Business Outlook for 1923 Says Confidence Mixed
Canadian business figures show cautious optimism for the new year as farmers’ purchasing power and western demand influence activity. Rail earnings rise from grain and American traffic while immigration slows and export trade hinges on Hoover’s view of a recovering world economy. Government spending is not expected to surge.
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Mack
Elines
Eure
Hird
Canton
Canadian Pacific
Grand Trank
United States
Hoover
Canada
Technical Training Schools Move to Expand in Canada
The Montreal Family Herald argues for expanding technical education across Canada. It notes rising demand and strong student prospects with better equipment, urging provincial and municipal action and integration into daily school tuition despite costs.
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Canada
British Isles
United States
Montreal Family Herald
You May Be Ill To Night Have You a Remedy
An ad extols Nerviline as a universal remedy for stomach cramps indigestion neuralgia and headaches. It claims twenty drops in water ease pain aid sleep and notes Nerviline usable internally or externally as a family staple with large bottle availability. Also mentions power belts used in workshops reaching high shaft speeds around four thousand feet per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mec
The Motorist's View and Farmer Banter
A light exchange between a motorist and a farmer features a joking back and forth about a fine cow and how many miles per gallon of milk she might yield, reflecting rural humor.
Progress of Indian Education in Canada Shows Growth and Cooperation
The article notes a shift from romantic depictions to a modern, assimilated Indian population in Canada. It details government and church collaboration, 12,400 Indian children in 230 schools, and annual appropriations of 1,365,420.45 dollars for maintenance. It highlights day and residential schools with hands on training, farmer and homemaker instruction, and ongoing field work by stewards and nurses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Department of Indian Affairs
Charles Stewart
Departments of Education
Ufe
Parliament
Bold Pirate Women of the Golden Age Sailors
Mary Read sailed under the Jolly Roger in 31719 terrorizing ships and personally pistoling mutinous crew. Belle Hammond plundered French and British vessels under both flags during early last century and died in battle.
London Banks Kept High Opening Sums
Historical notes say up to 25 years ago English banks required around 500 dollars as the minimum to open an account with London giants among those demanding as much as 5000 dollars.
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England
Bie
London
Tampering With Nature Across Ages of Ice and Heat
A London Telegraph view on future climate engineering notes that diverting the Labrador current by a Strait of Belle Isle dam could genially alter Maritime Provinces by reshaping global currents. The piece warns such meddling may threaten Europe’s climate and world economy, yet hints future science might master nature’s laws.
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Maritime Provinces
Canada
Labrador
Arctic
Strait of Belle Isie
Newfoundland
Gulf Stream
Europe
London Daily Telegraph
Prairie provinces lift crop values while others fall
Canada reports total value at production slightly higher than last year driven by a large gain in the prairie provinces. British Columbia Ontario Quebec and the Maritimes show declines, offset by a 130 million increase in the prairies. The report excludes dairy and livestock products and may mask farmer prosperity postwar. The Vancouver Province notes overall production remains near the national average.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Vancouver
Bad Moral Effect in Baseball Morals Questioned
In the New Haven Register a reader muses on baseball ethics, arguing the sport rewards base stealing as much as legitimate gains. The quote suggests concerns about moral standards and the meaning of fair play in baseball.
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New Haven Register
State Coach Costing Over Fifty Thousand Dollars
The state coach of the Lord Mayor of London, built in 1757, cost more than $50,000. This historic carriage reflects the era’s lavish ceremonial transport and state pageantry.
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London
Decay Threatens Paris and London Churches
A French chemists’ committee links urban pollution to rapid stone decay at Notre Dame and other churches. Soot plus sulfurous acid in air creates sulphuric acid and chalk, causing limestone to crumble, threatening Notre Dame, St Paul’s, Westminster Abbey, and similar landmarks.
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Paris
London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Westminster Abbey
Notre Dame
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing for Many Fabrics
Diamond Dyes packages offer simple directions so any woman can dye worn dresses skirts coats stockings sweaters and more. They guarantee no spotting fading streaking or running and advise telling the druggist fabric type wool silk linen cotton or blends.
Veteran worker given pension as new hire arrives
An employer tells Mr. Glueitt, after sixty years of service, that he must take a pension and step aside for a younger man. Glueitt reacts with disgust, saying he would not have taken a temporary job if he had known it would not be steady.
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Glueitt
Mr. Glueitt
Canada Immigration Policy Praised by American Journal
The American Journal commends Canada for handling immigration, citing Great Britain’s surplus labor and Western Canada’s colonization plan. The Times report notes lands along railways offered to settlers with 32 year payments, free initial services, and three years without interest. Railroads cooperate with favorable rates, aiding new arrivals.
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Canada
Catarrh Relief Promises From Catarrhozone Inhaler
A Greenmount reader recounts years of ear ringing headaches and partial deafness from catarrh and credits Catarrhozone with clearing nostrils stopping cough and improving breathing. The ad touts Catarrhozone inhalers for bronchitis catarrh cough and colds priced 25c 50c or 1 for two months. sold by The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
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J. A. Hammil
Greenmount
P.E.L
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Flying centenarian Mrs. Ann Sissons dies at 103
Mansfield England resident Mrs Ann Sissons who aged 103 died after a life characterized by a passion for flight. She began flying after her hundredth birthday and completed thirteen flights with hours in the air refusing to fear a crash, earning the title flying centenarian. She voted in the recent election.
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Ann Sissons
Mansfield
Eng
Suffered for Years but now Quite Well
Quebec man uses Dodd's Kidney Pills and recommends them to others with kidney ills. A resident, L Fremblay, reports lasting relief, praising the pills for acting directly on the kidneys and curbing uric acid in the blood.
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Quebec
Dodd
Cordonnier
Deguin
L. Fremblay
It Is No Disgrace to Be a Bricklayer Says Boston Meeting
A Philadelphia employer at the building congress in Boston defended bricklayers earning 11 dollars a day. The speaker argued all honest work is honorable and a worker should not refuse a fair day's pay for a fair day's work, a point echoed in the Springfield Union editorial.
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Philadelphia
Building Congress
Boston
Springfield Union
Canadian fox farming sparks Scottish competition
Glasgow reports outline a four acre ranch in northern Scotland for rearing silver black foxes mink raccoons martens and other fur bearing animals. Breeding stock is expected to be secured from Canada for the operation.
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Department of Trade and Commerce
Glasgow
Scotland
Canada
Great Merchant Prince John Wanamaker’s Rise and Legacy
A letter in the New York Times by Joseph Herbert Appell recounts John Wanamaker’s ascent from brickmaker origins to founder of modern department stores. It outlines his humble start as an errand boy, early work in Philadelphia, and partnership at 24 building fixed prices and a vast retail empire.
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New York Times
Joseph Herbert Appell
Wanamaker
Philadelphia
New York
John Wanamaker
Merchant Prince
Tower Hall
A Clergyman's Reproof
A clergyman finds a trouser button in the collection plate and, in the pulpit, warns of a collection at the sermon close. He quips that the evening text is Rend your beans and pot your garments.
Egyptians Pioneered Beer In Pelusium Era
The Egyptians are credited as the first beer makers. They called it the Pelusian liquor after Pelusium near the Nile delta, where brewing began about 1200 years before the Christian era.
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Pelusium
The
Nile
Wise Worm Delays Early Bird Breakfast, Says Proverb
A noted saying warns that a clever worm under cover can deprive the early bird of its breakfast, emphasizing patience and timing as outcomes.
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Western Canada Colonization Association
London Times
Winnipeg
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