Parliament Supremacy Question Roils Canadian Rail Rates
The Board of Railway Commissioners orders withdrawal from operation of Crow's Nest Pass freight rates, prompting a constitutional clash in Canada. Debate centers on whether Parliament or a six member Board can override an Act, with implications for contracts, taxation, and national governance.
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Board of Railway Commissioners
Crow’s Nest Pass
Canada
Parliament of
Government of Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
CPR
C.P.R
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Northerp
Parliament of Canada
Prairies
Crow's Nest Pass
Railway Board
Sweepa Aride
C_P.R
C_PR
People of Canada
Crown Nest Pass
C_LP.R
British Columbia
United States
C.pr
Railway Commission
Breaks Grain Record by Hutterite Colony at Raymond Alberta
The Hutterite colony south of Raymond Alberta set a grain record, producing 244000 bushels of wheat in five years in Southern Alberta. Leaders say the colony has surpassed all North Dakota output over twenty years of operation.
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Raymond
Alberta
Recetly
North Dakota
Echo of bell travels 45200 feet underwater yet only 456 feet in air
The acoustic note demonstrates sound travels far farther underwater than in air with the bell’s resonance detectable 45200 feet below and only 456 feet above.
Humane Slaughter Methods Outlined At Toronto Meeting
Dr. F H Rowley president of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Massachusetts outlined a gun driven by compressed air used to kill animals by blunt impact during a discussion on humane dispatching of food animals at a meeting of the American Humane Association in Toronto.
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F. H. Rowley
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Massachusetts
American Humane Association
Toronto
Founding of Westminster Hospital in 1715
Four philanthropists met in a Fleet Street coffee shop to discuss care for the sick leading to the establishment of Westminster Hospital in London in 1715.
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Westminster Hospital
London
Fleet Street
Crop Prices In 1922 and 1923 From Dominion Tables
The report compares 1922 and 1923 farm crop yields and prices in Canada ending March 31, 1924. Prices rose in 1923 for fall wheat flax seed corn for husking potatoes and turnips while buckwheat held steady. Total field outputs mostly grew in 1923 though rye peas beans corn for husking potatoes turnips mangels fodder corn fell or declined.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
Canada
Relief for Rheumatic Pain via Williams Pink Pills
The ad claims rheumatism stems from thin impure blood and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood builder and nerve tonic. It cites Mrs Simeon J Tatton of Indian Head Saskatchewan who reports dramatic relief after two years of pain, with lasting improvement after weeks of use and no recurrence in three years. Pills available from druggists or by mail for 50 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Stockville Ont.
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de. Williams
Simeon J. Tatton
Sask
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Stockville
Ont
Bee Pools Formed in Ontario and Quebec Cooperative
Bee pools or cooperative societies for honey marketing have been organized in Ontario and Quebec. Western Canada shows similar activity and expects central selling organization as the keystone of the enterprise. The coast and prairie provinces are anticipated to have such groups in operation before season's end.
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Ontario
Quebec
Canada
Coast
Prairie Provinces
Asthma Remedy Promises Hope for Women Users
Women suffer asthma across climates and ages, but Dre F. D. Kellosg's Asthma Remedy is praised as a lifesaving treatment. Testimonials, gathered without solicitation, claim substantial relief and renewed vitality for many women worldwide.
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F. D. Kellosg
Prairie Indians Prosperous Says Indian Commissioner
Indian Commissioner W. M. Graham claims prairie Indians are in unusually prosperous condition with a strong fur bearers outlook this fall. The article notes a cannery using century-old glacier ice to keep fish fresh en route to markets, and includes quips on vanity and marital roles as light filler.
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W. M. Graham
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba Nominee Wins $500 Postgraduate Agriculture Scholarship
R. M. White of Darlingford Manitoba has been selected as the province’s nominee for a $500 postgraduate scholarship in scientific agriculture tenable at Macdonald College Ste Anne de Bellevue Quebec. The award is part of W C Macdonald Regd Inc gifts to tobacco manufacturers in Montreal and funds up to ten scholarships annually totaling $5,000. White's career spans university study at Manitoba Agricultural College military service in WWI and work in entomology with Treesbank and the Soldier Settlement Board.
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R. M. White
Darlingford
Man
Manitoba
Macdonald College
Ste. Anne de Bellevue
Que
W. C. Macdonald Rez’d, Inc
Tobacco Manufacturers
Montreal
Quebec
W. C. Macdonald
Reg'd. Inc
William Macdonald
Dominion of Canada
Dominion
McGill University
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
White
Morden
Manitoba Agricultural College
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
France
Cambrai
Dartingford
Soldier Settlement Board of
Alberta
Treesbank
Commemorative memorial for Dr Elsie Inglis in London
A belated memorial to Dr Elsie Inglis will fund beds in Royal Free Hospital obstetric department in London. Inglis organized the Scottish Women’s Hospitals and raised substantial funds for the war effort. The London School of Medicine for Women marks its 50th anniversary with a St Paul’s service and Guildhall dinner on Oct 24 and 25.
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London
Elsie Inglis
Royal Free Hospital
Inglis
London School of Medicine For Women
St. Paul's
Guildhall
Woman hunter from San Francisco slays deer with strong bow
Virginia Ayres hunts a deer near Cloverdele using a steel headed arrow fired from a 52 pound bow, marking the first such feat since Indians abandoned the bow. The event highlights a rare achievement in archery by a woman hunter.
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Virginia Ayres
San Francisco
Cloverdele
The Oil of Power General Pain Killer Claim
The advertisement proclaims Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil as a versatile pain killer not a universal cure. It asserts broad usefulness and proven virtues from experience, inviting readers to trust its relief claims.
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Thomas
Bayer
Canada
United States Uses Half World’s Electric Light
A statement notes that half of the globe’s electric lighting is consumed in the United States. It highlights the nation’s high consumption of electric illumination relative to other regions.
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United States
Women in Holland Work Indoors in Thick Stockings
Reading from a 19th century description, the piece notes Dutch women performing indoor labor while wearing heavy hand knitted stockings. The text emphasizes clothing as a social marker and reflects era norms about dress and labor.
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Holland
New Comet Discovered by Harvard Observatory
A new comet discovered by Finsler of Bonn, Germany, is blazing across the sky two hours behind the sun. It was first reported September 15 at the Harvard College Observatory, observed in Berlin the next day, with second confirmation from Lick Observatory. The comet is described as bright, of seventh magnitude, nearing naked-eye visibility.
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Harvard College Observatory
Finsler
Bonn
Germany
Berlin
Lick Observatory
Fisherman Befriends Seal That Follows his Boat
A Lowestoft fisherman has formed an unusual bond with a seal that trails his boat every time it leaves the harbour. The animal appears friendly and loyal, joining the vessel during each launch and following its course along the shore.
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Lowestoft
England
The Advantage Of Compromise
The text discusses how nations and individuals create compromises after suffering. It notes some peoples, especially the British, excel at compromise and lack violent overturns for decades. It highlights that innovative compromisers form a philosophy to scrutinize agreements openly, guiding real accomplishments.
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England
Boston Globe
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Bayer Company
Msiet Ar OF
tSreer Meran Products Co
Untres
Togronto
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Vancouver
Calgary
Linimert
W. N. UO
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