Good Roads a Necessity for Western Canada’s Growth
The article argues that Western Canada must replace dirt roads with permanent highways to support booming automobile use and economic development. Saskatchewan faces high road mileage, scarce macadam materials, and rising licensed vehicles, with farmers comprising the majority of automobile ownership and tax revenue from licenses increasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Lake Superior
Colu
Hhat
Western
Saskatchewan
Good Roads Boost Farm Profit In Western Canada
The piece argues that highway improvements are vital for farmers, showing a US study where a two-ton truck saved time and gasoline on paved routes. It links road quality to market access, profit, and the Western Canadian economy, urging a prairie booster stance. Also advertises Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
United States
Beast Of Mystery For London Zoo
London Europe is to receive a real okapi for its zoo. The animal blends traits of a horse, giraffe and zebra and is en route to London for exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Zoo
London
Europe
Women Work On Nets Receive 0 Cents For Each Box
Women on Portland wharves spread gill nets and wind reels, earning from 4 to 450 dollars a day per box, with many being wives of fishermen. The article notes widespread labor by women but describes low pay per box and limited per-net earnings. It then shifts to a Congo okapi hunt and a recent capture, detailing efforts by Jeannett and Sir Harry Johnston, and the hoped display in Britain.
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Portland
Maine
Holloway
Shand
Jeannett
Congo
Harry Johnston
Uganda
Tropics
Great Britain
The Iron Road In The Wilderness
A musk talks of railway links from Jerusalem to the Suez isthmus easing travel. It notes aviation and air routes cutting travel time to hours or days, contrasting with ancient caravans. It reflects on progress clashing with historic desert barriers and caste conservatism as steam and modern ideas press forward.
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Jerusalem
Svez
Mecca
Sinai
Moses
Ias
Saby's Great Danger During Hot Weather
A historical health notice warns that hot weather raises infant illness risk including diarrhoea dysentery and cholera infantum. It promotes Baby's Own Tablets as preventive and therapeutic care, urging prompt dosing and availability from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario at 25 cents a box.
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Saby
Dr. Wilams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Saskatchewan Farm Loans Reach 2.5 Million
Saskatchewan Farm Loans Board has loaned 2.5 million dollars since summer 1917, aiding over 1,500 farmers across the province for breaking land building and securing livestock while some newly settled districts face loan reluctance. Miller's Worm Powders claim to safely destroy intestinal worms in infants, restoring sleep and health without harm to delicate babies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Farm Loans Board
Frayed Irish Banter Over a Midnight Loan
A fragment recalls Pat and Mike in a night wake exchange about a borrowed dollar. The dialogue veers into a complaint about forgotten debts and life’s necessities, hinting at humor and social dynamic in a fixture of informal speech.
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Pat
Mike
Will Resume Trade With Germany Trade License Issued
Ottawa reports that trade with Germany and German Austria is now allowed. A British license permits trade with the enemy and ships on the conservation list may sail without individual licenses. Washington confirms a general enemy trade license is issued in the US, excluding Hungary and Bolshevist Russia. Water on the brain is seldom due to a thirst for knowledge.
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Ottawa
Germany
London
Great Britain
Trade Commission
Washington
United States
Hungary
Russia
City Of Orphans Aims To Rebuild Syria Children
The American committee for relief in the Near East plans a City of Orphans in Syria to house 5000 destitute children. Under Maj. Nichol and Dr. White, natives will be trained as farmers and craftsmen in small family groups, with American guidance to foster Syrian identity and future nation building.
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New York
Syria
American Committee For Relief
Near
Fast
Bayard Dodge
Dodge
Stanley White
James H. Nichol
Red Cross Land the Near East Committee
Jehildren
Berut
Cit
Warship Whaling Venture and Curious Naval Quip
A fragmented passage mentions a warship pursuing a whaling voyage and a stubborn clock metaphor about fate. It also references Minard's Liniment claimed to cure garget in cows. The garbled text blends dialogue about fate with nautical action and a medical claim.
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Minard
Rights Of Provinces Three Test Cases Before Privy Council
London three petitions for leave to appeal over whether provincial acts of Manitoba Saskatchewan and Ontario were intra vires were before the Privy Council. Lord Haldane said the Lords were ready to grant relief and preferred consolidating all three appeals for a single round of arguments. Counsel promised to arrange this.
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Privy Council
London
Teave
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Lord Haldane
Jprivy Council
Edith and Wealth Ties in Romantic Interest
A fragment notes that Edith, among other girls, shapes her affection by a man's wealth, with interest rising as wealth grows, while other lines hint at a portrait of calculating attraction.
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Edith
Catarrhozone Promises Quick Cold Cure
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a fast remedy for colds and catarrh, claiming instant relief by inhaling healing vapor. It asserts all symptoms vanish, notes a deodorized stomach safety, and warns against dangerous substitutes while listing price and sample size details.
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Ain
Rey
Stockyards Alberta Company to Spend 300000 on Yards
J M Cameron president of the Alberta Stockyards company announces improvements in the Calgary yards. The project includes a modern office building and extension with new pens, paving and sewerage, and modernization of the older yard sections. Total spend between 250000 and 300000 this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Company
Calgary
J.M. Cameron
Alberta Stockyards Company
Putnam corn tractor offers quick painless corn relief
Tight money pinch hits many as corn troubles grow yet Putnam's Corn Tractor promises quick painless cure without caustics. The ad notes fifty years of use and warns against other products while a separate quotation credits John Burghs with a diplomatic jab about Germans at a dinner party.
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Putnam's Corn
Putnam's
Arrest of Hon. W. Scott Sparks Ottawa Inquiry
Sir Robert Borden seeks British embassy help in Washington to press for an inquiry into the arrest of Walter Scott premier of Saskatchewan by a U S immigration official. Scott protests to the prime minister over his treatment in custody.
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Hon
W. Scott
Ottawa
Robert Borden
Washington
Walter Scott
Saskatchewan
Scott
A Million Dollar Farming Concern
The Noble Foundation headed by C. S. Noble has become a ten million dollar corporation with capital rising from seven hundred fifty thousand dollars. It farms twenty to thirty thousand acres in Southern Alberta and this year holds about twelve thousand acres in crop, growing all kinds of grain.
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Noble Foundation
C. S. Noble
Alberta
Congress to Organize Naval Radio Stations for Commercial Messages
Secretary Daniels request to set up powerful naval radio stations for commercial messages gains house approval as the letter goes to the naval affairs committee chaired by Butler who says it could reduce congestion on cables.
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Washington
Daniels
Congress
Naval
Naval Afairs
Butler
Miners on a Fishing Trip Reel in Reform Talk
Two novice miners take to a fishing expedition. One asks Jock how it goes, getting a blunt reply that their efforts are rotten and their worm not cooperating. A quip suggests ree morse means reform in public opinion.
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Jock
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New
Prairie Provinces
J. D. Kellogg
Nets
Jude
City of Orphans
U.S. America
John Burughs
Epergne
Windsor
Oak
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