Canada Uplifts Immigration Plan Under Overseas Settlement Board
The article outlines Britain and Canada facing postwar immigration shifts. It notes Western Canada’s historical settlement boom, wartime disruptions, and a new Canadian policy led by Minister Charles Stewart to revive immigration through coordinated land settlement, with the Overseas Settlement Board directing funds and plans for British settlers to the Dominions.
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United States
Europe
Canada
United
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Dominions
Overseas Settlement Board
British Isles
Dominion
Mengatime
Charles Stewart
Western
Prince Receives Heavy Mail At York House
The Prince of Wales typically handles about seven hundred letters daily with surges above fifteen hundred on busy days at York House. A few weeks earlier he faced similarly large mail volumes, while three secretaries attend to correspondence.
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York House
Prince of Wales
Indian tour letters dwindle before Royal attention
During the Indian tour, 2 060 letters daily reached the Prince. The comptroller of the Prince’s establishment, urged by three secretaries, reviews communications requiring the Prince’s personal attention and brings them to his notice.
Mystery Is Solved Chinese Laundry Ticket Is Nothing But a Number
A New York Sun report explains that a Chinese laundry ticket carries only a number. The polite boss, one of sixteen younger workers, says the torn ideographs do not describe the customer. The system relies on the numeric entry rather than the name or details.
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New York Sun
Java Cultivates Cocaine for Large Scale Export
The article notes cocaine’s shift from medicinal use to large scale Java cultivation. Java will export about 4,500,000 pounds of coca leaves this year, upending earlier Peruvian supply origins and highlighting global production trends. The piece references Keep Minard's ointment and a W. N. U. number.
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Peru
Java
Shelter For Machinery
Advice on building an inexpensive farm machinery shelter using uprights and roofing, with rough lumber or straw finishes. Emphasizes location to prevent drifting, simple finish, and seasonal painting. Stresses oiling knives and friction parts, longevity from cover, and time saved during busy seasons.
Dr Hamilton's Pills Promise Health For Women
An advertisement claims women with poor health suffer symptoms like weakness and headaches and touts Dr Hamilton's Pills as a cleansing remedy. It asserts the medicine purifies blood, regulates bowels, and reduces lassitude, sold for 25 cents by The Catarrhozone Co. in Montreal.
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Dr Hamilton
Dr. Hamilton
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Local man writes book about Mars stirs town chatter
A town resident claimed to have written a Mars book, prompting skepticism due to the author’s lack of travel beyond the area for five years. Neighbors question expertise and wonder about the project’s origin and credibility.
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Mars
Childhood Ailments and Baby's Own Tablets Claim
Advertises Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative for infant ailments such as constipation indigestion and colic. Includes a testimonial from Mrs Alcide Lepage of Ste Beatrix Quebec and notes 25 cent boxes sold by The Pr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario. Also mentions Jersey law restricting married women from opening a bank account without written permission.
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Alcide Lepage
Ste. Beatrix
Pr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Worms Threaten Children and Gut Health
An old newspaper notice touts Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy for intestinal worms in children. It claims the product exterminates worms of any variety and repairs damage to the intestinal lining, warning of severe consequences if untreated.
The Broad-Minded Man Reflects On Change Of Thought
A quotation notes that the best of reasons lies in not asking others to share one viewpoint since thoughts may change tomorrow. The speaker emphasizes open-mindedness and personal evolution over asserting uniform beliefs.
Hollo way's Corn Remover Promises Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Hollo way's Corn Remover as a remedy to painful corn growths. It claims effective removal and relief for sufferers seeking a simple topical treatment.
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Holloway
Device to Keep Ships From Rolling on the Hawkeye State
The passenger steamer Hawkeye State operating between Baltimore and Honolulu is being fitted with a 120 ton gyroscope stabilizer claimed to be the largest of its kind. The device spins at 80 revolutions per minute and uses small gyroscopes to detect roll and automatically counteract it, aiming to end seasickness for travelers.
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Hawkeye State
Baltimore
Honolulu
Debts and Claims Westminister Gazette Report
A Westminster Gazette note argues that debt cancellation alone is not enough without a broad settlement of international claims, warning that sacrifice may be wasted without a general solution.
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Westminster Gazette
Passenger Agents to Convene in Canadian Pacific Rockies
The American Association of Traveling Passenger Agents plans its 1922 convention in the Canadian Pacific Rockies. The gathering follows an invitation by the Canadian Pacific Railway and aims to showcase Canada’s cities, scenery, and travel opportunities to North American transport leaders.
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Canadian Pacific
Canada
American Association of
Canadian Pacific Rockies
Ontario
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
United States
America
Salt Lake City
Canadian Pacific Railway
Minards Liniment Ad Claims Nail Growth Fact
An old advertisement asserts that no two nails grow at the same rate with the middle finger nail growing fastest and the thumb nail the slowest, promoting Minard's Liniment as a remedy or aid related to this claim.
Conditions For Livestock Marketing In Western Canada
The chart from United Grain Growers shows that most western cattle are marketed in July to December, depressing prices. Finishing cattle January to June commands better demand and prices, with May and June the best for winter fed stock. Winter feeding can raise grade and shift sales earlier, improving market timing.
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Union Stock Yards
St. Boniface
Western Canada
United Grain Growers
Revival in German sea trade shown by Hamburg port stats
May 1913 marked a banner year with 1 143 vessels arriving at Hamburg totaling 1 213 000 net registered tons while May 1922 saw 1 242 arrivals totaling 1 193 900 tons. Departures in May 1913 were 1 469 vessels at 1 325 000 tons and May 1922 numbered 1 963 vessels at 1 254 000 tons.
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Hamburg
Quote on Self-possession as Legal Principle
A brief line notes that self-possession constitutes at least eight or nine points of the law, reflecting a lawyerly emphasis on personal conduct and legal standard.
Man’s Long-Awaited Wish Fulfilled Long Ago
A compact reflection notes that what a man once desired with little hope, he achieved in the distant past and carried the result to present memory. The line hints at contentment from past fulfillment rather than ongoing struggle.
Patronize your local Printer I: poor policy to send jobs
A short editorial urges readers to keep printing tasks in town and criticizes outsourcing work as bad policy. It argues local printers sustain the community economy and provide reliable service, warning that sending work away harms local shops and jobs.
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Prince
Island of
Jersey
Minard
Liniment
Aras S'Saweace
Dodd
Canadas
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