The 100 percenter Lady Astor and the danger of intolerance
The Winnipeg Tribune cites Lady Astor as awakening thought on 100 percent nationalists who tether pride to rigid creed. The piece argues intolerance fuels conflict, hinders progress, and imperils nations from Canada to Britain. It warns such 100 percent demagogues distort truth and threaten reform.
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Lady Astor
Bernard Shaw
Winnipeg Tribune
Great Britain
North American
Canada
Air television monoplane tests to broadcast aerial view
C Francia Jenkins, Washington physicist, announces an air television monoplane built to test a system that projects conditions seen from an airplane onto a distant screen. The invention aims to show moving panoramas of countryside in wartime and broadcast observations from planes behind enemy lines.
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C. Francia Jenkins
Washington
Ground model tests with specially built monoplane announced
The official stated that a new process has been completed using ground models from a fixed base. A Stinson junior cabin monoplane was specially constructed for practical test purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stinson
Empire Trade Shift From Tariffs Favored By New Zealand Official
Norton Francis, Canterbury chamber of commerce president, visiting Canada and the U.S., says a higher U.S. tariff on Canadian goods will push trade toward British Dominions. He cautions Canada not to raise tariffs further but to boost manufacturing and inter empire trade to meet the shift.
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United States
Canada
Norton Francis
Canterbury
New Zealand
Chamber of Commerce
Winnipeg
Francis
Moisture Loss Estimated From Oak in Cay
A single white oak in a cay was estimated to evaporate 150 gallons of water.
Lafograph Laugh Meter Could Judge Comedy Success
A proposed Lafograph device would measure audience laughter in theatres registering levels from chuckle to scream. It promises objective feedback on a musical comedy's success and could replace subjective critic assessments with a numeric efficiency score.
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John James
Lafograph
Back Pain Relief Through Williams Pink Pills
Mrs. F Fairbairn of Essex Ontario credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing a three year weak back. After eight boxes she can stand straight and perform housework without fatigue. Pills cost 50 cents a box and can be mailed from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Advertising Firm Seeks Buyers Amid Napoleon Quotation
Golomon and O Gulli van split a suburb sale plan with O Gullivan drafting ad copy urging buyers to seize the moment. He invokes Napoleon creating opportunity while Golomon questions using their money. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil touted as a potent liniment with six essential oils.
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Golomon
O'Gullivan
O’gullivan
Napoleon
Saskatchewan Agricultural Machinery Sales Rise
A departmental report shows Saskatchewan agricultural machinery sales near 50 million dollars annually and growing each year due to the volume of wheat and other grains produced.
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Saskatchewan
Little Boy Healed By Milburn’s Liniment
Mrs Ray Fisher of Lebret Saskatchewan reports a month long summer complaint in her young son with bloody stools and weakness. After trying many medicines a neighbor suggested Milburn’s Liniment from The Medico Ladle Medicine chest and the child improved after a few doses.
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Ray Fisher
Lebret. Sask
Labor Government Moves to Secure World Court Optional Clause
The new British Labour Government seeks Empire agreement to sign the optional clause of the world court statutes. Dominions are being contacted while Ramsay MacDonald aims for Empire unity at Geneva. Britain also plans to resume diplomatic relations with Russia to boost trade.
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Dominions
Great Britain
Permanent Court of International Justice
The
Hague
Daily Herald
Russia
Australia
Ramsay MacDonald
League Assembly
Geneva
Soviet Union
Oil Syndicate Forms to Drill in Manitoba Field
A syndicate of eastern capitalists named the Carter Oil Syndicate takes over 1300 acres south of the Ochre River as exploration for oil extends into Manitoba. The group announces plans to drill in the Ochre River field.
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Manitoba
Ochre River
Carter Oil Syndicate
Ovhre River
Minard Liniment Earache and Dr Kellogg Remedies
An old newspaper item notes Minard's Liniment for earache and Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy marketed as natural cures. It claims immediate relief from asthma via vapor to airways and states the remedy is sold by dealers nationwide.
Manitoba sheep purchase boosts livestock credit program
The Manitoba Livestock Credit Company has bought 10 000 sheep, including 7000 Rambouillets and 3000 Oxford crosses. Representative boards will be set up at major country points across the province. The notice also promotes Holloway's Corn Remover as relief from corns.
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Manitoba Livestock Credit Company
Holloway
Oldest Roman wine exhibit unearthed in Speyer
At Speyer Germany a 1600 year old Roman wine exhibit is open revealing the oldest wine in the world. The liquid is partly solidified due to honey added by Romans.
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Speyer
Germany
Retirement of Frederick Wenaley Chief Inspector at Scotland Yard
Frederick Wenaley 64 retires as head of Scotland Yard intelligence division ending a career rooted in Limehouse and the East End. He helped solve numerous murders, including the Whitechapel case and the Sydney Street siege, often while studying from a chair by the river.
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Frederick Wenaley
Divisinn
Scotland Yard
Limehousee
Chinatown
East End
Wensley
Lord Reading
Whitechapel
Jack the Ripper
Sydney Street
Scots Guards
Maltby
Excellent For Croupy Children
For a child with croup Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil reduces inflammation and loosens phlegm for speedy relief. It also helps sore throat chest earache rheumatic pains and minor injuries. Widely regarded as essential in the family medicine chest.
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Dr. Thomas
Thomas
Britain’s Oldest House Dunvegan Castle on Skye
The oldest inhabited residence in the kingdom is Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye. Parts of the castle date from the ninth century, about two centuries before William the Conqueror’s 1066 conquest of England.
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Kingdom
Dunvegan Castle
Isle of Skye
England
William the Norman
Worm Exterminator Offered At Drugstores
The inexpensive Mother Graves Worm Exterminator is affordable for all and available at any druggist, according to the notice.
I Won't Disguise the Job Is a Tough Proposition
A man states the role is hard as he faces ugly customers. He claims experience with difficult clients. The reply reveals the twist that the customers are in a beauty shop.
Castoria for babies and children a trusted remedy
Castoria offers comfort for fretful babies easing restlessness with a few drops. Marketed as a safe vegetable product for daily use and suitable for older children, it emphasizes doctors’ word and the benefit of keeping an extra bottle at home.
Richardson 67 undertakes solo Norwich to Rotterdam flight
Britain's so called oldest airman Richardson, aged 67, flew alone from Norwich to Rotterdam and back. He ignored pleas to stay grounded, insisting courage lies in flying across the sea and noting he learned to fly two years earlier after leaving farming.
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Richardson
Britain
Norwich
Rotterdam
Holland
Minard’s Liniment Featured for Neuralgia Relief
An advertisement extols Minard’s Liniment as a neuralgia remedy. The copy highlights its alleged effectiveness and advises use for neuralgia symptoms. It claims broad appeal and links the product to comfort and relief.
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Hamilton
Firestone Tire & Rubber CO. OF Canada, Ltd
Firestone Remes
Minard
U.S
T. Milburn
Medi- Co
Lad
Cine Chest
Tare Baby
the , Limited
Paul al Sereci
Mme
Labor
Madame Gerald
Belgium
Sarre
Castoria
Buck
Arctic Islands
Puutnams Corn Extractor
Ayer
Western Representatives
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina, Sask
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