Canada’s coal policy aims to end US dependence
Ottawa and the Canadian National Railways plan to move 166000 tons of Alberta coal to Ontario at a reduced rate to test a national fuel strategy. A Nova Scotia coal coke program may also boost central Canada supply. Success hinges on central provinces embracing a national approach and persisting with the program.
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Ottawa
Canadian National Railway
Western Canada
Central Provinces
Maritimes
Canada
United States
Confederation
Atlantic
Pacific
Dominion
Ontario
Quebec
Canadian National Railways
Alberta
Nova Scotia
Montreal
National Railways
Traffic in Jerusalem Runs Low Fines Small
Frederick Partridge of the Jerusalem police department visits a New York traffic court and learns it handled 40 000 cases and $500 000 in fines last year. Jerusalem has no motoring fatalities and traffic cases are few enough to be heard in the regular municipal court. Fines in Jerusalem start at five cents.
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Jerusalem
Frederick Partridge
New York
SMP
Factoids on leather yields and Chinese military size
The text notes that a cow yields about thirty five pounds of leather and a horse about eighteen pounds. It also states that today China probably has the largest number of soldiers of any nation.
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China
No Fractional Postage Stamps For Canada
Postmaster W. E. Lemon of Toronto says Canada will not issue fractional postage stamps. He notes the United States raised third class rates to 144 cents per two ounces, while Canada uses a one cent stamp for that value. The half-cent stamp is collector's item and no 1% or %% cent stamp exists.
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Uncle Sam
Canada
W. E. Lemon
Toronto
United States
Lemon
Canadian Merchant Marine Cattle Exports to U K
A House table shows that ships of the Canadian Government Merchant Marine carried 948 head of cattle from Canada to United Kingdom ports between May 1922 and January 31, 1925.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Entente Cordiale: Britain and France Relations Improve
Hon Wo C Nichol, lieutenant governor of British Columbia, reports cordial ties between France and Britain. He notes efforts to reduce European war shadows and boost trade. He expects floods of European and American tourists and increased settlement and land development in British Columbia.
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France
Perland
Wo C. Nichol
Gar Rner
British Columbia
Canada
Europe
United States
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Color That Stays
Perfect home dyeing and tinting is guaranteed with Diamond Dyes. Dip in cold water for soft delicate shades or boil for rich permanent colors. Each 15 cent package offers simple directions suitable for lingerie silks ribbons skirts waists dresses coats stockings sweaters draperies hangings and coverings. Buy Diamond Dyes and tell your druggist the material type.
Canada at Wembley CPR Pavilion Renovation Underway
Work is underway to renovate the Canadian Pacific Railway Pavilion at the British Empire Exhibition. Exhibits will be rearranged with new features to showcase Canada's agricultural, industrial and social life. Attendance is expected to double from 1924 if weather improves. Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy is promoted as a proven, long serving treatment widely known for effectiveness.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
Canadian Pacific
Harlem as a City Within a City in a Negro Metropolis
The Survey Graphic profile claims Harlem New York houses the largest gathering of Negroes in one square mile says James Weldon Johnson. It presents Harlem as a capital of the Negro World with new apartments, well lighted streets, and its own civic centers. It notes a belt containing diverse white and Black heritages within eighty blocks.
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Harlem
New York
Survey Graphic
Harlemn
James Weldon Johnson
Man Swears Oath On Labor Emblem Before French Parliament
Raffin Dageos a former Communist deputy testified to a parliamentary committee investigating election funds. He swore on a hammer and sickle emblem, declared truthfully, while the chairmen joked and could not supply symbols.
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Raffin Dageos
Mistral
M. Dugens
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Ad Promises Health
A historic ad urges mothers to protect children by using Mother Graves Worm Exterminator. It claims sound, healthy children depend on controlling worms with the product.
Ban US Fishermen Resolutions At Prince Rupert Meeting
A resolution from the Retail Merchants Association and the Vis i Boat Owners Association in Prince Rupert BC calls on the Dominion Government to close all British Columbia ports to US fishing vessels whose owners or captains lack BC residency or fail to buy supplies locally. Miller's Worm Powders are advertised as dislodging intestinal worms and repairing damage.
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Prince Rupert
Retail Merchants’ Association
Visi Boat Owners’ Association
Dominion
British Columbia
United States
Swedish Engineer Invents Submarine Sirens
A Swedish engineer has developed electric sirens for submarines to prevent collisions and warn other vessels as subs surface. The devices emit loud signals to alert traffic and crew when submersion or ascent is underway.
Wreaths For Overseas Graves Through St Barnabas Hostels
Canadians can arrange wreaths for graves of fallen WWI soldiers in France via St Barnabas Hostels London. Wreaths can be placed by Easter if grave location is given ten days ahead. Christmas and Armistice day services also available. Annual subscriptions exist with yearly grave condition reports.
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France
St. Barnabas Hostels
Hobart Place
London
S.W.1
Imperial War Graves Commission
St. Barnabas
Flanders Fields
Sore Feet Liniment Experiments Warn Against Blue Hulls
Experiments show barnacles avoid ship bottoms painted white yellow red or green. They attach in large numbers only to bottoms with blue and black plates, while blue and black areas invite growth and white yellow red and green deter it.
Liverpool Timber Market Claim Echoes Global Standing
A report from Liverpool, England, proclaims the city as the greatest timber market in the world, framing its status as a central hub for wood trade and supply. The assertion underscores Liverpool’s historic role in maritime and commercial networks linking timber sources to buyers worldwide.
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Liverpool
England
Curative Value Of Radium Discovery From England
Middlesex Hospital experts in London announce a discovery that could vastly multiply the curative value of radium by sealing beta rays in tiny glass seeds. The seeds, packed in tubes thinner than a human hair, purify and confine beta radiation for distribution to hospitals, with potential use in cancer treatment though no certainty of a cure.
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Middlesex Hospital
London
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Minard
Britain
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U.S
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McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Lumbago
Bayer
Druggista
Bayer Sautet
Menoacetioe
Pasist
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