Canada’s Spring Awakening and the March Renewal
The piece urges Canada to embrace springtime renewal in 1924 with renewed building and municipal work, calls for wage moderation to kickstart employment, argues for longer seasonal activity, and stresses productivity, efficiency, and debt reduction to spur broader prosperity across provinces. It highlights economic signals of recovery, urges less winter stagnation, and advocates full but safe work capacity for lasting gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
All Canada
Praire
Alberta
Dominion
Spring Showa'and Sales The Calgary Livestock Show Schedule
The annual spring livestock show and sale at Calgary is set for March 26 to 29, Edmonton events run March 31 to April 1, with the Lacombe bull sale on June 4. Other items include medical claims for worm powders, a Yeoman Warders strike threat at the Tower of London, and notes on corn removers and self-made men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Edmonton
Lacombe
Wardere
Tower of London
The Signature Sears You Have Always Trusted
A classic Sears offering returns with the familiar signature style shoppers trust. Available now in stores and via catalog, it promises reliable performance and consistent quality for everyday use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears
Britain and American defence policies debated in Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune comments on British naval terms and global power, noting the difficulty of human motives against military reality. It argues that while the United States may endure missteps, the bill for national defence remains payable. It also warns that dockers’ strikes and a superior fleet could pressure Britain, and that even MacDonald may lack the will or mandate for disarmament.
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United States
Great Britain
MacDonald
England
Chicago Tribune
Home Treatment Safe and Efficient Pink Pills Claim
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills claiming to build up blood and red corpuscles, improve oxygen transport, and strengthen the body after fevers. It features a testimonial from Mrs Helena B Taylor of Hanover Ontario describing recovery from anaemia, pleurisy, and long illness after taking pills, and notes availability from dealers or by mail for 50 cents a box.
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Williame
Williams
Dr. Williams
Pink Pitts
Medicine
Alberta Dairying Output Shows Strong Creameries
North of Red Deer Alberta forty one creameries produced 9 872 000 pounds of butter worth about 3 000 000 dollars in six months last year. In the same period eleven cheese factories in the district made 350 600 pounds of cheese. A separate notice touts Dr Kelloggs Asthma Remedy claiming relief from asthma though cause is uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Red Deer
War on Dreg Evil Feds Suppress Drug Traffic
Canada joins international effort against narcotics led by the federal department and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The plan targets higher level operators while local police pursue addicts and petty dealers. League of Nations opium committee meetings aim to set legitimate quotas and restrict production, with cross border photo and fingerprint exchanges to track suspects.
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Federal Department
Dominion
Elates FL
Cowan
Department, of Health
Police
Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ciimly
Actus
League of Nations Council
Sager
Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills Prove Helpful
Regina Saskatchewan woman Bertha Charrette reports relief from fatigue and dizziness after using Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills. She says after three boxes she can work normally with no after effects and would recommend the medicine to other women who are weak. Price six dollars per box, available at dealers or by direct order from The Milburn Co. Limited, Toronto.
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Bertha Charrette
Regina
Sask
Milburn
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Foronta
Ont
Alberta creameries boost butter and cheese output in 1923
Alberta creameries produced 17,760,000 lbs of butter from 75 plants in 1923, down from 18,417,070 lbs by 64 creameries in 1922. Cheese also rose, with 1922 output at 931,992 lbs from 14 factories, and 1923 output at 1,850,000 lbs from 13 factories, up about 100 percent.
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Alberta
Fortune spent in two years mocks Detroit poverty
A Detroit Free Press item notes a man rapidly exhausting his fortune in under two years. The dialogue questions how he would endure poverty at that pace, reflecting on financial volatility and social perception.
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Detroit Free Press
Worm Exterminator Aims to Save Struggling Children
A local exorcist character claims a figure called Mother Grave a Worm Exterminator can remove parasites killing children. The message warns of worm infestation draining vitality and seeks aid to combat the menace.
Record-Breaking Crop From Maidstone District
A late report from the Maidstone district on the main line of the Canadian Nations Railways west of North Battleford Saskatchewan records Rowlin Brothers sowing eight scven of oats for green feed. They threshed a crop yielding 125 bushels per acre and weighing 40 pounds per bushel.
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Maidstone
Canadian Nations Railways
North Battleford
Saskatchewan
Rowlin Brothers
Minard’s Liaiment for Headache
Minard’s Liaiment for Headache appears in the period note with a brief line about its use. The fragment hints at a medicinal product possibly advertised or catalogued in a local page, naming the remedy and its purpose without additional context.
Sparkling Eyes Follow Good Health and Pills Testimony
A Toronto reader praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women's ailments noting it relieved buckache and nervous spells, restored health and strength, and calls it a perfect tonic for ailing women. The testimonial urges obtaining the medicine in tablet or liquid form from drugstores.
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Toronto
Ont
Dr. Pierce
Scapa Flow salvage contract for German fleet broken up
The Admiralty agrees with Messrs Cox and Danks for salvage of the German fleet sunk at Scapa Flow. Raised ships will be broken up with operations described as the largest salvage feat yet. Ships include 11 battleships and 28 destroyers scuttled in June 1919. A former German docking facility will serve as a floating workshop for the work.
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Scapa Flow
Admiralty
Messrs. Cox and Danks
Iron and Steel
Queensborough
Sheerness
Messrs
Cox and
Danka
Repairs to H B Road Put Into Condition This Season
A E Warren of Western Canada Railway said $1 250 000 is needed to rebuild the 482 mile Hudson Bay Railway from The Pas to Kettle Rapids. The roadbed will receive full attention for a year with crews once weather allows. Work will focus on Squiteway Mile 124 to Kettle Rapids, aiming to have 332 miles in first class order by fall.
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Hudson Bay Railway
Pas
Kettle Rapids
A. E. Warren
Westernnes
Canadian National Railways
Saskatoon Daily Star
Hudson Bay Road
Warren
Squiteway Mile
Fragmented Victorian snips on tobacco and trains
A jumbled collection of quotes and notes from Tit-Bits and Hawes appears, mentioning women’s attitudes to tobacco, a child’s joke about motherhood, a 127 mile one day walking record, the origin of the term cyclone, and a brief line about Minard’s Liniment for Ceme.
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Hawes
England
Britain and Canada settle war debt adjustment
The Canadian Press reports an agreed adjustment of accounts between Canada and Great Britain regarding war loans. Canada will receive bonds and cash totaling between 8 and 16 million dollars, with the payment becoming operative on April 1.
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Canada
Great Britain
Dominion
Campaign to End Leprosy In British Empire
A fundraising drive was launched in London to treat 300000 leprosy patients across the British Empire. If enough funds are raised, authorities hope the disease will be eradicated within a generation.
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London
Great Britain
Nerviline touted as remedy for cold and chest tightness
Windsor Nova Scotia resident Lucy Mosher extols Nerviline as a powerful chest cold remedy. She recalls pain relief after applying and using Nerviline daily, claiming notable improvement after other products failed. Also mentions clock changes at Sandingham and a large orchard near Freapo, Cullt.
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Mises
Lucy Mosher
Windsor
N.S
Mother of Twin Boys Healing With Pinkhams Compound
In West St. John New Brunswick a mother recounts severe postnatal weakness and inflammation after twins. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and weight, noting she was bedridden for over a month yet recovered and now recommends the remedy. She mentions sharing a private text on ailments of women and approves using her letter publicly.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
West St. John
N. B
Mia
Ecner A. Rircuiv
Rodney St
Caten
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Dreg
Alberta Creameries
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Isi
Mrs
Rose Craig
Elefel A Ey
T. Reise
H. B. Road
Tarleny
King George
Sandtingham
Freapo
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