Western Premiers Conference to Tackle Unoccupied Land Issue
Manitoba premier T C Norris calls a prairie Premiers conference to craft uniform legislation for unoccupied lands in Western Canada. The aim is to list lands at firm prices, aid settlers, and boost productivity along railway lines with maps and price lists for land agencies. The move follows talks with the Western Canada Colonization Association and seeks plans to direct immigrants to vacant lands near rail lines.
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Manitoba
T. C. Norris
Prairie Province
Canada
West
Western Canada Colonization Association
The
Colonization Association
General McRae
Proposa
Land Boards
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Board of Trade
Farmers’ Organization
Germany Refuses Voluntary Offer to Allies
The Montreal Star notes Britain’s view that Germany could have made a voluntary offer after World War I but refused. It cites a shift in German stance from supplicant to avoiding debts and facing harsh terms backed by Britain and France, blaming Germany for the current ultimatum.
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Germany
Foch
Berlin
Rifles
Britain
France
Montreal Star
Rampaging Africans Seize Estates in South Africa District
Despatch from Johannesburg notes police massing in Queens Town as a large group of Africans claiming to be from a lost Israelite tribe seize estates and commit crimes against Europeans. The report says they plan to return to Palestine and that activities prepare for this call.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Queenstown
Israel
Palestine
Hog Raising Remains Profitable in Western Canada
John Hamilton of Coaldale Alberta delivered a nine month old hog load to a Lethbridge butcher averaging 270 pounds each after an eighteen mile journey. Hog prices slump elsewhere but farming remains profitable in the region.
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Canada
John Hamilton
Coaldale
Alberta
Lethbridge
Remarkable Woman Marie Curie Receives Debut of Radium
Discoverer of radium Marie Curie arrives in New York to accept one gram of the valuable element from American women. The Polish born scientist rose from poverty to world leadership, earning a Nobel Prize and the first female professor at the Sorbonne. She declined the Legion of Honor, saying she dislikes decorations, and has received other honors including the Albert Medal from the Royal Society of Arts.
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Marie Curie
New York
Sorbonne
Paris
Legion of Honor
Royal Society of Arts
Queen Victoria
Dr Hamilton's Pills Promote Vital Blood and Strength
A brief medical advertisement urging old age readers to take Dr Hamilton's Pills to strengthen nerves build up the blood and improve vitality. Claims include regular bowels removal of waste and impurities with a grand system regulator and full recommendation for all ages. Available 25¢ at dealers of The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
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Dr. Hamilton
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Tuesday Calamity Day Dominates Week's Record
Statistics indicate Tuesday sees more calamities than any other weekday with rail disasters fires and street accidents all peaking on this day. The pattern suggests Tuesday holds the worst record for mishaps in the week.
Catarrh Medicine Circulars From Cheney & Co
A fragment mentions catarrh treatments and a circular from Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio promoting a constitutional remedy. It references a preparation sold to help throat and nasal conditions and notes its suggested uses.
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Porcher
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Manitoba Directory Sees 600 Subscriber Increase
The Manitoba Government telephone directory for Winnipeg lists 40,000 names, up from 39,400 in January. The new issue records a gain of 600 subscribers.
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Manitoba Government Telephone
Winnipeg
Baby's Own Tablets Earn High Praise From Mother
Mrs Eugene Boisvert of Aldfield Que reports her baby, once constipated, is now entirely well after using Baby's Own Tablets. She urges other mothers to try them. The tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Eugene Boisvert
Aldfield
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Allies Will Care For German Graves
A conference will be held between British French and Belgian War Graves Commissions and German representatives to discuss treatment of graves. estimations place over 400000 German graves in France and under 30000 French graves in Germany. A satisfactory solution is hoped at the conference.
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Germany
Farms In New York City Valued At Over Thirty Five Million
The city limits contain 800 farms valued at more than 35 million dollars. Five are in Manhattan, 55 in the Bronx, 54 in Brooklyn, 65 in Queens, and 121 in Richmond. Average farm value varies by location from 558 dollars in the Bronx to nearly 3,000 dollars in Brooklyn.
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New York City
City of
New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queen's
Richmond
New York Times
Why Not Use Dried Fruit
Household expert Loretto C. Lynch explains using dried and soaked fruits to save money. She details cleaning methods, soaking in cold water, and slow cooking to preserve flavors, with suggestions like prune raisin desserts, lemon gelatine molds, and special frozen fruit drinks.
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Loretto C. Lynch
de ‘Company
How Are You and the Plain Greeting Question
A New York man argues that the standard reply to How are you is often trite or false. He suggests adopting a rhymed rule and notes that greetings in The Boston Transcript should be treated as casual exchanges rather than revealing personal health details.
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New York
Boston Transcript
The Deadly Fly in the Montreal Herald
A grim anecdote from the Montreal Herald warns that a lion’s claw bite and dirty nails carry rotting meat and deadly germs. It draws a parallel to flies that likewise carry filth and disease by not cleaning their feet.
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Montreal Herald
London Missing Persons Puzzle Looms Over City
London records show at least 30 000 people reported missing each year. Some vanish permanently while others reappear weeks or months later, resuming their lives as if they had never left.
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London
Kaiser Recovers Health After Tanlac Diet Miracle
Joseph S. Kaiser of Winnipeg describes a three year battle with illness and malnutrition. After trying Tanlac he reports rapid improvement, gaining weight, restoring energy, and resuming normal meals. He credits the remedy for lifting weakness, headaches, and nervous spells.
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Kaiser
Tanlac
Joseph S. Kaiser
Beverley St
Winnipeg
Dieay
Barnardo Boy Leaves £15,000 Estate After 25 Years
A former Barnardo boy who arrived in Canada from England as a youth accumulated a £15,000 estate after working as a farm laborer in Bowmanville Ontario for 25 years. He left £1,000 to Bowmanville Hospital and £1,000 to Barnardo Homes England, with the rest to a brother in England. He died at age 44 in a barn accident. Dr Thomas selectric oils claim no alcohol, with six essential oils blended.
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Barnardo
Bowmanville
Ontario
Canada
Englsland
England
Thomas
Bolshevists Abandon Food Control in Petrograd
Letters from a family living in Petrograd say Lenine’s move to end state food control arrived too late to ease hunger. They report no food shops and peasants with little to sell, and that peasants prefer not to use paper rubles.
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Lenine
Bolsh Vist
Russia
Berlin
Petrograd
Canadians Celebrate Empire Day in New York and Staten Island
Canadians in New York marked Empire Day with Dominion flags at multiple organizations and social events. The Dumbells, a Canadian soldier entertainment troupe, performed at a local theatre and at Fox Hills Hospital, Staten Island, for the soldiers' benefit.
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New York
Dominion
Lizard Skins Put To Use In Women’s Footwear
Skins from lizards and other uncommon animals including apes walruses pythons and various reptiles are being used to craft women’s shoes. The trend expands material sources for fashion footwear.
Conserving Labor in Handling Grain
The Pennsylvania railroad has recently installed a grain car dumping machine at Baltimore. The car loads onto the machine, supports are placed automatically, the grain door is removed, and the car is tipped first 30 degrees sideways then 45 degrees endwise. Tipping reverses to discharge all grain. Time to empty a car, including setup, is seven notes. Each loader replaces the labor of sixteen men and speeds car service.
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Baltimore
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