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Newspaper
Canora Advertiser
Location
Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 14, 1914
Page
7
A claim for Les LIQUID DISTEMIEN as a universal distemper remedy is advertised to act on blood and germs. It is marketed for mares in foal and distributed by druggists and harness dealers with a booklet on poultice throats and selling cargos.
Disjointed OCR fragment hints at actor manager testimony and a sensational trial scene. Vague lines reference a young aspirant, dramatic papers, a dead body shouts, and a witness in a box. The text is garbled with unclear names and events.
A testimonial extols Catarrhozone as a quick cure for ear and skin discomfort. The patient Malcolm R. McIntosh claims dramatic relief and urges readers to buy the 60c sample or outfit from dealers.
A retrospective on the Royal North-West Mounted Police shaping western Canada from hunting grounds to farms. Notable scenes include Sergeant Martin guiding Indians back to Fort Qu'Appelle, Sergeant Gavine fending off a gunshot, and outlaw Dutch Henry's capture. The piece highlights duty, distances, and frontier justice in early policing.
Mrs. Victor Garnist, a Minnesota licensed engineer for twenty years, applied in Regina to obtain a license to operate her husband's traction engine. She argues qualified women could enter engineering if allowed.
After China egg imports rise via Canadian Pacific steamers and Royal Mail ships attention turns to trade growth. It is suggested Canadian Pacific may install refrigerating machinery on trans Pacific liners and bid for the business.
Cable announces lower rates from Canada to England across multiple classes of messages. International telegraph pricing shows reductions for dispatches and through traffic, with announcements detailing new tariffs and service options.
A life saving station is to be established at Goatsland near Niagara. Local authorities plan safety coverage and rescue operations for mariners and travelers in the area.
A historical comparison shows Great Britain leading in both built and building ships across battleships and cruisers since 1893. Britain has 58 built battleships versus 35 by Germany and 47 built cruisers against 24 by France, with Britain also ahead in light cruisers and torpedo vessels. The data also lists numbers for torpedo boats and submarines for each power, highlighting Britain's dominating naval position.
The Canada Gazette reports British capital eyeing a petroleum prospect six miles north of Edmonton along the Athabasca river. Up to 2,000,000 is expected to be invested in a thorough search in North Alberta pending negotiations. The minister of the interior extends lease time. area lies between Moose and Island Lakes, about 50 miles north of Athabasca Landing and 100 miles north of Edmonton with preliminary surveys showing good prospects.
The Canadian Aviation Company Limited of Toronto plans to sell monoplanes biplanes flying boats and machines of all kinds. It will supply pilots teach beginners give exhibitions provide garages and hire manufacture and trade in aviation related services with Dean capitalist as leading director.
A new Doncaster district colliery will be sunk using German methods and winding changes. The project, costing near 200000 pounds, has been let to an Essen firm and will operate as a Westphalian style coal bed.
The piece notes that smoking in public was once frowned upon and not considered proper, despite the growing popularity of smoking. It reflects on shifting social norms and the historical view of public smoking.
A garbled report mentions Senator Choggurtte proposing a bill about newspaper pictures of criminals or suspects. It references Ottawa citizens and victims, but readable details are limited.
The Duke of Sutherland inherits his father’s estates following his predecessor’s death, as reports indicate a smooth transfer of title and ongoing management of the family holdings.
The plan endorses past and future Congo debts while granting greater administrative autonomy. It pushes transfer of colonial government to Boma to allow district president meetings and district law framing, plus a regular yearly budget and reform of judicial power to grant police authority to certain colonial agents.
Alberta mills led by Ogilvie Medicine Hat and Medicine Hat Milling Co export large flour tonnages to Japan and China. Lethbridge Ellison Milling Co and Calgary firms rank as major Orient exporters. Canada’s flour exports to Germany double in six years, rising to 4.48 million barrels valued near 20 million dollars in the latest year. Fort William and Grand Trunk Pacific elevators expand with Stewart Company contracts.
The four veteran ships Renown Revolution Forte and Medea were auctioned with Renown fetching £39,000 and the others earning £35,650 £18,500 and £10,375. Scylla failed to meet reserve with £11,800 top bid. Renown once led as fastest ironclad and sailed to India with the King and Queen aboard.
A New York City project funds a 25 million dollar group of buildings for an exposition covering aviation to gardening. The association plans museums for peaceful arts and permanent memorials of the century of peace and amity. Directors include Jacob H. Lehif, Elbert H. Gary, Robert E. Peary, en e Stone, and Theodore N. V.
The report notes several Saskatchewan companies registered over a seven year span with capitalizations around 3 890 000 dollars, reflecting corporate activity and investment levels in the province.
Officials note wireless stations in the far north would be impractical due to vast distances and mountain ranges. Kar luk vessels have about a 100 mile range while Port Nelson and Esquimault show strong results. Plans include three more stations in Hudson Bay and Straits to aid Atlantic navigation.
The rebuilt Charing Cross in London hosts four rail systems stacked over one another. Bakerloo Tube lies at the bottom with Hampstead Tube, District Railway, and Southeastern and Chatham above. Across a year 900,000 trains will pass the single point and about 15 million passengers will be handled. Overall, 40 routes operate from Charing station.
Signor Iglesiac an Madrid electrician demonstrated his atmospheric electricity condenser. The device lit an electric bulb six miles away via wireless current from a hundred borepower engine, suggesting cheaper production costs.
Regina plans to extend farming beyond oats for horse feed and enter live rock industry. About 100 horses serve city departments with 400 acres fed to oats this year and 300 acres threshed in fall. Future growth includes larger farming operations and a manager to oversee the property.
The twelfth Homestead map from Ottawa’s railway lands branch shows land availability and quarter section standings in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta as of January 1, 1914. It marks Indian reserves, timber berths, grazing leases, post offices and railways, with Manitoba sheet now available free by applying to F C C Lynch in Ottawa.
Bishop Stringer, successor to Bishop Bompas, leads a 200000 square mile Yukon diocese. He travels between Dawson White Horse and Carcross to oversee missions among whites and about a thousand Indians, many of whom belong to the Church of England. The Herschel Island years with his wife and their son Herschell are noted for danger and romance.
Grand Trunk Pacific officials report heavy activity along the Skeena river near Prince Rupert BC as coasting boats unload large quantities of fish. Workers will soon assemble and fill cans for packing the season, with nearly every cannery producing its own cans to hold the abundant catches.
The capital stock of P Burns and Co Limited of Calgary has been increased under federal letters patent from 3 000 000 to 10 000 000.
The article lists forty five honorary colonels and eighteen honorary lieutenant colonels across regiments including the Sixty third and Twenty fifth. It names premiers M.P.s and officials, clergy among lieutenants, and additional honorary appointments such as chaplains and dental surgeons within the army medical corps.
Items note Stonewall's first mill in 1877 and a 1878 church dedication, while Fort William tax rate for 1914 is set at 23 mils. Calgary seeks amalgamated science college status. Lethbridge officials expect $11,000 treasury gain from utilities tax. Other items cover post office openings, elevator funds, and railway expansion plans.
The Bristish Women's Emigration Association discussed sending trained nurses and teachers to Canada amid a surplus of men in Canada. Bishop of Yukon urged boosting emigration to balance the population. The group runs hostels in London and British Columbia and has sent over 16,000 women since 1854.
The Quebec government plans to open pew districts to lumber and pulp industries. Sections will be carved from Abitibi and Lake St. John districts during August and October. Surveys by the forestry service support the concessions and aim to develop water powers and pulp capacity within three years. Advertising in Canada and abroad seeks foreign capitalists.
T. G. Taylor of Halifax and Chili brought a 2,000 year old Inca mummy to Canada. Found months ago in Chili while supervising railroad digging, the squatting figure stands under 4 feet. Chilean museum officials claim Inca skill reduced body size after death, with skeletal remains about eighteen inches tall supporting the claim.
Mr J B Ray, Canadian trade commissioner in Birmingham, reports that two months ago successful imports of frozen halibut from British Columbia were made by merchants in Grimsby. He expects trial shipments to be imported by fish merchants in large centres.
The new gold and silver marking act passed at the last session of parliament. It introduces standardized assay marks and consumer labeling requirements for precious metals. Officials say the law aims to curb counterfeiting and inform buyers.
An Olg fishing claim totals sixty six thousand dollars in a court filing. The document notes a specific compensation request and references a crowd or entity associated with the case.
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