Nawab Sir’s Snake Charmer Power In India Described
A magazine contributor recounts Nawab Sahib’s alleged snake charming feats. He describes the Nawab’s posture and gaze over venomous cobras, the use of a pot and cloth, and the claimed ability to draw snakes into confinement without instruments. He notes demonstrations for profit and personal restraint.
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Nawab Sahib
A. K
Cartiers Bharra
Amy
Bungalow
Ile
Jim
World Happenings Briefly Told World Happenings
Daylight saving not considered in Calgary this year after earlier trial. Seven London immigrants total 26 arriving at Prince Rupert to take up funds on Queen Charlotte Islands. Senate reform cited in Calgary West plan. Vancouver to host world’s largest telescope installation in Frye Observatory Seattle later. Importation of dogs from Britain no longer forbidden due to rabies concern. International armament law discussed by National League of Women Voters in Baltimore. Soviet stamps depict a youth on white horse with workers. Talking movies use lines recorded on film per Ter de Vorrest. New Zealand loan funds five percent at par. three million pounds to Britain for railway expansion.
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Dédrecht
Haynes
London
England
Prince Rupert
Queen Char
Senate
Canada
J. T. Shaw
Calcary West
House of Commons
Vancouver
T. & Shearman
Frye
Seattle
Great Britain
National League of Women Voters
Baltimore
New Zealand
Do You Keep a Diary and Other Notes
A diary excerpt describes a heroine visiting Western Canada for the first time after leaving England. The piece promises the serialized story My Canada in another column and notes the diary reveals intimate thoughts. An advertisement touts Miller's Worm Powders as a pleasant, effective remedy for worms and digestive aid.
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Pew
Western
Canada
England
Diariat
Miss Biot
Enlarging Grain Capacity at Northwestern Elevator
Construction to extend storage at the Northwestern Elevator above Kaministiquia River is underway, costing about 50,000 dollars and adding 2,000,000 bushels of capacity. Expected to be finished in time for the 1922 crop. Also notes on medicines and unrelated anecdotes.
Unlikely Rivalry Echoes in Detroit Free Press Tale
Dialogue hints at social friction as a wife wishes her husband could emulate a man she cannot openly praise. The exchange reveals lingering ambivalence toward a local figure with no reported harm but notable unlikability.
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Detroit Free Press
Neuralgia and Sciatica Linked to Starved Nerves
An old advertisement explains neuralgia and sciatica as outcomes of weak thin blood. It promotes Dr Williams' Pink Pills as a cure, citing a Cumberland Bay testimonial and offering mail order at 50 cents per box, six for $2.50 from The Br Williams Medicine Co.
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Desser
Br. Williams’ Medicine
Brockville
Ont
Increase of personal crisis reports in 1921 alarm
The Save a Life League released a 1921 report on death by own action noting 12 900 personal crisis reports and estimating at least 8 000 unreported. Reports rose 25 percent from 1920, citing modern life as cause for deranged nerves and low mood, listing many professions among those reporting personal crises.
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Save-a-Life League
League
N.Y. Independent
Punctured by Snaker’s Fangs Describes Wound
Fragment from Cornhill Magazine notes skin punctured by fangs with small yellow exudate from wounds. Water described as poison. sufferer reports no after effects.
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Cornhill Magazine
Catarrh remedy targeted by false claims from Fog Chegey Co
The text attacks a supposed catarrh medicine as fake and harmful, criticizing its internal action and urging readers to beware. It mentions advertising tactics, government war on pests, and public health discussions, with references to British Columbia funding and Dr Warnock. The piece blends persuasive medical claims with criticism of quack cures.
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Fog, Chegey & Co
Tatedo
Ohio
British Columbia
Warnock
Thomas’ Ec. Jectric
Carr
Alberta fish shipping growth drives northern industry
Over the past year more than 100000 pounds of fish have been shipped from the lakes in Northern Alberta. The northern fauna enjoy excellent grade and steady demand. A substantial industry is developing as fishermen and mothers testify to the value of Mother Graves Worm Exterminator.
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Alberta
Grady
Woman Could Not Work Testimonial on Lydia E. Pinkham
A St Paul reader reports endorsing Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for fatigue weakness and pain, claiming renewed energy and the ability to work. The testimonial suggests the product cures a range of female ailments and praises its effectiveness.
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St. Paul
Minn
Lydia EL ‘Ham
St Paul
Cathy Wem
Alweye
Those Statisticians and the Value of Damages
A quoted Edison style critique notes experts claim 1.5 billion dollars in annual U S damage from pests fires floods and other disasters. It argues statistics mislead, suggesting the nation avoided ruin by ignorance, calling statisticians useful yet prone to overreach in calculating losses.
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United States
Hinddred
Republic
Edmonton Bulletin
Indian Head Nursery Seedlings Shipment Expected Heavy
Seedling shipments from the Dominion forest nursery station at Indian Head will be among the largest in five years. The list includes chiefly Russian poplar willow and Caragana. These are planted as shelter belts on prairie farms. Since establishment the nursery has distributed about sixty million seedlings and cuttings to prairie farmers.
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Dominion Forest Nursery
Indian Head
Minard's Liniment Endorsed in Letter to Company
A reader praises Minard's Liniment after 25 years of use claiming it relieves nasal cold in 24 hours and aids bruises and sprains. The letter from J. Leslie emphasizes inhalation and rubbing between the hands as part of the remedy.
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Minard's
Minard
Faye
Dartmouth Professor’s Shaving Habit Highlights Long Routine
A German physician’s calculation claims that a man who has shaved for fifty years spends about 250 days, each day twelve hours, standing before a mirror with razor in hand. The note illustrates curiosity about daily rituals and personal care.
Fragmentary note on Moorish heritage and old home key
A fragment notes Moorish families in a house with a freal key displayed in a place of honor. It mentions the key of an old home, reference to Moorish dominance, and a remark about cash dividends for popular bonds. Mentions Minard's Liniment used by physicians.
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Sale
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Ma’ Stange Power
Sners lMindia
India
Cormhih Magazine
Indian Clef! Service
Imperial Service
Fizst
Calgary
Russia
Ter de Vorrest
Germany
Fort William
Dr. Eerie Cerea
Guinea
J. D. Kelloge
Mabel
Jock
Boston
Transcript
Canadian Postum Cereal Co_led
Windsor
Ontario
Puget Sound
Walter McCray
Alaska
California
McGray
Peace River
Edmonton
Dunyegsn and
Brita | Columbia
Castoria
Fletcher
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Indian Head Nursery
Yours Truly
Leslie
Dartmouth
Domision ‘Express
York Belting
York SL
Toronto
Caer
America’s
Doz Remedica
Physicigne
Hngok
Sid
A. H. Clay
Burent
New York
Jax
Pratts
Frey
Pratt Food Co. of Canada
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