Insulin Value Shows Decline in Diabetes Mortality
A Metropolitan Life Insurance Company bulletin reports diabetes mortality fell 23 percent among white policyholders and 17 percent among colored in Q1 1924. March death rate dropped to 16.5 per 100,000 from 22.3 in March 1923, with insulin cited as a key factor. Also notes worm-related illnesses in children and promotes Nether Graves' Worm Exterminator.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Statistical Bulletin of
War Services of Ralph Conner Paid in C F Forces
Winnipeg's Ralph Conner served as captain and chaplain in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces receiving 17400 dollars total with 2962 dollars for a dependent. Dr Gordon served four years three months and twenty eight days and delivered patriotic talks across Canada and the United States. Manitoba reports butter production up about 15 percent in 1923 per provincial dairy commissioner. The wolf described as a dangerous wild animal in both United States and Canada.
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Ralph Conner
C. W. Gordon
Winnipeg
Gordon
Canada
United States
House of Commons
William Doff
Luoenburg
Manitoba
Malaria Rises in Northern Russia After War
The article reports a rise of virulent malaria in northern Russia, noting postwar conditions and official German publications. It discusses historic malaria impacts on Greece and Rome, the lack of immunity in populations, and compares malaria's spread to prior epidemics of typhus, cholera, and smallpox.
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Russia
Germany
Greece
Rome
Baby's Own Tablets Promote Infant Wellness Claims
Satisfied mothers praise Baby's Own Tablets for newborns and children, claiming they safely ease constipation, indigestion, colds, and colic. A Quebec mother from St Sylvestre reports remarkable benefits and urges others to use them. Sold by medicine dealers or 25 cents a box by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Arthur Fillion
St. Sylvestre
Employment gains reported by Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Reports from employers to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics at the start of May show about 20 500 workers added to staffs. The 6 008 firms making returns employed 740 162 workers on April 1 and aggregate payroll reached 760 700 persons. Construction manufacturing mining and transportation led the gains.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Air war plan targets 600 frontline planes for Britain
The London Westminster Gazette notes that after the ale ministry's programme completes Britain will field about 600 up-to-date first line air planes and a similar number of reserves for exclusive defense. A Cunarder passenger arriving in Halifax reportedly brought a Noah's ark style menagerie onboard including two geese, two ducks, two parrots, eight cage birds and white mice. Minard's Liniment is advertised for falling out of line.
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London Westminster Gazette
Ale Ministry
Great Britain
Halifax
Immigration and political notes from British Empire exhibit era
Hon George Lawrence former minister of agriculture and immigration in the Hobbific Government of Manitoba died in San Francisco on May 25. Seven families arrive in the Dominion establishing an immigration record with 11 adults and 4 children. Chong Sam Row granted leave to appeal murder case in British Columbia. Dr Coleman and Mrs Jarman depart Toronto for James Bay by air from Cochrane to Moose Factory. Premier Brice promotes a scheme for free passages to Australia for immigrant children and half fares for older ones. W C Nichol lauds Canada’s building and exhibits at the British Empire Exhibition after Europe tour.
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George Lawrence
Manitoba
San Francisco
Cal
Dominion
Chong Sam Row
Arthur Jones
Vancouver
Court of Appeal
Victoria
British Columbia
Europe
Nerviline Promises Quick Pain Relief Across Aches
An advertisement features Mr. W. T. Greenway praising Nerviline for twenty years of use in the home and claiming rapid relief from neuralgia, pain, earache, toothache, cramps, and upset stomach. The copy urges readers to rub on Nerviline for prompt results and notes a price of 365e at all dealers.
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W. T. Greenway
Guide Newspaper
Palmolive Beauty Tips for Clear Skin Everlasting
Authorities advise regular cleansing to keep complexion radiant and youthful. Use Palmolive Soap nightly, lather into pores, rinse, reapply if dry, then cold cream. Avoid harsh methods. Palmolive’s gentle oils have long noted cleansing power and low cost. Try for a week and see results. For bath use as well.
Production of Motor Cars in Canada Breaks Records in 1923
Canada produced 147582 motor vehicles in 1923 valued at 97,639,714, up from 101,007 in 1922 and 94,144 in 1920, per the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Output includes 380 trucks worth 755,638 with 9305 employed, wages totaling 14,998,267, and capital employed rising to 60,146,195 despite fewer firms.
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Canada
Mining and
Metallurgical Branch
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Clark's Beans With Pork Ed Ready to Heat and Serve
Clark's Beans With Pork Ed offers ready to heat and serve family size two pounds net weight. The brand banner promises labor savings fuel efficiency and worry free cooking while assuring perfectly cooked beans with Clark Kitchens helping.
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Clark
Alberta Second in Canada for Golf Clubs Behind Ontario
Alberta ranks second in Canada by golf clubs with 56 clubs while Ontario leads with 116 clubs. The figures reflect Alberta's strong provincial golf presence, placing it just behind Ontario in national club counts.
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Alberta
Ontario
Canada
Lost Mine Reopened Near Hope British Columbia
Old Eureka mine near Hope BC, lost for over fifty years, has been found and will be reopened by General J. W. Stewart and associates. A crew and supplies have been sent in. The mine dates to the 1870s prospecting era, with rich silver ore once shipped to San Francisco. A firm led by Foley Welch and Stewart financed the reexamination. Belief is the Eureka may yield a bonanza. Trade with Germany doubles in the last year, with imports from Germany at 5,379,737 and exports to Germany at 16,143,670 for the year ending March 1924. Canada plans 37 new factories costing about 3.64 million dollars. Minard's Liniment noted for aches and pains.
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Old Eureka Mine Inc.c
British Columbia
Eureka
Hope
B.C
J. W. Stewart
Fraser River
San Francisco
A. S. Williamson
Foley, Welch and Stewart
Germany
Canada
Photo-sculpture machine carves portraits from a photo
A London studio showcases a new invention where a lantern image and two side cameras map facial lines into waves. A drill follows the traced wave pattern to carve a faithful portrait, producing bronze statues or plaques without removing the subject.
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London
Animal Life Found Under Sahara Desert
Reports claim life exists 200 to 300 feet beneath the Sahara sands. Water drawn from great depths yielded crabs fish and shellfish alive. Researchers tie these species to Palestine lake fauna and say artesian wells reveal extensive underground water sheets.
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Sahara Desert
Sahara
Palestine
Tere
Spinach Proved Valuable Food In Science Study
The Jowly spinach, once mocked as grass, is shown by Prof. W.OM. Bunker of MIT to be highly valuable. White rats fed spinach exhibited rapid growth, while a control rat without spinach remained stunted.
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W.om. Bunker
Massachusetts
Onn
Quake Cools Bay Water In Tokios Bay
The Marine Products Institute notes Bay of Tokio water is colder this year than last. They attribute the drop in temperature to last September's earthquake, which is blamed for the change in marine conditions.
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Bay of Tokio
Marine Products Institute
Hand used in reckoning horse height noted in ad
A fragment notes a measure used in assessing a horse's height, described as four laches, alongside a Minard's Liniment for distemper. The line hints at old veterinary or measurement terms and an advertised remedy, without further context.
Death ray patent claim by Sheffield lecturer Dr Wall
Dr T S Wall of Sheffield University announces a death ray patent application for transmitting electrical energy without wires. He believes the device could destroy fire slow aircraft in flight and halt motor cars, though large scale tests have not yet been conducted.
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T. S. Wall
Sheffield University
Kellogg's Asthma Remedy Praised Worldwide
No asthma remedy like it. Dr J D Kellogg's remedy is distinctly different from other so called cures and has continued relief from ocean to ocean. Kellogg's stands as the foremost and best asthma remedy, with a reputation built in the hearts of thousands who have known its benefit.
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J. D. Kellogg
Kellogg
Taking a Few Notes Convict Scene Dialogue
A brief exchange shows a reporter taking notes in a prison yard as a convict warns to be careful, citing a protector named Jim present in the scene. The line captures tension between inmate and journalist in a narrow, tense moment.
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Jim
Arabia’s Arid Landscape With No Real Rivers
Arabia spans about 1 250 000 square miles yet lacks a single real river across its vast expanse. This description notes the extreme dryness and the dominance of deserts in the region.
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Arabia
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