Work Is Our Salvation and Postwar Canadian Wages Policy
A postwar address argues demobilization by July 31 and urges Canada to rebuild with stable wages and higher hours. It warns against inflation, high production costs, and unemployment, urging continued effort to raise output and temper wage cuts. It stresses government and public duty to curb waste and sustain production.
Patriotism through labor and production in Canada
The piece argues against strikes in Canada, urging workers to maintain wages while willing to work longer hours to boost production. It warns that higher wages and shorter hours in Britain raise coal costs and harm trade, and it calls for national solidarity to avert unemployment and decline, referencing Premier Borden and wartime effort.
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Great Britain
Canada
Borden
Britain
Arctic explorer Stefansson predicts northward move for civilization
New York’s Vilhjalmur Stefansson, famed Arctic explorer and author, after a five year Canadian expedition and scientific research, leaves for Glacier, B C, claiming New York’s heat is unhealthy. He says the northward trend will yield the best products and climate fosters health and vigor.
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New York
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Glacier
B.C
United States
Canada
Britain to resume consular service in Germany
The Daily Mail reports London plans to resume consular services in Germany soon and to provide facilities for British firms to distribute goods there. This signals reopening trade channels after wartime disruption and supports business access to the German market.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
The
Daily Mail
Foodstuff Prices Drop In Britain
Ottawa inquiries are received by the government as to a drop in the price of export cheese. During 1917 and 1918 the British government purchased the exportable surplus of cheese with funds from the Dominion. Now Britain will trade preserved cheese and bacon in by private dealers under world conditions.
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Ottawa
Great Britain
Town and Country Men The farm legacy debate ends in city drift
The piece argues the old theory that the homestead should go to the least ambitious son has collapsed. Many farm sons prosper in cities, while numerous farmers struggle in routine urban work, though outsiders may see city life as glittering.
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Indianapolis News
The Pill That Brings Relief
After meals distress and stomach pains signal dyspepsia. Par melee's Vegetable Pills are marketed as the best remedy to relieve dyspepsia, with many users attesting to their effectiveness.
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Parmelee
Change of Base in a Railway Carriage
A youth on a train disturbed passengers with loud foolish remarks. At Hanwell he remarked how nice the asylum looks from the railway, provoking an old gentleman to reply that someday he may remark how nice the railway looks from the asylum.
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Hanwell
Life Quote on Defiance and Intent
A compact reflection states that defiance should be restrained unless the aim is clearly good, urging careful consideration of purpose before resisting. The line echoes a moral caution about actions and consequences in everyday life.
Putnam's Corn Extractor Declares Immediate Market Impact
An advertisement proclaims 5000 out of work corns driven out by Putnam's Corn Extractor last week. It promises safe painless and sure treatment, urging buy now at 25c from all dealers.
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Putnam's Corn Extractor
Putnam's
The Postwar Grip It Is Time To End Profiteering
The passage argues postwar markets suffer from wide profit taking and easy money, harming ordinary people. It urges governments and profiteers to curb the grab as industries shift to peacetime production and balance returns to sane, moderate levels.
Reparation Claims and Germany's Financial Stance
The Temps in Paris questions whether Germany truly cannot pay the reparations or uses the claim as a shield to preserve its future strength. It notes Germany’s declared incapacity to meet the demands unanimously agreed by the Allies to repair damages for which Germany is responsible.
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Germany
The
Temps
Paris
Brand Whitlock Named U S Ambassador to Italy
Brand Whitlock has been named American ambassador to Italy succeeding Thomas Page who resigned. He currently holds the post of minister to be glum, a position he was appointed to in 1913.
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Paris
Brand Whitlock
Italy
Beglum
Thomas Page
Listless peevish girls need Dr Williams Pink Pills
The ad argues anaemia in teenage girls causes pallor headaches breathlessness and fatigue. It touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as blood renewing treatment giving new red blood and better energy appetite and development. It urges mothers to take and use the pills and to buy by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Mary
Dr. Williams
Belgian Relief Fund Ends Contributions in New England
The New England Belgian Relief Fund executive committee voted to stop accepting further contributions for Belgian aid at a recent meeting. The notice appears amid an advertisement for Holloway's Corn Cure claiming to remove corn by the roots.
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Boston
Massachusetts
New England Belgian Relief Fund
Belgium
Man Faces Heat as Creditors Close In
A man discovers how cold the world can be when his creditors begin pressing him hard. The pressure escalates as bills remain unpaid and demands grow more urgent.
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria
Diphtheria cases are addressed with Minard's Liniment cited as curing remedy in a local notice. The piece contrasts college costs with a father's support for his son’s education, implying higher tuition burdens.
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Minard
Black Watch and Worm Powder Advertisements
An 19th century advertisement mix touts Black Watch plug chewing tobacco as top market choice and promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a superior vermifuge. It urges mothers to use the powder at first signs of worms, claiming immediate and lasting relief and trustworthiness.
Onion eating women seek desperate marriage chances
A fragment hints at a social note about women in courting refusing marriage and adopting odd acts during engagements. It mentions giving away at weddings and a line about a woman stepping aside in a social scene.
Early Boom Does Not Clinch Nomination
The phrase notes that despite early momentum the candidate fails to secure the party nomination, signaling a contested race with no clear frontrunner. The report highlights ongoing momentum shifts and possible strategy changes as supporters reevaluate backing amid rival campaigns.
Dr Fowler's Wild Strawberry Extract Promises Quick Diarrhoea Relief
An advertisement touts Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as prompt relief for diarrhoea with added heart tonic effects. A Saskatchewan user Testifies relief after three to five doses and urges buying the original product from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto. Substitutes warned against. price listed at 35c. claims 74 years on the market.
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Fowler
W. H. Arnold
Fort Qu’Appelle
Sask
Incident at Home Sparks Mystery of Missing Bessie
An American father asks about Bessie as the mother, who went out briefly to get mariied, is expected to return soon. The exchange hints at a minor domestic suspense with a playful mis-spelling.
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Bessie
Land Settlement For British Soldiers
Christopher Turner of England, visiting Toronto, warned that about 1,000,000 imperial ex-soldiers in Britain plan to move to overseas dominions within two years for farming. He urged Canada to attract many of them, citing low land use in Britain compared with Germany and France, and noted a proposed English emigration ministry to place veterans on small holdings of about 150 acres.
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Toronto
Ont
Calgary
Christopher Turner
England
Union
Imperial
Government of
Canada
British Empire
Turner
Germany
France
Great Britain
Dominions
Daylight Saving Will Continue Indefinitely In US
Washington reports that daylight saving, which moves clocks forward in March and back in October, will be continued indefinitely after the House refused to pass repeal of the Daylight Saving act amid President Wilson’s veto of the 11 million agricultural appropriation bill. House supporters of repeal say no further effort will occur this session, possibly not in this congress through March 1921.
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Washington, D.C
Wilson
House
Asthma Remedy Promised To End Breathing Struggles
An advertisement extols Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming it stops choking and restores easy breathing. It urges readers to obtain a package today, noting many have benefited and turned away from suffering. The copy uses urging language and references to common ailments and household safety.
Labor Enquiry Ottawa Plans National Industrial Conference
The labor sub-committee led by Senator Robertson meets in Ottawa to plan preliminary steps for a national industrial conference. It includes both capital and labor representatives and will decide the conference date, representation methods, and selection process with a likely August meeting in Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Robertson
Cabinet Reconstruction Committee
German Firm Secures Large Dutch Contract At Discount
The Montreal Gazette notes a German firm winning a major Holland engineering contract at $100 a ton below a British bid. It suggests German firms may seize more future business if they continue to accept lower wages and profits, signaling tightening competition.
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Holland
Montreal Gazette
Wisdom of the average young man at nineteen
A fragment quotes a speaker noting the mindset of a typical nineteen year old in Pa. The text suggests a reflection on youthful self perception and maturity. The incomplete line hints at social or cultural commentary from the period.
Cuticura Heals Baby's Face After Skin Eruption
Mrs S D McGuire of Clarksburg Ontario reports a baby's skin eruption that reddened and itched, kept him from sleeping, and worsened until after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment he was healed. The testimonial cites two cakes of Soap and two and a half boxes of Ointment and urges daily use of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum.
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S. D. McGuire
Clarksburg
Ont
U.S.A
France Faces High Cost of Living Crisis Update
Paris reports indicate a cabinet debate on curbing living costs. Echo de Paris notes plans to open frontiers for raw materials imports while Figaro cites talk of banning export of butter eggs and cheese. Other papers claim new penalties for food speculators.
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Paris
France
Echo de Paris
The
Figaro
Bayer Aspirin Now Made in Canada During War
During the war acid imitations flooded markets and only tablets bearing the Bayer Cross guarantee genuine Aspirin. The Canadian company now produces Bayer Aspirin with the cross as proof of safety for headache neuralgia colds rheumatism and pain. Handy tins of 12 tablets available at drug stores.
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Canada
United States
Bayer
Reckless chancer invited to charity bazaar
A lighthearted exchange contrasts a reckless person who takes chances with a suggestion to send him to a charity bazaar, implying goodwill and community involvement. The quote showcases a playful tone and social friction in a domestic setting.
No man can tell what two women think of each other
A reflective line notes that actions between women in company do not reveal true thoughts. It suggests hidden sentiments remain unseen by observers. The saying emphasizes complexity in female interactions and the limits of outward behavior to disclose inner feelings.
Trade With Germany Opens Under War Trade Licenses
General licenses covering import and export trading with Germany were issued by the war trade division with Acting Secretary Polk approval. Except in limited cases under the peace treaty, trade between the United States and Germany may begin at once.
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Washington
Germany
War Trade Division
State Department
Polk
United States
Man calls on woman pleases either way
The sentence notes that a man’s visit to a woman yields pleasure to her whether he arrives or departs. It presents a general behavioral claim without additional context or named individuals.
High Heels Cause Corns And A Quick Relief Plan
A dated notice warns against high heel wear causing corns and offers Freezone as a cure. A few drops applied to a sore corn drys and removes the corn root with minimal irritation. Shopkeepers advise asking for a quarter ounce of Freezone, inexpensive and effective. Clip and pin for reference.
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