Canada on Easy Street a Finance Minister Praises Debt Decline
Hon James A Robb announces Canada has paid off 53 million of short term bonds this year with current revenues. He says six year debt reduction lowers interest by nearly 15 million annually and tax reductions accompany improved business, railways surpluses, and stronger exports. Prosperity rests on farmers and enterprise with national cooperation urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Robb
Dominion
Canada
Treasury
Robb
Canadian National Railways
Dominion Treasury
C.N.R
Beatty
Canadian Pacific
Press of
West Coast Fisheries Records Sharp Production Rise
The pilchard reduction industry on Vancouver Island reports a 50 percent production jump this year, yielding 16 000 tons of meal and 3 500 000 gallons of oil. Plants rise from five to 22 over the past three years, signaling rapid expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver Island
Harvesters Find Employment in Southern Alberta
British harvesters are finding winter work in Southern Alberta with strong farmer response. CPR colonization board secretaries report satisfactory deals for both farmers and helpers and note good progress in placements. The piece ends with a humorous barber exchange and a quip about life stages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
C.p.r.’S Colonization Boards
Delicate Cornea Graft Restores Partial Sight in New Yorker
Bert Ferguson of New York City, once blind, viewed the world through a transplanted cornea from Charles Greenblatt. Ten feet away he could distinguish objects as surgeons monitor nourishment of the grafted tissue for lasting success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Ferguson
New York City
Ferguson
Charles Greenblatt
When Young Girls Grow Pale and Thin
A health warning on pale and thin teens and the benefits of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Mrs. Winnifred Rutty of Hamilton recounts her daughter’s recovery after tonsil removal failed, noting improvement after two boxes and lasting vigor. Pills offered by mail from Brockville Ont. at 50c a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnifred Rutty
Barton Street West
Hamilton
Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Tourists Boost to Vancouver Island Visitors Reach 870000
Tourism to the capital region climbs with 870000 visitors this year per the Victoria Publicity Bureau. Travelers from Canadian points and the U S west coast arrive to Vancouver Island and Victoria by CPR and coastal steamship services, signaling an uptick over last year. Miller's Worm Powders claim perfect efficacy as they eliminate worms from stools and sweep the intestines, leaving no worm lodgement when in operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Victoria
United States
Vancouver Island
C.P.R
Population growth in Greater Vancouver since 1924
The Greater Vancouver population rose from 255 000 in 1924 to 344 160 in the latest directory figures, an increase of 109 000 people or about 46 percent over four years, with 317 185 counted in 1927.
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Greater Vancouver
British Market Is Large Canada Might Send Greater Supplies Of Farm Produce
The Farmers Sun notes Britain imported dressed poultry worth £1,204,702 from January to August 1928, with Canada supplying £11,978. Eggs in shell total £10,999,385 with Canada at £24,923. Butter imports reach £37,411,498. Canada provided £13,659. Foreign producers, including the United States, shipped dead poultry valued at £911,929 in the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Great Britain
Canada
United States of America
Sleep Trouble Ends After Two Boxes of Milburn Product
Mrs. Fred P Averill of Calgary states she suffered severe heart palpitations and sleepless nights until trying the Milburn product. After two boxes she reports being a different woman. Price 50c a box at druggists or mailed on receipt of price from The T Milburn Co Toronto.
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Fred. P. Averill
12Th Ave
Calgary
Alta
T. Milburn Co., Ltd
Toronto
Edmonton Land Office Logs 85 Homesteads Taken In Week
During October 9 to 15 Edmonton Land Office recorded 85 homesteads taken, a strong week compared with the summer and 1927 figures. The piece also contains unrelated odds and ends including liniment ads and a fragmented wedding quip.
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Edmonton
Break Colds with Minard's Liniment
A brief wartime local note mentions a servant Mrs Green absent and a visitor entering a yard where she was seen at a window causing concern. The visitor confirms a calm exchange as they greet each other.
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Mrs. Green
Phillips' Milk of Magnesia Backed By Physicians 50 Years
Indigestion stems from excess stomach acid and should be treated with medical advice. Phillips' Milk of Magnesia has been a standard remedy for five decades, offering quick, tasteless relief with no after effects. A single spoonful in water neutralizes much more acid, delivering immediate results. Obtain the genuine product prescribed by physicians. bottles include full directions at any drugstore.
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Miss C. Delano
Washington
Carter
Cheapest Of All Oils Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil Promoted
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is touted as the cheapest public preparation available. It is widely sold in Canadian drug stores and by country merchants. The ad claims it is easily procureable and very affordable, with a note that college boys use it to receive money from home faster. Minard's Liniment heals cuts and bruises.
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Dr. Thomas
Canada
Air Mail
Arctic explorer to winter on Boothia peninsula
Major L. T. Burwash of the Northwest Territories and Yukon branch will spend the Arctic winter at Boothia peninsula after a June departure from Ottawa. He will study King William Island and the mainland, survey a proposed tractor route between Cockburn and Wager Bays, and assess supply possibilities to Arctic posts via Hudson Bay. In 1929 he will sail on the Ptarmigan to Franklin Strait navigation duties and rejoin the Canadian Arctic expedition. Your Asthma Too. Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy is touted as reliably effective for relief.
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Canada
Arctic
Department of Interior
Dominion
L. T. Burwash
Northwest Territories
Yukon
Ottawa
Aklavik
Mackenzie River
Burwash
Boothia Peninsula
King William Island
Cockburn
Wager Bays
Hudson Bay
Behring Sea
Alaska
Ptarmigan
Franklin Strait
Peel Sound
Alberta Hatcheries To Be Built By Canadian Firm
L M Gaetz of Canadian Hatcheries Limited says a large scale hatchery network will be established in Alberta with future sites across the province. The plan aims to produce high quality baby chicks eggs and poultry. A separate note mentions Hollo way's Corn Remover and a 803 year old Gary Indiana watch weighing half a pound.
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Alberta
L. M. Gaetz
Canadian Hatcheries, Limited
Vancouver
Edmonton
Edward Fernland
Gary, Ind
The Biggest Car Cost Hidden in Start and Stop
A study highlights the largest ongoing expense in vehicle operation as the cycles of starting the engine and stopping it. It notes that frequent starts wear components and waste fuel, impacting overall efficiency.
Red Rose Tea Ad Claims Superior Flavor and Purity
A vintage Canadian advertisement extols Red Rose Tea as more satisfying than a cup or two after a bridge game. It praises finer flavor and remarkable strength, claiming dustless purity and that aluminum packaging fully protects the tea.
Big five-manual organ for Toronto hotel
The Royal York Hotel in Toronto will house a premier Cassavant Freres organ from St. Hyacinthe. It will be one of Canada’s finest instruments with five manuals, weigh 50 tons, and require four freight cars to move.
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Royal York Hotel
Toronto
Canada
Cassavant Freres
St. Hyacinthe, P.Q
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Helps Grainland Woman
A Grainland Sask woman says she could not work or sew due to illness and credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring her health. She urges other women to try it and says she will answer letters from women seeking help.
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Grainland
Lydia EF
Ham
Lydia E. Pinkam
Ken Marky Schulties
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West Coast Fisheries
Scotland
Hyde Park
London
Edmonton Land Office
Minard
North
Holloway
ROUP
the Borden Co., Limited
Montreal
Lydia E. Pinkham
Appleford
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina
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