Dominion’s fiscal year shows loan refunding cuts and trade gains
The Dominion reports a 2 643 264 92 annual saving from refunding loans and refinancing Victory issues, implying a debt reduction of over 50 million dollars if capitalized. A favorable annual balance with the British Empire of 243 million vs an adverse 78 million with foreign nations yields a net favorable 165 186 430 across all countries.
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Dominion
New York
Canadian National Railways
Redistribution in Ontario After Second Committee Meeting
The Redistribution Committee at Parliament Buildings reported rapid progress toward changes in ridings. Bruce Huron Grey and Simcoe counties may each lose a member, Simcoe currently has four, Middlesex may lose one, and two Durham ridings may merge. Eastern Ontario plans include Toronto gaining members while Windsor Essex receive one more. Hamilton Ottawa and London will also gain representation due to population gains.
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Bruce
Huron
Grey
Simcoe
Middlesex
Durham
Ontario
Toronto
Windsor
Essex County
Hamilton
Ottawa
London
Ontario Progressives Hear Beer Bill Pledge
Hon W E Raney told Toronto listeners that the new Ontario beer bill will drastically expand access, from a few hundred licensed bars to thousands, with lower fees for licensees and beer appearing in front windows. He urged native electors to remember the Legislature’s conduct on election day.
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Ontario
W. E. Raney
Progressives
Toronto
Raney
Goverment
E. C. Drury
Halton
Farmers and Townspeople urged to build closer ties
The North Battleford News notes a strong need for closer contact between business people and farmers. It praises mutual gatherings, cites Daylight Saving as a live issue, and urges a friendly conference to harmonize summer hours with farmers’ schedules for social and economic benefit.
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Ontario
North Battleford
Chamber of Commerce
Budget Debates Highlight Canadian Parliament Divisions
The article notes ongoing budget discussions in the House of Commons reflecting regional tensions between the Western prairies and the East. It recalls two earlier sessions with tariff disputes, progress toward reductions, and record majorities, while predicting this year’s fiscal proposals will favor the East. It states no solution can please all regions.
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House of Commons
House of
Canada
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Eastertide and the risen Christ bring perpetual Easter joy
Eastertide proclaims the sun of righteousness bringing healing and the yea to every divine promise. The gospel shows Easter as a recurring truth felt in every Sabbath and lived by believers. The first Easter joy remains the heritage of all who trust the risen Lord, despite modern unbelief.
Legislative notes reflect cabinet pay hike and farm egg production
The piece notes a bill to raise cabinet ministers pay from 6900 to 8000 yearly and lawmakers indemnity from 1400 to 2000. It cites 1924 Canadian farm egg output at 212,648,685 dozen valued at 50,322,439, versus 2023 figures, and mentions royal visit talks with West Indies colonies for a broader Canada trade pact.
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Canada
British West Indies
Mackenzie King
Ottawa
Acton Gazette reports local life and incidents
The Acton Gazette item notes retirement of Frederick Cawano, a motor car collision injuring two, court cases over threats and loitering, housing debates, Lithuania Latvia Estonia anniversary event, and local fire brigade response at Hopkinson Motors. It lists council talks on Gunnersbury Park, a wall collapse incident, and a cabinet minister visit to Acton Chamber of Commerce with Lord Worthington and War Secretary Brittain present. It also mentions party damages to the Prince of Wales pub after an explosion in the cellar.
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AN Saints
South Acton
Hell
FL Watniwea
Wai
High-street
Wincheater-street
Acton
James Howard
Stanley-road
Edith Howard
Frederick James Leonard
Beven ” Odks
Uxbridge
Brontlay
James ‘Alexander Milne ' Gordon
Sir Harry
Lady Brittain
Lithuania
Latvia
Esthenia
Acton Presbyterian Church
Fred J. Read
Acties
Kennal Risd
Willesden
Shepherdly
Acton-lnne
Beaumont Park
John Green
West Lodge Avenue
Sorgt
Foster
Ghol
Acton Gazette
Middlesex Hospital
Edwin Eydmann
Eydmann
Edward Doggett
Elizabeth Maud Doggett
Acton Fire Brigade
Hopkinson Motors, Ltd
Willenden-lane
Acton and
Ealing
Rothchild
Gunnersby Park
Coudella
Ammeorsmith
Churchroad
Hammersmith
P. C. Kemp
Choge
Shipley
Ita
Acton Chamber of Commerce
Clarendon
W.T. Davenort
Mesars, Ashby and Co
Brdlyera
Staines
Father and Ruth Debate Work at Home
A father, a business manager, explains he must travel to earn money for his wife and daughter. Ruth insists he should stay home to work, citing a storefront sign that reads Men Wanted. The fragment depicts a child urging parental sacrifice and a parent balancing duty and income.
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Uttle
Ruth
Ontario Honey Producers Cooperative begins in Ontario
The Ontario Honey Producers Cooperative Limited forms to stabilize an expanding industry. After a woeful period and rising production, the group frames a cooperative model guided by the Ontario Department of Agriculture. General manager A G Halstead leads efforts to liquidate a surplus of honey and expand sales overseas, aided by a Dunnville bottling plant.
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Ontario
Ina
Ontario Beekeepers Association
Martin
Jala
Department of Agriculture
Thia
A. G. Halstead
England
France
Belgium
Holland
Haing-Over
Dunnville
Dan Rice’s Kind Offer Draws 200 Boys To Tent
Capt. George J. Grammar recalls Dan Rice allowing free admission to hungry boys. At a Lakeland circus, Rice invited boys with clean faces to return in ten minutes for free entry, and about two hundred did so, filling the tent with eager youngsters.
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Dan Rice
Ong
George J. Grammar
Lake Shore Railroad
Grammar
Zanesville
Ohio
Mr. Rice
Smythe’s Mistake in English Inn Outhouse Mix-Up
In a comic misdirection, Smythe is directed to a bath in an outhouse at a small English inn. He discovers the tub in darkness and calmly remarks the water is warm yet muddy. The landlord bursts in accusing him of intruding, insisting the tub belongs to the inn and warning secrecy about the incident.
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Smythe
Ouse
Worth While Do You Think It Is Worth While
Poem by Wayne B Wheeler urging perseverance in the temperance cause. Reflects on temptations to quit and the value of service to the right, citing Easter devotion and the fight against whiskey’s social harm. Ends with a call to enlist in the struggle for truth and right.
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Wets
Drys
John Barleycorn
Brasa
Walter Mason
Wayne B. Wheeler
Youthful Unselfishness from a Thoughtful Little Boy
Hoa, a good boy, learns of water scarcity during a long dry spell. He asks his mother if some children have no water to drink and offers to give up something to help. He proposes giving up evil washed as long as water remains scarce.
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Hoa
Mamma
Wash and Dry Bobbed Heads with Baby's Own Soap
A simple inexpensive shampoo uses Baby's Own Soap in hot water to wash and rinse bobbed hair. It promises a lingering rose fragrance that appeals in the hair.
Why He Didn’t Quit A Wind Broken Sleek Horse
An Oregon man tries to sell a wind broken but sleek horse. The owner shows the prospect the animal then asks for an opinion on its looks. The prospect pauses, notes the coat, and quips that the horse’s pants are not to his taste.
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Oregon
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