The Short Work Day Trial and Its Economic Aftermath
The article argues that shortened workdays fail in practice, citing Germany and other nations. It notes reduced hours did not improve worker well being or output and increased costs, urging longer hours to boost production and national rehabilitation. It warns free time is often wasted and harms family finances.
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Russia
Ich
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Germany
Tday
Saturday Evening Post
No Family Quarrels Unite Britain and Canada
The London Times argues that Great Britain and Canada must stand together to fulfill the Commonwealth’s destiny, unite nations, and advance world peace. The call emphasizes mutual cooperation and shared purpose across the empire.
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Great Britain
Canada
Commonwealth of British Nations
London Times
Poison in Mushroom Cap Sparks Animal Feeding Question
The article notes that animals may avoid poisonous mushroom caps while squirrels ingest stalks harmlessly. It suggests the poison could be in the cap and that feeding by squirrels may not indicate immunity. The piece calls for careful investigation.
Wealthy French Deserter Detained Near Swiss French Border
F Bertrand a rich Frenchman described as a deserter was arrested in Saint Julien at the Switzerland France boundary cafe that straddles the border. He boasted of dual allegiance and was nabbed by two French gendarmes as he crossed into France from a Swiss drinking room.
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F. Bertrand
Geneva
Saint Julien
Switzerland
France
Bertrand
Germany
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief for Strained Muscles
In minor sprains the muscle strains and requires vigorous rubbing with Nerviline. The ad claims the penetrating power draws excess blood away and returns muscles to normal. It touts deep pain removal for rheumatism lumbago neuralgia and sciatica with five times the pain destruction of average liniments. Sold everywhere 35c per bottle.
British firms eyed for Canadian site openings drive ends
Canada’s Trade and Commerce Department wraps up a campaign to lure British factories. Four major British firms have representatives in Canada to locate sites, while fifteen more are considering. Of those, nine or ten are expected to send evaluators within the next year.
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Canada
Trade and Commerce Department
Dominion
Guard Baby's Health in the Summer
The summer months are the most dangerous to children with cholera infantum colic diarrhoea and dysentery coming on quickly. Mothers should guard against these troubles and use Baby's Own Tablets to regulate the stomach and bowels. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Speed of Fingers Differs in Right and Left Hands
The article notes the right hand fingers are quicker and more accurate than the left. It cites bursts of speed when the left ring finger works with the right forefingers and slower motion when pairing with the left middle finger. Two fingers together beat one alone and cross-handed pairs outpace same-hand pairs. Practice boosts all fingers and especially the slower ones.
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Popular Science Monthly
France Deaths Outnumber Births in Sixteen Departments
Mile. Jeanne Lamar, France's champion boxer, stopped her mate opponent in a three round bout held in Reading, Pa., recently.
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Mile
Jeanne Lamar
France
Reading
Tanlac Restores Health In Winnipeg Wife Says
Harry Gray of Winnipeg says his wife suffered stomach trouble and violent attacks that forced her to bed for days. After taking Tanlac she gained fifteen pounds, regained strength, and her hair gray appearance disappeared prompting approval of the medicine from the couple. Tanlac is sold by druggists.
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Harry Gray
Bryce St
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Tanlac
Building Permits Surge Across Canada in May
Federal Labor reports from fifty six cities show May building permits totaling 17 565 326 dollars, up 262 percent from April and 32 6 percent from May last year. Quebec up 51 3 percent to 5 963 593, Saskatchewan up 316 percent to 1 281 451, with Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Vancouver Brandon Moose Jaw Regina Saskatoon Calgary and Edmonton posting gains over April and May 1921.
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Canada
Federal Labor Department
New Brunswick
Manitoba
British Columbia
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Brandon
Moose Jaw
Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
Sterilized Eggs Limited Granted Provincial Charter
London forms Sterilized Eggs Limited led by Dr. A. Roy Routledge after securing a provincial charter for 100000 dollars. The firm claims Canadian rights for equipment to keep eggs fresh for two years.
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London
Sterilized Eggs Limited
A. Roy Routledge
When you are hungry keep still says a doctor
A doctor advises that remaining still curbs hunger pangs and movement may intensify the feeling, offering a calm, self-control approach for those experiencing hunger.
Britain's Army Reduction to Ninety Thousand Condemned
Reported plans to cut Britain’s military strength to ninety thousand across all ranks are widely condemned by the British press. Critics argue Britain’s global commitments require a force larger than prewar levels, while Lord Esher backs the scheme despite opposition. The Sunday Express attacks Esher, demanding proof for altering Britain’s military strength.
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Britain
Mixed Commission
League of Nations
Council of the League
Lord Esher
The
Sunday Express
Distress in Throat Prompts Hope in Catarrhozone
Mrs H S Wilmot of Shulee NL reports severe bronchial catarrh and throat distress eased by Catarrhozone. She says it strengthened her throat and stopped her cough after other medicines failed. The ad promotes a dollar outfit with inhaler for two months from The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
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H. S. Wilmot
Shulee
Catarrhozone Co
Montrea
Shrine discoveries in Mesa Verde reveal older culture
Dr J Walter Fewkes leads excavations near Far View House in Mesa Verde National Park Colorado uncovering a shrine on a raised dais a ceremonial chamber with idols fetishes prayer sticks a corn platter tobacco and twelve intact clay pipes plus two vases including a duck vase. The finds suggest a pre cliff dwelling epoch and promise further light on the buried past.
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J. Walter Fewkes
Bureau of American Ethnology
Far View House
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Minard’s Liniment Relieves Neuralgia Trial Dialogue
An editor tests a job applicant with a humorous exchange about the effectiveness of Minard’s Liniment for neuralgia. The short vignette captures a newsroom cadence and a mock interview moment.
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Minard
England Reimposes Funeral Tax With Varied Rates
The New York Tribune reports England revived a funeral tax dating to 1695. The earlier levy charged two dollars per burial, later adjusted in 1750 by profession. Rates then ranged from one dollar for a workingman to fifty dollars for a bishop, with higher sums for a duke and a doctor of law.
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New York Tribune
Canada
York Belting Co
York St
Toronto
Ont
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