World Wide Reforms and the Case for Decimal Metrics
The piece argues that extreme conservatism harms progress yet warns against too much reform zeal. It highlights currency decimalization and metric weights as worldwide trends, notes Britain Canada and the United States shifting away from archaic systems, and endorses calendar reform including a proposed 13‑month year with Year Day and fixed Sundays. Canada is cited as leading in standard time and metric adoption.
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Watts
Great Britain
Great Dillais
Canada
United States
Britain
Ita
League of Nations
Jane
Date not yet fixed for imperial conference talks
The article notes ongoing correspondence between the British and Dominion Governments over the imperial conference date, with October as a proposed timeframe but no definite agreement reached yet. A second item reports a Morgantown West Virginia State University poultry experiment aiming to double egg production by cross breeding, targeting a world record of 346 eggs per year.
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State University
Poultry Farm
Morgantown
W.va
Orphaned Bride Inherits Vast Estates After Unknown Uncle
Five year old bride Selena Campbell from Madison Wisconsin becomes heiress to $756 000 after the death of Uncle John Randall in Indiana Harbor Indiana. The uncle left $750 000 under a willless estate with no known relatives besides Selena. Selena's husband Michael a sign painter faces sudden change in fortune.
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Selent Campbell
Madison
Wis
John Randall
Indiana Harbor
Idiana
Selena Campbell
Michael
Diamond Dyes Color Things New for 15 Cent Packs
Diamond Dyes offers 15 cent color packs with simple directions for tinting lingerie silk ribbons and fabrics. It guides users to specify material type wool silk linen cotton or mixed to ensure proper results. The article quips that insurers won’t cover men’s air castles.
Enjoy The Pleasure Of Perfect Health From Dodd's Kidney Pills
Mr J Leveille of St Lucien Quebec reports relief from kidney trouble after using four boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He credits the pills with rapid improvement and encourages others to try them, noting relief from symptoms like itching skin dizziness and sleep issues as kidney disease progresses.
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Mr. J. Leveille
Dodd
St Lucien
P.Q
J. Levelile
Through Steamship Passengers Through Service
Canadian Pacific Railway offers a through tourist sleeping car service from Winnipeg to Saint John N B for western passengers en route to the Old Country. Cars depart Winnipeg on The Imperial at 10 06 am every Tuesday until April 20 providing direct service to the ship's side at Saint John. No train changes at Montreal.
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Old Country
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
Saint John
N.B
Prairie Provinces
Montreal
Cenotaph Designs Sought For Prince Albert War Memorial
The Prince Albert War Memorial Association will select designs for a $10,000 cenotaph to be unveiled and dedicated next Armistice Day. Canadian sculptors are invited to submit proposals. funds were raised by voluntary subscription for the Victoria Park site on the hill overlooking the city.
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Prince Albert War Memorial
Prince Albert
Memorial Association
Victoria Park
Modern steel from Ohio man praised for razor edge
An Ohio inventor develops a secret process alloying iron and carbon to create a tough steel that bends, holds a razor edge, and can cut glass. A 15 inch bar tempered at five degrees shows parts that cut hair without sharpening and others that withstand hammer blows. Vanadium noted as an important element per Popular Mechanics.
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Ohio
Of Interest To Housewives Prize ls For Best Letter
Contests offer twenty one prizes for the best letters not over 350 words describing St Charles Milk. First prize $25, twenty prizes $5 and $4 for the next twenty. Letters mailed to The Contest Editor Montreal by April 5th must include a tall tin label.
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Borden
St. Charles
Borden Co. Limited
Montreal
Lloyd George Lacks Political Future, Says Sir Henry Lunn
Sir Henry Lunn, noted British traveller and philanthropist, believes Lloyd George has no future as a political leader and will not unite the Liberal party. Lunn announced his renunciation of private fortune to promote church unity and world peace.
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Liberal Party
Sir Henry Lunn
Lloyd George
M.P
Elr Henry
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