Peace Day Talk Urges Canada Unity And Fairness
Lt Col Putney, Dominion President of Great War Veterans of Canada, at a Vancouver luncheon urged national unity and duty. He praised returned soldiers as Canada’s greatest asset and called for ending race and religious bigotry while building a land of hope, prosperity, and shared wealth.
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Vancouver
Putney
Dominion
Great War Veterans of Canada
G.aw.v.a
Canada
Acci
Canada’s pledge for education and unity across diverse communities
Government and civic leaders in the prairie provinces urge increased education standards and support for non English speaking settlers. They call for public cooperation to build a united Canadian family, with a Peace Day on July 19 to honor veterans and dedicate efforts to reconstruction and regeneration.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
War Idea Farmer Smith Trains Barn for Camouflage
The War Idea farmer Smith paints his barn in battleship grey with a fake window and black stripes. A neighbor questions the plan while Smith explains the camouflage tactic meant to deceive at fifty feet. Hoard's Dairyman notes Gladness is valued by those who understand sadness.
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Smith
Jim
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Told To Look For Bayer Cross
An old advisory item warns that only tablets bearing the Bayer Cross are genuine Aspirin and rejects all others as acid imitations. It notes Aspirin is Canadian made by Canadians and owned by a Canadian company, with tablets in 12 count boxes and larger packages sold at drug stores. Also mentions a quip about a peace treaty and a line about Holloway’s Corn Cure.
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Bayer
Canada
Bolshevism Fails and Russia Could Yet Prosper
A London Daily Express excerpt argues Bolshevism has failed in Russia. It says nationalization harms industries and that capital and foreign help may revive a once great nation if Bolshevism is overturned. The piece laments ongoing bloodshed and misrule while urging a return to stability.
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Russia
France
London
Daily Express
Regain Health With Pink Pills For Nervous Women
Careful advice on nervous weakness and fatigue for mothers, urging Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy to build blood and steady nerves. Includes a testimonial from Mrs. Harry P. Snider of Wilton Ohio and purchase details. Mentions Worms Exterminator as another health aid for children.
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Dr. Williams
Harry P. Snider
Wilton
Oat
Buried Hatchet Ceremony at English Camp
At English Camp San Juan Island 400 Masons from Victoria and Bellingham buried a hatchet in a ceremony symbolizing peace between Britain and the United States. A dove staff rose atop the hatchet while a band played patriotic tunes including America O Canada Star Spangled Banner and The Maple Leaf Forever.
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Victoria
B.C
English Camp
San Juan Island
Great Britain
United States
America
Canada
Alberta irrigation district eyed for 30000 acres
A Macleod Alberta irrigation plan would divert Berry river water to the Blood Reserve area to irrigate about 30 000 acres across parts of four townships near Cardston. Farmers pressed for surveys and petitioned to form an irrigation district under provincial act while awaiting government funds.
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Mormon Churel
British Dirigible Pattern for U S Training Urged
Henry Woodhouse of the Aero Club of America proposed purchasing the British R-33 or R-34 dirigible as a working model for U S dirigible building and training. Army and naval aeronautical experts reportedly favored the plan to use these ships as patterns and practice vessels for rigid airship service. Asthma Is Torture follows, praising Dr. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy for relief and cure.
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United States
New York
Henry Woodhouse
The
Aero Club of America
Woodhouse
Army
Naval
Black Watch Best Black Plug Chewing Tobacco on Market
The notice touts Black Watch as the best black plug chewing tobacco available. It markets its strong, smooth flavor and long-lasting use, aiming to attract buyers seeking a robust chewing tobacco experience.
Teddy Lost the Bear and Other Quips from Newport
At Newport Isle of Wight Brig-Gen H S Davey recalled Gallipoli evacuations and the stubborn British spirit. A humorous aphorism about guessing a woman's age is noted, alongside a wry line about a silver lining and a copper cloud. The piece blends light quips with a wartime memory.
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Newport
Isle of Wight
H. S. Davey
Gallipoli
Johnny
Treaty dubbed a scrap of paper by Vorwaerts
The Berlin Vorwaerts called the peace treaty a scrap of paper and argued extortionate pressure renders its signature worthless. It warned treaties based on violence remain valid only while force exists and urged maintaining hope for a "resurrection day." The Prussian Kreuz Zeitung editorial urged not to permit the Prussian spirit to be crushed.
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Vorwaerts
Berlin
Sulphur Rain Falls Over Yukon and British Columbia
A sulphur laden rain shower drenched Dawson City and nearby areas, leaving yellow pools and streaked sidewalks after a thirty minute downpour. Chemists attribute it to upper atmosphere sulphur from a distant volcanic eruption. Reports reach Eagle and northern British Columbia. Whiskey is one of the rules that declines to work both ways.
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Yukon
Dawson City
Eagle
Dawson
British Columbia
Alberta Police Chief Named Head of Provincial Force
Edmonton reports Chief Alfred Cuddy of Calgary police has been named head of Alberta's reorganized provincial police under the attorney-general's department. He leaves Calgary after eight years, a loss noted as serious for the city.
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Calgary
Edmonton
Alfred Cuddy
Calgary Police
Provincial Police of
Alberta
Cuddy
Attorney-General's Department
Edmonton Laundry Ad Claims Liniment Restored Mobility
A reader testimonial from Archie E of Edmonton credits MINARD'S LINIMENT with a rapid recovery from a severe ankle sprain. After a fall left him unable to walk, six days of use allowed him to return to work, praising the product as the best liniment.
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Minard
Archie E
Edmonton
Unemployed Rates in Canadian Trade Unions Decline
The Labor Gazette Ottawa reports unemployment among trade union members at four and a half percent in early May, down from about three and a half percent in early April. A later conversation features a Western Wyoming cattleman, a playful exchange about poker as the biggest game, and humorous banter with a committee member.
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Canada
Ottawa
Labor Gazette
Department of Labor
Western Plains
Wyoming
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Wieder
Dominion Shorthorn Breeder
M. Summers
Windsor, Ont
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Pacific Ocean
Cherra Punji
Assam
India
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