Back To School Compulsory Education and Future Earnings
The essay argues for continued schooling in Canada’s prairie provinces, noting compulsory attendance laws and the long term financial benefit of completing high school. It contrasts short term gains from leaving school with the higher lifetime earnings for those who stay and finish secondary education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L ‘Ower
Prairie
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Charles
John
Susie
Uie
The Value of Education for Canada’s Youth
The speaker argues that education yields economic and personal benefits. Trained workers advance beyond those who leave school early, and farming and business demand educated, thinking individuals. The text urges parents to keep children in school to equip them for future service to the country and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Comforter
John
Susie
Citizenship of
Canada
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claim
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine for nasal catarrh and frequent colds. It claims internal action through the blood and benefits to mucous surfaces, with a price of 75 cents and testimonials offering up to 100 dollars for any case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pere
Hall
Wall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
German Millionaires Seek Danish Citizenship Amid Property Confiscation
Over thirty German millionaires flee to Svenderborg on the Island of Alsing in Slesvig hoping to become Danish citizens and protect their fortunes. They have bought houses and landed property, but the Danish government states this does not grant citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Svenderborg
Alsing
Slesvig
Nephew Abjures Kaiser Detroit
A Detroit resident since 1931 once in line of German royalty changes name in probate court to Vaughn Lionel. He clarifies he is through with European relatives as he completes naturalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser Detroit
Johann Wilhcmn von Loewener
Pink Pills Claim to Restore Thin Blood in Girls
An advertorial piece urges mothers to treat fatigued schoolgirls for thinning blood with Dr Williams Pink Pills. It argues pale, tired features and headaches signal deficiency and promises rosy cheeks and energy, selling pills at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poer
Flax Survey in Ontario Reports Mixed Yields and Mills
A department of agriculture survey by Justus Milter finds Ontario flax this year is only fair with about one third too short to pull. Two thirds will go to fiber while seed shipments to Ireland may total 50 000 bushels. The article also notes asthma relief claims for a Kellogg remedy and comments on preacher vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ontario
Justus Milter
Department of Agriculture
Ireland
Imperial preference orders on goods and empire manufacture
New imperial preference rules set preferential rates for refined sugar molasses sugar extracts and tobacco only in proportion to dutiable material grown in the empire. A separate order requires at least 25 percent of a product’s value from labor within the empire to be deemed manufactured there. Cardinal Mercier plans a September 15 U.S. visit and may meet King Albert and Queen Elizabeth abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Board of Trade
Cardinal Mercier
U.S.A
Brussels
Cardinal Mercier Willeave
America
King Albert
Queen Elizabeth
5000 Limerick Prize and Putnam's Corn Cure Ad
An advertisement promotes 5000 Limerick Prize and claims Putnam's Corn Cure prevents corns and warts with a 25¢ bottle. A Canadian Labor Department report states 14,127,220 strike days from 1901 to 1919, with at least $43,000,000 lost in wages and 2,127 strikes affecting 597,735 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Department of Labor
Canada
Disappearing Hair Causes Teasing in Knoxville Journal
A fragment from the Knoxville Journal and Tebangyang features a playful exchange about a baby and a nurse, with conduct and manners highlighted as a mistress scolds a nurse over a child’s antics and a man’s onion breath is joked about.
Canada Wool Clip 1919 Estimated At 15 Million Pounds
The Manitoba Free Press places Canada 1919 wool clip at 15 million pounds, up from 12 million in 1918. Trade sources expect production near 18 million, with sheep numbers up 300000 to 400000, lifting overall wool output by 2 to 3 million pounds. The rise boosts producer revenue and exportable surplus nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Manitoba Free Press
Future British Navy Editorial Foresight and US Growth
The Naval and Military Record argues that Britain's future naval needs will be hard to fit a fixed formula around new US fleet growth while avoiding an Atlantic threat. It warns against matching US armament for fear of provoking rivalries and wars at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Atlantic
Minard's Liniment Cures Burns And Shower Jinks
An old comic column features quick quips about a man battered by a wife’s flowers in pots and a joke exchange. An advertisement extols Miller's Worm Powders as a superior vermifuge for children, claiming complete worm elimination and digestive improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jinks
Binks
Why Prices Rise With Wages Demands
A discussion notes that rising wages lead to higher prices for goods as manufacturers add a greater mark up than wage costs. Strikes by workers who miss pay raises worsen production and distribution, causing shortages and further price increases.
She Hadn't Reformed Him
Mrs. Nagg confronts Joseph about flirting with anger in her eyes. He responds bluntly that her actions led to their marriage in the first place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Nagg
Joseph
Mr. Nagg
Lady Rhondda Delighted With Canada Visit and Peace River Ventures
Lady Rhondda and accompanying party including Dowager Viscountess Rhondda Sir Humphrey Mackworth and Col and Mrs Mackworth travel toward the Peace River country where the late Lord Rhondda invested. She praises Canada and its untapped possibilities. A separate note from Minneapolis reports new U S wheat price scales for the 1919 crop posted by Julius S Barnes of the US Grain Corporation, effective Sept 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Rhondda
Lord Rhondda
Humphrey Mackworth
Col
Mackworth
Mr. Haig
Douglas Haig
Haig
Cardew
Lloyd Oliver
Vancouver
B.C
Canada
Peace River Country
Lady Rhondda
U. S
Minneapolis
Julius S. Barnes
United States Grain Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
Extremists in India Using Against Government Warns Official
Sir Harrington Verney Lovett testified before the committee considering the India Bill warning that extremists in India are rising quickly and employing vigorous nationalist propaganda backed by slander. He urged Britain to take decisive action to prevent ruin of Indian and British interests and warned that drift could bring premature home rule and unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
India
Harrington Verney Lovett
Harrington
Great Britain
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Flax Survey
Minard
Smith
Brown
Jones
Bnoxville Journal
Tebangyang
Earth
Congress
President Wilson
Pourduadi
Merrick-Anderson Co., Limited
Bannatyne Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Brotrud
Chase
Edmonson, Hates & Co., Limited
Naper Ap
National Educational Conference
England
Wilson
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