Labor unions renounce sympathetic strikes in Edmonton convention
The Amalgamated Postal Workers' Association voted to delete the clause allowing sympathetic strikes, signaling a shift away from One Big Union plans. The piece urges arbitration and lawful methods to resolve disputes, noting public support for organized labor while warning against actions that undermine community need.
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Amalgamated Postal Workers’ Association
Edmonton
Post Ofice
Winnipeg
Postal Workers’ Association
B. U
League of Nations
Amalgamated Postal Workers’ Assocation
Putnam's Corn Extractor Promises Quick Relief
Advert uses bold claims that men swear women complain about corns and that Putnam's Corn Extractor cures corns, warts and callouses in twenty four hours. It promotes the 25 cent price at dealers and urges trial.
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Putnam’s
Putnam's
Working Up To St. Doris Romantic Exchange
In a flirtatious exchange Alice jokes about Mr Hansen courting her. He progressed from sitting with a postcard album to a poodle and then her little brother in his lap, hoping his next turn will be hers.
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Doris
Ontario apple plan aims at direct Winnipeg sales
Mayor Gray outlines a plan for Ontario fruit growers to sell apples directly to Winnipeg consumers. He says residents tire of the exorbitant prices charged by fruit merchants and urges a direct supply path.
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Ontario
Winnipeg
Gray
Miller's Worm Powders Improve Infants Health Quickly
Miller's Worm Powders claim to treat worms and restore appetite by acting on the stomach liver and bowels. The product reportedly makes children thrive and show improvement regardless of worm infestation conditions once treatment begins.
Huge Department Store Under Construction in Winnipeg
The Hudsons Bay Company plans a massive department store in Winnipeg as part of a mall project for the new Manitoba parliament buildings. The $5,000,000 structure will begin preliminary work immediately with actual construction set to start early next spring.
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Manitoba
Hudsons Bay Company
Winnipeg
Wireless telegraphy rings telephone bell far away
A telephone bell was rung from a distance of thirty miles by wireless telegraphy, demonstrating long range signal transmission.
Good Seed to Increase Crops in Canada
Mr. L. H. Newman of the Canadian Seed Growers Association outlines how seed quality boosts wealth. Canada needs about 65 million bushels of seed grain and 9 million of seed potatoes annually, planted on 41 million acres. a one bushel per acre increase could add around 80 million dollars to national wealth. Improved breeding and district suited varieties are key.
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Canada
L. H. Newman
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Winnipeg
Commission of Conservation
Baby laxative for all ages promotes health
The ad promotes Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont as a safe laxative for ages from newborns to children. It claims to aid digestion and teething, banish constipation and fevers, and keep bowels regular, selling at 25 cents a box by mail or through medicine dealers.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Farm Woman for Varsity Winter Course at Provincial University
The United Farm Women of Manitoba are arranging a two week winter course at the Provincial University to prepare rural workers for more effective community and public service.
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The
United Farm Women of Manitoba
Provincial University
The Progress of Cow Testing Bulletin 58
The article explains that cow testing replaces guesswork to identify the best producers and improve herd efficiency. It notes increases in milk and fat production, with some herds rising 30 to 75 percent and even doubling averages over a few years, by using Dairy Records to select cows for breeding.
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A. H. White
B.S.A
Department of Agriculture
Itawa
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Promoted For Nervous Women Health
An advertisement touts Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills as essential for women to restore health and calm nerves. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. P. H. Ryan of Sand Point Nova Scotia and notes the price is 50 cents a box with mail order from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
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Milburn
P. H. Ryan
Sand Point
N.S
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Pulpwood Outlook in Northeastern Manitoba
Dominion forest reserves inspector F. H. Terchmer says pulp resources near Norway House will stay undeveloped until transportation outlets exist. He notes good spruce for pulp but rivers are unnavigable except by canoe, hindering export.
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Manitoba
F. H. Terchmer
Dominion Forest Reserves
Norway House
Holloway’s Corn Cure Promises Quick Relief
Sheets of mica can be made one thousandth of an inch thick. No matter how drep-rooted the corn or wart may be, it must yield to Holloway's Corn Cure if used as directed.
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Holloway
Copper and Nickel Discovered in Lac du Bonnet District
Copper and nickel runs of 100 to 140 feet have been found in the Lac du Bonnet Quebec mining area. The Dominion Government has dispatched a survey party to compile a full field report.
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Quebec
Lac du Bonnet
Dominion Government
Remedy Brings Complete Relief From Asthma
A man who suffered for years writes of finding relief through Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy. He describes it as matchless and provides sure help to all asthma sufferers. The remedy is inhaled as smoke or vapor and available from dealers or through wholesalers.
Electric motor boat operates on St. Petersburg river
An electric motor boat was in operation at St. Petersburg in 1838, marking an early experimental use of electric propulsion on water. The event signals the nascent stage of electric vessels and the era’s engineering efforts.
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St. Petersburg
Burning Old Bills and Bank Note Cremation Practices
A report suggests a woman’s death from suspected bank note related infection is doubtful and that cremating worn bills is a banking effort. Anne Merrill notes CanadianBank of Commerce procedures. 1920 seven months saw 1,836,000 notes burned totaling $15,315,000 with 24 cremations on bank premises and about $40,000 in paper costs.
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Canadian Bank of Commerce
Anne Merrill
Mail
Empire
Bank of Commerce
Little Edith Probes Father’s Lost Leg in Heaven Joke
Child Edith asks about her father’s missing leg. Margie explains gently that the other leg is in heaven, revealing a simple, comforting exchange between young girls and a family story.
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Edith
Papa
Margie
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Offer
Offer of 100 dollars for any case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Medicine taken internally and acts through blood to mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists over forty years. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio. Price 75 cents. Testimonials free.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Lignite Field Venture Formed in Eastern Canada
Financial men in Eastern Canada organize a $500,000 corporation to develop the Estevan Saskatchewan lignite fields. They acquire six hundred thirty acres at Roch Percee near Portal Saskatchewan for the project.
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Canada
Estevan, Sask
Roch Percee
Portal
Sask
More Persons Killed by Vehicles in London Than Anywhere
A contemporary study shows London records the highest number of fatalities from vehicle incidents among world cities, highlighting road safety concerns and urban mobility challenges.
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London
Freezone Promises Pain Free Corn Removal
An ad touts Freezone as a quick painless corn treatment. The small bottle sold by druggists promises to remove hard and soft corns or those between toes without soreness, letting users lift the corn off with fingers.
Mennonites Plan Abitibi Colony Move
Leaders of Rhineland orthodox Mennonite church plan to move a group to Abitibi Quebec to establish a colony. Winnipeg deputy education minister J F Greenway, returning from Rhineland, states the church elder delegation has authority. He notes an exodus could split the church with some following leaders others staying in Manitoba. He lacks figures on how many will go.
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Rhineland
Abitibi
Que
J. F. Greenway
Winnipeg
Greenway
Taschereau
Quebec
Manitoba
Minard's Liniment and Neuralgia Happiness Tale
A humorous note claims neuralgia happiness comes from being poor and respectable as described in storybooks. The line satirizes comfort through virtue and hardship.
University of Alberta and United Farmers Coop The
The University of Alberta collaborates with the United Farmers of Alberta to supply technical information for junior members. College of Agriculture professors prepare treatises on farm crops distributed by the United Farmers to juniors.
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University of Alberta
United Farmers of Alberta
United Farmers
College of Agriculture
Moors Introduced Cotton Manufacture to London in 1590
The Moors are credited with bringing cotton manufacture to London around 1590. This historical note ties early textile industry development to Moorish influence and the late 16th century English capital.
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London
Royal Scots claim as oldest regiment in the world
The Royal Scots are described as the oldest regiment in the world in a feature on Minard's Liniment for bars and related items. The report highlights historic claims of longevity and ties to military history.
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The
Royal Scots
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