Taxation In Canada During the War
A historical overview of Canada’s wartime taxation and its long term impact. It discusses elevated federal, provincial, and municipal levies, inflation effects, lower investment, and the push to reduce taxes to restore balance. It notes income tax reductions, repeals of taxes on receipts and bank cheques, and upcoming budget surveys guiding future policy.
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Canada
Utarie Struggls
United States
Grawal
Dominion
Canadian Board of Trade
Citizens’ Research Institute of Canada
Retail Trade Bureau of
Historic Levingrad fortress to become museum
Saint Peter and Paul fortress in Levingrad, long known as a prison, is slated for conversion into a historical museum. In Alberta, fisheries inspectors report harvests from Lesser Lake totaling over 650,000 pounds of whitefish, 468,000 pounds of pickerel, and 310,000 pounds of pike with smaller amounts of other fish.
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Saint Peter and Paul
Levingrad
Lesser Lave Lake
Rodd
Comision Fisheries Inspector
Edmonton
Vermicke's Worm Exterminator Saves Children
A quirky note praises Vermicke and its Worm Exterminator as an excellent preparation for mothers, claiming it has saved countless children. The message includes garbled phrases about a store, a dime drop, and a taxi, indicating fragmentary OCR text.
Mystery of a Drifting Schooner Haunting the Sea
A schooner drifted with no signs of struggle or damage. An Amer steamer found it under a trade wind, intact yet crewless. A charred Sydney Mail and a dead parrot lay in the deck house, while no boat or loot remained, leaving the crew’s fate an unresolved sea mystery.
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Viery
Electrici
Rma
Dan
Amer
The
Sydney Mail
Dr Williams Pink Pills Aid Anaemia Recovery
A historic health ad describes neglect of anaemia during rapid growth in girls. It advocates Dr Williams Pink Pills as a proven blood enricher, citing a testimonial from Miss Mary Venditti about renewed strength, color, and graduation after use. The copy promotes mail order availability from the Williams company in Ontario.
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Whiams
Mary Venditti
Sean
de. Williams
Electric ocean liners powered by electric propulsion
A leading authority on turbine electric propulsion told the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers in New York that electric propulsion will transform liners. He predicted elimination of engine room congestion and strict bridge control, cutting operating costs and boosting safety.
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Society of Naval Prchiteers and Marine Engineers
New York
Spiritualism Growth at London Armistice Service Led by Conan Doyle
At Albert Hall London a spiritualist service drew about a thousand people with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle leading. He urged silence on those who doubt contact with the dead and prophesied many will rise within five years. Other speakers included Mrs Estelle Stead and Rev George Vale Owen, praising growing belief in spirit communication.
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Arthur Conan
Anans Goa
Jenily
Oliver Lodge
Arthur Conan Dusle
Conan
London
Estelle Stead
Review of Reviews
George Vale Owen
Minard’s Liniment and a Curious Exchange
A skit features Mr. Greene asking if the speaker is an alienist and Dr. GrayeMatter replying it’s his profession. The exchange touches on curiosity about cuckoos while a line about Chinese learning paper by watching wasps is noted.
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Mr. Greene
Dr. GrayeMatter
Salvage Progress at Scapa Flow Raises German Fleet Vessels
Salvage work on the scuttled German fleet at Scapa Flow advances with Cox and Danks raising the G40 destroyer. The operation has lifted sixteen destroyers so far, leaving three more 750 ton destroyers and seven 1200 ton destroyers to salvage, totaling sixty three vessels recovered to date.
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Scapa Flow
Ork
Messrs. Cox and Danks
Dickens Little Dorrit garret found in London printer’s shop
An old arterial garret associated with Charles Dickens and his Little Dorrit was located above a printer’s establishment in London. The note hints that even a generous donor can be sparing with help, while a brand claim for Minard’s Liniment for colds is included among the text.
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Charles Dickens
Little Dorrit
London
Burbank Work Carried On After Death in California Farm Purchase
The article notes continuing experiments begun by late inventor Luther Burbank. California moves to fund nine million eight thousand dollars. The Sebastopol farm north of Santa Rosa near Stanford is proposed for purchase to turn the property into a university memorial and to carry on Burbank’s plant experiments.
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Oma
Maine
Setentiat
Burbank
Font
California
Ecto Hist
Sebastopol
Santa Oes
Kemery
Stanford Vat Y
University
Fem
Stanlord University
Misunderstood Great Minds Across History
A fragmented reflection notes that many notable thinkers including Emerson Pythagoras Socrates Luther Copernicus Newton were misunderstood yet valued. It argues being misunderstood is not a bad fate and suggests misunderstood minds drive progress.
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Emerson
Vol
Pythagoras Wasderstood
Socrates
Luther
Coperatens
Newton
Belief in Catarrh Remedies and Deafness Head Noises
Fragmentary note describes catarrh and catarrhal deafness with head noises. Mentions seek nearest agent for Martins the parcel of Geom Wor oo and eye care. Contains unclear garbled lines about trial and nasal symptoms.
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Nolors
Geom
Crown Jewels Seized by Foreign Dealers from Russian Treasury
Foreign buyers purchase vast collection of Russia s crown jewels valued in millions and the finest regalia travels toward the United States while Moscow keeps the royal diadem made for Catherine the Great. The article notes the famous coronation jewel remains in Russia and its immense value.
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Russia
United States
Moscow
France Opposes Restoring Territory as Germany Weakly Hints
France remains cool to the idea of restoring any territory taken from Germany. Germany is preparing to formally seek return of lost lands to cut resources for future war. French leaders warn that until a near world peace is achieved they will not back moves that strengthen Germany, despite Germany’s economic case.
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France
Germany
Rhine
English Girls Legs Condition Linked to Bad Feeding Says Lane
Sir William Arbuthnot Lane, British physician, notes that many English girls have bowlegs or knock knees. He cites poor feeding in youth as the primary cause and contrasts opinions from several qualified speakers on the matter.
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Willian Arbuthnot Lane
William
Potatoes Sprout Early With Chemical Bath Claim
The piece reports Prof. Frank Denny dismissing the idea that potatoes require two months rest before sprouting and suggests a chemical bath can start shoots immediately, reducing the interval between crops. It notes skepticism toward such claims and mentions Minard's Liniment as a physician's remedy.
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Frank Denny
Lessons From Boys Who Defied School Expectations
A reflection on how many great figures such as Darwin and Goldsmith were once dismissed as dull or troublesome at school. The piece argues mothers should not despair when children do not shine academically, noting many successful men earned their breakthroughs after school and through persistent effort.
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Mr. Darwin
Charles
Charles Darwin
Oliver Goldsmith
Goldemlin
Wakefield
Fallson
Busin
Cheapest oils promoted across shores and camps
The fragment discusses Dr Thomas eel oils priced cheaply and available in drug stores from coast to coast. It mentions vast automobile camps in the United States and notes a sale of Gutente Monastery in Carinthia for 300000 dollars, with St Paul involved in a sale.
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Thomas
Sally
Megeh
The
United States
Ely
Wible
St. Paul
Gutente
Carinthia
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