Annual Invasion of the West Harvesters Welcome to Prairie Provinces
The essay portrays prairie provinces of Western Canada welcoming thousands of harvesters from across the country and beyond. It extols them as constructive laborers bringing prosperity, urges farms to provide comfort, and encourages permanent settlement while inviting visitors to return with praise for the West. It notes harvester movement from British Columbia to Ontario and Quebec, with veterans and recruits shaping rural growth.
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Prairie
Canada
West
Mnly
Harvester Army
British Columbia
British Isles
Maritimes
Ontario
Quebec
Prairie West
Dominion
Western
West End
Railways Versus Roads In Early 20th Century Debate
A reflective column argues railways offer speed safety and cheapness over roads, warning against harming rails for any perceived gain. It notes historic and modern transport contrasts, cites a czar era private railcar exhibit, and muses on population growth and self interest.
Empire War and Canadian Visit by Parliamentary Association
Members of the Empire Parliamentary Association plan an overseas tour to Canada next year. Nine provinces will be visited during a five to six week stay in the Dominion, with invitations extended to promote mutual acquaintances and friendly relations among parliament members across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menvert
Parliamentary Association
Canada
Dominion
Gerber
Comradian
Varios
Putnam's Corn Extractor Promises Quick Relief
An old ad claims Marvel Liquid cures Touchy Corns instantly and Shrivels the corn after several applications. It touts Putnam's Corn Extractor as a sure remover and urges readers to buy from any druggist, refusing substitutes.
Bells To Replace Carillon Bells At Victory Tower
The department of public works announces replacing out of tune small bells from the Victory Tower carillon. Steps for replacement are under way as polishing slips affect tone. The move aims to restore the bells’ clear peal in the city collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orta
Department of Public Works
Health pills restore strength in Victoria reader
Mrs Bors Loutter of Victoria, PEL, credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with reversing severe anemia and malnutrition. She describes lif e as a burden before treatment, then notes weight gain, restored complexion, energy for housework, and improved health after using six boxes. Readers are urged to try the pills and request a pamphlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayls
Willams
Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
British Capital For Canada May Be Limited By Funds
Sir Robert Horne told a Montreal banquet of Empire mining delegates that British capital funds flow into Canada slowly, not due to disinterest but a shortage of available capital. He noted Britain had built capital abroad, yet avoided political capital in some lands, implying Canada may face funding constraints despite interest.
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United States
Canada
Sir Robert Horne
Montreal
Empire Mining and Metallurgical Congress
Dominion
Thieves Said To Be No Better Than Others, Says Chaplain
A prison chaplain quashes the notion of honor among thieves. He notes exceptions but calls thieves generally as bad as other people. The article also mentions coin experts tracing the term two-bits to past days despite the belief pirates gave no quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deere
New Steel Withstands Extreme Heat Claims Copenhagen Tests
Copenhagen reports reveal a new steel alloy tested at Varde Works showing resistance to extreme heat and injurious gases. In trials, the alloy endured long exposures at high temperatures where ordinary steel failed, prompting wide interest.
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Alen We
Copenhagen
Varde
Intertype to Build Large Harrison Factory in 1928
Intertype Corporation of Brooklyn plans a huge new factory in Harrison New York to meet rising demand. The firm now employs about a thousand workers with payroll over 1 5 million annually. The expanded plant will consolidate operations and ship Intertype typesetting machines to newspapers publishers and printers across the United States Canada and abroad. The 1928 operation date targets September 1 1928.
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Intertype Corporation
Brooklyn
Harrison
New York
United States
Canada
Corporhe Ws
England
Ex Mens
Liebi New York
Fone
Sent
Minard Liniment and Scottish Boys in Australia Note
A fragment notes Minard's Liniment for sore feet and a Scottish boy in Australia who saves five dollars weekly by waking at five, milking 47 cows, delivering milk, and working after returning home. It remarks that not all automobile drivers in accidents are foolish and that memory fades with time.
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Australia
Dreadful Dysentery Remedies Touted By Patient
A reader recalls severe dysentery last summer and claims a bowel remedy marketed for years by The T. Kit Company cured him after partial bile dose. He warns it cannot be recommended highly though, as alarm and pain accompanied the illness and quick relief was sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poste Terwete
Prairie Provinces Face Real Menace to Cropland
A 1910s-era report warns Western Canada to combat brown rats invading Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It warns pests threaten grain, poultry, fruit, and even human health, urging immediate, coordinated action and territorial bans to curb rat spread. It notes rats as more damaging than gophers, and urges municipal measures and public awareness.
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Akatchewan
Prairie Provinces
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Inter
China
Europe
Canada
Ever
Anon
Fone
Manitoba
Qu’Appelle
Saskatchewan
Greece
Gift To Free State Volumes From Windsor Castle Are Presented
The King presented 24 volumes from the Royal Library at Windsor Castle to the Irish Free State’s government. The set includes statutes from the Union of 1800, once bound by Grattan’s parliament, and once housed in Dublin’s Four Courts before destruction in 1922. Duplicates were kept at Windsor, now forming part of the library of the President of the Executive Council.
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Royal Library
Windsor Castle
Windsor
Ot Executive Council
Mrs J B Hiltz Describes Dr Pierce Prescription Relief
Toronto reader Mrs J B Hiltz reports relief after starting Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription for her pregnancy symptoms. She notes improved energy and strength and urges others to visit a local drugstore to obtain tablets or liquid, referencing a Bratetbune trial package.
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Toronto
Dr Pierce Baronte
Gould
Dr Pierce
Dr. Peres
Campaign to Fight Leprosy in China Highlighted
A historic appeal urges stamp out leprosy in China amid one third of global cases. The piece notes stigma, historical beliefs, and a call for a global fundraising drive to support Chinese leprosy patients, missions, and a proposed hospital and aid station.
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China
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Petrograd
Gutoren
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Ent
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Intertype
Minard
Wallace Pepper
RE Q
Fobe
Muse Rhetuautioan
Bett van
Tr Thomas
France
Germany
Egypt
Japan
Pire
Fiji Islands
Mrs. Grim
J. B. Hiltz
Muissiona
Ture
Sistanes Oation
Milter
Olly
Hinard
Sampies Trea
Palefervire & CO
Alesandria
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