Western Representation and Canada’s Census Readjustment
A detailed historical overview argues Canada should adjust representation after each census. It notes West to gain senators versus Ontario and Maritime provinces, cites 1891 1901 1911 shifts, and outlines how wartime extension delayed true readjustment. The piece warns against prolonging a Parliament not truly representative.
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Canada
Jose Lagi
House of Commons
Thom P Meighen
Great Lakes
Canda
West
Ontario
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
Ottawa
House of
United States
Manitoba
North West Territories
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Yukon
Great Lakes of Commons
Scottish Castle Lords and Hidden Chambers Rumors
Fragmentary OCR notes recount Castle Fraser and Fortunes of Nigel lore with secret chambers and thick walls. Mentions Sir Waring, Walter Scott, and a portrait of architecture in Scotland. Includes stray lines about corns and paper production and Asian manufacture remarks.
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Viscount Cowaray
Family Of Fifteen Set For Canada From Liverpool
A nine person family including father Rufus John Kirkland and mother sail on the Minnedosa bound for Mazenod Saskatchewan. The Rev Kirkland, Primitive Methodist minister, travels with thirteen children eight boys and five girls including twins, to take a pastorate and perhaps farm.
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Liverpool
Canada
Rufus John Kirkland
Danbury
Oxfordshire
Prairie
Mazenod
Saskatchewan
Disappearing Island Near Australia Three Decades Later
An island once described as a 13 mile long scenic marvel near the northwest Australian coast has vanished and now lies about fifty feet underwater. The tale recalls 19th century visits, including 1892, amid a farmer’s exchange about a new hired man named Ezra and a previously difficult laborer.
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Norhwest
Australia
Ately
Honesty Rewards and Losses in Postwar Paris Theft
A 1919 Paris report shows only a fraction of found items are rewarded. Among items returned to police, umbrellas topped 20,900, with eight in ten taxi losses reclaimed. A taxi chauffeur recovered a glove missing three fingers, while tracing a woman who lost $10,000 in notes earned only a single dollar.
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Paris
Alwi
Catarrhozone credited with relief for local visitor
Edw n O Connor of Sault Ste Marie recalls a near fatal asthma and catarrh episode. He credits Catarrhozone with restoring his breathing after two months of treatment priced at one dollar. a smaller 26e and 50e size were sold by The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
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O'Connor
Sault Ste Marie
Catarthozone Co
Montreal
Steel Shipped By Airplane To London Depot
Two EWIs were conveyed from Manchester to London by Avro airplane for the London General Omnibus Company depot at Chiswick. Charter by Lambourne and Co. Ltd Victoria Steel Works Openshaw. Steel needed for vital parts. machine left Manchester am, reached Croydon at noon, steel in position at about four o'clock. Remedy for Earache Dr Thomas Electric Oil offers simple relief with drops on lint placed in the ear.
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Manchester
London
London General Omnibus Company
Chiswick
Avro
Lambourne and Co. Ltd
Victoria Steel Works
Openshaw
Croydon
Thomas
Confiscated Fountain Pens Linked to Illicit Whisky in America
A London dispatch reports a curious claim that fountain pens once held as vessels contained illicit whisky, reflecting a period mood of sensational foreign observations about American habits and writing elites.
Delicate Girls Need New Blood From Anemia Advice
The text discusses anaemia causes and symptoms such as fatigue irritability and greenish pallor. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a safe tonic and states they can restore energy, with mail ordering options and pricing. It then abruptly shifts to Barcelona population figures showing growth to about 717 000 and a city rise in population.
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Williams
Prudence
Glowing Apple Cooking Tips From Autumn Kitchen
A practical guide urges buying apples in quantity and storing them, with advice on washing, selecting green cooking apples, and avoiding iron cookware. It covers baking with cinnamon or lemon, syrup basting, and serving with cream, plus stewing methods and pie use for tart or green varieties.
A Good Sign and Miscellany From Portland
A Portand Oregonian style fragment notes happiness as a common good, contrasts optimism with pessimism, and remarks on weather, spuds to grow such as Early Onie Irish Cobbler Wee McGregor and Duke of York, while a proverb warns about neighbors and farming chores and a mention of St. Minars Liniment in the house.
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Werner
Portand
Oregonian
Wee McGregor
Duke of York
Kaiser Messages Quoted at Junker Meeting in Berlin
The former German Kaiser sent a message to a Junker meeting in Berlin led by his son and Ludendorff. He praised his brave comrades and claimed they were never vanquished in the field, while noting the powerful partner of “Me and God” fled the field and hid in Holland, avoiding cross-border display since.
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Junker
Ludendorf
Berlin
Holland
Louis- Fille CourterJournal
Putnam's Painless Corn Etractor Ad Claims Quick Relief
An old ad claims a corn and wart remover priced at 25 cents, touting Putnam's Painless Corn Etractor as painless for fifty years. It markets substitutes, promotes room with baths in hotels, and urges use to relieve children's worm complaints with Miller's Worm Waters, asserting strong effectiveness and no purgatives needed.
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Putnam
Record of Six Generations of Cree Family at Nelson House
Six generations of Cree Indians were found at Nelson House with a combined age total of 312 years. The family includes Sarah Donkey aged 12 and Donkey aged 22, with descendants Jemima Donkey aged 2 and Carolyne Dowstablishes, among others. The record notes York Factory origin for Sara Donkey the first and mentions full-blooded Cree heritage.
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Nelson House
Panada
Sarah Donkey
Carolyne
Key
Donkey
Jemima Donkey
Sara Donkey
York
Sarah
Wich
Ontario Dominates Dominion Manufacturing Output in Canada
Industrial Ontario accounts for more than half of Canada's manufacturing plants and over 1.28 billion of the national wealth, affirming its status as the province with the richest economy. Agriculture remains strong, but Ontario leads in industrial production and share of wealth.
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Dominion
Ontario
Canada
Liniment Friend Captain Lord One of Atlantic Coast’s Youngest Skippers
Captain Lord, 23, of the Ma steamship fleet, is among the Atlantic coast’s youngest captains. A native of Springfield Massachusetts, he began his seafaring career at age 19 aboard a Ma steamship of the British Steamship Company.
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We, Lord
Ma Steamship
Bait Steamship Company
Atlantic
Captain Lord
Springfield
Mass
Drapery Dyeing Note Warns of Fading Skirt Color
A fragmentary note discusses dyeing draperies and a faded skirt, stressing even first timers should dye only certain fabrics. It mentions a Dudmond dye and advises informing a druggist about material type and dye suitability to avoid further fading. The text lacks complete details but centers on dye use and fabric care.
Argentine government snubs Sinn Fein envoy Ginnell report
Reuters from Buenos Aires says Argentina declines to receive Law nee Ginnell as representative of the Irish Republic government. The foreign minister met him privately later, while Ginnell’s status as envoy is described as nonofficial. The report notes the diplomat’s reception occurred in a private capacity.
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Reuters
Buenos Ares
Lawnee Ginnell
Irish Republica
Letter from Mrs Wakelin endorses Lydia E Pinkham remedy
A Toronto letter claims Mrs Wakelin suffered severe nerves and weakness and credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound with relief. The writer asserts the medicine has stood the test for over forty years and urges suffering women to use it, noting endorsements and widespread letters of support.
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Tute
Thomas
Toronto
Lydia E. Pink
Wakelis
Christie
Lydia E. Pinkha
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Dodd
Ezra
Ehes Potter
Barcelona
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Ise
Minars
Coren
Ae Ton
Kaiser
Vanau
Hutchisson
Kas. Caime
Hutchinson Elevators
China
Lion Chek
Owantey
Inard
Evers
Dumond
Minard
Mrs, Wakelin
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