impossible.
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British Empire
Ouitposta
Chocolate Meringue Pie From Betty Barclay Recipe
Recipe details for a chocolate pie with a baked pastry shell. Ingredients include bitter chocolate sugar flour salt boiling water evaporated milk egg yolks butter vanilla and meringue. Steps describe melting chocolate, combining dry and wet ingredients, cooking in a double boiler, adding an egg yolk mixture, finishing with baking and brown meringue.
Carrot Surprise Recipe and Bride Purchase Reference
A fragment describes a carrot dessert made from carrot puree milk and a crushed junket tablet mixed and warmed to a lukewarm consistency then set in small dishes. It notes a cultural remark that among some African tribes brides may be purchased on an installment plan.
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Africa
Vancouver Island bulb industry grows beyond supply
The Vancouver Island bulb trade, described as an infant industry by T B Dempster, the island’s leading and long-standing bulb grower, shows huge potential. He notes demand could outpace current production and that shortages force him to buy bulbs for his own use.
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Vancouver Island
T. B. Dempster
British Columbia
No Rest With Asthma Remedy Proclaimed in Ad
An old advertisement extols relief from asthma at night, noting weakness and nervous debility without rest. It touts Dr J B Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as proven after years of service and invites readers to try a trial to be convinced.
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Aiagnesia
J. DB
Kellogg
Surviving Seventeenth Century Books Remain Rare
Of roughly 50 000 books issued in the seventeenth century only about fifty are widely known to twentieth century readers. The remark highlights the extreme scarcity and selective preservation of early modern works.
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Germany
Washington Cemetery
Wun
Alberta, Company
W. On. U. Gta
Minard
Flying Operating Theatre
Betty Barclay
Carrot
Wrigleys
Wrigley’s
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Mcdermott Avenue
Winnipeg
Brock
Throck
Appleford
Western
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina, Sask
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