Cheaper Transportation Urged to Restore Canadian Prosperity
The article argues that wartime railway rate hikes burden farmers and industry, stifling production and employment. It cites Saskatchewan and other provinces calling for freight-rate reductions, stressing railways need volume rather than higher rates to stay profitable. It urges immediate, substantial cuts to avert unrest and collapse of commerce.
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Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
United Farmers of
Toronto
Montreal
R. E. Finn
Nova Scotia
Halifax Board of Trade
Dominion Railway Commission
Maritime Provinces
Confederation
Dominion
Ambitious Manitoba Highway Plan Aims to End Bad Roads
The Manitoba Motor League proposes 1 663 miles of trunk highways across the province. The plan seeks a network where no resident is more than 15 miles from a trunk road, built to Good Roads Board gravel standards and funded from motor license fees.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Motor League
Motor League
Good Roads Board
China’s Vast Coal Lands Unearth Large North American Parallels
Chinese coal fields now roughly surveyed are as large as all North American coallands. Shansi province sits near Tientsin with 30 000 square miles underlain by coal, some seams exceeding twenty feet. Much coal is anthracite and forms about four fifths of world hard coal supply. Also notes Arctic flowers total 7é2 species and Antarctic has none. Beware of the hypocritical man.
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China
North America
Manchuria
Shansi
Tientsin
Peking
Ingenious effort to tan hide using bark and cog
A man attempts a creative method to tan a cog hide with bark, illustrating reliance on improvisation and ingenuity in a challenging task. The description emphasizes practical problem solving and unconventional material use.
Quick Growing Prairie Trees for Fuel Wood
Norman M. Roses of Indian Head Forest Nursery Station notes rapid growers suitable for prairies. Cotton wood willow Russian poplar and Manitoba maple can yield fuel wood in six years. A plantation then gains value and productivity yearly, regarded as a strong farm investment.
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Prairies
Manitoba
Norman M. Roses
Indian Head
Feeling deteriorated morning health tonic claims
Advertisement asserts liver sluggishness and fatigue can be cured by Dr Hamilton's Pills and Catarrhozone Co. products. It promises quick, noticeable improvement in digestion appetite and overall energy, with widespread sales in 25 cent boxes and Montreal distribution.
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Dr. Hamilton
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Japanese Firm Plans Davis Type Timber Raft to Japan
A Japanese firm will attempt to raft timber from British Columbia to Japan using a Davis type raft with a superstructure of oiled logs securely lashed. Twenty years ago a similar voyage from San Francisco to China succeeded in favorable weather.
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British Columbia
Japan
San Francisco
China
Guard Your Health With Dr Williams Pink Pills
An advisory promoting Dr Williams Pink Pills to strengthen blood and nerves for working women and girls. It cites Mrs Minnie Swick of Simcoe Ontario sharing improved health after use and advertises 50 cents per box or six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Sparkling Eyes Woman Praises Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription
Mrs John Shuler of London Ontario reports recovery after typhoid fever using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She states one bottle restored her strength and health and endorses the tonic as reliable for rebuilding energy.
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London
Dr. Pierce
Advice for women from a prominent London woman
A London Ontario woman shares how Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription improved her health during middle age and urges other women to try it. She notes relief from fainting spells and heat flashes and recommends visiting a neighborhood drug store or contacting Dr. Pierce's Hotel or Laboratory for guidance and a trial package.
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London
Dr. Pierce
M .M. Taylor
Hil St
Invalides
Buffalo
N. Y
Bridgeburg
Oat
Plastic Wood New Material Pattern Makers Favor
A British firm introduces Plastic Wood a wood based filler made from fine wood fiber and collodion. It adheres to many woods it hardens like wood can be turned cut sanded and finished waterproof and non warping. It clings to hands but a solvent is sold to remove it.
The Busy Mother Seeks Leisure and Better Living
A thoughtful mother writes about managing two young children and household duties while a letter-carrier husband helps part time. The writer suggests reducing home-preserving, considering canned goods, and turning the dining room into a nursery to create a calmer living space and real rest time.
Local merchants urged to support town growth
A call to patronize local shops aims to strengthen community ties and boost the town's economy by keeping dollars circulating within the local business network and supporting hometown services.
Nerviline Promises Fast Sciatica Relief
Nerviline claims quick relief for sciatic pain through frequent applications. The ad asserts deep penetration and soothing of irritated nerves, offering Nerviline at 35 cents everywhere. It also links relief to rheumatism neuralgia lumbago and muscular pain.
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All Dealera
Auto fatalities in New York rise to 835 in 1921
A report by the National Highway Protective Society states 835 people were killed by autos and auto trucks in New York City during 1921, 452 more deaths than in 1920.
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The
National Highway Protective Society
New York City
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing For All Textiles
The Diamond Dyes package promises guaranteed home dyeing results for worn dresses waists coats and draperies. It instructs buyers to tell the druggist material type wool silk linen cotton or mixed and assures no streaking fading or running.
De Valera vows to die rather than yield to Britain
The Hamilton Herald cites a Braggart De Valera declaring he would die rather than bow to the British sovereign, and recalls his rival claim that if Mayor MacSwiney’s hunger strike proved fatal he would refuse to live.
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de Valera
The
New York Tribune
MacSwiney
Hamilton Herald
Teacher Endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills in New Brunswick
Miss Alice Thereault, a popular Upper Pokemouche schoolteacher, extols Dodd's Kidney Pills as beneficial for kidney trouble. She claims personal improvement and notes the remedy is widely known across Canada as a trusted kidney aid. The passage mentions Punch and Judy as historic relics of miracle plays.
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New Brunswick
Dodd
Upper
Pokemouche
N.B
Alice Thereault
Miss Thereault
Canada
Pontius and
Judas
Pontius Pilate
Judas Iscariot
California Fig Syrup for Children Promises Quick Cure
A vintage advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a miracle for cleansing the liver and bowels of sick children. It claims a teaspoon fixes constipation and colic, with a note to request genuine California Fig Syrup from the druggist to avoid imitations.
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California
Zam-Buk Heals Severe Scalds and More
Mrs Albert Sawyer of Midland Ontario describes Zam-Buk as quickly easing her child’s scald pain after doctors failed. She credits the balm with drawing out soreness and forming new skin, noting it heals extensive injuries and can treat eczema ulcers ringworm piles varicose sores and other skin conditions. Zam-Buk is sold by chemists and stores 50c a box.
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Albert Sawyer
Midland
Ontario
Molecule Lesson Sparks Family Quip
A humorous exchange at home centers on a chemistry topic as Mrs Jobson asks about her son studies and their father jokes about wearing one in his eye while discussing molecules and practice.
Burns and Scalds Oil Promises Quick Relief
Dr Thomas Electtric Oil provides instant relief for burns and scalds with no preparation needed. Apply to the affected area and pain subsides soon after. A doctor notes radium as a health booster when taken as medicine.
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Thomas
Minard’s Liniment for Colds and Relatives
Advertisement notes that Minard’s Liniment is linked to cold relief. A humorous line remarks that judging a man’s ability can be inferred by the number of relatives he must support.
Freezone promises painless corn relief at low cost
An advertisement touts Freezone as a quick remedy for hard corns and calluses. It claims instant relief and easy removal by applying a tiny bottle sold by druggists for a few cents, without soreness or irritation.
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W. N. UL
Arctic
Antartic Circle
Minard
Western Farmer
Gmal
BY Loretto C. Lynch
Sciatica
Nerviline
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