Labor unions rethink strikes and state duties in postal workers vote
The Amalgamated Postal Workers Association voted to delete sympathy strikes from its bylaw, signaling a shift toward lawful negotiation and arbitration. The document argues that strike action harms the general public and promotes a move to conciliation to settle industrial disputes.
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Amalgamated Postal Workers’ Association
Fémon'on
Tess
Howere
Postal Workers’ Association
League of Nations
Amalgamated Postal Workers Assecation
Putnam Corn Extractor Promoted For Painful Aches
An old advertisement extols Putnam Corn Extractor as a painless cure for aches in the feet and corns claiming quick relief. The copy urges readers to purchase for 25 cents at local dealers.
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Putnam
Working Up To It Is Me Hansen Courtship
The speaker recalls Hansen courting Alice in gradual steps starting with a postcard album in his lap then sitting with "my Poodie" and later with the little brother in his lap. The narrator hopes it will soon be their turn.
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Hansen
Alice
Direct Apple Sales Plan Hits Winnipeg Trade Hurdle
Ontario fruit growers test a direct selling route to Winnipeg customers as Mayor Gray pushes against high wholesale fruit prices. The effort aims to bypass middlemen and cut costs for consumers despite uncertain reception and logistics.
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Ontario
Winnipeg
Gray
Hudsons Bay to Build Large Winnipeg Department Store
The Hudsons Bay Company plans a massive $5,000,000 department store in Winnipeg adjacent to the soon to be completed Manitoba parliament buildings. Preliminary work starts now with actual construction slated for early next spring. A long distance telephone bell was recently rung by telegraphy.
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Manitoba
Hudsons Bay Company
Winnipeg
Good Seed to Grow Canada’s Crops at Winnipeg Conference
Mr L H Newnan, secretary of the Canadian Seed Growers Association, spoke at the Soil Fertility and Soil Fibre conference in Winnipeg. Canada uses about 65 million bushels of seed grain and 9 million seed potatoes annually, with 41 million acres planted. A one-bushel-per-acre yield gain on that area could add roughly 80 million dollars to national wealth, highlighting the importance of better seed breeding and regionally suited varieties.
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Canada
L. H. Newnan
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Winnipego
Courni of Conservation
Baby's Own Tablets Promote Gentle Health for All Ages
The article praises Baby's Own Tablets as a home medicine for children from newborns to growing kids. It claims the tablets are a gentle but thorough laxative, free from opiates or harmful drugs, and suitable for regular use to support health and development.
Winter course for rural workers by United Farm Women of Masi
The United Farm Women of Masi tobe organize a two week winter program at the Provincial University for rural workers. The aim is to test and improve their ability for more effective campaign and public work.
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United Farm Women
Masitobe
Aniey
Pbc
Cow Testing the Only Sure Method to Increase Production
The article explains cow testing helps dairymen measure each cow’s milk and fat output, identifying cows worth keeping and eliminating nonperformers. It cites Bulletin 58 from A H White and notes farmers have raised herd production 30 to 75 percent and sometimes doubled averages over years.
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A. H. White
B.S.A
Uppn
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Hich
Great Essential To a Woman's Health Is Her Nerves
An advertisement asserts nerves control health for women and promotes Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills as a remedy. Endorsed by Ph. Ryan of Sand Point and a Toronto company, the pitch cites sleep, appetite, tremors, and fainting relief after multiple boxes, priced 50 cents each.
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PH. Ryan
Milburn
T. Milburn Co. Limited
Toronto
Pulpwood Prospects in Manitoba Report
Dominion forest reserves inspector F. H. Terchmer reports northeast of Norway House a good spruce stand suitable for pulp but notes no viable transportation for finished products. Vets are unnavigable except by canoe, leaving development stalled until transport routes are established.
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Manitoba
F. H. Terchmer
Dominion Forest Reserves
Norway House
Bescon
Mica Sheets and Mining News Across Regions
Mica sheets are described as workable at any thickness with narrow randth inch. Holloway’s Corn Cure is promoted for ailments with directions. Reports note copper lodes from 100 to 140 feet found in Lac du Bonnet Quebec district. The Dominion Government sends a survey party to compile a regional report.
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Lac du Bonnet
Quebec
Dominion
Cremation of Bank Notes Highlights Waste and Costs
A Canadian Bank of Commerce report notes worn notes are burned to remove dirty currency, with 1.836 million notes totaling 15.3 million dollars destroyed over seven months ending June 1920. Ceremony occurred on bank premises with a furnace in the basement and paper costs around 40 thousand dollars.
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Canadian Bank of Commerce
Anne Merrill
Mail
Empire
Bank of Commerce
Lignite Field Development Venture Formed in Canada
Financial men in Eastern Canada organize a $500000 corporation to develop Estevan Saskatchewan lignite fields. They secure 630 acres at Roch Percee Portal. London records more vehicle fatalities than any other city globally.
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Canada
Estevan
Roch Percee
Portal
Sask
London
Freezone Corn Remover Promises Painless Quick Result
Ad touts Freezone as a painless remedy for corns and calluses. It claims two drops on the affected area instantly stops pain and allows removal with fingers. The druggist sells a small bottle for a few cents, offering a simple solution for corns between toes and on feet.
Some Mennonites Plan Abitibi Colony in Quebec
Leaders of the orthodox Mennonite church at Rhineland decided to move their people to Abitibi Quebec to establish a colony. Winnipeg deputy minister of education J F Greenway announced the plan after a Rhineland trip. He said the exodus could split the church with some following bishops and elders and others staying in Manitoba.
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Quebec
Rhineland
Abitibi
Que
J. F. Greenway
Winnipeg
Greenway
Premier Taschereau
Manitoba
University and Farmers cooperate on junior members studies
The University of Alberta cooperates with the United Farmers of Alberta to provide technical information for junior members. Agriculture professors prepare treatises distributed by the United Farmers covering crop farming topics. The Moors are credited with introducing cotton manufacture to London in 1590.
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London
Royal Scots Claim Title as World’s Oldest Regiment
Minards issue notes Burns and others as part of a context where the Royal Scots claim to be the oldest regiment in the world, highlighting historic stature and debates over lineage.
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The
Royal Scots
Liniment Links Neuralgia Happiness to Poverty and Respectability
The statement suggests happiness stems from being poor yet respectable as described in the story books. It reflects a literary or humorous view rather than a factual report, noting the observation without additional context or attribution.
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E. D. Smith & Sons, Limited
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