Unemployment Crisis Across Nations Prompts Search for Solutions
The article analyzes rising global unemployment driven by prosperity and automation. It cites Canada’s relatively better, yet growing, jobless outlook amid winter slowdowns, rail and industry shifts, and mass production replacing manual labor. It warns workers displaced by cars, radios, films, and tractors face limited new opportunities, urging an engineering-like solution to create openings for capable workers.
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United States
Great Britain
Britain
Canada
Great Brain
Germany
Italy
Western
Tus
C.P.R
C.N.R
Moving Picture
Talkies
Wheat Situation Urges Canadians To Seek Broad Stability
In a Herald of Lethbridge commentary, officials argue global market crashes hit stocks across industries and that grain trade alone cannot explain Canada’s woes. They note export wheat prices fell about 40 cents per bushel on 225 million bushels, a total impact near 90 million dollars, amid widespread recriminations.
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Lethbridge Herald
Pneumatic road drill with silencer draws attention in London
A pneumatic road drill exhibited in London features a silencer that reduces more than half the noise and much of the vibration. Built for contractors facing protests over typical drill exhaust, the silencer clusters around the drill center and follows motorcycle silencer principles.
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London
Changes in British Navy as Sir Hugh Watson Retires
Admiral Sir Hugh Watson retires after 45 years in the Royal Navy at age 58. He served in slave trade operations off East Africa, in the China and Mediterranean stations, and throughout World War I. He led the reserve fleet 1926–28 as vice-admiral. Rear Admiral H E Grace, son of a famous cricketer, is promoted to vice-admiral and placed on the retired list. He commanded the Grafton, Yarmouth, Birkenhead and Vindictive during the war. Admiral Sir Ernie Chatfield, commander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet, is promoted to admiral and assigned to command the Mediterranean fleet.
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Hugh Watson
Royal Navy
East
Africa
China
Mediterranean
Reserve Fleet
H. E. Grace
Grace
Grafton
Yarmouth
Birkenhead
Admiralty
Ernie Chatfield
Atlantic
A Spring Tonic An Aid to Health
An ad promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a spring health tonic to strengthen blood and nerves. It cites benefits for spring fatigue and lists a testimonial from Mrs L Hupman of Summerville Centre NS who improved after use and now recommends the pills. Purchase details note 50 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Saskatchewan Coal Output Reaches New Record in 1929
Saskatchewan coal production rose to 568,759 tons in 1929, up from 464,428 tons in 1928, marking a provincial record with an increase of more than 100,000 tons.
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Saskatchewan
Vermituge Preparation Claims Safe for Delicate Children
An advertisement asserts Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator is an effective vermituge that can be given to even a delicate child without fear of harming the constitution, touting its safety for all ages.
Aeroplane Use Grows in Northern Canada
The aeroplane has in recent years been employed in Canada’s north for mail service prospecting and broader commercial purposes with rapid growth noted.
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Northland
Canada
British Headmasters Tour Canada Deepens Empire Ties
A British public school headmasters delegation visits Canada in a move described by Kenneth Lindsay as strengthening empire solidarity. The group plans nine university stops including Dalhousie McGill and Toronto, touring via Canadian Pacific routes from Halifax to Victoria with principals from Charterhouse Bedford and other noted schools represented.
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Canada
Kenneth Lindsay
Montreal
Dominion
Lindsay
Quebec
Saint John
N.B
Duchess of Bedford
Dalhousie
McGill
Kingston
Toronto
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Laval University
Halifax
Shawinigan Falls
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Regina
Vancouver
Victoria
Charterhouse
Bedford
Christ's Hospital
Haileybury
St. Paul's
Marlborough
Appleworth
Manchester Grammar School
Mill Hill
Whitgift
Wrekin
George Watsons
Dauntesy
Ampleforth College
Benedictine Order
V. P. Neville
Invention Turns Typewriter Keys Into Braille System
Tavistock druggist John Lemp has completed a Braille keyboard attachment for standard typewriters. Brass caps embossed with Braille letters detach instantly. Lemp, who has a blind daughter, offers the invention free to blind institutions for trial and use.
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John Lemp
Tavistock
Lemp
Seed purity praised for uniform grain ripening and kernel shape
A successful farmer and grain exhibitor argues that registered or closely traceable seed yields uniform ripening and kernel appearance, while impure or mixed seed produces varied kernels and lacks uniformity.
Largest Diatomite Deposit Found Near Quesnel
The largest known diatomite deposit in the Dominion lies near Quesnel in central British Columbia. Pure grade beds forty feet thick span a vast area, promising extensive exploitation.
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Dominion
Quesnel
Af Columbia
Doctor Advises Salt Water Gargle Amid Sailor’s Encounters
A doctor prescribes salt water gargles as the sailor recalls being shipwrecked four dozen times. The exchange blends medical chat with nautical superstition in a brisk, humorous tone.
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Sailor
Lake Nemi Finds Reveal Roman Pleasure Galleys Site
Ruins of an ancient Roman wharf were unearthed at Lake Nemi, a site long associated with pleasure galleys of emperors. Archaeologists note the discovery confirms the lake’s historic role as a harbor for imperial vessels and showcases remains of the waterfront structure.
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Lake
Nemi
New Line To Bay Shortens Route For CN Rail
Canadian National Railway advances Sturgis to Hudson Bay Junction line with May 18 completion and transfer to operations. Saving 94.6 miles from Regina to The Pas via Melville and Yorkton. Officials note early finish strengthens Western Region engineering record.
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Sturgis
Hudson Bay Junction
Canadian National Railways
A. E. Warren
Western
Saskatchewan
Hudson Bay Railway
Regina
Moose Jaw
Pas
Melville
Yorkton
Hudson Bay
Swan River
Canora
Churchill
Flin Flon and
Sheridan
Aberdeen-Melfort
Kellogg Asthma Remedy Promises Relief for Severe Cases
A historical note touts Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a virtually universal cure. It claims thousands of successful cases and relief for even the most severe sufferers, asserting asthma is preventable with this easily secured treatment.
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J. D. Kellogg
Thermometers Pass Tests for Government and Public Use
The Physical Testing Laboratory of the Topographical Survey within the Department of the Interior tests thousands of clinical thermometers yearly. A certificate is granted for each device that passes the required tests for government departments and the general public.
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Physical Testing Laboratory of the Topographical Survey
Department of the Interior
Scrap Films Sent to Refineries for Silver Recovery
Carloads of scrap films from Hollywood are shipped to refineries where silver is recovered.
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Hollywood
New Ice Discovered In Refrigerant Breakthrough
A new refrigerant named fluoro-chloro-methane from the American Chemical Society division of industrial and engineering chemistry promises major living condition improvements. It is a clear white liquid, boils at 18 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, and commercial production may not be feasible for at least two years.
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Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
American Chemical Society
Miller's Worm Powders Cure Worms Fast
Miller's Worm Powders destroy worms without any inconvenience to the child and pass from the body unperceived. They thoroughly cleanse the stomach and bowels and leave them in a condition not favorable to worms. No revival of the pests is expected.
Combine spread in Western Canada since 1922
The Dominion Experimental Station at Swift Current Saskatchewan introduced the combine in 1922. The invention aided harvesting in the Prairie Provinces and by 1928 sales reached over 38 650 combines in Western Canada.
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Western Canada
Dominion
Swift Current
Saskatchewan
Prairie Provinces
Western
Canada
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Wan
Alata
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Wrigleys
Wrigley’s
Typewriter
Minard
Holloway
Minard’s
Bay
Vicks
Ntario Harmilt
Hunter-Martin & CO
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