The Open Country Need for Living, Working Farmers
A Literary Digest essay argues that farming requires permanent residency by educated individuals. It stresses that farming by proxy harms the land and that towns must revitalize country life with recreation and social infrastructure to attract and retain farm families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Literary Digest
Literary
Jess
Country Life Movement
L. H. Bailey
Bailey
Canada
H. P. Douglass
Douglass
U S Imports Canadian Wheat and Alberta Cattle
A train of forty two cars of Saskatchewan wheat passed through North Portal on the Soo line toward U S buyers and millers amid large imports before the Young tariff bill takes effect. Twenty five carloads of Alberta cattle were also shipped across the border recently.
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Saskatchewan
North Portal
United States
Alberta
Imperial Oil Employee Homes Under Way in Vancouver
Construction has started on sixty dwellings for Imperial Oil Company employees in Vancouver. Dominion Construction Company undertakes the project under contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Oil
Imperial Oil Company
Vancouver
Dominion Construction Company
Rainmaker Hatfield Faces Critics on Noah Ark Comparison
The Lethbridge Herald notes Rainmaker Hatfield can rebuke censorious critics by recalling scoffers who doubted Noah about rain and the ark. The piece frames Hatfield as countering skepticism with a bold prophetic stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainmaker
Hatfield
Lethbridge Herald
Katydid Call Heard Up To Quarter Mile
The note of crickets carries for about a quarter mile while hawks that dive on field mice do not molest poultry.
Cuthura Heals Girl After Cuticura Use
Mrs. Alonzo Crawford of Bangor Maine describes a childhood scalp ailment that spread and itched. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the pimples dried and the girl healed. The letter dates January 22 1920. Cuticura products advertised for toilet use with prices listed.
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Alonzo Crawford
Parker St
Bangor
Maine
Lemans, Limited
St. Paul St. W
Montreal
Canada Must Grow Says Bankers Association Journal
The Journal of the Canadian Bankers' Association argues that Canada must grow to meet war debt and railway issues by "peopling the vacant spaces." It favors selective immigration, noting the U S saturation point, and cautions against drift southward while stressing the need for a strong digestion capacity and keeping native sons at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
The
Canadian Bankers’ Association
United States
Nerviline: Quick Relief for Stomach Gas and Sour Risings
An old household remedy advertises Nerviline as a fast-acting cure for sour stomach and bloating. The copy claims twenty drops in water dispels gas and sweetens the stomach, offering a 35 cent bottle as a general cure-all for common ills.
Jaw Fractures Across Sports and War Lessons
The article explains how jaw fractures often go undetected without X rays and details healing differences between upper and lower jaw injuries. It notes fibrous unions can cripple chewing, stresses the need for proper bony healing, and cites war experiences teaching bone formation and fracture care.
Prince of Wales to attend West India Committee banquet
The Prince of Wales will be guest at a London banquet on June 24 hosted by the West India Committee. Lord Harewood will preside. The event recalls a century ago when the committee entertained the Duke of Clarence later King William IV and the Duke of York, the Prince's great-great-great uncles.
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Prince of Wales
West India Committee
London
Lord Harewood
Duke of Clarence
William IV
Duke of York
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Advertised for Flu Aftercare
An advertisement claims Spanish influenza leaves survivors with weak hearts and shattered nerves. It endorses Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills as a quick remedy, citing a Toronto testimonial and offering 50 cent boxes mailed by The T Milburn Co. Limited, Toronto, Ont.
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Milburn
W. W. Pearce
Seaton St
Toronto
Ont
T. Milburn Co
Miller's Worm Fowders for children health
Miller's Worm Fowders claim to exterminate intestinal worms and cure various ailments in children. They strengthen the stomach against biliousness and act as a tonic when appetite is low. Useful in feverish conditions and said to ease stomach pain and griping in young patients.
Pioneer Dies at Vancouver British Columbia Ranch Owner
Joseph Guichon aged 78 a BC pioneer and owner of the province s second largest ranch a 38 000 acre property died here after a long illness He leaves a widow four daughters and three sons as survivors
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Vancouver
Joseph Guichon
British Columbia
Hudson Bay Victoria Store To Open In Autumn
The new Hudson Bay building at Victoria British Columbia will be finished and opened for business in the early autumn of this year after suspension during the war.
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Hudson Bay
Victoria
B.C
Dominion
Dominion Tires
Western Canada building contracts rise in January February
Contracts for building construction in the western provinces totalled 5 847 300 in value for January and February this year, compared with 3 900 900 for the same period last year. The report highlights stronger activity in western Canada and notes year over year gains.
Burbank Develops Early High Gluten Wheat Strain
After eleven years Luther Burbank developed a wheat with over fourteen percent gluten and very white flour. The new variety is exceptionally early and has outyielded sixty eight top wheats in trials. It grows four feet tall, kernel uniformity is superb, and under standard valley soil with care it produced 49.88 bushels per acre.
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Luther Burbank
Burbank
Child Mortality in Egypt Surpasses One-Third Before Age Five
A report notes that more than one-third of Egyptian children die before turning five, highlighting severe child mortality and urging health interventions.
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Egypt
Nature Weaves Long Hair Onto Hunting Dogs Through Burrs
In a vivid scene nature shapes hunting dogs with long hair and fills the woods with burrs, creating a rugged landscape that influences tracking and fieldwork. The text evokes a wild, untamed setting where animals and environment intertwine.
Woman in Winnipeg Praises Tanlac Health Elixir
Mrs S Jackson of 429 Agnes Street Winnipeg reports Tanlac relieved indigestion nerves and poor appetite. She says before use she was nervous irritable and unable to eat well and slept poorly. After Tanlac she feels revived like a growing girl and enjoys meals again. Tanlac sold by leading druggists everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Taniac
Tanlac
Edmonton to England First Commercial Live Stock Consignment
A four carload shipment of about 1,400 pound steers left Edmonton for England. Bought at 84 cents per pound from original owners, this is the first overseas commercial consignment from the Edmonton district and is expected to start a regular trade with England.
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Central Alberta
Edmonton
England
Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil Endorsed as Household Remedy
The advertisement praises Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a reliable household medicine. It claims broad effectiveness for common ailments and urges keeping it on hand for unexpected health needs.
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Thomas
Lignite Plant at Bienfait Seeks Funding Amid Delays
Experiments at the Bienfait Saskatchewan lignite plant continue under the Lignite Utilization Board and governments. No commercial production yet due to material delivery uncertainties. The project now needs 280000 dollars more to finish buildings and proceed. Saskatchewan will add 70000 dollars.
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Bienfait
Sask
Lignite Utilization Board
T. M. Molloy
Labor and Industries
Federal
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Furs Worth 1.5 Million Sent Through City in 1920
Annual report from the United States consul states furs valued at 1.5 million dollars were shipped through this city in 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canadians Build New High In Bank Deposits
Bank deposits in Canadian banks reached 1,319,142,146 dollars by end March, a new high. The figure equates to about 146.50 dollars per person for a population around 9 million.
Holstein Again Breaks Record at Colony Farm
Colony Faforit Segis a junior two year old Holstein produced 17 507 pounds of milk and 715 pounds of butter during the year. The record is reported the highest in both American and Canadian Holstein associations.
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Colony Farm
Colony Faforit Segis
Baby's Own Tablets Prove Best Medicine for Babies
Thousands of mothers attest that Baby's Own Tablets safely help little ones and always act as claimed. Mrs. Joseph Therrien of St. Gabriel de Brandon Quebec says the tablets saved her baby and now she cannot be without them. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Joseph Therrien
St. Gabriel de Brandon
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
World Cork Use Totals About 1200 Tons Annually
A brief note estimates global cork consumption for a year at just over 1,200 tons. The figure reflects the scale of cork usage across industries and markets worldwide.
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U. S
Rea Proctor McGee
M.D
D.D.S
Oral Hygiene
Pioneer
Minard
Burbank’s
W. N. UL
Livestock For
U.S
Liniment Lumberman
Holstein
Yarmouth, NS
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