Shorter Workday Experiment Fails In Practice Worldwide
The article argues that postwar attempts to shorten the workday in Germany and other nations have produced no clear benefits. It cites Germany’s shift from nine to eight hours and then proposals to lengthen hours, noting wasted free time, reduced output, and rising costs. It warns that increased production requires longer hours and cautions against sweeping social experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Germany
No Family Quarrels in Commonwealth Unity Call
The London Times argues that Great Britain and Canada must stand together for the Commonwealth to fulfill its destiny. It states strong public will for unity and world peace through mutual support and cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Canada
Commonwealth of British Nations
London Times
Poison in Mushroom Caps Sparks Animal Foraging note
Animals often eat mushroom stalks and ignore the caps which may hold the poison. Squirrels consume the stalks with no apparent harm, suggesting toxins reside in the discarded cap portion. The observation calls for careful investigation.
French Deserter Arrested at Swiss French Border Café
Wealthy Frenchman F Bertrand described as a deserter was arrested in Saint Julien a cafe straddling the Swiss French boundary. He had long lived in Geneva trading with Germany and boasted of crossing into France without a passport before being seized by two French gendarmes at the border.
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F. Bertrand
Geneva
Saint Julien
Switzerland
France
Bertrand
Germany
Saint Juliet
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief for Strained Muscles
In minor sprains the remedy claims rapid aid through vigorous rubbing with Nerviline. It allegedly draws blood to relieve strain and return muscle to normal. The product touts deep-penetrating power and pain destruction for rheumatism lumbago neuralgia and sciatica. Sold everywhere 35c per bottle.
Canadian push attracts British factories to Dominion
The Trade and Commerce Department campaign to draw British branch factories to the Dominion is nearing completion. Four major British firms are already in Canada to locate sites and another fifteen have the matter under consideration. Nine or ten of the latter are expected to send representatives to inspect the ground within the next year.
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Canada
Trade and Commerce Department
Dominion
Guard Baby's Health in the Summer
The summer months bring cholera infantum colic diarrhoea and dysentery risks to young children. Mothers are urged to prevent or quickly banish illnesses with Isfabys Own Tablets from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont 25 cents a box.
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Faby
Dr. Williams Medicine. Co
Brockville, Ont
Speed of Fingers Improves With Practice
The right hand fingers are quicker and more accurate than the left. The ring finger on the left pairs with the right forefingers for speed, while teaming with the left middle finger slows it. Two fingers work faster together than alone, and cross hand pairs outperform same hand pairs. Practice boosts all fingers and narrows gaps.
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The
Popular Science Monthly
French birth rates show deaths surpass births in quarterly report
Figures from sixteen French departments indicate deaths exceed births in the first quarter. In Reading Pennsylvania, Mile. Jeanne Lamar, France’s boxing champion, defeated her male opponent in three rounds. Minard's Liciment for late everywhere.
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Mile
Jeanne Lamar
France
Reading
Tanlac Restores Woman’s Health in Winnipeg
Harry Gray reports his wife suffered stomach trouble and bilious attacks until Tanlac eased her pain. She gained fifteen pounds, regained strength, and her hair color returned to normal, with Gray calling Tanlac the finest medicine.
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Taniac
Harry Gray
Bryce St
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Tanlac
Building activity surges in Canadian cities in May
Federal Labor Department reports from 56 cities show May building permits valued at 17.565 million dollars, up 26.2 percent from April and 32.6 percent from May last year. Quebec up 51.3 percent to 3.964 million, Saskatchewan up 316 percent to 1.281 million, with Montreal and Toronto rising over both April and May 1921. Winnipeg and Vancouver fall from April but rise versus last May. Brandon Moose Jaw Regina Saskatoon Calgary and Edmonton show broad gains over April and year-ago levels.
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Canada
Federal Labor Department
New Brunswick
Manitoba
British Columbia
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Brandon
Moose Jaw
Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
Putnam's Corn Ex advertised with blunt caution
An old newspaper ad warns against using substitutes for Putnam's Painless Corn Ex. It promotes a 25 cent bottle claimed to remove corns and warts without pain and hints at risks from using inferior products. The ad uses a stark tone and product name repetition to urge brand loyalty.
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Putnam's
London launches Sterilized Eggs Limited chartered for 100000
London forms Sterilized Eggs Limited headed by Dr. A Roy Routledge with provincial charter set at 100000 dollars. The company says it has Canadian rights for manufacture or equipment to keep eggs fresh for two years.
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London
When hunger tests patients, a doctor urges calm and stillness
A physician advises that remaining still can ease hunger when cravings intensify, warning that movement may amplify discomfort. The guidance emphasizes patience and controlled rest as a coping approach during fasting or appetite distress.
Britain's Army to be Cut to Ninety Thousand Stirs Debate
The British press condemns a proposed reduction to ninety thousand soldiers arguing Britain’s global commitments demand a force at or above prewar levels. The plan, backed by Lord Esher, faces criticism including a harsh Sunday Express piece challenging his authority on military sizing.
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Britain
Mixed Commission
League of Nations
Council of the League
Lord Esher
The
Sunday Express
Catarrhozone Promises Relief for Bad Throats and Colds
Mrs H S Wilmot of Shulee Nova Scotia reports coughing and throat distress eased by Catarrhozone after other remedies failed. The ad promotes breathing Catarrhozone with an inhaler and a two month supply for 50 cents, via The Catarrhozone Co Montreal dealers.
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H. S. Wilmot
Shulee
N.S
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Shrine finds push back timeline of Mesa Verde culture
Dr J Walter Fewkes leading excavations near Far View House in Colorado uncover a raised dais shrine with idols fetishes prayer sticks a corn tobacco platter twelve preserved clay pipes two vases including a duck and a five foot room filled with distinct pottery. Indications suggest an era older than the cliff dwellers and promise further light on ancient rituals.
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J. Walter Fewkes
Bureau of American Ethnology
Far View House
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Minard’s Liniment Relieves Neuralgia Delights Editor
A humorous exchange shows an editor promising a trial to a job applicant as he tests newspaper know how. The joke centers on a claim of relief from neuralgia using a liniment. The scene reflects old time newsroom banter and hiring quirks.
England Reinstates Funeral Tax From Old Law Amid New Burdens
The New York Tribune reports England revived a funeral tax practice, first seen in 1695, with revised rates in 1750 based on the deceased’s profession. Burials of workers cost $1, while higher ranks faced higher fees such as $5 for a gentleman, $25 for a lawyer, $150 for a duke, and $250 for a bishop.
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New York Tribune
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