Our Greatest Asset Children as the Nation’s Lifeblood
An editorial argues that a nation’s greatest asset is its children and that child labor weakens the future. It cites U.S. census figures showing nearly one million children aged ten to fifteen in work and warns this erodes intellect, morality, and national strength, contrasting Canada’s compulsory schooling with Western provinces’ debates over age limits.
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Lfe
United States
LWW
Canada
Village Prosperity Depends on Local Towns and Farmers
Mr. Levitad argues that a nation prospers only if farmers and nearby villages thrive. He urges farmers to favor local merchants, bankers, and shops, noting village prosperity boosts land value, family happiness, and farm viability.
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Levitad
Mr. Levitan
St. Mary’s
Man with asthma finds relief through Kellogg remedy
A distressed man with asthma contemplates endless sufferings but is urged to try Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy. The advertisement promises complete relief if used faithfully, claiming asthma can become a thing of the past.
Blood of a free citizen in a great democracy
A London Daily Express quotation contrasts social classes, arguing that as conditions improve the lower and middle classes merge with the aristocracy, until only the blood of a free and competent citizen remains in a democracy. It likens this to Athens twenty five hundred years ago.
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Athens
London Daily Express
A Good Medicine for the Baby
A Baby Own Tablets are praised as a mild yet thorough laxative for infants. A Quebec mother, Mrs. Saluste Pelletier, says she always keeps them and considers them the best medicine for little ones. The tablets cost 25 cents a box and are sold by medicine dealers or by mail. Also note a claim about Panama hats being woven under water is disputed. To keep children healthy, Worm Exterminator by Mother Graves is recommended.
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Saluste Pelletier
Damas Des Aulaines
Bab
Dr. Williams’ Megfkcine Co
Brockville, Ont
Men Harnessed to Piows in Scarce Morelos Beasts
In Morelos Mexico a notable scene shows men harnessed to piows reflecting the scarcity of beasts of burden. The practice underscores rural labor conditions and traditional transport adapting to shortages of livestock and draft animals.
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Morelos
Mexico
France Faces Wheat Shortage Amid Poor 1922 Harvest
France reports its 1922 wheat crop is over one fourth below last year and well short of normal needs, with 64 990 000 quintals harvested against 94 600 000 required. Weather and reduced plantings cut yields, though oats and barley rise. preliminary imports total 7 000 000 quintals from Canada and the United States to cover the gap.
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France
Ministry of Agriculture
Canada
United States
Paris
Europe
Nerviline Boon for Neuralgia and Rheumatism
An advertisement promotes Nerviline for neuralgia sciatica and rheumatism. It instructs rubbing the product on the sore spot to feel a warm glow and easing of pain as the soothing action penetrates tissue. It claims rapid relief and eventual disappearance of soreness with large S33 bottles sold everywhere.
Serving One s Fellow Men Milwaukees Journal Note
A Milwaukee Journal excerpt praises community service over wealth. It cites Samuel Untermyer, a New York lawyer, proposing five story tenements for 45 000 families at 8 or 9 a room. Groundbreaking for fifty apartment houses serves 2 000 families, with rent not to exceed Untermyers figure.
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Beamis
Samuel Untermeyer
New York
Prince of Wales Changed by Indian Tour London Report
London readers observe a stark shift in the Prince of Wales after his India tour. He returns with a look of early middle age, a weight of care, and a vigilant, almost strained gaze, suggesting an enduring ordeal rather than youthful ease. Rest or marriage may restore former buoyancy.
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Prince of Wales
London
Learning Priority Says Manitoba Leads in University Attendance
The Winnipeg Board of Trade boasts that Manitoba has more university students relative to population than Quebec or any U S state, underscoring the value placed on education in the region.
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Winnipeg Board of Trade
Manitoba
Quebec
United States
London liquor sellers dwindle over ten year span
The report notes a steady decline in the number of places selling intoxicating liquors in London over the past decade. Minard's Liniment is highlighted as a remedy used by physicians.
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London
Minard
Benedictine Monks Sustain Forest by Planting for Each Cut
A report notes Benedictine monks near Florence nurture a prized forest for 910 years by replanting one tree for every tree felled. The article warns American forests face rapid loss and urges similar reforestation to prevent a treeless future.
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Florence
Haly
America
Aurora Beacon-News
Purification of Silver by Mercury Contact and Distillation
Describes a historical method where crude silver is refined by exposure to mercury and subsequent mercury distillation results in purified silver remaining after the process.
People Mind Their Own Busi ness Only When Idle
A concise truism notes that individuals focus on their own affairs chiefly when they have no other tasks or obligations to pursue. It reflects a common attitude about priorities and intrusion in daily life.
New Typewriter Promises Faster Typing With 22 New Keys
A recently invented typewriter introduces twenty two keys not on standard models. These monosyllabic words print with spacing to form complete words such as we after was and the. The inventor claims the twenty two words constitute 3 5 percent of ordinary daily language and will greatly boost typing speed.
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Christian Science Monitor
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