Ownership of Natural Resources Across Confederation
The piece argues Canada retained federal ownership of natural resources in Western provinces, while Eastern provinces own lands and revenues. It contends this creates inequality, weakens Confederation bonds, and fuels Western resentment toward the East. It notes immigration policy and land settlement histories shaping this dynamic.
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Upper and Lower Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Dominion of Canada
British Columbia
Canada
Hudson Bay Company
Manitoba
Dominion Confederation
Dominion Parliament
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Dominion Government
Hatchery Fish Distribution Across Canada in 1920
The fisheries branch in Ottawa distributed three-fourths of a billion fry in 1920 across provinces. Whitefish led with over 400 million released, mainly in the Great Lakes. Manitoba received the rest. Pickerel ranked second with 120 million in the Great Lakes and 25 million in Manitoba. Sock-eye salmon followed with 9 million released.
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Department of Marine and Fisheries
Ottawa
Dominion
Great Lakes
Manitoba
Minard’s Liniment Misadventures and a Stocking Joke
A humorous fragment recalls Minard's Liniment for cattle ailment alongside a dated quip about wife’s clothing. The punchline contrasts hiding items in the wife’s neck clothing versus retrieving them from a stocking, capturing a period joke tone.
A Nasty Crop and The Burden of Farm Mortgages
A sharp opinion piece warns that while obtaining a farm loan is easy, repaying it proves hard for farmers. The author argues debt can trap farms in prolonged financial strain, urging caution and prudent lending.
Most obstinate coins fail to re e Holloway's Cem Kemover
The fragmentary text mentions coins and a person named Holloway with unclear context. It presents an oblique reference to a cemetery or memorial and a failed attempt related to the coins or their value. No clear event, date, or organization is discernible due to the garbled OCR.
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Holloway
Excellence and Profit in Modern Farming Practices
The passage argues that investing in high priced livestock stock land seed and implements yields superior quality in horses wool butter fruit and dairy output. It asserts livestock wealth has more than doubled due to premium breeds and that dairy farmers need cows with high milk yield and low upkeep to maximize butter profits.
Chinese Bath Culture Highlighted in Public Baths
A brief note emphasizes widespread public baths in China with the poorest citizens bathing twice daily, illustrating customary cleanliness practices and social norms in urban centers.
Breeding Sparks Debate Over Cat Traits
A fragment discusses selective breeding influencing cat traits and mentions Galloway and other names in a controversial framing. The passage hints at concerns about animal characteristics tied to breeding practices without detailing outcomes.
Newsprint Prices Rise for Winnipeg Newspapers in 1921
Winnipeg newspapers face higher costs as newsprint rises to 7 cents a pound or 140 dollars a ton. The six month price reflects a 40 percent jump from late 1920, and freight charges push the total delivered cost to 159.50 per ton, up 113.10 since 1916, a 243 percent increase.
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Winnipeg
Paper
F.o.b
Bolshevists Adopt Coat of Arms Depicting Humanity and Industry
The article describes a Bolshevik coat of arms said to be the joint work of Lenin and Trotsky. It features two corn sheaves forming a circle with a sunlit field, a hammer and sickle, a quill, a flask with a red lozenge, and the motto about working in silence for humanity's liberation.
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Bolshevists
Lenin
Trotsky
Canadian tribute honors Lord Byng as honorary general
The Canadian Government honors Lord Byng with an appointment as honorary general in the Canadian militia. He commanded Canadian forces in the famed Vimy Ridge drive in April and May 1917, earning recognition as a great soldier.
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Lord Byng
Vimy Ridge
Wart Wartime Cure Ad Warns of Fatal Trim
An antique ad warns of a deadly risk from trimming a wart with a razor and promotes Putnam's Corn and Wart Extractor as a one day remedy. The copy claims wart removal in one day and markets the product at 25 cents at dealers.
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Putnam's
Recognize Them
A reflective line about people who hesitate to begin, avoid theft yet borrow without repayment, seek easy routes and rest tired, offer a tune that fails to move others, wish to reform the world yet keep a loose gate, and only form opinions after reading the papers.
Peanuts Rise to Fame in Early 20th Century Status Shift
The peanut, once seen as cheap, climbs to aristocratic status among nuts. It becomes a principal crop in twelve US states, with 1918 production at 53,000,000 bushels and a value of $100,000,000.
White Blackbird Roams London Park
A white Blackbird with a jet black head lives in a London park, observed by two London correspondents. The bird is almost always solitary, seemingly barred from joining other birds by its striking color.
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London
Punishment For Profiteers Convicts Hundreds in England Campaign
The anti profiteering drive in England has led to the conviction of 1 320 people. Many received hard prison terms and fines totaling 35 000 dollars.
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England
Fireproof Barrels From Sugar Mill Refuse Invented
Inventors reveal fireproof barrels made from sugar mill refuse. The new material aims to reduce fire risk in storage and shipping, offering a cost effective alternative to metal and wood.
Romania now as large as Italy after war gains
Romania emerges from the war enlarged in area and population. By the Paris treaty of October 28 the Allies confirm Bessarabia, adding Transylvania and other regions to create a territory eight times Alsace Lorraine and a population over 15 million. Before the war it covered 53 000 square miles and 7.5 million people. now 105 000 square miles and more than double the population.
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Bessarabia
Paris
Italy
Germany
New York Herald
Bucharest
Transylvania
Bkowina
Banat of Temesvar
Alsace-Lorraince
Romania
A Nerve Tonic Promises Vital Blood Health
A prominent nerve specialist says worry causes most nervous breakdowns and urges Dr Williams Pink Pills as a true nerve tonic. The ad claims these pills build rich blood, strengthen nerves, restore appetite, and lift spirits, selling at 50 cents a box or two dollars fifty for six.
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Williams
Dr. Williams
Paper Clothes From Germany Arrive in Chicago
The first cargo of German paper suits and overcoats has arrived in Chicago from Hamburg and will be sold at 2.50 dollars per garment.
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Chicago
Hamburg
Pineapple Leaf Fibre Extraction Machine Invented
A French inventor develops a device to extract fibres from pineapple and other tropical plant leaves. The process brushes away vegetable fragments and bleaches the fibres by washing, yielding usable material from wild growth.
Man praises Minard’s Liniment for rheumatism relief
Ernest Leveille of 216 Rue Ontario East Montreal writes that after 15 days of foot rheumatism in January the remedy gave quick relief from the Saturday night. He offers to provide a certificate and to recommend the medicine to anyone else with rheumatism. February 14, 1908.
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Monsieur
Minard
Ernest Leveille
Ontario East
Montreal
Proverb Lore Says Norse District Sees Longest Day
In a Norwegian district the sun remains above the horizon from May 21 to July 22 without interruption. The region’s traditional proverbs include many unique phrases not found elsewhere in Old Testament language or scripture.
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Norway
Canada Sees Sharp Drop in Meat Exports in 1920
Exports for the year ending October declined from 127 829 500 pounds to a lower total with a value loss around 48 million dollars. Bacon and ham fell from 208 906 038 to 148 674 000 pounds, pork from 18 002 313 to 4 851 200, beef from 129 944 411 to 85 916 000, and canned meats from 11 398 393 to 980 458 pounds. Offset included a modest rise in other meats such as game and poultry.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
How Far Does a Fly Fly Experiments by the British Government
The British Government conducted experiments last year on fly travel. Flies released from a Suffolk village spread less than a mile, most bodies found within two hundred yards, and in open air rarely rise above ten to twelve feet. They are rarely seen on top floors and scarcely appear above the first two to three stories in U S skyscrapers.
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Suffolk
U.S
Simple and Sure Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
The advertisement touts Eclectric Oil as easy to use for both a liniment and a dressing. It claims directions are plain and unmistakable so that a child can understand them, suitable for young or old readers.
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Thomas
Moose Abundant in Alberta Despite Fatal Hunting
The chief game warden reports moose remain the most plentiful big game in Alberta. Across the Dominion an estimated 1,000 to 1,500 moose are killed annually, yet the moose is not near extinction. Several fine specimens have been shot in the north this season.
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Alberta
Hiss
Dominion
Miller's Worm Powders Marketed for Child Worms
Minard's Liniment notice warns of unsafe mixtures. Miller's Worm Powders claim to promptly relieve children of stomachic worms with a simple painless preparation that may cause vomiting in some cases as a sign of powerful action.
Decline of the Parlor in Company Housing
A major U S manufacturer builds many employee homes with novel conveniences and a striking absence of parlors. The parlor space is allocated to other rooms, suggesting the parlor is out of fashion in these housing designs.
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United States
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