The Weekly Newspaper as a Salesman, The Buyer and Seller
A long critique of newspaper advertising argues that the press is a sales tool and urges retailers to use the paper to suggest better or cheaper items to customers. It covers the salesman persona, dress code, and the power of the weekly paper to attract subscribers, plus a comic note on a Chicago youth’s medical tale and a glossary of cultural stereotypes of a flapper.
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Chicago
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Amis Maé
Galesman
Newspape 5
Local merchants urged to trade at home and advertise
An excerpt from a Pacific Press clipping notes a British Columbia mail order house promising cheaper goods and faster service to lure customers from small towns. It warns shoppers away from distant firms while urging local merchants to advertise to keep money in town and compete.
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Pacific Press Bureau
Columbia
Spa
Summerland
Dr Baker Cleared In Diame 29 Administration Return
Dr Baker is exonerated from Diame 29 to his administration as churchan of the Game Board. He has been reinstated and re signed. This award will not, however, restore the creeks, queuing and rivers with heavier.
Adventurous and Romantic King Term Used by Newspapers
In England several newspapers refer to our Dominion premier as the Adventurous and romantic William Lyon Mackenzie King. The unusual label reflects a mix of admiration and dramatic characterization by British press.
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England
William Lyon Maeienzle
Vancouver Board of Trade Dumping Clause Sparked Growers’ Concern
The Vancouver Board of Trade passed a resolution on the dumping clause that unsettled fruit growers in the province. Critics question how a few men could steer a large organization to a blunder and doubt the resolution’s aim to stabilize conditions.
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Vancouver
Agricultural Instruction Act Aims Ten Million Provincial Aid
The parliament of Canada passed the Agricultural Instruction Act funding ten million dollars over ten years to nine provinces. BC will receive funds by March 1 totaling twenty one thousand, to support public and normal schools, university extension, a dairy program, bee-keeping, dairying, dry farming, pest investigations, horticulture, and youth clubs.
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Tleasure
British Columbia
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University of Brittanyia of Agriculture Extension Fund
Indus
Striking London demonstration on long-distance telephony hailed
A London audience at the Institution of Electrical Engineers witnessed a strange phenomenon where electricity passes through through a dull substance in close contact with metal, enabling a distant violin to be heard and speech spoken into a distant telephone. The event, claimed by Scandinavian demonstrators, sparked notes that the effect had been known in Britain long before and described in reference works.
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London
Institution of Electrical Engineers
Strangd
Scandinavia
Apeak
Great Britain
Fragmentary political line hints at names and factions
A garbled text fragment mentions three Ming individuals and several Smith names, with a note about government and a single Brown. The passage is unclear but suggests a discussion of people in a parliament or political setting and a cure or remedy referenced alongside Smith.
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Ming
Smith
Brown
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Human nature and the limits of fairness
A concise reflection notes that while human character remains constant, expectations and outcomes often fail to match it, underscoring a recurring tension between ideals and real life.
Moose Jaw seat unseating petition filed against R M Johnson
A Moose Jaw court case seeks to unseat R M Johnson of Regina as MP after a petition alleging corrupt election practices by Johnson and his official agent Frank McRuhle was filed. The document lists alleged false declarations, improper payments, and unreported expenses tied to the December 1918 election.
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J W. Gorman
Alexander Less
James Richard Hervey
Warren McBride
Moose
Arefe Rence
Johnson
Citizens’ Committee
Frank McRuchle
Sutherland Wins Revelstoke By Election Big Victory
Revelstoke voters return Hon. Dr. W. H L. Sutherland as Minister of Public Works with a large majority over AR McIntyre. With six polls outstanding, Sutherland led by 664 votes.
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Revalstoker
W. H L. Sutherland
Revelstoke
AR. McIntyre
Dr. Sutherland
Pure-Bred Men Form Own Guernsey Officers Association
Acoust paper headman article notes that leaders claim Pure-Bred Men led officers, but on reading the piece it becomes clear Guernsey men have formed their own association.
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Guernsey
Marital Scandals in Japan Prompt Education Probe
Tokyo reports reveal rising marital scandals in Japan. Education officials, led by the Imperial University inspector, urge stronger moral instruction for students. They condemn the modern school of thought for deeming loveless marriage acceptable and note most marriages are arranged by parents, undermining respect and fostering scandal.
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Tokyo
Japan
Imperial, University
Langley Aims for Lie Dewar Trophy at Provincial Exhibition
Langley plans another bid for the Lie Dewar trophy at the upcoming Provincial Exhibition in New Westminster. Local organizers announced the event details and anticipated strong participation from regional teams and clubs.
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Langley
Lie Dewar
New Westminster
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