Call to end discriminatory railway rates across Canada
The piece argues the Board of Railway Commissioners erred by approving higher Eastern rates and lower Western ones. It urges Parliament to amend the Railway Act to remove discrimination, stressing national unity and fair treatment for both regions.
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Board of Railway Commissioners
Railways of Canada
Railway Commission
Eastern
Canada
West
East
Dominion
Politeness Costs Millions in Telegrams
The piece notes that Canada spends about 1 million annually and the United States 10 million on politeness in telegrams. It argues polite forms boost business, with grateful phrases opening hearts and aiding relations, and that mutually respectful private exchanges support broad interdependence.
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Canada
United States
Potatoes Uniform and Clean A Manitoba seed effort
The Manitoba Provincial Department of Agriculture has prepared three thousand posters and distributed them to every post office to promote potato growing. They stress purity of variety, limit to four types Irish Cobbler Early Ohio Beauty of Hebron and Green Mountain, uniform production at local centers, disease elimination and better culture amid high tuber prices and demand for good seed potatoes.
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Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Hebron
Green Mountain
Giant White Maple Vies for Illinois Tree Hall of Fame
A 9 foot diameter white maple in Cook county forest preserve near Glenview is estimated at 1000 years old. Chief forester Ransome Kennicott examined the tree reporting the heart is dead but the exterior remains sound and capable of lasting many more years making it possibly the oldest living thing in Illinois.
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Chicago
Hall of Fame
Cook County
Glenview
Ransome Kennicott
Illinois
Kennicott
Keep Smiling Despite Trouble and Spread Cheer
A London Daily Express urging resilience and cheer as a shield against unhappiness. It argues that a sunny temper strengthens health, lifts others, and enlarges the share of happiness for all through a positive example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Express
Pink Pills Promise New Blood for Anemia Cures
A health advertisement urges mothers to treat teenage anemia with Dr Williams Pink Pills. It claims pale cheeks signal low blood, causing headaches and breathlessness, and promises renewed red blood, appetite, energy, and development. Pills sold at dealers or by mail 50 cents a box.
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Dr. Williams
Returned Soldier Farmers Manage Vast Southern Alberta Holdings
Two thousand returned soldier farmers have taken up 480000 acres in Southern Alberta under the Soldier Settlement Board through the Calgary branch since February 1919. Loans total 11286000 for land stock and equipment with 8280000 paid in 1919 and 3286000 since January 1920. Of the placed men 1825 settled on improved farms and homesteads while 175 settled on unimproved lands.
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Alberta
Soldier Settlement Board
Calgary
Interlocutor Tramp Quips On Work At Intervals
A benevolent old lady asks the tramp what work he does. He replies in weary cadence that he works at intervals, implying sporadic, unreliable employment.
Longest Telegram Delivered After Multi Circuit Transmission
A telegram of 52 386 words to a Los Angeles firm was handed in June 19 in New York. It was sent unchecked to the operating room and transmitted in seven circuits to Los Angeles, arriving at 10 am. On June 24, Wise mothers rely on Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for its proven value.
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Los Angeles
California
New York
Weston Union Telegtaph Company
British Plan to Irrigate Alberta Reaches Montreal Review
Sir Charles Hobhouse reports on a British syndicate plan to irrigate Alberta, with a 100 mile canal between Calgary and Medicine Hat and a second canal of equal extent. The project could cover one fifth of Canada’s irrigable area, with $8 to $10 million spent so far. About 400 acres are irrigated, yielding crops valued at 250 000 to 300 000, and settlers are moving into the belt as irrigation is expected to triple by early next year.
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Dominion
Sir Charles Hobhouse
London
England
Montreal
Alberta
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Sir Charles
Dominion of Canada
Strike Leader Released in Winnipeg
R E Bray, a Winnipeg strike leader, is released from the provincial jail after serving part of a six month sentence for being a common nuisance. Two weeks were cut for good conduct at the jail farm. he is greeted by a few friends with no public demonstration.
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Winnipeg
R. E. Bray
Bray
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Aid Ontario Woman
Miss Eva P. Yateman of Krugersdorf Ontario writes she suffered four years with heart and nerve trouble and fainting spells. After trying various medicines she took Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills and reports near cure after about ten boxes. She recommends them to others with heart trouble. Pills cost 50 cents a box from The J Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
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Eva P. Yateman
Krugersdorf
Ont
Milburn
Crop Outlook in the Okanagan District
In Vernon and surrounding areas the 1920 apple crop is forecast to dip below 1919 levels. Pears are expected to double last year, while peaches cherries and apricots should hold at last year’s figures. Onions tomatoes and potatoes show record acreage and are projected to set production records.
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Okanagan
Vernon
British Columbia
Rees Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Claims No Alcohol
The advertisement asserts that six essential oils are blended without any alcohol to ensure lasting effects. It promotes the product as superior to other oils and medicines for preventive and healing power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rees Dr. Thomas
Great Agricultural Wealth of Canada in 1919
Official estimates place Canada’s agricultural wealth at 7.739 billion dollars for 1919 with total production at 1.976 billion. Farm land value stands at 2.792 billion, buildings 928.548 million, implements 387.079 million, and livestock 1.297 billion.
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Canada
Dominion
California Syrup of Figs Ad Claims Safe Child Laxative
Purported ad copy urges parents to look for the word California on the bottle to ensure a safe and harmless laxative for children. It touts a fruity taste, yields full dosing directions, and urges giving it without fear.
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California
Snow In Ontario Foretells Severe Winter Ahead
Dr. T. B. Davies reported a snow fall at Temagami Ontario as he traveled through the north country en route to Hull. The early season snowfall signaled a potential very severe winter, according to the observer.
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Ottawa
Temagami
Ont
T. B. Davies
North Country
Hull
The Royal Georges and Monarchy Longevity
The passage traces four monarchs named George with lifespans of sixty seven, seventy seven, eighty two, and sixty eight years respectively. It then notes King George V is currently fifty five.
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George
George V
Danderine Promises Hair Revival and Shine
An advertisement touts Danderine as a hair tonic that restores life color and brightness to thinning or lifeless hair. It claims a 35 cent bottle stops dandruff stimulates the scalp and increases fullness with long lasting lustrous results.
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Corvn
E. W. Gillett Company Limited
Toronto
Ontario
Minard
the Royal Georges
Chase
Dr. Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited
Bayer
Bayer Company
Bayer Crosse
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