Immigration policy in Canada faces pressures to ease limits
The discussion notes a 25 percent drop in immigration to Canada for the nine months ending December, compares pre and post war policies, and urges selective immigration to fill labor gaps. It argues that restricting entry harms agriculture, industry, and overall economic revival, urging modification of current laws to allow capable workers from various regions.
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Canada
United States
Europe
British Isles
Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association
G. F. Chipman
Grain Growers’ Guide
Western Canada
Vancouver Grain Movement 1922 23 Season Totals
The Vancouver grain movement for the 1922 23 season is estimated at fifteen million bushels. Europe has taken 4,183,000 bushels with 4,506,155 bushels yet to load, while the Orient has taken 423,000 bushels with 1,396,003 bushels yet to be despatched.
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Vancouver
Europe
Orient
German Post Deficit Reaches 126.6 Billion Marks
The German post office reports a deficit of 126 600 000 000 marks due to a low rate of post arts and 25 marks onward. The shortfall highlights financial strain on postal operations amid changing postal rates.
U F A Membership Figures From Official Report
The United Farmers of Alberta reports a total membership of 14 146 members with about 4 000 in the women’s organization.
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United Farmers of Alberta
Airliner to Carry 200 Passengers and Mail in London Flight
Maj Gen Sir William Brancker told the Guild Hall conference that future air service could make New York within twelve hours of London. He described a new long range aircraft design able to carry over 200 passengers and ten tons of mail and freight.
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New York
London
Wm. Brancker
Guild Hall
William Said
Catarrhozone Promises Nose Cure for Colds and Catarrh
Advertises Catarrhozone as a nasal treatment that cures colds and catarrh by delivering medicine through the nostrils to the bronchial tubes. Claims quick relief and lung reach with warnings about dangerous substitutes. Prices listed for large two month, small, and sample sizes from the Catarrhozone Co. Montreal.
Shaving Proved Loyalty in Ireland Loyalist Edict
A Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland decreed that every Irishman must shave his upper lip or be counted as an enemy of the King, enforcing a test of loyalty in colonial governance.
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Ireland
The Human Factory and Dr Williams Pink Pills
The body is a busy factory driven by rich red blood. When blood becomes thin disease follows. Dr Williams Pink Pills claim to restore blood and energy. Raymond Webber of Welland Ontario reports eight boxes restored health after weakness and skin issues. Pills available from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario 50 cents per box or six for 2.50.
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Williams
Raymond Webber
Welland
Ont
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
London Honors Flower Girl at Fannie Collins Funeral
A public funeral marked the passing of Fannie Collins, the Ludgate Circus flower girl for thirty five years. Outside, a guard of about a hundred flower girls showered white narcissi as the coffin moved to St Clement's Danes Church. Inside, pews bore snowdrops and nursery fruit symbols, with Fannie's basket and hawker badges placed on the chancel steps. The cortege proceeded to Fleet Street for a final prayer, a fitting London farewell.
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Dickens
Fannie Collins
Fannie
Ludgate Circus
St. Clement’s Danes Church
St. Clement's
Hawker
Fleet Street
Fannie’s
Stand
Plane crash at Schofield Barracks kills two
First Lieut Rupert Julian an aviator at Schofield Barracks Honolulu was killed in a plane crash along with an enlisted man who was fatally injured when the aircraft plunged seven hundred feet.
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Rupert Julian
Schofield Barracks
Honolulu
English judge says gun laws shape crime outcomes
Former Scotland Yard chief Thomeen argues in Chicago that English criminals risk life with guns, while law abiding English citizens benefit from strict enforcement. He contrasts American attitudes toward gun manufacture and penalties with English enforcement, noting differences in crime experiences.
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Streas
Thomeen
Scotland Yard
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Canadian Grain to South America via Vancouver Expands
Canadian grain movement to South America via Vancouver may reach large scale after an experimental shipment of 1 000 tons. officials announce a further parcel of 4 000 tons is planned to proceed.
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South America
Vancouver
Candle Bid Auction Practice in England History
The article recalls an English auction practice where goods were sold by lighting an inch of candle and the highest bid before the candle guttered won the item. It laments how many would fear speech on them if overheard when not listening.
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England
California Fig Syrup Ad Promotes Quick Baby Bowels
A mother pleas for California Fig Syrup to ease a constipated child with a single teaspoonful daily. The ad notes the syrup is safe for babies and children with directions on the bottle and warns to say California to avoid imitation. A separate line touts a Texan inventor's electric rotary razor that promises a clean shave in a minute.
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California
Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills Endorsed for Palpitations
A Hamilton Ontario reader reports relief from heart palpitations and breathlessness after using Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills. The letter describes nightly breathlessness, skipped beats, and nerves settled after starting the remedy. The company sells 50 cents a box via dealers or by mail from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
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Alice Bishop
Hawthorne Ave
Hamilton
Ont
Milburn
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Butter Records Alberta Dominates Western Dairy Contest
Butter Records Alberta showed top standing at the Western Canada Dairy Convention with strong results in butter making contests. W Hanson Lacombe led the Canada wide creamery butter contest solid pack class with 87 points, Edmonton City Dairy and O Severson Calgary close behind. Hanson repeated his lead in October pack with 96.8 points, Schoal Lake Manitoba tied for first. De Laval inter provincial contest awarded Manitoba the silver trophy with 1,731.9 points, Alberta at 1,730.9. Edmonton City Dairy and other Alberta entrants posted high scores in convention creamery butter exhibit led by Hanson Eckville and Severson Calgary with notable placing.
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Alberta
Western Canada
Association
W. Hanson
Lacombe
Edmonton
Dalry
Severson
Calgary
Hanson
Ile
Shoal Lake
Manitoba
de Laval
Saskatchewan
Edmonton City
O. Severson
Lacomber
J. P. Donald
Delburne
C. Anderson
Camrose
Red Deer Dairy
H. Hanson
Eckville
Hiccups and Heartburn Remedy Promised in Nerviline
An old remedy promotes Nerviline as a cure for hiccups sour rises gas belching and stomach fermentation. It claims relief for acute stomach pains bloating nausea and similar ills and markets at 35 cents per bottle through dealers.
Radio links across Atlantic excite crowd in England
Officials of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company sent wireless messages to Southgate England as William Marconi and others listened from the opposite shore. The broadcast carried thousands of words over 3400 miles with clear, wire like clarity though some auditors found it tiresome. The first message came from A T and T president Thayer at 9 o clock and Marconi replied at 10 10 saying he heard the message distinctly and congratulated the researchers.
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American Telegraph and Telephone Company
Southgate
Eng
William Marconi
Times Square
Herald Square
England
Thayer
A. A
T. Co
Marconi
Classical Music Distinction Baffles Couple
Mrs Newrich asks if he can distinguish classical music and her husband replies yes. He says a piece that threatens to be a tune every minute and always disappoints you is classical. Boston Transcript.
Largest flower Rafflesia Arnolds blooms in Sumatra
The Rafflesia Arnoldii, the world’s largest flower, grows on Sumatra and can reach three feet in diameter and weigh about 151 pounds. A Constantinople decree bans the manufacture sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
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Sumatra
Constantinople
One Telephone in the World Forty-Six Years Ago
A historical remark notes that forty-six years ago there was only one telephone in existence, highlighting the scarcity of telecommunication then and implying the rapid spread of the device since.
Tanlac credited with health boost for 73 year old Calgary woman
Mrs. C. J. Harris of Calgary aged 73 praises Tanlac for rebuilding strength and energy after months of weight loss and fatigue. She reports rapid improvement after four bottles and says Tanlac keeps her well when she feels run-down. Tanlac is sold by druggists with over 35 million bottles sold.
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Taniac
C. J. Harris
13Th Ave
East
Calgary
Alberta
Mrs. Harris
B C Honey Crop Sets Record In 1922
The 1922 honey crop in British Columbia reached a record value of 177,839 dollars at wholesale. It averaged 61 pounds per hive from 11,591 hives in 2,143 aviaries, up from 30 pounds per hive last year with 10,329 hives in 2,072 apiaries. Over 11 years output rose from 20 tons to 355 tons.
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British Columbia
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to prevent frequent colds
An advertisement explains that cold in the head is an acute nasal catarrh and that Hall's Catarrh Medicine builds up the system to reduce susceptibility. It asserts repeated attacks can become chronic and that the medicine works through the blood to soothe mucous surfaces. Druggists supply it. circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Look Ahead Skirmish 1914 18 and 1923 War Forecast
A Louisville Courier Journal item speculates that the 1914 18 conflict and the 1918 22 armistice could be followed by a new war beginning in 1923. It questions consumer cost impacts, noting 1923 prices might be 5S percent above 1914 and asks where the sting to the consumer would land by 1927.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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Putnam's Corn
Putnam's
U.F.A
Dr. Chase
Famansen, Bates & Co., Led
Minard
Scott
Atlantic
Liniment
Tanlac
B.C
ST. Charles
the Borden Co. Limited
Montreal
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