Empire outlook promises Canadian growth despite Britain woes
Conditions in Canada show improving industry and rising construction while Britain struggles with high dole dependence and weak employment. Immigration debates focus on British born limits, labor shortages, and a clear stance: Canada welcomes workers who will contribute and rejects a dole system.
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Canada
Great Britain
Brilieh Isles
Britain
Dominion
Lw.w
Oldest Bush Claim Varies by Perry County Expert
Dr Elgar T Wherry declares a box huckleberry bush in Perry County Pennsylvania the oldest in the world. The remarkable plant spans a mile and a quarter along a hillside and reportedly grows six inches yearly, yielding an age estimate around twelve thousand years.
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Elgar T. Wherry
Perry County
Oliver hatchery ships over 14009 chicks this spring
More than 14 009 baby chicks were shipped from the provincial poultry plant at Oliver Alberta this spring. The shipments ranged from Berwin in the north to Lethbridge in the south.
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Oliver
Alberta
Berwin
Lethbridge
Bay Line AQ appeal trips to Fort Nelson announced
Mayor Ralph Webb of Winnipeg issues an appeal to westerners to attend three summer trips to Fort Nelson to inspect the Hudson's Bay line prospects. The Regina board of trade received notice that trips will run on August 21 and September 8 by special trains from Winnipeg.
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Fort Nelson
Ralph Webb
Winnipeg
Regina Board of Trade
Their Remarkable Appetite Sunday School Teacher
The Boston Transcript quotes a child named Bobby asking about the Pharisees and answers that Pharisees were people who fasted publicly yet devoured widows' houses in secret.
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Robert
Bobby
Boston Transcript
England auctioneer Henry Stevens dies at eighty two
Henry Stevens of Stevens Auction Rooms Covent Garden London died at Addlestone Surrey aged eighty two. He handled famed relics from Kruger's hat to King Charles waistcoat and sold items from Napoleon death mask to Queen Victoria wedding cake. He auctioned items from Lord Derby’s menagerie and Dick Turpin’s pistol to birds eyes and Napoleon era curios.
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Henry Stevens
Stevens Auction Rooms
King Street
Covent Garden
Londor
England
Addlestone
Surrey
Kruger
King Charles
Mr. Stevens
Lord Derby
Napoleon
Queen Victoria
General Gordon
Dick Turpin
Worries in the Home and Dr Williams Pink Pills
An advertising feature urges women burdened by daily domestic worries to try Dr Williams Pink Pills. It cites improved blood health and relief from headaches indigestion and sleeplessness with a testimonial from Mrs Gustave Hart of Bruxelles Manitoba and notes dealers or mail orders from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Williams
Gustave Hart
Bruxelles
Man
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Calgary Cairn Unveiling Marks RCMP Arrival in 1875
A cairn in Central Park commemorates the arrival of F Troop and Inspector Brisbois of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police to Calgary in August 1875. Sir Cecil Denney unveiled the Union Jack flag, with Judge Hoay representing the historic sites and monuments board of Canada. The board presented the cairn to the city as a milestone in Calgary’s founding.
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Calgary
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Central Park
F Troop
Mounties
Brisbois
Cecil Denney
Judge Hoay
New Westminster
B.C
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
Canadians Reduce U S Immigration to Montreal District
The annual report of the United States immigration commissioner for the Montreal district shows Canadians entering the United States for permanent residence totaled 49,047 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1925, down from 77,624 the previous year. About 80 percent of the 49,047 were Canadians.
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United States
Montreal
Canada
Halifax
Cape Vincent
N.Y
Sausages From Pigs That Died Happy Sign Draws Town Glares
A butcher in a town displayed a window sign proclaiming Sausages from Pigs that Died Happy, reflecting a provocative attempt to market meat with an unusual welfare claim. The sign drew local attention and debate over ethical farming and marketing honesty.
High Priced Bill of Smoking Cessation
A joking exchange where Tom notes the doctor advised quitting smoking and paying $15, implying a costly lesson in health. The line underscores financial and health costs tied to habit change.
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Bill
Tom
Wheat Prices Lifted By Good Western Canadian Yields
Optimistic sentiment spreads in western Canada as crop reports show strong conditions and prices for wheat. Past crops in 1923 and 1924 yielded high production with values around $293 million and $285 million respectively, with future prices expected to improve if world supply remains average.
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Canada
United States
Doukhobors in British Columbia Reach Unity on Law Adherence
Peter Veregin, newly elected leader of the British Columbia Doukhobors, is said to push for strict compliance with Canadian laws after a mass meeting in Brilliant produced an almost unanimous decision. The message came to Victoria via Hon. J. D. MacLean, education minister, citing letters from Veregin.
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Peter Veregin
British Columbia
Victoria
J. D. MacLean
Brilliant
Veregin
Relations Should Be Improved Curtailment in Canadian Trade
Canadian trade curtailment due to Chinese strikes and internal warfare has Japanese financial circles anxious. B Wright of Deloro Ontario, manager of Deloro Smelting and Refining, says in Vancouver that there is opportunity to increase exports of Canadian wheat and lumber to Japan. He notes Japanese businessmen believe relations should be improved.
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Vancouver
B. Wright
Deloro
Ontario
Deloro Smelting and Refining Co
Orient
Shell to study Western Canada oil potential
John L. Moore geologist for Royal Dutch Shell showed interest in western Canada oil development after arriving in Calgary to assess prospects. He noted the Royaltie No.4 naptha gusher in Turner Valley as a standout, claiming no other well in the continent matches its reports.
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Royal Dutch Shell Company
Canada
John L. Moore
W. van Holstpellekam
Arious
United States
Calgary
Mr. Moore
Turner Valley
Royaltie No.4
First Man Achieves Thames Estuary Swim Crossing
Norman Derham of Southend on Sea started on the Kent side and succeeded in crossing the Thames Estuary on his third try. He swam 13 miles in five hours over a seven mile crossing and, upon reaching Southend, walked 300 yards on mud to the foreshore as the tide was out. The feat had not been done before.
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Kent
Norman Derham
Southend-on-Sea
Thames
Southend
Nerviline Promises Fast Chest Relief for Colds
An old medicine ad touts Nerviline as the quickest remedy for chest congestion and sore throat. It claims deep tissue absorption, blood flow increase, and inflammation reduction with a potent 89 strong formula sold in 35c bottles for nearly fifty years.
Wonderful Air Mail Service Reveals Fast Transcontinental Links
A historic overview lauds the U S air mail service noting six years of near zero fatal accidents and 255 million letters carried between May 1918 and June 1924. It cites 6 9 million miles flown 14984 trips in storm and fog 91 82 percent average efficiency and the July 1 1924 start of New York to San Francisco service reducing cross country time from days to hours.
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United States Air Mail Service
New York
San Francisco
Overland Mail
Continent
Pony Express
Rockies
Scholarships for Canadian agricultural colleges awarded in Britain
The Fellowship of Empire Phibillian allocates 50 Canada agriculture scholarships with 25 already assigned to London. Remaining awards will go to Scotland and English provinces. Each scholar gains free passage to Canada, a year of education and maintenance, and afterward suitable land work employment in Canada.
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Agricultural Colleges of Canada
Fellowship of
Empire Phibillian
London
Scotland
Canada
Worm Exterminator Advertises Simple Remedy
An old advertisement touts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a prompt remedy to prevent child suffering from worms. The copy dismisses danger from a fly and notes a screen door left open, adding a homespun caution about toy-like harm.
Austrian Explorer Claims Ophir Located in Peru
Dr. Von Hauch, an Austrian explorer, reports Ophir lies in Peru in the Pam pas del Sacremendo forests. He says 300 tribe members with Hebrewlike speech, legends of a land of gold on the Hualla River, and white men taking gold long ago.
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Ophir
Solomon
Palestine
Peru
von Hauch
Pampas del Sacremendo
Hualla
Miller’s Worm Powders Offer Palatable Worm Cure
The product is described as sweet and easy for children to take. It claims to end worm troubles by strengthening digestion, correcting disorders, and imparting a healthy tone to aid development.
Amusing lecture tale from Sir Walter Schwabe KC
Sir Walter Schwabe KC recounts a joke about Mr. Commissioner Kerr at the City of London Court. Kerr quips that David in his haste called all men liars, yet he has presided there for forty years and reads at his leisure.
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Walter Schwabe
K C
Commissioner Kerr
City of London
David
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