Canada’s Financial Condition Needs Economy Measures
Professor Cudmore warned Canada’s financial condition resembles bankruptcy for a private signer. Sir Edmund Walker of the Canadian Bank of Commerce notes the burden is the annual amortization of debt, not the total, and must be taxed without choking production. He adds the dominant issue is government and foreign debt of about 200 million dollars yearly, requiring exportable products beyond essential imports to balance.
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Cudmore
Canada
Edmund Walker
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Dominion
Exeter farmer fined over sheep drowning incident
John Y Wadland of Exeter was summoned under feed control rules for wasting foodstuffs by not preserving his flock. He faced a £50 fine plus costs after five sheep drowned in the River Lac at Dramton Speke, Devon, amid claims he failed to rescue them. The solicitor for Wadland argued the farmer would not willingly lose £250 worth of livestock.
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John Y Wadland
Exeter
England
Lac
Dramton Speke
Devon
Wadland
Amsterdam Leads Global Diamond Cutting Trade
Amsterdam maintains the world’s largest diamond cutting industry, hosting extensive workshops and trade networks that attract buyers and cutters from across Europe. The city’s firms report steady output and strong demand from international markets.
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Amsterdam
Woman Recovers From Nervous Breakdown After Pinkham's
Newark reader Fort ya writes of three years of nervous breakdown weakness and daily pains before trying Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improvement from the first day and credits the remedy for restoration of health and strength.
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Newark
Tro Yraes
Cabal
Conscription to End in Britain by March End
Winston Churchill announces in the House of Commons that conscription will end by March 31 with demobilisation complete by May 1. The postwar army is projected around 220,000, excluding Indian troops, with Ireland requiring about 35,000 stationed men and Palestine and Mesopotamia conditions limiting further cuts.
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Great Britain
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Palestine
Mesopotamia
Ireland
Danderine Promises Quick Hair Boost For Women
An advertisement touts Danderine a cheap hair tonic that promises instant transformation of dull hair into a soft glossy abundant mass. It claims to remove dust and oil and to moisturize the scalp reduce dandruff and falling hair while aiding growth and fullness.
Merrick Anderson Company Builds New Winnipeg Warehouse
Merrick Anderson Company of Winnipeg announces the purchase of a new warehouse on Bannatyme Avenue East to expand space and stock. George Merrick says the move will improve service and prompt goods delivery, following prior space constraints and plans to grow under the Jubilee brand.
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George Merrick
Merrick Anderson Company
Winnipeg
Bannatyme Avenue
Merrick
Robin Survey Recounts Birds Past Popularity
A reliable survey from years ago notes the robin as a common backyard visitor. It details the bird’s habits, distribution, and seasonal presence, emphasizing its prominence in North American gardens and the role of humans in supporting its habitat.
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Robin
Canadian Pacific Railway Awards Major Equipment Orders
The Canadian Pacific Railway has issued equipment orders totaling about 15 million dollars. Orders include 2,500 six ton box cars 500 refrigerator cars 67 ore cars 12 dining cars 53 sleepers 13 compartment cars 24 baggage cars and passenger cars. Canadian Car and Foundry Co Ltd will receive a large portion of the total.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Car and Foundry Co. Ltd
One Great Essential To a Woman's Health Is Her Nerves
An advertisement touts Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills as essential for nervous fatigue among women. Testimonial from Mrs. P. H. Ryan of Sand Point, N.S., claims improved sleep, appetite, and strength after six boxes. Price 50c per box, available at dealers or by mail from The T Milburn Co. Limited, Toronto, Ont.
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Milburn
P. H. Ryan
Sand Point
N.S
Millburn
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Singers Chorus Provokes Lively Gallery Row
A girl sings a song with a bold chorus asking I wonder if he ll miss me. She hits a slightly off key note and the crowd shifts feet as the chorus sparks voices. The second verse adds noise, and a gallery retort condemns if he would miss her.
Ontario market for undersized Alberta horses noted
Walter Harland Smith of the Union Stockyards Toronto reports demand in Ontario for horses under 1,200 pounds. These smaller animals, common on Alberta plains and less desirable for breeding, are sought after in the market.
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Ontario
Alberta
Walter Harland Smith
Horse Department
Union Stockyards
Toronto
Ireland Estimates Peat Logs Equal Coal Resources
Officials estimate Ireland's peat logs contain the equivalent of 600,000 tons of coal with a value around £000,000, signaling a major potential energy resource.
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Ireland
Man Quotes Cato On Pardoning Faults
A retrospective aphorism by Cato emphasizes forgiving others more readily than judging one’s own errors, urging humility and leniency in conduct. It frames pardon as a higher virtue guiding personal ethics.
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Cato
Sugar Slice Emits Faint Light When Cut in Darkness
A small fragment notes that breaking a piece of sugar in dim conditions produces a faint glow. The observation highlights light emission from sugar under low illumination.
Pains About the Heart and Digestive Remedies
A short medical note links heart pains to gas from indigestion and recommends Dr. Chase's Kidney Liver Pills. The pills allegedly stimulate kidney and liver activity to cure indigestion and ease related symptoms.
New Creameries For Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Co operative Creameries Limited sets tenders for a modern creamery and cold storage plant at Melville. Planned expansions include creameries at Yorkton Weyburn Kelliher Invermay Kelvington Spruce Lake and others. Existing creameries at Regina Saskatoon North Battleford and Vonda produced 3 325 000 pounds of butter last year and sold 1 750 000 quarts of milk plus 480 000 quarts of ice cream with eggs and poultry totals around 2 500 000.
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Saskatchewan Co-operative Creameries, Limited
Melville
Yorkton
Weyburn
Kelliher
Invermay
Kelvington
Spruce Lake
Melfort
Saskatchewan
Regina
Saskatoon
North Battleford
Vonda
Sloan's Liniment for Rheumatism and Aches
The advertisement promotes Sloan's Liniment as a remedy for rheumatic aches, muscle soreness, joint stiffness, neuritis, lame backs, and neuralgia. It claims quick relief and economy, noting prices 35c 70c and 140 for larger sizes and that it is made in Canada.
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Sloan
Canada
France Demands Fair Share of German Shipping
France protests the allocation of seized German ships amid postwar distribution. Premier Millerand urged to press Allied powers for equitable shares as France laments heavy losses and reliance on Britain for coal and food transport. Brazil England Italy and the United States also hold portions of recovered tonnage.
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France
Alexander Millerand
Allied Council
Italy
Great Britain
Record Price for Kennedy Block on Winnipeg Portage Avenue
A property on the busiest part of Portage Avenue Winnipeg known as the Kennedy block sold recently for a record price. The site fronts 54 feet and runs 130 feet deep, with a three story structure erected in 1906. The sale price was about $257,000 roughly $5,000 per front foot.
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Portage Avenue
Winnipeg
Kennedy
Transatlantic Alliance Expands Amid European Tension
The United States and Britain lead a broader coalition with most of Europe, excluding Russia, in shaping new security and economic responses to rising tensions. Diplomats from key nations meet to outline collective positions and potential sanctions.
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United States
Great Britain
Europe
Russia
Proposed Dairy School for Alberta at Edmonton
A resolution from the Alberta Dairymen's Convention in Edmonton requests provincial funds to establish a dairy training facility. The Edmonton Bulletin endorses training butter makers and dairymen, arguing a dairy school would develop a valuable farming sector and boost quality and quantity of butter.
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Albrta
Edmonton
The
Edmonton Bulletin
Dominion
Indigestion and Strength Loss Linked to Pink Pills Claim
A medical advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for indigestion and general debility. It cites a testimonial from Mr R E Small of Wingham Ontario who reports six years of digestive distress and weight gain after using the pills, and notes male strength and health improvements after seven boxes. The ad invites readers to purchase from dealers or by mail in Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Radical reformers and Bolshevists in urban life
Thomas H. Dickinson argues in The Review that radicals and Bolshevists lack direct action on practical needs, prefer urban centers, and depend on capitalists or leisure classes for sustenance. He claims peasant farms and rural life see little radical activity, while cities like Petrograd Budapest and New York host such figures.
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Russia
Hungary
Petrograd
Budapest
New York
Chicago
Thomas H. Dickinson
The
Review
Postmaster General reports 1918 19 postal surplus and revenue
The report shows a net revenue of $21 602 712 for 1918 19, up $257 318, against expenditures of $19 273 883, up $1 227 626. The fiscal year surplus over expenditures totaled $2 329 128.
Girl’s simple Gimlet Screw idea made inventor millions
A small girl conceived the gimlet screw and its simple design led to immense wealth for the inventor, transforming a toy concept into a multi million dollar fortune.
Carpets of the Homeric Age and Liniment Cures Dandraf
The fragment notes white carpets from the Homeric era and mentions Minard's Liniment claimed to cure dandraf.
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Minard
Dandraf
Saskatchewan's New Terminal Elevator
The 2,000,000 bushel addition at Port Arthur to the Saskatchewan Co operative Elevator Company's lakehead plant nears final form with only finish. The expansion brings total capacity to about 4,000,000 bushels and followed a legislative move authorizing a government loan near 1 million dollars to cover the addition in progress.
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Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company
Port Arthur
James Robinson
Lakehead
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Elevator Company, Ltd
Jakes
Canadian Aviators to Teach in China for Monthly Pay
Ten Canadian aviators are hired by the Chinese government at 1000 dollars a month each to teach Chinese students. Two Vancouver boys in the group have signed papers to join the service and China has purchased Vickers planes. The party plans to leave Vancouver in May for Peking.
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Vancouver
Vicker
Pekin
Province awards contract for new medical building at University of Alberta
The provincial government awards a contract to construct a medical building connected to the University of Alberta. The project costs about three quarters of a million dollars. Construction to start promptly. the building will resemble the arts building on campus.
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University of Alberta
University
Grain Inspection Surge in Calgary Sets Record
Government grain inspectors in Calgary Alberta reported a surge in incoming grain from various points. On March 2 a record 185 cars carrying wheat oats and barley were inspected.
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Calgary
Alberta
Manitoba Housing Announcement Aims to Boost Home Building
Manitoba announces plans to vote one million dollars, more if needed, to supplement a federal grant for housing. The amendment, carried by Capt. J. W. Wilton, seeks proposals for building houses and allows funds for remodeling as well as new construction, with easy payment terms on existing worker-built houses.
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Manitoba
Capt
J. W. Wilton
Food Jump in Britain Reaches Prewar Price Peak
In England January prices for all principal food articles rose to 136 percent of pre war levels. Overall costs for rent clothing light and fuel are 126 percent of pre war levels, per statistics prepared by the American Chamber of Commerce in London.
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England
American Chamber of Commerce
London
Arctic Quiet Enables Mile-Range Voices
Very little wind in Arctic regions allows sound to travel farther. People there can converse clearly when separated by about a mile due to minimal air movement and stable atmospheric conditions.
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Arctic
Health Tips for Aging Businessmen After War Strains
Guidance urges speeding up postwar business and staying fit. It recommends a morning tepid sponge bath, brisk air exercise, and a bowel-clearing routine with laxatives such as castor oil or Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. Dr. Pierce's Anuric is advised to drive out uric acid and ease backache, rheumatism, and kidney trouble.
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Dr. Pierce
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SPORN
Warter
Spomn Medical Company
Goshen, Ind, USA
Dominion Medical Institute
TED
Lombard St
Mininard's Liniment Co., Ltd
Yarmout, NS
Shiloh
Miss Kelly
Lydi E. Pinkham
Anderson Bay
C.P.R
Dr. Chase
Dr.Chase
Ako Tales
Colorado
Post Office Finances
Canadian Percheron Horsebreeders’ Association
William A. Wilson
Baru and
Namaka Farm
United Slate
Amy Tume
George Lane
Minard’s Liniment
Cook
Cook Medicine CO
Teroato
Ont
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PRICE
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America
West 31St Street
New York, U.S.A
Michenhoff
Manitoba Housing
Britain
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