Canada Faces Short War Winter As Soldiers Return Home
The article notes Canada's postwar period from late 1919 into spring 1920, with unemployment rising as soldiers come home. Government reports show improving but strained employment across provinces, especially in the West. A three month window is seen before spring farm work and urban construction revive activity, affecting families and national interests.
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Canada
Athens
Mons
Amiens
Amens
Paris
Germany
Una
Bow
Government aid reshapes labor effort for full employment
A fragmented early 20th century public statement argues federal emergency funds should back training even while workers are idle. It contends employers must partner in training to keep people ready for tasks, asserting eventual gains for both employer and employee through productive work and national production.
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Adlemese
Felf
Ex service men to Canada land settlement plan
An order sets a system to select imperial ex service men for settlement in Canada. The Soldier Settlement Board will judge candidacy by farming experience and at least one full summer on a farm. Eligible applicants must show capable hands to make a success of Canadian life and farming.
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Soldier Settlement Board
Gulag
Britain
Pink Pills Promised to Build Strength in Weak People
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as the ideal tonic to strengthen blood and nerves for all ages. It cites testimonials from an Ena Kingston Ontario family and a daughter recovering from illness, promising renewed appetite, energy, and spirits. Pills cost six for 50 cents or two dollars fifty per box of six, via The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Willy
Sitas
Ena
Kingston
Ont
Williams
Apresses
Diamond Dye Color Card Promises Fadeless Fabric Colors
An ad offers Diamond Dyes and a color card claiming to dye a child's coat and old shirt to a fresh, rich, fadeless color. It emphasizes easy use, matching any material, and assures perfect results for wool, silk, and linen with guidance in the Direction Book included with each package.
World’s Biggest Hall Project in Pars City
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a large hall project in Pars City with plans for a mobilization bill. The text mentions construction of a palace for agriculture and paving two thirds of an area, with specifications including a 435 metre length and 18% acres. The phrasing is unclear and portions are garbled.
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Pars
Actes Paris
Ial Cou
Mystery of the Century: Age Hundred Revealed?
A curious trio of statements appears: herrings predominate among eaten fish, any substance dissolvable in water bears an odor, and only one in 15,000 lives to 100. The lines read like a quirky set of trivia about diet, perception, and longevity.
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablet Preventive Claim
An advertisement urges taking LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets in larger doses than for ordinary grip to prevent influenza, advising use before illness. The source promotes a preventive plan rather than treating symptoms, reflecting old-time medical marketing.
Wage Board Sets Plan for 40-Hour Week
The board, led by former president I Fackson, outlines a constructive program to adjust wages and reduce working hours. It aims to implement a 40-hour week gradually with cooperation from employers, though strong disagreements remain about the pace and scheduling.
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Fackson
Presid Reipes
Wage Act Decision Affects Women Ex-Restauranteur
A Saskatchewan ruling touches on equal pay in the wake of a former restauranteur's case involving women workers. The decision clarifies applicability of wage regulations under provincial labor law and outlines remedies or standards for prior pay disparities.
Heart and Nerve Pills Help a Torontonian Reader
Eva P. Yateman of Krugersf Ont writes that after four years of severe heart and nerve troubles including fainting spells, she found relief using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills from The Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ont. She reports rapid improvement after trying two boxes.
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Tse
Eva P. Yateman
Krugersf
Ont
Burn
Terrile
Milburn
Mibura Co. Limited
Toronto
Soldiers to Be Teachers at St Boniface Normal School
The Department of Education in Manitoba will run a special teachers course beginning January 1 to relieve classroom shortages. Acting education officers say soldiers will be admitted if they hold an old certificate and meet requirements. Monthly advances of up to 30 dollars are offered with loans and easy repayment terms, to enable qualified men to take the course and qualify as teachers under Winnipeg Normal School guidance.
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Manitoba
Department of Education
St Boniface Normal School
Winnipeg Normal School
Cascarets Promise Peace for Your Digestive System
An old advertisement-style piece extols Cascarets as a gentle laxative free of harsh chemicals. It claims they ease constipation and bilious symptoms overnight, without gripping or sickness, while contrasting with harsher remedies like calomel and mineral oils. The text includes odd asides about animals and long ages.
Warning From Health Bureau Reveals Anthrax Traced
Health Bureau issues alert as anthrax cases linked to ten Japanese shaving brushes cause concern. Infected individuals identified with case numbers 119 and 1073, prompting steps to prevent spread. Authorities urge caution and monitoring.
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Japan
A Mule's Epitaph and the Last Rites Form
A fragment from a magazine column describes a private handling last rites who, consulting a regulation form, adds the note Mean and deceitful on a blank line in a disposition section. The excerpt reflects editorial whim and sleeve notes from a daily magazine.
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Ents
Samois
Dailse
Syrup of Figs ad touts mild laxative for children
An old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as the best and harmless laxative for a child’s stomach liver and bowels. It urges parents to check for the California label on the bottle and promises a delicious fruity taste with full dosing directions on every bottle.
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California
Fragmented Rural Adventure Dialogue in New England
A dyspeptic travelling salesman queries a rural New England setting about breakfast offerings. The scene mentions reg'lar kinds like hamant oes fried steak doughnuts bacon gris pie and other breakfast items in a fragmented, dyspeptic tone.
Draft Resistance and Names Mentioned in Coded Style
A garbled OCR fragment references draft resistance and named individuals including Deacon 1 and Brer Johnson, with stray phrases about soldiers, sal, and knives. It remains unclear and inconsistent, but hints at social tension around conscription and personal refusals.
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Becade
Fort Bak
Zam
Bak
Mexico
Upaguie
Minimum Wage Board
Health Bureau
Gray's Syrup
Minard
Deacon 1
de Brer Johnson
Bayer
Bayer de Reark
Cada
Els General Trade Ark
Zaye
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