Sound Advice on Confidence and Work Ethic in Hard Times
The column urges renewed confidence by individuals, business leaders, and government in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It argues for longer work hours, disciplined effort, and personal economy to restore prosperity, citing Premier Norris on avoiding urban drift and balancing farm production with city demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
C A. Dunning
T. ¢. Norris
Manitoba
Credit Men’s Trust Association
Norris
Saskatchewan Butter Wins Dominion Creamery Championship
Saskatchewan butter takes first place in a Dominion wide 1921 competition among six creameries per province. Samples were graded in Montreal cold storage and Saskatchewan earns top provincial score as its dairy industry develops rapidly in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Saskatchewan
Aircraft to Patrol Forests in Northern Manitoba This Summer
A fleet of five flying boats will be used in Northern Manitoba to patrol forest areas for fire detection. Government agents paying annual treaty monies to various Indian bands will also travel by airplane, enabling work that once took weeks to be completed in five or six days. The article notes that in winter Norway has only a few hours of sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Alberta Schools Population and Districts Reported
Alberta public schools enroll 124 328 pupils across 2 301 districts employing 5 320 teachers. Eighty six new districts were created last year and the school library branch distributed 51 170 books to schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Department of Education
Corns Warts and Bunions Painlessly Removed
Promote K Putnam's Painless Corn and Wart Extractor as the best remedy for corns warts and bunions. Claim it lifts out corns quickly and has proven successful for fifty years at 25 cents. Also notes London buildings tied to Shakespeare and France duties on cultured pearls, US gas users, and Toronto as labor federation meeting site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kputnam
Palestine Area Compared To Vermont Size
A comparison notes that Palestine spans an area roughly equal to the U.S. state of Vermont. The statement emphasizes geographic scale without detailing borders or populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
State
Vermont
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief For Strained Muscles
A vintage health ad touts Nerviline as a fast cure for strained muscles and minor sprains. It claims deep penetrating power, five times the pain destroying effect of typical liniments, and targets rheumatism lumbago neuralgia and sciatica. Sold everywhere for 35 cents per bottle.
She Loved Canada opens new serial in Winnipeg
Miss Eliot travels from England to Winnipeg and then to Alberta to study Western Canada conditions. The opening chapter of My Canada describes agencies that attracted her to her new home and her growing love for the land. A California plan seeks a chain of banks owned and controlled by organized labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Bar B. Ranch
Alberta
Eliot
Canada
California
Halifax Explosion Furor Spurs Nerve Healing Tale
Mrs Winfield Dill of Windsor Nova Scotia recalls Halifax 1917 blast that wrecked her nerves. She credits Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills with restoring her ability to do housework, after doctor visits and nervous spells. Pills sold 50 cents a box by The T Milburn Co Toronto with mail order option.
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Halifax
N.S
Winfield Dill
Windsor
Milburn
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Brains and Brawn in Coal Fields Highlight Era
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt recalls rural life and family talk in a kitchen scene about entertaining policemen. It mentions a drawn room dispute and a coal region in Pennsylvania covering about 82 square miles, illustrating period tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie
Michael O’flinn
Birmingham Age-Herald
Pennsylvania
United States
Brotherhood Firemen and Enginemen grows to 126000 members
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, founded by eleven firemen in 1883, has reached a membership nearing 126,000, reflecting rapid expansion and enduring labor union influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Average Man Seizes Chance to Speak and Deliver
A reader asserts that giving the average man a moment to speak yields tangible results. He argues small voices can provide clear, practical insights when given airtime and respect.
Startup trick when selfstarter fails and crank is missing
Instructions describe jacking up the rear wheels, shifting to high, setting spark and throttle, priming cylinders, and turning the rear wheels to start the engine. Caution advised to grip the tire rather than spokes to avoid hand injury as wheels rotate.
You May Have Kidney Trouble And Not Know It
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Hamilton's Pills containing Mandrake and Butternut to aid liver and kidneys. It claims back pain and headaches signal kidney issues and cites a testimonial of quick relief and renewed vigor after using the product sold widely for 25 cents by Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hamilton
The Newspaper as a Stethoscope by the Board of Commerce
An advertisement from a city’s Board of Commerce argues the best health indicator is local newspaper ads. It says Budgets show which merchants, real estate, banks, hotels and manufacturers are thriving. It warns that a city with weak ad representation lacks progress and prosperity and promotes Holloway's Corn Remover as a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commerce
United States
Saskatchewan road and bridge funds in new season
J C Gardiner Saskatchewan Minister of Highways announces about 1 570 000 will be spent on roads and large capital bridges this season. Legislature previously voted 2 035 932 for public improvements. Allocation covers Federal aid roads 900 000 large bridges 129 000 main market roads 550 000 and 120 600 for permanent type bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Gardiner
Saskatchewan
Practical Sport Dress and Hat in Henna Canton Crepe
A practical stylish sport dress and matching hat in henna canton crepe designed from a Russian blouse. Cross stitches in colors decorate the fabric while the hat features embroidery in colored wool. Suitable for sports and afternoon affairs alike.
Practice Makes Perfect
A mother scolds Bobby for taking too much cake while he argues that practice is needed to learn proper eating. He maintains the fault lies with her for not giving him a chance to practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Manitoba Man Credits Dodd's Kidney Pills For Recovery
I. D. Dyck of Morden Manitoba reports years of fatigue and inability to work cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills. He tried doctors with little benefit before seeing improvement after using the pills. He urges others to try them, claiming healthy kidneys lead to pure blood and renewed energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Dodd
Morden
Man
I. D. Dyck
Here
Mr. Dyvek
BC Orchards Receive Near 300000 New Trees This Year
British Columbia has imported nearly 300000 fruit trees berry bushes and seedlings for planting on new orchard land this year. Figures come from inspectors reports compiled by Dr Warnock Deputy Minister of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Dr. Warnock
Mrs Fowler Reports 25 Pound Gain From Tanlac
George J. Fowler of Winnipeg reports his wife recovered from three years of severe dyspepsia. She regained strength and gained twenty five pounds after taking Tanlac, a remedy sold by all good druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanlac
George J. Fowler
Cathedral Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Parson’s Bad Habit? Temperance Appeal at Hall
The Parson urges temperance with a drawl about the Waample and bowing to prayer. A voice from the rear calls out a sharp insult about drinking from the bunghole, signaling rural hall talk and sharp-tongued humor.
Saved Baby's Life Endorses Baby's Own Tablets
Mrs Alfred Tranchemontagne of Michel des Saints Que writes that Baby's Own Tablets saved her baby's life and she highly recommends them to all mothers. The tablets are said to regulate bowels and stomach and relieve minor illnesses in children and cost 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont or local dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Tranchemontagne
Michel Des Saints
Tranchemontagne
Dr. Wiliams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
No Masters Under Soviet Rule
The piece laments a harsh impractical bureaucracy and widespread want under communism. It argues Soviet policy enslaves citizens, warns against Communist agents, and urges reason to prevail to protect wartime gains and economic strength amid ongoing disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Russia
London Daily Telegraph
Tiger Meat valued for strength and cunning belief
In India tiger meat is esteemed as a food partly due to a superstition that eating it confers some of the animal’s strength and cunning to the eater.
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India
Plants harness sun heat through green pigmentation
Plants collect and store solar energy via chlorophyll giving them a mechanism to absorb sunlight. The color green indicates light absorption and reflection patterns that enable heat processing in plant tissues.
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London
Middle Temple
France
Canadian Federation of Labor
Minard
Liniment
Noblesse Oblige
Volve
Holloway
B.C
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Bayer
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