Service as Cardinal Policy in Business by C P Railway Leader
A Hamilton Institute pamphlet adapted from E W Beatty of Canadian Pacific Railway argues service should be the core policy of all business. It cites self preservation as business necessity, personal leadership in large firms, and minimal state interference, urging enterprises to serve the community and pursue public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Hamilton Institute of New York
E W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Hamilton
Canada
Wonders of Sound From Balloons Reveals Height Silent Skies
The article recounts Glaisher and Bacon noting sound variations with air moisture and altitude. They heard trains, gunfire, dog yelps, children shouting, and London’s roar from thousands of feet high while sounds faded to silence beyond certain altitudes. A French balloonist also heard a cock crow and a church bell at 5,000 ft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glaisher
J. M. Bacon
Bacon
Woolwich
Plumstead
Plumstead Marshes
London
Bavaria Proposes Heavy Fines for Gluttony in Diet
Bavaria seeks to curb overeating with a bill in the Diet imposing fines up to 100000 marks and five years penal servitude on a second offence. Foreign residents face penalties and restaurants that encourage gluttony could also be fined. Silk resists weather better than linen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bavaria
Canada’s Greatest Boy Violinist Reaches England
Winnipeg’s Ben Loban, once a ragged newsboy, arrived in Liverpool aboard the Melita. He earned the silver medal from the Associated Board and Royal College of Music, ranking second in the Dominion advanced exams, winning two years of free tuition at the Royal Academy of Music. Waterhouse of Winnipeg mentored him since he asked to learn the fiddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Loban
Winnipeg
Canada
Liverpool
Melita
Associated Board
Royal Academy of Music
Royal College of Music
Dominion
London
John Waterhouse
Waterhouse
Suffering Gone She Is Enthusiastic About Kidney Pills
Dame Edmond Roy reports six years of pain ending after taking eight boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. She praises relief from side pain rheumatism cramps backache and headache, attributing all to kidney trouble and urging others to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodd
Matane Co
Edmond Roy
Dame Roy
Not Worth His Salt Salary Origin Explained
The term salary derives from Roman soldiers receiving a daily portion of salt as part of pay. The Latin word sal meaning salt evolved into salary when salt was replaced by money, giving rise to phrases about worth of salt.
Danderine Hair Tonic Promises Thick Healthy Growth
An advertisement touts Danderine as a 35 cent bottle that ends dandruff and itching in one application. It claims hair becomes soft and easy to style with rapid new growth after weeks, rejuvenating roots and restoring vigor for a full, luxuriant look.
Tunnel linking Europe with Africa would open French colonies
The piece argues a Europe Africa tunnel could connect France to its North African colonies via Spain if geology allows. It recalls ancient tunnels and notes the Simplon tunnel opening in 1922 and the Gotthard line as major Alpine routes, comparing grades and express freight potential.
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South Africa
France
Spain
North Africa
English Channel
Europe
Africa
Mediterranean
Euphrates
Posilipo
Naples
Alps
Simplon
Italy
Gotthard
Switzerland
St. Gotthard
Gotthard Tunnel
The Balance Wheel Of A Watch And Its Tempatures
The balance wheel must withstand wide temperature changes to keep accurate time. It uses tempered steel for the wheel with brass around the rim to offset expansion and contraction. The wheel pulsates about 432,000 times daily, requiring dual metals for reliable operation.
Unfit to Live Must Die Corn Remedy Ad
An 19th century style advertisement touts Putnam's Extractor for corns and warts. It claims the product instantly removes defects with no lasting harm and sells for 25 cents at all dealers, urging use as a reliable remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam's
Weekly Newspaper Rate Set by Canadian Association
The Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association fixed a minimum subscription rate of $2 per year at its Toronto annual meeting. Ottawa will host the convention next June with seventeen directors present. Membership rises to over 1060 with broad provincial representation and a healthy financial status. Sepia from cattle fish hides itself with an inky flood. Edison introduced the first practical electric lamp in 1879.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
Toronto
Ottawa
Dominion
Splendid Work Under Agricultural Instruction Act Boosts Canadian Livestock
The Toronto Globe notes livestock improvements since 1914 with rising cattle numbers, growing pure-bred stock, and better farm education funded by the Agricultural Instruction Act. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta sums reach over two million dollars. 1920–21 grants support representatives clubs dairy and poultry work soil analysis field husbandry and agricultural training across the prairies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Killarney
Agricultural Instruction Act
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Do You Smoke Too Much Heart and Nerve Pills Claim
An advertisement claims tobacco causes heart and nervous system issues and promotes Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills as a remedy. A testimonial from Frank Lutes of Brantford Ontario describes palpitations, night sweats, and rapid heartbeats improved after using the pills, noting a gain of over 20 pounds. Pills priced 50 cents per box, available via mail from The T Milburn Co. Toronto Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lutes
Terrace Hill St
Brantford
Ont
Milburn
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Price of a Battleship and World Mission Aid
Dr Arthur J Brown of the Presbyterian Fellowship argues that the US missionary program across sixteen countries four thousand nine hundred cities and thousands of workers costs less than a single battleship. He suggests diverting more battleship funds to missions would advance peace and goodwill globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Brown
Presbyterian Fellowship
America
It Pays to Patronize Home Industry
Local message urges residents to buy from merchants in their own town to support community businesses and keep money circulating locally.
Clydesdale Association Calls for Better Canadian Heavy Horses
The Clydesdale Horse Association of Canada in Toronto adopted a resolution urging authorities to raise heavy horse quality. In the past three years Canada saw 200 600 more horses yet 130 000 fewer colta and fills, signaling a decline in breeding activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clydesdale Horse Association of Canada
Toronto
Canada
Prices Jump In Vienna Street Fare Hikes Hit Public
Prices rise sharply as Vienna Street raises car fares and energy costs. Gas and electricity now cost double the prior year, with rates jumping dramatically to 14 times higher than twelve months ago.
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Frances Burns
St. Basile
Quebec
Mall
Som-Morsco Ieee
Wonders of Sound
Earth
S. N. Wynn
The
Enterprise Publishing Co., Ltd
Yorkton, Sask
Saskatchewan Press Association
Winnipeg Newsboy
England
C.W.N.A
Edison
N. UL
Toronto Globe
Ontario
Vienna
Sloan’s
Sloan
Department of Agriculture
Post Office
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