Blue Birds for Straits Singapore Sends Orders
The Straits Settlements are the latest addition to the Overland export market. Willys Overland Limited has just received a sizable order for standard touring and Blue Bird models to be shipped to Singapore. Toronto factories are at capacity with domestic orders and prior commitments for New Zealand and South America.
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Toronto
Straits Settlements
Willys-Overland Limited
Singapore
New Zealand
South America
Guardian to Not Publish Tuesday on Statutory Holiday
Editor and Publisher Chester L. McLure and associates note that Monday is a statutory holiday in Canada and the Guardian will not be published on Tuesday. The notice lists J. R. Burnett and D. K. Currie as associate editors and confirms the holiday observance.
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Chester L. McLure
J. R. Burnett
D. K. Currie
Dominion of Canada
The
Guardian
Atlantic
England
Matty
Observations on King’s Birthday and Liberty Paradox
A 1923 political column argues that the King’s birthday is more than a holiday, symbolizing liberty within the British Empire. It condemns disrespect for the National Anthem, notes the tension between means and ends in Liberal politics, and critiques road-building for auto interests. The piece highlights loyalty to the throne, constitutional law, and the democratic ethos of the empire.
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England
Liberal Nominating Convention Stirs Frost Over Bell Government
Notes describe Charlottetown Liberal nominating convention as a chilling frost with a dejected, defeatist tone. It cites a circulated letter attacking delegates, questions the letter’s authorship, and portrays Bell Government hopes as fading amid sour public mood and critical press scrutiny.
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Duffy
Charlottetown
Bell
Hfs
Bell Government
Pharaoh
Red Sea
Foot arch care and avoiding painful shoe pressure
A writer urges proper foot care to prevent arch collapse from tight footwear. He explains how squeezing the foot alters the arch, causes irritation and callus formation, and recommends wide long shoes with optional arch support or adhesive padding to ease pain.
Prohibition Debates Narrowed in Five Southern States
In five southern states sessions ended with tighter laws or restricted scope on prohibition. North Carolina aligned its laws with the Volstead Act in part, Tennessee revised old statutes, while one state offered limited latitude and another treated the topic humorously. John Barleycorn noted these shifts as common themes.
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Atlanta
John Barleycorn
North Carolina
Tennessee
The Prince Of Victory And The Claim Of Greatness
A pair of moral meditations on fame and perseverance. The first speaks of true worth as divine guidance lifting a voice for the voiceless, while the second urges persistence after defeat, asserting that enduring effort can turn past losses into eventual victory.
Lawmakers debate liquor laws and a boast of names
State and national discussions focus on liquor control and penalties while Virginia Alabama and South Carolina consider amendments and new prohibitions. A motorist jokes with a name gag after a police stop revealing Shakespeare as his real name.
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Straits
Inverness
Old Sydney
Albion
Springhill
Sydney
Telephone
Connolly Wharf
W.D. Gillis
Ys Wroné
Hyndman & Co., Ltd
Carter
Queen Street
London
DODDS
Ness
Canada
Paradoxes
Speionenle Liberal Party
Patriot
Messrs
Johnston
Crosby
B. W. LePage
Libree
Rere
James Wi, Barter
TIVE
W. 8. Louson
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
the Prince OF Victory
S. A. McDonald
the Rogers Hardware Co., Ltd
Gratton Street
State Supreme Court
Tenne
Virginia Assembly
Southarolina Assembly
Congress
Up- Ledeen
Sph
John Smith
Blue
William Shakespeare
Stratford On Avon
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