Birthday Of The Dominion celebrates Confederation anniversary
The fifty fifth anniversary of Confederation on July 1 finds Canada in good health and financially sound compared with other nations. The piece urges citizens to face high national debt with taxation funded by universal work, stressing labor as the source of wealth and calling for a year of productive effort to spur prosperity and reduce debt.
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Canada
Dominion
United States
Russia
Canadian service to Bermuda powered by Canadian Merchant Marine
The Canadian Government Merchant Marine Limited to inaugurate weekly passenger and freight sailings between Montreal and Hamilton Bermuda with a Montreal departure every three weeks. The first vessel is the Canadian Fisher followed by the Canadian Forester as the second ship to sail.
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Montreal
Canada
Hamil
Canadian Fisher
Canadian Forester
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims to Cure Deafness
Catarrhal deafness is blamed on inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining. The remedy is advertised as a constitutional treatment that works through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions. Circulars free. all druggists. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Trade Revival in Canada Shows Upward Movement
May 1922 Canadian trade reached 136,580,094 dollars, up from 129,236,032 a year earlier. Imports declined by about two million, exports rose by over nine million, with domestic agricultural and vegetable products leading gains at 32,977,039 dollars. Total May 1922 imports stood at 66,121,374 and domestic exports at 69,146,171.
Fatal Temperature Trick Foils Convalescent Soldier
A convalescent soldier, aged 50, feigns fever by holding a thermometer against the register. The nurse notes the high reading and reports his departure plans, but learns he is effectively dead as she confirms the fever had spiked to 140. The ruse ends with his death diagnosis.
Dr Hamilton's Pills Promise Clear Complexion
Women urged to use Dr Hamilton's Pill to tone blood and improve skin. Advertisement claims pill makes cheeks rosy and eyes bright, promising health and vitality. Sold by The Catarrhozone Co. in Montreal for 25c at dealers.
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Dr. Hamilton
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Canada Exports to Belgium Hit Forty Million Dollars
Canada exported commodities to Belgium worth 40 million dollars last fiscal year. About seven eighths was wheat, with 2 million dollars each for cheese and asbestos, 270,900 dollars for flax, 200 thousand for canned fish, and the remainder for barley, concentrated milk, rye and other goods. Trade Commissioner notes solid market for cattle on the hoof flour pulp and furs.
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Canada
Belgium
Digestible Bananas and a Noted Asthma Remedy Claim
Digestibility tips for bananas include removing the mealy coating before eating. The advertisement touts Dr J D Kellogg’s asthma remedy as the sole relief after ten years of asthma, claiming widespread use and recognition as the most effective asthma specific available.
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J. D. Kellogg
Printer Hero G W Jenner Sacrifices Self for Woman on Egypt
A London Daily Mail tribute recounts printer G. W. Jenner aboard the steamship Egypt who gave up his life saving a woman from drowning. He removed his life belt and handed it to her saying he would take his chances with the others. His brave act is praised as bound by noble self sacrifice.
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Egypt
G. W. Jenner
London Daily Mail
Jenner
Words of Praise for Baby's Own Tablets
Column promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative aiding digestion sleep and teething. Includes customer testimonial from Mrs Omer LeBleu and notes price 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario. Editor note and joke follow.
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Omer LeBleu
Maddington Falls
Que
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Hedgerow origins linked to post Black Death land tenure
The passage notes that England was hedgeless until the fourteenth century when hedges were planted due to changes in land tenure following the Black Death.
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England
Putnam's Corn Extractor Promises Quick Divorce From Corns
An old advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Extractor as the painless remedy to remove corns within 24 hours. It claims no substitute will work and notes the product costs 25 cents everywhere.
Manitoba Farm Loans Aid Planned After Overdraft Revealed
Hon Edward Brown provincial treasurer announces arrangements to raise 1 500 000 for Manitoba Farm Loans. Lachlan MacNeil reports an overdraft of 465 000 with 430 000 in approved loans awaiting funds. The loan is sold to Dominion Securities at 98 70, while 2 934 000 in three year bonds also sold. A separate note states a giant bell in a Canton monastery stands 18 feet high and 45 feet in circumference.
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Edward Brown
Manitoba
Manitoba Farm Loans
Lachlan MacNeil
Farm Loans Board
Brown
Province of Manitoba
Dominion Securities Corporation
Canton
Varick Pioneers Cocaine Use in Capital Amputations
Dr Varick, an American surgeon, introduced the use of cocaine as a local anesthetic in capital amputations. The innovation aided surgical procedures and influenced early anesthesia practices.
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Varick
Pruning Guidelines for Trees in Leafy Season
The guide advises pruning when foliage is at its best to shape trees. Remove cross limbs and obstructions while keeping larger limbs. Make cuts close to the trunk to aid sap flow and healing. Do not leave any tree stumps after trimming.
Honest Man’s Word as Security In Debt Lend Meet
A dialogue trades a ten dollar loan for the promise of honest word as security and a possible lending arrangement is discussed. The exchange frames trust as collateral and invites further consideration of reputational assurance.
Burns and Scalds Oil Promised Relief in Minutes
Dr Thomes Eclectric Oil claims to remove fire from burns and scalds with no preparation needed. Apply the oil and pain eases quickly. the remedy is urged for every kitchen. The text also notes a proposed $50 million annual Britain telephone system expansion.
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Great Britain
Lake Victoria Nearly Circular, World’s Second Largest Lake
Lake Victoria in Africa is nearly circular and ranks as the world’s second largest freshwater lake. The description notes its approximate shape and its vast size in the global freshwater system.
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Lake
Victoria
Africa
Testimonial for Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound
Mrs Danizl J Tracer of Knightington Ontario credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with preventing surgery during menopause. She states she was not well for a year and recommends the product to women with similar troubles, noting it relieves distress and may prevent more serious issues.
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Knightington
Ontario
Lydia E. Pinkham
Danizl J. Tracer
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Animals Seek Place to Die in Vast Rhodesian Cave
Harry Wigg, a Transvaal and Rhodesia prospector, describes finding a vast cave in Southern Rhodesia filled with thousands of animal skeletons. He claims wild creatures migrate to a fixed place when their time to die has come, recalling a valley with no trees or birds and a curtain of rock guarding a cave entrance.
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Harry Wigg
Transvaal
Rhodesia
Mr. Wige
Southern
Southern Rhodesia
Tify
Wigg
Milburn Heart and Nerve Pills Promoted for Weak Hearts
An advertisement urges women with weak hearts and nervous exhaustion to use Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. Daniel Bezanson of Loganville Nova Scotia claiming relief after six boxes and notes the price as 50 cents per box, sold by The T Milburn Co. Limited Toronto.
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Daniel Bezanson
Loganville
N.S
Milburn
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
What Constitutes Success and Wasting Your Life
A sermon drawn from Dr. Nugent of India who, on furlough in Lindsay, asks why success is measured by wealth. He saves and comforts many, instead of raking in ten thousand dollars, showing true fulfillment comes from lifting others rather than city status. The piece cites conformity to wealth as a perversion of achievement.
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Lindsay Post
Nugent
India
Orillia
Largest British railcar exceeds fifty nine feet in length
A report notes that the longest car currently in service on British railways measures under sixty feet, indicating limited rolling stock length compared with continental standards.
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British Railways
Tanlac credited with curing woman’s dyspepsia and nerves
Mrs. C. Clifford of Winnipeg says Tanlac restored her health after a five year nervous breakdown and chronic dyspepsia with gas pains. She recounts weight gain, improved sleep, and absence of indigestion and recommends the medicine to others. Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
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Tanlac
Tanilac
Tree Planting in Dominion Forest Reserves
Dominion forest reserves saw expanded experimental planting to restock endangered species and test methods. About 58 000 seedings and transplants of Scotch pine jack pine and white spruce were set in 27 plots over ~20 acres, mostly from Indian Head Saskatchewan, with extra stock from small on‑reserve nurseries. Seventeen additional plots covered ~25 acres were sown with seventy pounds of seed, split between white spruce and jack pine.
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Dominion Forest
Indian Head
Saskatchewan
Director of Forestry
Ottawa
Brotherhood Guards Tuberculosis Sanitarium Plan
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen backs the creation of a tuberculosis sanitarium for its members, aiming to provide safe health care and confinement facilities within the union.
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Brotherhood of
Town Economies Thrive When Local Spending Rises
Local shoppers boost the community by circulating each dollar within the town. The message emphasizes the immediate impact of spending at small businesses on jobs, services, and neighborhood vitality.
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University of Toronto
the Dominion
Bermuda
Les and
Siedenes
Peruna Company
Minard
Castoria
Mrs. Tracey
Winnipeg
Burns
Dominion Express
America
West Mth
New York
U.S.A
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