Governments, People, and Hard Times Finance Strains
The piece argues that in economic downturns both governments and individuals face revenue shortfalls. It warns that rising taxes and deficits hurt future finances, and urges citizens to shoulder burdens themselves rather than rely on government relief. It stresses shared responsibility across Dominion and Provincial levels and warns against excessive borrowing.
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Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
Dominion
Feeding an Army From Air Tests by British Forces
The British army carried out a successful air supply test for a 1000 strong force on a 150 mile march. Two ration drops daily of 56 loads at 120 pounds each were made two stops en route. Four Wapiti planes dropped four loads daily on a pre marked ground circle with 48 loads dropped first day and all loads second day. English railways cut sleeping car rates.
Milburn Heart and Nerve Pills Helped Miss Bavary Sleep
Miss Theresa M Bavary of Gailingertown Ontario writes that after nearly a year of heart and nerve trouble she slept well and regained health following use of Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. Sold at stores or by mail from The Milburn Co Limited Toronto.
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Theresa M. Bavary
Gailingertown
Ont
Milburn
D and
Milburn Ca., Ltd
Toronto
Bank Better Than Any Sock for Spare Cash
In New York State two brothers hid money in socks a cotton sock and a woollen sock. A fire burned both. Treasury experts identified 330 of 340 dollars in the wool sock while the cotton sock was unidentifiable. The piece ends noting the Coast Guard traces its origins to 1790.
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New York State
Treasury
Washington
Bank
Edmonton Voice for Farm Marketing Commission Proposal
John M. Imrie of Edmonton urged the Empire Club in Toronto to organize a farm products marketing commission as a corollary to a proposed agricultural credits corporation led by E. W. Beatty of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The body would be funding and advisory only, coordinating production and marketing, expanding domestic markets, and studying requirements abroad while cooperating with federal trade agencies and transport and financial interests.
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Farm Products Marketing Commission
Agricultural Credits Corporation
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
John M. Imrie
Edmonton
Empire Club
Toronto
Mr. Imrie
Canada
Commission
Dominion Department of Trade and Commerce
Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
Imrie
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Orient
Pacific
Lynching Figures Rise in 1930 Says NAACP
The 1930 tally of lynchings in the United States reaches 25, up from 12 in 1929, a 100 percent increase. NAACP notes that while this marks a worsening trend, past decades saw as many as 255 lynchings in a single year, suggesting limited progress against the practice.
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United States
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Persian Balm promises refined charm for every woman
Persian Balm is advertised as a delicately fragrant toilet requisite that cools and heals roughness and chafing. It claims to soften hands and promote youthful loveliness, urging all women to choose this peerless product for extra charm and dainty beauty.
Wealthy British settlers increase to British Columbia
For the year ending September 30, 308 Britons left for British Columbia through the agency of the British Columbia House in London with capital. Their total capital amounted to 686,610 pounds plus annual incomes of 42,438 pounds, all intended for immediate settlement or inspection.
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British Columbia
British Columbia House
London
England
F. A. Pauline
Pauline
Britain
Miller's Worm Powders Promote Child Health
Children show worm symptoms early. mothers can detect by writhings. Expulsion clears parasitic influence and restores health. Miller's Worm Powders are prompt and efficient, eradicating worms and bolstering weak, run down children.
English and Scottish headmistresses sail to Canada
Twelve headmistresses from renowned English and Scottish schools will sail to Canada on March 27 to gain firsthand knowledge of Canadian universities and to explore the prospects of girls completing their education there after a five month stay led by Mrs. Maery.
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Canada
Maery
Freight rate promise cut cattle transport costs in Canada
Hon. Robert Weir, the Minister of Agriculture, announced in Winnipeg that Saving To Cattlemen Railways would cut freight rates for cattle from ranches to feed farms by 50 percent. The scheme aims to reduce commission and stockyard tolls and save about 50 dollars per carload, with shipments later using direct export rates to the old country.
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Robert Weir
Winnipeg
Old Country
Weir
Recipes For This Week By Betty Barclay
Six egg yolks with sugar and orange juice are whisked together. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Heat butter, cook omelet slowly until fluffy and golden brown. Spread half with orange marmalade, fold and serve.
Mocha Cookies and Asthma Remedy Advertisement
Mocha cookies made from shortening sugar molasses coffee flour eggs and spices baked by the tablespoon. An asthma relief advertorial claims Dr. J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy offers relief through years of service and urges a trial.
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J. D. Kellogg
Tam O Shanter Inn in Ayr for Sale as Public Attraction
The historic Tam O Shanter Inn in Ayr Scotland a thatched licensed drinking place famed for Burns immortal verse could be sold with the city of Ayr considering acquisition as a public attraction. The inn on High Street is noted for its thatched roof and a picture of Tam O Shanter setting out on his ride leading to the Ayr Haunted Kirk.
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Ayr
Scotland
High Street
Tam O'Shanter
Alloway
Earliest Complete Clock Attributed to 13th Century Saracen Mechanic
The earliest accurate clock with a complete surviving record is linked to a Saracen mechanic in the 13th century, marking a landmark in medieval horology.
Crown Prince Tunnel Declared Historical Monument
The famous tunnel that proved strategic in the 1916 offensive is now classed as a historical monument by the government. Since the war it has been called the Crown Prince Tunnel.
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Crown Prince
Western Canada Wheat Kings Championship Records Highlight Canadian Wheat
The article lists twenty years of champion wheat at the International Grain Show in Chicago with sixteen Canadian blue ribbons. It details winners from 1911 to 1930 across Saskatchewan Alberta Manitoba Montana and states birthplace trends. It notes Brandon Sun background on champions and adds unrelated patronizing lines about Worm Exterminator and rice production.
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Chicago
Brandon Sun
Rosthern
Sask
Canada
Wyler
England
United States
Trelie
Germany
Ancient City Discovery Near Babylon Unveils Early Rulers
An Oxford University field museum expedition in Mesopotamia uncovered a well preserved Sassanian palace atop ruins from earlier civilizations. The site near Babylon shows vertical shafts in a great hall used for temple worship to a mother goddess and layers revealing Sumerian foundations, offering major insights into early history.
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Babylon
Oxford University Field Museum
Mesopotamia
Canada 1930 per capita income at $530 says Financial Post
The net production of all gainfully employed persons in Canada in 1930 totaled 5,273,891,566 dollars, yielding about 530 dollars per capita, as estimated by the Financial Post Business Year Book for 1931.
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Canada
Financial Post Business
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Cppleford Paper
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Western
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina
Para-Seni
U.S
B.C
Vicks
Betty Barclay
Wheat Kings
Saskatchewan
H. G. L. Strange
Alberta
J. C. Mitchell
L. P. Yates
Montana
U.S.A
Herman Trelle
C. Edson Smith
Joseph H. B. Smith
British Empire
Western Canada Poor Mills Co
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