Return to Winnipeg Holiday Reawakens Margaret Anne
Margaret Anne arrives in Winnipeg for a restorative visit with Maudie after a long absence. She notes mixed feelings about leaving Murray and the twins, recalls the farm's hardships, and enjoys social rounds with old friends while reflecting on home, work, and the strain of wartime change.
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Murray
Maudie
Winnipeg
Fort Garry
Jack Mowbray
Ke Herrington
Maudie’s
Margaret Anne
Gwen
Union Station
Broadway
Nicolas
Mother
Lke
Deer Lodge
Lestiec Ormond
Robertsons
Teddy
Kildonan Cemetery
Jessie Middleton
Kathleen Manners
Walker
Granny
Ime
Reg Jones
Medical College
Middleton
China
Australia
Canada
Herring Joh
Health and vim for Brantford woman through Lydia E Pinkham
Mrs James H Macpherson of 909 Greenwich St Brantford Ontario reports severe fatigue back pain and sleep disturbance. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regained ability to work and now feels healthier with improved monthly cycles. She praises the medicine as unbeatable for women’s health. She also notes requesting private text on ailments peculiar to women from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Ontario.
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Brantford
Ontario
Lydia E. Pinkleham
James H. MacPherson
Greenwich St
Lydia E. Pinkham
Birds wiser than men on foundation and instinct
In a reflection attributed to John Muir a friend notes birds avoid unsafe nests, suggesting a strong instinct for secure foundations. The piece compares bird prudence to human risk taking, warning that disregarding conscience leads to harm and lies.
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John Muir
A Peculiar Situation in Agriculture Aid
A Toronto Star excerpt questions why farming, the continent’s basic industry, is in need of aid. It argues that external handicaps and favors to other pursuits undermine farming, suggesting markets and returns would be safer if agriculture were left to its own devices.
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Toronto Star
Quebec Plans New Fuel and Weight Based Car Tax
The Quebec Government will adopt in this session a two cent a gallon tax on fuel and a tax based on weight rather than horsepower for cars. This approach replaces the old horsepower levy and is described as the new taxation method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Population and wealth sag as Britain’s per capita income dips
British Isles population fell from about 66 million in 1814 to 48 million today, despite war losses. Sir Leo Chiozza Money estimates real national income has declined about 15 to 20 percent since 1913, with prewar 45 pounds per head dropping to 37 pounds 10s in 1915 purchasing power.
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British Isles
Sir Leo Chiozza Money
Toronto Globe
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised by Canadian Women
Mrs. Frank Vaillancourt of Jill Siding Ontario shares relief from 14 years of kidney trouble via Dodd's Kidney Pills. She notes a friend's recovery after three boxes and credits the remedy with aiding heart strain by cleansing the blood, delivering improved health.
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Jill Siding
Dodd
Canada
Frank Vaillancourt
Limpy Late A Lesson On Timeliness For Youth
The piece warns against chronic lateness, using examples from school and daily life. It urges students to be alert and forward moving, noting tardiness wastes time, disrupts plans, and dulls potential. It ends with advice to seize opportunities and avoid becoming "Too late."
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Avan
Imperial Tobacco CO. OF Canada Limited
Mrs. MacPherson
Man
Britain
Dr. Chase
Fdmanson, Bates & Co., Ltd
Toronto
Western
Little Foxes
E. A. Hesrs
D.D
Permission Thomas Allen
Mr. So
Johnny
Mary
Hfe
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