Carry a Message to Garcia as a Test of Duty
A columnist rebuts the Elbert Hubbard essay A Message to Garcia, praising Rowan who carried a letter to Garcia in Cuba and urging workers to act with Rowan like resolve. It argues many employees lack initiative, preferring comfort and wages over mission, and urges diligence and loyalty to employer interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Hubbard
Garcia
Hubbard
United States
Spain
Cuba
Rowen
Rowan
Quebec Policy Aims to Settle Own Youth on Land
Hon. J. E. Perrault, minister of lands, stated that Quebec will not encourage immigration from Europe. The province will settle its own young people on newly opened lands, asserting domestic colonization will advance progress more than bringing in outsiders unfamiliar with local farming conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Europe
J. E. Perrault
Get Her Just the Same
A reflection on changing social rituals from formal courtship to casual interaction as reflected in a Boston Transcript take. The quote contrasts grandma era etiquette with modern behavior, noting the shift from ceremony to a simple honk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Inspection reports smaller sockeye catch in Fisheries District No 2
Salmon catch assessed from Smiths Inlet to Prince Rupert finds sockeye year catch smaller than usual due to weather. Pack totals include about 7,500 cases at Bella Coola and Kimsquit, 6,000 on the Skeena, and about 6,000 at Naas. The run shows improvement.
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Major Motherwell
Inspector Williams
Smith's Inlet
Prince Rupert
Skeena River
Rivers Inlet
Bella Coola
Kimsquit
Skeena
War Device Used on Locusts by German Flame Throwers
German flame throwers, captured by the French as 70 000 in the war's final days, were employed in France recently to combat a locust plague. The action marks an unusual use of a military device for agricultural defense amid ongoing conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Alberta highway spending braces for trans-Canadian link
Alberta accelerates road work this season focusing on trunk routes with large funding. The province aims for a near total trunk network by 1923 and eventual nationwide highway prominence. The Dominion Government grants forty percent of trunk road costs if standards meet its criteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
The Man Who Works Hard Should Follow This Advice
Advertisement promotes Dr Hamilton s Pills for hard working men. Claims include headache relief bilious fits indigestion and tiredness. Touts pills as medicine for men to keep system clean and blood toned, available 25 cents from The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hamilton
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Sauces For Food A Practical Guide by Loretta C Lynch
Step by step instructions cover basic sauce ratios and methods for beef, lamb, fish, and vegetables. Recipes use standard measures with fat flour liquid and optional additives like salt pepper capers lemon juice sour pickle or hard cooked egg. Techniques include pan simmering and double boiler preparation for smooth thick sauces.
Western Wheat Market Seen Bright Despite Tariff
Dr. Magill, secretary of the Winnipeg Grain Exchange, spoke in Ottawa that marketing western wheat should face no major difficulty despite the U S tariff. He said English buyers are already in the market for large Canadian grain quantities and the United States will need to buy substantial amounts anyway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magill
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Ottawa
United States
Guard Baby's Health in the Summer
The summer months threaten children with cholera infantum colic diarrhoea and dysentery. Mothers should prevent or quickly banish these illnesses. Baby's Own Tablets regulate the stomach and bowels and are safe. Sold by druggists or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Advertisers and Local Merchants Support Community Trade
The paper urges readers to buy from local merchants who invested in goods to satisfy community needs. It stresses examining advertised commodities and asks readers to request advertised items to keep trade active and inter-community commerce strong.
Kellogg Asthma Remedy Promises Easy Breathing
The ad touts Dr J D Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy as a proven, long serving treatment for constricted airways. It claims strong effectiveness even in severe cases and urges readers to buy from a local dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Kellogg
Nelson hosts second match block plant in Kootenays
A second match making venture opens at Nelson using soft white pine for match blocks to ship east. W. W. Powell, formerly of Spokane, leads the operation and expects to employ 30 to 40 workers and ship about one car daily to eastern markets by July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kootenays
Nelson
W. W. Powell
Spokane
Apple Crop Expected to Be Huge in British Columbia
British Columbia is forecast to yield a record apple crop this year with strong prairie market supplies. J. A. Grant, BC fruit commissioner for Alberta, estimates 5 000 cars of apples will be shipped, about a 100 percent rise from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
J. A. Grant
Alberta
Grant
Terrier's Bark Precedes House Fire Rescue
A Leicester man awoke to a small terrier entering his bedroom barking. He drove it downstairs, but the dog returned twice. The blaze followed, forcing the family of eight to be rescued with difficulty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leicester
London Times
Filming The Conflict at Bull River Near Windermere
The Universal Film Company of Los Angeles is shooting The Conflict near Bull River by Lake Windermere B C. A 125 member crew works for about two months at an estimated cost of 30000 dollars.
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Universal Film Company
Los Angeles
Cal
Bull River
Lake Windermere
B.C
Tanlac credited with turning Toronto woman into a new person
Mrs. Mary Richards of Toronto says Tanlac restored her health after a six year illness from pneumonia. She reports improved digestion, weight gain, better sleep, fewer pains, and renewed energy enabling her to handle housework. she urges others to try Tanlac, sold by leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Richards
Ashdale Ave
Toronto
Taniac
What It Costs To Make Shoes
The article reports E. W. O'Dell of the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union arguing that labor costs do not prevent price reductions. He says average labor per pair is about a dollar, with a $1.25 maximum in a $16 pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. O'Dell
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Dr. Thomas’ Eclectric Oil for Sprains and Bruises
For sprains and contusions it promises swift swelling reduction and cooling of inflamed flesh. The product claims to ease bruise pain and prevent discoloration by drawing out the ache.
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Thomas
Nelsons Ship In Danger Of Sinking
The Victory, Nelsons old flagship, may sink at Portsmouth Harbor. The Marquis of Milford Haven told the Society of Nautical Research that a hull casing of cement or steel could be built, but the Admiralty has no funds, so public help is needed.
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Nelson
Victory
Portsmouth Harbor
Marquis
Milford Haven
Society of Nautical Research
Admiralty
Canada trims permanent force by ten percent
The military department announced a ten percent reduction in Canada’s permanent force. The maximum strength will be 3,600 officers and men instead of 4,000. Commanding officers were told to discharge personnel with the least hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Militia Department
Winnipeg Fur Sale Sets Record With 250000 Pelts Sold
The third successful Winnipeg auction fur sale occurred on July 5 with 250,000 pelts disposed of to 500 buyers from leading US cities. The sale covered 413 lots and valued over $500,000 at the low estimate. The piece urges loyalty to Canadian goods and local dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
United States
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Heals Persistent Sores
An old advertisement claims Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil stops sloughing removes proud flesh draws out pus and promotes new skin. It asserts quick healing and lists many customer certificates supporting its effectiveness when properly applied.
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Thomas
Sending Photos By Phone For Police Fingerprint Transfers
A machine perfected to transmit photographic records over telephone wires will be used by European police to send fingerprints of suspects to London Rome and other cities. It enables simultaneous inquiries about prior convictions when arrests occur abroad. Support local merchants by buying at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Paris
London
Rome
U S Chief Justice Taft Spends Summer at Murray Bay
Ex President William Howard Taft, recently named Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, spends summers at Murray Bay on the St Lawrence River below Quebec. Taft serves on the Arbitration Board for the Grand Trunk Railway appointed by the Canadian Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Taft
United States Supreme Court
Murray Bay
St. Lawrence River
Quebec City
Taft
Arbitration Board
Grand Trunk Railway
The Lotus of the Ancients Date Plum of Southern Europe
A fragment suggests a historic plant referred to as the lotus of the ancients linked to a date plum in Southern Europe. The sentence preserves a curious antiquarian view without clear sourcing or context.
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Europe
Idaho and BC discuss joint 100000 acre reclamation
Governor of Idaho and W G Swanson of the Idaho Reclamation Commission met with the Premier of British Columbia and John T. Putallo Minister of Lands to pursue joint plans to reclaim 100000 acres of agricultural lands on the Kootenay Flats two thirds in BC and one third in Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
U.S.A
W. G. Swanson
Idaho Reclamation Commission
British Columbia
John. T. Putallo
Kootenay Flats
Be fair to your local merchants
A short advisory urges shoppers to visit local merchants, compare prices and inspect goods before sending money to mail order houses, arguing that local purchases pay off.
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Hull
Minard’s Liniment
U.S
Minard
Beecham’s
Dominion Express
Cook
Cook Medicine Co4
OMT
Windesr
America
H. Clay Glover CO
Unt
West Jist Street
New York
USA
Pye
Bayer
Deeg
Made
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