National Research Institute for Canada Proposal
A plan argues Canada should create a central, publicly funded National Research Institute in Ottawa with a Bureau of Standards, pooling ground work, and coordinating private and public efforts to advance science. It proposes a $500 000 building grant and ongoing research funding, plus confidential studies for payers, to prevent waste and duplicate labs.
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Dominion
England
United States
Germany
Japan
Bureau of Research
Government of
Canada
Ottawa
National Research Institute
Bureau of Standards
Council of Scientific Hnd
League of Nations
Reformatories Find Low Ex-Servicemen in Young Convicts
A Brantford Expositor note reports a New York state re formatory study showing only eight percent of male convicts aged 16 to 30 are ex-service men. The piece argues veterans earn respect and should not dishonor the law. It quotes a saying about indifference and a regretful life ending in the poor house.
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New York State
Trials of Wireless Experts Speak on Vagrant Signals
Professor John Ambrose Fleming of London University told the Royal Society of Arts that mysterious vagrant signals in long distance wireless remain unexplained. He noted atmospheric electric gradients rise with height and can swamp weak signal currents in aerials several hundred feet high. Fleming, inventor of the thermionic valve receiver, discussed persistent reception difficulties.
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John Ambrose Fieming
London University
Royal Society of Arta
Fleming
Catarrhozone Promises Relief for Asthma and Catarrh
Edw J O Connor of Sailt Ste Marie recounts a terrible asthma and catarrh ordeal with blocked nose throat and coughing he nearly died before Catarrhozone eased symptoms. The ad urges sufferers of catarrh asthma throat irritation and bronchitis to try two months treatment in small 5c and 50c sizes from The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
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J. O'Connor
Sailt Ste. Marie
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Man Faces Fines Over Prolonged Engagement in Argentina
In Argentina a groom who delays marriage beyond a reasonable time incurs a heavy fine, while a resident who fails to marry is taxed until age 80. The text outlines state penalties tied to engagements and marriage.
Rheumatism Gone Patient Praises Dodd’s Kidney Pills
Saskatchewan resident Mike Karaim says two boxes of Dodd’s Kidney Pills cured two years of rheumatism after trying other medicines and notes kidneys must filter uric acid. The article adds facts about Dodd’s long Canadian history and urges neighbors to ask about the pills.
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Saskatchewan
Dodd
Stoney Lake
Sask
Mike Karaim
Mr. Karaim
Choosing A Home for Better Citizenship and Stability
A letter advises newlyweds that the first home should be a rental to learn basics like sunshine, ventilation, cleanliness, and proximity to work and amenities. It urges eventual home ownership to foster responsibility for streets, schools, and the community, shaping better citizens and a stronger America.
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America
Weak Heart and Shattered Nerves Highlight Health Woes
Description of how disease or constitutional disturbance weakens the heart, shatters nerves, and leaves the blood impoverished, resulting in an exhausted overall condition for many women who should be strong and energetic.
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Offer Nerve Relief
Mrs W W Pearse of Toronto reports weak heart and exhausted nerves from the flu improved after using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. She says one box brought relief and six boxes cured her condition, with the 50 cent price per box available at dealers or by mail from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ont.
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W. W. Pearse
Seaton St
Toronto
Ont
Milburn
Price
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Production In Canada 1920 Total Value Report
Canadian commerce in 1920 reached 5.716 billion dollars with agriculture contributing 1.94 billion. Field crops dominate farming earnings, while general manufactures total 3.264 billion. Also notes a local advertisement touting Kelloges Asthma Remedy as a low cost treatment.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
General Manufactures
Justice Slow But Sure in Italian Post Office Case
An Italian clerk dismissed twenty years ago for stealing a postal order was found not guilty after a later audit. A yellow postal note for a large sum resurfaced in the Aquila office, leading to an investigation that uncovered the error. The government awarded the innocent man $20,000, the amount he would have earned with no dismissal. Meanwhile Palobo volcano near Honolulu now supplies about 2,909,000 gallons of drinking water daily.
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Aquila
The
New York Tribune
Ad Admiralty Building Born From Asylum Plans
A London architect designing the new Admiralty building mistakenly carried asylum plans to Queen Victoria at Windsor. She praised the design, leading to the Admiralty building being constructed from the asylum plan, a coincidence the correspondent does not vouch for.
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Admiralty’s
London
Admiralty
Windsor
Queen Victoria
The
Nerviline Remedy Promises Quick Relief for Stomach Ailments
An old warning about stomach risings gas heart burn and sourness touts Nerviline as a simple remedy. A bottle on the shelf will relieve minor aches and pains for the whole family and can be used internal or external. Priced at 35c at all dealers.
Canadian farm count by province revealed in latest report
Bureau of Agricultural Statistics shows 698 368 farms in Canada with Ontario 184 337, Quebec 142 017, Saskatchewan 120 900, Alberta 86 000, Manitoba 55 184, Nova Scotia 46 269, New Brunswick 35 562, British Columbia 14 211 and Prince Edward Island 18 888. Dr Thomas Electric Oil advertised for rheumatic pains and general injuries with fifty years of proven use.
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Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
Car in Commission Counts by Province in Canada
The breakdown shows 400000 vehicles in commission with 156654 in the western provinces. Manitoba has 34814, Saskatchewan 68285, Alberta 36515, and British Columbia 26500.
Keep Little Ones Well in Winter Baby’s Own Tablets
Winter brings cold and stormy days that keep children indoors and at risk for colds. Baby's Own Tablets claim to regulate the stomach and bowels and drive out colds, enabling safer wintering. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The William Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Airplanes Carry Diamonds From Congo Mines to Towns
A company running Congo diamond mines uses airplanes to transport gems to regional market towns, reducing transit time and improving security as it moves cargo to nearby centers of trade.
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The
Congo
Flour exports rise via Panama Canal shipments
1 679 tons of flour have been shipped from Medal cine Hat for export to Europe since July 1 and orders for 2 498 more tons are on hand, amid Minard's Liniment for Colds notices.
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Europe
Panama Canal
Football on horseback in Pamirs near Turkestan
Miss Ella Sykes describes a horseback football played by men in the Kelgis among the Pamir people near Chinese Turkestan. The game is male only and uses a goat skin football. Women most enjoy attending funeral feasts in the same region.
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Pamir Mountains
Chinese Turkestan
Ella Sykes
Cattle Disease Blamed on Irish Herds Sparks Trade Embargo
England faces foot and mouth outbreak blamed on Irish cattle with embargoes by Scottish counties. English papers press to lift Canadian cattle ban. Col. Mullings of Winnipeg, in England for the Winnipeg Livestock Exchange, notes a Liverpool firm processed ten thousand Canadian cattle last summer with a loss under one per cent.
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England
Col. Mullings
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Livestock Exchange
Liverpool
Northern Light Milling to Rebuild After Summer Blaze
The Northern Light Milling Company announces plans to rebuild its plant in early spring after a summer fire. The new facility will be a modern smaller western mill with a capacity of 125 barrels per day.
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Northern Light Milling Company
The Child Pleads For A Nickel In Foggy Conversation
A miniature domestic scene shows Bobby begging for a nickel while his mother, labeled Mother, refuses. The boy mutters about parental inconsistent reasoning as he accuses his parent of changing minds. The text drifts to unrelated lines about a worm exterminator and exotic ice cream, ending with a planetary fact about Jupiter.
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Ewgillettompany United Oronto
Ener
Ln Canadans
German
Argentine Republic
Castoria
Filint Journal
J. D. Kelloge
Palobo
Honolulu
Minard
Thomas
Sloan
Tains
Turkestan
Putnam's Corn Extractor
Putnam’s
Grande Prairie
Bobby
Nickel
Greece
Crete
Jupiter
SMP
China
Sheet Metal Products Co
Usins
Wiinnipeg
Edmonton
Vancouver
Calgary
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