Co operation Over Division Cited As Canada’s Historic Misfortune
A historic appeal argues against racial and religious divides in Canada. Leaders Laurier King Bennett Pennett urge unity, praising western co operatives like Wheat Pools and United Farmers as models for national growth and harmony despite divisive campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ontario
Wilfrid Laurier
Mackenzie King
R. B. Bennett
Dominion
Magog
Quebec
Bennett
Coaticook
Pennett
West
United Farmers
Wheat Pools
Learning From Canada and United States
The piece argues renunciation of war is common within empires and between neighbors. It notes that formal declarations of war have not occurred between Canada and the United States, yet in practice they do not arm against each other. It suggests extending this notion to broader relations within the empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Scotland
Britain
Dominions
Madras
Bombay
Bengal
Behar
Canada
United States
British Empire
Ontario Provides Free Insulin Distribution Update
The Ontario Government distributes free insulin to diabetics at over a million units per month. Minister Forbes Godfrey announced April total reached 1,030,000 units. Four hundred twenty four patients received treatment in Ontario, with a manufacturing and distribution cost of five dollars per patient in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Forbes Godfrey
British Columbia 1927 Farm Output Reaches Record Value
Agricultural production in British Columbia in 1927 totalled 76 999 269 dollars, the largest sum on record, up 789 percent from 1926. Exports of agricultural products rose by 19.23 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
New Quarters For Wheat Pool In Winnipeg Venture
The Canadian Wheat Pool, a farmer's group handling top export grain, will occupy a new central Winnipeg office. The 60 by 120 foot building, faced with Manitoba stone, costs $600,000. Pool turnover averages over a million dollars daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Wheat Pool
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Dr Williams Pink Pills Aid St Vitus Dance Cure
An account describes St Vitus dance in children and adults and attributes relief to Dr Williams Pink Pills. A Bath Ontario mother testifies the pills improved her son after two to six boxes and she recommends them for growing children and adults. The ad notes availability from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario delivery by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vitus
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
D. W. Warner Invents Weed-Digging Machine
Edmonton farmer and ex-M.P. D. W. Warner unveils a weed killer digger using a large horizontal rotary cylinder with hundreds of spikes. As the cylinder spins at high speed soil is cut and weeds with deep roots are pulverized and blown back with the soil, twitch grass and thistles especially affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Warner
M.P
Edmonton
Relief for Corn Pain with Holloway's Remover
Advertisement states no person need suffer painful corns as Holloway's Corn Remover offers relief. It emphasizes ease and certainty of relief for sufferers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
Capital in Canada's mineral industry rises in 1927
The capital employed in Canada's mineral industry in 1927 increased by nearly 18 million dollars from 1926. Mineral output valued at 248,385,031 dollars, up 4.6 percent from 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Summer Complaint Nearly Lost Her Little Girl
Mrs. Theodore Rivett of Anthony Ontario recounts nearly losing her child to summer complaint last fall. The girl grew thin weak and lost appetite and could barely walk. a bottle of remedy advised by her mother followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Rivett
Anthony
Ont
Grand remedy for cramps by Milburn Cog Limited
The speaker notes a bottle of medicine as a grand remedy for cramps and relief after taking a few doses. It has been on the market for over 80 years and is distributed solely by The T. Milburn Cog Limited, Tercow, Ons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Milburn Cog*Limited
Tercow
Memorial Fund Established From Elsie Mackay Flight
Winston Churchill announces the Elsie Mackay fund in the House of Commons. Viscount and Lady Inchcape donate 2.5 million dollars to reduce the national debt, with funds held in trust for fifty years. Elsie Mackay, third daughter of Lord Inchcape, and Captain Walter Hinchcliffe disappeared after an Atlantic flight from Cranwell on March 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Mackay
Viscount
Lady Inchcape
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Lord Inchcape
Atlantic
Walter Hinchcliffe
Cranwell Aerodrome
Eng
Diseased Milk Tied to Most Cripples Says Doctor
Dr FE Alleyn told the Health and Hygiene Exhibit in Winnipeg that three of four cripples, excluding war and accident cases, result from diseased milk. He said 97 percent of the population has tuberculosis risk and pasteurization plus cattle testing could curb the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. R. Alleyn
Winnipeg
Alleyn
Opportunities Not Exhausted by Immigrant Rise
Rolvaag, professor at the University of St Olaf, who wrote Giants in the Earth, says opportunities for immigrants in America remain strong. Speaking aboard a ship returning from Norway, he notes many youths assume pioneer chances are gone and underestimate changing global conditions and available resources.
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Rolvaag
University of St. Olaf
Northfield
Minn
Norway
America
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Aid For Croup And Ailments
An old ad claims Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil eases croup by reducing inflammation and loosening phlegm. It is touted as reliable for sore throat chest earache rheumatic pains cuts bruises and sprains and as an indispensable family medicine chest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Five Cent Air Mail Rate Announced by Postmaster General
Postmaster General New announced a new five cent air mail postage rate effective August first. A five cent air mail stamp has been authorized, reducing from ten cents by the Kelly Bill signed by President Coolidge. New predicted the rate cut would boost air mail business by 100 to 300 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New
Kelly
Coolidge
Pilot lands safely after engine detaches in midair loop
Walter Brooks of Allentown Pennsylvania and passenger Walter Harleman escaped injury when the engine broke loose during a loop at 1500 feet. Brooks recovered control and glided to a safe landing, with the engine dropping about half a mile from the crash site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Brooks
Allentown
Walter Harleman
Canada Honey Production Rises 77 Percent in 1927
Ottawa issued statement shows 1927 honey production at 23,647,268 pounds valued at 3,660,629 dollars, up 77 percent from the previous year due to a favorable season and more colonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Quote on marital letters sparks law and marriage quip
A wry remark contrasts legal rights to open a spouse’s letters with the reality of a wife who will submit to such scrutiny, reflecting social tensions in domestic life.
New Canadians Celebrate Colorful Folksong and Handicraft Festival
Northern Europe immigrants from fifteen countries joined a Winnipeg event to showcase arts and crafts and a national culture. The celebration opened by Sir James Atkins featured 400 performers in national costumes with daily folk songs and dances in the Royal Alexandra Hotel rotunda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Winnipeg
James Atkins
Manitoba
Royal Alexandra Hotel
Canada
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Iceland
Germany
France
Belgium
Jugo- Slavia
Czecho-Slovakia
Roumania
Finland
Hungary
Ukrainia
Poland
Russia
Dinner party of German aces hosted in London by Canadian Col. Bishop
In London the Canadian Victoria Cross recipient Col. Bishop hosted a remarkable dinner for eight German air aces, some of whom he had previously battled. Captain Carl Bolle, leader of the Boelcke squadron, boasted thirty six confirmed kills, while Bishop claimed seventy two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop
V.C
London
Carl Bolle
Boelcke
Alberta Treasurer Reports Surplus Above Estimate
The Alberta Provincial Treasurer declares a year end surplus of $279,763, surpassing his estimate by $200,000. He attributes the gain to robust business and agricultural conditions in the province, noting that perceived wisdom often comes from what is not said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Man who Wants the Earth would object to taxes
The statement imagines a man who seeks the earth would protest taxes if his goal were achieved, framing taxation as a burden on ambition and property. The remark implies political or economic contention around land and fiscal policy.
Suez Canal Vessel Transit Time Report
The report states an average transit time of 16 hours for vessels passing through the Suez Canal, highlighting the typical duration ships take to complete the route.
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Suez Canala
Dressed Poultry Exports Discussed by Motherwell in Montreal
The Honorable W. R. Motherwell spent time in Montreal discussing England bound dressed poultry exports. Recent sales ranged 32 to 36 cents per pound for 3 lb chickens and 39 cents seaboard for 4 lb chickens. Through May, poultry exports totaled 111,675 dollars. He plans to study Britain's market along with other farm products like butter eggs cheese bacon beef cattle during his visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
W. R. Motherwell
Montreal
Seaboard
English pheasants trial in Alsask and Loverna districts
Efforts to raise ring-necked English pheasants in Alsask and Loverna follow earlier Hungarian partridge introduction in Western Canada. The project may take years and aims to boost hunting attraction. Also described is a natural asthma remedy by Dr J D Kellogg claimed to clear airways through vapor, sold widely.
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Alsask
Loverna
Canada
J. D. Kellogg
Indian Alimony Demanded by Alaskan Native Leader
An Alaskan Indian was sentenced to pay alimony in the form of wildlife and pelts. The terms require one bull moose properly butchered and delivered, ten mink skins dressed and stretched, five grey fox pelts or one silver pelt, and 100 salmon delivered in season.
Time and Silence Succeeding Where Agencies Fail
A concise reflection notes that time and silence can yield results when other agencies falter, suggesting patience and discretion as effective strategies.
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Pato
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E& Pinkham Medicine CO
L . Mass USA
Ww. N. U
B.C. Agricultural Production
Minard
Canada Mineral Industry
Atlantic Flier
U.S
Northern
Saale Dock
Canadian Depot
Stenkoum, Ltd
Fungland
Minard’s
Wliniment
Saskatchewen
Maigrir Distributors, Ltd
Pacific
Eacnaat B.C
OOP Omitie Es Ee Hercules Permanent Building
Hercules
Appleford Paper Products
Hamilton, Canada
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