Rural Credit Systems Drive Western Canada Agriculture Growth
A survey of prairie rural credit schemes shows provinces responding to farmers needs with short and long term loans. Manitoba and Saskatchewan establish farm loan acts guiding mortgage and treasury backing while Alberta uses livestock loans and cooperative credits. Since 1917 these systems have funded substantial farm development across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canada
Canada
Dominion
Provincial Savings Bank
Manitoba
Farm Loans Association
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Cooperative Credit Act
Rural Credits
Heart and Nerve Pitts Restore Strength, Woman Testifies
Mrs C Vanhorn of Eckville Alberta reports heart trouble to the point her husband could not leave her alone. After using Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills she felt improvement and later no faintness. Price 56c a box, The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Vanhorn
Eckville
Alta
Milburn
T. Milburn Co. ,Limited
Toronto
Posadas: Last Outpost of Civilization on Alto Parana
A traveler describes Posadas on the upper Parana as the final civilized outpost facing primitive forest and wild Indians. He notes its modern $500,000 hotel, three large department stores, the best hospital in Northern Argentina, and nearby date plantations and Jesuit ruins.
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Parana
Paraguay
Argentina
Posadas
Alto Parana
South America
Cas earets for quick relief of digestive distress
Advertisement touts Cas earets as the nicest physic on earth for grownups and children. It claims relief from headache biliousness gases indigestion sour stomach and upset stomach by morning and markets a candy like taste at 10c a box.
Antelope Reserve in Foremost Aids Western Canada Recovery
Western Canada fights extinction of the antelope with Nemis kam Park in Foremost Alberta. The reserve grew from 50 animals in 1918 to 130, marking a 30 head rise in the past year. Disease absence and herd growth suggest the program may save the species from extinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Foremost
Alta
Nemiskam Park
Judge Probes Witness Age In Courtroom Exchange
A courtroom exchange from the Boston Transcript records a judge asking a woman witness her age. When pressed about current age, she offers a historical figure from ten years prior, replying she was 26 at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
War Menace Seen Rising If Nations Fail to Arbitrate
Phillip H. Kerr former secretary to Lloyd George told McGill Canadians that wars will grow more frequent unless global differences are settled by arbitration. He argued the League of Nations offers a forward step, though improvable, and warned another world war would ensue if nations try to escape it.
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Phillip H. Kerr
Lloyd George
McGill Canadian Cuy
League of Nations
Orange Oil in Bird Eyes Extends Vision in Fog
The notice reports that birds’ eyes contain drops of orange colored oil acting as a lens to widen vision, especially in fog. Research by Hening cited in Reclam's Universum suggests this adaptation increases sight range from 300 yards to about 2000 yards, with a parallel claim that orange tinted glasses in humans yield similar gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henning
Reclam
Universum
Literary Digest
The Cruelest Man in Central Park
A New York correspondent recounts a cruel act in Central Park where a man in a low-slung car swerved to crush a timid park squirrel, declaring triumph as the animal dies. The anecdote captures a rare outbreak of murder-like impulse in a moment of urban street life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Central Park
Rutherford to judge Clydesdales at Chicago Show
Dean W. J. Rutherford of the Saskatchewan College of Agriculture will serve as sole judge for Clydesdale horses at the International Livestock Show in Chicago. It marks the first time a single judge has been named for the Clydesdales in the event. The article also notes Seattle hosting the world's tallest building outside New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean W. J. Rutherford
Saskatchewan College of Agriculture
Chicago
New York
Seattle
Western Editors Chas C Seagrave Sentinel Editor Proprietor
notice identifies Chas C Seagrave as editor and proprietor of The Sentinel located in Acme Alberta. no further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. C. Seagrave
the Sentinel
Acme
Alberta
Birthday Tramp Seeks Cake and Ice Cream
A Boston Transcript excerpt depicts a tramp asking a lady for cake and ice cream for his birthday after two days without a bite. Mrs. Housekeep replies cake and ice cream are offered, while noting bread would suffice.
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Boston Transcript
California Fig Syrup for Children Promoted in Ad
An old advertisement urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup to ease constipation in babies and children, claiming a fruity taste and reliable bowel cleansing. It warns buyers to request genuine California Fig Syrup to avoid imitators and includes usage directions on the bottle. A note mentions a Nottingham company planning coal mine waste utilization for power briquet and concrete making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Nottingham
England
Nine Out of Ten Young Men Benefit From Jobs After College
A historical note asserts that nine of ten young men entering careers after college would be more successful if they obtained jobs first. It emphasizes practical work experience as a key factor in career advancement.
Canada's Wheat Crop Size Shown By Spectacular Comparisons
A train 1 946 miles long would be needed to haul Canada's wheat crop of 343 000 000 bushels. A string of 257 250 cars would stretch from Montreal to 25 miles west of Swift Current. 252 days would pass as trains run five minutes apart. Field crops 1922 valued at 1 119 273 583 dollars with wheat this year at 369 334 359 dollars versus 242 936 000 last year. Oats valued at 44 510 560 dollars.
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Canada
Montreal
Swift Current
Lasker
New York
Denver
Col
West
Ancient Foods Dominate Human Diet Through Thousands of Years
The article asserts that maize and major staples like rice, sweet potato, potato, breadfruit, date, millet, sorghum, banana, and soy have endured for three to six thousand years. It notes future progress hinges on introducing foreign food yielding plants and educating the public to adopt them. It also mentions Siamese superstitions with odd house numbers and cites Romans finding London already sizable when they arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Journal of Pharmacy
First Cotton Mill in Birmingham Pioneered Machinery Use
The earliest cotton mill with machinery was built in Birmingham, England in 1741, using power transmitted by two mules walking around an axis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
England
Telling Stone or Questioned Trust Raises Local Debate
A spirited town discussion centers on a man nicknamed the telling stone while questions about his honesty persist. Residents stress fairness and insist on clear evidence before forming judgments.
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W. T. Hornaday
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Foreman
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Glass Eye
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Anon Marine Cys Remedy Co
Last Obie Street
Idatic
Chris Dresser
Bayfield, Ont
Dr. Chase
Thomas Bond
Sheldrake
North Shore
Que
Chase
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