Canada and World Conditions Weigh on Canadian Interests
Six years after Germany's challenge and two years after the armistice, global upheaval endures. War in Russia, Poland, Greece, and Turkey. Allied forces occupy parts of Germany. martial law and old regulations persist in Greece. Canada must consider its League obligations, potential risks, and seek to expand export trade to meet world demand.
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Germany
Russia
Poland
Greece
Turkey
Europe
Mesopotamia
Syria
United States
Austria
Canada
League of Nations
Asia
Canada urged to conserve earnings and curb luxuries
The article argues individuals should save to support themselves and the country, urging a shift from luxury production to essentials and a tightening of spending during economic slumps. It warns about labor shifting from necessities to luxury goods, and promotes frugal living and national prudence. It also touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a purgative remedy.
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Canada
Wireless experts hear Chelmsford station from St John s
Hear Voice 2 000 miles experts from the Marconi Wireless Company at St John s Nild conducting experiments in long distance wireless telephonic communication announced they heard messages from the Chelmsford station near London more than 2 000 miles distant They identified Capt Round the expert in charge and several words but could not catch a connected sentence
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Marconi Wireless Company
St. John’s, Nild
Chelmsford
London
Capt. Round
Cholera Infantum A Summer Threat To Children
Cholera infantum is a sudden fatal childhood illness common in summer. Baby's Own Tablets claim to warn off the trouble by regulating bowels and sweetening the stomach. They are advertised as safe with no opiates or narcotics and sold for 25 cents a box by The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario or by mail.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Within Sight of the Day
A Howe's Monthly quote warns that within a year or two many U S factories may close and luxuries vanish. It predicts a shift to necessity driven work and possible food imports or famine as high wages and extravagance recede in a conservative view of economic decline.
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United States
Howe
It Will Prevent Ulcerated Throat
At the first symptoms of sore throat which presage ulceration and inflammation take a spoonful of Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil Add a little sugar to it to make it palatable It will allay the irritation and prevent the ulceration and swelling that are so painful Those who were periodically subject to quinsy have thus made themselves immune to attack.
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Thomas
Witty Exchange on Wives Echoes Old World Manners
A light quip likens a wife to roasted lamb being tender and well dressed, prompting a crusty bachelor to quip that she should be “without sauce.” The exchange reflects period humor on marital roles.
Conditions Will Surely Improve for the Farmer
The text argues the current hardship stems from a world upheaval and not natural causes. After the armistice, a rough period follows, with labor shifted away from farms and uncertain duration. Yet those who persevere will prosper in the long run, expect good prices for crops, and enjoy a stable home life amid normal surroundings.
Rolling Stone Proverb Through History
The piece traces the proverb a rolling stone gathers moss from ancient to modern times. It argues the saying is fallacious, noting waves of migration, exploration, and discovery across continents, and suggests movement yields rewards rather than decay.
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America
Pilgrim Fathers
Washington Irving
Christian Science Monitor
Australia’s First German Capture by Pilot Easton
Melbourne to New Zealand flyer Easton, on the Renown voyage, captured a German Hamburg steamer off Melbourne Heads after war began. He tricked the captain into entering Portsea while warning of British guns, then bluejackets boarded. The steamer joined Australia’s merchant fleet.
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Easton
Melbourne
New Zealand
YH. M. S. Renown
Prince of Wales
Australia
Hamburg
Portsea
Britain
Germany
Melbourne Argus
Western Tour of Mackenzie King
The opposition leader William Lyon Mackenzie King plans a two month western voyage from Ottawa with few details fixed. If kept to plans he will reach the coast quickly and deliver most speeches on the return journey, visiting major cities before mid November and then speaking in eastern provinces.
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W. L. Mackenzie King
Ottawa
King
Isn’t This Romantic Two Toes and Five Years of Corn Pain
An advertisement promotes Putnam's Corn Extractor as a painless remedy for corns. It claims two toes with four corns suffered five years of pain and notes the product sells for 25 cents at all dealers.
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Putnam’s
Home Teaching Duty for Parents Alleged by Press
The piece argues it is a parent’s privilege and duty to impart valuable life lessons to children. It warns that abandoning this role leaves children to others potentially unqualified to shape beliefs. It accuses radical agitators of seeking to deprive home teaching as a bulwark against propaganda.
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New York Evening Sun
Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills T
Miss Eva P. Yateman of Krugersdorf Ontario writes of severe heart and fainting spells for four years. After trying doctors and other medicines she found relief within ten boxes of Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills. The ad notes 50 cents per box and mail order from The J Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
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Eva P. Yateman
Krugersdorf, Ont
Milburn
Learning to Save Says W S Strauss Millionaire
A wealthy financier W S Strauss argues that new savers find the first hundred dollars saved the hardest part. After reaching it they gain mental and financial benefits, resist temptation to spend, feel stronger, and move toward happiness and success.
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W. S. Strauss
An Easy Job Lady Sets Weekly Home Hours
The mistress tells Bridget she will be at home every Wednesday from three to five. Bridget mutters that no woman has such a burdensome situation and worries about the rare chance for privacy or rest in that narrow window.
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Bridget
Ingratitude Offers Excuses as Readiness for Shifting Ground
A terse reflection notes that ingratitude always seems ready to provide an excuse. The statement positions thanks and accountability as fleeting, suggesting a habit of deflection when gratitude would be due.
Airplane a Carrier Of Disease And Insects
Professor H Max Lefroy warned at the Royal Institution that aeroplanes can spread crop pests and disease carrying insects. He cited planes ferrying white ants and mosquitoes during ground stops and rapid long distance spread of pests like chinch bugs, with vast economic losses noted from 1864 wheat damage.
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H. Maxwell Lefroy
Royal Institution
London
Chalmers Mitchell
Africa
West
Brazil
Hundreds of Witchcraft Executions Reported in 1609 France
A historical note claims six hundred women were executed for witchcraft in France in 1609, signaling the era's brutal witch persecutions and judicial reach across regions as authorities pursued alleged sorcery amid social tensions.
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France
Weyburn Lethbridge Line Grading Contract Announced
CPR officials announced a grading contract for eighteen miles of the Weyburn to Lethbridge line to be carried out this summer. The work runs westward from Altawan along the Saskatchewan Alberta boundary toward Manyberries on the Alberta side, leaving about 20 miles to complete before the line links up.
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C.P.R
Weyburn
Lethbridge
Altawan
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manyberries
Milk bill at London hospital soars after war
The hospital’s yearly milk bill now totals 80000 dollars, up from 25000 dollars before the war, reflecting rising costs and demand in the postwar period.
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London
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