Trade chart shows trades pay higher wages and benefits of skilled work
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics chart compares average hourly wages across thirteen Canadian cities. It highlights higher wages for skilled trades than unskilled labor and argues parents should ensure children learn a trade to improve employment prospects and economic security.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Canada
Regina
Toronto
Calgary
Edmonton
Vancouver
Victoria
Hamilton
Montreal
St. John
Halifax
Quebec
Fish shipments from Big River to U S rise this year
Fifty carloads of fish weighing over a million pounds are annually shipped from Big River in Northern Saskatchewan to the United States. Large quantities are also sent from that point to western centers for home use, with direct shipments this year going to Los Angeles, California.
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Big River
Saskatchewan
United States
Los Angeles
Calif
Transatlantic cable laying begins between New York and London
Western Union launches a new trans Atlantic telegraph cable project using the Colonia to lay from Newfoundland to Penzance while the New York to Newfoundland run is prepared. The system will carry about 250 letters a minute and eight times faster than prior lines. The piece ends with a joke between a clerk and his boss.
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New York
London
Western Union Telegraph Company
Colonia
Bay Roberts
Newfoundland
Penzance
England
Amateur in Ottawa hears Aberdeen broadcasts
A wireless amateur in Ottawa reports hearing bagpipes from Aberdeen but vows to continue his hobby. The piece also notes corns from tight boots ease with Holloway's Corn Remover and observes Sir Austin Chamberlain hides behind horn-rimmed spectacles while favoring a monocle.
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Ottawa
Aberdeen
Sir Austin Chamberlain
Senate Reform Question Of Its Own Reform Raised
Senator McMeans of Winnipeg asked in the senate when the government would call a conference of provincial premiers to discuss senate reform. Senator Beique interjected asking if the house is anxious to be reformed. Senator Dandurand said he would bring the question to the government and suggest obtaining the premiers’ opinion on reform of the House of Commons.
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McMeans
Winnipeg
Senate
Beique
Dandurand
House of Commons
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief for Stomach Upsets
Ad claims Nerviline provides immediate relief for belching gas nausea and upset stomachs. It suggests taking 20 drops in sweetened water for fast results and notes the remedy has been used for nearly fifty years and is a household staple sold in 35 cent bottles.
Forest fires in British Columbia cost 3.5 million last year
The forest branch of the lands department reports total costs at about 3.5 million, with 2.75 million in timber losses, 617 thousand dollars spent by government on firefighting, and 133 thousand dollars spent by private firms. Minister T D Pattullo released figures.
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British Columbia
Forest Branch
Lands Department
T. D. Pattullo
Dr Williams Pink Pills touted for indigestion cure
An advertisement promoting Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for indigestion and digestive trouble. It cites Mrs A Quinlan of Stratford Ontario detailing improved appetite and strength after use, and notes the pills are sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 50 cents a box with a free booklet on diet. Also mentions a railway track defect detector and a marketing line about enjoying more by scattering enjoyment.
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Dr. Williams
MacMillan Leads Northward Expedition Beyond the Polar Sea
Commander Don ald B. MacMillan reports discoveries shaping world maps after four years in the White North. He disproves Crocker Land, hints at new land west of his Polar Sea camp, and finds coal at Bay Fiord. His work spans geology botany ornithology and meteorology while aiding Inuit through a 3000 word Esquime dictionary project.
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Donald B. MacMillan
White North
Pole
MacMillan
Crocker
Polar Sea
Bay Fiord
Kane
Grimne
Northland
Aeroplane Hotel planned for Spitzbergen Arctic summer
Arthur L. Lee announces near King’s Bay a fully equipped hotel for 200 guests to rise as the first modern Arctic lodging. It will cater to transcontinental air travelers from Northern Europe with aims to serve Arctic summer tourists and early commercial flights across the Pole. The project is slated for occupancy next summer or by 1928 and will be marketed as the Aeroplane Hotel. Frostbite and chilblain relief offered by Dr Thomas’ Eclectrica Oil.
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Arctis
Spitzbergen
King’s Bay
Arthur L. Lee
New York
Europe
Aeroplane
Japan
Pole
Arctic
Increase in Value of B C Fish Output 1925
The 1925 value of British Columbia fisheries output reached 22,420,253 dollars, up from 21,257,567 dollars in 1924, marking the highest value since 1918 and 1919. Salmon products contributed 15,966,445 dollars with a total salmon pack of 1,720,622 cases.
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B.C
British Columbia
Bureau of Statistics
New Market Emerges for Canadian Wheat Exports
Mexican millers began buying Canadian wheat as a new market development. Shipments moved via New York and direct from Canada, then by Vancouver routes through the Panama Canal to Vera Cruz and Tampico. In the eleven months ended February 1926 Mexico imported 110,068 bushels, over twice the 1924 figure.
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Canada
New York
Vancouver
Panama Canal
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Mexico
Kidney Pills Relieve Severe Kidney Trouble Claim
Miss L A Ross of Ottawa reports a severe kidney attack two years ago that left her weak and losing appetite. After taking Dodd s Kidney Pills she recovered quickly and has been free from trouble since. Other sufferers also praise the remedy available from druggists or The Dodd s Medicine Co Toronto.
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L. A. Ross
Dodd
Ottawa
Nelson Street
Dodd's Medicine Co., Ltd
Toronto
Trade In Horse Meat Expands to Belgium and Japan
A trial shipment of Alberta raised horse meat went to Belgium, with about two tons frozen for Brussels and another batch shipped to Japan. If satisfactory, a sizable trade could develop disposing of scrub horses. Miller's Worm Powders claim to protect healthy children from worm related ailments, addressing high child mortality linked to worms and promising strengthened health.
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Belgium
Brussels
Japan
Canadian grain shipments rise to Saint John ports
Shipments of Canadian grain to British and European ports during the winter season from Saint John totaled 17,338,000 bushels, an increase of more than 4,000,000 bushels over the season 1924 25.
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Saint John
Exile for Abd-el-Krim and Family Likely to Madagascar
The Petit Parisien reports Abd-el-Krim his wives and children and possibly his uncle and brother in law totaling about 40 will be deported to Madagascar if the French Spanish conferees approve. The remaining 250 Riffian prisoners would be dispersed within French territory or colonies.
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Petit Parisien
Abd-el-Krim
Mohammed Si Azerkane
Madagascar
S. Africa
France
Wainwright Oil Refinery Planned Near Town
A 1000-barrel daily Wainwright Refinery is expected to be erected soon in Wainwright, similar to the Edmonton plant with a slightly larger capacity. Eight new wells are to be started in Wainwright field following the Edmonton Wainwright well’s success.
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Wainwright
Edmonton
Wainwright Field
Edmonton-Wainwright
Asthma Remedy Proves Its Worth After Ten Years
A testimonial notes Dr J D Kelloge's remedy has provided relief after a decade of asthma. The user credits this treatment as a lasting solution and claims the product is now widely recognized as the most effective asthma specific available.
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J. D. Kelloge
Salt Wells at Fort McMurray Under Alberta Salt Co Development
Salt wells at McMurray are being developed by the Alberta Salt Company and now produce twenty five tons of salt daily. The supply is abundant with two seams 120 to 140 feet thick mined at depths from 600 to 800 feet.
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McMurray
Alberta Salt Company
Digest of a Thoughtful Quotation on Belief and Precedent
If every man could believe every thing he hears about everybody else how much better he would think himself than his neighbors. A man follows precedent as long as it benefits him.
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Sevee
Province
Minard
Tiana
Estern Farms
Werner Schafroth
Davison
Hyland Park
Mich
H. Webster
Royal
New Westminster
Coe
W. NU
Atlantic
London and Northeastern Railway
J. Wilson
Port George
T. Milburn Co, Limited
Thomas
Ontario
Krim
Isle
Wainwright Oil Refinery
Fort McMurray
Standard Oil CO
New Jersey
Fred J. Whitlow & Co
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