Canada’s Day of Opportunity in a Brighter Era
Canada enters spring with optimism across sectors though Nova Scotia coal mining remains unsettled. March shows manufacturing gains, building permits rise, and farm profits stabilize with good grain prices. Western provinces report strong conditions, immigration surges, and a favorable trade balance. The United States’ growing food imports open a golden chance for Canada to become a major supplier, aided by rising butter, salmon, and beef exports. Canada’s century awaits, if citizens act now.
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Canada
Nova Scotia
United States
Coolidge
Hoover
Great Britain
British Columbia
Endurance of Wolves Raid Shocks Vicinity
A wolf pack travels 25 to 40 miles in a night to raid a stock farm, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage before vanishing like lean grey ghosts. The piece notes wolves' persistence and the local impact.
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Los Angeles Times
Raw Furs Outshine Livestock Exports in Value
The Edmonton Bulletin notes that raw furs exported from Canada last year earned sixteen million dollars in undressed form, surpassing all exported livestock. It argues the hinterland is not wasteland and fur production remains strong as supply tightens prices rise.
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Canada
Edmonton Bulletin
Cigarette Consumption in British Isles Surpasses Three Billion
Last year more than 3,000,000,000 cigarettes were smoked across the British Isles, highlighting a high tobacco use level. Health groups note ongoing concerns over smoking prevalence and related costs.
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British Isles
McKims Directory Of Canadian Publications Opens 1925 Edition
McKim's Directory of Canadian Publications announces the 1925 edition, its eighteenth issue. Published by A McKim Limited since 1888, the directory is a key reference of Canadian publications and advertising data used for geographical and statistical details.
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Canada
United States
McKim
A. McKim Limited
MccKim
Out of sight proverb gets cheeky student reply
A teacher asks students to interpret the proverb Out of sight out of mind. The brightest boy replies with a pun claiming the meaning is Invisible and insane.
Builder Held In Contempt For Great Wall Of China
An old commentary notes that Mwane Ti conscripted millions for the Great Wall’s building, leaving a legacy of suffering. It recalls that despite the wall’s age, Chinese memory links it with human misery and scorn rather than heroism.
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China
Mwane Ti
Earth
Tonic Treatment for Indigestion and Pink Pills Proof
A historical ad-style blurb promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a stomach tonic to aid digestion and relieve distress. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. Chas Ladner of Ellerslie and notes availability for 50 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams
Grazing Activity in Alberta Forest Reserves 1924
The forestry reserve branch reports that in summer 1924 Alberta reserves hosted 22 723 cattle 5 867 horses and 2 200 sheep. They estimate grazing capacity at about 56 percent, higher than last season's total.
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Alberta
Forestry Reserve Branch
Serious Side Of Style Fashion Toward Trouser Trends
The Washington Star notes a shift in ridicule from tight to loose trousers, suggesting fashion satire fades as style costs rise. It argues trends move from mockery to serious consideration as maintaining fashion grows costly.
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Washington Star
Giant 10 inch mussel hauled from British coast
A giant mussel measuring 10 inches across the shell was recently caught along the British coast. It is noted as one of the largest specimens ever recorded.
Nova Scotian Overcomes Ailments With Unnamed Remedy
A Nova Scotian describes how persistent back pains and a sore chest were finally relieved. The account highlights personal health struggles and the journey to recovery.
Nerviline praised as best remedy for cold and chest congestion
Miss Lucy Mosher of Windsor Nova Scotia extols Nerviline for chest congestion and sore throat. She claims fourteen remedies failed before using Nerviline and recommends regular use at home for minor ailments. A bottle is advised today.
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Lucy Mosher
Windsor
N.S
Newsprint Mail Costs Flagged in Commons Debate
In the House of Commons, Canada was told that newspapers mailed in bulk average 125 tons daily. The yearly transport cost for newspapers runs about 3,500,000 dollars, roughly 37 percent of total postal matter handling costs. Revenue in 1925 reached 1,329,310 dollars, up from 1,252,400 in 1921.
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Canada
House of Commons
Dame Quellet Credits Dodd's Kidney Pills For Health
In Kamouraska Quebec Dame Quellet reports six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills improved her kidney trouble headaches and indigestion. She urges publication to help other sick women and notes the pill's reputation for enthusiastic endorsements. The pills are described as a kidney remedy strengthening kidneys to purify blood and nourish body organs.
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St. Joseph de Kamouraska
Que
Dodd
Dame Quellet
Advertising to save a failing Ohio paper
A publisher in Ohio, unable to profit, asks the bookkeeper how much advertising it would take to make the paper pay. He calculates that if the entire issue were devoted to ads, the weekly deficit would still be 131 dollars. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil praised as ready made medicine for coughs colds sore throat bronchial troubles burns sprains cuts and sores.
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Ohio
Dr. Thomas
Considerate Husband Proposes Bankruptcy Over Birthday Plan
A businessman tells his partner they should delay bankruptcy until the twenty third to surprise his wife on her birthday. He insists the gesture will be his gift, arguing the timing will maximize the impact of the surprise.
Immigration Talk by E A Cunningham at Kiwanis Club
E A Cunningham addressing the Montreal Kiwanis Club extols immigration as the key to employment. He recalls early Alberta settlement, wheat boom, and Lethbridge's growth, arguing immigration spurred rail, mills, farms, and industry, creating demand for goods and labor across eastern and western Canada.
Population comparison in British Isles with neighbors
The text notes room for more people in the British Isles alongside Belgium Denmark the Netherlands Switzerland and Czecho slova kia and presents an 8a 290 333 figure versus Alberta with a current population of 588 454.
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British Isles
Belgium
Denmark
Netherlands
Switzerland
Czecho-Slovakia
Alberta
Railway workers and telephones cited in House questions
A House of Commons inquiry compares the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways in miles and employee counts. It shows 87 213 CN employees over 20 523 miles and 57 471 CPR workers over 13 784 miles, with CN at 425 per hundred miles and CPR at 416. The piece also notes worm remedies and contrasts Great Britain with the United States in telephone density.
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Great Lakes
Calgary
Winnipes
Vancouver
Eastern Mills
Arisves
Sherwin-Williams
Canada
U.S
Allegany Mountains
Atlantic
British Columbia
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion
Alaska
Alberta
House of Commons
Canadian National Railways
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific
Minard's Liniment for Backache and BC Mineral Output
British Columbia mineral production in 1924 reached 51,877,724 dollars, about 24.77 percent of Canada’s total output, and 8 million dollars higher than 1923. The date and product mention Minard’s Liniment as a curiosity in the item.
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British Columbia
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Endorsement Claims Cure
An anonymous testimonial from Mrs. W. W. Aulthouse of Woodroun Ontario describes severe bronchitis leaving her weak and unable to sleep. She reports walking the floor for hours and says after using a box of Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills her system regained balance and strength.
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Milburn
W. W. Aulthouse
Woodroun
Ont
Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills Sold Nationwide
Advert says Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills improve rest and health with testimonials from users. Sold by druggists and dealers, produced by The T. Milburn Co. Limited, Toronto. Mercury lamps in New York are claimed to aid sickly and tubercular children by mimicking sunlight.
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Alway
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Ont
New York
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Bank of Commerce
Prairie Provinces
Europe
Fletcher
Gem
Physicians
Reco
McKim's Directory of Canadian Publications
Bayer
Newspapers
Quebec
Dame E. Ouellet
Minard
W.N. U
E. A Cunningham
Motreal Kiwanis Club
Immigration
Fort Benton
Missouri River
Montana
Royal North West Mounted Police
Coulees
Clifford Sifton
Lethbridge
Raven
Wrigleys
Mors C.N.R
B.C. Mineral Output
SMP
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