Manufacturing Growth In Western Canada 1925 Progress
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports a rapid expansion in prairie manufacturing from 1924 to 1925. Capital rose to 221.8 million dollars, 27,178 people were employed, wages reached 42.8 million, materials used totaled 141.9 million, and gross production hit 239.4 million with net value at 97.5 million.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairies
West
Dominion
New Terror For Criminals Brown Fingerprints Revealed
Dr M A Aaronson of New Jersey unveils a fresh criminology advance revealing permanent fingerprints on living flesh. The method uses a secret solution and ultraviolet exposure to reveal marks that rubbing cannot erase, only scrubbing removes. Pan Chao of China around A D 1000 authored the first book on educating women. European trend shifts to pictures made from small wallpaper pieces.
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M. A. Aaronson
New Jersey
Aaronson
Pan Chao
China
Machine Could Be Adapted To Cookery
Tests in London explore using a diathermic electrical device once for medicine as a rapid cookery method. Claims include baking a potato in 69 seconds and roasting a steak in 30 seconds, with eggs fried in two. Also promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as camp aid for wet cold feet and muscle pains.
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London
Thomas
Controlling Canadian Thistle With Alfalfa Crop
A practical method to control Canada thistle is to plant land into alfalfa and repeatedly cut during years. Regular cutting of alfalfa and thistle tops starves the thistle root and leads to gradual eradication of the weed.
German stunt flyer flies inverted twenty miles to Bonn
Record of Herr Fieseler in a biplane from Colorne to Bonn shows a twenty mile upside down flight. He is escorted by a second pilot. The text notes women as a puzzle and men’s frustration with them.
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Colorne
Bonn
Herr Fieseler
Carrier Pigeon Remains Key War Communication Tool
Wartime expert Frederick C. Lincoln notes pigeons will stay in future military communications. World War I pigeons achieved high efficiency, with Cher Ami delivering messages 49 kilometers in 25 minutes despite severe injuries. Cher Ami is now mounted and preserved in the National Museum.
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United States War Department
Frederick C. Lincoln
United States Biological Survey
National Museum
Baila Tribe Customs Told In Early Africa Notes
The Baila tribe in Africa is described for knocking out front teeth as an ancient custom. Men’s hair is shaped into a cone six inches high and studded with brass nails, sometimes extended by a stick to four feet.
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Selous
Putnam's Corn Extractor Promises Quick Comfort
An advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Extractor as a fast solution to painful corns and callouses. It claims quick relief, reliability, and urges readers to refuse substitutes when buying from a druggist.
Cut In Canada's Debt and Revenue Shifts in Seven Months
Canada reduced net debt by 75.5 million during seven months of the fiscal year ending October 31. Total revenues rose nearly 20 million from the prior year seven months, with taxes up 10 million. Customs duties gained 8 million, income taxes 6 million, excise duties 5 million, while excise taxes fell by 9 million.
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Canada
Dominion
Pink Pills Offer Boost Against Anemia and Nerves
An article extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic to enrich blood and relieve fatigue headaches and backaches caused by anaemia. It cites Mia Gregory Murphy of East Ship Harbor Nova Scotia praising renewed strength after using the pills and mentions mail order availability with a free booklet.
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Williams
Mia
Gregory J. Murphy
East Ship Harbor
N.S
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
London Pigeons Grow To Nuisance Levels
London’s pigeons long seen as a city sight now numbered over 4,000 and described as a nuisance due to their sheer abundance.
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London
Empire restructured with equal Dominion capitals
Professor Alfred Zimmern of Kings College Cambridge argues that after the Imperial Conference the British Empire is divided into independent states with equal Dominion capitals. He says the new constitutional arrangement, though a formal disruption, yields a more effective empire than before. Zimmern, assistant director at the League of Nations Institute in Paris, notes his past role in the British foreign office.
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British
London
Prof
Alfred Zimmern
Kings College
Cambridge University
Zimmern
League of Nations
Institute of Intellectual Co-operation
Paris
British Foreign Office
Hess abolishes death penalty and commutes death to life
The Hess province ends the death penalty with a rule that any Federal Court death sentence is to be commuted to life imprisonment by the provincial minister of justice. The report covers policy change and its procedural implementation.
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Hess
Hesse
New Camera Filters Light Invisible to Eye
A revolutionary camera detects light rays invisible to humans and can photograph through clouds or fog, opening new possibilities for visibility in challenging conditions. The device uses light-sensitive plates to capture images beyond ordinary sight.
Cannibal Tree Of Australia Entraps Any Touch
The giant pineapple shaped Australian plant is said to trap and crush anyone who touches its leaves, earning a reputation for dangerous contact and unusual biology.
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Australia
May Broadcast Storm Warnings From Greenland
University of Michigan expedition head Prof. William H. Hobbs returns after ten weeks studying northern Greenland storms. The group set up three observation stations and plans 48 hour advance radio forecasts for the north Atlantic. Selected members will winter in Greenland with balloons and lanterns for meteorology and glacier movement measurements.
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Greenland
Fey Mountains
William H. Hobbs
University of Michigan
Kangdenlugssdakfjord
Arctic Circle
Hobbs
Mount Evans
North Atlantic
Declaring War On Narcotics Conference Plans Global Effort
The World Narcotic Defense Association proposed at New York session aims to mobilize resources to fight narcotics. A five million fund would cover hospital and educational work, plus law activity. Germany and Great Britain plan expansion of cinema capacity as part of broader social campaigns.
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World Narcotic Defence Association
World Conference On Narcotic Education
International Narcotic Educational Association
New York
Hobson
Germany
Great Britain
Aviation mail surge after Lindbergh flight boosts confidence
Increase in air mail tonnage since Charles A. Lindbergh's Paris flight last May has stimulated public confidence in aviation. William P. McCracken, assistant secretary of commerce for aviation, states that mail volume has risen over fifty percent.
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Chas A. Lindbergh
Paris
United States Air Mail
William P. McCracken
Commerce
Aviation
Short of Breath Dizzy Sinking Spells
Mrs I A Oliver of Granville Ferry Nova Scotia writes of years of dizzy sinking spells and shortness of breath preventing walking. She notes doctors medicines gave only temporary relief before reading about First Rural Citizen in the almanac and a quip about a trip to New York.
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I. A. Oliver
Granville Ferry
N.S
New York
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