Peace and Agriculture Call for World Peace and War Tax Reform
The piece argues war debts burden all nations, noting high taxes and military spending in Britain and the United States. It urges international peace, bans on war, and redirects funds from military to civil needs like agriculture, education, and public works. It stresses farmers should lead in demanding peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the United States Treasury
Treasury
Logether Woods
Europe
United States
Batt Ueship
Agriculturi
Greece Canada trade pact talks after London meeting
Cadamanos the Greek minister in London met with Hon. P. C. Larkin and Mrr. Larkin for nearly an hour to discuss a future Greece Canada trade treaty. Greece is revising agreements and a Canada Greece convention may arise as no current treaty exists. The note ends with a aside about the banjo’s first single string and a jest about a saxophone with one hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadamanos
London
P. C. Larkin
Mrr
Larkin
Greece
Canada
Great Britain
Commercial Aviation Progress Quietly Surges Forward
The piece notes steady growth in commercial aviation, highlighting day and night transcontinental mail service and the air express. It cites 400,000 passengers carried in early 1927 with projected fare reductions, and 320,212 pounds of mail over 1,399,720 miles with negligible mishaps, suggesting air travel will soon be the safest and most economical transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Express
Business Men and Farmers Plan Closer Manitoba Ties
Representatives of the United Farmers of Manitoba and the Greater Winnipeg Board of Trade met to foster closer relations between business and farming communities in Manitoba. The plan would allow joint meetings to tackle specific agrarian issues as needed, following Premier John Bracken's 1927 push at the Canadian Chambers of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Farmers of Manitoba
Greater Winnipeg Board of Trade
Farmers of Manitoba
John Bracken
Manitoba
Canadian Chambers of Commerce
Dominion
Remedy That Inspires Faith From Pink Pills
A historic advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for debility and anemia. It cites restored blood and strength through proper food, sun, and the pills, featuring a testimonial from Mrs J H Oulton of Firdale Manitoba who recovered after influenza and ongoing weakness. Pills available 50c a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Bridle Praises British Heart Amid American Modernity
Augustus Bridle of the Toronto Star tells a New York Canadian club audience that Canada’s great heart remains British despite American influences such as idioms skyscrapers movies and popular culture. The remarks appear in a compact review of cultural exchange.
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New York
Augustus Bridle
Toronto Star
Canada
The Least Excitement Made Her Heart Palpitate and Flutter
Mrs Ambrose Orser writes from Elginbarg Ort about a nervous heart condition worsened by excitement. She notes episodes of fluttering and palpitation, claiming relief after using Price Sc.a Lox available from druggists or by mail from The T. Mibara Co. Limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambrose Orser
Elginbarg, Ort
Price Sc
T. Mibara Co. Limited
Wealth production in Kootenay for 1927 estimated by Daily News
Nelson Daily News estimates Kootenay wealth in 1927 at 56,895,962 with metal from Consolidated Mining and Smelting valued at 3,047,302. Coal and coal products at 6,455,705. Forest products at 5,715,775. Agricultural products at 1,860,150.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kootenay
Nelson “Daily News
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co
Canada
The Upright Dollar Sign Credit Conspiracy Mentioned
A brief note discusses upright currency symbols and hints at a joke about a crooked S transformed by two vertical lines to resemble a dollar sign. The item appears as a lighthearted typographic aside with no tied events or people.
Wireless links Britain to North America extend to Brussels
Trans Atlantic wireless telephony expands with service from Canada and the United States now reaching Brussels and Antwerp. Television tests between London and New York push toward commercial use. Merchants may verbally close deals across Europe and the Americas, prompting an international advisory board to standardize gear and speed up intercontinental links. London poised as European telephony hub.
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England
Canada
United States
Brussels
Antwerp
Europe
North America
London
New York
Dantzig
Vienna
Budapest
Vancouver
San Francisco
Havana
Market Coming Back for Canadian Bacon in Britain
Liverpool provide importers told Canadian farmers Britain's bacon market would recover by next March as Baltic pork declines and German buyers lead Baltic trade. Importers praised Canadian packers as superior and urged staying in the market. cheese butter and eggs also noted, with supply quality a constraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Liverpool Produce
Arkell
Dominion Livestock Commissioner
Baltic
Germany
New Zealand
Polo ponies raise on Eldorado ranch in Okanagan valley
The Eldorado ranch in the Okanagan Valley starts raising polo ponies as a sideline. Stallions imported from the Old Country aim to capitalize on a growing U S market for high quality ponies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldorado Ranch
Okanagan Valley
United States
Aviator Lawrence Survives Freezing Ordeal in Hudson Straits
Squadron Leader T. A. Lawrence of Ottawa led the RC AF detachment surveying Hudson Straits. After forced landing January 10 he endured a week weatherbound near Wakeham Bay Ungava and Little Sugluk, then with Carl Harris he escaped to Wakeham Bay as milder weather returned and visibility improved.
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T. A. Lawrence
Ottawa
R.C.A.F
Hudson Straits
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Lawrence Safe
Wakeham Bay
Ungava
Carl Harris
Lawrence
Hudson Bay
Little Sugluk
New Rejuvenation Method Promoted by Austrian Surgeon
Austrian surgeon Dr Karl Doppler of Vienna explains a blood rich rejuvenation system to the American Medical Association. He claims his method differs from Voronoff by increasing blood to gland cells to renew the constitution. Doppler reports 200 treated cases with no failures and says the technique works for both sexes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Doppler
Vienna
Hans Lorenz, Jr
American Medical Association
Doppler
Voronoff
Clay experts acquire salt bed near Readlyn Sask
A group of clay experts secured a valuable clay property three and a half miles from Readlyn Saskatchewan and built a spur line from the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Wieliczka salt rock bed in Poland is noted as the world’s largest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn, Sask
Canadian Pacific Railway
Wieliczka
Poland
Wealthy District Wealth Produced In the Lethbridge Division
The Lethbridge division of the Canadian Pacific Railway reported a total wealth production of 80,600,000 in 1927. Agricultural output reached 67,100,000 with wheat at 44,000,000 and other crops, livestock, and dairy contributing major shares. Energy and other manufactures added 13,500,000 from coal oil gas sugar and miscellaneous products.
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Lethbridge
Canadian Pacific Railway
Mothers Value This Dr Thomas Electric Oil
Mothers urge constant readiness of Dr Thomas Electric Oil for croup relief in children. The text notes the oil’s usefulness across various ailments and its reputation among experienced caregivers. It also contains unrelated asides on politics and laughter and a casual fact about skin area.
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Thomas
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