Canada must relocate struggling settlers to stable farming lands
The article argues Canada must better place settlers on suitable land to avoid crop failures and debt. It notes many immigrants succeed, but thousands leave for the United States. The government plans extra homesteads for drought-affected farmers and urges broader relocation and policy discussion in future installments.
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Canada
British
Isles
United States
Europe
Immigration Department
Dominion
Minister of the Interior
A New Tower Of Babel In Moscow Sparks Outcry
The Montreal Star mocks a Moscow Soviet plan to build a seven million? dollar labor palace towered as the world’s largest. It argues the project aims to placate Russian workers and could mirror the failed Babel project, signaling eventual Soviet decline and a path to freedom.
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Moscow Soviet
Montreal Star
Tower of Babel
Moscow
Russia
Guard the Children From Autumn Colds
The fall brings rapid weather shifts and the risk of lingering colds in babies. Baby's Own Tablets are touted as a preventive and remedy, described as a gentle laxative that keeps bowels clear. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
London to host world’s largest water reservoir
The London waterworks system will soon possess the largest reservoir in the world. After a decade of construction it will hold a capacity of 6,500,000,000 gallons.
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London Waterworks System
Love in a Cottage Needs a Vivid Imagination
A concise note on romance set in a small dwelling urges readers to picture intimate moments with bold creativity. It hints at playful scenarios and personal charm found within cozy spaces.
Tanlac Proclaimed By Calgary Man Rickson
Jerry Rickson, aged 101, in Calgary Alberta, reports Tanlac improved his health after four years of decline. He says weight loss, nervousness, and poor sleep vanished after taking five bottles, restoring appetite, rest, and strength. Tanlac sold by druggists.
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Sas
Tanlac
Teuching Tribute Chairman Cites Absent Secretary
A Teuching Tribute chairman addresses a meeting noting regret that the secretary is absent. He quips about missing not a chair but a vacant face, signaling respect and light humor in the London Tit-Bits item.
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London
California Fig Syrup Ad Warns Mothers About Imitations
An old advertisement urges mothers to use the genuine California Fig Syrup to gently cleanse a child’s bowels. It promises quick relief from feverish constipation and notes that the bottle carries directions for babies and children of all ages.
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California
M.D
Seigel
Dog’s 7000-year bond with humans noted
It is estimated that the dog has been man’s companion for about seven thousand years, reflecting a long history of close association between species.
An Oil for All Men in Home Medicine Claim
Dr Thomas FE Electric Oil hailed as a universal remedy for sailors soldiers fishermen and outdoor workers. It promises pain relief cold cure wound dressing lambs go and rheumatism relief and urges inclusion in every home and travel kit.
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Thomas
Potatoes Harvest Across Canada Reaches 93 Million Bushels
Canada reports a record potato yield of 93,485,100 bushels for the year. Quebec leads with 36,089,000 bushels, followed by Ontario 18,489,000 and New Brunswick 9,715,200. Prairie provinces Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta together produced 15,025,000 bushels. Nova Scotia 7,055,400. Prince Edward Island 4,474,500. British Columbia 2,616,000.
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Canada
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Quebec
Ontario
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
British Columbia
Suffragette Mass Meeting Quip Sparks City Debate
The Old Fogey asks about human significance beside nature, while the grouch retorts he once attended a Suffragette mass meeting in a Cincinnati Enquirer quip. The exchange highlights attitudes toward suffrage in a humorous newspaper exchange.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Path to Peace Beyond Armies and Guarded Dogs
The statement argues that peace cannot be achieved by warlike force nor by massive dog patrols against disease fears. It urges alternative approaches emphasizing diplomacy and public health over militarized security measures.
Exiled Constantine Amassed Wealth Amid Restorations
The exiled former king Constantine avoided charity, hid poverty to gain sympathy, and after returning to Athens received 600,000 gold drachmas plus 500,000 for other household members. His salary was saved, wealth deposited abroad, and most inherited property sent overseas. his value is now estimated in the millions.
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Constantine
Switzerland
Tino
Greece
Athens
Maximos
National Bank
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oi Finds Wide Continental Demand
The Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil was introduced over fifty years ago with simple aims, yet its recognized merits expanded from a small market to a continent wide appeal. It is now famed and valued across the continent with no rival.
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Thomas
New York Club Delegates Ban Long Skirt Fashion
Delegates at the New York City Federation of Women's Clubs vote unanimously to end the ankle length skirt for 300 000 New York women by adopting a seven inch from the ground rule The resolution urges women to free themselves from ground sweeping attire and to wear garments with enough material to allow full movement and modesty.
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New York
New York City
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Phonograph Alarm Promises Melodic Wakeup
A newly invented clock uses a phonograph mechanism and a talking machine brake to awaken sleepers. At night a record is placed, the alarm set for the rising hour, and at the designated time the listener is roused by the melody of a chosen record.
Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator Promises Quick Relief
Mothers can easily tell when children are troubled with worms and quickly apply the reliable remedy Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator. The ad advertises a fast acting treatment for parasitic worms.
The First Step Doctor Comic Exchange
A humorous exchange in the Boston Transcript features a doctor urging a patient to take a vacation for nerves. The patient retorts that the vacation should strengthen him enough to ask for time off from the boss.
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Boston Transcript
Cascarets 10c laxative ad claims quick relief
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a pleasant tasting laxative that relieves constipation for adults and children. It promises relief from dizziness head dullness upset stomach and gas with one or two tablets per dose. It ends with a humorous line about beating fast trains to grade crossings.
Provincial Telephone Lines Expand Across Alberta in 1922
The Provincial Telephone Department completes its 1922 program with about three thousand miles of rural lines. New exchanges in Calgary and Lethbridge and several points in the Peace River district are to be built as contracts finish.
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Provincial Telephone Department
Calgary
Lethbridge
Peace River
Anaemia Cure Promised by Dr Chase Nerve Food
Mrs. F. G. Simmons of Brantford Ontario reports eight years of anaemia with numb fingers pale lips cold hands and poor sleep. After using Dr Chase's Nerve Food she felt brighter and her headaches disappeared and she recommends the medicine as a splendid remedy. Boxes cost 50c and are sold by all dealers or Edmanson Bates Co Toronto.
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Dr. Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited
Toronto
Fifty-Two-Year Bedbound Woman From Vermont
A Vermont woman has remained in bed for fifty two years due to a lifelong peevish mood. In New York two brothers who once debated a telephone installation have not spoken in twenty years.
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Vermont
New York
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WM. Dawson & Son, Ltd
Mherica
Clay Glover
Cook
Pasphidt
SUE Cook Endicine CO
Todtsto
Uansy Seay
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