Mica Deposits Noted Across Canadian Regions
Mica occurs in Canada in the lower St. Lawrence area below Quebec, north of the Ottawa near Mattawa, and in Burgess Leeds county Lanark Lanark county and Loughborough Frontenac county with some British Columbia sites. 1919 production valued at 273 305 dollars.
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Canada
Lower St. Lawrence
Quebec
Ottawa
Mattawa
Burgess
Leeds County
Lanark
Lanark County
Loughborough
Frontenac County
British Columbia
Saskatchewan Rural Telephone Lines Reach Vast Network
Saskatchewan reports 53483 miles of rural telephone lines in operation or under construction. Each mile cost about $245, totaling debentures issued by local companies at 12,121,416.50 dollars.
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Saskatchewan
Minister of Telephones
Death of Olive Schreiner
Olive Schreiner, novelist newborn in Basutoland and daughter of Rev. G Schreiner, who died after gaining fame with The Story of an African Farm. Her marriage to S C Cron is noted in the obituary.
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Olive Schreiner
S. C. Cronweight Schreiner
BaSutoland
G. Schreiner
London
World Happenings Briefly Told
U S War Department will call for bids on 300 new airplanes costing 6 million dollars. Motion picture films glorifying crime will be barred in Pennsylvania. Holland recalls her minister from Belgrade and dismisses the Serbian Charge d Affaires at The Hague. Marconi demonstrates wireless from England to Geneva. Rhodes scholar from Manitoba named J King Gordon. Coronation gifts to Westminster Abbey to fund reconstruction. Air harbor work begun at Peace River Alberta for Mackenzie oil route. Abraham Kittle, 114, dies in Detroit. oldest Masonic member. Armament surrender date set for Ireland areas under martial law. Mechanics to Canadian Air Force to Camp Borden resume. Newsprint output and imports shift among Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Canada. Saskatchewan sees 307 new companies formed. 122 more than last year. Ontario AG orders end to illegal carrying of deadly weapons. Canada’s root and fodder crops valued at 584.6 million. potato crop up 13.9 million bushels. Osoyoos irrigation district lands to be marketed. More Alberta wheat moved to Vancouver. shipments loading. Auto exports valued at 19.42 million versus 3.05 million in 1915. Canadian auto industry showing growth.
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Abraham Kittle
United States
Detroit
Waterford
N.Y
Ireland
Saskatchewan
Raney
Ontario
Canada
Reith Columbia
Osoyoos
Okanagan
J. D. Patinler
Continuous Wheat Growing Demonstrates Long Succession Feasibility
The article notes long term experiments at Rothamsted and Woburn show wheat and barley can be grown in succession on the same land with minimal fallow. It cites 73 years of wheat on one plot with two fallow breaks and 63 years of barley with a single fallow, plus other regional trials.
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Britain
Rothamsted
Woburn
Air Prout
Sawbridgeworth
Too Many Books Prompt Advertising Drive in Publishing
Lowell Brentano reports the glut of new books threatens proper advertising and profits. The American Publishers Association plans a three year fund funded by publishers wholesalers and retailers to boost ads and defend the market. A census shows the typical American family buys 600 newspapers a year but only two books. Scientists endorse walnuts as a substantial meat substitute with higher protein and fat and lower water than potatoes beef or flour.
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Lowell Brentano
New York
Authors’ League of America
Brentano
American Publishers’ Association
Reading
Canadian Wheat Output Dominated by Northwest Provinces
Dr A R Buller of the University of Manitoba told the Royal Canadian Institute in Toronto that nine tenths of Canada’s wheat grows in the northwest with Saskatchewan first, followed by Manitoba and Alberta. He warned little good land is under cultivation now and predicted Canada may someday surpass the United States as bread-wheat supplier, praising Marquis wheat discoverer Dr Saunders.
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A. R. Buller
University of Manitoba
Royal Canadian Institute
Toronto
Northwest
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Canada
Buller
United States
Marquis
Saunders
Catarrhozone Promises Aid for Asthma and Catarrh
Calgary reader Creighton F. Thompson shares a testimonial about Catarrhozone claiming it cured his four year battle with asthma. He bought a one dollar two month package from Findlay's drug store and reports rapid relief and urges others to try the product. Available in small 50 cent and sample 25 cent sizes through druggists or Catarrhozone Co. Kingston Canada.
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Calgary
Creighton FE
Thompson
Findlay
Catarrhozone Co
Kingston
Canada
It Doesn’t Matter What Church He Attends Cushioned by Fats
A fragmented line suggests a casual remark about the importance of church choice to the average man, noting the social comfort of cushions on the Fats. The source’s tone hints at a lighthearted aside within a broader discussion of religious affiliation and social norms.
Record crop values fall from prior year totals
U S Department of Agriculture estimates show farm crops valued at 9.15 billion this year, down from 14.09 billion a year earlier, despite a 1920 harvest described as among the most abundant in history with several crops setting records.
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United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dialogue Puzzle In Aquirk Language Exchange
A curious exchange features Jim asking his uncle about ownership and transfer when buying items. The uncle confirms that ownership passes to the buyer, leading Jim to compare it with buying coal and its destination. The fragment hints at a linguistic or logical puzzle about possession and transfer.
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Jim
Cear
Childhood Ailments and Baby's Own Tablets Ad
A brief advertorial notes childhood ailments such as constipation indigestion colic and colds being banished by Baby's Own Tablets. It claims harmless ingredients safe for infants and cites Mrs Atcide Lepage of Ste Beatrix Quebec praising effects on her baby. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Atcide Lepage
Ste. Beatrix
Medicing
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator earns 224,988 in 1920
At the annual meeting held in Regina the Sas katchewan Co operative Elevator Company reported earnings of 224,988 for the year ending July 31 1920 A cash dividend of eight percent was declared and a balance of 134 729 was carried into the reserve fund The stockholders are mainly farmers.
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Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company
Regina
New Use For Warships as Floating Labs
Obsolete warships will be converted into floating laboratories by the British Ministry of Agriculture for experiments aimed at exterminating foot and mouth disease. Conducting trials at sea is chosen to avoid risks to cattle on land, reflecting the ministry’s precautionary approach to this dangerous agricultural threat.
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Ministry of Agriculture
A Pill That Lightens Lie
Indigestion victims find business burdens worsened by upset nerves as Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are promoted as a relief. The advertisement claims the pills restore focus and productivity when taken as directed, asserting strong confidence in their efficacy. A separate note mentions German submarines taking about ten weeks to salvage scrap valued at around $12,500.
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Parmelee
Hin
Minard's Liniment For Diphtheria
An antiquated advert or note touts Minard's Liniment as a remedy for diphtheria while a cautional proverb remarks on wisdom and action. The text also includes a jumbled editorial aside about prudence and regret in moral choices.
German Spies in U S Army Exposed After Willet Arrest
New York reports reveal Germany sent cadets to the United States to enlist in the U S Army. Most reached the firing line and did spy work for Berlin, with many killed. The disclosure follows the arrest of John Willet 30 once a captain in Company K 48th Infantry.
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Germany
United States
United States Army
New York
John Willet
Company K
48Th
United States Infantry
Willet
New Colloil Fuel From Coal Dust and Oil
G C Calvert of Twickenham has invented a liquid fuel named Colloil made from about sixty percent coal dust and forty percent crude fuel oil residue. He says the product could provide commercial use for idle surplus dust fuels and save fuel costs by a significant margin in present plants.
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G. C. Calvert
Twickenham
Mr. Calvert
Atrocities Debate Across Canada and Legal Double Standards
A fragmented editorial denounces Canada’s claimed restraint toward Indigenous peoples and compares it to alleged “atrocities” tied to officials. It suggests lawmakers falter in language and law while sheriffs lament elites who wield power with apparent impunity.
Germans File Claims at Ottawa Clearing Office
The Canadian Clearing Office in Ottawa is adjusting 2,403 German claims for debts claimed by Canadians. Claims total $55,954 admitted as accurate. 59 contested and 19 returned as defective. Canadians filed 4% claims against Germans totaling $1,705,348 forwarded to London for final adjustment. Also includes testimonial for MINARD'S LINIMENT from Ellison Gray of East Kemptville Nova Scotia dated Feb 24, 1920.
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Ottawa
London
Germany
The Chinese and the Famine
The article notes that while most of China prospers, about 31 million people face real starvation due to famine. It rebukes Chinese politicians for not treating lifesaving measures as a duty and implies government inaction amid widespread hunger.
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China
Taking No Chance in Wedding Vows
The clergyman asks if the groom will take the bride for better or worse. The groom replies nervously I will take her for better signaling a cautious start to marriage. This short vignette appears in American Legion Weekly.
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American Legion
Women trustees named to Saskatchewan school boards
Women trustees have been elected to and are now officiating on the boards in 323 school districts in Saskatchewan. A return tabled in the Assembly by the Minister of Education shows a sufficient number of boards have more than one woman trustee, bringing the total to 36.
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Saskatchewan
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Promises Internal Cure
An old advertisement states catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated internally. It claims Hall’s Catarrh Medicine purifies blood and tonifies the system to affect mucous surfaces. Druggists sell it for 75 cents. testimonials are offered.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Duties of Today Define Tomorrow’s Qualification Path
A concise reflection notes that present tasks prepare for future success. It emphasizes discipline and steady progress toward future goals through daily responsibilities.
War Brought Wealth to Negro in Seaford
A Seaford Delaware man gained wealth after four of his sons died in the war. Each son carried a ten thousand dollar war risk policy, leaving the father to receive forty nine thousand dollars, paid out as two hundred thirty dollars monthly for twenty years.
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Seaford
Delaware
Selly
Canada Faces Large Immigration Movement This Year
Canada expects about 200000 immigrants this year largely from Great Britain and the United States. The high mark was 403436 in 1913, and the first half of the fiscal year brought 95005 arrivals, up 3 percent from the prior year.
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Canada
Britain
United States
Dominion
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Paiwu
Beens
Cook
Cook Medicine CO
Todomto
Ont
Wied
America
H. Clay Glover Co, Inc
West Jist Street
USA
Shiloh
Harold C. Shipman & CO
U.S. War Department
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Holland
Belgrade
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Hague
England
Geneva
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C. W. Gordon
Ralph Connor
Westminster Abbey
George
Edward
Abbey Reconstruction Fund
Peace River
Alta
Edmonton
Mackenzie Oil Fields
Canadian Air Force
Camp Borden
Canadian Air Board
Norway
Finland
Sweden
Catarrhozone
Minard
U.S
Farmers Elevator Co. Pays
U.S. Infantry
Thun
Nova Scotia
Ellison Gray
East Kemptville, N.S Fab
Ilb
Women School Trustees
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Chase
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