Parcel Post System Would Benefit Canada Across Distances
A letter argues for a Canadian parcel post to curb high express rates. It notes Europe and the United States adopting zone-based parcel post, with examples from London to Brandon and U.S. rates up to 1800 miles, urging Canada to implement a similar scheme to aid western provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Boy Scouts
London
England
Brandon
Hamiota
Express
Canada
United States
Uncle Sam
Winnipeg
Travel Club Led by Women of Town
In smaller towns lacking intellectual opportunities for women, local organizations plan to start a Travel Club linked to the Home Economic Society. The aim is to engage both women and men, encouraging broader thinking and participation in civic life.
Men debating clubs plan to lead the community
The piece laments endless talk of clubs and parliaments and urges men to take charge. It notes a readiness to lead if not, and hints at political direction with a metaphor about a halter and women to the north, heading north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamida
Ulster Solemn League and Covenant Signed at Ulster Day 1912
The article reproduces the text of the Ulster Covenant against Home Rule in Ireland. It declares Ulster’s commitment to equal citizenship in the United Kingdom and to defend the union, with signatories pledging to refuse recognition of any Home Rule Parliament. It notes the signing date as Ulster Day, Saturday 28 September 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulster
Ireland
George V
United Kingdom
Mrs McClang to Visit Hamilton With Local Talent
Mrs McClang famed for Sowing Seeds in Danny will speak in Hamilton on Oct 22 under the Ladies Hospital Aid. The event features her as an entertainer and includes local talent acts as part of the program. Chamberlains Tablets advertised for digestion and bowels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClang
Hamilta
Ladies Hospital Aid
Danny
Remarkable Weight Gain Story From Orienta Reader
Mrs. Maria Goertz of Orienta Oklahoma recounts her family healing with Pr Hartman s remedies and Perma the household medicine. She says her chronic catarrh improved after treatment and she gained ten pounds from a sickly 100 to a healthier 140, praising the doctor s advice and books.
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Pr. Hartman
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Comin
Caledonian
West
McConnell’s Hall
Perma
Maria Goertz
Orienta, Okla
Homa
Wwe
Serge Ouits
Mosueal
John Nairn
Life Insurance
Man
Thomas Lemon
Brandon Fur Mig
Brandon's
Rosser Ave
Brandon, Man
J. P. McDonald
O.H. Tench
Crandall, Man
Imperial Oil Co
R. Bailey
W. A. Speers
W Wright
F. C. Sparling
Geo
Wm. Johnson & Son
JNO. Nairn
Stewart & Eby
Edison
McNaught’s Drug Store
Victor Machines and Records
Hamio
Hercules
S. Taylor
Hotel Cecil
A. L. Beaubien
Best Hotels
Canadian Pacific
Parcs
Atlantic Seaboard
Montreal
Quebec
St. John
Halifax
Portland
Boston
York
All
Atlantic Steamship Lines
Seaboard
A.P.B
G. H. Merrick
Prandon
J.B. Proctor
Oak River Fair
Rose
Hamiota Flour Mills
Tili
The
Hamiota Bakery
J. Stinson
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