Canada in the League of Nations and a broader world role
The text argues Canada’s status shifted from colony to equal partner with Britain, joining the League of Nations. It asserts Canada must study world politics and take active part in international questions, promising broader domestic perspective and tolerance as Canadian policy aligns with its new responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
Britain
Empire
Atty
League of Nations
Caniala
United States Senate
United States
Lstes
Canada’s Rise as a United Nation of Trade and Pride
The text argues Canada must shed sectarian quarrels and embrace unity to develop natural resources and boost production for world consumption. It describes Canada expanding its merchant marine, increasing ships under the Canadian flag, and growing international trade, with Belgium, Romania, and others in Canada’s debt as a consequence of wartime links. It envisions a national consciousness guiding Canada toward the destiny envisioned by Confederation’s founders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vana Ia
Vaneth
Homer
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Belgium
Ruinia
Eda
Dristiny
Ucof
Catarrhozone Healing Vapor Widely Praised
Popular remedy Catarrhozone is advertised as a cure for catarrh colds and bronchitis. The ad claims it soothes irritation cleanses phlegm and secretions and seals congested spots with pine essences and balsams. It lists prices and sizes for dealer purchases.
Airplane Completes Quick Panama Canal Repair Flight
A telegraph trouble-hunter in the Panama Canal zone flew to a break fifty miles away, fixed the issue, and returned to base in ten minutes, beating the three days it would take by horseback through the jungle. A deserted woman recalled a four year absence with tears in her eyes.
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Panama Canal Zone
Lavell
Newton Kansan
Settlers Wives Learn About Local Creameries in Moose Jaw Course
A short course in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan highlights creamery operation for soldier settlers wives arriving March 1. Detailed sessions cover butter production methods, dairy processing, and milk testing led by P E Reed and W Harkness with demonstrations of active creamery plants. Institutions and local officials including Mr Logan participate in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Poort Jheen
P. E. Reed
Lisioner
Koesvar
W. Harkness
Swift Current
Jeger Moose Jaw
Mr. Logan
Dodd's Kidney Pills credited with relief by Ontario resident
Arden Ontario resident Mrs Miles Wood reports swelling and kidney trouble improved after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She says feet swelling reduced and health returned, urging others with kidney issues to try the remedy. The article portrays Dodd's Kidney Pills as a standard kidney remedy trusted by Canadian women.
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Dodd
Arden
Ont
Lodd
Miles Wood
Canada
Doild
Penitentiary Farm Sees Profits From Intensive Cultivation
A report from Edmonton Alberta details the penitentiary farm operations showing about 70 acres under cultivation with strong results. Net profit reached 4191.17 after tractor purchase. Wheat at 45 bushels per acre and potatoes totaling 3506 bushels were produced.
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Edmonton
Alberts
Penitentiaries
Freezone Corn Relief Lets You Lift Corns Pain Free
A tiny bottle of Freezone costs only a few cents and with a few drops you stop the pain and lift the corn or callus from the foot. The ad promises instant relief and painless removal without soreness.
Seed Wheat Price Cut by Canadian Wheat Board
The board orders seed wheat price reductions for Prairie elevators to 245 per bushel Fort William basis effective midnight February 21 until further notice. The prior seed price was to millers 2.80 plus one cent with a 15 day step, tied to farmer relief resolutions from Alberta and Saskatchewan groups urging a 240 Fort William basis.
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Canadian Wheat Board
Prairie Provinces
Fort William Basis
United Farmers of Alberta
Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association
Remove Those Unsightly Warts with Putnam's Extractor
An advertisement claims Putnam's Corn and Extractor cures corns and warts permanently with painless effect. It asserts universal druggist recommendation and a price of 25 cents per bottle.
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Putnam
America
Calgary Plans Bold Building Boom With New Normal School
Construction in Calgary this year will top 2 one million dollars with projects including a Normal School and Institute of Technology facing a 110 acre Bow River site. Architect R P Blakey leads design in Collegiate Gothic style as contracts go to bid for the post office and theatre and hotel additions.
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Calgary
School of Technology
Allen
Herald
Yale
Normal School
Institute of Technology
Bow River
Lawest
Canada
R. P. Blakey
Sunshine Brings Joy Yet Selfless Spirit Feels Its Toll
A reflective quote notes that those who spread happiness to others cannot always shield themselves from personal burdens, implying a connection between generosity and hidden strain. The line attributed to J M Barrie underscores the paradox of giving being exhausting for the giver.
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J. MC Barrie
Spring Ploughing Sees Early Seeding Across British Columbia
Extremely favorable weather in February boosts farming in Hagermere British Columbia with extensive new ploughing and virgin soil being released. Seeding is expected to advance much earlier this year than last in the region.
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British Columbia
Hagermere
Hall's Catarrh Medicine and Labour Bureau Figures
An ad touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood borne remedy for nasal catarrh noting its internal use and claims of curing cold related symptoms. The piece also reports 1919 Alberta labor bureau data: 33,399 placed applicants, with 30,018 men and 3,381 women securing jobs at a cost of $39,879 to operate, and a total province cost of $60.76 with the rest funded by the Dominion.
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Hall
TJ. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Labor Bureau
Government
Alberta
Dominion
Greatest of All Cunning Quote
A concise aphorism from Rochefoucauld on perception and deception. It claims the best trick is to appear blind to traps while others try to fool. The line underlines irony in human behavior and social manipulation.
Saskatchewan Creamery Butter Output Rises Sharp
Deputy Minister F. H. Auld states creamery butter production in Saskatchewan grew 30 to 35 percent year over year, and 1913 up 20 percent from 1917. The province moves toward a prominent dairy role with focus on higher butter quality.
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F. H. Auld
Saskatchewan
Baby's Own Tablets touted for relief in cross babies
Mothers urged to use Baby's Own Tablets for cross crying infants claiming they ease constipation indigestion and colds. A testimonial from Mrs Oscar Bedard of Ste Sophie Quebec backs the remedy sold by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario at 25 cents a bottle. The report notes land sales near Morden Manitoba with prices around $105 to $110 per acre for local farms.
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Oscar Bedard
Ste. Sophie
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Morden
Manitoba
McCuish
Rove Henderson
Cascarets touted as gentle liver bowel tonic
An ad extols Cascarets as a natural, non harsh tonic to keep bowels regular and cleanse the colon. It claims the product works without griping, overuse, or harming the liver and bowels, with twenty five million boxes sold annually.
Food prices in England rise 136 percent since prewar level
January statistics from the American Chamber of Commerce in London show all principal food articles cost 136 percent of the prewar level. The total for rent clothing light and fuel stands at 126 percent of prewar levels.
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England
American Chamber of Commerce
London
Minard's Liniment Cures Burns and More
The historic claim notes a controversial cure attributed to Minard's Liniment for burns and related conditions. A New York judge sits in on a jury panel as the first Chinese person called for jury duty, marking a key moment in civic inclusion.
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New York
Unfulfilled Prophecy of Air Armada Forecast in War News
A house committee in Washington reports the air armada portrayed by magazines as deadly and clumsy consisted of 213 planes, with 720 more planes supplied by allies. The piece notes American aviators relied on Allied aircraft in France and other zones.
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United States
Atlantic
France
House
Washington
Toronto Star
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Sumatra
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Baby’s Own
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Bayer
Wceticacidester
Balleyicacid
Agatort
Lll
Candas
Power
Monde
Heyer Clark
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