Maritime freight and subsidies shape Atlantic policy debate
The Maritime Commission report prompts Ottawa to consider reduced rates for the Atlantic division of the CN Railway and reimbursements to cover losses, alongside higher federal subsidies for New Brunswick Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Western provinces argue for broader reform, while cautions about selective benefits and the need for nationwide consensus.
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Mts
New Brunwick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Maritime
Ontario
Quebec
West
Maritime Commission
Atlantic
Canadian National Railway
Dominion Treasury
CPR
Arcamente
Duncan Commission
Maritimes
United
United States Coal and Steel
United Sta
Canadian Fish and Forest
Talent pay and radio stunt sparks wide interest
A radio talent pay scheme sparked headlines as artists cashed large sums for broadcasts. Kiddie Cantor earned $2000 for twenty minutes at $109 per minute while Eveready Battery footed the bill amid thousands of photo requests. Company Aasald and Will Rogers each received $2500 for salute periods, signaling lucrative radio deals and public fascination with broadcasts.
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Kiddie Cantor
Eveready Battery Company
Aasald
Anten
Will Rogers
Convicts Apply For Patent On Invention
Convicts Archie Wilcox and R. McCoy, inmates at the Salt Lake City state prison, display mechanical skill in the prison machine shop. They have formed an inventive partnership, developing an improved bearing and other equipment. Patent has been applied for and notice given it would be issued.
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Archie Wilcox
R. McCoy
Salt Lake City
Saldo
Me-Cos
Saskatoon Fox Farms Expanding With Silver Fox Stock
Saskatoon hosts five silver fox farms each with 100 to 300 foxes in stock. The narrative hints at community tensions and domestic advice as a related aside, noting troubles of neighbors and personal guidance within the text.
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Saskatoon
Invented naval buoy signaling device imagined for submersibles
The article describes a North Atlantic project featuring a submarine with a conning tower and a buoy system that can rise to the surface if power fails. The buoy carries a telephone line and signaling devices to attract passing ships, enabling communication and aid.
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Brita Aidominwity
North Cata
Nova Scotian Tall's Battle With Troubles Relieved
A Nova Scotian tale highlights how she overcame health troubles, detailing back pains and chest discomfort that were subdued through perseverance and support.
Nerviline remedy praised by Nova Scotia writer
Windsor resident Lucy Mosher credits Nerviline for curing a severe chest cold and congestion after fourteen remedies failed. The letter extols Nerviline as powerful and penetrating, widely used in homes for relief. A Brooklyn amateur sent a message that relayed across three cities, showing rapid transcontinental communication.
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Mlow
Lucy Mosher
Windsor
N.S
Neville
Noaa Melntyre
Rwily Amateur
Brooklyn
N.Y
Los Angeles
GBSL
San Francisco
Stomach trouble blamed on thin blood diet pills urged
A 1920s ad links stomach distress to thin blood, claiming rich red blood restores digestion. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills, priced 50 cents a box, and notes the Brockville address for mail orders. Also reports Victoria Cross escorts for the Duke of York and Milling Company plant expansion plans in Calgary and other cities, with financing led by AE Ames and Co. A closing line hints at a lame excuse causing halting speech.
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Br. Williams
Fiiall
Deal’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Absent minded Premiers and Royal Title Change Debate
The Paris and London correspondents report a distracted premier forgetting ministers and misnaming officials in a lighthearted spin. A royal title debate arises as the Imperial Conference contemplates language and succession with Parliament poised to act before a new title takes effect.
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Imperial Conference
Lotien
Got
Detezder
Manchester
London
No Purchasers For Imperial Letters Auction
A German auction of historic letters drew no bids for the exiled emperor’s missives while stamps and signatures of Bismarck and Ludendorff fetched modest sums. Letters by Schiller and Goethe sold for 280000 and 500000 marks respectively, a four line stanza by Hetne brought 1449 marks, and the Goard of Imperialist Junkers maintained the letters were too valuable to offer. Publicans did not endorse that view.
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Bertin
Doorn
Hohenzollern
Schiller
Goethe
Hetne
Bismarck
Ludendorff
Junkers
Ticket Fifty Years Old In New England News
A Newfoundland style note about a fifty year old ticket from Portland Maine to Philadelphia and a Canadian National Railway inquiry. The piece mentions no refunds and adds the ticket to Grand Trunk records. It also notes irrigated farms near Lethbridge with a $6 000 crop and a sugar refinery planned for Winnipeg with backing from American and Canadian capital.
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Joseph Hickson
Vortland
Maine
Philadelphia
Montreal
Canaan National Railways
J. F Smith
Portland
Grand Trunk
Canadian National
Lethbrrd
Ims Orst
The
Lethbridge Herald
Winnipeg
A. E. Allison
Montan
Witt to wed dog teams for Hudsons Bay Marland oils
North eastern Alberta's Ribstone field region, first explored after a favorable Dominion Geologic Survey by Dr G B Hume, is set to host oil development work. The plan ties Witt to a winter wedding with dog teams organized by the Hudsons Bay Marland group. A Swedish castle dating to 1499 reportedly housed a central heating plant, while domestic craft notes advise painting flower pots with water color palms.
Saskatchewan Road Build Program Reaches 459 Miles This Year
Saskatchewan department of highways reports 459 miles of newly graded roads completed this season by 122 contractors. Total planned program exceeds 2,000 miles with final target near 7,690 miles, across a broad area where needs were greatest.
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Saskatchewan
Michale
Department of Highways
Finger Print Evidence Convicts Man Three Years Later
The case centers on fingerprints found on a window frame at Bad Oeyn was Germany. Otto Sein Jef was linked to the July 6 killing when prints matched police records. Seluicke, initially acquitted, confessed after new examination. Heintter Kreuger was involved but later acquitted.
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Paris
Om Sunday Times
Suder
M. Patt Lodge
M. Palm
M. Painleve
M. Paigleve
M. Eriand
Otto Sein Jef
Bad Oeyn
Germany
Robert Bicker
Oernhaven Spa
Seluicke
Heintter Kreuger
Seinicke
Saskatchewan exhibitor sets record at Royal Winter Fair
Exhibitore of Saskatchewan won 190 prizes at the Royal Winter Fair a record. The 1st includes 133 prizes in livestock 24 high honors in seed grain and four prizes in poultry. In livestock alone Saskatchewan captured 1 championship 21 reserve championships 27 first prizes 16 seconds and 59 other awards.
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Saskatchewan
Formosa translator to render Old Testament in Amoy dialect
A 77 year old omma in Formosa plans a three year effort to translate the Old Testament into the Amoy dialect. The ad promotes Dr Thomas electric oil for frostbite and inflammation and notes population densities in several nations. Keep Minara's Liniment in the house.
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Formosa
Amoy
Minara
Berlin Police Auto Brings Crime Fighting Edge
Berlin introduces a crime fighting auto equipped with cameras searchlights and signals. Special men and a gang clear traffic to give the car priority and allow immediate investigations after crimes are noted. Detectives say delays between crime and arrival hinder clues.
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Berlin
Dr Thomas Eclectric On Burns and Seald Remedy
A claim that Dr Thomas Eclectric On offers a home remedy to extinguish burn or seald injuries. It promises rapid relief and complete abatement with a simple apply and spread method, suggesting readiness for kitchen use in emergencies.
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Thomas Eclectric
Wonderful Future For Radio Marconi Predicts Progress
On the eve of radio inventor Marconi’s twenty fifth anniversary, he forecast major advances over the next 25 years. He spoke of growth in directional wireless transmission and reception, possible power transmission over distances, and television becoming an actuality.
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Marconi
Willia
Northern Dog Derby Captures Winter Carnival Hype
The Pas Manitoba hosts the tenth annual Northern Dog Derby on January 26 and 27 with a 19 mile per day schedule over three days. Leonard Sapella brings a famed team aiming for a $1,000 prize while Emil Stoddard, local musher, tests his record time. International interest grows as owners push to field top contenders.
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Pas
Man
Manitoba
Avery
Leonard Sapella
Emil Stoddard
Rose Bush Order Shocks Pacific Coast Boss in Canada
In Sardis British Columbia a large order for 60,000 rose bushes goes to a prominent Canada rose king. The shipment will reach Eastern Canada with two carloads slated for 1928, marking the biggest order of its kind ever received on the Pacific Coast.
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Sardis
Rose King of
Canada
Pacife
Egg Man Remembrance at Roadside Cemetery
A forty year old tale links Minard's Liniment and a roadside grave with a tombstone bearing a faded inscription. The egg man reputedly set a record of 72 eggs in ten hours, with a memorial marker erected fifty years ago beside the grave.
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