Reform Of The Calendar And Its World Reach
The article reviews a growing push for calendar reform led by the League of Nations and backed by business interests. It highlights the proposed thirteen month year of twenty eight day months with a Year Day, and notes support from Canada’s E Cotsworth and the United States committee, while noting church opposition and the calendar’s man-made nature.
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League of Nations
League of Nations Commission
United States
National Committee
E. Cotsworth
Vancouver
Church
Russia
China
Eryorm
Indians and bridges, rivers and tunnels in odd trivia
Jim Curran of the Soo Star notes a winter vacation in Michipicoten and remarks that very few Indians swim or take chances away from shore. He adds rivers crossed and bridges scarce in forefathers, mentions the Simpson tunnel in the Alps, asserts rats came with explorers. Also cites Pont des Invalides renamed Pont du Canada and a string of quips on lodgers, a landlady, a ledger joke, and bank speed.
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Jim Curran
The
Soo Star
Michipicoten
Canada
Pont Des Invalides
Paris
Seine
Place Des Invalides
Phillips Milk of Magnesia ad aims to ease stomach acids
A vintage advertisement praises Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a safe remedy for excess acids. It cautions against crude methods and promises swiftly improved wellbeing. The copy stresses physician endorsement and long-standing use, noting directions on every bottle.
Saskatchewan Leads Canada in Cancer Fight Clinics Planned
Saskatchewan moves to lead Canada in cancer battle with two new main clinics planned in Regina and Saskatoon. The province also buys radium worth 120000, while cancer ranks fourth in causes of death. Tuberculosis mortality drops, heart disease tops deaths, still births and pneumonia follow. Accidents at birth and other accidental deaths lie sixth.
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Saskatchewan
Canada
Regina
Saskatoon
America
Dr Williams Pink Pills Aid Blood Purification for Rheumatism
An Ontario patient shares sixteen years of rheumatism relief after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. The advertisement asserts the cure lies in enriching and purifying the blood, claiming pain reduction improved appetite and strength, with 50 cent boxes available from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams' Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Overseas Trade With Canada and Liverpool Rises Over 400000 Tons
C M Le Cont eur Canadian representative at Port Liverpool reported during his west visit that trade with Canada increased by more than 400000 tons in 1929. Western Canada contributed share as grain from prairies moves through Winnipeg to Liverpool and machinery and dry goods are sent back. Dust, flowers, grain irritants blamed for asthma but Kellogg's Asthma Remedy touted as effective and widely sold.
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Canada
Liverpool
C. M. le Conteur
Western Canada
Prairies
Winnipeg
J. D. Kellogg
Youth taunted bull in field encounter
A city youth wandered into a country field when an enraged bull charged and hurled him over a fence. After rising, he peered through the fence, watched the bull paw the ground, and shouted that if the beast did not bow and apologize, it seemed he had been pitched over the fence on purpose.
Chinese peanut crop surpasses American production
The Chinese peanut crop now exceeds American production, tracing its start to four quarts of American peanuts shipped to China about forty years ago by a missionary.
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China
Public Courtesy Marks British Post Office Service
A London telephone mishap shows the British Post Office Department values customer satisfaction. A man failed to connect from a public booth after two pennies. a nearby store allowed a call and the operator later apologized and sought the caller’s details. Weeks later a refund letter arrived with stamps for the inconvenience, underscoring courteous service and honesty in the telephone division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Post Office Department
Land Sales Activity At CN Railways Annual Meeting
Reports on last year’s land sales by The Land and Townsite Department of Canadian National Railways show satisfactory results. E A Field presided with representatives from the three prairie provinces. payments were generally met, and most buyers were resident farmers expanding operations or planning for their sons. Ten townsites opened in Central Saskatchewan, with thirty-one surveyed for opening this year as new lines attract farm settlers and cultivation expands.
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Canadian National Railways
E. A. Field
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Mrs Norman Bishop Seeks Heart Tonic Relief
Salisbury New Brunswick resident Mrs Norman Bishop reports faint dizzy spells and smothering fits requiring rest propped up. Her doctor cited heart and nerves and advised a heart tonic. She took one box and slept like a child. The T Milburn Co Toronto offers the remedy at 50 cents a box by mail or in stores.
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Norman Bishop
Salisbury
N.B
Price
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Has No Fuel Problem Canada Holds Vast Alberta Coal Reserve
Canada faces no fuel worry for generations as Alberta houses a coal store of about 1.059 trillion tons. Last year the province produced 7,334,179 tons, with 2,432,729 tons sent to other provinces.
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Canada
Alberta
Dominion
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Aims at Human and Animal Ailments
The copy asserts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a reliable remedy for inflammation cuts and bruises in both humans and animals, noting the physical similarities and susceptibility to mishaps. It positions the product as a universal treatment for ailments affecting people and lower animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Diamonds and emeralds eclipse suspicions in naval talk
If the Naval Conference can dis arm suspicion the rest will be easy. The value of perfect diamonds is exceeded by flawless emeralds of equal size and weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Conference
Germanys Tribute To Late Foreign Minister
Berlin renamed Koniggratzer Street to Stresemann Street to honor the late German Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann. The street near Berlin’s major railway stations commemorates a peacemaker who helped shape modern Germany amid a historic victory’s memory.
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Germany
Berlin
Gustav Stresemann
Koniggratzer Street
Austria
Koniggratz
Stresemann
Persian Palm Beauty Lotion Delights Dainty Wearers
A fragrance rich palm product adds charm to complexion and skins velvety softness. It cools and refreshes without stickiness, offering protection for hands face and as a hair fixative. Gentle care for rough or chafed skin from weather exposure noted.
Oklahoma student claims he ate two cows
A senior in the law school at State University Normal Oklahoma asserts he has eaten two cows. He bases the claim on eating four hamburgers daily during his university years totaling 1 620 pounds of beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law School of the State University
Normal
Oklahoma
Headache relief and causes guidance with remedies
The article warns against bromides and dope for headache relief due to heart risks and only temporary effect. It advises correcting the underlying cause by soothing digestion, cleansing poisons, and stimulating the liver and bile flow, then recommends Carter's Little Liver Pills as a gentle remedy offered by druggists for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Aerial Weddings Banned in France as Civil Marriages Rule
The French government declares aerial marriages illegal and insists only civil ceremonies by the mayor in town halls are valid. Yet Paris Le Bourget airport faces a honeymoon surge with the airport restaurant booked daily by bridal parties amid the flying field’s view.
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Paris
le Bourget
A'Rport
Plan Erection Of Monument In Manitoba Historic Site
The Historic Sites Monuments Board of Canada will erect a monument at a point 12 miles west of Winnipeg where the present system of land tenure for Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and the North West Territories originated. A surveyor's post was set there on July 10, 1871, at the Portage highway intersection with the principal meridian. The monument will be placed next summer and may be part of Manitoba’s diamond jubilee ceremonies.
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The
Historic Sites Monuments Board of Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Northwest Territories
Winnipeg
India’s Twelve Rivers Declared Sacred by Natives
A historical note records that twelve rivers in India are regarded as sacred by native communities. The designation reflects longstanding reverence for waterways, with rivers identified as vital cultural and spiritual lifelines across regions.
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India
Yesterday Was An Act Today A Reality Tomorrow Fictitious
A brief reflection frames yesterday as an act that became reality today while tomorrow remains an uncertain fiction. The note contrasts past performance with present certainty and future speculation in a concise, aphoristic line.
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