Unemployment Relief Policies and Labor Saving Debates
A discussion on unemployment relief criticizes abandoning labor-saving machinery for job creation. It cites a Canadian road project, argues against halting modernization, and notes potential long-term tax impacts. It weighs school age rules and shorter workweeks as possible remedies with mixed economic effects.
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United States
Canada
New York Journal of Commerce
Prairie
Great Britain
Germany
Publicity Critique After Preakness Aviation Crash Blaze
A Sunday crash near the Preakness airport seriously injured pilot Alden H. Russell and killed his passenger as 5,000 spectators watched. A Toronto crash killed a pilot and two women, highlighting dangers of stunt flying versus the steady progress of mail and passenger aviation. Calls rise to curb reckless exhibition flights to protect the industry’s reputation.
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Preakness
N.J
Alden H. Russell
Russell
Toronto
Friends of Commercial Aviation
A Mother's Anxiety Over Her Daughters Health
An anxious mother notes her daughter seems to fade and thousands of mothers share the concern. The piece describes symptoms of anaemia and urges Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy to renew and enrich blood, restore appetite, and bring back health. Sold by dealers or 50 cents a box from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams
Pioneer Passes
Elizabeth Adelaide Mary McKinnon 77, among Western Canada’s first white born, died after a long life spanning Fort Garry, Qu Appelle, and Prince Rupert. Widow of contractor John McKinnon, she resided in British Columbia 30 years and in Prince Rupert 12. Asthma remedy promotion follows mentioning Dr Kellogg’s product and street dust as triggers.
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Elizabeth Adelaide Mary McKinnon
Germany Holds Strange Insect Fair at Frankfurt
Readers learn of a world renowned insect fair in Frankfurt where collectors display butterflies moths beetles grasshoppers flies crickets and other insects. The event features large money exchanges among collectors. The notice also promotes Mother Graves Exterminator claiming to relieve worm related illnesses in children.
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Frankfort
Germany
Canada Drives Forest Planting Across the Empire
Canada plays a growing role in Empire reforestation. Fifty three percent of seed exports go to Great Britain, forty percent to New Zealand, with the remainder to Australia, Ireland and others. In ten years the British Forestry Commission has planted 140000 acres of softwoods, most seed from Canada.
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Canada
Great Britain
New Zealand
Australia
Ireland
British Forestry Commission
Marvels Yet To Come Foresee Future Wonders
A retrospective on forecasts from MacLean's Magazine highlights visionary ideas of John C. Burkholder, inventor of the train telephone, including telegraph edition publishing, multi level city streets, moving sidewalks, and energy from water and solar rays. The piece notes Belamy’s earlier visions were partially realized.
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MacLean’s Magazine
John C. Burkholder
Canadian National Railways
London
New York
Bellamy
Deadly new rifle shines in Bisley tests for war offices
At Bisley tests of the Vickers Berthier and Pedersen rifles were watched by War Office, RAF, and Admiralty representatives. The machine rifle withstood burial in sand and mud, fired single shots, then 450 rounds a minute, and revived after a 10 second disassembly to fire 1000 rounds in rapid succession at 100 yards.
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Bisley
War Office
Royal Air Force
Admiralty
Vickers-Berthier Land Service
Western Canada Sugar Production In Alberta Beets At Raymond
Sugar beets grown in Southern Alberta will yield about 24 million pounds of sugar this year with about 14 000 acres left unharvested. The industry center is Raymond and the figures reflect regional farming conditions and crop outcomes.
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Alberta
Raymond
Drug Ring Smashed by Federal Officers Across Six Cities
Federal agents acting undercover over six weeks reported thirty arrests in Syracuse Buffalo Utica Albany Troy and Schenectady as part of an international drug ring operation. The seizure valued at twenty five thousand dollars followed invitations to a wild party that lured suspects to Syracuse on Saturday night November first.
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United States
Syracuse
Buffalo
N.Y
Utica
Albany
Troy
Schenectady
Washington
New York
Ring
Instruction For Poultry Breeders In Calgary
Dr D S Macnab president of the Calgary Poultry Association announces a course for young poultry breeders running from November to February 6. A matinee poultry show will let students judge a section of the show and later receive comments from competent judges on the awards. Persian Balm praised for feminine beauty and skin care and a note on mineral glue-silicate of soda used in paper box setup as part of Forest Products Laboratories experiments.
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D. S. Macnab
Calgary Poultry Association
Forest Products Laboratories
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Canadian meat consumption by per capita last year
Canada consumed beef 676,900,352 pounds or 69.09 pounds per person pork 798,638,774 pounds or 81.52 pounds per person and mutton and lamb 70,511,238 pounds or 7.20 pounds per person.
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Canada
Canadian Pacific Awards Four Grading Contracts
D C Coleman vice-president of western lines announces four grading contracts under CP Railway advanced construction plan in Saskatchewan. The Nipawin to Henribourg 20 miles Rosetown to Gunnworth 20 miles Medstead to Meadow Lake 5 miles and Hamlin northeast 25 miles are set for immediate work. E W Beatty chairman and president referenced the program.
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Saskatchewan
D. C. Coleman
Western Lines
Canadian Pacific Railway
E. W. Beatty
K.C
Nipawin
Henribourg
Rosetown
Gunnworth
Medstead
Meadow Lake
Minard's Liniment Promises Pain Relief
A brief ad states Minard's Liniment banishes pain. The item claims relief for aches and strains with a simple apply-and-relieve message.
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Minard
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Brown Label
Pioneer
Western
J. D. Kellogg
Mother Graves
Canada and Empire
W. N. U. 1865
Western Canada
Dr. Dantzig
Thomas
Elua
Theresa M. Bavary
Gallingertown
Ont
Milburn
Milburn Co., Ltd
Mathiew
Mathieu
Siam
England
Ppleford Paper Products
Hamilton
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina
SASK
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