Canada’s Interest In World Conditions
The article argues Canada’s fate is tied to unsettled European and Asian geopolitics. It notes ongoing wars in Russia Poland Greece Turkey and occupation in Germany, with global inflation and food shortages pressing all nations. It urges Canadians to engage in trade expansion, notably Bolarge export growth, and to heed world events affecting domestic welfare and resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Poland
Greece
Turkey
Europe
Germany
Mesopotamia
Syria
Austria
Canada
League of Nations
Asia
Tusiforma
Caagla
Tas
Canada must curb luxuries and boost essentials says editor
The piece argues individuals should shift from luxury to essential needs, urging Canadians to conserve, save, and focus production on necessities. It notes skilled labor moved to automobile making, increasing hardship for the less well off and calls for faster adjustment to essential goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving
Canada
Purely Vegetable Pills Promised for Digestive Ailments
The article touts Parmelee's Veas table Pills as made from mandrake and dandelion, a sedative and purgative yet harmless in action. It claims they cleanse and purify the digestive system and offer a highly effective concentrated remedy for dyspepsia and liver and kidney ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parmelee
Hear Voice 2000 Miles Away From Marconi Station
Hear Voice 2000 miles from the Chelmsford station near London transmitted by St. John’s Newfoundland team of the Marconi Wireless Company in long distance wireless telephony experiments. They identified Capt. Round’s voice and several words but could not obtain a connected sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faterts
Marconi Wireless Company
St. John's
Nfld
Chelmsford
London
Capt
Round
Cholera Infantum Warning and Remedy
Cholera infantum is a sudden summer danger in children. Baby's own Tablets are advertised to regulate bowels soothe the stomach and prevent summer complaints. Claimed safe with no narcotics or harmful drugs. Sold by dealers or mail for 25 cents a box from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Willams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Within Sight of the Day
Howe's Monthly warns that factory closures loom as demand shrinks and luxuries fade. The piece predicts widespread hardship with workers forced to cut essentials or face hunger amid a shift toward austerity and reduced hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rentaiy
United States
Howe
It Will Prevent Ulcerated Throat Dr. Thomas’s elixir
A fragment advises starting with a spoonful of Dr Thomas’ elixir at sore throat to prevent ulceration and swelling. It claims the remedy allays irritation and makes attacks like quinsy unlikely for those prone to it. A quip about a wife and a roasted lamb closes the snippet.
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Thomas
Felectric
Conditions Will Improve for the Stressed Farmer
The article argues that circumstances remain turbulent after the armistice and warns farmers to stay steady. It predicts eventual recovery as markets stabilize, noting that long-term gains come to those who persevere, even if immediate profits dip and labor is harder to secure this year.
Rolling Stone Proverb Debate Across Time and Seas
A rumination on the proverb a rolling stone gathers no moss tracing its origins from Greek shores to America. The piece contrasts views from Washington Irving to Christian Science Monitor praising or questioning the saying and its meaning for ambition and effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venturi
Stemys
Gon Ocean
Atmerica
Washington Irving
Australia's First German Capture Story of Easton and Hamburg steamer
A Melbourne to New Zealand tale describes Vitot Faston guiding a German freighter captured near Melbourne during war. Sailors signaled off the Heads, Easton boarded the vessel, learned of war, and forced surrender by pointing to nearby coastal guns. Five minutes later Australian bluejackets seized the ship.
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Vitot Faston
Melbourne
New Zealand
He. M.S. Renown
Prince of Wales
Australia
Sig
Hamburg
Easton
Port Ca
Lainch
Britain
Germany
Melbourne Argus
Western Tour of Mackenzie King Details
Opposition leader Mackenzie King plans a two month western tour starting from Ottawa. He will reach the coast with little delay and speak chiefly on the return, visiting major cities before mid November before proceeding to the eastern provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sreak
Mackenzie Kin
Ottawa
Uanl Lis
King
Coin remedy romance ends in trial warning
A satirical ad parodies a romance between adversaries and coins over five years. It promotes Putnam's Car Extractor as a cure for coins, claiming five applications and a death sentence by a dubious device. The tongue in cheek promotion ends urging readers to buy for 25 cents at dealers.
Home Teaching Duty to Parents Across Society
The piece argues it is both privilege and duty for parents to impart worthwhile life lessons to their children. It warns that avoiding this task leaves children to others unqualified to guide beliefs and opinions, noting radical agitators oppose home teaching as a bulwark against propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Sun
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Help Ontario Woman
Miss Eva P. Yateman of Krugersdorf Ontario describes a four year struggle with heart and nerve illness including fainting spells. After trying several medicines she reports a dramatic improvement after using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills, bought locally or mailed from The Milburn Co Limited Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva P. Yateman
Krugersdorf
Ont
Milburn
Milburn Co. Limited
Toronto
Saving as Pathfinder to Wealth and Self Discipline
The article argues that those new to thrift find the first hundred dollars hardest to save but, once reached, gain mental and financial benefits. Savings build strength, curb temptation, and give a sense of stability and progress toward success and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strauss
An Easy Job Lady Privately Schedules Wednesday Hours
A workplace exchange reveals a servant Bridget noting a rare two hour window at home each Wednesday from three to five. The dialogue hints at a bustling, intimate household dynamic and Bridget’s amused inner reflection on the mistress’s unusual request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget
Ingratitude Prefers Quiet Excuses
A reflective line notes that ingratitude readily offers excuses rather than actions. It suggests people rationalize frosted relations with delay and feigned reasons while failing to acknowledge support or kindness. The sentiment hints at social dynamics and personal accountability.
Airplane as Carrier Of Disease
A London Royal Institution lecture questions aircraft as disease carriers. Professor Lefroy warns planes can disseminate crop pests and pathogens by carrying insects and mosquitoes quickly between continents. Historic notes mention flies, tsetse, yellow fever vectors, and even a 1609 witchcraft execution count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Maxwell Lefroy
Royal Institution
London
Wr Chalmers
Westfrica
Brazil
Weyburn Lethbridge Line Contract Announced
CPLR announced the Weyburn Lethbridge line grading contract for an eighteen mile stretch from the Saskatchewan Alberta boundary toward Many gives a summer project. About twenty miles of track remain to be built to complete the linked line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CPLR
Offie
Weyburn- Lethbridge
Altiowan
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Oil Boom in Unity Sack Attracts Major Oil Firm
A homesteader at Unity Sack discovers oil turning the town upside down. The Tusperial Oil Company has sent cars of material and a large force to sink a well, signaling rapid development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity
Tusperial Oil Company
Minard’s Liniment Relieves Colds at London Hospital
The article notes a hospital midk Vib at a principal London hospital now reaching 80,000 yearly, up from 25,600 before the change. It references Liniment relief for colds as part of the hospital context and cites the financial increase in annual value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lendeon
Jinouate
Svar
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Ew, Gillett CO. Ltd
Minard
the Rolling Stone
Pitot
W. ON
Mackenzie King
Romantic
Millionaire
Spraber
Avison
Western Canada
E. D
Smith i, Sons, Limited
E. D. Smith
E. D. Smith & Sons, Limited
Western
Watson & Truesdale
Winnipeg
Regina
Donald H. Bain Co
Calgary
Edmonton
Alta
France
Weyburn
Lethbridge
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