Gimmicks and costs of election campaigns through the ages
The piece discusses campaign expenses and gimmicks like diefenbacks, noting the high costs of ballots posters and staff. It reflects on the burden on voters and candidates, the risk of stalemate, and the value of broad participation over sensational tricks. Also contrasts pride in workmanship with monetary rewards as a measure of value.
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Jane Q
Caston
Billy
Cdo
of Thesarigus Party
Hull
Colps- Cot
Reston Recorder
Montreal women lead business rise in Quebec rights era
Diary notes recount Montreal women who became 250 femmes membres in La Chambre de Commerce, running printing firms and department stores while engaging in tourism and newcomer integration. The piece highlights progress against old codes and urges women to take voting seriously, citing a young businesswoman unsure about Ontario politics.
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Quebec
St. James Street
Montreal
la Chambre de Commerce
la Chambre
Femmes Membres
Mme Yvette Rousseau
University of Montreal
Dupuis Freres
Mme Paul Tremblay
Cludes
Mme Andre Vennat
Voter’s plea and a church's silent hymn in June Palmerston
A caller laments civic apathy in a Canada election and contrasts it with the town church’s abandonment. A young woman questions voting and the piece mourns the closed organ and empty pews as forebears' memory and faith fade. The author urges readers to vote next Monday.
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ColdenLoy Uy Aron
Jane
Kollna
Diefenbucks
Heidelberg
Rupert Carr
Server Lumber
Walter Hutt
Roblin
Man
Diary of
Dorothy Barker
Ontario
Charlie Chamberlain
Don Messer
CBC TV
CBC Trans-Canada Radio
Messer
Chamberlain
New Brunswick
Palmerston
John Diefenbaker
R. Elmer Forbes
Government of
Government of Canada
Dauphin
Municipal
Department of Heath and Welfare
Department of Public Works
Department of Agriculture
Forbes. R. Elmer
The
Dauphin Progressive Conservative Association
Winnipegosis
Walter Dinsdale
Garland
Ethelbert
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