Close The Back Door Immigration Policy Needs Rail Links
A Western weekly argues that closing Canada’s back door requires policies to boost farming profitability and prevent emigration. It cites stalled branch lines to settlers, Senators’ vetoes, and a Royal Grain Inquiry showing settlers leaving Lawrence, Manitoba. The column urges frontline rail expansion to lure and keep immigrants by improving transportation and markets.
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Canada
Canadian National Railways
House of Commons
Senate
Royal Grain Inquiry Commission
Dauphin
Manitoba
St. Rose-Roberts
CNR
Lawrence
Ontario
United States
Grain Inquiry Commission
Church Shipment Rescues Tornado Damaged Chapel
The Presbyterian Church at Leot was wrecked by a tornado and a nearby Reno county chapel near Kent station was idle. Reno county residents donated the Valley Presbyterian Church to the Scotish Presbyterians in Hutchinson to relocate free of charge by rail to Witchita county about twenty miles away.
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Reno County
Witchita County
Kansas
Presbyterian Church
Leot
Valley
Kent Station
Scoti Presbyterians -Hutchinson News
Topeka
Pessimism Follows Repeated Failures and Proposals
After repeated business failures a man may adopt a pessimistic outlook. When he proposes a plan he often fails to consider the risk of losing self control in the process.
Threats of Reprisals If Poland and Germany Fail to Act
Foreign Minister Leda warns that Polaml will take reprisals against German subjects in Poland if the German and Bavarian Governments do not address Polish protests over Jewish persecution. He cites energetic representations by the Polish government as a trigger for potential punitive measures.
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Polaml
Poland
Leda
Wireless clock control heralds synchronized public time
An American engineer reportedly invents a wireless clock system capable of controlling multiple clocks. Experts say it could lead to widespread public clock synchronization. Wells Cathedral houses a remarkable six hundred year old clock with armed horsemen signaling hours. At Waterloo Station a clock uses electricity linked to a master clock.
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Wells Cathedral
Waterloo Station
London
Dr Hamilton's Pills for Dyspepsia Relief
Advertisement urges readers to treat stomach problems by addressing underlying causes rather than using tablets. It promotes Dr Hamilton's Pills as a remedy for dyspepsia, claiming benefits for the stomach kidneys and liver and promising lasting relief.
Dr Hamiltons Pills Aid the Stomach
An old advertisement touts Dr Hamiltons Pills as stomach aids with pricing 25c per box or 5 for 1.00. The product is sold through all dealers or The Catarrhozone Co based in Montreal.
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Dr. Hamilton
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Peaceful Boundary Shows Friendly Canada U S Relations
An editorial excerpt argues European frontier management could benefit from adopting North American methods. It highlights a two thousand mile peace span over a century as proof relations can remain cordial, urging Europe to study Canada's approach and emulate the neighborly stance.
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Europe
How Canada Pays Her Debts Trade Surplus 1925
Canada reports a strong external trade year ending September 30 1925 with total imports and exports at 1 915 861 000 and a net positive balance of 157 872 000. Exports covered imports and left funds to meet debt interest, improving the balance by 34 287 000 from 1922.
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Canada
Trade and Commerce Department
Guard the Baby Against Colds
A vintage ad promotes Babs's Own Tablets a mild laxative claimed to keep a baby's stomach and bowels regular. It asserts that proper digestion reduces colds and promotes health and happiness for the little one. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co Brockville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babs
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Substitutes Challenge Traditional Building Materials
The Vancouver Sun notes shifts in construction materials as substitutes replace traditional shingles and lumber. Sugar cane boards emerge as a modern wood alternative while concrete firms trumpet permanence, prompting widespread plant growth and waning use of wood.
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The
Vancouver Sun
Baychimo Returns From Arctic Run With Furs and Passengers
The Hudson's Bay Company steamer Baychimo arrived at Vancouver carrying about a million dollars worth of furs and several passengers. The vessel had operated as a summer passenger carrier on the Siberian coast and ventured into Arctic waters as far as North Cape.
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Hudson's Bay Company
Baychimo
Vancouver
Arctic
Siberian
North Cape
Immense Western Provinces Await Realization Says NRIS
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service of the Department of the Interior at Ottawa notes the vast prairie lands extend beyond current development. It cites Manitoba and Edmonton area positions as examples and highlights untapped minerals forests fisheries and water powers plus experimental farms expanding northern farming. Maps of the western provinces are available on request.
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Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Norway
Howse
Lake Winnipere
Edmonton
Prince Albert
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Canadian coal production and consumption in 1922
Canada produced 15,157,431 short tons of coal in 1922 with about eight million tons consumed domestically. Roughly half stayed in the producing province and the rest moved in interprovincial trade. Output rose from 1921 but was below 1920’s peak. value reached $65,518,497 at an average $4.32 per ton.
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Canada
Gets British Capital For Alberta Mill
W bB Sifton has returned to Canada from England after two weeks of negotiations to raise funds for completing the Alberta flour mills at Calgary. The total is believed to exceed six million dollars marking a major British investment in Canada. A second note describes Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy for worm-related stomach and intestinal issues in children.
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W. Bb
Sifton
Canada
England
Alberta
Calgary
Crop Marketing Sets Record High Canadian Railways Report
Rail way officials in Winnipeg estimate the 1923 crop left farmers by Nov 17 totaling over 306 million bushels. On Nov 25 Canadian National Railways reported western line marketings since Sept 1 at 132.33 million bushels, up from 108.97 million last year, with daily deliveries at the lakes about 250 cars higher than 1922.
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Winnipeg
Canadian National Railways
Canadian National
Long Standing Asthma Remedy Promises Quick Help
Letters to Dr. J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claim prompt relief in long neglected cases. Hundreds describe desperate conditions improved by the preparation, suggesting real help for chronic asthma sufferers.
Canadian National Earnings Rise Over 1922 Totals
Gross earnings of the Canadian National Railways from January 1 to November 14, 1923 reached $219,237,901.87, up $18,580,486.83 from the same period in 1922.
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Canadian National Railways
Pension System of Canadian Pacific Marks Twentieth Anniversary
Canadian Pacific Railway celebrates twenty years of its employee pension plan. Eligible staff retiring at 65 who joined before 40 receive a pension based on 1 percent of average monthly pay for each year of service, with a minimum of 20 dollars per month since 1908. President E. W. Beatty calls it vital for worker contentment and inter-branch cooperation.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific
E. W. Peatty
Beatty
May Establish Flour Mill In Western Canada
The Spillers Milling and Associated Industries Limited of London may establish a large flour mill and wheat exporting business in Western Canada. Secretary L Lloyd Tanner, recently in Winnipeg, said the firm is one of the largest of its kind in England and is heavily interested in the Western Canadian wheat industry.
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Spillers Milling and Associated Industries, Limited
London
England
Canada
L. Lloyd Tanner
Winnipeg
Two And Tomorrow Plans and Street Gossip Note
The Missouri Herald quotes a maxim about men divided into those who act now and those who promise later. The passage also reflects on social civility noting that neighbors may speak briefly or not at all.
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Missouri Herald
Look It Up Yourself Says Father To Boy
A father urges his young son to search for answers on his own to improve recall and independent learning. The line encourages self-reliance rather than spoon feeding information.
Buckthorn and Barberry Linked to Wheat Rust
The article explains buckthorn and some barberry species fuel the life cycle of black stem rust in wheat and crown rust in oats. A Destructive Insect and Pest Act regulation bans import of European berries into prairie provinces and from other regions. In provinces Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta any such plants must be destroyed without compensation. The Botanical Division of the Experimental Farms Branch in Ottawa administers the regulation.
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Prairie
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Botanical Division of the
Experimental Farms Branch
Ottawa
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Help Woman in Saskatoon
Miss Jessie Peterson of Zealandia Sask writes that after three years of a weak heart and nerves she used Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills and felt complete relief after five boxes. She endorses the pills and notes the price of 56 cents per box from The T Milburn Co Toronto.
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Jessie Peterson
Zealandia
Sask
Milburn
Canadian Bacon Exports Rise to Britain
Exports of Canadian bacon to Great Britain reached 78,934,000 pounds in the first nine months of the current year, up from 70,988,000 pounds in the same period of 1922, marking an increase of about 7,946,000 pounds.
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Canada
Great Britain
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America
Asia
Africa
DR. Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co, Ltd
Toronto
U.S
Minard
Natural Resources Bulletin
Jones
Smith
Rch
Wince Marine Co
Eve Care
Jemima
C.P.R
National Railway
God
Barbies
Pat
Walker House
Carls- Rite
House of Plenty
House of Comfort
Geo. Wright
E. M. Carroll
Buckthorn
Barberry
Britain
Cuticura
H. M. Kramer
Hertel Ave
Buffalo
N. Y
Telcom
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