Editorial calls for clearer detour signs on Ontario highways
An editorial urges standardized large detour signs with heavy lettering and lighting to prevent wrong turns and improve night visibility. It argues uniform color and proper barricade signals would boost safety and efficiency, despite costs, noting previous delays and wasted travel. It then contrasts with Great Britain's safety record, praising efficiency.
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Crown Hill
Johnson St
Orillia
Penetang
Ontario
Governor General praises Canadian corps spirit in Saint John speech
During a Maritime tour the Governor General spoke to ex servicemen in Saint John New Brunswick urging Canada to unite as one nation like the Canadian corps. He credited veterans for guiding his rise and urged loyalty of all provinces to build the finest nation. An advertiser asks a Bracebridge Gazette cooking question with a humorous aside.
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Maritimes
St. John
N.B
Canada
Vimy
Nova
Third Army
Ontario Press Pledge Cuts Signboard Waste
The influential and efficient Ontario press draws praise from Police Magistrate Jeffs of Hamilton who argues that large advertising signboards are unsightly and unnecessary on the landscape.
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Ontario
Jeffs
Hamilton
Ninth anniversary of the Great War memory and moral note
The piece marks the war’s ninth anniversary noting sacrifices forgotten and debts and unrest rising. Gideons report Bible thefts in hotels, but the missing copies reach those in need of spiritual counsel. Dr Laforge of Chicago calls high tension and idleness the disease of the age and urges outlets for youth.
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Gideons
A. W. Laforge
Chicago
Conservatives Sweep PEI In Landslide Election
The Conservative opposition won the majority in Prince Edward Island, taking 26 of 30 seats while the Liberal government collapsed to four. Abolition of poll taxes appears to have aided the turnover, marking a sharp shift in provincial politics.
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Prince Edward Island
Liberal Party
Doctor Gallie Named Hunterian Lecturer at Royal College
The Examiner congratulates Dr. W Edward Gallie for being chosen to deliver the Hunterian lectures in England. His surgical achievements are celebrated with honors in Canada and the United States, placing him among the world’s leading surgeons.
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W. Edward Gallie
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Canada
United States
German Mark Slumps and Paper Money Surges in War Aftermath
The mark hits 488000 to the dollar in New York while earlier buyers paid four to five thousand to the dollar at home and later only a few hundred. Germany has issued vast paper money making retirement of its value impossible. Across the continent people still invest in stacks of worthless paper. If Germans smile at this financing, it is not surprising.
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New York
Germany
Quebecers take steps toward better understanding
The Walkerton Telescope notes that Canadians in Ontario and Quebec often view each other from a distance. A recent press trip to the Maritimes shows French Canadian publishers to be lively and pleasant companions, proving Jean Baptiste can be courteous. Greater knowledge equals better la bonne entente.
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Ontario
Quebec
Walkerton
Maritimes
Jean Baptiste
la Bonne Entente
Editor Marks Forty Fifth Year At Bowermanville Statesman
M A James completes 45 years as Bowermanville Statesman editor after buying the paper in 1878. His son take on management duties while he keeps the editorial pen. Miss Haycraft has served as assistant editor for 33 years. Britain passes Lady Astor's bill prohibiting liquor sales to under 18, hinting at temperance moves and possible local option in municipalities. Local option may spread to residential areas as voters favor restricted alcohol access.
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M. A. James
Bowmanville
James
Lady Astor
Britain
Canada
Help Keep Town on Map Simcoe Reformer
Simcoe residents and local advertisers push to keep the town on the map. Newspaper ads are cited as a strong magnet to attract trade and draw new buyers, with a welcoming reception encouraging repeat trips from out of town visitors.
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Simcoe
Country Best for Family Pickering News
A fragmented notice notes family oriented features in Pickering. The readable text mentions a boy and a girl connected to the event or feature, with emphasis on wholesome community ties and local participation.
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Family Pickering News
Makers of Canada Biographical Sketch of Egerton Ryerson
Brief biographical sketch of Egerton Ryerson, Ontario education administrator and founder figure. He pledged to build a superior system, overseeing growth from 2885 to 6000 common schools and from under 100 thousand to over half a million pupils. He also played a militant political role and influenced the Methodist Church and national life through education.
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Egerton Ryerson
Ontario
Ryerson
Country upbringing best prepares for life says education view
The passage argues city advantages in education are limited and that country life better equips a child for life. It notes leaders in education and other fields trained on farms, suggesting farming makes the country the best place to raise a family.
Golden Rule pledge urged for motorists in new movement
A minister urged church members who drive to pledge to follow the Golden Rule. The note highlights a growing effort in motor leagues and groups to improve safety and courtesy for all road users amid rising car numbers and increasing traffic.
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Newmarket Express-Herald
The
Express-Herald
Your Best Gift To Your Country Is Yourself At Your Best
Bowmanville readers are urged to reflect on a magazine quotation about giving others the best of oneself. The piece asks if one has done their best in school, home, work, and social life and challenges young readers to strive to maintain high effort in all future years. It emphasizes that personal best is the greatest gift to country and world and to live with constant striving.
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Bowmanville Statesman
Pine Crest
Band Concert Menu of Pieces and Soloists Listed
Program for an August 9 1923 band concert includes Sousa Overture Zampa Herold Waltz Beautiful Rose Hearst Humorous Chinese War March Langey Cornet Solo The Bells of St Marys W B Simmons March Sons of Australia Libhrow Fox Trot Wonderful Child Hearst Selection A Life on the Ocean Binding March The Pelican Sylvester God Save the King.
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Sousa
Sir Hibbert Tupper Canadian statesman and jurist
The Honorable Sir Hibbert Tupper son of Sir Charles Tupper is a leading lawyer and former Canadian cabinet minister. He served as Minister of Marine and Fisheries and later as Minister of Justice and was knighted for Behring Sea arbitration work. He remains a respected figure in Vancouver life.
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Tupper
Sir Charles Tupper
Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper
Sir Hibbert
Dominion
K.C.M. G
Paris
House of Commons
Sir Hi
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