Encouraging Western Settlers to Build Canada’s Future
The article urges Canada to boost immigration to populate the West and grow the economy. It cites the wartime debt, railway demand, and factory output as reasons immigration fuels prosperity. It notes the shift from Immigration to Immigration and Colonization and warns against overly restrictive policies while stressing support for fit settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Dominion
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Department of Immigration
Immigration and Colonization
Newsboy Goes to University After Ten Years of Saving
David Pasternack, a Calgary newsboy with one arm, has saved for ten years to fund his education at Queen's University in Kingston Ontario. He plans to study chemical engineering at the Eastern university.
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Calgary
David
Kingston
Ont
Queen's University
Eastern University
German Competition Becomes Severe in Railway Tenders
Modern Transport notes Germany's fierce bids for railway equipment. A German firm's tender ran 40 percent below the lowest British offer for Indian state railway carriages. A Burman railway contract went to a British firm despite German quotes being 10 percent lower.
England Seeks 8.5 Million More Hens to Restore Egg Demand
Edward Brown, secretary of the National Poultry Council, says England must add 8.5 million hens to reach 120 eggs per person as in 1913. He notes U S and Canada average near 200 eggs per person annually and uses recent census data to estimate England’s per capita intake at 3 eggs daily last year.
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England
Edward Brown
National Poultry Council
Brown
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Whale’s Narrow Throat and Diet The Tiny Feeder
A whale’s throat is extremely small, capable of choking with a fist, yet these giants feed on the tiniest sea creatures. This paradox highlights how baleen whales filter vast amounts of microscopic organisms from ocean waters.
Proves Irrigation Is a Success on Alberta Farm
A farmer named Williamson demonstrates irrigation success in Alberta. He started as a hired man, rented an engine and plough, then bought an eighty acre irrigated farm and broke it. In his first year he bought a threshing machine and paid it off with that season’s threshing. Now in his third season he owns a fully paid farm, threshing and ploughing outfit, and tractor.
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Alberta
Williamson
The Origin of Gall Stones and Liver Health
The article claims gall stones are dried bile and common among merchants clergy and sedentary people. It promotes Dr Hamilton's Pills for liver and bowel action, prevention of bilious fits, and general family health with mandrake and butternut formula. Catarrhozone Co Montreal listed as distributor.
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Dr. Hamilton
Record of Rye Seeding Increase in Alberta and Saskatchewan
About 850000 acres are planned for fall planted rye in Southern Alberta and Saskatchewan this year, up from 250000 acres last year. The rise equals roughly 185 percent. If yields meet average, the 1922 rye crop could add three to four million dollars to farmers' income in these regions.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief for Stomach Ailments
A newspaper blurb warns of a mild epidemic from impure water causing cramps diarrhoea and headache. It touts Nerviline as fast relief urging households to keep a bottle on hand at 35 cents everywhere.
Perseverance and a Responded Love Question
A brief dialogue captures a plea for affection with a witty reply. The exchange contrasts romantic pressure with a sardonic memory of a distasteful past habit, highlighting stubborn reluctance and humor.
Principal of Saskatchewan Schools Praises Kidney Pills
Webb Saskatchewan report quotes Mr. George Hutchings, a local school principal, claiming kidney pills as the sovereign remedy after two years of diseased kidneys. He says Dodd's Kidney Pills improved his health, aiding kidney function and overall energy, and urges others to try them.
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Saskatchewan
Webb
Dodd
George Hutchings
Hutchings
Mitsumata Raincoat Made From Mountain Shrub Fibers
A versatile water proofing material arises from Mitsumata paper produced from leaves and stems of a small Japanese mountain shrub, noted for its protective rainwear quality.
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Mitsumata
Japan
Sixty Years In One Regiment Captain Swift Honored
Captain Charles Swift leader of the bugle band of the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada has sixty years of service in the regiment. The Militia Department promoted him to honorary Captaincy marking his long career since joining as a triangle player in 1861 at Ridgeway and leading the band to King Edward VII’s coronation. Leading musicians worldwide congratulate him on the band he leads.
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Charles Swift
Queen's Own
Toronto Rifles
Canada
Militia Department
Captain Swift
Queen's Own Regiment
Ridgeway
Edward
Capt
Swift
Imperial Bureau to Fight Plant Diseases for Food Security
The British Government plans an Imperial Bureau to study plant diseases and test prevention and cure methods. Leading scientists will run the bureau to boost vegetable and commercial crop production for the empire and the world.
Bolshevists Of America Attack On American Society
A Boston Transcript critique condemns Bolshevism as tyranny and injustice. It argues Americans currently relieve Russian victims of Marxist policy and will not be swayed by discredited advocates.
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Russia
Boston Transcript
Hail Insurance Directors Fix Farm Premium Rate
Municipal Hail Insurance Association directors set a 25 cents per acre premium on net seeded acreage for the current year. Based on total claims of 1,668,491 dollars this levy implies about a five percent rate for farmers.
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Municipal Hail Insurance Association
Saskatchewan Wheat Yield For Year Estimated At 145 Million Bushels
Saskatchewan grain production for the year is estimated at 145 082 000 bushels of wheat 196 120 000 bushels of oats 13 500 000 bushels of barley 4 560 000 bushels of flax and 4 053 000 bushels of rye.
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Saskatchewan
A Prime Dressing for Wounds
In factories carbolic acid is kept to cauterize wounds and cuts. Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil offers quicker action, does not scar skin or burn flesh, and serves as a safer alternative for workers.
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Dr. Thomas
Bath Request and Hunger Rattle Boston Servant Visit
A Boston servant reports a stranger at the door seeking a bath and food. The master questions the visitor while the servant shows disapproval at the odd request. The scene hints at a curious guest with basic needs.
Growing Fuel In Six Years From Prairie Trees
A Dominion Forestry Branch report notes rapid growth of species suitable for prairie fuel. Russian poplar on a 0.75 acre plot at Indian Head, Sask, reached 23 feet by 1913, yielding 6.75 cords from half the plot in 8 years, about 18 cords per acre. Planting cost was $5.86 per acre and two years of cultivation about $12. The findings suggest wood fuel can be grown within six years and becomes increasingly productive thereafter.
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Prairies
Indian Head
Sask
N. M. Ross
Dominion Forestry Branch
Healthy Blood Restores Vitality With Pink Pills
An article extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood enriching tonic for anaemia and general malaise. It cites Mrs EB Cook of Simcoe Ontario who reports relief after seven boxes, improving weight and complexion and restoring energy. Pills sold at 60 cents a box or six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
EB. E. Cook
Simcoe, Ont
Hamilton
Greek temple unearthed at Ber ras in Thessaly
Archaeologists discover an imposing temple near Ber ras Thessaly in excellent preservation size rivaling Jupiter at Olympia dated to 400 B C Bronze inscriptions reveal laws and resolutions Another temple found near Volo within a month excavations ongoing
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Berras
Thessaly
Jupiter
Olympia
Volo
Persistency of British Post through Travel of 1903 Cigarette Packet
An Imperial veteran J Harris received a cigarette packet mailed from England in 1903 to him during the South African War. The package has spent 18 years traveling to India New Zealand and many places, illustrating remarkable postal persistence and reach.
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Prince Albert
J. Harris
England
India
New Zealand
Wooly dogs of Nootka Sound used for weaving garments
Indigenous people of Nootka Sound keep wooly dogs whose fleece is readily woven into garments, reflecting traditional textile practices and material use in the coastal community.
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Nootka Sound
Sapleigh-abr Learns French From Perfume Tile Clues
In a quirky exchange the cellar excavator claims his French came from perfumes and tiles. Minard's aid lane appears as a sideline clue, while a tongue in cheek dismissal hints at a playful local lore atmosphere.
Immigrants Were Mostly British Born
For April to July, Canadian immigration totaled 26 268 from Britain, 14 219 from the United States, and 9 439 from other countries. The U S arrivals are largely English speaking and many are British born descendants, with 844 rejections at ocean ports in the period, only 72 of which were British.
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Canada
United States
Department
Ocean Ports
Banks And The People In The War Weal And Woe
The piece notes banks as government agents through wartime lending, stirring public thrift. It argues the old hidden money bag has vanished as people invest surplus funds to produce earnings. Idle money is viewed as harmful as idle labor, urging more savings.
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The
Indianapolis News
Why No Rainbow In Winter
Professor W J Humphreys explains that a rainbow requires both rain and sunshine. Local convective showers provide this mix, common in summer, while general cyclonic storms dominate winter, reducing rainbow formation.
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W. J. Humphreys
Halibut Fishermen Pay Bills Before Pacific Trips
Pacific halibut fishermen settle finances before departing on fishing voyages, ensuring all bills are paid prior to the season’s start.
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Pacific
Suffering of Young Women: Toronto woman credits remedy
Mrs H A Goodman of Toronto says long years of left side pain and cramps were relieved by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after doctors proposed surgery. She urges others to try the product and notes confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass is available to women seeking help.
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Toronto
Ont
Lydia E. Winkham
H. A. Goodman
Rockvale Ave
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