Canada on the Road to Greater Prosperity and Trade
The article argues Canada recovered from postwar hardships, with agriculture as the backbone of growth, and a rising trade surplus. It notes exports reached 1,059,715,880 while imports totaled 873,367,752, and cites Montreal and Vancouver as major rising ports. It predicts continued expansion through own ports and western rail links, urging patience and hard work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
United States
English
Montreal
New York
London
Liverpool
Hamburg
Quebec
Halifax
St. John
Vancouver
Pacific
Tonce
Hudson Bay
Canadians
Russian Inventions Claim Death Ray Experiments
Reports from Kiev and other sites describe engineers and instructors claiming electric rays lighting cigarettes at distance 85 feet and 6 feet 6 inches, melting lead, lighting lamps, and igniting canvas with a light ray. Naval electrician says a cruiser smoke remained alight and he faced imprisonment after a tent fire at 98 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grindell- Matthews
Russia
Kiev
Naval
Curious Exchange About Collecting Thoughts
In a brief dialogue, an old man and a younger person discuss collecting. The youth claims to collect thoughts occasionally while the elder notes the specimens gathered are undoubtedly rare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smart
McFadd
Treasure Recovered From Laurentic Wreck
Divers recover £250000 in gold bars from the Laurentic liner wreck at the mouth of Lough Swilly after six years of work. The 1917 sinking by a German U boat left a total treasure of seven million pounds in gold and silver bullion now all recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lough Swilly
Irish
Davy Jones
Pools of Solomon Water System Rebuilt for Jerusalem
Roman engineers constructed three pools named for a locality to supply Jerusalem. Located miles from the city they are fed by large springs and hold forty million gallons in total. After centuries of disuse the pools and aqueducts require cleaning and lock repairs to restore the water supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon
Jerusalem
London Hosts Many Welsh Language Worship Centers
London features at least thirty places of worship where services are conducted in Welsh, reflecting a sizable Welsh speaking religious community and active spiritual life in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Castoria Advertises Safe Gentle Remedy for Children
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a harmless substitute for castor oil and paregoric, claiming over 30 years of use. It highlights teething drops and soothing syrups, notes no narcotics, and urges physicians to recommend the product as the trusted remedy parents have long trusted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Eaca
Best Immigration Agents Canada Publicity Plan
Mrs. Charles H. Thorburn of Ottawa reports to the Minister of Labor on the Geneva Labor Conference. She urges Canada to publicize immigrant success stories from Britain and Canada to aid emigration. Thorburn praises Tom Moore the Canadian Trades and Labor Congress president as a sanest labor leader at the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Great Britain
Charles H. Thorburn
Ottawa
Geneva
Tom Moore
Canadian Trades and Labor Congress
Putnam's Corn and Wart Extractor Ad
An old advertisement promotes Putnam's Corn and Wart Extractor as a simple painless solution to remove corns. The product claims a low price of 25 cents and guarantees results, urging buyers to refuse substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam’s
Canadians Return from U S Over Eighteen Thousand Wander Back
Immigration figures show 18 870 Canadians returned to Canada from the United States during April to July. Of these, 16 166 were Canadian born, 1 646 British subjects with Canadian domicile, and 1 058 Canadian citizens. Overall Canadian immigration rose 17 percent from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
British Isles
Trials of Indigestion Common Errors to Avoid
Many people misunderstand digestion treating it as a machine and rely on purgatives, which are often harmful. To safeguard digestion, control diet and avoid over eating. build blood with wholesome nourishment. Start a course of Dr Williams Pink Pills to improve digestion and appetite. available from druggists or by mail for 50 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Experience Of Air Passenger On Napier D H Express
A Paris to London flight over the channel encountered six distinct storms. A passenger described the sight as wonderful with brilliant sunshine inside the plane while black storm clouds rained around. Cloud tops reached 15 000 to 20 000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
London
Channel
Miller's Worm Powders Claim Health for Infants
Advertisement asserts that many infants suffer from worm infestations and that Miller's Worm Powders will remove worms from stomach and bowels, prevent recurrence, repair organ injuries, and restore health. The claim emphasizes prompt treatment and lasting cure.
Air Pilot Earns Bravery Medal for North Sea Rescue
President Ebert awarded Air Pilot Max Tuxes of Hamburg the medal for bravery after a perilous January landing on an ice cake in the North Sea. A stoker aboard a wrecked motorship was left as a watchman, nearly starved and despairing, when rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebert
Max Tuxes
Hamburg
Tuxes
North Sea
Astronomer Plans Southern Sky Map from Bloemfontein
Dr W J Hussey of the University of Michigan will map southern double stars beyond the continent. After a quarter century locating northern stars he aims to spend seven to eight years on this project. He plans to use a 27 inch telescope from Naval Hill overlooking Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State for optimal atmosphere and clear skies. He estimates about 1800 new double stars brighter than ninth magnitude await discovery in the uncharted southern sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Hussey
University of Michigan
Ames
Naval Hill
Bloemfontein
Orange Free State
Kopje
Hussey
Lehigh Students Tour Canadian Mines by Motor
Thirty two undergraduates from Lehigh University School of Mines visited Toronto on a five week, 3500 mile tour of mining towns in Northern Ontario and the United States. The trip included Cobalt Porcupine Kirkland Lake Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie with camping and side excursions to Michigan Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
School of Mines
Lehigh University
Bethlehem
Toronto
North Bay
Cobalt
Porcupine
Kirkland Lake
Sudbury
Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Vikings of the All The science of flight in its infancy
The article extols early aviation as a young science advanced by patient research and trial. It credits brave pilots for long air journeys and frames aviation progress as a triumph of courage, curiosity, and mechanical skill, invoking Whitman and a modern pioneer spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitman
London Daily Telegraph
Dairying Expert Confesses Jersey Misstep
A notes exchange recalls an expert boasting on purebreds and a later joke about Jersey versus Red Duroc Jersey, illustrating a mix of pride and mispronounced terms in a dairying discussion at a daily congress. The farmer’s punchline: one is a cow, the other a pig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
E. W. Howe
Washington to honor eighteen scholars with statues
Eighteen men who made the greatest contributions to learning have been chosen by University of Washington professors to receive statues in the new library. Benjamin Franklin is the only American among the selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Hst
Takamine Discovery Spurs Adrenalin Crystal Story
The article notes that 50 000 oxen are required to supply crude adrenalin for one pound. It explains the drug is made from a small gland atop the kidney and credits Japanese scientist Takamine with the discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Takamine
Scotland Yard Holds Vast Fingerprint Collection
A vast archive is reported at Scotland Yard with nearly 380000 fingerprint records. The collection supports forensic work and criminal investigations, offering a substantial resource for identification and case linkage by investigators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland Yard
Bay Road In Good Shape Photos Show Railway In Fine Condition
F J James reports Hudson Bay Railway route from The Pas to Port Nelson shows road bed and rails in good condition. Three-man party photographed and described mining districts at Rex Bingo Wekusko and other mines. They traveled by gas car then canoes, noting progress and local sentiment of injustice over incomplete work. Hundreds of white whales observed off Port Nelson underscore resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson’s Bay Railway
F. J. James
Saskatchewan
Pas
Rex
Bingo
Wekusko
H.B.R
Kettle Rapids
Campbell Brothers
Port Nelson
James
Vancouver Welcomes Major MacLaren and Party
Major A. Stuart MacLaren and his Flying Corps companions, heroes of a near world flight attempt, arrive in Vancouver aboard the Thiepval to a warm reception by city officials veterans and residents. MacLaren recalls his 1911 visit and thanks Canada for aid and the Thiepval’s assistance in the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Stuart MacLaren
Vancouver
Thiepval
Flying Corps
Major MacLaren
England
West
Canada
Dominions
Lodge Warns Against Atomic Power Danger
In a recent address Sir Oliver Lodge warned that even a mass of matter as small as a man’s fist could lift the German fleet from the sea and place it on a hill behind Manchester. He urged that science must not harness atomic forces, saying humanity is not fit to wield such power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Lodge
Manchester
Oliver
World’s Largest Dock Rising at Calcutta
Calcutta begins building the world’s largest dock. The first section requires excavating 40,600,000 cubic feet, while the wet dock portion already yields about 30,000,000 cubic feet dug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Mars Near Earth to Bring Severe Storms in 1926 Says Miss Bart
Miss Belle Bart director of the American Academy of Astrology warns Mars will cause an unprecedented electrical storm on Earth in April 1926 and a stronger repeat in 1928. She predicts further oppositions in 1932 bringing electromagnetic pressure, especially on the Atlantic coast, with radio used in 1944 to probe Mars life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Mars
Belle Bart
American Academy of Astrology
Miss Bart
Neptune
Atlantic Seaboard
United States
Space
Muscular Rheumatism Relief Promoted by Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil
Sufferers of muscular rheumatism are advised to rub the affected region briskly with Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil until relief is secured. The advertisement claims the remedy offers more virtue in a bottle than can be estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Eskimo Leader Javinik Dies on Mackenzie Delta
Word reached Edmonton by travellers from the Arctic that Javinik died this summer on the Mackenzie delta. He led Eskimos at the river mouth, hunted and traded, and served as interpreter for the Mounted Police. He aided in the capture of two Eskimos later hanged for murders of priests. A German invention claims to block ascent above 6,000 feet using aerial defense gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Javinik
Mackenzie River
Mackenzie
Edmonton
Arctic Circle
Arctic
Mounted Police
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
Mrs George S Crouse of Hemford Nova Scotia writes that after four pregnancies she was weak and unable to work until trying Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improved health and urges others with female weakness to use the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemford
N. S
Lydia E. Pinkham
George S. Crouse
Herford, N. S
Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Ad Promises Relief
A testimonial from Mrs Spa Rye of Glen Allen Alabama praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for bearing down pains after the birth of her first child. She says doctors' medicines failed and the remedy restored strength and eased pain. She invites others to request Lydia Pinkham's Private Text-Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Allen
Alabama
Lydia Binkham
Mrs. Spa Rye
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Castoria
Britain
U.S
Minard
Dandruff
U.S. University
Vikings
The
All
Ameejcan
Royal Yeast
Oem Ee
McLaren
City
Eskimos
Germany
1540
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