Shorter Workdays Fail Under Real World Testing
The piece argues that postwar attempts to cut daily hours in nations including Germany Britain the United States and Canada have produced little or no benefit for workers and have worsened costs and production. It cites Germany's eight hour day and the push for even longer hours as a corrective. The argument emphasizes wasted free time and diminishing morale and urges longer hours to boost output and pay debts.
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Wight
Nuseia
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Germany
Ierining
Saturday Evening Post
Rman
Hig
No Family Quarrels Between Great Britain and Canada
The London Times urges unity between Great Britain and Canada. It states both nations need each other and can lead Commonwealth efforts to foster world unity and peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Canada
Commonwealth of British Naions
London Times
Poison in Mushroom Cap Raises Squirrel Feeding Question
Animals typically forage for mushrooms and squirrels may eat stalks of poisonous caps without harm. The cap is soft and the poison may reside in the rejected portion. Further careful investigation is required.
French Deserter Arrested At Swiss French Border Café
Wealthy Frenchman F Bertrand described as a deserter was arrested at the Saint Julien cafe on the international boundary where part of the building sits in Switzerland and part in France. He had spent the war years in Geneva trading with Germany and boasted of moving between countries without a passport before being seized by two French gendarmes.
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F. Bertrand
Geneva
Saint Julien
Switzerland
France
Bertrand
Germany
Nerviline touted for quick relief of strains and pains
An old advertisement claims Nerviline rapidly treats strained muscles sprains and conditions like rheumatism lumbago neuralgia and sciatica by deep penetrating action. It boasts five times the pain destroying power and is sold at 5c a bottle. Separate note: Canada’s Trade and Commerce Department reports four British firms considering sites in Canada with many others evaluating opportunities.
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Canada
Trade and Commerce Department
Dominion
Guard Baby's Health in the Summer
The summer months threaten young children with illnesses such as cholera infantum and diarrhea. Mothers should guard against these troubles and use Baby's Own Tablets, which regulate the stomach and bowels and are sold by mail for 25 cents a box.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Right Hand Speed Beats Left In Dexterous Fingers
Popular Science Monthly notes the right hand fingers are quicker and more accurate than the left. The left ring finger can surge when paired with right forefingers, and slows with the left middle finger. Two fingers together outpace one alone, and opposite-hand pairings beat same-hand pairings. Continuous practice boosts all fingers, especially the slow ones. Births vs deaths trend shown in French departments. Jeanne Lamar, French boxing champion, defeated a male opponent in Reading, Pa. Hinaed a Lintment is advertised nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Tanlac Brings Vitality Back to Winnipeg Woman
Harry Gray of 126 Bryce Street Winnipeg testifies his wife suffered years of bilious attacks stomach trouble and headaches and grew pale and gray. After taking Tanlac she gained fifteen pounds and regained health with praise for the medicine sold by druggists.
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Winnipeg
Tellz
Tanlac
Harry Gray
Bryce
Manitoba
Tanilac
Building Permits Surge Across Canada in May 1922
Federal Labor Department reports from 56 cities show May permits total 17.57 million dollars, up 26.2 percent from April and 32.6 percent from May 1921. Saskatchewan leads with a 316 percent rise. Quebec climbs 51.3 percent. Montreal and Toronto rise. Winnipeg and Vancouver dip from April but rise vs May 1921. Brandon Moose Jaw Regina Saskatoon Calgary Edmonton also expand.
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Canada
Ffty-Six Clises
Federal Labor Department
New Brunswick
Manitoba
British Columbia
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Brandon
Moose Jaw
Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
Putnam's Painless Corn Ex Promotes Pain Free Treatment
An old fashioned advertisement touts Putnam's Painless Corn Ex as a cheap remedy for corns and warts using a razor paring method. warnings against substitutes are included and a 25 cent price is cited.
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Putnam
Putnam’s
London's Sterilized Eggs Limited gains charter
London based Sterilized Eggs Limited receives a provincial charter for 100000 dollars. The firm is led by Dr. A Roy Routledge and has secured Canadian rights for manufacture or equipment to keep eggs fresh for two years.
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London
The Wretch Conductor Meets a Scolding Passenger
A humorous exchange unfolds on a train as a conductor mistakes a girl for younger than she is. The mother defends the age and status of her daughter while a doctor warns that hunger worsens with movement.
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Mada
Britain's Unitary Strength and the Army Postwar Plan
The report from the League of Nations mixed commission seeks a reduced British force to ninety thousand, including tanks. The British press largely condemns this, arguing Britain must match prewar military strength due to global commitments. Lord Esher backs the plan, while The Sunday Express criticizes him for altering Britain’s military capacity.
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Britain
League of Nations
Council of the League
Lord Esher
The
Sunday Express
Catarrhozone touted for throat and bronchial relief
Mrs. Wheat of Shulee Nova Scotia reports relief from persistent throat distress, bronchitis and catarrh after using Catarrhozone. The ad claims it strengthens the throat, stops coughs, and differs by inhaling the medicine. Available with inhaler for one dollar from The Catarrhozone Co. Montreal.
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Shulee
N.S
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Shrine Unearthed in Mesa Verde Ruins Older than Cliff Dwellers
Smithsonian report from M J Walter Few details a Far View House excavation in Mesa Verde National Park Colorado revealing a ceremonial shrine on a raised dais with idols fetishes prayer sticks and twelve clay pipes and two vases including a duck motif. Evidence suggests a ruin older than the cliff dwellers with richly decorated pottery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Walter Few
Bureau of American Ethnology
Far View House
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Minard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia Trial Note
A brief exchange shows an editor offering a trial to an applicant after discussing Minard's Liniment as a neuralgia remedy. The gag hints at newspaper operation and editorial instruction in a humorous dialogue.
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Minard
wNo
England’s Funeral Tax In 1750 Reveals Class Fees
The New York Tribune reports a revived funeral tax system in 1750 varying by the deceased’s profession. A workingman’s burial costs $1, a gentleman or wife $6, a lawyer $25, a duke $150, and a bishop $250, reflecting rigid social hierarchy.
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New York ‘Tribune
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Bayer
Wes Fosthardy
Mie
Jeanne Lamar
Reading
Hinaed
Presa
Castoria
Murays
Signesare
COM A
Aus
England
Chase
Fia Om
Edmansonu, Baies & Co, Limited
Toranto
Dominion Express
Caneada
York Belting Co
York St
Macdonalds
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