The National Value of Radio and the Car in Society
This piece traces how the automobile started as a luxury and became essential, reshaping transport and roads. It then details radio’s rise from entertainment to a vital information medium, linking Canadian stations and bringing international figures and markets to households, with a view to future technologies.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Ramsay MacDonald
Toronto
Montreal
Government of
Halifax
Victoria
McDonald
Hoover
Mackenzie King
Interesting collection of historic documents to Toronto university library
Henry Sproatt presented a collection of illustrations maps autographs and letters to the University of Toronto library. The archive includes Upper Canada typography first, a speech by Sir John Graves Simcoe, a 1795 Newark proclamation, and letters from Sir Isaac Brock William Lyon Mackenzie Bishop Strachan and other notable Canadians.
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University of Toronto
Henry Sproatt
Upper Canada
John Graves Simcoe
Newark
Sir Isaac Brock
William Lyon Mackenzie
Bishop Strachan
Origin Of the Farthing Explained
The English farthing derives its name from a fourth part. Early pennies were softer and heavily marked so they could be broken in two to obtain a half penny or a quarter penny for small costs.
Who Invented Eye-Glasses Spectacle Makers Debate Origins
London congress organizer W E Hardy notes years of study to identify the first eyeglasses inventor. Experts credit Roger Bacon for the 14th century though a Carthaginian sarcophagus lens find muddies proof. Spectacles gained use after the printing press spread in Britain.
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London
W. E. Hardy
Roger Bacon
Wing walking by airmen to be banned by Air Ministry
In England wing walking a stunt where airmen leave the cockpit and walk along wings strains small planes. The Air Ministry announced that if the practice continues it will be prohibited.
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England
Air Ministry
Oliver district Casaba melons meet Prairie demand
Casaba melons grown in the Oliver district show splendid demand on Prairie markets. The large fruits have fine texture and ship well, with good keeping quality and ripening stability after harvest.
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Oliver
Theremin Musical Device Shown At Radio World Fair
A new device called the Theremin offers cello or violin like tones by humming and waving hands over two antennas. Demonstrated at the radio world’s fair, it lets a musician perform without formal training through its electronic control.
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Radio Corporation of America
Pink Pills Benefit Woman in Tottenham Ontario
A letter from Mrs. W. J. Dowling credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with reversing severe anemia like pallid lips swollen feet and fatigued heart. She reports gradual strength return and renewed interest in life after using three boxes and endorses the remedy to others. A free booklet Building Up the Blood is offered by the Brockville Ontario company.
New Rejuvenation Operation Demonstrated by Chicago Surgeon
Dr. V D Lespenasse of Chicago showcased a vein to vein rejuvenation technique at an American College of Surgeons clinic. The phiebophlebostomy method joins abdominal veins to redirect blood flow to revive glands, without gland transplants.
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American College of Surgeon
V. D. Lespenasse
Chicago
Lespenasse
Harold F. McCormick
Australia
Faculty of Medicine
Cancer Research Committee
University of Melbourne
Marquis Wheat Field Produces High Yields Near Raymond Alberta
The farm of George Shields east of Raymond reports fifty bushels of Marquis wheat per acre on a ten acre field, graded No 1 locally. Several neighboring farmers yield about 40 bushels per acre.
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George Shields
Raymond
Alberta
Little Boy Healed By A Few Doses Of Medicine
Mrs. Ray Fisher of Lebret Saskatchewan reports her son suffered summer complaint with blood in stool and weakness. After trying many medicines, a few doses of the remedy from The T. Mitby Co. Toronto brought him back to health.
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Ray Fisher
Lebret
Nick
Aerial Mail To Far North Slashes Rates For Outposts
Edmonton will launch an air mail service on November 26 to Herschel Island and Aklavik with three initial flights. Postmaster Thomas Hower notes rates from 50 cents to 1 dollar per pound, cheaper than Eastern Canada, making air parcels the lowest cost in America. Regular weekly and monthly service will reach intermediate forts and trading posts.
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Canada
Aklavik
Herschel Island
Edmonton
Thomas Hower
Winnipeg
America
Toronto
Montreal
Fort Providence
Herschel
Ready Made Medicine Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
Ready made medicine promises relief without a physician for coughs colds sore throat bronchial troubles and for scalds burns bruises sprains cuts and sores. It claims unsurpassed healing and requires no testimonials beyond personal use to prove effectiveness.
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Dr. Thomas
Fishermen Told Color Blindness Guides Trout Flies
Dr. Thomas Hall Shasted of Superior argues trout see no color, calling bright flies ineffective. He states brook trout and grayling perceive colors as dull gray, urging anglers to rely on other lures and tactics.
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Thomas Hall Shasted
Superior
Tfe
Sir John Harvey at Grand Theatre Regina in The Lowland Wolf
Sir John Martin Harvey brings The Lowland Wolf to the Grand Theatre Regina for November 4 and 5 with Miss de Silva as Mimi. It marks the sixth All Canadian Tour and includes the farewell performance of The Only Way. A strong company supports the star in matinee and evening shows. Pacific University, Oregon, dates to 1849.
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Grand Theatre
Regina
John Martin Harvey
Angel Guimera
Sir John
Dominion
Sir John Martin Harvey
Sidney Carton
Miss de Silva
Mimi
Hudson's Bay Ships Break Northwest Passage Record
Three Hudson's Bay Company ships Bay of Chimo Fort James and Fort MacPherson completed a joint voyage through the northwest passage from Vancouver to Cambridge Bay and King William Land. The Fort James endured winter ice as prisoners before joining Fort MacPherson and Bay of Chimo to prove the feat may speed fur exports to Britain, though officials caution it remains to be seen if commercially viable.
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Hudson's Bay Company
London
England
Bay of Chimo
Fort James
Fort MacPherson
Vancouver
Behring Strait
Point Barrow
Cambridge Bay
Victoria Island
Bush
Montreal
King William Land
Arctic Circle
Chimo
Britain
High Grade Canadian Wheat Pool Reports Top Crop Grades
The manager states most of this year s crop is grading No 1 and No 2 with little grade 4 5 and 6 reaching elevators. Few lower grade samples pass through for composite grading purposes.
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Canadian Wheat Pool
Canada
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Promises Quick Relief
Mothers can detect worm trouble in children and quickly apply the reliable remedy Mother Graves Worm Exterminator. The ad-style blurb asserts fast action and simple use for parental care.
Nebraska rancher buys land for Alberta sheep flock
A Nebraska sheep rancher has purchased eighteen sections of land at Finnigan Alberta along the river. He plans to establish a flock of about 20 000 sheep there next spring.
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Nebraska
Finnigan
Alberta
Fortune telling machine sparks quarrel at home
A wife confronts Horace after catching him using a fortune telling machine. She vows not to allow a lavish marriage while she is alive, highlighting ongoing marital tensions over money and vanity.
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Horace
New Anaesthetic Cyclopropane Described At Chicago Congress
G H W Lucas of Toronto University Department of Pharmacology described cyclopropane an anaesthetic gas that does not affect normal body function. The gas is experimental and has only been tested on animals, but Lucas expressed hope for early hospital use.
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G. H. W. Lucas
Toronto University
Department of Pharmacology
Chicago
Lucas
Conquers Asthma With Kelloge Remedy
An advertisement touts Dr J D Kelloge's Asthma Remedy as giving prompt relief and a new life for asthma sufferers. It claims systematic inhaling of smoke or fumes from the remedy prevents re attacks and often yields a permanent cure.
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J. D. Kelloge
The Oddest Barber Shop in Islington London
The barber Festa runs a shop in Islington, London that is famed as the world’s oddest. Walls ceiling and floor are covered with about a quarter of a million pieces of glass in rainbow colors and varied shapes.
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Festa
Islington
London
England
Feldspar Types Mined in Canada Mostly Potash Feldspar
Canada yields only potash feldspar varieties. ortho clase or microcline dominate. Albite soda feldspar occurs but demand is very limited and none mined.
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Canada
Alberta Wheat Pool Elevators Count and Value
The Alberta Wheat Pool reports 468 elevators valued at 6 million dollars. This year 85 elevators were built and 35 purchased.
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Alberta Wheat Pool
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Library of Toronto University
NARD
W. N. UL
British Columbia
Theremin
Colle
Minard
T. Mitby Co., Ltd
Ont
TCR
IRM
Arctic
Pacific University
Oregon
Vicks
Mayes
Alberta Wheat Pool Elevators
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