Harvest Help Drives Western Canada Recruitment Effort
The article outlines planned recruitment for harvest hands due to a predicted bumper Western Canada wheat crop. Government and rail companies bring thousands from Canada, the U.S., Britain, and beyond to meet an estimated 60 000 workers needed. It stresses fair treatment, prompt pay, decent housing, and respectful labor relations to attract and retain help, warning that impressions influence future immigration and farming success.
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Canada
United States
Atlantic
British Columbia
Weslern
Cobalt Leads Arsenic Production in Canada 1822
The 1822 arsenic production in Canada reached 2 576 tons valued at 821 037 dollars, up 13 percent from prior. Ore from North Ontario accounts for about four-fifths of the output while cobalt ores influence the market.
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Canada
Ontario
Swiss immigrant with $70,000 heads to Calgary farm project
Report notes an overseas immigrant, a Swiss farmer with seventy thousand dollars, moved from Winnipeg to Calgary via Canadian National Railways to invest and settle in farming. The rest of the text discusses a lens focusing concept with a plohele, noting no difficulty after locating the correct focus.
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Western Canada
Canadian National Railways
Winnipeg
Calgary
Frets Grow Well Industry on Southern Alberta Irrigated Lands
Lethbridge fair displays show tree fruits can be grown in Alberta districts with success. Farmers report cherries plums and small fruits, plus tobacco, on irrigated land. An interesting UU of A exhibit at Vauxhall showcased fifty soil products as fruit growing expands in Southern and Northern Alberta.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
United Farmers of Alberta
Vauxhall
Wheezy Chest Colds Subdued Overnight
A trained nurse explains how wheezy chest colds ease after a night of care. She notes relief comes as bronchial passages loosen and patients rest, with fluids and warmth aiding recovery. The report emphasizes simple home care steps to soothe breathing difficulties and speed improvement.
Nerviline a trusted home remedy and image of export peaches
Nurse Carrington touts Nerviline as highly dependable for congestion chest colds and aches and pains. An Ontario Department of Agriculture plan to ship several thousand cases of large peaches to Great Britain next month signals growing Canadian export efforts.
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Carrington
Great Britain
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Inherited Tendency to Anaemia Shown In Symptoms
Symptoms of anaemia include tiredness pale complexion and breathlessness on slight exertion. The article notes anaemia can be corrected earlier and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a home remedy, available at 50c per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Fruit Air Transit to Move Dutch Fruit to London
Fruit transport by air will soon shuttle Dutch fruit to London with Daimler Airway and Royal Dutch Air Service coordinating Napier DH 24 flights from Holland to London. Growers and importers have crowded inquiries for this new supply line and morning departures aim for afternoon bale in London.
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Daimler Airway
Holland
Lomedon
London
Daimier Airway
Royal Dutch Air Service
Returned Soldiers Insurance Plan Opens to All CEF Members
The Returned Soldiers Insurance Act allows Canadian Expeditionary Force members to apply for life insurance with low premiums, no medical exam, and monthly payment options. Applications must be filed by September 1, 1923, through Soldiers' Civil Re-Establishment offices or by writing to the Ottawa Commissioners, with policy amounts from 20 to 4000 dollars and a 5000 dollar example showing monthly cost of 9.80.
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Department of Soldiers
Soldiers’ Insurance
Daly Beliding
Ottawa
Department of Soldiers’ Civil Re-Establishment
Veteran
Regina
Sask
Canada Building
Saskatoon
Many-Purpose Oil in House and Stable Ad
Dr Thomas's Eclectric Oil offers cures for cuts bruises burns scalds rheumatism and sciatica sore throat and chest in humans and similar ailments in horses. The remedy has built a long standing following over fifty years of use.
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Thomas
Gems Found In Australia Near Wyangala NSW
Remarkable find reported near Wyangala about twenty five miles from Cowsa New South Wales not far from Mount McDonald mines. Stones include diamonds rubies sapphires and turquoise sent to experts who declare them genuine. Diamonds found in blue bug clay akin to pug clay used for South African diamonds. Sapphires are brilliant, rubies deep red.
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Wyangala
Cowsa
New South Wales
Mount McDonald
North Sea Warmer Breathes Change on Faroe Islands
Warming waters around the Faroe Islands in the North Sea have altered local climate, with a southward warm ocean current drawing in new fish scales, suggesting a species once confined to Western European waters now appearing north of England. Inland temperatures rise and vegetation grows faster as nights stay milder.
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Faroe Islands
North Sea
England
Canada Exports May See 250 000 990 Bushels Wheat Surplus
Canada projects a wheat surplus of 250000990 bushels for this season, boosting export potential. Officials estimate the crop will yield a large stock suitable for overseas buyers and domestic markets.
Farmers Move to St Walburg Saskatchewan From Drought Area
A group of farmers from southern Saskatchewan near Swift Current have relocated to the St Walburg district at the end of the CNR line northwest of Battleford. John Balfour, returning to Regina, says settlers in Unis farming district are prospering. The hardy bush country requires different farming, with fishing and trapping supplementing farming. Winter shipments from St Walburg totaled 50,000 in fish value and fur pelts about 75,000. Some shippers are non farmers, but many farmers fish and hunt to survive winter. Practically all have one or two milk cows, though dairy profits have fallen. Land under cultivation per farm remains small.
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Guy
Saskatchewan
Swift Cirrent
St. Walburg
CNR
Battleford
John Balfour
Regina
Balfour
Unis
St. Warburg
Putnam’s Painless Corn Exactor Advertised in 25c Sale
The notice touts Putnam’s Painless Corn Exactor as a quick remedy for corns. It claims it lifts out corns fast and guarantees relief, with a fixed price of 25 cents everywhere.
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Jones
Smith
Putnam
Fish Stocking Efforts Underway In Saskatchewan Lakes
Saskatchewan fisheries officials report removing over 42 000 suckers from Lake Winopegosis and destroying them while planting 281 adult fish and 6 530 000 eggs in western lakes. Catfish moved from Selkirk to Prince Albert and Quit Lake, and yellow perch released in Fort Qu Appelle area lakes. Additional stock includes pike and perch in Lady Lake and Moose Jaw River, supplementing fry hatchery stockings.
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Department of Fisheries
Menaend
Department
al Wo
Lake Winoipegosis
Selkirk
Manitoba
Prince Albert
Sisk
Saskatchewan River
Quit Lake
Sask
Fort Qu’Appelle
Waseine Lake
Round Lake
Lovering Lake
Lady Lake
Moose Jaw
Townsite near Inco Nearly Finished by Dominion Construction
Dominion Construction Company nears completion of the Inco townsite with more than eighty five employee homes built at a cost of 300000 dollars. Roads sidewalks and modern facilities have been laid and installed as the project concludes.
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Dominion Construction Company
Inco
Imperial Oil Company
Minard's Liniment Distributed by Canadian National Railways
Canadian National Railways distributed Minard's Liniment to the west to support a 4923 car grain movement. The note adds that the Canadian Rockies span an area larger than France Belgium and Switzerland combined.
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West
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Rockies
France
Belgium
Switzerland
Canada’s Forest Wealth and Industry Impact
Canada holds over five percent of Empire forest area and most is privately owned. The forest economy yields about 500 thousand dollars annually and supports over 100 thousand workers in processing goods. About 400 thousand more rely on the industry for food and shelter. Pulp and paper employ 35 thousand at forty million dollars in wages, while lumber pays fifty five thousand workers sixty million dollars.
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British Empire
Canada
Remedy for Earache from Dr. Thomas' Ear Drops
A damaged note promotes Dr Thomas Ear Drops as a simple remedy for earache. It claims a few drops on lint or medicated cotton placed in the ear will ease pain, noting earache is a form of torture and many avoid doctor intervention.
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Exr
Thomas
Threads as Handdress Indicate Marriageable Women in China
In parts of China young women wear a long single hair plait interwoven with a bright scarlet thread. This hair ornament signifies that the wearer is marriageable and ready for courtship.
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China
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Cobalt
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Mre
P. G. Murdoch
Portage la Prairie
Mam
Dr. Chase
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Australia
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St. Walberg
North
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Charles Walter
Brunswick Avenue
Toronto
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