Senate reform urged as Canada faces autocratic deadlock
The article argues that the Senate of Canada, crucial to balance in Confederation, now acts irresponsibly and undemocratically. It laments the current veto power and calls for immediate amendments to avoid endangering Confederation. Ottawa voices demand for broad constitutional reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Senate
Great Lakes
Pacific
Maritime
Ontario
Quebec
Confederation
Saskatchewan Farmers Win 226 Prizes 1911 to 1922
Saskatchewan farmers collected 226 prizes at international shows in Canada and the United States between 1911 and 1922. Eighty four prizes were sweepstakes or first prizes, with many more won for livestock as a prominent provincial feature. The article also notes a stray remark about human origins after observing some folks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Canada
United States
Saskatoon Kids Receive Maples and Ashes On Arbor Day
Parks officials and Dominion Forestry Branch distributed 10 000 trees to Saskatoon school children for Arbor Day. Each child got one maple and one ash, doubling last year’s 5 000 trees. The remark about a bachelor reflects a dated, reflective aside.
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Saskatoon
Parks
Dominion Forestry Branch
Don't Mention It beg your pardon con vict quote
A prisoner in a governor’s visit room mutters a terse line as the official passes his cell. The remark, captured in transit, hints at tension between inmate and authority in a confined setting.
Parachute Concept Aims to Save Airplane Passengers
An air correspondent notes that if crash victims in France had parachutes lives might have been saved. The Air Ministry tests parachute types as every new warplane includes one. A safer idea proposes detaching the passenger cabin for a single large parachute rescue within four seconds after activation by a lever.
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Air Express
France
Air
Air Ministry
EB. EH. Calthrop
Nerviline Relief for Stomach Upset Promoted Bottled Cure
An ad promotes Nerviline as fast relief for sour stomach gas and cramps. It claims the drink relieves indigestion and nausea when mixed with sweetened water, suitable for family use and emergencies, urging a 35 cent bottle.
Immigration In Canada Rises Through May 1923
Immigration to Canada rose in the first five months of 1923 with 39,442 entrants, a 41 percent gain from 1922. Immigration from Great Britain doubled, showing a 100 percent increase for the same period.
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Canada
Great Britain
Red Hot July Days Hard on the Baby
July heat haunts infants with diarrhoea dysentery colic and cholera infantum tolling thousands. Mothers are urged to guard as Baby's Own Tablets regulate bowels and stomach and can prevent or banish summer illness. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont for 25 cents a box.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Restaurant English Head Waiter Anecdote and Worm Powder Ad
A restaurant worker recalls a high stake night while Mary teases him about being tipsy. The Cook notes the incident ended well. An advertisement touts Miller's Worm Powders as a safe, effective remedy for worms in children, claiming long use and proven relief though potentially deadly in excess.
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Mary
The Power of Stinnes
A correspondent describes Hugo Stinnes as a modern industrial ruler who can supply everything from housing and food to reading material and medicine. He is portrayed as a financial and political force wielding extensive control in Germany, even printing the money used to pay him.
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Germay
Hugo Stinnes
Stinnes
Germany
Tanlac Endorsement From Montreal Officer
Officer Arthur Tache of East Montreal testifies Tanlac relieved six months of rheumatism and restored his health. He urges others to try the medicine and notes widespread praise. Tanlac is sold by druggists everywhere with over 374 million bottles sold.
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Arthur Tache
Rachel St
Montreal
Traffe
Tanlac
Officer Tache
Bolshevik Leaders Endorse Atheist Propaganda
An executive committee meeting of the Third International in Moscow featured G. S. Zinovieff stating that Bolshevik programmes rest on scientific materialism and include propagating atheism. He adds that anti religious propaganda must be carried out wisely.
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Moscow
G. S. Zinovieff
Hamilton Herald
Dust Causes Asthma Relief From Dr Kelloge Remedy
Dust causes asthma and even tiny specks trigger severe distress. Dr J D Kelloge's Asthma Remedy claims to ease breathing and restore normal airflow. The product cites hundreds of testimonials annually to prove its effectiveness.
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J. D. Kelloge
Summer Excursion Fares East Offer by Canadian Pacific
The Canadian Pacific Railway announces round trip summer excursion fares to Eastern Canada with a limit to October 31, 1923. Stopovers allowed en route and via Great Lakes steamers from Fort William Port Arthur to Port McNicoll or Owen Sound with extra charges for meals and berth. Three trains daily by train or via Great Lakes service.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
Canadian Pacific Great Lakes
Fort William
Port Arthur
Port McNicoll
Owen Sound
Canadian Pacific
Trans-Canada Limited
Canada Wheat Exports Reach 183 Million Bushels in Nine Months
Exports of wheat from Canada through May 31, 1923 total 183,369,086 bushels valued at 207,112,221 dollars, up from 125,715,932 bushels valued at 152,559,367 last year. Wheat flour exports total 8,732,464 barrels worth 49,711,452 dollars, versus 6,026,648 barrels worth 38,720,368 last year.
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Canada
Railways Cut Freight Rates for Settlers’ Effects
The Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways announced a reduction of about one third in freight rates for settlers moving to Western Canada. This cut targets settlers transporting household goods and farm equipment, easing early settlement costs and boosting immigration to prairie provinces.
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Western Canada
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Oil Refinery Planned in Lethbridge for Montana Crude
Faith in finding a commercial oil well in Southern Alberta grows as a site at Lethbridge is selected for an oil refinery. The facility will process Montana crude oil until Southern Alberta begins producing wells.
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Alberta
Lethbridge
Montana
Orchid and Violet Sweater Jacket Suit for Summer Wear
A chic orchid and deep violet ensemble features a silk sweater jacket with a white Canton crepe pleated skirt. The matching hat completes the harmonious costume, offering the season’s most stylish summer look.
Holloway's Corn Remover Endorsed For All Corn Types
An old time advertisement proclaims Holloway's Corn Remover effective on both old and new corn growth. It asserts universal usefulness and promises relief from corn discomfort.
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Holloway
Forest Conservationist Jack Miner Plants One Thousand Trees
In an interview Jack Miner, noted wildlife advocate, describes his lifelong focus on forests and his effort to grow trees on his Kingsville Ontario property. He has planted about ten thousand trees over ten years, including four thousand on clay soil where others doubted growth, with several reaching fifteen feet.
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Jack Miner
Kingsville
Ontario
Dave
Barron Satirizes Water Shortage for Jerusalem Hotels
Financial editor C. W. Barron quips that not enough water exists in all Jerusalem to sustain bathrooms in a large modern hotel. His remark underscores concerns about resource limits and urban planning.
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C. W. Barron
Jerusalem
Wheat Exports From Vancouver Reach Near Sixteen Million Bushels
Vancouver port exports show almost sixteen and a half million bushels of wheat from September 1 1922 to May 31 of the current year. Of the total 13,544,150 bushels went to the United Kingdom and Europe, 3,598,019 to the Orient, and about 250,000 to South America.
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Vancouver
United Kingdom
Orient
South America
Absent-Minded Brown Jimmy Leaves Umbrella Again
A humorous snippet notes Mr Brown forgetting his umbrella once more with quips about his forgetfulness and a joke that he plans to visit Switzerland for his lungs. The exchange is recorded in Wheeler's Magazine style.
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Jimmy
Mr. Brown
John
Switzerland
Wheeler
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House of Lords
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Ralston Commission
Dr. Chase
Hilmanson, Bated & Co
Lad
Toronto
Minard
C.P.R
Dandruff
Cuticura
Dominion
St. Paul St. W
Stampers Or
Edmans Sr. Irrita
Dominion Express
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