Education in Western Canada and the Provincial role
The article argues that education is a core provincial responsibility across Western Canada. It highlights reforms, school hygiene, nurse visits, free textbooks, compulsory attendance, girls and boys clubs, rural and urban education, and the financial commitment to build a strong elementary system. It notes the cost of education as a major provincial expenditure and praises the Western Provinces for advancing citizenship, administration, and school inspection to improve outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schools of
Canada
Edu H
Mii
Saskatchewan
Divorce Granted After Many Years Of Suffering
An advertisement claims Putnam's Corn Extractor can remove corns in 24 hours without pain. The copy urges refusing substitutes and lists a price of 25 cents per bottle at all dealers.
McGill Campaign Reports 6.39 Million in Subscriptions
The McGill centenary campaign executive announced year end totals of 6 390 640 dollars with daily subscription inflows continuing at headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGill
Everlasting Debt Joke Between Jim and Tom
Comic exchange shows Jim asking for a dollar and Tom fearing perpetual obligation as dialogue plays on debt and gratitude in a humorous domestic moment.
Emeralds Reach Fame From Vene zuela and Colombia
Finest emeralds come from Vene zuela and Colombia. Duty is usually too plain to be at tractive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
Colombia
Steamers for Northern Transportation
Hudson's Bay Company plans two stern wheel steamers to operate on the Mackenzie and Peace Rivers, built in Vancouver and knocked down for shipment north. The Fort Simpson, a Skeena River steamer, will be dismantled and sent to the Mackenzie to aid anticipated spring rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson's Bay Company
Mackenzie and Peace Rivers
Vancouver
British Columbia
Fort Simpson
Skeena River
Mackenzie River
Quiet Saying on Guesser and Slow but Sure Man
A brief musing notes that the quick gifted guesser often surpasses the steady but cautious person, illustrating a contrast between talent and reliability in plain terms.
Diet reform talk on child malnutrition at city meeting
A city health discussion gathers 100 mothers to address widespread malnutrition among children. The speaker promotes milk rich diets and diverse foods while a mother notes resistance from her undernourished child and suggests practical ideas like cocoa milk and custard pies to increase intake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Health
Long Seaplane Flight Marks U S Naval Record
A U S Navy seaplane NCS set a new nonstop world duration record flying from San Diego to Magdalena Bay covering 702 miles in 9 hours 15 minutes at 72 mph. The NCS carried pilot and five passengers and the NCS flight was declared the longest in naval aeronautics.
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U.S. Naval Air Station
United States
United States Naval Seaplane
NCS
San Diego
Cal
Magdalena Bay
California
Point Loma
Naval Air Station Here
Naval Aeronautics
Conserve Radium by Shifting to Mesothorium for Treatments
The movement seeks to withdraw radium from industrial uses and dedicate it to medical treatment. Mesothorium, a thorium by product, is proposed as substitute. Thorium ores are largely imported from Brazil and India with limited US supply. mesothorium can glow in the dark and is used in luminous clock and watch dial paint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
India
United States
Saskatchewan union hospital districts form across province
The union hospital district organization progresses steadily with new districts formed at Shaunavon Indian Head and Melfort. Existing districts have had boundary adjustments as provided by the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Saskatchewan
Shaunavon
Indian Head
Melfort
Oracle Predicts Trouble in 1921
Paris astrologist Madame De Teleme forecasts a turbulent 1921 with serious political and labor troubles. She cites England Belgium Italy Spain Portugal Turkey Russia France and a change of government in summer plus grave financial strain and a threatened statesman’s life.
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Wilson
America
Madame de Teleme
Paris
Madame de Thebes
England
Belgium
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Turkey
Russia
Lenine
France
Socialist Party
Delicate Girls Made Strong from Pink Pills Advertisement
A health ad urges growing girls to guard blood supply through nourishment sleep and exercise. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills claiming to enrich blood improve appetite aid digestion and restore health with testimonials and ordering details.
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Williams
Violet Booth
Glenarm
Ont
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockviile
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Claims Pain Relief
Advertisement extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a universal inflammatory pain remover. It promises rapid skin absorption and soothing of inflamed tissue for cuts scratches bruises and sprains with a recommendation to keep a bottle handy.
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Thomas
Saskatchewan School Hygiene Advances in 1919
Seven new school nurses joined 1919 efforts in Saskatchewan, visiting 548 schools and inspecting 14 926 pupils. Homes of children were visited in 325 cases, sixty meetings were addressed, and fifty school fairs attended. A health education course was offered at the University Summer School for Teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Government offers tax timely payment prizes in Japan
The Japanese Government offers prizes for prompt and uncomplaining payment of taxes ranging from fifty cents to twenty five dollars.
Judge Questions Where Supporters Were in Crime
Prisoner responds to the judge asking where his supporters were during the crime. He states he had them with him.
Ontario plans rural credits system like Quebec and west
Hon. Manning Doherty Ontario minister of agriculture told Peel’s County U.F.O. that Ontario will implement a rural credits system similar to Quebec and western provinces. He said a farmer can raise money on business standing and character and that there has never been a dollar of loss through rural credits.
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Ontario
Quebec
Manning Doherty
Peels County
U.F.O
Log Day Tradition in the Black Forest Christmas
In the Black Forest Christmas custom called Log Day each man and his sons cut down their own log and greet the season with a cheer. The practice reflects a family centered yuletide ritual tied to wood and celebration.
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Black Forest
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Ad Promotes Child Health
An old advertisement touts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a remedy to parasitic worms weakening children, promising to drive out the parasites and restore vitality.
German U Boat 88 Sunk by Wickes in Gunnery Practice
The US destroyer Wickes fired twenty four inch shells at ranges from 3,300 to 2,500 yards to sink U-Boat 88, a former German raider, six miles off the San Pedro breakwater in a recent exercise.
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Wickes
San Pedro
Tiny Berlin Autos Power City Transit
Automobiles barely larger than baby carriages gain popularity in Berlin. Each car holds one person, may add a trailer for luggage or a second rider, and runs on an electric battery for about four hours. Recharge stations spread across the city, with garages about the size of four dog kennels for storage at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Miller's Worm Powders Explained for Child Digestion
The article notes pale sickly peevish children often suffer from intestinal worms. It claims worms disrupt digestion, hindering nutrition. Miller's Worm Powders are advertised as destroying worms and restoring digestive health.
Canadian artist paints first portraits of Japan’s rulers in Tokio
J. W. L. Forster, attending the World's Sunday School convention, became the first to paint portraits of Japan’s Emperor and Empress though neither sat for him. He viewed them by special arrangement and his works pleased the rulers. The article notes ancient Romans knew nearly fifty wine varieties, some used medicinally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. L. Forster
Japan
Tokio
Mr. Forster
Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills Promised For Breath Aid
An advertisement claims Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills relieve heart trouble and nerve weakness. A Newfoundland man reports five years of breathlessness improved after three boxes, with farming duties resumed. Price and postal order directions follow from The T Milburn Co Limited in Toronto.
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Milburn
Stephen Crose
East Clifford
Price
T. Milburn Co. Limited
Toronto
Home discipline cited to curb teen revelry and mischief
Detroit News notes that strong home discipline through high school age prevents midnight revelry and risky joy rides, while lax discipline makes youths a menace to the school and community. The note also states geese spend more time on land than any other webfooted fowl.
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Detroit News
Danderine Promise of Hair Brightness and Life
A brief advertisement claims a few cents buys Danderine and after several applications hair looks fuller and healthier with less dandruff and more brightness. The copy promises new life, vigor, color, and abundance in hair.
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Jim
Tom
Mackenzie and
Peace Rivers
Minard
Union Hospitals
Oracle
Ww. N. U
Carter
Bayer
Eac
Danderine
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