Taxation and the Budget May Shift Canada’s Finances
Ottawa declares halt to large borrowings to curb national debt and balance the budget. Government plans to raise revenue and cut expenditures, deferring some public works while pursuing fair taxation. Critics point to bureaucratic waste and uneven tax impact, but broad support favors luxury taxes, higher income tax on top earners, and stamp duties.
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Ottawa
Public Service
Coriana
Dew Finance
Canada
Nada
Calls to ease budget rules for multiple amendments
Debated is the need to amend rules in the House of Commons permitting more than one amendment to budget resolutions. The current one amendment limit blocks alternative policies, as shown by Farmers' group experience, risking delayed business and insufficient public discussion.
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House of Commons
Ottawa
Immigration focus in Minard’s Liniment ad prompts producer emphasis
The Chicago News editorial excerpt from Minard’s Liniment Lumberman’s Friend argues the United States faces high living costs due to too few producers and too many middlemen. It urges selecting immigrants who will become producers rather than mere traders.
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United States
Chicago News
Baby's Own Tablets praised for infant relief
A reader from St. Flavien Quebec endorses Baby's Own Tablets as gentle relief for a sick, cross baby with constipation and colds. The medicine costs 25 cents a box and is sold by Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario or local Healers.
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Philippe Payen
St. Flavien
Quebec
Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Government Merchant Marine to Select Boys From Navy League
The Canadian Government Merchant Marine and the Navy League of Canada reach an agreement to recruit youths from the Canadian Navy League. Montreal will supply the first cadets who will be shipped to training, with stipends of 100, 200, 300, and 500 dollars over four years plus board.
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Canadian Navy League
Merchant Marine, Limited
Navy League of Canada
Montreal
Natonal
RB. Teakle
Merc
Romising
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised by Mrs Murmylo
Mrs Murmylo of Beckenhead testifies after bladder trouble and two Winnipeg doctors failed. She used eight boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills and found them satisfactory, urging others with kidney related ailments to try the remedy.
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Dodd
Stop Entry of Imbeciles Into Canada
The article notes a public health driven expansion of immigration medical inspectors in Canada to prevent "imbeciles" from entering. It cites that half of an British Columbia asylum’s patients are recent immigrants and mentions Atlantic ports admitting four individuals after U.S. entry. The health department claims no lack of precaution and says modern tests are used at ports of entry.
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Canada
British Columbia
Atlantic
United States
Dominion Health Department
New Principal for Agricultural College
John Bracken of Saskatoon University has been appointed principal of Manitoba Agricultural College succeeding Dr J B Reynolds who resigned to lead Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph. Bracken, longtime professor of field husbandry, is noted for his farm institute leadership and crop production circulars used by farmers across western Canada.
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Brackes
Saskatoon
John Bracken
University of Saskatchewan
Manitoba Agricultural College
J. B. Reynolds
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Bracken
Fairsmers Institutes
Canada
Sale of Wheat to Boost Canadian Farmers Earnings
A settlement between Greece and Canada raises Greek payment for about 600000 bushels of wheat by roughly 0.50 a bushel, delivering around 3.25 million dollars to Canadian farmers. The Canadian Wheat Board and Canadian Trade Commission led negotiations with officials Sir Charles Gordon and Rhys Fairbairn noted for their roles in Ottawa and Toronto respectively. The clash stemmed from a misinterpretation of an agreement between Greek plenipotentiaries and the Canadian trade mission led by Lloyd Harris.
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Canadian Wheat Board
Canadian Trade Commission
Ottawa
Charles Gordon
Montreal
Rhys D. Fairbairn
Toronto
Lloyd Harris
California syrup of figs praised for children
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to choose California Syrup of Figs for children’s laxative needs. It highlights a fruity taste and clear dosing directions on every bottle, urging mothers to give it “without fear” and to rely on the California name as a mark of safety.
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California
O Iiten
Califor
Wireless Experiments Reported by French War Sloop Aldebaran
The French war sloop Aldebaran, cruising the Pacific near the Chatham and Bounty Islands, conducts valuable wireless telegraphy experiments. Lieutenant Guierre expects to submit results to the Washington international wireless conference. New Zealand reception from French instruments interests continental experts as antipode links are noted. The Aldebaran claims a first comprehensive system for measuring reception strength, noting American precedents.
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Pacific
Chatham and
Bounty Islands
Guierre
Washington
New Zealand
France
Egg inspection in Canada expands interprovincial trade
During the latter half of March Dominion regulations inspected 650000 dozen eggs 45 carloads, showing growing buyer and seller support for graded inspected eggs in inter provincial trade. The new practice aids east west demand and underlines benefits of standard quality control.
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Nwesenment
Inter Provincial
Saskatchewan Highways Program Notice Filed in Gazette
Saskatchewan highways program notice filed with the department of railways and canals. Copy available at the minister of highways office in Regina. A bid in Virgin River Nevada over 25 miles long is composed of 60 percent salt of great parity.
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Saskatchewan
Department of Railways and Canals
Minister of Highways
Regina
Virgin River
Nevada
Guernsey Cow Brings Record Price at Midlothian Sale
A Guernsey cow sold for 17700 dollars at a cattle sale in Midlothian Illinois linked to the annual meeting of the American Guernsey Cattle Club. The sale set a record price demonstrating strong demand for prize stock among breeders and exhibitors.
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Midlothian
Illinois
Irregular Note on a Captured Shark in Bude Bay
A six foot shark was caught by a girl using a regular hook and line in Bude Bay. The fragment mentions Cornwall as a dead loss if you spend more than its value. The text includes disjointed phrases about Iian and the ten commandments and removing plaster, lacking coherent context.
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Bude Bay
Cornwall
Large Increase in Wool Looked For
Approximately 375 contracts have been entered into this season by growers in the province of Saskatchewan and the Canadian Co-Operative Wool Growers Ltd under which the growers clips will be marketed. These contracts represent over 31,000 sheep and more than 221,000 pounds of wool already in sight. About 150 contracts have been received from Manitoba. The district manager for Manitoba and Saskatchewan says the showing is as good or better than average at this time of year. He expects an increase of 100,000 rounds of wool handled this year and urges car lots from focal points to cut freight and handling costs by shipping directly to warehouses through cooperative representatives.
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Saskatchwan
Canadian Co-Operative Wool Growers, Ltd
Co-Operative
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Kitchen garden cures and vegetable virtues
Watercress is a blood purifier and lettuce soothes nerves. Tomatoes aid a torpid liver but avoid gout. Celery and onions act as nerve tonics. Spinach helps constipation and seems better than medicine. Beets fatten and help put on flesh. potatoes do as well. Parsnips share similar virtues.
Justice of the Peace Marriage Vow Cited in Plea
A Justice of the Peace officiates a wedding with the bridegroom affirming the union. The ceremony includes a reminder that the officiant warned against any blame, emphasizing the couple’s consent and the vows.
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Ces
Justice of the Peace
Soap Wrappings Boost Price of Small Goods
A critique notes how five cent soap and similar items are sold for much higher prices via elaborate wrappings and packaging. It cites French complaints about American inflation through deceptive presentation, using a shaving soap example: two ounces, five cents value, wrapped in foil, greaseproof paper, advertising, aluminum tube, and multiple inner coverings, ultimately selling for about a dollar.
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France
America
Mount Frebus Victoria Land Volcano Noted
In the Boston Transcript passage Mount Frebus in Victoria land is cited as the most southerly volcano known. The text references a person named Minard and a figure named Reggie in a casual social scene, noting a girl gazing and a remark about making an impression.
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Frebus
Victoria Land
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