Western Population and Education in Canada’s Prairie Provinces
Official census data for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta from 1916 1921 and 1926 show British born populations rising while foreign born numbers decline. Literacy improves with fewer illiterates among ages ten and over across all three provinces, suggesting assimilation and English proficiency progress.
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Canada
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Buffalo shipments planned from Wainwright Park to Mackenzie River
The Canadian Government will ship about 1 100 year-old buffalo from Wainwright National Park to the Mackenzie River District in early June. The program, begun three years ago after saving the herd from extinction, followed a selective slaughter and sale of meat, and now aims to extend park boundaries to the railway tracks to ease travel.
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Wainwright National Park
Mackenzie River District
Montana
Wainwright Park
Canadian National Railway
Flin Flon Railway Progress Reported by CN Official
H A Dix on chief engineer reports over half the Flin Flon branch line laid from Hudson Bay Railway side. About 1300 men at work with 600 on rock work in last 34 miles and 700 on track and bridge tasks. Ballast source near the line may speed construction and steel likely to reach Flin Flon this year.
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Hudson's Bay Railway
Flin Flon
H. A. Dixon
Western Lines
Canadian National Railway
Winnipeg
Flin Flen
Dixon
Air Ministry considers new turreted fighter planes
The Air Ministry weighs planes with wing tip and center turrets and a tail turret for machine guns. Royal Air Force officers value a tall turret with no blind spots and gunners able to man turrets in flight with onboard handrails for accessibility.
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Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
New Strength for Weak Stomachs and Indigestion Relief
Advert for Dr Williams Pink Pills claiming to purify and enrich blood to strengthen weak stomachs. Cites Mrs George W Johnson of Lequille Nova Scotia detailing relief after using the pills. Includes offer of a free booklet What to Eat and How to Eat and price 50 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Williams
George W. Johnson
Lequille
N.S
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Nations End Naval Building Amid Holiday Quiet
For the first time in centuries no battleship is under construction as HMS Rodney enters service. The Naval Holiday sparked by the Washington Treaty has begun and may mark the end of new battleship projects, affecting Britain, the United States, and Japan with potential implications for France and Italy. Automatic fighters are banned in Peru due to Sven Karrell’s government monopoly.
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Henry VIII
H.M.S. Rodney
Rodney
British Empire
United States
Japan
France
Italy
Peru
Sven Karrell
Woman Recovers After Vegetable Compound Treatment
Hamilton Ontario woman Mrs Newarg Jameson credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after severe female troubles left her nearly unable to walk. She reports taking two bottles to regain mobility, completing ten bottles total, and continues with household duties for six adults. She also endorses Sonative Wash and urges broader use of the remedy.
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Mrs. Horn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Shorthorn Cow Sets Canadian Butterfat Record
A Shorthorn cow from the University of Alberta herd in Edmonton completed a 365 day test producing 15 423 pounds of milk with a 43 percent test, totaling 604 pounds of butterfat and ranking sixth in Canada for butterfat among Shorthorn cows.
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U.A
University of Alberta
Edmonton
Canada
Canadian Manufacturers Face Growth in 1927 Survey
Canada shows marked economic progress with 92 percent of manufacturers reporting increased purchase and installation of new machinery in 1927. The survey highlights selling and distribution as a major issue with 77 percent stressing new merchandising plans and a focus on cutting unit manufacturing costs.
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Canada
Dominion
Sherman Corporation
Parachute Aid Demonstrated For Pilots In Exposition
An aircraft safety device will be shown at the International Air Traffic Exposition in Cologne in October. The system places a parachute equipped pilot seat on a compressed air chamber to launch the pilot clear of a malfunctioning plane. Air pressure could hur l average men twenty to thirty feet, released by a lever with safety controls. The inventor based the idea on a German vaudeville cannon that shoots a man eight to one hundred feet.
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Cologne
Remedy for worm infestations Miller's Worm Powders
The notice describes worm symptoms such as restlessness grinding teeth nose picking and peevishness and promotes Miller's Worm Powders as an effective remedy. It claims worms are attacked on administration and expelled in evacuations yielding immediate relief and reducing return attacks.
Fruit Sponge Cake Recipe Adapted for Week
A simple fruit sponge cake uses 2 eggs, orange juice, lemon juice, sugar, grated orange rind, flour, and baking soda. Beat yolks with juices, fold in sugar and rind, incorporate stiff egg whites, fold in flour with soda, bake in a buttered floured pan at 325 degrees for about 45 minutes.
A Dozen Health Muffins Recipe and Miscellany
A mixed text fragment includes a muffin recipe with ingredients and steps for twelve health muffins, plus stray lines about train travel near Jasper National Park and the Pacific coast, an American auto company with European plants, a joke exchange about a cake recipe, and a quip on memory after favors.
Canada North Riches Poised for World Role Says CN Rail Exec
Cyril T. Young of Canadian National Railways argues the Canadian north holds vast mining and resource wealth. He says continued development of mining, pulp and paper, and electric power will push Canada toward a larger international role. He notes dividends from four major mines surpass bank profits, with further growth from Flin Flon and Sherritt Gordon, Manitoba.
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Cyril T. Young
F R.G.S
Canadian National Railways
Canada
Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson Bay
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
Hudson Straits plan for air force bases navigation protection
Plans outline setting up two direct ion finding stations in Hudson Straits similar to Atlantic Coast and Gulf bases. Montcalm will spend summer there with equipment to establish three Air Force bases to aid navigation with the Hudson Bay Railway nearing Fort Churchill. Mothers praise Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for its usefulness.
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Hudson Straits
Atlantic Coast
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Montcalm
Straits
Hudson Bay Railway
Fort Churchill
Causes of Fatal Accidents Ranked by Travelers Co
A Travelers Insurance table lists automobile traffic as the leading cause of fatal accidents at 29 percent, followed by home accidents at 26 percent and sports and recreation at 20 percent. The piece also promotes Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a carefully developed remedy with lasting public favor.
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Travelers Insurance Co
Thomas
Canada’s forests could yield many times present timber
The article argues that with protection and proper management the accessible forest land of Canada could produce in perpetuity several times the current annual cut. It warns that it would take years to adjust and if methods stay the same the annual cut must decline.
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Canada
The Lady and The Tramp Exchange on Work Offers
The Lady asks if anyone has offered the Tramp work. The Tramp replies he has only met kindness and nothing else from others.
Western Canada Airways Expands Fleet for Regular Manitoba Service
Western Canada Airways expands operations this season adding ten monoplanes to its fleet. The airline will offer daily service between The Pas Flin Flon Sherritt Gordon and other points in Manitoba mining districts.
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Western Canada Airways
Pioneer
Manitoba
Pas
Flin Flon
Sherritt-Gordon
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Linimen
RubVicks
Betty Barclay
Jasper National Park
Pacific Coast
American Automobile Company
Europe
Minard
Firestone Dealers
Firestone
Firestone Tire & Rubber CO. OF Canada
Hamilton
Britain
Arso
White Star
Montreal
Toronto
Calgary
Saskatoon
Vancouver
Hercules Permanent Building
Hercules
Cppleford Paper Products
Hamilton, Canada
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