Hudson Bay Railway reaches Churchill on Good Friday announcement
The West gains a new ocean port at Churchill as Hudson Bay Railway rails reach the harbor on Good Friday. President Dunning pushes rapid reconditioning, harbor work, and surveys to ensure freight moves from the prairies to the West's ocean port by 1929, reshaping Canadian transportation and regional ambitions.
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Hudson Bay
Churchill
Western Canada
Bay
Eatern Canada
Canada
Hudson Bay Railway
Canadian Northern
Hudson Bay Junction
Sask
Pas
Manitoba
Ottawa
Port Nelson
Kettle Rapids
C. A. Dunning
Mackenzie King
Dunning
West
Nelson
Hudson Straits
Northland
Prairies
Crow’s Nest
Candas
Confederateu
Atlantic
Pacific
International Boundary Line
Ontario boosts research funding under dollar for dollar plan
A bill in the Ontario Legislature proposes raising the government contribution to the Ontario Industrial Research Foundation from 1,000,000 to 2,500,000 dollars as part of the dollar for dollar assist plan. Last year the act allowed the province to match private subscriptions of 1,000,000 dollars, and the response prompted strong support.
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Ontario
Ontario Industrial Research Foundation
Amendment Raises Subscriptions to 2.5 Million on Same Terms
The text states an over subscribed fund will be increased to 2.5 million dollars with grant on the same terms as the original.
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Earns Enduring Trust
For years Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator has ranked as a reliable worm preparation and it always maintains its reputation.
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Mother Graves
Gold Fish Resume Activity After Ice Thaw
A bowl of gold fish suspended activity when temperatures fell to 14 degrees above zero and the fish were encased in a solid ice cake. They resumed normal activity once the ice melted and Marshfield recorded its coldest reading in 25 years.
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Marshfield
Alberta Farm Wages Averaged 72 a Month
A statement from the Department of Trade and Commerce of the Dominion Government reports Alberta farm workers averaged 72 dollars per month. It ranks second in Western Canada with British Columbia at 77 dollars.
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Department of Trade and Commerce
Dominion
Alberta
Canada
British Columbia
England Faces Postal Shortfall in Overseas Mail
In England about five million international letters are mailed yearly with insufficient postage and surcharges totaling over 200000 dollars are collected annually from the addressees.
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England
Armament Reduction Figures Highlight British Naval Disarmament
Regina Leader notes a speech by Hon W C Bridgeman showing Britain cut cruisers from 114 prewar to 2 and naval budgets from 24.5 to 6.9 percent, arguing these figures prove Britain leads in naval disarmament and peace.
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W. C. Bridgeman
Admiralty
Britain
Dr Williams Pink Pills Tonic Promises New Vitality
A spring health appeal promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood builder and nerve tonic to combat tiredness, low spirits, and winter fatigue. The ad cites a testimonial from A Marcotte of North Ham Quebec and notes availability by mail or through druggists for 50 cents a box.
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Dr. Williams
Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Hungarian Beggars Taxed and Banned Organization
The Hungarian government ordered beggars to pay taxes on their income after an investigation found they often earned more than workers. An organized mendicants group is to be disbanded.
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Mendicants
Indians on Canadian reserves livestock 1928 totals
Holdings of farm livestock by Indians on Canadian reserves in 1928 list horses 36172 milch cows 9194 other cattle 34495 sheep 3204 swine 9704 hens and chickens 108918 turkeys 7715 geese 5196 ducks 7788.
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Canada
Twin Mother Credits Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Mitchell Ontario woman recounts severe fatigue headaches and weakness during twin pregnancy. After taking Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound she reports restored strength, weight gain, and ability to resume chores.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mitchell
Lydia Inkham
Pana
Trans-Siberian railway equipment shipped from Vancouver
Thirty thousand tons of railway material trucks and steel framing for box cars will depart Vancouver for the Orient as equipment for the Trans-Siberian Railway. The order was placed thirteen years ago but delivery paused by the Russian Revolution and the gear held in Canadian Pacific yards at Coquitlam until conditions allowed shipment.
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Vancouver
Orient
Trans-Siberian Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
Coquitlam
Putnam's Corn Extractor Promises Quick Pain Free Removal
Sore corns drop off when you apply a few drops of Putnam's Corn Extractor at the sign of a callous. The advertisement claims it works on hard or soft corns and between toes, removes them painlessly, and roots out the corn quickly.
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Putnam's
Putnam’s
Pensions Act Amended Passed Before Prorogation
The Pensions Act revised to ease urban crowding by allowing provincial pensioners to be treated as residents of their previous district while staying in the province. A maintenance clause exempts pensioners from support if earnings exceed Income Tax Act thresholds, as urged by G. H. Webster of Calgary.
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G. H. Webster
Calgary
Twenty Five Cent Pudding Recipe
Betty Barclay offers a simple pudding from pantry staples. Tapioca cooks in water with salt and vanilla, then butter and brown sugar are added and the mixture bakes for half an hour.
Ambrosia Southern Style and Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Note
Ambrosia recipe uses shredded coconut oranges pineapple bananas and optional fruits served cold with sweetening. Also promoting Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as the poor man's friend noted as affordable and widely stocked by dealers.
Canada aims for better highways to boost economy
Canada builds road network for efficient traffic flow. In 1927, 44,416 miles were under maintenance by patrol gangs at a cost of 16,024,617 dollars. A Japanese scientist creates a cellular glass house held by thin iron plates with second floor ventilation via valves. Holloway's Corn Remover is praised for removing corns and warts quickly.
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Canada
Japan
Albertan Farm Workers Earn Top Wages in 1928 After B C
Albertan farm workers earned higher wages in 1928 than workers in all Canadian provinces except British Columbia, reflecting a strong prairie labor market. The report compares regional earnings and notes Alberta’s competitive pay among agricultural laborers.
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Canada
British Columbia
Canada Mineral Industry Third In Importance At Meeting
S J Cook chief of the mining metallurgical and chemical branch of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics told the 30th annual meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in Winnipeg that Canada's mineral industry is third in importance among the dominions prim ary industries. He noted Canada leads the world in nickel and asbestos and ranks high in gold silver lead copper and zinc with prospects for continued expansion.
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Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Winnipeg
S. J. Cook
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Dominion
Oil For the Farmer and Dr Thomas Oil Adverts
This item notes a portable “Eclectric Oil” pitched for farm use to aid children with colds and croap, adults with pains, and even sick cattle. It urges households to keep a bottle at home. A humor line follows about a motorist asking a butcher’s boy if he is hurt after an accident.
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Dr. Thomas
Alberta coal samples sent to England for tests
Tests of Alberta coal to find a substitute for anthracite will be carried out at the Wodall Duckham laboratories in England. Sir Arthur Duckham announced the plan en route east after obtaining samples. He is returning from Australia where he conducted an Empire trade mission.
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Alberta
Wodall Duckham Laboratories
England
Sir Arthur Duckham
Australia
Dr Kellogg Asthma Remedy Proclaimed Effective
An advertisement extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming quick action by reaching the breathing passages and driving asthma out. It urges readers to have the remedy on hand for ready use and notes rapid improvement with repeated treatments.
Manitoba Mining Boom Expands Across Provinces
Manitoba enters a period of intensive mining development with copper, gold, silver, lead, and zinc mining underway. The article highlights strong opportunities for prospectors and mining companies seeking to capitalize on the expanding metals industry.
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Manitoba
Minarad's Liniment aids wheat trade test
Ten thousand bushels of Garnet wheat are to be shipped to Britain and other wheat importing countries for trial by millers there as Minarad's Liniment is highlighted.
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Britain
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Ocean Port
Minard's Liniment
Minard
Russia
Pensions
Betty Barclay
Holloway
Dominions
Alberta Coal
Minarad
Fla
Appleford
Hamilton
ONT
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina
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