Canada must shed inferiority complex says prominent Canadian
A leading Canadian in New York urges Canadians to drop the inferiority complex and embrace national self confidence. He cites record crops, rising exports, and growing industry as evidence of Canada’s strong position, and calls for 1926 to bury the weakness and push further ahead.
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New York
Dominion
Canada
United States
Europe
Canaca
Canadians
Montreal
Vancouver
Prairie Provinces
Student of World Affairs
Clifford Bifton
British Columbia
United Kingdom
Admiralty
British Board of Trade
Canada’s Trade Grows With Empire in 1925 Report
The 1925 trade statement shows Canada’s imports from other empire sections rising to 204 million dollars in 1925, up from 190 million in 1924, after 197 million in 1923. Exports to British Possessions climb to 507 million dollars in 1925, from 464 million in 1924 and 436 million in 1923.
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Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Where Liquor Money Goes in Alberta
A liquor board report shows funds collected in 1925 mostly flowed to Ottawa. Over $2,128,000 was paid to the Dominion Government as customs and excise duties on liquor and spirits, beer taxes, malt excise, and sales taxes. The report notes no duty reductions were made that year and expects little likelihood of retail price cuts without a government action.
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Alberta
Ottawa
Liquor Board
Dominion
Alberta Oil Developments After Long Exploration Drive
Imperial Oil Co Ltd reports crude oil supply in Canada after over four million dollars in exploration. Royalite Oil Company wells in Alberta's Turner Valley produce about 500 barrels daily with more drilled. The Royalite unit also delivers about 14 million feet of gas daily to Calgary.
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Imperial Oi Co., Ltd
Canada
C. C. Stillman
Toronto
Stidman
Alberta
Royalite Oil Company
Imperial
Royalite Company
Turner Valier
Calgary
Diamond Dyes Offer Easy Coloring for All Garments
Diamond Dyes promise dyeing of any garment or drapery with 15 cent packets. Instructions claim for wool silk linen cotton and mixed fabrics, with guidance to inform the druggist of fabric type. Also mentions converting powdered coal to liquid fuel by high temp hydrogen pressure.
Remarkable improvement from Dr Williams Pink Pills
Mrs L Wright describes severe anaemia indigestion and fatigue improving after fifteen boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills. She reports restored health and relief from rheumatism and urges others to try the remedy, available from druggists or by mail for 50 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams
Drugeast
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Turkish Women Enter Industrial World
Turkish women have moved into industry with over 20 000 employed in four years. The Douhan Society opened a factory in 1921 with 850 Turkish girls, and now 6 000 women work in tobacco leaf sorting and grading. Other firms followed, emphasizing worker comfort and health.
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Constantinople
Douhan Society
British Deny Sun Yat Sen Train Link With Canadian Officers
The London Morning Post special correspondent reports Britain refused to permit Canadian officers to train Sun Yat Sen’s troops in China. Soviet troops allegedly entered Canton as a result, harming British traders. The piece notes Canadians’ recurring influence on China’s future, including Morris A. Cohen noted as Sun Yat Sen’s adviser after Canadian exposure in Edmonton.
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China
Sun Yat Sen
Chinese Republic
Canton
London Morning Post
Morris A. Cohen
Edmonton
Canada
Family Remedy Claims Long-Running Relief for Pains
Mrs. E Callier of Vancouver BC testifies that Dodd's Kidney Pills freed her from back pains after two years without discomfort. She notes a family history of lumbago and says the remedy has been used for over forty years with sustained benefit. The ad asserts the pills relieve kidney trouble in any form.
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Mrs. E. Callier
Vancouver
B.C
Dodd
Begum of Bhopal airdges $25,000 to British Legion appeal
Impressed by Armistice Day services, the Begum of Bhopal sent a $25,000 check to the British Legion appeal fund. Her two young granddaughters helped by selling poppies in the streets.
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Begum of
Bhopal
British Legion Appeal Fund
Post graduate query echoes humor in playful exchange
A light dialogue asks what a post graduate is with a witty reply claiming it refers to a graduate from a correspondence school. The exchange captures the era’s tongue in cheek approach to education.
Reginald Stone Describes Dr. Pierce’s Prescription Benefit
In St. Catharines Ontario Reginald Stone recounts severe morning sickness backache and distress during her first pregnancy. She credits Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription with relief delivering a healthy baby and urges readers to seek a trial package by sending 10 cents to Dr. Pierce's Laboratory Bridgeburg Ontario.
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St. Catharines
Reginald Stone
Haynes Ave
Dr. Pierce
Bridgeburg
Ont
Traffic Rule Enforced In Berlin Pedestrians Targeted
Berlin traffic police report every pedestrian who crosses outside the white line. The officer corrects the offender on the spot and guides the person back to start the crossing again under law. Resisting this guidance leads to harsher social consequences.
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Berlin
Small Farms In France Land Ownership Gaps Noted
The French agricultural department reports that about four million of France 5,702,752 landowners hold under 25 acres each, while only 30,280 own more than 250 acres and fewer than 5,000 possess over 750 acres. Fragmented parcels help explain low taxes for smallholders who gain exemptions like small business owners.
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French Agricultural Department
France
Primitive Race Found In Africa
Denver expedition returns to Cape Town from the Kalahari interior with accounts of a new bushman tribe fled from by all outsiders. They live near a barrier desert and coast, hunt lions, and subsist on insects and carrion. The piece notes large herds, including 150 elephants at a water hole, and mentions worm infestations in children and Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy.
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Denver
Colorado
Cape Town
Kalahari
South Atlantic
East Africa
Prince of Wales Checks Sell For Souvenir Value
The Prince of Wales often pays with a check during purchases and clerks keep the check, selling it later to wealthy Americans as a souvenir. The prince does not like this practice but benefits since the checks are never cashed.
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Prince of Wales
Prince
Thornton called menace as coal contract heats CN R dispute
The Kingston Whig notes Sir Henry Thornton faces harsh critique in the Maritimes while the Toronto Globe cites his contract to buy 192 000 tons of Nova Scotia coal for the CNR as a punitive reply to detractors. Holloway’s Corn Remover is endorsed with a testimonial urging use.
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Maritimes
Sir Henry Thornton
Canada
Sir Henry
Kingston Whig
Nova Scotia
C.N.R
Toronto Globe
Homes Established in Lethbridge Northern Irrigation Block
More than 375 home units have been established in the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation Block in Southern Alberta since its inception a few years back. Minard's Liniment is used by veterinarians.
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Lethbridge Northern
Alberta
Pacific Railway baggage department sets 1925 handling record
The baggage department of the Canadian Pacific Railway western lines handled 4 000 000 pieces of baggage in 1925 with only 11 lost. Claims declined 25 percent from 1924, reducing total payouts to under 500 dollars.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Western Lines
France Poised to Grow More Wheat in Coming Years
France is expected to meet its own wheat needs soon as production climbs toward self sufficiency. Current output stands around 90,000,000 quintals above demand, though most French wheat is soft variety and hard wheat may be imported for some time.
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France
Flax cultivation in England traces to 1532 and 1783 bounty
Flax was first planted in England in 1532 to supply fishing nets. In 1783 bounties were paid to flax growers to encourage cultivation.
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England
Self-Poisoning Toll and Elimination Health Hint
Thousands suffer from self poisoning effects like headaches and fatigue due to retained bowels. The ad argues proper elimination boosts vitality and promotes Nujol as a safe lubricant to aid digestion, claiming it can be taken indefinitely and is sold at drug stores with a red Nujol label.
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Provincial
Lumbago
Careds
Bayer
Bayer Company
Bayer Cooss
Druggista
Alberta Oil Development
Royaltie Company
Akmolinsk
Reeps
Minard’s Liniment
Grippe
WN. U
Reginald Frank Stone
Ratcliffe
Wrigleys
Africa
Holloway
Minard
Scott
PSE
Shipman & CO
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