Canadians Deserve Census Recognition As True Citizens
In marking Diamond Jubilee, calls to amend census rules to designate all Canada born people as Canadians regardless of ancestral origin. The piece argues current classifications breed inferiority, mislead world opinion, and deny national unity across generations.
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Dominion
Canada
British Commonwealth of Nations
Great Britain
League of Nations
England
Prince of Wales
United States
Ottawa
Brlileh Isles
Europe
Isles of
Seas
Frendh
Tiny 12 Foot Vessel Aims Dover to New York Sail
William Oldham of Warrington Lancashire plans a Dover to New York voyage in a self built twelve foot steel boat. The craft uses a bicycle like pedal drive powering two propellers and a windmill gear to aid propulsion. It accommodates two passengers with six watertight compartments but no full length sleeping quarters.
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Wiliam Oldham
Warrington
Lancashire
Dover
New York
Four gunmetal windows aid Oldham in a perilous voyage
Oldham plans a 40 day voyage to a conning tower during bad weather and seeks a partner to share the hazards. He notes four gunmetal windows and a forkout device aiding weather resilience as part of his design.
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Oldham
Double Wedding Aboard Berlin Plane Sets Historic Record
In Berlin two couples wed high in a Rohrbach-Roland aircraft hovering above two churches. The ceremony used a plane altar with phonograph organ music as witnesses clergy and guests looked on. After the vows the plane landed at Templehof Airport for congratulations and breakfast before departures.
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Berlin
Germany
Lufthansa
Templelhor
Startire
British Expedition To B C Will Collect Rare Seeds
The Royal Horticultural Society funds an expedition to Mount Garibaldi district in British Columbia to collect seeds from rare alpine plants. J C Bennett of Lake Hill will organize and direct the effort.
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Mount Garibaldi
Royal Horticultural Society of Great Britain
British Columbia
J. C. Bennett
Lake Hill
Stop-gap device lets planes land on reef rooftops
Washington inventor C. Francis Jenkins unveils a reversing propeller system that halts a plane within twice its length after landing. The mechanism operates only after touchdown and promises rooftop air fields for mail, express, and passenger service, reducing reliance on distant suburban fields.
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C. Francis Jenkins
Washington
Jenkins
Nerviline Promises Quick Stomach Relief
Twenty drops of Nerviline claim to relieve sour stomach and gas fast. The ad says it calms distress from fermenting food, eases colic and cramps at night, and suits family use with a 5 cent price at dealers.
Farm Boys Placement At Vimy Ridge Farm Draws Large Demand
Canada wide interest floods Vimy Ridge Farm Guelph Ontario with six hundred applications for boy placements. Superintendent W Sarel notes demand so high no arrivals stay beyond 48 hours. Applications come from Alberta Saskatchewan and Quebec with groups this year arriving more often and boys described as better quality.
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Canada
Vimy Ridge Farm
Guelph
Ont
W. Sarel
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Debility and digestion linked in medical ad narrative
An advertising piece argues stomach tone follows blood strength, praising Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for indigestion and weakness. It includes a testimonial from Gordon Dundas of Peterboro about gas illness and weight regain after using the pills, and ends with a classroom joke about labor and money.
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Dr. Williams
Laughing in Settin Germany Leads to Fines
A German couple, Herr and Frau Stanzer, were fined for laughing in public. The man was fined one dollar for disturbing the peace after a loud guffaw, then laughed again and was taken to court. He was fined 2.50 and a final 3.12.50 contempt of court penalty assessed.
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Settin
Germany
Herr
Frau Stanzer
Herr Stanzer
Ile
Stanzer
Wheat Pool appoints Jacksman resident in Argentina
W. J. Jackman is named resident representative for the selling agency of the three Western Canadian wheat pools in Argentina. He will depart for Buenos Aires in September and establish a headquarters there. The post follows his prior South American scouting and aims to test a permanent office as Canada and Argentina deepen trade relations in wheat.
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W. J. Jackman
Buenos Aires
Jackson
South America
Airships Terminal Planned for South Africa Mast near Cape Town
Plans to spend about 350000 on an airship terminal mast and ground equipment in the Union of South Africa. Railway administration to control the service with the mast as the Union’s contribution to an inter Empire airship system. Location near Cape Town and government construction commitment. Miller's Worm Powders marketed as sweet palatable to children for worm treatment and digestion support.
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Union of South Africa
Union
Railway Administration
Cape Town
Sorting Mail In Air Tests Express Mail Aeroplane
An Air Ministry test shows a mail aeroplane designed for rapid post transport carrying pilot engineer and a postal sorter at 100 mph. It features parachutes steerable tail wheel strong brakes and two Napier engines in a central room for quick alighting at small aerodromes.
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Air Ministry
Napier
Aerial surveys chart Canada’s land and wealth trends
Since 1921 aerial surveys by the Topographical Survey have photographed 25 630 square miles of Canada vertically and 127 740 square miles obliquely. Canada’s gross agricultural wealth reaches nearly eight billion, rising about three quarters of a billion in three years. The way to see a trust’s virtues is to become a stockholder.
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Department of the Interior
Canada
Farmers Marketing Tour Opens For Canadian Farmers
The Canadian National Railways announces a seven week Farmers Marketing Tour to England Scotland and Denmark leaving Halifax on January 8. The program aims to study marketing conditions abroad to improve Canada's agricultural industry and is open to any Canadian farmer and interested parties. Cost is 500.00 plus personal and passport expenses with travel on the Devonian and Albertic ships.
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Department of Agriculture
Canadian National Railways
Halifax
England
Scotland
Denmark
W. J Black
Colonization, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Canada
White Star Line
Albertic
Glasgow
W. J. Black
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Insulin May Be Taken In Capsules Say German Researchers
University at Breslau investigators report a substitute for pancreatic insulin in capsule form, a shift from prior injections. Prof J C Minkowski led the method trial with successful results in several cases. Alberta fur production for 1925 26 reached 2122773 with a $90000 gain, ranking third among provinces. A London language school now mainly serves American tourists seeking English accents, with another popular course on curing accents. A device now auto activates crossing signals by sensing an approaching train. Minard's Liniment for insect bites.
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Breslau
Germany
J. C. Minkowski
Alberta
London
Russia Mobilizes Youth for Defense Week Push
A campaign across the Soviet Union promotes military preparedness amid tensions. Defense Week from July 10 to 17 aims to boost enthusiasm through military sports and rally support for Ossoviaket led by Alexis Sikoff and War Commissar Voroshiloff with about a million members.
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Soviet Union
Ossosviaket
Russia
Alexis Sikoff
Voroshiloff
Milliona
The Family Physician and Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
The article extols home remedies from Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as reliable in easing inflammatory pains and healing cuts scratches bruises and sprains. It notes the value of having the remedy in the family medicine chest to save professional fees.
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Thomas
Longest Northern Pike Said To Be Landed In Canada
A whitefish weighing 1244 pounds dressed was netted in Cedar Lake east of The Pas Manitoba. The Pas Herald notes this may be the largest of its species in northern waters. Corn Remover claims to eradicate corns by targeting the root. Scientific progress contrasts with creaking stairs at 2 20 am.
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Cedar Lake
Vas
Manitoba
Pas Ierald
Minard's Oiniment Featured for Earache
Ovoid bottle name Minard's oiniment appears in a small item praising its use for earache. A sentence notes a comparison of iodine content, stating oysters and clams contain about 1900 times as much iodine as a beef steak.
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Taicem Sr
NUL We
B.C
Tommy
Minard
Wheat Pool Agency For
Airships Terminal
South Africa
British Air Ministry
J. D. Kelloge
Farmers Market Tour
Western
Atlantic
Alberta Fur Production
Firestone
Firestone Tire & Rubber CO. OF Canada
Hamilton
Ontario
Stolloway
G Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Oat
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