Canada in the Twentieth Century Vision and Challenges
A weekly reflection contrasts pessimistic and optimistic views on Canada’s progress since the Great War. It cites Miss Agnes Laut’s worries about sectionalism and emigration against Toronto Saturday Night’s bullish recap of a century of growth and a still-strong future driven by industry, trade, and national ideals. The piece weighs causes from climate to national unity and urges renewed national purpose.
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Canada
Dominion
Agnes Laut
Miss Laut
Mise Laut
United States
Toronto
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Wilfrid
Alberta Gas Well No 4 at Foremost Field Sets Output Record
Alberta Public Utility Board records reveal Alberta Natural Gas Development Well No 4 delivering 20 million cubic feet daily on open flow. The well is the largest among four new Foremost producers, supplying Foremost with 49 million cubic feet daily. In Thunder Bay district timber season results show record volumes including 234,613 cords of pulpwood and over 1,000,000 railway ties. Cuenca, Ecuador, a 30,000 inhabitant city, sits at 8469 feet elevation.
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Canadian
Natural Gas, Light, Heat and Power Company
Foremost
Alberta Public Utility Board
Fied
Thunder Gay
Thunder Bay
Canada Emerges as Major Wheat Exporter
Canada shipped over 41 million bushels of wheat last month while the United States exported about 3.42 million bushels. The data show Canada moving four times as much wheat from American ports as the U S in the same period.
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Canada
United States
Western Horses For the East Movement of horses to Ontario and beyond
A large movement of western horses to the east is under way. Between March and April, 3 299 head were shipped to Ontario Quebec Nova Scotia New Brunswick and Newfoundland from prairie provinces. Alberta supplied 1 981 head Saskatchewan 217 Manitoba 589.
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Prairie Provinces
Ontario
Quebe
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Castoria Offered For Babies Health And Sleep
The advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria used over 30 years to relieve constipation flatulence wind colic and overeating. It claims to regulate stomach and bowels aid digestion and give natural sleep without opiates, bearing a genuine signature on the bottle.
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Fletcher
Trans Atlantic Phone Test Aimed By British gov
The British government plans to install a 200 kilowatt wireless transmitting apparatus at Rugby by August end and begin experiments in September or October to test continuous trans Atlantic wireless telephone service with America. Postmaster General Hartshorn told the House of Commons that progress is being made toward reliable long distance wireless telephony.
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America
Rugby
House of Commons
Hartshorn
England
United States
Alberta Wheat Railway Shipped 152 615 776 Bushels This Period
Movement of Alberta railway companies shows total wheat shipments of 152 million bushels between September 1 last year and May 31 this year. Deduct about 20 million bushels for Saskatchewan receipts and duplication from branch lines to main transcontinental routes.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
C.P.R
Symptoms of Impoverished Blood and Dr Williams Pink Pills
Pale languid people with palpitations and breathlessness may gain health by Dr Williams Pink Pills. Mrs Griffiths of Pierson Manitoba reports severe exhaustion cured after four boxes, praising the medicine for run-down health. Sold by druggists or mail order 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Dr Williams
Four Islands Form Off Cochin China and Nearby Coasts
Four new islands were created last year with two off the coast of Cochin China, one off the Japanese coast, and a fourth in the Bay of Bengal.
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Cochin
China
Bay of Bengal
Soups Ready to Serve at Clark Kitchens
Soup options number thirteen and are prepared by expert chefs. Clark Kitchens offers ready to serve meals with no waiting, no fuel cost, and no bother.
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Clark
Logging In B C Logs Record Timber In Early 1924 Quarter
British Columbia reports show timber scaled in the first quarter of 1924 reaching 590,737,628 feet, beating the same period in 1923 by more than 223 million feet and topping 1922’s 331,269,698 feet. The surge marks the highest quarterly total in provincial history.
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British Columbia
Australians To Tour Canada In August Youth Delegation
Fifty boys aged 14 to 18 from the Young Australia League will tour Canada in August. The visit mirrors a 1912 Canadian cadet corps tour to Western Australia. They will arrive in Quebec on August 23.
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Young Australia League
Canada
101St
Canadian Cadet Corps
West Australia
Quebec
Canadian Flour Exports Beat U S in May Totals
May exports show Canada shipping 1 057 487 barrels of flour while the United States exported 967 504 barrels. Strong advance in Canadian trade contrasts with American shipments, highlighting Canada’s larger May flour export volume.
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United States
Scottish Editors Begin Dominion Tour on Regina
Five leading Scottish editors travel to Canada aboard the Regina to study farming and settlement opportunities. William Adair G O Reid Ralph F Topping and Col Watt aim to observe Dominion lands and farming conditions for potential Scottish emigration and adaptation to local practices.
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Regina
Montreal
Dominion
Scotland
William Adair
Weekly Herald
Glasgow
G. O. Reid
Dumfries and Galloway
Dominions
Canada
Abolition of Titles Topic Discussed in Commons
Premier MacDonald stated the Government had not considered abolishing titles in Great Britain. Labour MP T Johnston mocked fairness to donors if titles were ended, while Lord Titchfield joked that the Premier’s life was miserable from Labour MPs clamoring for titles. The remark drew laughter.
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MacDonald
House of Commons
Great Britain
T. Johnston
Stirling and Clackmannan
Lord Titchfield
Newark
Nottingham
Labor
M.P
Sally
Canadian Wheat Crop Relies on 1924 Output in Britain
A London dispatch says Britain will view the 1924 Canadian wheat crop as the largest since the war altered market independence. Prospects from major wheat nations are dim, with Canada’s acreage down but yield only about 19 million bushels below last year’s record of roughly 470 million bushels.
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London Dispatch
Canada
Demand For Canadian Cheese and Butter Improves in English Market
J A Ruddick Dominion Dairy Commissioner reports strong English demand for Canadian cheese and butter after his tour of the British Isles. New Zealand dairy products have retreated from Canada, with Canada regaining lead in cheese. A note adds that vitriol imparts a blue tint to water.
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J. A. Ruddick
Dominion
British Isles
New Zealand
Canada
Shadows Over Europe and the Path to Unification
A Natal Advertiser editorial argues Europe faces a looming crisis with triple prewar languages and nations, warning that militarism and frontiers hinder economic unity. It praises hidden, noble forces but says lasting change requires radical shifts in official policies across nations.
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Europe
Natal Advertiser
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Urges Handy Home Use
A promotional note extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as essential in every home medicine chest. It claims this remedy relieves rheumatic and sciatic pains treats sore throats and chests coughs burns scalds cuts bruises and sprains.
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Thomas
Canada Declares Wild Bison Crucial Herd Protected
Reports from indigenous observers and hunters lead to a government expedition confirming a genuine wild bison herd thriving between the Peace River, the Slave, and the Caribou Mountains. About 2,000 animals occupy a park of 10,000 square miles, guarded to allow free range and growth. The piece also notes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a reliable home remedy for pains and minor injuries.
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Peace River
Slave
Caribou Mountains
The
Dominion
Baby Feeding Ad Promotes Borden's Eagle Brand Milk
An advertisement claims nervous crying in hot weather signals baby food intolerance and promotes Borden's Eagle Brand Milk as a nourished option. It invites readers to mail or wire the company for free feeding instructions and a Baby Welfare Book.
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Borden
Eagle Brand
Terden Company Limited
Montres
Alberta cattle shipment heads to Chicago in record gauge train
Cattle for Chicago: thirty one cars of beef cattle the largest shipment from an Alberta town this year departed Lloydminster on a CN Railways special. About 759 head fed at Roberts Bros ranch north of Lloydminster since last December for T F Cadzow Edmonton and Calgary commission man, shipped to Williams Daniels and Bros Chicago.
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Alberta
Lloydminster
Canadian National Railways
Roberts Bros
T. F. Cadzow
Edmonton
Calgary
William Daniels and Bros
Chicago
Souvenir Thieves Strike Wembley Exhibition
Police report a daily loss of hundreds of small items from British Empire Exhibition pavilions at Wembley. Visitors purse away trinkets and even a model Indian building is damaged as guards struggle to deter theft. glass cases now guard the valuable displays.
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Wembley
Holloway Corn Remover Kills Corn at the Root
An advertisement claims Holloway’s Corn Remover destroys corns by targeting the root and stopping growth. It presents the product as a solution to corn problems.
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Holloway
Publicity drives settlers to Western Canada from Wembley展示
The Canadian National Railways London publicity unit reports many inquiries from prospective British settlers about land and farming in Western Canada. Colonization officials expect strong settler numbers this year, boosted by Wembley Exhibition exhibits attracting visitors.
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West
Canadian National Railways
London
W. Blacks
Western
Canada
Original Kellogg Asthma Remedy Still Leads Demand
Despite changing remedies the Kellogg asthma product shows growing yearly sales. The ad asserts it relieves symptoms with constant quality and urges readers not to suffer and to obtain the remedy today.
Armament Shortage Talk At Welsh League Meeting
Sir John Simon told a League of Nations Union Wales meeting in Llandrindod that postwar hopes for armament cuts were dashed by a million extra bayonets ready for Europe and submarines growing near cruiser size.
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League of Nations Union
Welsh Council
Llandriondod
Wales
John Simon
Europe
Alberta Egg Industry Expands Exports Surpassing Imports
Alberta's egg sector gains prominence with weekly exports of 1.5 million eggs. The province shifted from import dependence, at times sourcing eggs from China, to building its own production and distribution capacity in northern Alberta.
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Alberta
China
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Alberta Natural Gas Development
Cuenca
Eucador
Castoria
Trans-Atlantic
Movement of
B.C
Mirard
T. Milburn Co. Limited
Slave Lake District
Minard
Newcastle
the Borden Co. Limited
Pontreal
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