Canada Navy Plan Ships Arrive Halifax Training Fleet
Commander Hose of the Rainbow era will depart for England to arrange the transfer of three battleships favored by the Admiralty for Canada to form the nucleus of a Dominion navy. The group includes one cruiser and two destroyers bound for Halifax in July for training. They will stay in Halifax in summer and Esquimalt in winter while Canada sets its permanent policy and seeks more suitable vessels.
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Hose
Rainbow
England
Canada
Admiralty
Dominion Navy
Halifax
Esquimalt
Crockery Loss on First Class Hiner Voyage
A shipboard estimate places damage at about 3000 crockery pieces broken per voyage on a first class Hiner. The figure reflects routine wear and mishandling during long sea trips.
Western Forest Reserves and Prairie Timber Outlook
The Dominion reserves cover about 43 750 square miles across three prairie provinces and Vancouver Island railway belt with a free patrol over unreserved forest. Surveys show limited timber size in the north belt, heavy fire damage, and years of work to build roads rails ranger houses and telephones. Forestry supports long term revenue despite early costs with Saskatchewan Alberta and general comparisons to Belgium France and India showing modest current returns.
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Dominion Forest
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Dominion
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
Belgium
France
British India
Switzerland
Two Hundred Millions for Wheat
Government figures show Saskatchewan raised just over 90 million bushels of wheat last year. About 10 million bushels were kept on farms for seed and other uses, leaving 80 million bushels saleable. The wheat board paid farmers 2.15 per bushel totaling roughly 172 million dollars and issued pro rata certificates worth 0.40 per bushel adding about 32 million, bringing the total near 204 million.
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Saskatchewan
The
Wheat Board
Bolshevism versus Democracy, Elihu Root Speech
The speech defines Bolshevism as the opposite of democracy a class government of the proletariat enforced by force and terror. It argues Bolshevism aims to destroy democracy and replace it with governance by a ruling class.
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Elihu Root
Signal Time Across Atlantic Cable Reported
A historical report notes that a signal takes three tenths of a second to traverse the 2700 mile Atlantic cable, illustrating undersea communication speed.
Manitoba Farm Loans Association year 1919 report
The 1919 report shows 795 loan applications totaling 2 532 800. 1 220 000 in new loans paid. About 668 900 was declined or withdrawn, mostly taken up by the Soldier Settlement Board. Bonds increased to 237 350 and deposits to 63 875. Loans maintained at five percent. total loans paid out to Nov 30 1919 reached 3 320 950 with 141 014 repaid, outstanding 3 079 935.
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Manitoba Farm Loans Association
Soldier Settlement Board
Manitoba Farm Loans
Manitoba Farm Loans Board
Winnipeg
Union of Municipalities
The
Grain Growers’ Association
Exhaustion of the Soil Conference Planned at Winnipeg
The Commission of Conservation to host a summer conference in Winnipeg with officials from prairie agriculture departments. It opens July 14 and runs to July 6, focusing on soil fertility exhaustion, past five years of land use, drought areas, age supply, and soil drift prevention.
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Winnipeg
Man
Commission of Conservation
Department of Agriculture
Prairie Provinces
A Fine Type Speaking at Orillia
Sir Arthur Currie praised Canada for developing a distinct race of men in Orillia Ontario describing sons of pioneers as brains mettle and character. He said Canadian soldiers were superior in many respects to others fighting in the great war.
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Orillia
Ont
Sir Arthur Currie
Canada
Sons of the Pioneers
Alberta firm builds schooner for far north use
The Alberta Motor Boat Company of Edmonton plans a forty foot schooner for far north service with a twelve horse gas engine as auxiliary power. The company is also constructing two gas boats for Imperial Oil Company for northern oil exploitation.
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Alberta Motor Boat Company
Edmonton
Imperial Oil Company
Not to be Fooled An Aviator Tells His Training Tale
An aviator recounts wartime training in a Southern camp. He and a comrade piloted a long trip in a dirigible, became lost, descended to a laborer below, cut the engine, and shouted to the ground crew asking their location. The reply revealed they were perched in a balloon above the worker.
Anemia and its stealthy toll on women and girls
The article explains anemia as a common, gradual illness especially affecting young women and girls. Symptoms include pallor fatigue heart palpitations and breathlessness. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood-building remedy with testimonials and purchase details.
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Dr. Williams
Mable Feener
Liverpool
N. S
Medicine
Dr. Williams Medicine, Co
Brockville
Ont
French surgeon claims hair grafting cures baldness
A Pasteur Institute surgeon announces a process to graft hair to the scalp and claims six bachelors have been permanently cured of baldness through a painless operation with no ill effects.
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Pasteur Institute
Sutherland Sisters
Referendum on liquor imports slated for October
On Monday October 25 a referendum will decide if liquor imports are legal. The vote concerns John Barleycorn’s fate in Saskatchewan as the issue goes to the ballot.
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John Barleycorn
Saskatchewan
Economical Pork Production and Clean Pasture Practices
The article argues that high farm produce prices do not guarantee profits due to cost of production. It stresses hog farmers utilize clean, tender pasture and limited overgrazing, with alfalfa and clover as good forage. Feeding grain 2-3 percent of hog weight aids thrift and growth.
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F. C. Nunnick
Auto drivers charged with manslaughter face long sentences
During the spring assizes the focus was on auto drivers linked to pedestrian deaths. Four defendants were convicted and one acquitted on a second trial. Kenneth Ford received ten years, Alfred Simpson five years with mercy recommended, Cecil Pynn five years, and Philip Schrodt five years for manslaughter, Vancouver World reports.
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Kenneth Ford
Alfred Simpson
Cecil Pynn
Philip Schrod
Diamond Dyes Promise Rich Fadeless Color for All Fabrics
Shabby faded garments can be renewed with Diamond Dyes guaranteed to give new rich fadeless color to wool silk linen cotton and blends. Each package includes a Direction Book showing how to diamond dye over any color. A Diamond Dye Color Card helps match material.
Fly repellant for cows saves milk and money
A Utah Agricultural College recommended fly repellent recipe uses common laundry soap, warm water, crude petroleum, and napthalin. Mix soap in water, dissolve napthalin in petroleum, combine mixtures, and apply to cows' exposed areas. The solution is described as economical, effective, and durable by many farmers.
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Utah Agricultural College
California Syrup of Figs Ad Endorsed for Children
An advertisement urges parents to choose California Syrup of Figs for children. It emphasizes the product’s fruit flavor and harmless laxative effect on the stomach liver and bowels with full directions on each bottle. It urges saying California on the package to ensure authenticity.
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California
Battle of Waterloo Begins and Ends Within Eight Hours
The historical report notes that the battle of Waterloo started and concluded in a span of eight hours. It emphasizes the rapid sequence of engagement and final outcome.
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Waterloo
Chinese Progress Reflected in Dr Geil's China Visit
Dr Geil spent nearly a year in China studying the Five Holy Peaks and returned impressed by recent progress toward modern civilization. Youth strive to learn English and a new method speeds Chinese writing study. Families plant trees yearly, urban scenes host young trees, and pilgrims to the peaks decline as Western ideas gain interest.
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Geil
China
Minard’s Liniment Used by Physicians
A brief remark notes that physicians rely on Minard’s Liniment, while a humorous line about men trusting umbrellas in church vestibules adds a light touch to the item.
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Minard
Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Promoted for Blood Purity
An advertisement touts Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a temperance remedy for impure blood. It claims impurities exit via eliminative organs and skin improvements follow, alongside broader health benefits. A testimonial from Mas Estuze Pratsox alleges nervous, run down health improved after use.
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Doctor Pierce
Bramarros
Ont
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