Population growth drive for Canada’s future settlement policy
The column urges a bold national plan to increase Canada’s population through agricultural settlement. It highlights Sir Clifford Sifton’s view that bringing in skilled rural settlers is key, opposing mass immigrant influx. Professor Fay supports training and soldier-settlement models with land, capital, and cooperative rural enterprise to secure markets and profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Belgium
Clifford Sifton
Toronto Board of Trade
Sir Clifford Sifton
Interior
Clifford
C. R. Fay
Toronto University
Soldier Settlement Board
Fay
Legends on rocks at Vancouver Island shores
Carvings along Sproat Lake and Great Central Lake on Vancouver Island are dated to at least 2000 years old. Scientific analysis supports the claim, enriching the lore of the Indigenous peoples who inhabited the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sproat Lake
Great Central Lake
Vancouver Island
Mystery of Chief Quatiat and Vancouver Island monsters
An Aboriginal theory describes ancient mammoth like monsters on Vancouver Island. Chief Quatiat, the island’s first leader, is said to have vanquished these prehistoric creatures, though the exact time of his life remains unknown and some Indians believe he persists in invisible form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver Island
Quatiat
Alberni
Portraits of Saints Found in Roman Underground
Contempor ary portraits of St. Peter and St. Paul are reported from a hypogeum in Rome. Archaeologist Prof. Lantiani endorses their authenticity, noting the site includes rooms crypts and a Christian church with early frescoes. The portraits may have been painted from life.
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Lantiani
Minard’s Liniment Promotion Mentioned
A cryptic note touts Minard's Liniment as a remedy while warning against bicycle riding near the city of Constantinople. The fragment implies a safety rule tied to a generic urban setting without clear events or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Constantinople
Sunday as National Rest Day In Japan Embraced
Sunday is officially recognized as a national day of rest in Japan influencing a partial Sabbath acknowledgment by the government. Imperial offices close, schools holiday, banks close, and many quit work while motion picture theatres proliferate in villages as the public uses the day for leisure and worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mokio
Japan
Discovered True Remedy For Systematic Catarrh
Woodstock resident Charles H Webb reports lasting relief from systematic catarrh after using Catarrhozone Inhaler and Ferrozone. He credits the combination with rebuilding his health and urges others to try the two-month course for $1.00 or 50 cents for small sizes from dealers of the Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. H. Webb
Woodstock
Catarrhozone
Webb
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Father and Helen discuss hosting a guest all night
A father asks if a young man will sleep over and Helen replies he will stay if there is room, planning where to place him. The exchange hints at household decisions and social expectations in a domestic scene.
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Helen
Prince of Wales urges India's youth toward learning and discipline
The Prince of Wales addresses Indian university youth urging undimmed love for learning, hard work, discipline, and cooperation. The Montreal Gazette views his approach as laying a solid foundation for future government and shaping tomorrow's leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
India
British Empire
Montreal Gazette
Spring weather and a sick baby warned
The piece notes Canadian spring swings from mild to blustery harm the infant. Overheated homes and poor ventilation cause colds and stomach upsets. It recommends Baby's Own Tablets to regulate bowels and prevent minor childhood illnesses, sold 25 cents a box by The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil Promises Broad Healing Qualities
A sellers note touts Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a versatile remedy that relieves coughs and colds, prevents sore throat, reduces sprain swelling, heals sores, and speeds recovery from cuts and contusions, claiming it as a medicine chest in itself.
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Thomas
World Happenings Briefly Told
Population of Greater Winnipeg reaches 283 552 in 1922 city directory with an increase of 1034 over 1921. Dominion funds provide an exhibition train of Canadian products to tour France. Niagara Peninsula growers oppose daylight saving. Motion to exclude Oriental immigration from Canada appears in House. Prohibition agents dump 350000 gallons of alcohol into the Chicago River as onlookers watch. German Chancellor Wirth rejects 60 billion mark reparations tax as impossible. Canada receives 6314500 from Britain for army of occupation, no further reparations. Asthma sufferers urged to try Dr. Kellogg’s time tested remedy promising relief.
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Greater
Winnipeg
Dominion
France
Canada
Niagara Peninsula
Hamilton
W. S. McQuarrie
New Westminster
Chicago
England’s Crops Shrink As 1921 Acreage Drops
Ministry of Agriculture statistics show 781000 fewer cultivated acres in England and Wales in 1921 compared with 1918 total of 12399000 acres. Wheat acreage fell? 1976000 acres sown in 1921, about 101000 more than 1920.
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England
Wales
Ministry of Agriculture
Will Develop Bird Reserve Contract Near US Border
The Canadian Government and P. Chester Thompson, managing director of the Thompson Oil Syndicate, finalize a development contract for the Pakowski Bird Reserve spanning about 1,900 acres in Southern Alberta near the US boundary. The project aims to extract oil and gas with work to start by June 1.
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Pakowski
Alberta
United States
P. Chester Thompson
Thompson Oil Syndicate
Temperance group reports 14 12 percent drop in liquor spend
The United Kingdom Alliance, leading temperance body, states that expenditure on alcoholic liquors fell by 14 12 per cent in 1921 versus 1920, indicating a notable decline in drink consumption.
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United Kingdom Alliance
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Color for Fabrics
The ad proclaims Diamond Dyes offer simple home dyeing with guaranteed non streaking fading or running results. It claims compatibility with wool silk linen cotton and blends and asserts decades of use by millions of women restoring wear to clothing and draperies.
Putnam's Corn Ex Tractor Proven Standard Remedy
A patient recounts being sold a cheap acid corn remedy by a druggist instead of Putnam's Corn Ex Tractor, praised as fifty years the standard corn and wart remover. The warning urges refusing substitutes and trusting Putnam's for reliable results.
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Putnam’s
Have You a Family This is of Importance to You
Mrs Catherine Dempsey of Niagara Falls Ontario writes that her son recovered from a severe yellow jaundice after using Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Anuric Tablets. She endorses both remedies as safe and effective blood-building tonics.
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Niagara Falls
Gerald
Dr. Pierce
Catherine Dempsey
Bridge St
Pierce
Unemployment Group Demands Action on Canadian Starvation Crisis
The Halifax Unemployment Association passes a resolution denouncing Parliament for neglect of starving Canadians as rich resources remain unused. It calls for a government loan of $500 or more to relieve distressed Canadians and save Canadian children, urging both the Dominion and Nova Scotia governments to act.
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Dominion
Halifax Unemployment Association
Parliament of
Canada
Nova Scotia
Dr Pierce's Medicines Promoted in Windsor Ad
A Windsor Ontario advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets for lung and headache relief. It also highlights Favorite Prescription for expectancy and urges readers to buy from local druggists and contact the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo for advice.
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Windsor
King George approves new War Medal for allied helpers
The sovereign authorized silver and bronze medals for allied nationals who aided British troops behind enemy lines. Among recipients were POWs, escapees, and those cut off by German advances. Awards total 133 silver and 573 bronze with 28 honorary OBEs and over 1000 special thanks. Medals will be distributed via British embassies in Brussels and Paris.
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George
Order of the
Brussels
Paris
War Office grapples with housing as soldiers lose quarters
The War Office reports a house shortage affecting both army and civilians in England. Hundreds of discharged soldiers with families have stayed in married men’s quarters under home command, depriving married soldiers of needed accommodation while the army council obliges to reclaim these quarters.
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British War Office
Army
England
Army Council
The Advantages of Thrift
A statistician quotes an old example after dinner, noting that a hundred dollars saved twenty years ago would now exceed two hundred dollars, illustrating how savings grow and purchasing power compares to the original amount.
Monthly brake rod inspection and cleaning guidance
A monthly inspection should be made of the brake rods and connecting parts of your car. Clean off all the accumulated dirt and rust so that they will act as freely and efficiently as possible. Apply a half and half solution of kerosene and lubricating oil and the brakes will work easier and better.
Tanlac Rejuvenates Springfield Man Appetite and Strength
Jos B Drake of 430 Belmont Ave Springfield Mass reports gaining 25 pounds after using Tanlac. He credits improved appetite and digestion, relief from rheumatism, and renewed energy, noting a dramatic transformation in a few weeks. He praises Tanlac as grand medicine sold by all good druggists.
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Taniac
Jos. B. Drake
Belmont Ave
Springfield
Mass
Germanys War Losses A World War Tallied In Casualties
General von Altrock estimates German casualties from official records with 1,808,545 dead and 4,246,779 wounded. About 13,000,000 served, about one in seven killed. officers lost 53,000 killed and 96,000 wounded. Civilian and soldier deaths total an estimated 12,000,000.
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von Altrock
Germany
Orchard Planting to Brush West Okanagan with 1000 Acres
Estimates from nursery representatives show at least one thousand acres of new orchard will be planted in the West Okanagan Valley irrigation district this spring. The figures come from nurseries selling trees to residents and prospective orchardists in the Okanagan district.
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West
Okanagan Valley
Okanagan District
Very Desirable Mr Softleigh Riddle
A brief dialogue fragment shows a tramp asking for a square meal and a gentleman named Mr. Softleigh replying with a riddle about something that has no end. The exchange hints at a punchline about infinity or an endless meal.
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Mr. Softleigh
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
A Johannesburg reader extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women's ailments. The letter describes improved strength after six bottles and endorses sharing the testimonial to encourage others to try the remedy.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Lydia E. Pinkham
W. F. Rusu
6Th Ave
Mayfair
Forbesburg
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