The Country Life Problem in a Farming State
A Literary Digest writer critiques urban drift among rural youths and farm proxy farming. Y H Bailey argues for live-in farming, educated caretakers, and open country reform. The piece urges revitalizing small towns with recreation and social life to lure and keep educated people in farming communities.
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Literary Digest
Hhis
Firiny
Country Life Movement
Y. H. Bailey
Bailey
Canada
H. P. Douglass
Douglass
U S Imports Canadian Wheat Through North Portal
A train of forty two cars of Saskatchewan wheat moved via the Soo line through North Portal to U S buyers and millers amid large imports before the tariff law of Canada takes effect. Twenty five carloads of Alberta cattle also crossed the border recently.
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Saskatchewan
North Portal
Soo Line
United States
Alberta
Houses For Imperial Oil Employees
Work has begun on sixty government employee dwellings for Imperial Oil Company staff in Vancouver. The Dominion Construction Company holds the contract to build the houses.
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Imperial Oil
Imperial Oil Company
Vancouver
Dominion Construction Company
Rainmaker Hatfield Faces Critics as Ark Story Recurs
The piece cites scoffing Noah as an example to rebuke censorious critics and defend rain prediction. It notes the ketydid call audible for a quarter mile and mentions hawks attacking, but not harming poultry.
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Hatfield
Lethbridge Herald
Cuticura Soap Heals Woman After Rashes and Hair Loss
Mrs. Aisnzo Crawford from Bangor Maine reports a troublesome rash on her daughter caused itching and hair loss. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment the child recovered and the products are advertised for toilet and bath use across the Dominion.
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Aisnzo Crawford
Parker
Banger
Maine
Dominion
Jaw fractures and healing across sports and war injuries
The text explains how jaw fractures can go unnoticed without X rays and details healing differences between upper and lower jaw fractures. It notes trauma from war and sports, the risk of fibrous union, and the importance of proper immobilization for strong bony reunion. It also briefly mentions Miller's Worm Powders as a children's remedy with broader uses.
Necessary That Canada Should Grow
The Journal of the Canadian Barkers' Association urges Canada to grow first to meet war debt and railway needs by populating vacant spaces. It notes the US immigration tighter policy and suggests Canada can differ, warning a prosperous nation must have labor, including keeping sons from drifting southward.
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Canada
Canadian Barkers’ Association
United States
Canad
Nerviline Household Remedy Ad
An old advert promotes Nerviline as a quick relief for sour stomachs and belching. It claims twenty drops in sweetened water dispels gas, sweetens the stomach, and improves comfort within minutes, pitching a 35 cent bottle as a universal household cure.
Prince of Wales to attend London banquet June 24
The Prince of Wales will be the honored guest at a London banquet arranged by the West India Committee on June 24, to be presided over by Lord Harewood. The event recalls a century-old tradition when the Duke of Clarence later became King William IV and the Duke of York were honor guests.
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Prince of Wales
West India Committee
London
Lord Harewood
Duke of Clarence
William IV
Duke of York
Prince
Pioneer Guichon Dies in Vancouver at 78
Joseph Guichon, 78, a BC pioneer and owner of the province’s second largest ranch spanning 38 000 acres, died here after a long illness. He leaves a widow, four daughters and three sons.
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Vancouver
Joseph Guichon
British Columbia
To Finish Big Store in Victoria Hudson Bay Building
The Hudson Bay store at Victoria British Columbia will be completed and opened in early autumn this year after a wartime suspension. The project resumes with the same plan and location, aiming to establish a major retail presence in the city.
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Hudson Bay
Victoria
B.C
Building Contracts Rise in Western Canada January February
Construction contracts in the western provinces during January and February totalled 5,547,300 dollars, compared with 3,900,900 dollars in the first two months of last year.
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Canada
Milburn Heart and Nerve Pills Promised to Restore Flu Debilitated
An advertisement claims Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills rapidly strengthen weak hearts and nerves after the Spanish flu. It cites a Toronto testimonial from Mrs. W. W. Pearce describing relief after taking multiple boxes and notes a 40 cent price per box from The T Milburn Co. Limited in Toronto.
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Milburn
W. W. Pearce
Seaton 5
Toronto
Ont
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Burbank Claims New Wheat An Early Superior Strain
Luther Burbank, the Californian horticulturist, has reportedly developed a new wheat with over fourteen percent gluten and very large white kernels. Tested against sixty eight top wheats, it outyielded and outperformed in uniformity and quality, growing four feet tall and yielding near 49.88 bushels per acre with uniform kernels from a single initial kernel.
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Luther Burbank
Burbank
Winnipeg Woman Praises Tanlac For New Found Health
Mrs S Jackson of 429 Agnes St Winnipeg says Tanlac cured her indigestion nervousness and insomnia. She describes regained appetite and sleep and declares she feels as fine as a growing girl after treatment. Tanlac is sold by leading druggists everywhere.
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Winnipeg
Taniac
Egypt Child Mortality Reveals Harsh Early Death Rates
A report notes that over a third of Egyptian children die before age five. The article discusses high infant mortality amid widespread hardship and health challenges impacting families across the country.
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Egypt
Edmonton Ship Sends Four Carloads of Steers to England
A notable Edmonton district shipment of four carloads of about 1,400 pound steers left for England. Bought at 80 cents per pound, this marks the 61st commercial consignment from Edmonton overseas and is seen as the forerunner of regular livestock traffic.
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Central Alberta
Edmonton
England
Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil Promoted as Household Medicine
Advertises Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a sterling household remedy for many ailments. Emphasizes affordability and usefulness for common complaints and urges keeping it on hand for unexpected calls.
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Thomas
Lignite Plant Near Bienfait Seeks More Funding
Experiments at the Bienfait Sask lignite plant under the Lignite Utilization Board have not reached commercial production. Uncertainty in material delivery delays operation timelines, and the board requires 280000 more to complete buildings and continue tests with joint federal provincial support including Saskatchewan contributions of 70000.
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Bienfait
Sask
Lignite Utilization Board
T. M. Molloy
Labor and Industries
Federal
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Furs Sent Worth 1.5 Million Through City in 1920
The annual report of the United States consul here states furs valued at 1,500,000 were shipped to the United States through this city during 1920.
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United States
Canadians Save Record Deposits Reach New High
Bank deposits in Canadian banks climbed to 1 319 142 146 dollars by end of March. This set a new peak and equates to about 146 50 dollars per person for a population around 9 million.
Holstein Record Broken by Colony Faforit Segis
Colony Faforit Segis a junior two year old produced 17 507 pounds of milk and 715 pounds of butter during the year setting a record cited by both American and Canadian Holstein associations.
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Faforit Segis
Baby's Own Tablets Praised By Mothers
Thousands of mothers report Baby's Own Tablets are the best medicine for little ones and safe for all ages. Mrs. Joseph Therrien of St. Gabriel de Brandon Que says they saved her baby and she would not be without them. Sold by dealers or 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont. All the world cork weight is about 1,200 tons annually.
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Joseph Therrien
St. Gabriel de Brandon
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U. S
Rea Proctor McGee
M.D
Oral Hygiene
Pioneer
Big Store
Minard
Burbank’s
Ne UL
Livestock For
U.S
Liniment Lumberman
Holstein
Micra
Yarmouth, N.S
Dominion Tires
Bast
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