By election echoes spotlight Glengarry race and 1920 Ontario bid
The piece recalls a past Ontario by election when Drury faced an unknown Toronto challenger Edward J. Stephenson as an independent candidate. It notes Stephenson’s rise in certain counties and the era’s party dynamics, including pre Prohibition tensions and party loyalties shaping a tight contest.
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King
Glengarry
Drury
Ontario
Halton
Toronto
Edward J. Stephenson
John F. Ford
UF. C
Hatton
LF QO
Independent People's Soldiers
Rens
Liberty League
Electeon
Aowon
Ephensen
Cits Amarory
Svete
Pave Stephenson
Georgetews Milton
Brant Micaty Hose
Clesten
Yaeless
Clestion
Rumor on Women's Beer Parlors Stokes Ontario Debate
The Toronto press reports a claim that Queen's Park would shut women’s beer parlors, prompting mixed reactions. Some editors urge immediate closure while noting the rumor’s unreliability and calling for careful government action.
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Toronto Globe and Mail
Queen’s Pare + co
Digeor Contra Board
Chacran
Mary
Women’s Department of Beer
Toronto Evening Telegram
Ontario
Ing
Drew
Field Marshal Alexander Named Governor General of Canada
The appointment of Field Marshal Alexander as Governor General of Canada is hailed by Canadians. His brilliant war record has made him a national hero during campaigns now ended and is praised as the best possible choice amid an ever growing list of popular mentions.
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Field Marshail
Alexander
Canada
Canada honors Field Marshall Alexander appointment
The article notes that Field Marshall Alexander was not initially listed among likely candidates for a high office but was ultimately chosen by Prime Minister King. It lauds his achievements and record, suggesting his appointment brings dignity and pride to Canadians both at home and abroad.
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Field Marshall Alexander
King
Canada
Municipal sewage woes threaten public health in Canada
Long neglected municipal works risk delaying safety upgrades. Dr. D. W. Currey warns infantile paralysis remains a deadly peril as human sewage caches the virus. Despite aesthetic gains, disposal systems remain weak on health grounds, with dumping into streams still common.
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D. W. Currey
St. Catharines
Pollo
Financial Post
Rations Highlight British Meat Policy and Canadian Contrast
The piece compares British wartime meat rationing to Canadian experiences, noting weekly value and average portions in Britain, cost barriers for vegetables, and scarce variety. It emphasizes transportation limits and lingering hardships despite end of blackout and bombing, urging reflection on wartime diets.
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Great Britain
Canada
Editorial Notes on Holidays War News and Domestic Tactics
A jumble of wartime and peacetime topics from Summerside Journal notes. It mentions holidays, Canadian politics, Ontario budget sources, tolls, and recent fatalities from motor car accidents and drownings. Also comments on cinema romance at rail stations and beans on meatless days. The fragment includes a courtroom line about a domestic dispute and a misquoted exchange.
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Summerside
PEL) Journal
Orchard Oil Heaters Fueled Allied Smoke Screens in War
London dispatch notes orchard heaters used by farmers to forge smoke screens aiding Allied operations in Britain and on the Western Front. Government requisitioned frost guards after war began. growers turned in devices. Smoke generators aided concealment from German aircraft, with Montgomery using a Gramite screen during the Rhine crossing preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Covent Garden
Montgomery
Plymouth
Saskatchewan Film Tests For New Projection Operators
The Saskatchewan government uses the seized film Air Fagtes to test aspiring projectionists in a Regina basement booth. A theatre inspector oversees three certification classes with written and practical exams, as new censorship rules require films to be screened first in Saskatchewan theatres.
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Saskatchewan
Air Eagles
Regina
Ape
Tim Censor
Vaughan
Winnipeg
Saskatchess
Scheduling notice for Georgetown and Gauviph routes
Daily service pattern listed with exceptions for Sundays Saturdays and days of week. Times include 101 am 7.48 pm 12.08 cum 124 am. Schedules reference carriers Daly Dilys Iinlly Flyer Sato and Sun routes with exclusions.
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Carrere Perquet
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Mandy
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Business Directory
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Acton Officery ‘Theatre
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Brookville
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Georgetown
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WM. R. Bracken
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Flyer
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