Unusual Long Sentences Highlight Global Punishments
The article notes W. Nickerson of the Army Corps finding a girl freed after three years of a century long sentence. It contrasts life terms with fifteen year returns, then cites Italy with Lupo Salvatore jailed for 189 years across 63 frauds, and Tarento mobsters with 60 and 90 year terms, plus a German child murderer beheaded twice and outlawed in 1906.
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W. Nickerson
Army Corps
Turkey
Italy
Tribunal
Modica
Sicily
Lupo Salvatore
Comiso
Tarento
Germany
Griefswald
Australian Sheep Experiment in Saskatchewan Hague
A Russian farmer, David Krocker, begins culturing astrakhan sheep at Hague north of Saskatoon to produce Persian lamb fur. He imported a ram from New Mexico for $300 and aims to stock a farm by crossing astrakhan with ordinary sheep. Frankness makes people disagreeable, but not all disagreeable people are frank.
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Saskatchewan
Canada
Hague
Saskatoon
David Krocker
Astrakhan
Krocker
New Mexico
Lake Windermere Camp Opens Resorts This Summer
A rustic designed resort on Lake Windermere in British Columbia will open July 1 offering cabins with modern home conveniences. Visitors can enjoy boating cycling golf fishing big game hunting in season and a community hall for dancing and social recreation. An auto road from Banff is being built by the Dominion Parks Board to reach the lakeside retreat.
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Canadian Pacific Rockies
Lake Windermere
British Columbia
Canadian Pacific
Golden
Lake Windmere
Banff
Dominion Parks Board
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Cure for 7s
Advertisement claims $100 reward for an incurable 7s catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood-acting internal remedy. Mentions F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio with testimonials and price of 75 cents.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Cold-Proof House in Saskatoon Showcases Fridge Plan
A Saskatoon house built by refrigerator engineer H Gauvin demonstrates extreme insulation. Cement walls eliminate air pockets and a concrete basement prevents cold air leaks while 43 windows supply light. Despite warmth from electricity, the home remains economical, with two entrances and nine rooms.
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Saskatoon
H. Gauvin
Trucks Spur Farm Profit in Western Provinces
Farmers in western Canada consider buying trucks as rail access is distant. Grain hauling costs estimate .03 per bushel per mile, with horses moving 73 bushels at high speed. A two ton truck could move 80 bushels round trip in about four hours, enabling two trips daily on good roads. At a Grain Growers meeting in Saskatoon, members calculated potential seasonal savings on truck costs.
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Canada
Saskatoon
Western Horses for Ontario Demand
Alberta ranches supply undersized horses to Ontario buyers. Union Stock Yards Toronto reports that horses under 1200 pounds are common but considered undesirable by breeders in recent years due to breed standards and market shifts.
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Ontario
Alberta
Horse Department
Union Stock Yards
Toronto
Abelern
Early Life and Career of Herbert C Hoover in Mining
A portrait of Herbert Hoover tracing his birth in Iowa, Quaker roots, orphaned youth, and rise as a mining engineer. It details his Stanford University years, early work in mines and government surveys, leadership roles, and international experience in Burma and Russia, culminating in humanitarian reforms at the Kyshtim mines.
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Herbert Hoover
Iowa
Quarterly Meeting
Stanford University
California
Gold
Australia
Bureau of Mines
Hoover
Burma
Kyshtim
Ural Mountains
Russia
Peanut milk substitute imitates dairy in taste and texture
A May Popular Mechanics Magazine story reports a peanut based milk substitute that curdles like milk and can be churned into buttermilk and cheese. It notes the product, developed in a southern university lab, uses peanut kernels to yield four times its volume in milk with fat 4 to 8 percent and protein 2.4 to 3.3 percent.
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Popular Mechanics
Southern University
Bank of Alberta incorporation proposal with Edmonton HQ
Application filed to incorporate the Bank of Alberta with headquarters in Edmonton. The plan proposes a capital of 2,000,000 largely subscribed by farmers of the province and immediate branch openings in Edmonton and Calgary.
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Bank of Alberta
Edmonton
Province
Calgary
Thibet Salutes By Tongue Three Times
In Thibet the people show respect to superiors by removing their hats and thrusting out their tongues three times as a sign of deference.
Aa River Names Across Continental Europe
The Aa name appears frequently for rivers across Continental Europe, used in multiple countries to denote watercourses. This summary notes its commonity as a geographic designation without detailing specific river entries.
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Continental
Europe
Allocation of German War Vessels After Treaty
The allocation assigns Rhineland Westphalies and Nurnberg and 124 submarines to Great Britain. The United States gains Ostfriesland and Frankfort. France receives Thuringen Emden and 28 submarines. Japan gets Oldenburg Nashua and Augsburg. Italy receives seven submarines. Remaining 12 light cruisers 59 destroyers and 50 torpedo boats will be allocated based on France and Italy selections from ships surrendered under the Austrian treaty.
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Rhineland
Westphalies
Nurnberg
Great Britain
United States
Ostfriesland
Frankfort
France
Thuringen
Emden
Japan
Oldenburg
Nashua
Augusburg
Italy
Scapa Flow
Delicate Girls Made Strong Through Pink Pills
An advertising feature promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for pale thin blood and fatigue in girls and women. It cites Violet Booth of Glenarm Ontario reporting improved health after six boxes, and urges readers to buy by mail or from dealers.
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Dr. Williams
Thees Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Doukhobor Lands Sold to Soldier Settlers in Saskatchewan
About 10,000 acres of Doukhobor lands near Kamsack Saskatchewan were disposed of by ballot to soldier settlers under federal rules on April 30. Twenty six parcels were sold while eleven farm units remain. This ends government holdings once tied to Doukhobor settlement disputes.
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Kamsack
Sask
Soldier Settlement Board
Dominion
Saskatchewan
Queen's University Honors C S Young and Seager Wheeler
Queen's University conferred the honorary Doctor of Divinity on Rev C S Young of Saskatoon and the Doctor of Laws on Seager Wheeler of Rosthern Sask More men would marry only for love if they could afford it reflecting social sentiment of the period.
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Queen’s University
Rev
C. S. Young
Saskatoon
Seager Wheeler
Rosthern
Sask
Childless Women Benefit from Lydia E. Pinkham Remedies
A Berwick Ontario woman testifies that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Medicine cured organic trouble, enabling her to bear a baby boy six months old. She credits the remedies with restoring health and recommends them to others, noting her aunt also used them.
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Berwick
Ont
Lydia EC Pinkham
Lavigne
Three Men Return to Church After Years Away
In Rural Canada three men rejoin church life after long absences. A Baptist returns after immigration era denial of communion due to lack of membership letter. A Presbyterian returns following a sermon critique and family needs. A Methodist reenters after a cold city welcome and temperance preaching. The piece notes heavenly rejoicing at their repentance.
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Baptist Church
Hell
Presbyterian
Canada
Parasites to Target Grasshoppers at University of Saskatchewan
Dominion entomologist Dr. A. E. Cameron reports progress on internal parasites that will exterminate grasshoppers. He says the usual methods will again be used this year but hopes parasite development will curb outbreaks in 1921 and prevent further plague.
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University of Saskatchewan
A. E. Cameron
Dominion
Bee keeping in Manitoba bulletin promotes beekeeping in Western Canada
The Manitoba Department of Agriculture released a 24 page illustrated bulletin titled Bee keeping in Manitoba. Written by R Muckle BSA specialist in beekeeping, it reflects years of Manitoba experience and beekeeping potential across the province. Free copies available from the Publications Branch in Winnipeg.
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Canada
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
R. M. Muckle
B.S.A
Winnipeg
High Prices Seen as War's Perceived Cause
A World economic condition declaration approved by the supreme council on March 8 states high prices arise from war and reflect European disarray. It notes price hikes in past conflicts, citing England’s 75 percent rise in the Napoleonic era over eight years and a 100 percent rise in the American Civil War over twelve years.
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Europe
Supreme Council
House of Commons
England
Public acknowledgment of fifty pounds conscience money
The Chancellor of the Exchequer publicly acknowledges receipt of fifty pounds conscience money from S.O.S. It is noted as a large sum in context but seen as minor compared to debts owed by others. The piece questions S.O.S. and hints at moral ambiguity.
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United Kingdom
S.O.S
Montreal Gazette
Atrocity stories revived in London press
The Times leads with a revival of atrocity stories tied to the Poles and Bolsheviks as Northcliffe's campaign aims to shape opinion against Lloyd George’s policy with Soviet Russia. It cites Revered North’s detention in Moscow and alleges Lenin fears his testimony on Moscow atrocities.
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London
Northcliffe
Lloyd George
Russia
the Times
North
Moscow
Secret Service
Lenine
Lord Lansbury
Lansbury
Reverend North
Seed Growing in B C Seed Growers Plan 400 Acre Velocity
United Seed Growers at Penticles British Columbia expect to seed 300 acres for vegetable seeds this year and 100 acres for beet seed production in 1921. The district and province have made enormous strides in growing fine seed.
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United Seed Growers
Penticles
B.C
California Syrup of Figs Urges Safe Laxative Use
An old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children. It claims the product cleanses the stomach liver and bowels, highlights tasty fruit flavor, and instructs mothers to use the bottle’s directions and say California to ensure safety.
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California
Change in U S Sentiment Boosts Western Canadian Land Sales
Report from Chicago via L Asenault states U S sentiment toward Manitoba and western Canadian farms has shifted to favor buying tracts across the border. De Witt Foster of Canadian National Railways is credited with effective campaigns, persuading Americans that land can be bought in western Canada for 25 dollars per acre, versus 400 dollars at home. Immigrants from Illinois Indiana Iowa Minnesota North and South Dakota are expected to fuel a large year of purchases and capital investment. Winnipeg Free Press.
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United States
Manitoba
Chicago
L. Asenault
Arsenault Agencies, Limited
de Witt Foster
Canadian National Railways
Arsenault
Foster
Landseekers
Western
Canada
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Texas
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Winnipeg Free Press
Farm Women's Institutes rise to second largest in Dominion
The Alberta farm womens institutes now stand as the Dominion's second largest with over 13 000 members. In 1919 the province saw 32 new branches for a total of 265 as classes in cooking sewing sociology child welfare and relief work expanded.
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Alberta
Dominion
Saskatchewan Selly Bonds Sell for 5.37 Percent Net Cost
The Saskatchewan government announced a sale of one million dollars of four year bonds at 102.20 percent. The issue bears six percent coupon and yields a net cost to the province of 5.37 percent, according to Hon. Charles A. Dunning, provincial treasurer.
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Saskatchewan
Charles A. Dunning
Treas
Care of the Battery Storage Cells
The Motor Annual warns that only distilled water should be used in storage cells. Other waters leave minerals that concentrate as evaporation occurs, causing salt deposition on plates, corrosion of the plate framework, and loss of cell life. Boiled water worsens concentration, so use pure distilled water only.
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Motor Annual
Popular Science Monthly
Ontario Doctors Ratio Report Under Rockefeller Gift
A University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine survey linked to a potential 5 000 000 Rockefeller Foundation grant shows Toronto one doctor per 567 people. It compares Ontario cities and provinces noting London one per 711 Hamilton one per 790 Ottawa one per 840 and Ontario overall one per 766, with British Columbia Nova Scotia and Manitoba trailing.
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Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto
Rockefeller Foundation For Medical Research
Canada
Toronto
London
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Minard's Liniment Found in Calgary Region Claims
Minard's Liniment used by physicians has been discovered on Snake Creek eight miles north of Okotoks and 20 miles south of Calgary. Prospectors flock to the locality as many miles of claims are staked. A sample analyzed by Calgary city chemist assayed 18.50 dollars per cubic yard of sand.
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Snake Creek
Okotoks
Calgary
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Ger Berrest
Mara
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Cook Medicine CO
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Rockies
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Survey of Physicians
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