Trade treaties and a Liberal majority shape Canada’s path
Canada’s new Parliament leans Liberal with 118 seats and 11 Liberal Progressives pledged to support a Liberal administration. The piece argues for expanding trade treaties to grow exports, cites Australia treaty gains and a $70,000,000 Canadian market, and warns against politicking over treaty terms while urging Parliament to pursue broader international markets and domestic efficiency.
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House of Commons
Labor
United Farmer
Isily
Mr. Meighen
Erica
Canada
P&ition
Dominion
British Columbia
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Australia
Manufacturers’ Association
Canada Seeks Wheat Honors as Mitchell to Compete
The New York Sun notes J. C. Mitchell of Cahinda Saskatchewan will vie for wheat growing honors in Chicago this year. Montana supplied the world its champion wheat grower last year.
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J. C. Mitchell
Cahinda
Saskatchewan
Chicago
New York Sun
Montana
L P Yates Wins Grain Show Title Amid Canada Challenge
L P Yates of Fishtail captured the title at the International Grain Hay and Stock show in Chicago while Canada vows to move the honor north. The event, started fifteen years ago, has seen Seager Wheeler claim top place five times and Mr Mitchell three times, with Wheeler unmatched.
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L. P. Yates
Fishtail
Chicago
Canada
Seager Wheeler
Mr. Wheeler
Mitchell
Britain Honors Clever Chinese Girl
Miss Foonyee Catherine Woo becomes the first Chinese woman named Member of the British Empire for her work educating girls and women. She led St Pauls Girls School in Hong Kong to 700 students and secured government support for a new building site.
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Foonyee
Catherine Woo
St. Paul's Girls’ School
Hong Kong
King George
Miss Woo
Fairlea School
Clapham High School
England
Charwell Hall
Aldridge’s Horse Mart Closes Amid Change in Trade
The Aldridge’s market in central London announces its final horse sale before pivoting the business. Founded in 2753, the firm plans to devote itself to auctioning antiques and ceremonial items instead.
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Aldridge’s
Mtre
London
Diabetes Hope Through Nickel and Cobalt Treatments
Professor Gabriel Bertrand of the Pasteur Institute reports to the American Chemical Society that experiments with nickel and cobalt, alone and in combination, show encouraging results for treating diabetes. He notes instances where simple diabetes saw reduced or suppressed sugar output, and points to the presence of the metals in the human body, especially the pancreas.
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Gabriel Bertrand
Biological Chemical Laboratory
Pasteur Institute
Paris
American Chemical Society
Prof
Bertrand
Nerviline Pain Relief Ad For Sprains And Bruises
An old fashioned Nerviline pain remedy promises quick deep penetration to ease sprains bruises and aching muscles. It claims relief for rheumatism lumbago and neuralgia with internal or external pain and urges readers to buy a 35 cent bottle from their dealer today.
Widows Remarry Amid War Pension Savings
The Pension Office notes nearly 16,000 British war widows have remarried, easing the war pensions bill. In English textile towns women outnumber men, yet many widows choose bachelors. In London 4,445 widows married again in one year, only 579 wed widowers.
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Ministry of Pensions
England
London
Dr Williams Pink Pills Boost Blood and Vitality
Advertisement claims thin watery blood causes fatigue and loss of appetite across men women and girls. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a quick fix to Build up the blood and energy, noting dealers or mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Blind Championship of Canada at Thornhill Club
Harris Turner of Saskatoon defeated A Archibald of Victoria B C in a nine hole match called the blind championship of Canada at the Thornhill club. Turner won with a score of 84 to 87. The event was hosted by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.
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Toronto
Harris Turner
Saskatoon
A. Archibald
Victoria
B.C
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Thornhill Club
Canada
Turner
Cuticura Heals Severe Facial Pimples After Three Years
Miss Reta F Warren of Diligent River Nova Scotia describes a three year skin ailment that covered her face with hard red pimples. She claims healing after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment following a free sample offer. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum with prices listed for various products.
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Reta F. Warren
Diligent River
Nova Scotia
Price Soap Bc
Taicum Bc
Monster Komodo Dragons Arrive at New York Museum
Two eight foot long Komodo dragons arrived in New York aboard the Cunard Qingta from the Malay Archipelago. Captured by Douglas Burden of the American Museum of Natural History, the lizards are armored, carnivorous and capable of swift movement. One bit a horse forcing it to be shot. the other consumed a deer's hindquarters in a single meal.
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New York
Cunard Lingt Aquitania
Komodo
Malay Archipelago
Douglas Burden
American Museum of Natural History
Alan Cobham
Cape jumping hare arrives at London Zoo in Rodent House
A Cape jumping hare, a first since 1890 at the London Zoological Gardens, arrives from South Africa. The agile rabbit with long hind legs has been known to leap up to 30 feet, though the zoo cage may limit its display.
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London Zoological Gardens
Cape
South Africa
Mozambique
Angola
Russian Scientist’s Coal Process Promises Wide Yields
Dr. Paul Dvorkovitz details a method to extract from 500 tons of coal 4000 gallons gasoline 6500 gallons kerosene 3006 gallons lubricating oil 12000 pounds paraffin wax 26000 pounds phenol 45000 pounds pitch 12000 pounds ammonium sulfate 12000 pounds sulfur and still leave 374 tons of smokeless heat rich fuel. British financiers and engineers show interest in the project.
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Great Britain
Paul Dvorkovitz
New York World
Astor urges relief in Europe progress after war
Viscountess Astor tells New York audiences that Europe should rejoice in postwar progress and Germany joining the League of Nations. She says Americans may disapprove of debts policy but nations learn from mistakes and should not be downhearted.
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Europe
Viscountess Astor
New York
Germany
League of Nations
America
National
New York League of Women Voters
Lady Astor
United States
First Air Sleeper Between Berlin and London
A Berlin to London sleeper plane arrived at Croydon aboard the Albatross L-73. The twin engine biplane carries four passengers in berths with electric lights and running water and converts to seating by day. Dr Ruth of the Albatross company was aboard.
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Berlin
London
Croydon
Ruth
Albatross Company
England
Asthma Remedy Praised In Advertorial
The ad extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a powerful relief for severe asthma. It urges sufferers to obtain the preparation from their druggist without delay.
Stratford Clopton Bridge Saved by Town Council
Stratford on Avon votes to preserve Clopton Bridge dating to the late fourteenth century built by Sir Hugh Clopton. The old arches and historic highway likely preceded it and may have seen Roman travelers. Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway could have stood there admiring the view.
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Stratford-on- Avon
Clopton Bridge
Shakespeare
Hugh Clopton
Banana And Worm Powders In Edwardian Health Ads
The piece notes bananas became popular in Britain with twelve million bunches consumed last year. It recalls 1864 diary mention of tasting bananas as a novelty and warns that pale children may have worms. It promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy to destroy worms and restore digestion.
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British Fruit Trades’ Association
Britain
E. L. Blanchard
Drury Lane
Covent Garden
Justice Talk Versus Real Access Reveals Discontent
The remark critiques public discourse on justice by noting that many would speak less if the chance of obtaining justice were remotely possible. It reflects frustration with the gap between rhetoric and outcome.
Trains May Compete With Airplanes Using Ball Bearing Rails
Engineers forecast rail speed advances with ball bearing supported coaches. A solid roadbed will be built in Detroit for experiments with many miles of track. Concrete bed will be 18 inches thick and 10 feet wide to enable safe high speed operation and large cost savings.
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Detroit
Grain Appeal Board Established at Edmonton
Edmonton strengthens its role as a grain centre with a grain appeal board. Grain need not be shipped to Calgary for inspection any longer as grading will be finalized locally, reducing delay and inconvenience.
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Edmonton
Calgary
Arctic specimens arrive for Ottawa National Museum
Thirty packing cases and bags of scientific specimens from the Canadian Arctic have arrived in Ottawa for the National Museum. The shipment includes thousands of samples from Baffin Island and related Arctic regions.
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Canadian Arctic
Baffin Island
Ottawa
The
Nation Museum
French tire firm to build large Stoke factory
A French tire company plans a new Stoke on Trent factory employing nearly 10 000 workers, signaling a major manufacturing investment in the area. Minard's Liniment for toothache.
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Stoke-on-Trent
England
Mussolini says star protects him and will die naturally
Premier Benito Mussolini told New York Sun reporter Robert H. Davis that his star protects him from assassins and that he will die a natural death. He spoke after surviving the latest assassination attempt, saying he must be free to move among the people as he believes Italy is protected.
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Mussolini
Robert H. Davis
New York Sun
Davis
Chigi Palace
Italy
Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil Prevents Throat Ulcers
The ad claims a spoonful taken at first sore throat symptoms will allay irritation and prevent ulceration and swelling. It says periodic quinsy sufferers have made themselves immune to attacks by regular use with a touch of sugar for palatability.
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Thomas
New Markets For B C Timber
The province of British Columbia holds two thirds of Canada’s merchantable saw timber and new markets have opened since the Panama Canal. Several companies ship Douglas fir and other woods by boat to the St Lawrence River for distribution of lumber across the Eastern States and Canada.
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B.C
British Columbia
Canada
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Panama Canal
Pacific Coast
St. Lawrence River
Japan cuts demand for Minard's Linimeng bruises radios
Japan has reduced its demand for radio sets, easing imports after previously being among the largest buyers. The decline reverses a prior high level of orders, suggesting a shift in market needs or supply.
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Japan
Beware of Constipation It Is The Cause of Many Ailments
Mrs Elizabeth Anderson of Hamilton Ontario endorses Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a reliable mild laxative. She claims they relieve bilious attacks and headaches and regulate stomach liver and bowels. The ad promotes 60 pellets for 30 cents and free medical advice from Dr Pierce's Clinic in Buffalo New York.
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Elizabeth Anderson
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