Political stalemate in Canada sparks push for new election
The October Dominion elections left Canada with a hung Parliament as no party won a clear majority. The King Government faces possible dissolution or continuation in a fragile balance, prompting discussion of another general election to restore a strong, stable administration.
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Canada
House of Commons
King
Progressive Party
Great Britain
Oppo Lion
Meighen
New Jewish Herald Publishes Weekly Ottawa Journal
A new weekly publication in Ottawa titled the Jewish Herald appears. It emphasizes Judaism through concise world dispatches on Jewish activities timely editorials and sketches of race leaders.
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Ottawa
Jewish Herald
Italians to settle vast Manitoba farmland venture
Italian banking interests negotiate to buy forty thousand acres in Manitoba for five hundred Italian farming families. The plan calls for the vanguard of settlers to arrive next spring.
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Ialy
Manitoba
Exploration Chief Appointed for Canadian Arctic
The Canada Gazette announces G. P. MacKenzie as exploration and development officer for the Canadian Arctic under the North West Territories and Yukon branch of the department of interior. MacKenzie led the last Arctic expedition, returning from the north a few weeks ago.
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The
Canada Gazette
G. P. MacKenzie
Canadian Arctic
North West Territories and Yukon
Department of Interior
MacKenzie
Manitoba Dairy Industry Growth Since 1900
The Manitoba dairy sector shows dramatic growth from 1900 to 1924 and 1990. Dairy production value rose from 1,681,205 to 13,093,902 dollars. In 1924 Manitoba exported 198 carloads of creamery butter totaling 4,435,200 pounds.
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Manitoba
Canadians Win at Fruit Show in London
Canada repeated as premier in the British Empire section of the imperial fruit show in London England. First second and third prizes for dessert apples went to the Associated Growers of British Columbia Limited Vernon B C with Jonathan McIntosh and Winesap apples. The Ontario Fruit Growers Association took first prize in cooking apples with Greenings, second and third to the Associated Growers of British Columbia Limited. One first prize in the overseas section was won by the Associated Growers of British Columbia Limited.
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Canada
British Empire
London
England
Associated Growers of
British Columbia
Diamond Dyes Offer Easy Tinting and Dyeing for Fabrics
Beautify it with Diamond Dyes. Just dip to tint or boil to dye. Each 15 cent package carries simple directions for coloring delicate shades or permanent colors on fabrics like wool silk linen cotton and blends. Tell your druggist the material type before buying.
Radio safety device demonstrated on Pere Marquette line
A radio operated safety device tested over 10 miles of Pere Marquette track with Pere Marquette, Michigan Central officials and Detroit inventor Thomas E. Clark present. The system warns engineers minutes before danger and can halt the engine if the engineer is disabled, potentially saving lives and property.
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Pere Marquette
Michigan Central
Thomas E. Clark
Detroit
Raiilroad
World Wheat Production Rises Over 1924 and 1919–23 Average
Global wheat output for 1925 from 31 major northern hemisphere producers totals 2,834,547,000 bushels, up 199,756,000 from 1924 and 144,119,000 above the five year 1919–23 average, but 164,430,000 below 1923’s 2,998,977,000. Soviet republics are excluded. Some smaller countries have not yet reported, likely adding under 5 million bushels.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Soviet Republics
Christmas mail warning from British post office
The British post office warns senders to mail Christmas gifts to the Old Country well in advance to avoid delays seen last year from mail congestion. Also noted, German scientists created leaves of gold and nickel so thin that 2,500,000 would measure an inch.
United States Distributes Its First Issue of Statps in 1849
New York police officers fined one day’s pay after incidents of cursing at citizens. Report notes archival reference W. WN. U. 1602.
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United States
New York
Indian Boy Becomes An Operatic Star
Os-Ke-NonTon a Mohawk from the Bear clan, born on the St Lawrence banks in Quebec, rose from Ontario handicrafts to operatic fame in London and New York. Cousin to poet Pauline Johnson, he is linked with Dr Oronhyatekha and runner Tom Longboat of the same Mohawk line.
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Lake of Bays
Highlands
Ontario
Toronto
Os-Ke-NonTon
Burning Deer
New York
United States
Europe
London
Medicine Man
Os-Ke-Non-Ton
The
St. Lawrence
Quebec
Pauline Johnson
Oronhyatekha
Oxford
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
Tom Longboat
Why Rheumatism Often Comes Back
Most treatments for rheumatism aim to suppress the poison in the blood and aid natural recovery. When the system is run down the disease returns, so sufferers should try Dr Williams Pink Pills. The tonic treatment builds blood to cast out rheumatic poisons through bowels kidneys and skin, banishing rheumatism while blood remains pure. A testimonial from Samuel Zinck of Upper Blandford Nova Scotia claims long relief after using about a dozen boxes. Available from medicine dealers or by mail for 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Samuel Zinck
Upper Blandford
N.S
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Oldest Pacific mariner Captain George Marchant dies at 82
Captain George Marchant long cited as the Pacific coast's oldest mariner died in Vancouver aged 82. Born in England, he arrived in 1867 and later captained the Beaver the first steamboat on the Pacific Ocean. He commanded it when it wrecked in English Bay in 1883 and piloted the first steamboat to enter False Creek.
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George Marchant
Pacific Coast
Vancouver
England
Pacific Ocean
English Bay
Stanley Park
False Creek
British Settlers Do Well in Western Canada Report
A London meeting of the British Passenger Agents Association cited favorable conditions for British harvesters in Canada. Delegates toured the Dominion and reported improved prospects for settlers, noting that about 3,000 British families had emigrated under the government’s colonization scheme and that work remained available year round despite occasional labor movements.
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Canada
London
Wright
Passenger Agents’ Association
Domintorn
Great Britain
Joint Soreness Subdued With Quick Swelling Relief
Report of rapid relief from joint soreness as swelling recedes after applying rubs to the affected area. The item emphasizes soothing effects and speedy improvement.
Nerviline Credited With Relieving Rheumatic Pain
Amos F. Fleury of Kingston testifies that Nerviline transformed his swollen joints after rheumatism left him crippled. He says McKay's Drug Store recommended Nerviline and it restored him completely. For rheumatic pains, lumbago and sciatica a 35c bottle is sold everywhere.
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Amos F. Fleury
Kingston
McKay
Famous Watchdog Bristol Dies At League HQ Geneva
The famed St Bernard Bristol, longtime watchdog at the League of Nations in Geneva, died after a day of illness following a special wash for the sixth assembly. He was about 15, once owned by an Italian count, and will be buried in the Palais des Nations front garden.
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Bristol
St. Bernard
League of Nations
Geneva
Hotel National
League
Palais Des Nations
Home need for parents over schools emphasized
Vancouver Sun argues that parents should remain deeply involved in a child's upbringing, insisting that specialist teachers and doctors cannot replace the home. It notes that parents' genuine interest matters more for a child's well being than extensive external interventions. It mentions Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a product claim.
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Canada
Vancouver Sun
When toothpicks came to England from France and Italy
Historical note explains toothpicks entered England centuries ago and were seen as a mark of gentility. Men of fashion wore toothpicks in their hatbands to display their refined status.
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England
France
Italy
September filings in Edmonton land district exceed seventy
A total of 71 homesteads were filed during September in the Edmonton land district covering Central and Northern Alberta. Additionally 11 soldier grants were filed in the same period.
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Edmonton Land District
Alberta
Whales Labeled to Solve Migration Mystery
A British expedition in southern seas will label several Antarctic Arctic migrating whales to study their routes. The aim is to shed light on whale migratory patterns and confirm if whales consistently travel between polar regions.
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Antarctic
Arctic
Carter's Little Liver Pills Popular Again Says New Yorker
John A Perry of New York City credits Carter's Little Liver Pills with ending his bad breath and sour stomach. He praises relief from constipation sick headache and indigestion and notes the pills act gently with no after effects. Sold at all drug stores.
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Carter
John A. Perry
New York City
Giant Trees Fall in Cumberland From Hidden Underground Fire
In Wednorme Dale Cumberland giant trees totter and fall without warning as peat fires burn beneath the soil. Hundreds of trunks over four feet in diameter flatten as roots burn away and the forest withers. Such subterranean fires resemble coal fires that can burn for years before extinguishing.
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Wednorme Dale
Cumberland
England
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