The Russian Menace and Imperial Economics Debate
A commentary warns of a Soviet economic menace challenging Britain, Canada, and the United States through world trade. It argues Soviet seizure of assets, forced labor, and dumped Russian goods threaten domestic industries and growth, urging coordinated Empire policy and Bennett MacDonald leadership to resist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Russia
Great Britain
Canada
United States
British Commonwealth of Nations
Germany
Russia
England
Henry Ford
London
C. A. Dunning
Bennett
Ramsay MacDonald
Deceiving the Customer in Berry Boxes at Ottawa Curio
A museum exhibit details a full twelve-box tray filled with worthless material and field trash, uncovered by the inspection service after a purchaser complained in a large Eastern market. The case highlights caveat emptor for consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Museum of the Dominion Fruit Branch
Ottawa
Inspection Service
Crosses Canada On Bicycle Wins Vancouver Wager
Noel Marcil a young French Canadian from Halifax rode a battered bicycle from April 15 with $15 and food on the crossbars. He aimed to reach Vancouver before midnight August 15 but despite a two week wreck in a ditch near Lytton and injuries he arrived one week early winning the $1,000 wager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Noel Marcil
Halifax
Marcil
Atlantic Coast
Pacific
Lytton
Canuck
Cordage Industry Production Rises to 1929 Total
Do minion Bureau of Statistics reports cordage rope and twine production valued at 11 708 165 in 1929 up from 10 879 961 in 1928 an increase of 958 204 or 8 9 percent. Also contains moral quips about honesty and home value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Agricultural Wealth Of Canada 1929 Revenue Totals
The 1929 agricultural wealth of Canada is estimated at 7.98 billion dollars in a Revenue Department summary. Ontario led with 50.5 million, followed by Quebec 329,422, Alberta 228,589, Manitoba 134,095,000, British Columbia 35,235,000, Nova Scotia 43,558,000, New Brunswick 30,854,000, and Prince Edward Island 26,723,000. Main items are field crops 979,750,000. dairy 290,000,000. farm animals 210,437,000. poultry and eggs 109,346,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inegros Agreunnces Wean
Canada
Zonal Revenue Department
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Dr Williams Pink Pills Aid Anemic Women Claim
A testimonial describes women recovering from run down health using Dr Williams Pink Pills. Mrs Paul Rail of Coin du Bane Que reports renewed strength after six boxes, with improved sleep appetite and energy. The pills are sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Paul Rail
Dr. Williams
Brockville
Ont
Remarkable Invention Speeds Newspaper Production
West Chester County Publishers announced a teletypeset instrument used by seven newspapers to send news by telegraph and translate it into ready to type copy. The system, invented by Walter W. Morey and developed with Edward Kleinschmidt and Frank F. Gannett, speeds up late news delivery across Yonkers to White Plains papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester County Publishers, Inc
White Plains
J. Noel Macy
Yonkers Statesman
Vernon Daily Argus
New Rochelle Standard-Star
Port Chester Daily Item
Tarrytown Daily News
Citizen-Sentinel
White Plains Daily Press
Walter W. Morey
Edward Kleinschmidt
Frank F. Gannett
Lipton Yacht Shamrock V Reported Missing Then Found Safe
Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht Shamrock V was reported missing for five days after last sighting near Horta Azores while Erin escorted it toward Newport for the America's Cup. A rain squall hindered visibility but the vessel is now reported safe and accounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Thomas Lipton
Horta
Azores Islands
Erin
Newport
USA
Abolish Tariff Advisory Board To Be Replaced
Premier R B Bennett announced the Tariff Advisory Board has been abolished and will be replaced by a new body created under an act of Parliament. The existing board, formed by an order in council in April 1926, is cancelled. a new board will operate with authority from both Houses. Legislation will be drafted and introduced at the next session. The former chair was Senator Geo P Graham. after resignations, W H Moore became chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tariff Advisory Board
R. B. Bennett
House of Commons
Senate
Geo. P. Graham
Alfred Lambert
Montreal
D. G. McKenzie
Manitoba
Graham
W H. Moore
Lambert
McKenzie
Hector Ravine
Frank Jacobs
de Winton
Albert
Moore
Ontario
Relief Prom Asthma Remedy Description Gains Ground
Descriptions praise relief from asthma and littering after using Dr J D Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy. It is described as gentle and soothing easing tightened choking tubes. The remedy is credited with making asthmatic affliction a thing of the past for thousands and has sold by druggists for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.D. Kellogg
Empire Preference Policy Aimed at Empire Foods
A Dominion Department of Agriculture report from London outlines that the London County Council favors Empire foods, allowing buyers to pay up to 10 percent more for Empire articles than for similar quality foreign products. The council supplies food to over 60 hospitals and 70 institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wits
Dominion Department of Agriculture
London
England
London County Council
Empire Foods
Empire
British Columbia industrial payroll hits new 1929 high
The 1929 industrial payroll in British Columbia is estimated at 192,092,249 dollars, a new provincial record, rising by 5,994,462 dollars from 1928, per the provincial department of labor annual report. A separate note mentions American chefs selecting a French menu for their banquet, followed by a casual dialogue about a haberdasher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Department of Labor
Diarrhea Trouble for Three Children and Remedies
A reader reports her three youngest children suffered diarrhea and she tried various remedies including Dr. Fowie berry. After giving a bottle the next day the condition improved. The notice mentions a product on the market from The Milbarn Co Ltd, Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Lapsinte
Lanner
Nan
Wendy
Pat Up
The
T Milbarn Co., Ltd
Toronto
New System Reports Live Stock Sales and Prices
A new reporting system for live stock sales and prices has been adopted by the Dominion Live Stock Branch Stock Yard and Market Reporting Services. The update prioritizes beef cattle in greatest demand, showing volume and price ranges for popular light cattle to give producers clearer grade and price indications than the old method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Live Stock
Earthquake Devastates Caspian Shore towns Tehapaevo Vritoky
A Riga dispatch to the Morning Post reports a major earthquake near the Caspian Sea killing about 500 and injuring 4000. Tehapaevo and Vritoky are described destroyed, with 30 children recovered dead. 200 of Tehapaevo razed and the jorch also wiped out. The Ural River flooded the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caspian Sea
Riga
London Morning Post
Tehapaevo
Vritoky
Tehapaeyo
Te Stocks
Morning Post
Ees
Ural
Shaw predicts theatres doomed by talkies in film contract
Bernard Shaw warned that theatres may die as talkies dominate cinema after signing his first talking picture contract to adapt How He Lied To Her Husband. He said the stage could survive as a school for acting, but otherwise would vanish. He noted Arms and the Man could be filmed next and that he signed for money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Shaw
Sam
Halibut Depletion Warning Issued by Commission
A special bulletin from the International Halibut Commission, issued in Victoria and chaired by John P. Babcock, warns that North Pacific halibut stocks are rapidly depleting. It urges immediate action, notes current yields are not permanent, and calls for measures to ensure future availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pacific
Canada
United Special
Fional Halibut Commission
Victoria
John P. Babcock
A Years Work in Chemistry at Ottawa Department Note
A summary of a long-term effort by the Department of Agriculture in Ottawa describing 4203 soil, manure, fertilizer, plant, fodder, feeding, water, meat and canned food samples and other topics including dairy products and insecticides. Also includes an advertisement for Persian Balm a fragrant cosmetic product claiming soothing, softening and moisturizing effects for the skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dsvision
Dep
Ottawa
Dairy Trade With Orient Expands After Experimental Shipments
Vancouver ships certified milk to Shanghai and other Oriental points in refrigerator space. A regular service has begun, and shipments are eagerly sought by Europe across the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Shanghai
Oriental
Pacific
How One Woman Lost 47 Pounds of Fat
A woman describes using Knischen Salta for nearly three months, taking a teaspoonful in warm water each morning. She reports steady weight loss from 247 pounds to 217, relief from bloating, and improved well being. She credits the regimen with dramatic health gains and recommends it to others despite potential skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salta
Selon
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Zam'buk
Minard
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David Lloyd George
Wales
Ginsberg
Iit
Amt
Amrock
Abolish Tariff Advisory Board
Hank
Core Bernard Shaw
Talking Pictures
Orient
Appleford
Appleford Paper
Hamilton
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina, Sask
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