Fire insurance costs rise as losses surge worldwide
The piece argues higher fire insurance rates result from rising losses across Canada and the United States. It cites Western Canada Mutual Fire Association figures showing quadrupled losses in four years, warns of insufficient reserves, and links high rates to consumer carelessness and lax precautions. It notes 1922 United States fire losses nearly $507 million, far above personal income taxes, with causes including matches, defective chimneys, and faulty electricity. The author emphasizes indirect societal costs and the need for personal prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Financial Post
Canada
Western Canada Mutual Fire Association
Winnipeg
Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Companies
Western Canada
Hiey
United States
Alberta Cattle for Japan Experiments Considered
Alberta cattle sent to Japan for slaughter may be tried if investigations justify the venture. Edgar F Nobles of Edmonton now in Japan has secured three tentative orders of thirty cattle each from major Japanese firms, though a trial shipment is needed to test endurance on the Pacific passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Japan
Edgar F Nobles
Edmonton
Pactic
Young Vancouver Daughter Improves After Pinkham Remedy
Vancouver reader reports her daughter aged twelve to be in better health after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits relief from pains dizziness and loss of appetite and says she uses it herself for fatigue. The letter urges mothers to care for preteen girls and watch for headaches back pain irritability and nervousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B.C
Lydia E. Pinkham
What Science Has In Store For 1824
The Daily News outlines Professor A M Low’s predictions for 1924. Advances may come from light spectrum studies and atom oscillations yielding cheaper artificial light. Miniature wireless receivers, coast stations linked by wire, broader telephone use, wireless service growth, more motor cars, and a light aeroplane era with 3 to 6 hp engines gaining popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Low
Low
English Midlands
Daily News
London
Man in Paris Prefers Mail Over Phone
Alfred Vallette editor of the Mercure de France lives in Paris and conducts all business by mail. He says he admires the telephone but would not own one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Alfred Vallette
Mercure de France
Students to Become Farmers in Canada Emigration Plan
Professor William Lochead of Macdonald College and McGill University canvassed British public schools to urge agricultural study in Canada. At Eton, Harrow, Rugby and other colleges, interest grew and Lochead expects many British boys will emigrate to the Dominion next year for farming education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lochead
MacDionald Agricultural College
McGill University
Montreal
United Kingdom
Canada
Eton
Harrow
Rugby
Lochead
Dominion
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief For Aches And Colds
An old home remedy advertises Nerviline as a fast rub for sudden sickness, colds, sore chests and throats, cramps, colic, and diarrhea. The copy claims rapid comfort for all ages and sells for 25 cents at dealers.
Reform calls change in passport rules
A. W. Neill, in Comox Alberni, urges reform of passport regulations. Daylight saving time begins in France on March 29 as clocks move one hour forward. Riga reports mass mail to Petrograd after May 1 must go to Leningrad or delivery is refused. BC timber exports rise while Lehigh Railway grants 5 percent wage hike to conductors and trainmen. San Francisco eyes removal of gas lamps as electric lighting spreads.
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A. W. Neill
Comoz- Alberni
France
Riga
Petrograd
Lenigrad
British Columbia
Minister of Lands
Lehigh Railway Company
Order of
Railway Conductors
W. G. Lee
San Francisco
Railway offer furthers forest protection cooperation
In Montreal a meeting between Canadian National Railways and Canada’s forest protective bodies produced a pledge to share staff equipment and radio facilities. Ellwood Wilson of Laurentide Pulp and Paper praised the plan, urging Ottawa meteorology to forecast hazardous conditions. The other topic warns of worms in children, noting two types and advocating Miller's Worm Powders for removal and repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian National Railways
Canada
Montreal
National Railways
Ellwood Wilson
Laurentide Pulp and Paper Company
Ottawa
Banana plants bear a single bunch per stalk
Nature Magazine notes that banana plants produce one bunch each. It explains plants grow close to one another by nature’s design and that banana fruit heads upward rather than drooping in displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Nature Magazine
Freezone Claim for Pain Free Corn Removal
An advertisement touts Freezone as a pain free corn remedy. A tiny bottle sold by druggists costs a few cents and promises instant relief, allowing the corn to be lifted off with fingers and removing hard or soft corns and between the toes without soreness.
Indigenous Maple Sap Use Highlighted by Nature Magazine
Before European settlers, Native peoples discovered the maple tree’s secret and used its sap to make syrup and sugar, Nature Magazine notes, with emphasis on early indigenous practices and processing.
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New World
Nature Magazine
Modern shoe making requires sixty four operations
A recent industry overview outlines that about 64 distinct steps are involved in producing a contemporary shoe from design and material selection to final quality checks. The process spans sourcing leather or synthetics, cutting, stitching, lasting, and finishing.
A Good Medicine for Springtime Brighten health with a tonic not purgatives
Do not use harsh purgatives for spring illness. Dr Williams Pink Pills enrich blood, strengthen nerves, and lift mood. A Sask. man reports recovery and recommends the pills, available from dealers or by mail for 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Wilhl
Williams
Henry R. Robinson
Cruickshank
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Ontario Crown Lands Timber Output and Workforce
It is estimated that 408000.10 feet of timber 3176000 railway ties and 649700 cords of pulpwood will be the output of the present lumbering season on Crown Lands in the province of Ontario alone. There are approximately 20000 men and 10000 horses employed in bush operations in Ontario.
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Ontario
Unusual Rock Napkin in Virginia Yields Suspected Footprint
Report from Bolecamp Creek Virginia describes a flat rock eight to ten feet wide bearing what is believed to be four moccasin prints. The six or seven inch tracks appear to be a right foot impression with a rim along the edge suggesting pressure before the rock hardened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Bolecamp Creek
Wilson Station Named For President Wilson In Prague
The people of Czecho-Slovakia honor the late President Wilson as founder of their republic. They name parks streets and buildings after him with the latest designation Wilson Station in Prague as the rail hub linking the capital to Poland Germany and beyond.
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Czecho-Slovakia
President Wilson
Republic
Wilson
Prague
Poland
Germany
British debts to Canada settled via New York remittance
The article notes that eight to ten million dollars have been remitted to Canada through New York as a final adjustment of British government debts from the war. It also advertises Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a household remedy, praising its wide use and affordability for common ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
New York
Thomas
October Tops Weddings in Greece, More Marriages Placed
A Greek study shows October records the highest number of marriages, surpassing all other months. Researchers note autumn weddings gain popularity due to favorable weather and cultural traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Largest electric light globe reaches 3506 degrees Celsius heat
Report notes that the giant electric light globe produced an estimated heat of about 3506 degrees Celsius. The apparatus demonstrated extreme thermal output, underscoring the innovation's intense energy behavior.
Winners In Dr Chase Diary Contest Across Canada
The Dr Chase Diary Contest honors contestants from every province with prizes ranging from 50 dollars to receipt books. Winners include Russell Ellerby of Burford Ontario Mrs E White Brantford Ontario Ivor C Rice Cookshire Quebec Miss Adelaide Attridge Highgate Ontario and several others across Canada with addresses listed.
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Dr. Chase
Russell Ellerby
Burford
Ont
E. White
Colborne St
Brantford
Walter Edwards
Glenwood Farm
R. No. 4
Cookshire
Que
Ivor C. Rice
Clandeboye
A. H. Gardiner
Edmonton
Alta
Adelaide Attridge
Highgate
Sarah Lawrence
Wharncliffe Rd
London
Thos. Humphries, Co Ayre & Sons, Ltd
St. Johns
Mld
Wallace Burwell
R.R. No
Thamesville
M. Gertrude Savage
Gilroy
Sask
J. W. Davidson
South Durham
J. Smith
6Th Ave. N.W
Calgary
Alto
Growth hair in a month offer from Alexander Laboratories
An unsolicited pitch promises rapid hair growth with a free sample of Alexander Glanda hair product and urges sending a name to Alexander Laboratories in Toronto. The message also notes wolves held in captivity are released for hunting in Russia before the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Glandahair
Alexander Laboratories
Bohan
Toronto
Canada
Russia
Breathing Ease with Kellogg Asthma Remedy
Describes Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a proven, long serving treatment for constricted airways and difficult breathing. Claims it offers complete effectiveness under severe conditions and urges purchase from local dealers. Also notes a London fashion trend of luminous hair lotion glowing in subdued light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Castoria Health Claim Ad Promotes Gentle Teething Relief
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a 30 year plus substitute for Castor Oil Paregoric teething drops and syrups. It asserts no narcotics and directs readers to directions on each package, appealing to physicians and parents.
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Fletcher
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