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Newspaper
Canora Advertiser
Location
Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 07, 1915
Page
3
A village story shows local merchants losing trade to mail order and leaving town. As dollars leave, stocks shrink, shops close, and the town's school church library and social hall decline with the downturn. The narrative warns against drifting money away and shrinking local commerce.
A Canadian hardware merchant faced slipping sales and launched a bold plan. The card proclaims We Are Going to Make BUSINESS AS USUAL Selling Goods MADE IN CANADA Well HOLD WHAT WE HAVE AND MORE MADE IN CANADA GOODS. He bets the strategy will pay off and hopes other merchants will join to close long unpaid accounts and support local buyers.
A letter rebuts MP Dr. Michael Clark’s House of Commons claim that the National Policy failed as a revenue source and as an engine of industry. It cites customs receipts rising from 12.9 million in 1879 to 107.2 million in 1914 and lists large gains in manufacturing across multiple sectors. It also quotes a US manufacturers bulletin praising tariff protection for fostering Canadian industry.
The convention highlighted expanding school garden operations and agricultural instruction taught by Mr Bates and Miss Creighton. Inspectors urged improved questioning and higher education. Discussions covered penmanship music and foreign pupils with resolutions to double inspector visits and organize night schools. Next convention in Canora.
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