Duty of the Hour in Western Canada Local Governance
An editorial urges citizens of Western Canada to serious public involvement in selecting municipal and school representatives. It argues local leadership shapes taxation, services, and reform, warning against partisanship, personal ties, or prejudice. The piece ties local administration to broader provincial and national governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Western
Western Canada
Prairie Provinces
Sloan's Liniment for nerves and aches across family use
When neuralgia attacks nerves a mule applied without rubbing will penetrate immediately and rest and soothe the nerves. Sloan's Liniment is effective in allaying external pains strains bruises aches stiff joints sore muscles lumbago neuritis sciatica rheumatic twinges. Druggists nationwide sell 33c 70c and 140 Made in Canada.
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Canada
Alberta Breeders Ship 70 Percherons to Scotland
One of Canada's largest consignments of pure bred horses arrived in Scotland. The Bar U Ranch in Southern Alberta owned by Geo. Lane & Co. sent 24 stallions 43 mares and three show geldings among eight high grade horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Scotland
Canada
Bar U Ranch
Geo. Lane & Co
Lord Minto
Howick
Port Arthur Plans Major Pulp and Paper Complex
Port Arthur announces a large pulp and paper project covering about one hundred acres. The mills will produce up to 3 3060 tons per year with a newsprint capacity of 3 3090 tons. Engineer Mar dy Ferguson of New York leads construction. Ontario Hydro supplies power from Nipigon lowering costs and signaling a new industrial era for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Appleton
Wisconsin
George Semgest
United States
James Whalen
Port Arthur
Mlardy Ferguson
New York
Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Company
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure and Reward
An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by acting through the bloodstream to mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward if it fails and asserts constitutional treatment plus testimonials. Toledo Ohio makers J F Cheney Co promote the product with notices and free testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Seall
Nature
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
For Valor Reward for Time in German Bases
A Royal Watchone of the British Secret Service, awarded for eighteen months in Kiel and Wilhelmshaven during the Great War, honors a naval officer famed for his linguistic skill and intelligence work. The piece notes the insignia bears King George’s inscription and that such awards have gone to about a dozen men. Fish hooks are mentioned as an ancient design comparison.
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England
George
Kiel
Wilhelmshaven
Putnam’s Extractor Promotes Safe Corn Remedy
An ad warns that a dealer offered a substitute for Putnam's Corn Extractor, causing burns and no cure. The warning asserts Putnam's contains no acid, is guaranteed, and urges buyers to insist on Putnam's Extractor for 23 cents at all dealers.
English Estates Selloffs Rise Amid Tax Burdens
Landed proprietors face steep war taxes and higher prices, forcing sales of estates. Duke of Rutland reports shrinking his Harby holdings in Belvoir vale, while Brig General William Strong parts with Thorpe Hill property as new fortunes from war acquire large tracts.
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England
Duke of Rutland
Harby
Vale of Belvoir
William Strong
Thorpe Hill
Peterboro
Height record for Aziz reaches two hundred thirty units
A source notes that the tallest height in Aziz reaches two hundred thirty units, marking a record for the location and era.
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Aziz
Catarrhozone Promises Cure for Catarrh and Colds
An Ottawa area advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a vapor inhaler that reaches nasal and throat infections. It claims to soothe cleanse heal and cure catarrh bronchial cough deafness and other catarrhal symptoms with a three month outfit priced at 1 dollar and smaller sizes 50 cents.
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Catarrhozone Co
Kingston
Ont
Canada
Tobacco Revenue Surges in October 1919
Inland revenue returns show October 1919 tobacco excise up by over half a million to 2,767,685, the largest department source. Spirits and malt contributed just over 800,000, while war revenue stamps brought in 1,103,197, illustrating a shift in fiscal emphasis during the period.
Cascarets Promise Gentle Relief From Toxins
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a mild laxative that works overnight to cleanse the system of toxins causing fatigue headaches and indigestion. The piece touts cost efficiency and lack of irritation. The latter portion reports heavy cattle shipments from Wainwright Alberta to Eastern Canadian and American markets, with ten to fifteen thousand head shipped recently and large flows to Edmonton and Winnipeg.
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Wainwright
Alberta
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Valuable Entomological Circular Issued
The Department of Agriculture Ottawa offers Entomological Circular No. 12 Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects free on request. The guide covers essential collection care and packing to keep insect specimens valuable for study and teaching.
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HH. McDunnovugh
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Remedy for Earache Described by Dr. Eclectic OU
The article states a simple earache remedy using drops on lint or medicated cotton placed in the ear. It credits Dr. Thomas Eclectic OU with the method and cautions ear pain is treated as torture for patients.
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Thomas
Eclectic OU
Record carload flax sale tops Winnipeg grain market
A carload of flax sold at Win nines drew 16 agents of the British Government and brought $8,332, the highest price for grain ever in Winnipeg. The average price was $4.46 a bushel, according to Grain Exchange officials. Holloway's Corn Cure leads in observed results among remedies.
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Winnipeg
Re opening an Old Canal Grand Canal of China
A movement seeks to restore navigation on the Grand Canal of China from Itiangchow to Tientsin. Once navigable for nearly a millennium, the canal now lies clogged after 130 miles north of the Yangtze. The plan allocates about 7 million dollars to reclaim 100 miles as a first step toward full restoration.
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China
Itiangchow
Tientsin
Hwang
Yangtze
Migration Bird Wardens Appointed in Maritime Provinces
The Organization to Protect Birds in the Maritime Provinces under the Dominion US convention has named R W Tufts of Wolfville Nova Scotia migratory bird warden. A staff of assistant wardens will assist him. Tufts is noted as a leading authority on local birds and author of Birds of the Grand Pre Region. The Isle of Man caps the highest legal rate at six percent, a law in force for over two centuries.
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Maritime Provinces
Dominion
United States
R. W. Tufts
Wolfville
Nova Scotia
Tufts
Grand Pre
Isle of Man
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria and Smoke Rituals
An item notes Minard's Liniment claimed to cure diphtheria. It also describes French peasants lighting smoky fires before storms, believing smoke carries away danger from lightning. The piece frames the belief as superstition or reasoning based on smoke acting as a safety measure.
City Propositions Spark Rural Appeal in Ottina
The Ottina Citizen notes a farmer’s claim that rural life offers better access to open spaces fresh air and sunshine. The piece questions whether city residents can compete to join this proposed lifestyle shift amid a push for provincial standards.
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Ottina
Baby’s Own Tablets Praised by Montpelier Mother
Mrs Emile Malette of Montpelier writes she is well satisfied with Baby’s Own Tablets calling them the best medicine for little ones. The tablets are a mild laxative free from opiates and narcotics and safe for the youngest baby. Sold by dealers or mailed at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams’ Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile Malette
Montpelier
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
The Greatest Change in Price Joke
A teacher asks about the great change when water becomes ice and a boy answers the change is price. An early cartoon caption notes a worm exterminator, and a line about a banknote being a paying teller closes the piece with a playful pun.
Minard's Liniment Cure Colds and More in Finland
In Finland, lawyers seeking government roles must first serve as policemen to gain practical experience. The odd rule highlights a government employment prerequisite policy.
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Finland
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