Public Life In Canada and the Call for Better Service
The article argues that service to country is the highest calling and urges Canada to draw its best qualified citizens into federal and provincial public life. It discusses private sector rewards, red tape, political interference, media ridicule, and the need for fair criticism to raise public life standards. It notes the sacrifice involved and calls for a shift in citizen viewpoint to value public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Press Gallery
Ottawa
People's Representatives
House of Commons
Live Fox Show Planned for Charlottetown in 1925
The Silver Black Fox Breeders Association decided to hold a world fox show in Charlottetown in 1925. They argue the island, cradle of the fox industry, makes the capital city the proper site for an exhibition likely to display several thousand foxes.
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Charlottetown
Silver Black Fox Breeders Association
Creamery Butter Production Hits Record in Canada 1923
Canadian creamery butter output in 1923 reached 163 456 758 pounds valued at 56 894 008 dollars and rose 10 954 859 pounds and 23 449 726 dollars in value from the prior year. The Bureau of Statistics reports the 1923 quantity set a record, with value second only to 1920 when prices averaged 57 cents per pound. The Oxford dictionary notes 425 000 words and 40 years of work.
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Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Castoria Aids Constipation and Colic for Babies and Children
An advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a remedy used for over 26 years to relieve constipation, flatulence, wind colic and diarrhea, ease feverishness, regulate stomach and bowels, aid digestion, and promote natural sleep without opiates. it stresses the genuine product bears a signature.
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Fletcher
Broadcasting Motion Pictures Test Shows Feasibility
W H Marshall disclosed at the Mark Strand Hotel in New York experiments proving the practicability of wireless broadcasting of motion pictures. Colonel FE Green of South Dartmouth Mass, aided by MIT President Samuel Stratton and staff, demonstrated sixty foot transmission and planned a general broadcasting set within a year.
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Mark Strand Hotel
New York
W. H. Marshall
FE. H. R. Green
South Dartmouth
Mass
Colonel Green
Hettie Green
Buzzard’s Bay
Samuel W Stratton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Institute
Marshall
Green
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing For All Fabrics
Color it new with Diamond Dyes. Beautiful home dyeing is guaranteed with these one cent packages. Dip in cold water for tinting or boil to achieve permanent colors. Instructions show how to dye lingerie silks ribbons skirts waists dresses coats stockings and more. Tell your druggist the material type wool silk linen cotton or mixed.
Completing Plans For Linking Up Empire
An air ministry official says lack of Canadian air bases blocks Atlantic test flights while plans to connect Dominion outposts by air proceed slowly. The R 23 is reconditioning at Cardington and will test Britain to India via Egypt. Burny and B 33 are outdated and not fit for India service. Miller's Worm Powders are advertised for treating intestinal worms in infants.
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Canada
Atlantic
Dominion
Te Air Ministry
Cardington
Britain
India
Egypt
Air Service
Wheat yields and corn remover claim disjointed crops
The report notes winter wheat on dry land at the experimental farm in Lethbridge yielding 35 bushels per acre. A separate field reached 45 bushels, while Holloway's Corn Remover is advertised as safe and effective for both hard and soft corn removal.
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Lethbridge
Holloway
Grooms Younger Than Brides In Switz Study Finds
A Switzer land study of thousands of marriages shows bridegrooms average younger than brides. In 8400 cases grooms were ten years younger and in 2552 cases sixteen years younger than their wives. Some instances include boys aged 25 to 30 marrying women 41 to 45.
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Switzerland
Leaves Unneeded by Aeginella Blossoms Parasite
Leaves prove unnecessary to the purple parasitic Aeginella flowers that attach to other plants. Minard's Liniment for Aches and Pains.
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Minard
Cuticura Heals Toronto Woman’s Eczema
Miss Sarah Shulman of 255 Manning Ave Toronto describes two months of itchy red pimples on her hands that worsened with water. After trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment she found relief and purchased more, reporting complete healing and recommending the products. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum for skin care.
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Sarah Shulman
Manning Ave
Toronto
Ontario
German Gift ZR-3 Airship To Be Formally Turned Over
The United States will receive the ZR-3 airship from the German Government without a ceremony. Navy officials view the delivery as wartime debt payment and see no public pageantry. The hangar at Lakehurst is described as the world’s largest, dwarfing even the Capitol dome. The ZR-3 seats 30 passengers with five six-person compartments and a modern electric kitchen. Its future, contingent on nonmilitary use, could be sold to a commercial firm or used by the Post Office for air mail.
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United States
Navy Department
Lakehurst
Capitol
Washington
Woolworth
New York
Zeppelin
Post Office Department
Prince of Wales to yearly Canada ranch visit says London Star
The London Star reports the Prince of Wales plans a yearly visit to a Canadian ranch after his South Africa tour. While home duties will rise, the paper notes a few weeks each year in Canada as a bright exception. The piece also cites a global fish consumption of 1.6 billion dollars in value and wasted ocean food.
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Canada
Prince of Wales
London Star
the Star
South Africa
South America
England
Migratory Bird Bag Limits and Restrictions Across Provinces
The notice outlines provincial bag limits for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta detailing ducks geese brant rails and Wilson snipe quotas by day season and overall totals. It also lists prohibitions on automatic or large gauge guns aircraft power boats raft boats night lights and shooting from vehicles and sets hours restricting migratory bird shooting to between one hour before sunrise and one hour after sunset.
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Canada
United States
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Clark's Tomato Ketchup Sauce Endorsed for Fish and Meats
The advertisement promotes Clark's Tomato Ketchup Sauce as greatly improving fish and meats with a dash of the sauce. It notes the product is made from ripe tomatoes and pure spices and invites readers to let the Clark Kitchens help.
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Clark
Eyes to Look After Children in School
Vancouver parents are urged to ensure school children have sound eyesight to prevent mental handicap and weak foundation for learning. The Vancouver Sun notes defect in vision costs and hampers education. emphasis on early vision care for 24,000,000 U.S. children and peers in Canada.
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United States
Vancouver
Vancouver Sun
Alberta Dairy Industry Sees Sharp Butter Production Rise
Alberta creamery butter production is set to rise nearly 25 percent this year over 1923 levels. Last season output reached 17.75 million pounds and is expected to reach about 22.6 million pounds this year. Government grading shows a more than 40 percent increase in butter graded in the seven months to July, with 6.896 million pounds graded this year versus 4.615 million pounds last year.
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Alberta
Irrigation Expands Yields Across Lethbridge District
In the first year of operation the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District irrigated about 30 900 acres with some farmers watering up to 200 acres. Still 75 000 acres remain available for irrigation. Alberta practice shows irrigation raises average grain yields and aids alfalfa corn sunflowers roots and vegetables.
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Lethbridge Northern
Alberta
Western Grown Corn Outpaces Imports, Canada Sees Surplus
Vancouver dispatches report Canadian prairie corn is proving superior to imports from the United States and previously balanced trade by shipping from Manchuria. Grain experts note Canada may soon rely less on foreign corn as Western provinces expand production. In 1923 Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba produced 751000 tons worth 5500000 dollars.
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Hingis
Vancouver
United States
Manchuria
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Rich blood resists disease and restores health
Dr Williams Pink Pills are advertised as a blood builder and nerve restorer claiming to purify and enrich blood, create new red blood, improve appetite, revive spirits, and promote better sleep. They are sold by medicine dealers or mail order from Brownville Ontario. The ad also notes sea air’s healthful qualities and cites a dubious investigative context about citizens.
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Por
Williams
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