Growth of One of The Western Provinces
Saskatchewan's expansion shown in the Department of Municipal Affairs annual report. Rural municipalities rise from two to three hundred since 1905. villages from 63 to 317. towns from 16 to 75. cities from 3 to 7. school districts from 896 to 4,145. Minister Geo Langley predicts continued growth as population and municipal needs expand.
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Province
Saskatchewan
Department of Municipal Affairs
Geo. Langley
Woman steeplejacks paint Oakland church steeple
Mrs. Golda WeSella described as the world’s only woman steeplejack works on a 195 foot Oakland church steeple with her husband. They work in tandem climbing, repairing, and painting using ropes and tackle, and have formed a business partnership after his army service.
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Golda WeSella
Oakland
Cal
WeSella
Cascarets Claim Quick Relief From Indigestion and Bloat
Advertises Cascarets as a cure for biliousness sour stomach and indigestion. Claims the product cleanses the stomach removes fermenting food and excess bile and empties bowels while you sleep with a Cascaret tonight and you feel great by morning.
Music Teacher Stops The Rest Mark
A classroom exchange has a teacher telling a pupil to pause during a piece while the child insists they are not tired. The moment captures a teaching moment about rests and performance.
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Little One
It Is Impossible To Defeat An Ignorant Ant Man In An Argument
The statement asserts that a so called ignor ant man cannot be defeated in argument, implying a humorous or satirical take on debate prowess. It reads like a witty maxim rather than a reportable event.
British Sea-Going Spirit Undaunted
At a London meeting of the P. and O. Steamship Company Lord Inchcape recalled that about 7,000,000 tons of British shipping were sunk by the enemy in the war from a prewar total of 21,000,000 tons. He stressed the determination of British shipowners to maintain their position and that the sea-going spirit of the British race would prevail with fair play and freedom from government interference.
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London
England
P. & O. Steamship Company
Lord Inchcape
Minard Liniment Claim Letters Cure After Five Years
A Quebec merchant reports Theodore Dorais cured after five years of pain using Minard Liniment. He notes verification by Dorais himself parish priest and neighbors, dated May 12 1898 in St Ana Quebec.
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Minard
Promising Youth Sparks Expectation Yet Faces Doubt
Readers long for a young man of bright prospects to blaze a path, but critics warn that initial glory may not guarantee lasting impact.
Laxative Brom Quin ine Tablets Marketed with Safety Claim
An advertisement for Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets claims a tonic and laxative effect without nervousness or head ringing. It notes only one Bromo Quinine with E W Grove's signature on the box and priced at 30 cents.
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E.W. Grove
A Woman’s Strength Turns From Weakness Tip
A miscellaneous old column notes a claim that a woman’s strength lies in her weaknesses and jokes about insomnia from a husband who talks in his sleep. It also mentions the postman as the most welcome front door caller and a claim that Minard’s Liniment cures diphtheria.
A Happy Family by Dr Bowers
Dr Bowers urges a wholesome family routine with outdoor activity cleanliness and strong digestion. He notes that fermenting food and sluggish kidneys can trigger illness and recommends flushing the liver and kidneys with water castor oil or Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets and Anuric as a tonic to prevent disease and ease toxins.
Chinese Are Skilful Candy Makers
A historical note praising Chinese confectionery skill. It describes methods to empty oranges and eggs without visible damage, then fill them with fruit jelly or almond nougat, claiming no rind or shell shows any cut or hole.
Nothing To Equal Babys Own Tablets
Mrs Alfred Naud of Natagan River Quebec praises Baby's Own Tablets claiming they work for her baby and many mothers agree. The mild laxative regulates bowels, sweetens the stomach, and relieves indigestion colic and colds. Sold by dealers or 25 cents a box by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont. Vacationist Old Timer joke follows.
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Alfred Naud
Natagan River
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Hales Catarrh Medicine Guarantee Issued by Cheney
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case cured by Hales Catarrh Medicine. The notice, sworn December 6, before Notary A. W. Gleason, promotes internal use and bloodstream action of the treatment.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Lee County
A.D
A. W. Gleason
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Ee
Ohio
French Aviator Sadi Le Cointe Sets Speed Mark
French aviator Sadi Le Cointe reached about 226 miles per hour in a timed airplane test. He previously held height records in France and broke the speed record last September, covering a kilometer at an average 307.255 kilometers per hour and peaking at 364.5 kilometers per hour during the flight.
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Sadi Lecointe
Lecointe
Agents Wanted for Dr Bovel Home Remedies
Advertisement offering agents 75 to 150 dollars monthly for selling Dr Bovel's Home Remedies and Toilet Articles with exclusive territory. Full or spare time work, write for one dollar worth of free goods and details. Montreal Quebec agency Dept 125.
Dominion Express Money Order praised as safe remittance
A brief note states the safe method to send money by mail is using a Dominion Express Money Order.
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Mal
Dominion Express
November Immigration to Canada Increases with U S Settlers
Immigration officials report 1 064 settlers arriving from the United States in November up 330 from November 1918. The value of wealth entering the Dominion with these new arrivals is about 439 837 dollars, compared with 424 324 dollars in November 1918.
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Canada
United States
Immigration Department
Dominion
Time flies after man marks thirtieth earthly anniversary
A reflective note on aging as a man celebrates thirty years of life and contemplates time slipping away like quicksand in an hour glass.
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R.R
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Caeree
Imperial Royalite Coal Ofl
Imperial Oil Limited
DR. 8. C. Bowers
Be. de LeCienc Med Co
Vook
Acnt
Coom Medicine CO
Toronto
Windsor
America
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New York
U.S.A
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