Dr Hamilton's Pills Promises Health and Relief
A sensational odd mix of an old patent medicine pitch and a dramatic frontier scene. The ad touts Dr Hamilton's Pills as a cure all for dizziness headaches and digestion, claiming quick health benefits in 25 cent boxes, followed by a rugged dialogue about a trapper's dying confession and a boy awaiting his father's last words. The scene shifts to a woodsman named Dorkin a dying trapper named Farney and a promise to look after Willer as a box with treasure and truth is revealed.
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Dr. Hamilton
Nature
Dr Hamilton
Dorkin
Willer
Farney
Trapper
Witler
Darkin
Rangers
Willow The Wisp reveals a wary shot at fate
LaPeer smiles and pats the rifle as he quips about aiming true. The scene captures a tense moment where a character hesitates then toys with the idea of firing, hinting at consequences to come. The fragment suggests a western or frontier setting with rustic bravado.
Father Dies in Wilderness Trapper Tale
Daddy Farney lies dying in a fur cot as his son Donnie tends him beside a pack of rifles and game in a remote cabin. The old trapper, longtime lawbreaker, reflects on enemies and his need to see Dorkin before passing, while May sunlight and woodsmoke frame a stark, mournful scene.
Hoppers Appearing in Tudor Alberta South of Calgary
Grasshoppers have appeared at Tudor Alberta about 35 miles east of Calgary, surprising observers who had not expected them in southern Alberta. Preparations are under way to combat the pest.
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Alberta
Tudor
Alta
Calgary
Sunday Motoring Barred In Switzerland
Switzerland imposes daylight hour car ban on Sundays from May 1 to September 20 to allow nonowners to enjoy home excursions without disturbance. The rule targets reducing road noise and traffic during peak weekend hours for those without automobiles.
Scotswood Works Largest and Best Equipped Locomotive Plant
The Armstrong Whitworth Scotswood works near Newcastle is now the world’s leading locomotive facility after transforming from an ammunition plant. Output exceeds 400 heavy main line engines annually, with plans for further extensions and an anticipated 45 locomotives weekly by summer 1920. The shift aims to secure Britain a dominant postwar share of global locomotive contracts.
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Scotswood
British Empire
London
England
Brst
Armstrong- Whitworth Company
Stotswood
Tyneside
Armstrong Whitworth
North Eastern Railway
Scotswood Locomotive Works
Armstrong Enterprise
Scotswood Works
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Promoted for Nervous Health
A Victorian era style advert touts Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills as a remedy for nervous exhaustion and female health complaints. The ad cites Mrs P H Ryan of Sand Point Nova Scotia praising relief after using six boxes and notes price at 50 cents per box, available via The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
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Milburn
P. H. Ryan
Sand Point
N.S
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
World’s Largest Bible Housed in Stockholm Library
The Bible Society notes a remarkable library collection but highlights a colossal Bible in the royal Library at Stockholm. Its covers are solid four inch planks, each a yard long, using an estimated hundred asses’ skins for the 309 parchment leaves.
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The
Bible Society
Royal Library
Stockholm
Chinese Adopting English Simplifies Learning
An explorer notes that Chinese natives increasingly favor English the English in education. Arabic numerals replace cumbersome Chinese characters in schools, making numbers easier for the young students. Braille is used for the blind in China, a population affected by leprosy.
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China
John Chinaman
Easieer
Parmelees Vegetable Pills Prominence in Public Use
A historical note extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as lasting, widely used and highly valued. The text claims they have achieved peerless status among standard vegetable preparations, with strong public esteem and no further advertising needed.
Antique Grain Will Not Grow
The Soviet era germination claims of ancient Egyptian mummies are debunked by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. French tests show grain over years fails to germinate, while German trials find wheat barley and oats may germinate up to eight to ten years under ideal storage, with very few surviving after twenty years.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Danderine Promise Of Softer Glossy Hair For Girls
An advertisement extols Danderine as a hair tonic and beautifier that quickly cleanses hair, preserves softness without brittleness, adds glossy golden gleam, and restores youthful color while reducing dandruff and shedding. It urges purchase at drug or toilet counters.
Summer Breaking Guidance for Prairie Soils and Tools
The article advises breaking in June or early July for dry open prairie to retain run-off and rot sod, then turning furrows flat to exclude air and leaving no patches. Plow 4-5 inches deep, back up if needed, follow with packer and disc barrow, then harrow periodically. In wet areas pack late, discing after rains and using mulch to curb weeds. notes the Wilson Observatory telescope is much more powerful than the human eye.
Great Lakes Shipping Growth Reveals Track of Commerce
A View on a proposed Great Lakes to sea deep waterway notes emboldened shipping trends. From 1850 freight on the Great Lakes totaled about 25 000 tons with small vessels. by 1916 Detroit River saw 37 852 vessel passages and a tonnage exceeding 76 million, freight value over 1 billion dollars. War years 1917 1918 reduced activity slightly, with expectations of a sharp rise again, surpassing Suez Canal throughput in tonnage.
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Great Lakes
Detroit River
Suez Canal
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Donnie
Jay
Daddy Farney
Allets
Willow
the Wisp
Archie P. McKishnie
LaPeer
Chapter
Derkin
Switzerland
Uelt
Wmperlay, Q
Canada
Imperial Oil Limited
Rho
Ieee
Mr. Wilson Observatory
California
Dr Chase
Gx. & Ox
Alldestera
Edmannon, Bates & Co., Limited
Otto Higel
Appleford Counter Check Book Co., Ltd
Hamilton, Ont
Montreal
Winnipeg
Vancouver
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