Reducing Fire Insurance Costs Tied to Public Carelessness
Protests against high taxes aside, the piece argues fire insurance rates rise when people neglect safety. It cites Western Canada Mutual Fire losses quadrupling in four years and US fire losses breaking records in 1922 due to careless matches, defective chimneys, and other preventable causes. It emphasizes individual responsibility to curb losses beyond mere citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wis
Governamenta
Chuizen
Financial Post
Canada
Western Canada Mutual Fire Association
Winnipeg
Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Companies
Western Canada
United States
Alberta cattle for Japan may ship for trial soon
Experiments to ship Alberta cattle to Japan for slaughtering purposes may be tried in the near future. Edgar E. Nobles of Edmonton now in Japan has secured three tentative orders of thirty cattle each from large Japanese firms, but a trial shipment is needed to test how the animals endure the Pacific crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Experimenta Jo
Japan
Edgar E. Nobles
Edmonton
Pacific
Young Daughter Made Well in Vancouver Letter
Vancouver reader reports daughter suffered pains dizziness and loss of appetite for months. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as advised by a relative, the child improved significantly. The writer asserts it did what it claimed and recommends the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weter
Lydia E. Pinkham
Vancouver
B.C
Both Ave. East
What Science Has In Store For 1924
The Daily News London surveys Professor A M Low predicting 1924 brings new spectrum light discoveries for cheaper artificial light, miniature wireless receivers, coast stations linked by wire to the interior, practical trans Atlantic telephone reach, a rising wireless service, more motor cars with small engines, and a light aeroplane era opening by year’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Low
Low
English Midlands
Daily News
London
Man in Paris Never Used Telephone Editor Prefers Mail
Alfred Vallette editor of Mercure de France has never used a telephone in Paris. He transacts all business by mail and says he admires the telephone but would not own one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Alfred Vallette
Mercure de France
Canadian professor urges British students toward Dominion farming careers
Professor William Lochead of MacDonald College Montreal canvasses public schools in Britain urging students to study agriculture at Eton Harrow Rugby and other colleges. He predicts a notable number will migrate to the Dominion next year for farming careers.
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Great
Britain
Caragame
William Lochead
MacDonald Agricultural , College, University
Montreal
Eton
Harrow
Rugby
Fesser Ead
Dominion
Nerviline Remedy Ad for Aches and Colds
When sudden sickness hits the home with coughs and sore throats Nerviline provides quick relief through a vigorous rub. Marketed as a wholesome helper for cramps colic diarrhea and minor illnesses for all ages at 35 cents a bottle through dealers.
Passports rules reform urged. daylight saving expansion noted
A. W. Neill reports reform is needed in passport regulations. In France daylight saving time officially starts at 11 o clock on March 2. Riga cites Soviet postal changes: mail for Petrograd after May 1 must be addressed to Leningrad or delivery denied. Belch Columbia reports waterborne lumber exports rose 91 percent to 521,707,132 board feet last year. Lehigh Railway grants 5 percent wage hike to conductors and trainmen. San Francisco eyes replacing gas lamps with electricity as city officials bow to reformist pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W.neill
Comaz- Alberat
Srdpoces
Havese
France
Riga
Sorviet
Belch Columbia
Lehigh Railway Company
Order of Railway Conductors and Brotherhood of Railroad
W. G. Lee
San Francisco
Canadian Railways offer aid to forest protectors meeting in Montreal
A Montreal meeting between Canadian National Railways and forest protective bodies offered staff fighting equipment and communications and proposed a joint committee to resolve problems. Ellwood Wilson of Laurentide Pulp and Paper praised the move as a major step in forest protection and urged Ottawa’s meteorological department to assist by forecasting dangerous conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian National Railways
Canada
Montreal
National Railways
Ellwood Wilson
Laurentide Pulp and Paper Company
Canadian ‘National Railways
Ottawa
Freezone corn remover promises painless relief
An ad touts Freezone as a quick, painless corn remover. A few cents buys a bottle from the druggist to remove hard corn soft corn and corn between the toes along with callouses without soreness or irritation.
Maple Tree's Secret Discovered by Indigenous People
Before white settlers arrived in the new world, Indigenous peoples reportedly learned how to tap maple sap for syrup and sugar, a fact noted in Nature Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New World
Gays Nature Magazine
Shoe Making Involves About Sixty Four Steps
A modern shoe requires roughly 64 operations from design to finish. The process encompasses material selection, cutting, stitching, lasting, insoles, outsoles, and final quality checks to ensure accurate fit and durability.
A Good Medicine for Springtime and Health
Do not use harsh purgatives as spring warnings. A tonic builds blood and nerves. Dr Williams Pink Pills enrich blood, clear skin, restore appetite, and lift spirits. Testimony from Henry R. Robinson in Cruickshank, Sask, endorses renewed health after use. Available at druggists or by mail for 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry R. Robinson
Cruickshank
Dr. Willams
Ontario Timber Output Seen on Crown Lands
It is estimated that 408 million feet of timber 3 176 000 railway ties and 649 700 cords of pulpwood will be produced this season on Crown Lands in Ontario. About 36 000 men and 16 000 horses are employed in bush operations throughout the province.
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Ontario
Sea Son
Rock bearing moccasin print found on Bowling Creek rock
A large fat level rock in Virginia along Bolwcamp Creek shows an eight to ten foot expanse with impressions of a right foot about six to seven shoe sizes. The rim along the edges may indicate pressure from the moccasin before the material set.
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Virginis
Bolwcamp Creek
Wilsons Remembered by Czecho-Slovakia and Rail Hub
The Czech republic honors Wilson as founder of their republic with parks streets and buildings named after him. The new Wilson Station in Prague becomes the meeting point for rail lines to Poland Germany and other countries. Britain pays Canada eight to ten million dollars in final war debt adjustment via New York.
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Wilson
Penpte
Czecho-Slovakia
Kwest
Prague
Porland
Germany
Britain
Canada
New York
Household Medicine and October Marriages Highlight Miscellany
A note extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a true household medicine useful for many ailments and inexpensive enough for regular use. A curious fact states Greece sees more October marriages. The text also mentions a large electric light globe producing about 3560 degrees centigrade and references Minard’s Liniment for headaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Winners In Dr Chase Diary Contest Revealed Across Canada
The 1923 Dr. Chase Diary contest lists numerous winners from across Canada, led by Russell Ellerby of Burford Ontario and Mrs. E White of Brantford Ontario. Prizes range from $50.60 to receipt books, awarded to contestants in provinces including Ontario Quebec Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and British Columbia with many addresses noted.
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Dr. Chase
Edmonton
Alia
Adelaide
Attridge
Highgate
N.W
Calgary
Alta
Clifford Woodrow
Coldwater
Ont
W. R. Woodland
Beamsville
Hair Growth Tease and Asthma Remedy Ad Fragments
A garbled blend of old time ads and notices claims hair growth samples from Alexander Laboratories in Toronto with no cost and no obligation. It also touts Dr J D Kellogg asthma remedy and a London fashion note on luminous lotion for hair glow. Wolf hunting in prewar Russia is briefly mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Chandi
Alexander Laboratories
Bohan Bidy
Toronto
Canada
London
Fletcher's Castoria Advertisement Enduring Brand
A vintage health ad promotes Mother Fletcher's Castoria as a safe substitute for Castor oil paregoric teething drops and soothing syrups. It claims the product contains no narcotics and that proven directions appear on each package, noting physicians endorse it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
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Brefly
Ogdens
Ant
Ogden
Liverpool
C.N.R
Miler
Nature
Nature Magazine
Greece
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Ltd
Wm. Hirsehey
Bradford
James Arthur
North Ruanca
Mias Doria Sandford
St. Mary's Road
St. Vital
Mun
John Ayers
10Th Ave. East
F. W. Wolfe
West Ironbound Island
N.S
Ernest S. Wicks
Bayfield
PF. J. Campbell
Timberside Ave
Russia
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