Canada census seen as vital national task
A historical editorial defends Canada's June census as essential for representation and fiscal planning. It argues population data drive House of Commons seats, per capita grants, and policy decisions, noting new unemployment questions and urging full public cooperation with enumerators as a national duty.
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Canada
Ottawa
Quebec
House of Commons
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Winnipeg Nurse Heads North To Pangnirtung Hospital
Miss Prudence Hockin of Winnipeg, formerly Oak Lake, leaves for Pangnirtung to serve as superintendent of a new Anglican hospital. She will travel by Hudson Bay boat from Montreal in summer, a two month voyage, and stay five years. The mission hospital has limited radiogram access with weekly inbound messages and no outbound. The community includes 12 white residents and a shifting Eskimo population.
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Winnipeg
Wil
Prudence Hockin
Oak Lake
Manitoba
Baffin's Bay
Pangirtung
Hudson's Bay
Montreal
Miss Hockin
Automobile Glass Enclosure Built for Maharajah of Patiali
A London constructed automobile for the Maharajah of Patiali features a glass enclosure allowing occupants to see out while preventing outsiders from peering in.
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London
England
Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills Restore Restful Nights
A frustrated reader from Gaungurtown describes insomnia and fatigue worsened by anxiety. After a friend suggested Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills, after a few weeks of use sleep improved, nerves steadied, and daily energy returned. mail order offered direct delivery.
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Moyaneresa
Xavary
Gaungurtown
Dat
Wethriog
Milburn
Tao
Room of
Petty Tao
Soviets Could Mobilize Large Army Quickly
National leaders project rapid Soviet mobilization in war. The regime could assemble about 17 million men within three months, with 10 million in line regiments. Within three weeks, 3 million fighters could be deployed. reserves include three months of coal and a growing air wing. Wheat exports and heavy casualty fodder are planned.
Mourning wardrobe with Diamond Dyes praised by Montreal reader
Mrs G K L of Montreal shares her experience dyeing mourning clothes and home items with Diamond Dyes. She notes black dyes lasting, superior to another brand, and says she also dyed curtains raspberry and a rug garnet, calling the dyes real money savers and the finest dyes money can pay.
Vimy Memorial Efforts Aboard Empress Of France General Newburn Report
Maj General C Newburn of Hamilton sails aboard the Empress of France to Europe and vows to press for quicker completion of the Vimy memorial while overseas. He plans to meet General Hughes and push for delayed stone delivery to hasten the memorial’s finish.
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C. Newburn
Hamilton
Ont
Europe
National Battefields Commission
Hughes
Remarkable preserved apple from Bridgewater kept 62 years
A clove apple once plucked at Bridgewater sixty two years ago by Mrs. Charles Hollins of Worcester Massachusetts remains in admirable condition. The fruit, described as rotting if off the branch a week, is preserved and as fresh as if just picked from a tree, prompting a blush of pride in its long preservation.
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Charles Hollins
Worcester
Mass
Bridgewater
Edmonton Chamber forms panel for eastern low grade wheat market
The Edmonton Chamber of Commerce appoints a committee to study and report on developing an eastern market for low grade Alberta wheat and coarse grain. The aim is to supply Ontario and Quebec with grains for feeding purposes. Denmark operates 179 miles of air service routes.
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Edmonton Chamber of Commerce
Alberta
Ontario
Quebec
Denmark
How Women Lose Fat In England
Fragments describe a dubious fat loss method tied to a fictional list of salts and a claimed English women’s approach. The text suggests mysterious products and a weight loss process with no clear credible evidence or health guidance.
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England
Wim
Churchill Port Excluded From Hudson Bay Survey
Premier Bennett announced in the House of Commons that the Port of Churchill will not be included in the survey led by Sir Alexander Gibb, a British harbor engineer. The survey will cover Halifax, Saint John, Quebec, Montreal and Vancouver, with Gibb’s team preparing preliminary data in Ottawa.
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Hudson Bay
Churchill
Alexander Gibb
Bennett
House of ‘Commons
London
Ottawa
England
Halifax
Saint John
Quebec
Montreal
Vancouver
Recipes for This Week Betty Barclay Culinary Tips
Betty Barclay presents a week of recipes including a corn salad mold with gelatine and corn pepper pimento and onion, a coconut pie and a vanilla custard pie with whipped whites, plus a note on Mothers Value Tats Oil and Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for croup relief with emphasis on quick action and at hand readiness.
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Thomas
Government Advertising Campaign Urges Canadian Goods
The Dominion Government spent 92020.77 since office to promote buying Canadian made goods. Distribution of funds went to newspapers nationwide including dailies 38023.49 farm papers 36417.46 and weeklies 3602.84 with miscellaneous 13976.98.
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Dominion
Department of Trade and Commerce
Canada
House of Commons
Study Urges Permanent National Committee On Unemployment
Ottawa round-table conference on unemployment urges Dominion government to appoint a permanent national committee. Representing social welfare groups across Canada, the panel asks the committee to study economic and social structures to plan for preventing recurring unemployment and stabilizing production and distribution. The report will be sent to Hon 3. D. Robertson for submission and provincial governments will receive it.
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Dominion
Ottawa
Canadian Council of Child Welfare
Canada
D. Robertson
Robertson
Machine Guns Training For Toronto Police Detectives
Toronto police are being trained to handle machine guns amid preparations to deploy deadly weapons if needed. Three weapons firing 1000 rounds per minute and bullets traveling 930 feet per second are tested by Inspector Robert Alexander and the training is to include motorcycle squad officers before expanding to other ranks.
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Toronto Police Department
Toronto Star
Robert Alexander
Draper
The
Star
Egyptian Liniment Promoted for Household Use
An advertisement touts Las' Egyptian Liniment as a must for every home. It claims to stop bleeding instantly, cauterize wounds, prevent blood poisoning, and ward off inflammation and proud flesh. It also asserts a Bible coincidence about two nearly identical chapters in Kings and Isaiah.
Has Many Friends: Summer Ballard Hosts Unique Dinner
One of New York's wealthiest bachelors, Summer Ballard, once dubbed a millionaire reporter, hosts an annual dinner for 200 friends at his town house. The guest list spans wide society from newsboys to millionaires, creating a remarkable cross-section under one roof.
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New York
Summer Ballard
Six Weddings In One Scottish Family Spark Confetti Burn
A Scottish family has held six weddings in the past year. With the next oldest sibling still in school, plan is to burn the confetti instead of saving it for future occasions.
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Miller
Canadian National Express
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Sonia
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Isaiah
Tom Montes
Main Street
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Erie
Portage Ave
Winnipeg Western Ooee
Calgary
Edmonton
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Sua
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Para-Sani
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Cooclc
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina
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