Railway rate discrimination sparks national unity debate
The Board of Railway Commissioners faced criticism for approving higher freight rates in the West and lower ones in the East. Critics argue this bias harms national unity, calling for removal of discrimination and a single national standard in Canada’s railway pricing.
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Raleuy
Carais
Bailay Co
Alerial
Landeel
Raw Commission
Canada
East
Board of Railway Commissioners
Railway Commission
Cana- Wreo
Troa
Oid
West
Politeness Costs Millions in Telegrams
It costs Canada P6 million and the United States 10 million a year to say please in telegrams. The piece notes top firms invest in politeness in all correspondence, citing I thank you and if you please as keys to smooth relations, and reminds that interdependence governs all dealings.
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Canada
United States
Manitoba Posters Promote Seed Potato Industry
The Manitoba Department of Agriculture prepared three thousand posters to aid potato growers. Emphasis is on purity of variety, four approved types, uniform production at local centers, disease elimination, and improved cultivation amidst high tuber prices and strong demand for good seed potatoes.
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Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Hebron
Green Mountain
Oldest Living Tree in Illinois Confirmed at 1600 Years
Ransome Kennicott chief forester of the preserve near Glenview examined a giant forest tree. He confirmed the tree is about 1600 years old with a dead heart but sound exterior, capable of lasting many more years. The claim marks it as the oldest living thing in Illinois according to Kennicott.
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Csak County
Gletview
Ransome Kennisett
Ilinois
Kennicott
Keep Smiling Amid Troubles The Express Urges Cheerfulness
A London Daily Express exhortes readers to keep a bold cheerful mindset as a defense against care. It argues that happiness strengthens the body and spreads to others, creating a larger share of joy for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Express
Pink Pills Offer Cure for Anaemia in Teenage Girls
An article urges mothers to use Dr Williams Pink Pills to restore red blood and improve health in anaemic teens. It claims pallid cheeks headaches breathlessness and poor appetite signal anaemia and promises renewed energy appetite and development from the medicine. Sold at dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Euvin
Dury
Williams
Returned Soldier Farm Settlements Across Southern Alberta
The Calgary branch of the Soldier Settlement Board reports 2000 returned soldier farmers occupy 480000 acres in Southern Alberta since February 1919. Loans total 11286000 for land stock and equipment with 8000000 paid out in 1919 and 3286000 since January 1920. Of 2000 placed, 1825 took improved farms while 173 settled on unimproved lands across the province.
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Alberta
Calgary
Soldier Settlement Board
British Plan to Irrigate Alberta Expands Dominion Belt
Sir Charles Hobhouse reports on a British syndicate plan to flood irrigation canals across Alberta. The scheme envisions a second canal matching the 100 mile Calgary to Medicine Hat route and a total outlay of 8 to 10 million dollars. When completed it would irrigate one fifth of Canada’s dominion and could triple settled acreage by next year.
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Dominion
Sir Charles Hobhouse
London
England
Montreal
Alberta
Calgary
Medicine Law
Sir Charles
Dominion of Canada
Strike Leader Bray Released From Winnipeg Jail
R. E. Bray, a Winnipeg strike leader, was released from the provincial jail. He was met by a few friends and there was no public demonstration. Bray’s release follows tense labor actions in the city.
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Winnipeg
R. E. Bray
Bray
Man Sentenced for Common Nuisance Reduced for Good Conduct
A man received a six month sentence for common nuisance but earned two weeks off his term due to good conduct at the jail farm.
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Help Krugersdorp Woman
Miss Eva P Yateman of Krugersdorf Ont reports four year heart and nerve trouble with fainting spells. After trying doctors and several medicines she found Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills improved her condition after two boxes and says she is nearly cured. Pills priced 50c a box from The Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ont.
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Eva P. Yateman
Krugersdorf
Ont
Milburn
Milbusa
1 Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Tramp Replies At Intervals To Question From Lady
A benevolent old woman asks a tramp what work he does. He replies that he works at intervals, signaling a weary, evasive answer.
Telegram of 52386 words sent to firm in Los Angeles
A long telegram addressed to a Los Angeles firm was handed in New York on June 19 and delivered in Los Angeles by June 24 after being transmitted in sections over telegraph circuits. The piece touts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a trusted product for growers.
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Los Angeles
California
New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Crop Outlook in the Okanagan Region
In Vernon and the British Columbia district apples are expected to fall below 1919 levels while pears will double last year’s crop. Peaches cherries and apricots should match last season. Onions tomatoes and potatoes plantings exceed prior records with likely record outputs.
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Okanagan
Vernon
British Columbia
An Oil Without Alcohol
An oil without alcohol is described as a cordial blend of six essential oils forming the famous dr Thomas electric Oil. The text claims the preparation includes no alcohol and asserts superior preventive and heating properties compared with other medicinal oil compounds.
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Dr - Thomas Felectric Oi
Cam
Great Agricultural Wealth of Canada in 1919
The gross value of Canada's agricultural wealth in 1919 was officially estimated at 7 739 299 000 dollars. Total estimated agricultural production for the year reached 1 973 841 000 dollars. Farm land across the Dominion was valued at 2 792 229 000 dollars with buildings 928 548 000, implements 387 079 000, and farm livestock 1 296 602 000.
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Canada
Dominion
California Syrup of Figs Laxative Endorsed for Children
Old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as the best and harmless laxative for children. It highlights the fruity taste and states full dosing directions appear on each bottle. The phrasing urges parents to give it without fear and to say California on the package.
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California
Snow In Ontario Reported From Terragant to Ottawa
Weather note cites Pr. T. B. Davies passing through Terragant Cini on his north country route to Hot The Gil. He says early season snow signals a looming severe winter ahead.
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Ottawa
Terragant
Cini
Pr. T. B. Davies
North Country
Gil
The Royal Georges and Lived Years of George Lineage
The king named George lineage notes list multiple monarchs with lifespans. The Hret spanned fifty seven years, the second George seventy seven, the Thor eighty eight, the fourth sixty eight, and George Vy is now fifty five.
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Georges
George
Hret
Thor
Kang George Vy
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Meath
E. W. Gillett Company Limited
Ontario
Minard
Chase
Pc Ox
Alldeslers
Edmanson, Limited
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Bayer Company
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