Canada s Next Objective
Brig General C W H Mitchel addressed the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Vancouver urging a united effort to expand Canada’s economy during its postwar era. He outlined objectives to map resources, identify best selling products, build new industries, and promote provincial, imperial, and international markets, urging citizen resolve and public effort.
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C. W H. Mitchel
Toronto Board of Trade
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Vancouver
Mitchell
Canada
North America
British Empire
Europe
Asia
America
Empire
Road to Flin Flon railway prep begins north of Manitoba
Preparations for a Flin Flon mining area railway in Northern Manitoba are underway after contract letting. The project aims to spend about 1 million dollars and will bring 500 workers to 2,000 as work expands toward next summer. Trains must run between The Pas area and Flin Flon by December 1928.
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Flin Flon
Manitoba
North Country
Tho Pas
Flin Flen
Flin Fion
Montreal
Lars
Easstern
BC Egg Shipments Break Records For Year
British Columbia exports eggs at record levels this year with 200 carloads set for shipment to prairie and Eastern Canada. Last year 100 carloads were shipped, and the present year is seen as more satisfactory for the poultry industry than 1926, though total poultry production is not expected to rise substantially.
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British Columbia
Department of Agriculture
Remark on favors and the value of giving
A saying notes that a person tends to value more the favors they grant than those they receive, highlighting a mindset about generosity and reciprocity.
Canada allocates naval expenditures for fiscal year
The national defence department reports Canada's naval service spending for the year ended March 31 1927 at 1 597 406 51 dollars. Over one third funded Halifax and Esquimalt barracks. Patriot and Patricia destroyers cost 199 219 89 and 167 574 38 respectively. Minesweepers Festuberg Ypres Armentieres and Thiepval spent 169 744 86.
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Canada
National Defence Department
Halifax
N.S
Esquimalt
B.C
Patriot
Patricia
Festuberg
Ypres
Armentieres
Thiepval
Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor Ad Curb Corn Pain
An old newspaper advertisement promotes Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor 25c claiming quick relief from corns and calluses with no pain. It warns of infection and possible death from cutting corns with infected tools and urges purchase at dealers.
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Putnam’s
Dehorning Cattle Boosts Production Value and Trade
Dehorning cattle reduces costs and increases selling prices, with benefits for feed efficiency and transit handling. Early dehorning is advised for calves and dehorned stock ship easier and finish more evenly. The notice also mentions a healing salve and compares potato and sugar beet crop yields in Canada, ending with a quip about a husband and wife.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Hamilton's Pills Restore Kidney Comfort
A. S. Gray of Elbres Sask reports a splendid recovery after using Dr Hamilton's Pills for stomach liver and kidney troubles. He says soreness near the kidneys nearly vanished after a few boxes and he can eat anything now. The pills contain vegetable restoratives like man grate and butternut and are sold for 25 cents at all dealers.
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A. S. Gray
Elbres
Sask
Dr. Hamilton
Ingenious Antique Dealer Faces Arrest Warrants
Paris police issued warrants for Baron Pichon and partner Roger Colson over a scheme to sell genuine but stolen antiques. Pichon allegedly stole items from Rheims and Troyes cathedrals to supply his shop in Rue Lafitte. Authorities found many stolen pieces at his store, with possible American customers, and hunt the pair.
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Paris
Baron Pichon
Rue Lafitte
Roger Colson
Pichon
Rheims
Troyes
Atlantic
Western Bred Cattle Wins Big at Chicago International Expo
Glencarnock Stock Farms of Brandon Manitoba led western Canada in Chicago with multiple awards. James D McGregor, breeder of Aberdeen Angus, claimed a record haul including grand champion bull On Revolution seventh, grand champion female Glencarnock Jessie ninth, senior champion female Glencarnock Black Lassie first prize two year old heifer Edella of Glencarnock first prize junior yearling heifer Eventuation out of Barbara of Glencarnock and second prize carcass steer Briancliffe Favorite.
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Canada
Western Canada
Western
America
Glencarnock Stock Farms
Brandon
Man
James D. McGregor
Chicago
United States
Revolution
Edella
Glencarnock
Eventuation
Barbara
Briancliff
Glencarnock Blackmere
Motoring Through Snowdrifts This Winter
Snow is likely in most areas through winter. Drivers should avoid forcing through drifts. press out the clutch as you strike the drift, then back out and retry. The piece warns beginners and ends with a plug for Holloway's Corn Remover as a remedy for suffering from coins.
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Holloway
Fashion Returns Focus to Shoes as Dress Element
Anthony H. Genting of the National Shoe Retailers' Association in Philadelphia says well dressed women stress shoes over pearls or gowns. He notes short skirts and attractive hose make shoes the standout dress feature. A separate note touts Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil as best for sprains and bruises, reducing swelling and pain.
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Anthony H. Genting
National Shoe Retailers’ Association
Philadelphia
Appointment and Royal Blessing on Blackboard
A nameless learned doctor teaching medical students writes on the board that he has been appointed Physician In Ordinary to His Majesty the King. The next day the students add God save the King, reflecting humorous reverence and loyalty in the era.
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the King
More Aliens Admitted to U.S in 1927 Fiscal Year
The labor department announced that 538,? thousand aliens entered the United States in the 1927 fiscal year, a figure markedly higher than 1926’s 194,196 admissions.
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United States
Labor Department
Canada Embraces Northward Growth and Return Home
The Regina Leader notes a rising Canadian return from the United States with 28 864 Canadians coming home during April to October. It highlights the Flin Flon development as a catalyst, signalling a major era of national growth and youth opportunity across provinces.
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United States
Republic of
Iowa
Dominion
Ottawa
Canada
Regina
Canada's Wheat Crop Tops History With 444 Million Bushels
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada's wheat crop this year at 444,282,000 bushels, the second highest on record. Western provinces chiefly drive the total, prompting nationwide cheers amid harsh weather in the east.
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Princes Edward Island
Canada
United States
Prairie
Dominion
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Peterborough
Seafaring 67 Year Old Sets Out For New York to Miami Row
Charles Setlito, after fourteen years at sea and sixteen years along the beach, plans a two way coastal row from New York to Miami in a 12 foot skiff. He will hug the shoreline and return before bathing season begins, as he keeps a bathhouse there. Minard's Liniment for Co'ds.
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Charles Setlito
New York
Miami
Fla
Leaves Jewel To Queen Mary From Russian Countess
Countess Torby daughter of Prince Nicholas of Nassau and Pushkin heirloomed ruby brooch and pendant once chosen for Empress Alexandra of Russia. She bequeathed them to Queen Mary and died last September leaving English property valued at $85,000. She also directed sale of her daily worn pearl necklace to cover death duties.
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Torby
Prince Nicholas of Nassau
Pushkin
Alexandra
Russia
Mary
RUN DOWN IN HEALTH AND PINK PILLS PROMISE RELIEF
An advice column notes general debility from weak blood and low red cells. It touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy to rebuild blood and restore vigor, citing Mrs J Potter of Winnifred Alta as a testimonial and listing price 50 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams
Will Visit English Centres Thirty Scholarships Announced
The Canadian Tuberculosis Association announced after its Ottawa executive meeting that thirty scholarships of $500 each were granted to assist salaried sanatorium and chest diagnosticians in Canada. Recipients will spend a fortnight in Great Britain in 1928 to discuss TB problems with the British ministry and then tour UK tuberculosis institutions by motor bus.
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Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Ottawa
Canada
England
France
Italy
Great Britain
United Kingdom
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Cuticura
Ome
Mat
Adtree
Caradon Depot
Sten Sn
Ldeaes
Prairies
Thomas
Alberta
Chicago International
The
U.S
Minard
Jewel
Queen Mary
T.B. Association
Wegen
Milburn
Ste
T. Millary Co., Limited
Toronto
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