Business Leaders Forecast Improving Trade Outlook For New Year
Canadian business interests expect a modest upturn in yearly trade driven by agriculture and farm purchasing, with eastern solvent farmers spending more and western demand slow. Railways anticipate scaling costs as western farmers rein in spending, while immigration wanes in the west. Hoover’s tariff stance boosts exporter optimism, signaling Canada may rise with U.S. trade. Government spending unlikely to surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific
Grand Trunk
United States
Hoover
Canada
Technical Training Schools in Canada Urged by Authorities
The Montreal Family Herald argues for expanded technical schools across Canada. It notes high demand, youth prospects with technical training, and strong equipment in Canada, Britain, and the United States. It calls for integrating technical instruction into daily schools, acknowledging costs but predicting lasting rewards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
British Isles
United States
Montreal Family Herald
Nerviline Remedy Promises Sleep and Relief
The ad promotes Nerviline as a universal remedy for disordered stomach cramps indigestion neuralgia sick headache and minor pains. It claims twenty drops in sweetened water ease pain aid sleep and notes large 35c bottles are sold everywhere. Also mentions power belts and their typical operating speeds around 4000 feet per minute.
The Farmer and the Cow Question
A brief witty exchange features a motorist complimenting a farmer about his cow and asking how many miles she will do on a gallon of milk. The farmer replies simply that she is a fine cow. The anecdote plays on rural humor and practical kerfuffle.
Progress of Indian Education in Canada
The article outlines growing assimilation and education among Canadian Indians. It notes rising populations, 780 Indian youth teachers, 12 900 enrolled in day and residential schools, and joint funding by the Department of Indian Affairs and churches. Parliament provides 1 363 420.45 annually, with field work, training, and care helping foster independence and improved health and skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Department of Indian Affairs
Charles Stewart
Departments of Education
Parliament
Bold Pirate Women of the 18th Century Exploits
The account recalls Mary Read in 1719 as a fierce pirate who commanded ships and fired pistols at mutinous crews. It also notes Belle Hammond, a female privateer who attacked French and British vessels under both flags and died in battle.
Banks Set High Opening Balances in England History
A historical note recalls that up to about 25 years ago English banks often required a minimum opening balance of 500 dollars, with some major London institutions demanding as much as 5 dollars.
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England
London
Tampering With Nature A Future Power Over Natural Laws
An essay reflects on grand geo engineering ideas such as diverting the Labrador current with a dam across the Strait of Belle Isle. It notes potential global impact and warnings about tampering with primitive forces while suggesting future knowledge could alter nature’s laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maritime Provinces
Canada
Labrador
Arctic
Strait of
Belle Isle
Newfoundland
Gulf Stream
Europe
London Daily Telegraph
Prairie provinces lead rise in Canada crop value
Canadian Crop Statistics show total value at production points up slightly from last year with gains concentrated in the prairie provinces. All other regions show declines led by British Columbia Ontario and Quebec while dairies and fruits are excluded from the tally. The report notes farmers’ incomes lagging postwar prosperity as prices fall faster than wages, though national crop quantity stays near average. Vancouver Province.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Vancouver
Morals of Baseball Questioned in New Haven
In the New Haven Register a remark questions baseball morals noting players who steal bases being valued as highly as those who earn bases. The comment highlights perceived ethical double standards within the sport.
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New Haven Register
State Coach of London Mayor Built in 1757
The state coach of the Lord Mayor of London, built in 1757, cost more than $50,000.
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London
Why Buildings Decay Paris and London Prompt Alarm
A French chemists committee reports that soot and sulfurous acid in city air cause rapid decay of limestone in Notre Dame and other old churches. Soot deposits attract acid which oxidizes to sulfuric acid forming chalky sulphate that crumbles stone. restoration costs for St Pauls and Westminster Abbey high.
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Paris
London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Westminster Abbey
Notre Dame
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing For Fabrics
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use for dyeing or tinting worn clothing and home textiles. It claims the product will not spot fade or run and instructs buyers to specify wool or silk versus linen cotton or mixed fabrics. A separate cartoon-like exchange shows a pension moment with Mr Glueitt and Mr Gineitt.
Canada Immigrant Policy Praised by American Journal
The American Journal commends Canada for handling immigration with practical programs. It notes Great Britain’s surplus workers and Western Canada colonization efforts that place settlers along rail lines with generous terms. railroads cooperate with low rates, and services to settlers are provided free for three years.
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American Journal
Canada
Britsh Overseas Settlement Board
Western Canada Colonization Association
Catarrh relief touted by Greenmount writer
Greenmount resident J A Hamil reports years of catarrh with deafness and stomach upset cured by Catarrhozone inhaler. Ad touts Catarrhozone as a sure remedy for bronchitis and colds, selling at 25¢ 50c and 1 dollar for two months. Dealers The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
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J. A. Hamil
Greenmount, P.E
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Flying Centenarian Is Buried After Final Flight
Mrs Ann Sissons of Mansfield England died at 103 and was buried with honors. After turning 100 she vowed to fly as long as possible and earned the nickname the flying centenarian by making thirteen flights with a kindly pilot. She said she would crash with happiness and never regret the final thrill of life. She also voted in the reelection.
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Ann Sissons
Mansfield
Eng
Suffered for Years but now Quite Well
Quebec man uses Dodd's Kidney Pills and recommends them to all who suffer kidney fits. J Fremblay reports relief after years of kidney trouble, praising the pills for acting directly on the kidneys and strengthening them to purge uric acid from the blood.
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Quebec
Dodd
Cordonnier
Dequin
J. Fremblay
No Disgrace in Bricklaying Says Boston Meeting
A Philadelphia employer at the Boston building congress quotes that bricklayers earn 11 dollars a day. He adds no disgrace lies in any trade and every fair day’s pay honors the worker. The Union echoes that all honest labor deserves fair wages.
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Philadelphia
Building Congress
Boston
Springfield Union
Canadian silver fox project in Scotland sparks fur farming
Reports to the Department of Trade and Commerce from Glasgow indicate a acre ranch in northern Scotland is established to rear silver black foxes wink raccoons and other fur bearing animals. Breeding stock is expected from Canada.
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Department of Trade and Commerce
Glasgow
Scotland
Canada
Great Merchant Prince and the Wanamaker Story
In a letter to the New York Times Joseph Herbert Appell recounts the rise of John Wanamaker from brickmakers’ son to founder of a retail empire. He details Wanamaker’s early work as an errand boy, rise in Philadelphia and New York stores, and his move into partnership at 24 with a brother-in-law, establishing fixed prices and pioneering a vast department store network.
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New York Times
Joseph Herbert Appell
Wanamaker
Philadelphia
New York
John Wanamaker
Prince
Tower Hall
A Clergyman Reminds On Rend Your Hearts Not Garments
A clergyman found a trouser button in the collection plate on Sunday. In the sermon he warned there will be a collection at the end of the service and urged the text Rend your hearts and not your garments.
Egyptians credited as earliest beer inventors
The ancients of Egypt are credited with inventing beer calling it Pelusian liquor. They brewed it at Pelusium near the Nile mouth about 1200 years before the Christian era.
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Pelusium
Nile
Wise Worm Counters Early Bird With Secret Cover
A whimsical note suggests a clever worm remains hidden to foil the early bird’s plan for a tweakfaat, implying a sly strategy or prank.
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N. U
Malcolm Ferguson
The
Gazette, Semans, Sask
Glueitt
Mr. Gineitt
Great Britain
London Times
Winnipeg
Chase
Peettion Thesayer
Portage
Bemaners, Baits & Wey Limited
Dr. Chase
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