Canada the Land of Opportunity in the Dominion's Jubilee Year
The article celebrates Canada's diamond jubilee year and cites The Financial Times predicting Canada's century of growth. It notes Population up 50 percent from 1906 to 1926 to 9,390,300, farm expansion, trade rising to 2.256 billion, manufacturing value tripling, forestry and fisheries gains, rail and electric mileage growth, and Canada becoming a major wheat producer with vast resource potential.
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Canada
United States
Dominion
Financial Times
London
The
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Wilfrid
America
Great Britain
Fcreien
British Columbia Becomes Leading Silver Producer In Canada
The text notes silver deposits near Cobalt Ontario in 1905 and Ontario leading production until 1925. In 1926 British Columbia surpassed Ontario by over one million ounces, pushing Canada's total silver output to 22 371 924 fine ounces. A separate note promotes Stolloway's Corn Remover for corns caused by tight boots.
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Cobalt
Ontario
Canada
British Columbia
Stolloway
Air Force barred from Schneider Cup races sparks ministry protest
The air ministry faces strong criticism for banning Air Force members from next Schneider Cup races won last year by British entries. The ministry cites secrecy concerns and aims to avoid radiators, while pledging support for civilian pilots who wish to compete. Powerful voices say many have life aim but fail to act.
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Air Ministry
Air Forcs
Australia’s Cattle King Sir Sydney Kidman Visits London
Sir Sydney Kidman, famed Australian Cattle King at seventy, visits London. He built a vast empire from a teamster start earning a shilling a week. His holdings span thirty ranches over thirty million acres with more than 100000 cattle, 10000 horses, 1600 camels and thousands of donkeys and sheep.
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London
Sir Sydney Kidman
Australia
Ife
Saskatchewan Leads Canada in 1926 Tourist Revenue Growth
Saskatchewan heads the provinces in tourist revenue growth for 1926 with over 160 percent gain from Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Manitoba is the only other province with more than 25 percent increase. Canada's tourist revenue rose from 83 million 733 thousand 760 to 193 million 643 thousand 450, aiding the favorable balance of trade.
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Canada
United States
Norway
Dominion
Russia
America
Prairie
Saskatchewan
Dominion Bureau of Statstics
Manitoba
Homestead Entries Rise Across Western Provinces in 1927
Homestead filings in the Western Provinces during the last ten months of 1927 totalled 5,263, up from 4,997 in the first ten months of 1926. Manitoba recorded 596, Saskatchewan 2,311, Alberta 2,265, and British Columbia 1. Alberta alone showed a 487 increase over the previous year, with new homesteads amounting to occupation of more than 00,000 acres of land.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Mother seal guides pup between ice cake and hunt
A mother seal moves her pup between a hole in a cake of ice and foraging expeditions. She can stay away for hours and then return directly to the cake even if the ice has drifted thirty or forty miles in the interim.
Red Cross Seaport Nurseries Aid Women and Children
Canadian Red Cross seaport nurseries in Halifax St John and Quebec welcome weary travelers with food tea and aid. From February to October 165 ships landed in Halifax bringing 6429 women 4349 children and 278 infants while St John hosted 2090 women 2738 children 238 infants and Quebec 6169 women 9741 children and 907 infants. Five hundred thirteen medical treatments were provided.
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Canadian
Red Cross
Ebec
St. John
Halifax
P. J. McManus
Red Cross Seaport
Toronto
Central Council
Canadian Red Cross
Quebec
Constipated Children and Baby's Own Tablets
Constipation is a common childhood ailment and affects growth. The article promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a mild, effective laxative safe for newborns, claiming thousands of mothers rely on it. Sold by druggists or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams' Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Soviet Selling Church Bells
Soviet government seeks funds by melting church bells. A Russian ship at Havre carried bells taken from churches across Russia, many of which were shattered and bored with holes to avoid duty, intended for sale as metal.
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Havre
Russia
Technical Service Council Aims To Keep Trained Canadians Home
The Technical Service Council seeks to retain Canadians with technical training by placing graduates in jobs at home. It argues many left for the United States after graduation due to lack of Canadian positions, urging support to build opportunities in mining and industry as expansion proceeds.
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Technical Service Council
Canada
United States
Queen Mary Praises Calgary Red Cross Hospital Craft
The Queen praised the Junior Red Cross Hospital in Calgary after receiving a bouquet of artificial flowers made by patients. Her secretary wrote a gracious letter of thanks, carried home by the Prince of Wales, who has previously taken similar tokens for the Queen. Mabie Mappn, craft teacher, holds the letter.
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Red Cross Hospital
Calgary
Queen Mary
Red Cross
H.ril
Prince of Wales
Mabie Mappn
Putnam's Corn Extractor Promises Quick Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Extractor as a fast remedy that stops corn pain in seconds. It claims the corn shrivels and drops off after use and urges buying from druggists with no substitutes.
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Putnam’s Corn Extractor
Putnam's Corn Extractor
Putnam's
Park Protects Alaska Big Game Says Officials
Mount McKinley National Park preserves caribou sheep moose and deer as a sanctuary. Hunters report an excellent year with good fur quality but warn that animals leaving park limits may be killed. Eskimo fishermen hold the superstition that cods have immortal souls.
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Mount McKinley National Park
Alaska
Western Canadian Farmers See Holiday Emigration Rise
The strong wheat crop and good prices for farm goods boost advance bookings for passages to England this Christmas. Immigrants with years of settlement can afford to visit relatives and friends during the holiday season.
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England
Tourist crop as next best crop to wheat in Canadian West
B. Foster of the Canadian Pacific Railway says tourism is the next best crop after wheat in the Canadian West. He notes Canadians capitalize on winter attractions and now market them to strangers, turning seasonal appeal into profit.
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B. Foster
Canadian Pacific Railway
Der Brammer Bertin Scene Sparks Gossip
Dialogue snippets show a charged exchange with a wife urging patience for her husband and a sharp denial of cannibalism, alluding to a theater or literary work titled Der Brammer, Bertin.
Bank of Montreal Annual Meeting Signals Growth and Caution
The Bank of Montreal closed a year of record growth with speeches by Sir Vincent Meredith and Sir Frederick Williams-Taynlor. They praised Canada’s broad expansion in manufacturing, trade, and industrial investment while warning against speculative excess and stressing solid earnings, liquidity, and the country’s rising industrial role.
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Bank of Montreal
Vincent Meredith
Frederick Williams-Taynlor
Canada
Astronomy and Industry Linked Says Dr Ami in Ottawa Lecture
Dr A H Ami president of the Ottawa Centre Royal Astronomical Society of Canada urged that astronomy should be taught to youth as it supports industry. He noted his England total eclipse study and called for incentives to keep Canadian scientists from seeking work abroad.
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A. H. Ami
Ottawa Centre
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Willow Weaving Promises Manitoba Willow Industry
The Industrial Development Board aims to foster willow weaving from Jugo Slavia in Canada. After talks with Rev Father Cloutier at St Norbert, a church land tract in the district was secured for experiments with Manitoba willow. Board officials and a Jugoslavian delegation selected the site.
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Canada
Jugo-Slavia
Manitoba
Industrial Development Board
Father Cloutier
St. Norbert
Offciass
Frost Bites and Chilblains Treatment Spotlight
Frost bites and chilblains arise from winter exposure to cold and slush. The article promotes Kr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil as an effective treatment, noting rapid relief from inflammation and simple application.
Ant Garden Cultivation in Indo China
White ants in Indo China maintain gardens where they cultivate tiny pumpkin like fungus pellets. They prepare a bed of leaf and grass fragments, weed it, and chew it into fine material to plant the fungal germs.
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Indo-China
Scotland Yard Fingerprint Dept Records 250000 Impressions
Detective Sergeant Madden of the Scotland Yard fingerprint department testified in a London court that the bureau has taken more than 250000 fingerprint impressions since 1911 without a single error of identification.
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London
Madden
Scotland
Salt Found in Every Canadian Province
Salt exists in all provinces including natural deposits and rock formations. however commercial production is limited to Ontario Nova Scotia and Alberta according to the report.
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Canada
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Children and fools seize unanswerable arguments in discourse
An aphoristic remark notes that young and foolish minds rush to grasp unanswerable arguments, highlighting how certainty can mislead when presented with incomplete reasoning.
Part Played By Aviation In Dominion Resources
Aviation plays an increasing role in exploring natural resources of the Dominion and conserving these resources. Air transport is now seen as a solution for foresters surveyors geologists and explorers in remote areas. Over the past seven years flying has progressed and now aids many government services.
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Frederick Williams ‘Taylor
Canada
Has Realized Ambition Hairdresser In England Always Wanted To Be a Minister
Mr F W Starvey a Wallasey Cheshire hairdresser has been ordained a deacon and licensed to a curacy after twenty five years in business He began feeling drawn to ministry at twenty but family duties delayed him until three or four years ago The notice mentions his long career and new clerical role alongside his earlier trade and years of service Miller s Worm Powders are advertised claiming stomach cleansing effects and child friendly taste with warnings about possible vomiting though not indicating poor taste
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F. W. Starvey
Wallasey
Cheshire
Norma
Value Of Western Canadian Grain Yield This Year
A financial firm estimated Western Canada grain yield value at 1.6 billion dollars this year. Wheat 563,804,729. oats 166,482,282. barley 62,887,900. rye 1,628,381. flax 1,935,015. Hay and other grains included in total.
Sabbe Exhibits Blue-tinged Dahlia in London Show
A. S. Sabbe showcased a dahlia at Horticultural Hall, London, described as a bluey-mauve bloom that deepens to blue after sunset, challenging expectations about blue flowers arising from yellow and red mixes.
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A. S. Sabbe
Horticultural Hall
London
Insolvency Blamed on Gambling at Leeds Greyhounds
Holand Wilkinson, a Leeds coat merchant, claims gambling at greyhound races caused his insolvency. The assertion links wagering losses to his financial collapse.
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Holand Wilkinson
Leeds
England
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