Canada and Its Future on Dominion Day Tribute
On Dominion Day Canada marks 53 years since Confederation and looks to a bright future. The piece praises steady population growth, westward expansion, and emerging wealth from natural resources, railways, and a growing merchant marine, while urging national unity, tolerance, and work to sustain prosperity. It notes postwar renewal, education and health improvements, and a shift from partisan divides toward collective national progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Confederation
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
British Columbia
Great Lakes
New Brunswick Woman Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
Madam Bruno D Landry of St Leolia New Brunswick declares after a long illness that Dodd's Kidney Pills gave her perfect health. She explains she tried many medicines before trial and urges kidney disease sufferers to try the pills, noting neighbors' experiences support their relief.
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New Brunswick
Dodd
St. Leolia
N.B
Bruno D. Landry
Madam Landry
Thrift House Rules Told With Child’s Glasses Note
Mrs Thrift instructs a servant to avoid extravagance and to remove Bobby’s glasses when he isn’t looking at anything. The dialogue highlights household discipline and the playful constraint on spending.
Worm Exterminator Promises Quick Help for Children
An advertisement touts Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as the best remedy for widespread child worm infections. It urges guardians to spare children suffering by using the product.
Lamps use asbestos wicks boiled in wax for yearlong burn
A design uses asbestos wicks treated with wax to achieve a lamp with a year of burn time. The combination aims to enhance longevity and reduce maintenance.
It Is Easier to Dodge Responsibility Than the Result
A succinct aphorism noting that evading accountability may seem simpler than accepting outcomes, with emphasis on personal and organizational implications.
Manitoba Tests Wireless Telephone Across Manitoba
Experiments conducted at the request of the Manitoba government test wireless telephony between Winnipeg and Portage La Prairie, with plans for extended links to Fort William and northern mining districts. If successful, the system may be government operated, expanding service to isolated eastern mining areas through central stations and larger power hubs at The Pas and Swan River.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Portage la Prairie
Fort William
Northland
Pas
Swan River
Lake Winnipeg
Saskatchewan Premier cites 3 million relief spend for winter
Premier W. M. Martin told Moose Jaw banquet attendees that Saskatchewan spent 3,000,000 on farm relief in the Southern and Western areas after near total crop failures. He expressed optimism for this year's prospects and noted northern regions may yield greater future wealth due to better shelter and water for mixed farming.
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W. M. Martin
Saskatchewan Retail Merchants’ Association
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Manitoba Rural Credit Societies Grow to Sixty Six
Credit for Manitoba farmers rises to sixty six rural credit societies under provincial law with 53 active loaning bodies. June data show total Rural Credits act loans of 840000 dollars on short terms. Membership capped at 100, but some districts exceed it prompting new societies at Duck Mountain and Swan River. Loans offered at rates lower than chartered banks.
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Manitoba
Duck Mountain District
Swan River
Church gossip over a rose window’s glow
Mrs Pilippe mocks Dr Torpor’s church while Mrs Fortysome admits a rose window light makes her feel youthful. The exchange highlights small town vanity and clashing opinions of parish life.
Marriages in Great Britain Hit About 335,500 Annually
The article notes approximately 335,500 marriages occur each year in Great Britain. It references the overall marriage rate and places the figure in a broader demographic context of social change.
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FA Botaia
Manitoba Gardens Well Advanced for Favorable Season
Manitoba gardener Edward Grawford of Brandon reports rapid progress with his crops. Tomato plants started in March, transplanted in April, now bear marble sized fruit. Potatoes flowered for over a week. cucumbers and other vegetables including radishes spinach lettuce onions celery corn squash carrots beets are well advanced.
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Edward Grawford
Brandon
Manitoba
Crawford
Silent Keyless Clock With Four Wheels Only
A late invention features a clock that operates without keys or springs, relying on four wheels for its mechanism. This terse design marks a shift from traditional spring driven timepieces. The innovation emphasizes simplicity and minimalism in horology.
A Wonderful Discovery Cures Catarrh Permanently
A historic advertisement claims a new medicated air therapy cures catarrh bronchitis and sore throat via Catarrhozone an antiseptic vapor. It promises universal recovery with a two month dollar outfit priced at 50c and a trial size of 25c from Catarrho zone Co Kingston Ont.
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Catarrhozone Co
Kingston, Ont
Canada urged to form its own navy for protection
Major-General Sir Charles Townshend told Dominion Council delegates that Canada should build a sovereign fleet as a deterrent and aid to the Empire in war. He warned that starting two decades earlier would have yielded a respectable navy today and urged establishment of a Dominion navy.
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Charles Townshend
Kut
Dominion Couneil
Navy League
Canada
Dominion of Canada
Door Prefers Piano to Coaxing Former Away
A curious note states it is easier to coax a former into tackling a piano than to drive him from it, suggesting a stubborn attachment to the instrument.
Baby's Own Tablets Advertised for Happy Healthy Children
The ad promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative that regulates bowels and soothes digestion to reduce colic and fevers, claiming happier children. Mrs. Albert Hamel of Pierreville endorses the medicine, and it is sold by dealers or for 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville. It notes a claim about a new emergency car brake requiring only finger pressure.
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Albert Hamel
Pierreville
Que
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Summer Stage Promise Echoes In Quiet Resolve
A fragment quotes a speaker desiring timely action, declaring readiness to appear on the stage of action without delay. The line reflects a resolve to engage promptly in forthcoming events or decisions.
Asthma Remedy Promises Relief for Victims
Advert says Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy has long been used to end severe paroxysms of choking and restore health and happiness to sufferers across the nation.
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D. Kellogg
Price-Tinted Motives: A Man’s Secret Becomes Public
A sharp adage notes that a man who sells his integrity for money betrays himself. The line underscores how financial temptation reveals character, warning readers about commercial greed and moral compromise.
Provincial farm excursions planned to open houses
Visit Experimental Farms a series of excursions to Scott Indian Head Rosthern and the forestry station at Indian Head and the college of agriculture in Saskatoon are arranged by provincial superintendents to show agricultural development. Scott farm opens July 6 for residents north of Township 39 west of range 20 and July 7 for residents south of township 40 east of range 21. Indian Head farm and forestry station open July 15 for residents north of the QuAppelle Valley and west of range 12. Rosthern welcomes visitors July 19 20 and 21. Saskatoon college date not fixed.
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Scott
Indian Head
Rosthern
College of Agriculture
Saskatoon
Township 39
Range
Township 40
Qu'Appelle Valley
Agricultural College
Nansen Repatriates War Prisoners to Russia via Berlin
Dr F Nansen the Norwegian statesman and arctic explorer leading the repatriation effort for the Allies has struck an agreement with the International Red Cross. He will depart for Russia through Berlin with a Red Cross committee to repatriate thousands of prisoners including some Americans before Siberian winter sets in.
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Dr. F. Nansen
Russia
Siberia
International Red Cross
Berlin
Red Cross
Dr. Nansen
Siberian
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Hero
Templeton's
King St. Oronte
Templeton
Templetons
King St W
Toronto
Consumers’ Lumber Co., Ld
Vancouver, B.C
Gouraud
FERDT
Hopkins & Son
Montrest
Partridge Tires Game
A Bayer
Bayer
Ccept
Bayer Manefectere
Monee
Bayer Company
Cresa
Giste
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