Canada and its role in international responsibility
The piece argues Canada must embrace international duties beyond its borders. It cites historic acts by churches and Parliament, urges unity among Canadians, and stresses joining the League of Nations. It notes Western farmers face tariff and export barriers, harming Europe and Canada alike, and champions expanding Canada’s international participation to foster world brotherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Christiar
South Africa
Youngs Manhood
League of Nations
United States
England
Europe
Germany
Hamburg
Russia
League
Costly BC forest patrols scaled back this summer
Officials say air plane patrols over British Columbia forests will be limited this summer due to high costs and last year’s crash. Only one plane may be available from the Dominion Board in the early part of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British
Emergency air service to forests limited by cost
Officials say the season will rely on emergency air support to rush firefighting equipment to isolated forest areas if authorities deem it necessary. They add that current aircraft operation costs make forest reconnaissance financially prohibitive.
Horrid Insects and Egyptian Wonders
A girl fresh from Egypt recounts pyramids and hieroglyphics to her mother. The mother worries about possible dangerous insects brushing off on her, adding a humorous domestic wrinkle to an exotic tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
London
Austrian firm makes safe that chloroforms burglar
An Austrian company has developed a safe designed to incapacitate a burglar with a chloroform mechanism before the safe can be opened. The device aims to deter break-ins by neutralizing intruders without immediate confrontation.
World’s Greatest Non Stop Train to Plymouth Sets Record
The Cornish River express runs from London Paddington to Plymouth nonstop in four hours seven minutes. The Great Western Railway owns 60 engines with 3500 gallon water capacity, scooped 2000 to 3000 gallons at speed. The train weighs about 115 tons engine and 347 tons of carriages, up to 487 tons with an extra coach in winter. Early runs took 4 hours 10 minutes, later reduced by three minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paddington
Great Western Railway
Plymouth
London
Nerviline Comforts Backache Claim from Georgetown Reader
E. S. Sloane of Georgetown credits Nerviline with curing a two year backache after trying it at Smith Bros. Drug Store. The testimonial urges others with weak backs to try the liniment, priced 35 cents at dealers. Also notes Canada led 1922 fur exports to the U.S. with over 4 million pelts worth 16 million dollars amid price declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Sloane
Georgetown
Smith Bros
Canada
United States
Thankful Mothers Praise Baby's Own Tablets
A Canadian mother from New Glasgow N S commends Baby's Own Tablets for her children saying she would not be without them. The mild laxative smooths bowels aids digestion helps teething and fights colds and fevers. Sold by medicine dealers or 25c a box by The Dr Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
David A. Anderson
New Glasgow
N.S
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Summer excursion fares east offered by Canadian Pacific
The Canadian Pacific Railway announces round trip summer excursion fares to Eastern Canada with validity to October 31, 1923. Stopovers are allowed en route, with optional meals and berth on Great Lakes steamers from Fort William to Port McNicoll or Owen Sound for an added charge. Three daily trains including the Trans-Canada Limited available for train travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
Canadian Pacific Great Lakes
Fort William
Port Arthur
Port McNicoll
Owen Sound
Canadian Pacific
Trans-Canada Limited
Western financier Riley elected Union Bank of Canada director
R T Riley, newly elected Union Bank of Canada director, is a leading Western financier. An English native, he came to Winnipeg in 1881 and has served as Managing Director or Vice-President of Great West Life Assurance Company Canadian Fire Insurance Company Union Bank of Canada Northern Trusts Company North Mortgage Company of Canada and Canadian Indemnity Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Riley
Union Bank of Canada
Western Canada
Mr. Riley
Winnipeg
Great West Life Assurance Company
Canadian Fire Insurance Company
Northern Trusts Company
North Mortgage Company of Canada
Canadian Indemnity Company
Harvest Excursion Plans Endorsed by Agriculture Council
J W Ward secretary of the Canadian Council of Agriculture reports harvest excursion arrangements from the east and from British Columbia on similar lines to last year. He returned from Ottawa after attending Employment Service Council sessions with Dominion provincial governments railways labor groups and other interests represented at the advisory council meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
J. W. Ward
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Ottawa
Employment Service Council
Dominion
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Circulation Ad Card
Catarrh described as a local disease influenced by constitution. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is a tonic taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. It claims to assist Nature in restoring normal conditions. Sold by druggists. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Obia
Child Labor In China Women and Children Are Cheap in the Orient
Miss Tak-hing Shin a Hong Kong welfare worker now in Europe describes conditions in China where she says 490 million people with four percent literacy die off by thousands. She recalls babies placed in factories fed at intervals and a progression to work by age six or seven with long hours from twelve to sixteen and a half per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tak-hing Shin
Hong Kong
Europe
China
Orange and Raisin Compote and Cookies
An old household hints column describes a citrus raisin conserve using oranges currants and Sun-Maid raisins with sugar and overnight soaking plus a cookie recipe mixing butter sugar eggs flour baking powder salt cinnamon walnuts and raisins. The orange conserve is canned hot in jars and served with meat.
Putnam's Painless Corn Ex Advertises Corn Remedy
A newspaper ad touts Putnam's Painless Corn Ex razor based treatment promising painless corn removal. It claims 25 cents buys a bottle and urges against substitutes, noting the product has been available for fifty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam’s
West Canadian provinces grow corn on prairie farms
Corn raising expands across Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and British Columbia as 450 plus farmers plant about 27000 acres. W D Trego of Alberta Corn Growers’ Association distributes two carloads to farms from Coutts to Peace River and from Victoria to Manitoba. The project, though experimental, shows corn can be profitably grown for cattle feed in Alberta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
British Columbia
W. D
Widened Patriotism Interchange Valued by Educators
The League of Empire reports on the inter change of teachers between England and the Dominions. It says teachers coming to England gain heritage and visit historic spots, while imperial gains include loyalty rooted in schools and closer empire brotherhood for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Empire
Imperial Union of Teachers
England
Empire
Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry Endorsed by Mothers
A Canadian mother endorses Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as safe for teething diarrhoea in infants. She reports rapid improvement after doses and says she keeps the remedy at home for family use. Price 50c a bottle, sold by The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Could Recommend It Guest Bring Me the Tender Part of the Fowl
The narrator asks for the tender portion of the fowl and directs the servant to bring gravy. The exchange shows a rural dialect exchange emphasizing hospitality and instruction.
Whose Voice and Worms Mentioned in Odd Snippets
A quirky mix of quips includes a baby resemblance joke about eyes nose and a mysterious voice. It mentions worms in infants and praises Mother Graves Worm Exterminator. An ocean depth fact is cited. A riddle about a cat's toes ends the passage.
Arsenic Mining Surges in British Columbia
Arsenic mines in British Columbia expand output due to rising demand from the cotton belt to fight the boll weevil. Producers focus on arsenic as a mineral or by product to meet new market needs and maximize profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
British Columbia
Misquoting Craft Boosts Some Authors’ Originality
A provocative line highlights how certain writers gain originality by skillfully adapting others’ words. It suggests that clever manipulation of quotations can distinguish a writer’s voice and spark creative expression.
Grenier Gains 18 Lbs on Tanlac
Montreal man Armand Grenier reports Tanlac cured his dyspepsia and stomach trouble, gaining eighteen pounds and improving digestion, appetite, sleep, and nerves. The advertisement touts Tanlac as a nationwide remedy with 37 million bottles sold and urges shoppers to buy from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armand Grenier
Marquette Street
Montreal
Eastern Salmon Experiment Aims Miramichi Species in B C
Millions of Miramichi salmon eggs from Newcastle New Brunswick have been sent to Terrace British Columbia for propagation at the Lakelse hatchery. This marks the first effort to propagate this eastern species in the province and it does not die after spawning but returns to salt water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
New Brunswick
Terrace
British Columbia
Lakelse
Underdogs Portray Themselves to Elicit Sympathy
The remark notes that some men feign hardship to attract public pity and bolster support. It highlights manipulation of perception and the potential for public gullibility.
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B.C. Forests
Liniment
N. U. Lats
North
West
Canada’s Fur
C.P.R
Great Lakes
Union Bank
The
Orient
Boston
Minard
Burns
Indian Ocean
B.C
Grenier
Tanlac
Western
Waters
Dr. Chase
Niniee
Dr Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited
Louis Beewick
Perly Corkum
B. J. Kendall CO
Enosburg Falls
U.5.a
Wrigley’s
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