Canada on easy street as debt cuts praised
Dominion Minister of Finance James A Robb says Canada paid off 53 000 000 of short term bonds due Oct 15 this year and will cover the rest from cash on hand. He forecasts further reductions by 1933 with less taxation and improved business, railways profit, grain and dairy gains, and strong national cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Robb
Dominion
Canada
Treasury
Robb
Canadian National Railways
Dominion Treasury
C.N.R
Presient Beatty
Canadian Pacific
Press of Canada
West
West Coast Pisheries Boost on Vancouver Island
The pilchard reduction industry on Vancouver Island shows a 50 percent production rise this year over last, yielding 16000 tons of meal and 3,500,000 gallons of oil. Plant count has grown from five to 22 in three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Victoria
United States
CPR
Harvesters Find Winter Employment in Southern Alberta
Report from CPR colonization boards shows good progress placing British harvesters in winter work in Southern Alberta. Secretaries note farmers respond well and several mutually satisfactory deals have been arranged. The commentary closes with a brief comic exchange about hair styling and a quip about life’s leading lady being the cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
CPR
Colonization Boards
Cornea Transplant Restores Partial Sight for Ferguson
In a rare delicate operation, Bert Ferguson of New York City regained limited vision after surgeons grafted a cornea from Charles Greenblatt, who lost an eye to a tumor. The patient could distinguish objects ten feet away as doctors monitor nourishment of the grafted tissue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Ferguson
New York City
Ferguson
Charles Greenblatt
Pink Pills Aid Pale Girls Health and Tourists Rise
A period piece noting Dr Williams Pink Pills touted to restore strength and red blood by a Hamilton reader. It cites a mother’s testimonial of recovery after tonsil removal failed. Also mentions Vancouver Island tourism up 70,000 visitors and Greater Vancouver population growth to 344,160 in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Winifred Rutty
Barton Street West
Hamilton
Ont
Dr. Wilens Medicine Co
Brockville
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Claims Cheapest Remedy Across Canada
The advertisement extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as the cheapest of all preparations, easily found in every drug store from coast to coast, with merchants stocking it. it claims quick finances for college boys via air mail and highlights its use for healing cuts and similar ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Thomas
Canada
Air Mail
Britain Faces Large Market for Farm Produce Imports
The Farmers' Sun notes Britain imported dressed poultry worth £1,204,702 from January to August 1928, with Canada supplying £11,978. Shell eggs totalled £10,999,385, Canada £24,923. Butter imports reached £37,411,498, Canada £13,659. Foreign suppliers including the United States shipped dead poultry worth £911,929 in that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Sun
Great Britain
Canada
United States of America
Could Not Sleep Heart Would Start Pumping and Pounding
Mrs. Fred. Fp. Averill of Calgary Alberta reports severe heart distress causing sleepless nights. She describes waking with screams as her heart pounded, noting neighbor advice prompted her to seek relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred. FP. Averill
12Th Ave
Calgary
Alta
Notable Self Cure Claim Backed by Milburn Co Ad
A reader states using Pea LAG 7 aca) changed her life after two boxes. The item sold for 50 cents per box at druggists and dealers, or by mail from The T Milburn Co Ltd Toronto Ont, on receipt of price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Milburn Co Ltd
Toronto
Edmonton Land Office Sees 85 Homesteads Taken In Week
During the week of October start to 15th inclusive, the Edmonton Land Office recorded 85 homesteads taken out. This surpasses the summer totals and greatly exceeds the same period in 1927 when 16 homesteads and one soldier's grant were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fdmonton Land Office
Minard’s Sin and Bride Given in Marriage Tale
A fragmentary notice recalls a grim quote about Minard’s Sin and a curious wedding line. It mentions August remarks on a mother’s letter and a remark that “the bride is given in marriage, sometimes the groom is sold,” suggesting a sensational social snippet from a historical page.
Explorer to spend winter in Canada Arctic regions
Major J. T Burwash of the Northwest Territories and Yukon branch will winter on Boothia peninsula gathering data on King William Island and the mainland. He will survey a proposed tractor route between Cockburn and Wager Bays to test supply access for posts along the Arctic coast. In May 1929 he sails to study Franklin Strait and Peel Sound on the Ptarmigan, joining the Canadian Arctic expedition. Your Asthma Too. The efficacy of Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy is presented as a guaranteed relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Arctic
J. T Purwash
Northwest Territores
Yukon
Ottawa
Aklavik
Mackenzie River
Burwash
Boothia Peninsula
King William Island
Cockburn
Wager Bays
Hudson Bay
Behring Sea
Alaska
Ptarmigan
Franklin Strait
Peel Sound
Alberta Hatcheries Plan To Establish Several Outlets
L M Gaetz of Canadian Hatcheries Limited in Vancouver says a large scale hatchery will be set up in Alberta with eventual outlets at multiple points across the province. The venture aims to supply high quality baby chicks, eggs, and poultry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Npany
Alberta
L. M. Gaetz
Canadian Hatcheries, Limited
Vancouver
Edmonton
Red Rose Tea Claims Have Canadians Switching
The ad touts Red Rose Tea as the preferred choice for Canadians after bridge games, praising its flavor and dustless purity. It argues the tea’s material composition provides complete protection for good tea, positioning Red Rose as the superior option.
Hotel To Have Big Organ At Royal York Toronto
The Royal York Hotel in Toronto will install one of Canada’s finest organ instruments with five manuals. Built by Cassavant Freres of St Hyacinthe, Quebec, the 50 ton unit will require four freight cars for delivery and will be the only such organ in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal York Hotel
Toronto
Canada
Cassavant Freres
St Hyacinthe, P.Q
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Scotland
Hyde Park
London
Public Park
Diges
Phillip
Greater Vancouver
Ard
Liniment
Mrs. Green
Edmonton Land Office
Minard
North
Holloway
Edward Fernland
Gary, Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Grainland
Lydia F. Pink
Ram
Jam
Mas
Appleford
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina
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