Canada Colonization Association Pushes Settler Relocation Plan
The article advocates extending settlement policy to current farmers failing in Western lands. It urges aiding reluctant farmers to relocate within Canada to succeed, stressing mortgage settlements, local clubs, and careful land selection to build confidence and attract new settlers. It frames support as practical publicity for future immigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumada Cotonization Association
Canada
Canada Colonization Association
Dominion
British Columbia Apples and Pears Win Prizes in London Show
Despatches from London report British Columbia apples took four first prizes and British Columbia pears earned two third prizes at the Imperial Food Show recently held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
British Columbia
Counterfeit Shilling Haunts Bob For a Year
Bess recalls a counterfeit shilling passed to Bob a year ago and his continuing trouble. Maiden Aunt is horrified asking if the young man ever attends church.
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Bess
Bob
Experience of One Dollar A Pew Dollar Bill Circulates
A one dollar bill circulated in Chicago via the North Shore Chamber of Commerce bearing a circular to record its experiences. Over fourteen days it changed hands many times for salaries tobacco cigarettes candy men's furnishings collar buttons meals auto accessories bacon washing soda garters shaves and toothpaste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
North Shore Chamber of Commerce
Can The Deaf Be Made To Hear
An advert asserts Catarrhozone cures deafness caused by catarrh by clearing air passages. It claims relief from ear inflammation and other catarrh symptoms with two months of treatment for one dollar. Sold locally and by the Catarrhozone Co. in Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Understanding Carat Gold in Jewelry
The article explains carat as a measure of purity with 24 parts defining pure gold. It notes that 14k or 18k indicates that 14 or 18 parts are pure gold while the remainder is alloyed, typically with copper, to increase hardness and durability.
Fall Weather Harms Children Buy Baby's Own Tablets
Canadian fall weather threatens infants with sudden warm and cold days leading to colds cramps and stomach upset. Baby's Own Tablets advertised as remedy to soothe the stomach regulate bowels break up colds and help baby thrive sold by dealers or mail order from The De Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ontario at 25 cents a box.
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de. Williams’ Medicine Con
Brockville
Onc
Why Dont You Get Your Father to Help You with Fractions
Dialogue captures a child Willie and his father humorously failing to grasp fractions. Willie recounts asking his father for help and notes the father's limited knowledge, highlighting a light moment of family arithmetic struggles.
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Willie
Australia’s Poet Dies Penniless with State Funeral
Australia mourns Henry Lawson nicknamed Australia’s greatest minstrel as a penniless death prompts a state funeral in Sydney. The government pension is praised, and Lawson’s modest bequests include clothes, pipe, tobacco, spectacles, and a wakeful stick noted in the will.
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Henry Hertzberg Lawson
Sydney
Lawson
Australia
New South Wales
Nerviline Promises Quick Hoarseness Relief
Changeable weather brings congestion and sore throat and Nerviline is advertised as a fast penetrating remedy. The text claims Nerviline draws out inflammation, eases pain, and speeds chest and throat recovery for coughs and hoarseness. Large 35 cent bottles sold nationwide.
Object Lesson of Contentment on Nine Year Hospital Cot
Anthony Modjeski of Cedar Rapids Michigan has lived nine years on a hospital cot with all joints becoming ossified since age thirteen. At forty two his jawbones are fixed and a tooth was removed to insert a feeding tube. Dr A H Edwards calls him an object lesson of contentment and notes his hobbies include bio league baseball chop suey and radio.
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Anthony Modjeski
Cedar Rapids
Mich
A. H. Edwards
Modjeski
Idaho farmers reach Alberta homesteads in Pouce Coup country
After a 1,500 mile trek by prairie schooner from Idaho, farmers W. W. Harris and H. H. Hall completed their journey and secured homesteads in the Pouce Coup country of Alberta, achieving their goal.
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Idaho
W. W. Harris
H. H. Hall
Pouce Coup Country
Alberta
An Oil that is Famous
An oil, though not born in Canada, is said to be famous for Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil. The compound’s good name spread from Canada to Central and South America, the West Indies, Australia and New Zealand, where it is on sale and in demand.
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Canada
Thomas
Central
South America
West Indies
Australia
New Zealand
Confidence In Canada Finds Scottish Director Optimistic
J Arthur Findlay of Glasgow, director of a Scottish company that loaned millions to Canada, returned from a trip via the Pacific coast and Winnipeg with renewed confidence in Canada. He arrived as a moderate optimist and left as a pronounced optimist after discussions with reliable business authorities across the country.
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Canada
J. Arthur Findlay
Glasgow
Scotland
Findlay
Pacific Coast
Winnipeg
July 1922 Canadian coal output below three year average
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reported July coal production at 858000 tons, up 6 percent from June but 19 percent below the average for July in the prior three years. For the year to July output lagged the three year average by 14 percent. Imports dropped to 447000 net tons in July, while exports rose with 243000 tons cleared for foreign destinations.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Healing Deafness
An advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh and related deafness by a liquid taken internally. It claims to reduce inflammation through the blood and aid natural restoration, urging doctors to stock it and offering free circulars from B F J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Aull Drugg!srs
BF. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Thirty Yard Rescue Tunnel at Washing ton Colliery
A 30 yard narrow tunnel was cut through stone and coal to reach three men entombed by a rock fall at Washington Colliery near Newcastle. After 45 hours of confinement the rescuers passed debris and timbering along a hand chain to free the men, two of whom later rested while one tended his garden for Sunday dinner.
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Washington Colliery
Newcastle
England
Burt
Pape's Diapepsin Ends Indigestion Quickly
The ad claims a tablet relieves indigestion instantly with no sour stomach, heartburn, or gas. Each package is guaranteed by a druggist to correct digestion for a few cents. A stray note mentions Swedish mothers investing in a child’s bath and Uniontown police bans on facial hair.
Canadian government launches spring forestry program in Saskatchewan
Free distribution of four million trees aims to plant five to six hundred trees per quarter section of the Canadian prairie. Government forester at Indian Head, Saskatchewan leads the afforestation effort highlighting trees’ value to communities. Mirard's Liniment for cattle target.
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Indian Head
Sask
Lightning Restores Sight at West Brooksville
Mrs Alfred Condon of West Brooksville on Penobscot Bay had been blind for fifteen years. While visiting a brother’s home a lightning strike caused a fire and amid the blaze she suddenly cried out that she could see again, and her sight was restored.
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West Brooksville
Penobscot Bay
Alfred Condon
Ples Mother and Wife Rivalry Revealed by Appetite
A fragment notes a comparison between the ples mother and the wife highlighting that the only difference lay in the appetite that awaited them, suggesting a domestic or social contrast based on appetite.
Quote on leadership and merit in work ethic
A wary critique notes that many men assume they are best suited to supervise, claiming the urge to boss others reflects self interest rather than true qualifications. The remark underscores tensions around authority and competence in the workplace.
New School Districts Form in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan organized ninety new school districts last year, bringing total districts to 4480. Of these, 4268 were in operation amid severe financial strain, with attendance reaching 178000 and an estimated asset over liability surplus of about 311 million dollars.
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Saskatchewan
Heaviest Saskatchewan Wheat Crop Threshed by J H Jordeson
In the Grace district farmer J H Jordeson threshed 11 278 bushels of wheat from 219 acres of summer fallow. The crop graded No 1 and weighed 65 pounds per bushel while average yield reached 52 ½ bushels per acre. Fountain pens are now produced in miniature three inch length, designed to hang from a watch chain.
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Saskatchewan
J. H. Jordeson
Grace
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Prairie Schooner
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Mirard
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New York
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