Agricultural Wealth Of The Prairies And Western Growth
The piece notes Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba near two and a half million population after 21 years since their creation as provinces. It cites 1925 gross agricultural wealth by province and Western Canada’s strong share of national production across crops, livestock, dairy and other sectors. It highlights ongoing diversification, WWI impact, and optimism for Confed Jubilee era growth.
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Gils
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Willelebrakr
Western Canada
C.P.R
Old North West Territories
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Manitoba
Ontario
Western
Quebec
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
President Doumergue Prefers Rambouillet Evenings At Home
While at Rambouillet the French president declines invitations after dark to avoid triggering gendarmes along the route. He explains that the Prefect of Police is the powerful figure forcing late shifts, leaving him powerless to change the situation.
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Doumergue
France
Rambouillet
Weather Not The Main Cause Of Colds Says Health Bulletin
The United States Public Health Service rejects the idea that cold weather causes colds. Colds come from over-fatigue that weakens the body and allows bacilli to take hold. Most colds are caught in months with little outdoor activity, not from cold or damp air.
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United States Public Health Service
Detroit Free Press
Industrial Research Report Voices Immigration and Colonization
Mrs Ora Mackay of Montreal presented an Industrial Research report at the National Council of Women conference in Vancouver. Statistics show universities British Columbia Saskatchewan Alberta Queens and Dalhousie have sent 1108 trained graduates to the United States in under ten years. The council endorses legislation for an industrial research organization and urges government subsidies to retain trained technical men and women to build up the nation.
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Ora Mackay
Montreal
Committee On Immigration and Colonization
Charles Thorburn
National Council of Women
Vancouver
Satistics
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Queens
Dalhousie
United States
Nerviline Liniment Promises Quick Relief for Aches
A vintage advertisement touts Nerviline as a non oil liniment that rapidly penetrates tissues to ease muscular and nerve pain. It claims to soften stiff joints and vanish pain with fifty years of success, sold in 35 cent bottles.
Decline in democracy warned across nations in postwar era
The London Daily News comments that representative government is in danger globally with Italy Spain Russia Greece France Germany and even the United States showing anti democratic forces rising since the war. It notes concerns for future stability in the major powers and in the U S. Wise mothers use Miller's Worm Powders to effectively expel worms and restore health in children, ensuring comfort and growth.
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Italy
Spain
Russia
Greece
France
Germany
United States
London Daily News
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Officers Elected in Quebec
The seventh annual C W N A convention in Quebec elected officers for the coming year. President J A MacLaren of the Examiner Barrie Ontario First vice president W S Wynn Enterprise Yorkton Saskatchewan second vice president S Ainslow Graphic Campbellton New Brunswick Directors include Hugh Savage Leader Duncan British Columbia R E White Sentinel Kamloops BC H C McCrae Herald Hannah Alta L D Nesbit Mail Bassano Alta James McDonald Courier Unity Sask S J Dornan Despatch Alameda Sask D C Dunbar Mercury Estevan Sask
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Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Quebec
J. A. MacLaren
The
Examiner
Barrie
Ont
W. S. Wynn
Enterprise
Yorkton, Sask
S. Ainslow
the Graphic
Campbellton
N.B
Hugh Savage
Duncan, B.C
R. E. White
Sentinel
Kamloops
B.C
H. C. McCrae
Herald
Hannah
Alta
L. D. Nesbit
Mail
Bassano
James McDonald
Courier
Unity
Sask
S. J. Dornan
Alameda
D. C. Dunbar
Mercury
Estevan
Youngest Anzac Bernard Haynes Dies After Eight Years of War Wounds
Bernard Haynes, a war veteran wounded in 1917 near Bapaume, endured forty operations over eight years after enlisting at 14 as part of the Australian Imperial Force. Known as Baby to intimates, he remained bedridden despite surgery by Melbourne’s top surgeons and nursing care.
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Bernard Haynes
Haynes
Bapaume
Melbourne
Plants Have Brains Says Bose Aware of Plant Thought
Indian plant physiologist Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose reports a device measuring plant fibre nervous impulses and claims plants feel react and think like animals in lesser measure. Time Tested Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil praised as a long standing remedy popular in Canada and beyond, a cheap liniment even at higher price.
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Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose
Sir Jagadis
Thomas
Canada
Amundsen’s Thirty Years Of Polar Exploration Celebrated
The explorer Absenten or Roald Amundsen marks a 54th birthday while reflecting on 30 years in polar research. He completed Arctic surveys spanning hundreds of thousands of square miles in three days and notes past achievements at the Magnetic Pole and Northwest Passage.
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Ime Amundsen
Arctic
Antarctic
North Pole
Magnetic Pole
Northwest Passage
South Pole
Better C N R Earnings
The gross earnings of the Canadian National Railways for the week ending June 7, 1926, were 5 045 860 dollars, up from 4 029 141 dollars in the same week of 1925, an increase of 1 019 719 dollars or 25 percent.
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Canadian National Railways
England sees near seventy thousand horses fall yearly
The report notes a rapid decline in English horse numbers by almost 70 000 each year. A separate humorous exchange asks if a shark took a leg, with a reply about preferring a new one since the old was too short.
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England
United States Doubles Imports of Canadian Cream in May
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports May cream exports to the United States at 344,009 gallons valued at 580,810 dollars, up from 153,909 gallons worth 252,816 dollars in April.
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United States
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Guyenot Reports Eye Grafting Restores Sight in Tritons
Professor FE Guyenot of the University of Geneva reports eye grafting restored sight in 3 of 84 Triton cases. The experiment tested grafts in a species of aquatic salamander, noting limited success across the trials.
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FE. Guyenot
University of Geneva
Pie Etiquette Sparks Family Dispute
A mother scolds Harry for grabbing the largest pie slice. Harry retorts that his older brother was eating pie before he was born, implying entitlement. The exchange highlights sibling rivalry over food in a domestic scene.
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Harry
Ceremony Delayed As Bible Error Delights Raj Court
A ceremony in India delayed by confusion over a Bible version as the new viceroy was sworn in. The Lord Chief Justice of Bombay oversaw the event and the adjournment occurred while an Old Testament was checked due to a New Testament only provision. Minard's Liniment for Rheumatism.
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India
Bombay
Reading
Water Driven Engines May Transform World Industry
A Paris scientist envisions replacing gasoline with water as a revolutionary energy source. He claims catalyzing water could power hydrogen engines and transform production, arguing calculations will soon permit substitution and lessen dependence on foreign fuel supplies.
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Paris
France
Kingston
Delicate Girls Need New Blood
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for pale tired women with blood deficiency. It cites a testimonial from Ida M Withrow of Harwood Landing NS praising the pills after suffering run down symptoms, weight gain, and restored appetite. The offer notes 50 cents per box and mail access via The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Self-Taught Oxford Professor Rises From Quarry Work
Dr Joseph Wright details his rise from donkey-boy in a Yorkshire quarry to Professor of Comparative Philology at Oxford, after teaching himself reading and writing at six and mastering multiple ancient and modern languages before achieving a world-renowned reputation.
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John O
London
Weekly
Joseph Wright
Yorkshire
University of Oxford
Oxford
Sugar caners spread from ancient India and Alexander era finds
The piece notes cultivation of sugar caners as an ancient pursuit in India and cites soldiers of Alexander the Great bringing back the honey bearing reed from the Indus. It adds an ad note for Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil claiming internal and external relief for catarrh with testimonials.
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India
the Great
Indus
Detroit News
Thomas
Vegetarian credits health to no meat and thorough chewing
A vegetarian asserts his good health comes from avoiding meat and chewing food well. Minard's Liniment for Burns accompanies the snippet as an apparent ad or brand mention.
World's Poultry Congress to Meet in Ottawa in 1927
World experts and poultry raisers from leading nations will gather in Ottawa in the summer of 1927 for the World's Poultry Congress. About 2500 delegates from the United States are expected. The event aims to exchange practical poultry raising ideas and foster goodwill among nations. Ottawa is the first English speaking country to host, with Canada chosen after strong US and UK support. Travel by auto and rail will be convenient, and US visitors can enter Canada without passports or restrictions.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Atlantic
Hague
Holland
Barcelona
Spain
Great Britain
Arctic explorers plan Cologne convention to map frozen north
The first Arctic explorers convention scheduled in Cologne will gather leading nations including the United States and Britain to discuss scientific conquest of polar regions. Preliminary plans aim to finalize arrangements for a dirigible North Pole expedition.
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Cologne
Germany
United States
Russia
Great Britain
Japan
France
North Pole
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