Canada needs greater cooperation in federal provincial lawmaking
The piece argues for a conference to amend the B N A Act to curb Senate veto power and clarify powers between Dominion and provincial authorities. It urges better Ottawa provincial cooperation and warns against duplicative or overriding charters that nullify provincial laws, calling for stricter safeguards against unscrupulous stock promoters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Prairie Provinces
Act of Confederation
Senate
House of Commons
Great Britain
House of Lords
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Noa Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Iand
Imperial Privy Council
Ottawa
Provinces
Australia
Hearst Music Company
Wildcat
Spanish Duke Adopts Democratic Land Reform Plan
The Duke of Alba orders two estates broken up and land portions allocated to tenants with a deferred payment plan. Inspired by democracy, he urges other gentry to follow. He claims fifteenth generation descent from Columbus and represents the line of discovery of America.
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Duke of Alba
Christopher Columbus
Discoverce of America
Wool growers in Alberta average 34 cents a pound
Southern Alberta wool growers received an average of 34 cents a pound for wool sold through the Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers Association during the past season. The announcement came from the Lethbridge representative of the pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers’ Association
Lethbridge
Wise men would grow scarce if all spoke of others' knowledge
A quip notes that many people pretend to know more than they do, implying wisdom comes from restraint. The line suggests if men possessed even half of their pretended insight, true wisdom would flourish and crowd out posturing.
Telephone equipment distribution in South America
Forty two percent of telephone equipment in South America is in Argentina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Transatlantic Radio Signals May Reach 1000 WPM
Trans-Atlantic radio officials in New York predict messages could soon flash across the ocean at about 1,000 words a minute from a single transmitting station. Currently messages are sent at roughly 100 words per minute. Development of a machine to speed ocean messages is in progress, while 20 to 30 percent of current messages to and from Europe travel by radio rather than the 17 Atlantic cables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
Atlantic
Calgary Barbecue at Stampede to feature record crowd
Calgary plans the largest barbecue in America during the Calgary exhibition and stampede from July 6 to 12. Seven steers will roast with five carvers and four waiters, while forty serve the cuts and two hundred workers prepare sandwiches for the jubilee celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Calgary
Oldest Madrigal Society Flourishes in London
The Madrigal Society, the oldest musical society in the world, meets at Carpenters Hall to cultivate old English music and has an unbroken 184 year record of sociable singing in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Madrigal Society
Carpenters’ Hall
London Daily Mail
Grain inspections in Western Canada reach 187 785 cars
For the eight months ending March 1925 grain inspections in Western Canada totaled 187 785 cars. This is among the highest in 24 years, surpassed only four times. Of the total 105 555 cars were on Canadian Pacific lines and 81 243 on other roads.
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Western Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Baron Byng to Visit The Canadian North This Summer
Governor General Baron Byng of Vimy will tour Canada’s northern frontier in summer traveling from Ottawa through Western Canada. He leaves mid June for the Mackenzie River district and Edmonton to reach Aklavik in the Arctic by July 15 accompanied likely by Alberta Premier Herbert Greenfield. Since 1921 the Byngs have spent part of each year visiting diverse regions to meet Canadians and learn from the people.
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Baron Byng of
Vimy
Canada
Dominion
Mackenzie River District
Ottawa
Edmonton
Alberta
Mackenzie River
Aklavik
Arctic
Herbert Greenfield
Hla
Baron Byng
Lady Byng
Diamond Dyes Offer Easy Home Tinting and Dyeing
Color it new with Diamond Dyes. Beautiful home dyeing and tinting is guaranteed. Dip in cold water for delicate shades or boil for rich colors. Each 15 cent package includes simple directions for wool, silk, linen, cotton, or mixed fabrics.
Manitoba Butter Shipments Reach Near Half Million
Manitoba butter shipments from Winnipeg since January 1 1925 through mid April total nearly 500000 dollars. Sixty cargoes averaged 400 boxes per car at 56 pounds per box. The provincial dairy commissioner notes shipments are over three times those of 1924 and go to British Isles Toronto Montreal Halifax Calgary New York Chicago and Detroit.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
British Isles
Toronto
Montreal
Halifax
Calgary
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Fox Farms In France Create Alpine Silver Fox Industry
French producers on the Dauphine and Savoy slopes of the Alps establish a silver fox industry inspired by Canadian successes. Several farms operate with Canadian pure-bred foxes specially imported for breeding.
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Alps
The
Dauphine
Savoy
Ontario Yearling Holsteins Sold for Alberta Dairy Boom
In Hastings county Ontario dozens of yearling Holstein heifers are being bought for shipment to Alberta where ranchers are expanding dairy. One Alberta company reportedly has five hundred yearlings on a Stirling area farm ready to move.
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Hastings
Ontario
Alberta
Stirling
Alberta population estimated at end 1924
The provincial government estimates Alberta’s population as 649 900 at year end 1924, up 52 000 since the 1921 census. It is also estimated that 60 percent of the province’s population is of British origin.
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Alberta
Prairie Fisheries Output Value by Province in 1924
The three prairie provinces produced fisheries worth 2 14 162 in 1924. Manitoba accounted for 1 232 563, Saskatchewan 482 192, and Alberta 335 107. Manitoba rose 211 968 or 21 percent, Saskatchewan up 195 849 or 68 percent, while Alberta fell 99 830 or 23 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Indian Ship Papers Find Odd Route To Saskatoon Hardware
The Indian ship Irawadi sails from Bombay on March 12 but its cargo manifests ship to Saskatoon instead of Honawar. Mail addressed to Sar karkoon Hionawar appears as The Saskatoon Hardware with added “in North Canada.” The misrouted papers delay the port, while officials search for the missing cargo manifests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irawadi
M. Esmail
Honawar
India
Bombay
Kawadi
Saskatoon
Sarkarkoon
Hionawar
Canada
Sfawadi
Honawar Harbor
New Zealand Plans to Hold Exhibition Amid Canada Negotiations
Ottawa reports negotiations for a New Zealand and South Seas exhibition to be held in Dunedin between November 1925 and April 1926. Canada will mount a display organized by the immigration department and Canadian Manufacturers' Association, with J O Turcott likely to head the Canadian exhibit after designing Wembley.
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Canada
New Zealand
South Seas
Wembley
England
Dunedin
Miller's Worm Powders Boost Children Health
Miller's Worm Powders target worms in infants and improve stomach liver and bowel function. They correct lack of appetite biliousness and other internal disorders caused by worms and help children thrive from the start of treatment.
Exhausting B C s Game and Fish Assets
Vancouver Province warns that British Columbia’s game and game fish are a major provincial asset providing millions in revenue and tourism. It notes current annual yields from furs and meat and fishing equipment spending, and urges action to prevent a continuing decline in hunting and fishing resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Vanecouvver
Importer McCallum Brings Record Clydesdales to Canada
W J McCallum a Brampton Brandon horse importer and dealer has imported the largest shipment of Clydesdales and Percherons into Canada in a year. The consignment includes 25 Clydesdales 15 Percherons and 5 Belgians valued at over 50000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W J. McCallum
Brampton
Brandon
Canada
Missing Jewels Found After Mail Key Arrival in Los Angeles
A mysterious key sent to an Los Angeles mail recipient unlocked a downtown bank safety box holding diamonds worth 26000 dollars. The find relates to 139000 dollars of jewels stolen March 11 from a major jewelry firm. An unknown woman mailed the key.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Good News for Rheumatic People Offers Blood Remedy
A physician endorsed treatment claims Dr Williams Pink Pills purify and enrich the blood to cure rheumatism. Patient Annie Wright of Woolchester Alberta reports six years of misery ended by the pills, available for 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont or local dealers.
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Dr. Williams
Williams
Annie Wright
Woolchester
Alta
Cost Seven Thousand To Discover America
Genoa archives reveal Columbus fleet cost 14 000 lira about 2809 dollars. Trip expenditures add 22 000 lira bringing total to about 7200 dollars. Columbus salary 1 600 lira about 326 dollars. Captains received half, seamen earned 2 50 dollars monthly.
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Genoa
Columbus
America
Simple and Sure Dr Thomas Electric Oil Advert
Dr Thomas Electric Oil is described as simple to use with clear instructions. It can be applied as a liniment or dressing with plain directions easy for anyone to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Senate Defense Says Second Chamber Necessary
Senator W. B. Ross argues on a constitutional change resolution that provinces should decide any treaty changes. He warns that without a Senate and veto power Canada would have a body of men free to act, equating two hundred senators to a single unchecked tyrant.
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Chamber
W. B. Ross
Senate
Canada
Asthma Remedy Claim by Sufferer Turns Relieving
A man who endured years of asthma reports relief after using Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy. He states the inhaled smoke or vapor gives the needed aid and that every dealer can obtain it from wholesalers.
Winnipeg Nurses Earn Diplomas in Largest Canadian Class
Ninety five student nurses, said to be the largest graduating class in Canadian nursing school history, received diplomas at the General Hospital school for nurses 38th commencement in Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Canada
General Hospital School For Nurses
Inked autograph leaves permanent mark on man’s face
A man bears a lasting souvenir as indelible ink autographs his countenance. Witnesses describe the startling mark that resilience and time cannot erase. Authorities note no immediate danger to others.
Weathering a Rainy Day in a Curious Exchange
In a snippet of domestic dialogue Mrs. Blackstone asks about money as a rainy day measure while Mrs. Webster reports her husband offers only his usual grouch. The brief exchange hints at financial prudence and temperamental spouses.
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Mrs. Blackstone
Dear
Holloway's Corn Remover Yields Deep-Rooted Corn
An advertising claim asserts Holloway's Corn Remover can remove deeply rooted corns when used as directed, promising effective relief for painful foot corn discomfort.
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Holloway
Man Seeks Higher Standard After Gaining Ideal
A man who attains his ideal quickly seeks a superior, reflecting a drive for continual improvement and benchmark elevation beyond initial achievement. The remark captures ambition and the urge to surpass personal milestones.
Too Much Sleep Prompts Health Warnings in London
A London paper reports Vaughan Dryden arguing excessive sleep harms nervous energy and brain vessels. It cites examples: Sir Julius Benedict slept four hours nightly and lived long, while Sir Henry Thompson and eminent barristers rose early to work before morning court.
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Vaughan Dryden
London
Julius Benedict
Henry Thompson
Lord Reading
Lord Birkenhead
Conscience and Crime The Nation's Moral Foundation Stated
The New York Evening Post argues that rising mid west bank robberies and burglaries require more than law. It urges rebuilding society on conscience, morals, and moral responsibility to deter crime and reduce violence.
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Mid-West
New York Evening Post
Cheapest of all Oils
Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil is advertised as the cheapest preparation offered to the public and widely available in drug stores across Canada. Its easy procurement and moderate price are emphasized as reasons not to be without a bottle.
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Dr. Thomas
Canada
Capital Confiscation Taxation Endangers Liberty
Capital confiscation taxation erodes private earnings and curtails business ability to hire. The author argues that increasing government spending at all levels shifts control away from citizens and encroaches on personal liberty.
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Toronto Mail
Empire
Honorary Rank Granted to RCMP Officers by Government
The Canada Gazette announces an official honorary rank for RCMP officers. Commissioner Courtlandt Starnes is named honorary colonel while superintendents are made honorary majors and Inspectors honorary captains.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canada Gazette
Courtlandt Starnes
Tribute to Canadian beef in Argentine magazine
An Argentine periodical praises Canadian cattle shipped to Great Britain for superior flavor and quality. It notes Argentine beef looks good but lacks the thickness and taste of Canadian grain fed steers.
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Great Britain
Settlement in Saskatchewan Affected by Regina Division
Settlement in South Saskatchewan near Regina has involved about fifty families totaling roughly 2560 individuals this year, as reported by the Regina district land settlement branch of the department of immigration and colonization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Regina
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Coyotes decimate sheep in British Columbia interior
Sheep men report severe losses this year due to coyote depredations. Trappers are urged to mount a more intensive drive on the prowlers to curb the damage.
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British Columbia
The Optimist and Pessimist Exchange Witty Quip
A brief humorous dialogue contrasts optimism and pessimism with a sharp line about chances. The exchange comments on human nature with concise wit.
Roosters and Crowing Men Quote
A brief proverb notes some men let their wives do the work while they crow. The line contrasts gender roles with a sharp animal metaphor.
Woman Pays Respectful Money Call
A brief noted quip describes a woman's willingness to offer funds and priority when she wishes to engage in conversation, reflecting social etiquette of generous aid in discussion.
Manitoba Dairy Products Show At Provincial Exhibition
Preliminary arrangements are under way for the annual dairy products show connected with the Manitoba provincial exhibition at Brandon from June 28 to July 3. Liberal cash prizes, silver cups, medals and diplomas are provided for the classes, and judging by early interest the entry list is expected to be the largest ever.
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Manitoba
Brandon
Woman seeks help as heart spells persist in Orillia notice
Mrs C Martin of RR 2 Orillia Ontario writes of long heart trouble with fainting spells requiring constant care. A friend recommended trying a remedy after attempts by husband and others failed to help.
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills
An advertisement for Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills claims lasting 30 years on the market. It features a testimonial from a user who says the pills transformed her and recommends them for heart or nerve ailments. The T. Milburn Co. Limited of Toronto sells the product through all druggists.
Baron Csavossy to Return to Hungary With Family
Baron Joseph Csavossy and his brother Andre recently bought the Bow River Ranch and plan to return to Hungary this month then come back next fall with several families they intend to settle on the ranch.
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Joseph Csavossy
Andre
Bow River
Hungary
NYC Death Trends Tuberculosis Down and Heart Disease Up
Over the past fifty years New York City deaths from tuberculosis declined by 44 percent while fatalities from heart disease rose by 42 percent, reflecting shifting health risks in the metropolis.
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New York City
Owl Sleep Screen Guards Eyes in Daytime Rest
A nighttime hunter, the owl uses a second eyelid and a sliding eye screen to shield its eyes during daytime sleep. This protective mechanism helps reduce glare and maintain stealth while roosting in daylight.
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Bayer
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Minarj
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South Saskatchewan
Milburn
Joseph F. Glas
Brooklyn
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Carter
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Caron Brothers
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Torownig
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