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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 29, 1924
Page
3
Barrie Ontario firms RST and Hammond solicitors with HTC promote financing options and office locations at 47 Maple Ave. Readers are told to call or visit during specified hours for information.
In Review by Wilam Banks reports a British inventor Grindell Matthews claims a death ray can destroy planes ships and devastate cities at great distances. British navy officials are impressed but Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald group hesitates to act as Matthews travels to France seeking rights and a huge payoff.
A notable shift in public mood surrounds a pivotal question, with the new stance influencing opinions across groups. The evolving sentiment appears to reshape approaches and anticipated outcomes in ongoing discussions.
The piece notes Poland Roumania and Turkey may align against any Russian move on Bessarabia but Britain’s active involvement is doubtful. It cites fluctuating signals in the past weeks with Russia possibly avoiding war, while claiming the Soviet army could field up to a million.
Jamie Brown, a Scottish MP and miner by trade, served ten days as Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Raised in labor, he rose from a two room Anbank cottage to the House of Commons, illustrating that high government posts are open to industrious, humble origin.
The British Association for the Advancement of Science will meet in Toronto in August drawing nearly five hundred renowned British scientists and about three thousand researchers. Recent progress includes experiments transmitting photographs by electricity over telephone lines between New York and Cleveland, with aims to send images across seas. France reports further strides in long distance visual communication via phone. This era is described as wonderfully rapid.
The United States Senate approved the soldiers bonus measure despite President Coolidge’s veto. The bill offers a small cash payment and free endowment insurance to about three million veterans, funded at nearly three billion dollars over twenty years. Analysts warn of tax-cut repercussions and campaign leverage in the fall.
The League of Nations resolves the Memel dispute, preventing war between Poland and Lithuania. Memel, a Baltic harbor, will belong to Lithuania while Poland gains free access and usage. The decision marks growing credibility for the League and its role in averting European conflicts.
Ongoing disclosures about the Home Bank 46 prompt renewed debate over whether the government should inspect banks. Officials weigh the risks and potential reforms as pressure mounts to ensure financial stability.
Through its London delegation Russia proposes to pay all British war debts before 1917 if Britain provides a long term loan with exceptional security. The move signals a wish to resume normal trade and suggests terms acceptable to the British public, aiming for a broad arrangement.
Railways may cut coal transport rates from Canadian mines, prompting Welsh mine owners to consider entering Alberta coal fields on a large scale. Welsh coal already ships here as a commercial proposition, with improved arrangements and capitalists convinced Alberta output can be distributed cheaply in Canada.
Many members of Congress seek a 150 million program to boost the U S navy to British strength amid renewed push for stronger fleets. Premier MacDonald and President Coolidge favor a naval affairs conference, likely next year, though U S elections may delay it.
A committee in Canada debates whether old age pensions should be provided. The article notes the tension between government workers who would receive pensions and taxpayers who support government expenditures, arguing it is incongruous for employed public servants to expect pensions while the broader population lacks such security.
A Barron Wisconsin News editorial quoter extols merchants who advertise and country correspondents who send in reports. It praises women who submit wedding details and all who inform the editor of events. Early copy helps editors and cooperative citizens keep a thriving, well known town paper.
Dr. Chas A Tyrrell asserts life was saved by Internal Baths and claims chronic constipation can be cured by simple warm water through the J B L Cascade device. The ad urges readers to contact Crossland's Drug Store for a free booklet or Tyrrell's Hygienic Institute for more information.
Women favor a glycerine and buckthorn bark mix for quick relief claimed to act on upper and lower bowels. Adlerika is said to remove gases and poisons within minutes and aid obstinate constipation. Wm. Crossland, Druggist, in Evendale by W. J. McGuire.
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