Western Premiers Conference Aims at Unoccupied Land Problem
Manitoba Legislature announces Premier T. C. Norris will convene a conference of prairie province Premiers to craft uniform legislation addressing unoccupied lands in Western Canada. The meeting seeks to aid settlers on the land, boost productivity, and guide immigration to railway-aligned homesteads, with maps and price lists to aid land agencies and the Dominion Government.
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Manitoba
T. C. Norris
Prairie Province
Canada
West
Western Canada Colonization Association
The
Colonization Association
General McRae
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Board of Trade
Farmers’ Organization
Germany Lost Her Opportunity
The British premier criticizes Germany for shifting blame and avoiding debts since 1918. He notes Germany’s refusal to face obligations, calls proposals exasperating, and says Europe now faces an ultimatum backed by British and French force. He argues harsh terms are Germany’s own fault.
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Germany
Foch
Berlin
Rifles
Britain
France
The
Montreal Star
Black Mob Seizes Estates in Queens Town South Africa
A Johannesburg despatch reports a police siege in Queens Town as a large group of blacks claiming descent from a lost Israelite tribe seize estates and commit crimes against the European population. They say they await a divine call to return to Palestine and act in preparation.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Queenstown
Israel
Palestine
Hog Load Delivers Profit Despite Farm Slump
John Hamilton of Coaldale Alberta delivered hogs to a Lethbridge butcher weighing about 270 pounds each. The nine month old hogs, raised in Western Canada, scaled their weight after an eighteen mile journey.
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Canada
John Hamilton
Coaldale
Alberta
Lethbridge
Remarkable Woman Marie Curie Receives Gift in New York
The discoverer of radium, Mme Marie Curie, visits New York to accept a one gram sample of the element from American women. Her rise from modest origins to world renowned scientist includes Nobel Prize honors with her husband, and she is the first woman professor at the Sorbonne. She has declined several decorations including the Legion of Honor, preferring not to wear them.
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Mme
Marie Curie
New York
Sorbonne
Paris
Legion of Honor
Royal Society of Arts
Queen Victoria
Dr Hamilton's Pills Promoted as Youthful Blood Regenerator
An advertisement claims old age blood is thin and weak, and that Dr Hamilton's Pills restore strength, nerves, and vitality. It touts the pills as a grand system regulator aiding bowels and removing impurities, with 25 cents at dealers of The Catarrhozone Co. Montreal.
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Dr. Hamilton
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Calamity Tuesday Sets Record Across Disasters
Tuesday is described as a calamity day with statistics showing higher frequency of rail road disasters fires street accidents and other calamities than on any other weekday. The record for each case is said to be held by Tuesday.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertises Cure
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a tonic and blood purifier. It claims to cleanse the blood, boost the system, and restore normal conditions so nature can heal. The notice lists J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio as the makers and offers free circulars.
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Hall
Nature
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Manitoba Telephone Directory Adds 600 Subscribers
The Winnipeg directory reports 40 000 names in the latest issue up 600 from January when 39 400 names were listed. The increased subscriber count reflects changes in the Manitoba Government telephone directory.
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Manitoba Government Telephone
Winnipeg
Well Satisfied With Baby's Own Tablets
Mrs Eugene Boisvert of East Aldfield Quebec credits Baby's Own Tablets with curing her constipated infant and endorses them to other mothers. The Dr Williams Medicine Co sells them for 25 cents a box by mail from Brockville Ontario.
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Eugene Boisvert
East Aldfield
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Allies Will Care For German Graves
A conference will be held between British French and Belgian War Graves Commissions and German representatives to decide the treatment of graves. There are over 400000 German graves in France and under 30000 French graves in Germany. A satisfactory solution is hoped from the talks.
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Germany
Farms In New York City By The Numbers
The New York Times reports 800 city farms valued over 35 million dollars within New York City limits. Five are in Manhattan, 55 in the Bronx, 44 in Brooklyn, 5635 in Queens, and 121 in Richmond. Average acre values range from 558 dollars in the Bronx to nearly 3,000 in Brooklyn.
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New York City
City of
New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queen’s
Richmond
New York Times
Why Not Use Dried Fruit
Practical advice on cleaning soaking and cooking dried fruits including figs dates and raisins. Describes soaking in cold water slow cooking to preserve minerals and flavor and offers dessert ideas such as prune lemon gelatine and frozen lemonade with apricot and banana pulp. Mentions stoned cherries and cost comparisons with boxed figs.
How Are You A Quirky Look At Greeting Etiquette
A New York man warns that the usual reply to How are you is often trite or misleading. He suggests embracing a rhymed rule from the Boston Transcript that treats the question as a greeting rather than a literal inquiry.
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New York
Boston Transcript
The Deadly Fly Scratches Germs In Montreal Herald
A Montreal Herald excerpt warns that a lion’s claw leaves rotting meat under its nails, a leaping image echoed by flies which carry deadly germs. The vivid analogy emphasizes unseen dangers from tiny creatures.
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Montreal Herald
London's Missing People Report
London reports at least 30 000 missing persons yearly. Some vanish forever while others reappear after weeks or months and resume their previous life as if nothing happened.
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London
After Three Years Of Liquid Diet Kaiser Is Picture Of Health
Joseph S. Kaiser of Winnipeg credits Tanlac with restoring his health after a three year liquid diet. He describes earlier weakness, dizziness, nerve pain, yellow skin, and near collapse, noting he gained twelve pounds and feels twenty years younger after starting Tanlac, sold by leading druggists.
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Kaiser
Tanlac
Joseph S. Kaiser
Beverley St
Winnipeg
Barnardo Boy's Canada Farm Laborer Killed in Barn Accident
A 44 year old former Barnardo boy who arrived in Canada from England twenty five years ago worked as a farm laborer near Bowmanville Ontario. He died in a barn accident leaving an estate of 15000 dollars with 1000 to Bowmanville Hospital 1000 to the Barnardo Homes in England and the remainder to his brother in England.
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Barnardo
Bowmanville
Ontario
Canada
England
Oil Without Alcohol in Dr Thomas Electric Oil
An oil claim cites Dr Thomas Electric Oil as alcohol free with six essential oils. It emphasizes lasting effects and uses non alcoholic composition for oils and medicines among its ingredients.
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Thomas
Bolshevists Abandon Food Control
Lenine and the Bolshevik government end foodstuffs control but letters from a Petrograd family say relief is too late. They report worse conditions than under rationing, with no food shops and peasants unable to sell as rubles lose value.
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Lenine
Russia
Berlin
Petrograd
Canadians Celebrate Empire Day in New York Activities
Canadians marked Empire Day with flag displays at Canadian organizations in New York and a series of social and patriotic events. The Dumbells, a Canadian soldier entertainment troupe, performed at a local theatre and at Fox Hills Hospital, Staten Island, for soldiers.
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New York
Dominion
Use of Exotic Skins in Women’s Footwear Expands
Skins from apes lizards walruses pythons and various alligators and crocodiles are now used to craft women’s shoes. The shift highlights growing demand for luxury animal textiles and diverse materials in fashion.
Conserving Labor In Handling Grain
The Pennsylvania railroad installed four grain car dumping machines at Baltimore. The system loads a car, places supports, dumps via 30 degree side tilt then 45 degree end tilt, reverses to discharge all grain in seven minutes. Each loader replaces 16 men, speeding car release for service.
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Baltimore
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