Remodelling the Constitution to Cut Costs in Canada
The article argues that high taxation throttles industry and calls for constitutional reform to reduce overlapping federal and provincial powers. It notes nine agriculture departments, duplication in insurance and corporate laws, and rising litigation. It urges Premier Mackenzie King to convene a conference with premiers and attorneys general to simplify and modernize the Dominion's constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Ottawa
Privy Council
London
Ontario
Manitoba
Mackenzie King
English Specialists Say Times Are Hard
English specialists report financial chill on Harley Street as people cannot afford fashionable treatments. The piece notes the affluent street, famed for medical experts, facing tighter budgets and reduced patronage amid economic strain.
Harley Street Fees Spark Grudge Over Value
Overseas Daily Mail notes specialists on Harley Street lament hard times as patients opt for cheaper family doctors. They claim higher costs bring prestige and治 offers such as a dignified butler greeting, elegant ante-chamber waits, and a charmingly attentive doctor, all for three guineas, prompting discontent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Street
Belgravia
Mayfair
Licely
Overseas Daily Mail
World’s Largest Coin Statues in Sweden’s Old Coinage
The piece, a 1739 stamped copper plate coin weighing six and a half pounds, bears the value 4 daler. It comes from a collection of 30,000 specimens showing exchange media across eras. The collection’s total original value runs in the millions, though no current value is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farren Zerbe
Sweden
Charles XI
Alberta Area Urban Population Surges Over Twenty Years
Statistics show urban population in the Alberta area rising from 18 533 to 222 904 in twenty years, an average annual increase around 16 000. Rural population grew by about 15 500 per year in the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Pink Pills Promise Health For Pale Women
An advertising piece claims Dr Williams' Pink Pills can restore red blood and vigor to pale weakened women and girls. It includes a testimonial from Laura Monaghan of Campbellton P E I detailing improvement after use and notes pills cost 50 cents a box or two dollars fifty for six boxes from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Laura Monaghan
Campbellton
P.E.I
Queer Method Judges Height of Standing Trees
A description of a South American Indian practice to measure a tree's height. From the base, a man walks away until he can turn with his back to the tree and put his head between his legs to just see the top. He marks the spot and the ground distance to the base equals the tree's height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Bamboo Lighthouse Stands on Japanese Coast
A lighthouse on the Japanese coast is built from bamboo due to its resistance to salt water and its tendency not to rot like ordinary wood. The structure highlights innovative use of natural materials in coastal maritime safety.
Ask for Minard's and Take No Other
In a brief item the paper notes a request directed to Minard's and states no other inquiries will be accepted. The notice emphasizes the need for precise action and excludes additional sources of information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minard
Automobiles Signal Prosperity in Canada Trade
If car demand reflects overall wealth, Canada appears prosperous. The country has produced many automobiles and imported passenger cars worth 45 749 115 dollars over the last five years, underscoring strong automotive activity and economic health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ex-Kaiser’s Book Attracts US Publication Interest
Former Kaiser William writes on the world war blaming circumstances outside Germany for the conflict. A United States group has an option on world rights and plans publication. The work covers the prewar period and argues these outside factors shaped Germany’s actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
United States
Europe
Germany
Irrigation Survey Expands in Dominion Areas
The 1920-21 Annual Report of the Reclamation Service notes irrigation projects in full or partial operation cover 1 076 000 acres with 28 400 more seeking water in 1921-22. Surveys for a further 480 000 acres are ready for district organization and many surveys are underway on other tracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Reclamation Service
Dominion
Cheapest of all Oils Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is described as the cheapest preparation available to the public. It is available in every drug store across Canada and is carried by country merchants, making it easily procurable and very affordable for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Thomas
Canada
British Columbia Leads Canada in Telephone Growth
British Columbia shows the highest per capita telephone ratio in Canada as expansion continues. In Greater Vancouver about 50,000 instruments serve a population near 175,000, reflecting rapid ongoing growth in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Province
Canada
Greater Vancouver
Hall's Catarrh Medicine advertised relief claim
Those who are run down feel catarrh more than in good health. The medicine is described as a tonic acting through the blood to mucous surfaces, reducing inflammation and aiding nature. Sold by all druggists with free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
The Colors That Change Room Perception
The article explains how wallpaper colors affect room feel and perceived size. Yellow enlarges spaces and brightens dark rooms while blue narrows and cools. Red suggests richness and makes a space seem larger. pink with white suits bedrooms. brown fits living rooms. grey harmonizes with mulberry, peacock blue, or primrose.
The Killjoy Wife fot the theatre
The fragment shows a quarrel about a match thrown in a wastebasket and not fully extinguished before leaving home. It presents a domestic moment with a sense of urgency and concern over a potential fire risk. The text points to a dramatic familial interaction rather than a full news event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Beauty Through Surgery Elevates Aged Women To Anew
At the American Medical Association meeting in St Louis surgeons report many women seek cosmetic operations to erase age blemishes. Edna Wallace Hopper cited as example, praising facial renewal while doctors caution against quack dangers and emphasize informed choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Association
St. Louis
Edna Wallace Hopper
Los Angeles
Railway mileage in Saskatchewan grows over the decades
The total railway mileage in Saskatchewan now stands at 6 269 miles with Canadian Pacific operating 2 777 miles. Past aggregates show 1995 at 1 525 miles, 1910 at 3 259 miles, and 1915 at 6 102 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Canadian Pacific
Do you feel like this when you waken
An old health ad touts Dr Hamilton's Pills to tone and stimulate the liver and relieve poisonous wastes. It claims faster digestion appetite boost and renewed energy in a few days. Sold in 25 cent boxes by The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hamilton
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Yorkton man builds wild animal sanctuary
J. A. M. Patrick, K.C., at his own expense, has established a sanctuary for wild animals in Yorkton Saskatchewan to please himself and protect disappearing wildlife. He recently bought four pure white deer from Grand Rapids Michigan, one of only seventeen such deer known in North America. He faces usual sanctuary protection challenges but presses on with the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkton
Sask
Asthma Remedy Promises Relief by Dr Kellogg
A man writes of permanent relief after years of asthma through Dr J D Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy. The inhaled smoke or vapor reportedly offers sure help to all sufferers and is available from dealers or wholesalers.
Plan for Radio Stations at Norway House and Victoria Beach
Major B. D. Hobbs of the Winnipeg Canadian Air Board says plans mature to install two radio stations this season for forest patrols at Norway House and Victoria Beach. The outfits will transmit by key and receive calls, enabling rapid reporting of fires to the district forester in Winnipeg and broadcasting reliable north country weather. Flying boats will carry wireless gear.
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Norway House
Victoria Beach
B. D. Hobbs
Winnipeg
Canadian Air Board
Production of Gold Increases in British Columbia 1921
The 1921 lode gold output in British Columbia amounted to 2 804 154 dollars, up from 2 481 392 dollars in 1920, a rise of 322 762 dollars or about 13 percent. The report from the Department of Mines notes four prior years of output roughly half the prewar annual level, but current developments suggest a significant near-term increase in production.
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British Columbia
Department of Mines
China's Farms Average Just Over Half an Acre
In China the farms average a little more than half an acre in extent, reflecting smallholder plots typical of rural land use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Tired and Run Down Woman Credits Lydia Pinkham Remedy
Vancouver BC woman testifies after two years of headaches sleeplessness and poor appetite that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound strengthened her enabling housework. The ad notes the remedy helps nervousness headaches backache and tiredness and has a fifty year history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Lydia Pinkham
Washington
J. C. Geraves
Hornburt
British Columbia
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Imperial support eyed for White Australia policy plans
Sir James Connolly, Agent-General for West Australia in London, reports the Imperial British Government favors Australia s White Australia policy. He says it would close the back door to the continent and could involve imperial aid for railways roads and the occupation of 2 000 farms in Northern Australia by British emigrants.
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Australia
James Connolly
West Australia
London
Sir James
Northern
James
When Overtaken by Nausea Try This Simple Remedy
When you feel unsure if you can keep food down you need twenty drops of Nerviline in sweetened water. The remedy is advertised to quell vomiting and upset stomachs, with large 35 cent bottles sold by all dealers.
Canadian Record Claim for Violet of Cedar Cove
The owners claim Violet a two year old Guernsey heifer bred by C Hawthorne at Cheam B C has set a Canadian record in a 365 day test producing 11 051 pounds of milk and 557 pounds of butter
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Violet
Cedar Cove
C. Hawthorne
Cheam, B.C
Draft Clerk Tom Withers Starts New Bank Job
Tom Withers introduces himself as a new bank employee and describes his role as a draft clerk who opens and closes doors, prompting Edgar's curiosity about the position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Withers
Edgar
Good News for Stomach Trouble Sufferers
Mrs Geo Wellington reports long standing gastric trouble and nervous indigestion improving after taking Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery. She notes no indigestion since starting the medicine and recommends it to others. Available in liquid or tablets at ill druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay
Dr. Pierce
Geo. Wellington
John
Advice From Mrs Fawcett to Mothers in St Catharines
Mrs J Hawcott of 8 Beach Street praises Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a reliable tonic for expectant mothers. The note urges young mothers to seek the remedy through their local druggist and offers free medical advice from Dr Pierce at Invallids Hotel Buffalo NY.
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President Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo, N. Y
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Product of Canada
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Dodd
Ios
Greater
New York
Putnam’s Corn Extractor
Putnam's
Kaiser
B.C
Edmonson, Bates & Co
Cimsted
Toronto
Beauty
Saskatcehwan
Mr. Patrick
Plan
England
Mrs. Fawcett
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