Annual Invasion of the West Harvester army welcomed as hopeful settlers
The prairie provinces greet a yearly influx of harvesters from British Columbia to Ontario and Quebec. The piece extols the job they do, urges good living conditions, and invites permanent settlement while urging balanced expectations and fair treatment. It emphasizes Westward opportunity, pioneer spirit, and lasting hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvester
British Columbia
Dominion
Western
Canada
Harvester Army
Railways Versus Roads in a Century of Change
The piece argues railways led progress by speed safety and cost, urges roads to avoid crippling railways, and notes railways’ advantages when promoted. It contrasts with past persecutions and ends with a proverb about self interest and Chinese good fortune.
Exhibit Shows Abdication Table From Czar’s Private Car
A simple table once signed during the czar's abdication ten years ago is now on display in the Alexander palace. It was part of the czar's private railroad car at Pschoff station, cut off from Petrograd by the revolution. The car, kept intact as a museum piece, has been returned to railway service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Palace
Cezar
Pschoff
Petrograd
Empire Party Will Visit All Provinces in Canada
Members of the Empire Parliamentary Association will undertake their first official visit to Canada in September and October 1928. Delegates will tour all nine provinces over five to six weeks to study resources and institutions and to foster personal ties and informal conference exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parliamentary Association
Canada
The
Empire Parliamentary Association
Dominion
Putnam's Corn Extractor Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Extractor as instantly relieving corns and calluses. It instructs painting with Pat-Daine's to shrivel the corn and claims repeated use will cause the corn to drop out with no pain. A druggist is urged to supply the product and refuse substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam's Corn
Putnam’s
Bell Out Of Tune Bells To Be Replaced In Ottawa Carillon
Three bells from the Victory Tower carillon at Ottawa Parliament are out of tune and will be replaced. Public Works department says steps are under way to replace the small bells in the carillon. Tone can be affected by slight polishing slips.
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Ottawa
Parliament
Department of Public Works
Caribon
Life Felt Burden Until Pink Pills Restored Health
Victoria Boulter describes severe anemia and weakness cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills. She credits six boxes first, then six more, noting weight gain, color return, cough relief, and restored energy for housework. She recommends the pills and offers a booklet by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Crockville Ont.
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Ross Boulter
Victoria
Ple
Dr. Williams
Httle
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Crockville, Ont
New Steel Thrives Under Extreme Heat and Acids
Copenhagen tests show a new steel resisting 950 degree furnace heat for hours and surviving carburization. At Varde Works ten tons were tested with both alloys in severe heat. ordinary steel nearly vanished while the new alloy remained unscathed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Guslman
Varde
Varde Gas Works
Prairie Provinces Facing Real Menace
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service warns the brown rat is moving westward into Saskatchewan and Manitoba, threatening crops, poultry, and human health. Farmers are urged to act urgently with coordinated war on rats to protect Canada’s granaries and public health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Canadian
Prairie Provinces
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Canada
Manitoba
Qu’Appelle
Intertype to Build Large New Factory at Harrison NY
Intertype Corporation of Grooklyn plans a large new plant in Harrison New York to expand production of the Intertype Typesetting Machine. The firm employs about one thousand workers with a payroll above 1.5 million dollars and will consolidate offices and factories into the new facility by September 1 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intertype Corporation
Grookliyn
Harrison
New York
United States
Canada
England
Germany
Broadway
Brooklyn
Minard's Liniment and the Scottish Boys' Work Essay
A note on Minard's Liniment easing sore feet mentions, plus a Scottish boy in Australia saving $5 weekly by a dawn to dusk routine milking cows and delivering milk. It argues not all automobile drivers in accidents are fool drivers and that memory helps know when to forget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
British Capital Flows to Canada May Be Limited by Funds
Sir Robert Horne told Montreal banquet delegates to the Empire mining and metallurgical congress that US capital pours into Canada, while British investment remains restrained. He argued demand outpaces supply, so lack of funds rather than interest could hold back British capital in Canada.
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United States
Canada
Sir Robert Horne
Montreal
Empire Mining and Metallurgical Congress
Dominion
Honor Among Thieves Debated By Prison Chaplain
A visitor questions thieves' honor to a prison chaplain who replies that thieves are generally no better than others. Coin experts debate the origin of the term no-bits linked to pirates and quarter rewards.
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Nerson
Muscular Rheumatism Relief with Dr Thomas Oil
Sufferers of muscular rheumatism are advised to rub the affected region briskly with Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil until relief is felt. The pamphlet claims the remedy holds great virtue in a bottle, surpassing estimation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Gift of Windsor Royal Library Volumes To Free State
The King presents 24 Windsor Castle volumes to the Irish Free State governor, including Edward II statutes up to 1800, once bound for Grattan era. Duplicates at Windsor now join Dublin’s four courts records later destroyed in 1922. Volumes to form part of the President's Executive Council library.
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Windsor
Executive Council
Doctor Advised Treatment for Severe Dysentery Case in Simcoe
Mrs Wallace Pepper of Simcoe Ontario reports a harsh summer with dysentery that destroyed her appetite and caused severe abdominal pain. She fainted and passed blood prompting a doctor to recommend a rapid treatment to cure the illness.
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Wallace Pepper
R.A. No
Simcoe, Ont
Mrs J B Hill Credits Favorite Prescription Aid
Mrs J B Hill of Toronto testifies that during her third pregnancy Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription eased nausea nerves and weakness. She reports a healthy baby and strong recovery. She recommends the medicine as essential for motherhood and invites readers to obtain a trial package via the drug store or by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Dr. Pierce
J. B. Hiltz
Syderubam St
Bridgeburg
Ont
Stamp Out Leprosy Campaign and Medical Aid Calls
Foreign groups join Chinese efforts under the slogan Rid China of Leprosy as China bears a large share of the world’s lepers. A new Chinese Mission to Lepers attracts support from London and U S leper organizations. Affected people face stigma and violence, with a campaign planned to raise funds for a hospital and detention station.
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China
London
United States
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Prairie
Hongs
Fletcher
Rhe
Empire Party
Marvel
Dr. Willams
Intertype
Minard
Royal Library
Windsor Castle
France
Greece
Egypt
Japanese Empire
Fiji
Avent
Mrs. Grim
Ene Wild
7. Mt Burn Co., Limited
Ww. N. UU
J. B. Hill
P. A. Lefebvre & CQ
Alexandria
Therapionn
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