Gold as a Store of Value Heads to 1980s Market Temper
The column argues gold, land, and paper money as stores of value as inflation erodes paper money. It notes gold’s price volatility, lack of interest, and storage costs, but underscores its portability and liquidity. Readers discuss gold versus real estate, with references to 1980s fears, U S interest rates, and a price around 325 dollars per ounce.
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Eocel Entate Sae
Bourne
Sie Vale
Argentina
Bradford
Ontario
U.S
American Express
Ronald Regan
Voss
Significant Canadian Events By Date Across History
A chronology notes key July events: 1793 Upper Canada bans slave imports. 1944 Allied Caen assault. 1920 Borden resigns, Meighen becomes PM. 1960 seven year old Roger Woodward survives Niagara Falls fall. 1884 Louis Riel arrives to lead Northwest Rebellion. 1896 Laurier becomes prime minister. 1759 Wolfe’s forces bombard Quebec. 1812 American forces cross into Canada. 1949 Newfoundland’s first provincial legislature. 1953 Stratford Festival opens.
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Sir Robert Borden
Arthur Meighen
Roger Woodward
Niagara Falls
Louis Riel
Canada
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Lord's Day Act stalled in Canada editorial debate
The Weyburn Review reflects on four decades since the Lord's Day Act and notes it has been struck down as limiting Sunday activities. The North Battleford News Optimist urges direct action to avoid a US-like commercial Sunday, while Wetaskiwin and Innisfail editors discuss shopping-hour rules and storekeeper discretion. The Province editorial emphasizes that opening decisions rest with storekeepers.
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Weyburn Review
Rome
Supreme Court
North Battleford News-Optimist
United States
Alberta
Wetaskiwin
Innisfail
Banentene Ee
Ee Keeves
Speaking of Canada in a Global Context
Fragmentary marquee text debates Canada’s role in the world noting Britain’s diminished empire and the Maples Leaf as a large global presence. The exchange contrasts Canada with the United States and Europe, hinting at colonial and national identity ideas.
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United States
Britain
Europe
Canada
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Hamiota Echo Publications Ltd
P.O. Box 70
Hamiota, Manitoba
Romoto
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Aliam
Upper Canada
Caen
France
Wolfe
Quebec
Detroit
Newfoundland
Stratford
By Fred McGuinness
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