Outlook for Western Canada Gains Cautious Hope in 1934
Mr John Commissioner notes a general mood shift toward improved trade and industry in 1934, with the West lagging on agriculture but Eastern Canada showing stronger recovery. Growth may come from housing, factories, lumber exports, mining, oil and gas drilling, and expanded fishing markets in the Prairie Provinces.
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Canada
John Commissioner
Western Lines
Canadian Pacific Rail
F. Sweeting
Industrial Way
Sweeting
West
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
Western Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Prairie Provinces
Fishermen Perish In Storm Off Kwantung Coast
A storm off the Kwantung province coast sank about 300 fishing junks drowning hundreds of fishermen. A Chinese customs cruiser rescued survivors as the storm devastated Canton Hong Kong and Swaton areas along the southern China shore.
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China
Kwangtung
Kwantung Province
Canton
Hong Kong
Swaton
Nervous Suitor Seeks Permission Amid Five Year Courtship
A humorous exchange shows a young man nervously proposing to a father after five years of courting. The father bluntly asks if the suitor wants a pension, highlighting a comic clash of expectations between generations.
Milburn's H. N. Pills Promoted for Vital Health
The advertisement claims Milburn's H. N. Pills strengthen vital organs to prevent harmful attacks. It advises consulting a druggist for purchase and suggests they aid issues like shortness of breath during exertion and fatigue from stairs hills or walking.
European travel costs drop since 1926 despite exchange rates
Costs for European travel are lower this year than in 1926, says Cunard & Anchor-Donaldson Lines. Auto hire in Paris and Rome down 44–46 percent, hotel rates about 36 percent lower, rail fares reduced, taxis cheaper, and organized sightseeing tours markedly trimmed across major cities.
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Cunard & Anchor-Donaldson
Paris
Rome
Europe
London
Nice
Genoa
Naples
Lucerne
Interlaken
Heidelberg
Cologne
Amsterdam
Brussels
Holland
France
Poland
Switzerland
How Kruschen Salts Helped a Woman Lose 32 Pounds
A Mrs M P recounts losing 28 pounds in ten months and reaching 146 pounds in eighteen months with Kruschen Salts. She cites better health, energy, and vitality, noting weight tickets as proof and describing the product as containing six minerals found in European spa waters.
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M. P. Kruschen
Prairie Livestock Marketing Inquiry Seeks Field Evidence
Government seeks examples from farmers showing producers not receiving full market value for livestock due to trade practices or marketing system defects. Statements require documentary proof and will be submitted to Parliament. Prairie provinces to present joint data through Livestock Associations and the Livestock Pool to minister W. C. Buckle.
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Prairie Provinces
W. C. Buckle
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Livestock Associations
Livestock Pool
Buckle
Ocean Expedition Finds Continental Indian Ocean Seabed Past
An oceanographical expedition revealed that the seabed of the Indian Ocean was once a continental area with deserts.
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Indian Ocean
Wales shifts to Canadian steel in South Wales market
The Guardian reports Wales now receives Canadian steel in competition with Belgium Germany France and Sweden as the Grey County brings 3600 tons of billets to Newport. Despite heavy duties South Wales imports about 18000 tons weekly for tinplate conversion while Canada orders 1,000,000 Welsh tinplate boxes and seeks reciprocal trade with the Dominions.
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Canada
Guardian
South Wales
Belgium
Germany
France
Sweden
Grey County
Newport
Dominions
Dutch farmers welcome crisis fund payments
The Netherlands farmers cheer government aid from the agricultural crisis fund as relief for strain on farms and production. Among 18 channel swimmers, nine women took part and only one woman succeeded in crossing the English Channel in summer.
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Netherlands
Agricultural Crisis Fund
English Channel
King Solomon's Mine Report From Rhodesia
A Broken Hill prospector reports finding King Solomon's mine in Northern Rhodesia. He will not disclose the exact spot, only that it lies at the centre of a mine concession. The legend, pursued for over 300 years, has drawn many over vast regions and endured amid tales of wealth and peril.
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Broken Hill
Northern
Rhodesia
Livestock Shipments From West to East Canada
For the first 11 weeks of this year and last year figures show hogs 57,995 (78,234) cattle 18,554 (5,921) calves 148 (19) and sheep 25,932 (21,480) shipped from Western to Eastern Canada.
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Canada
Quick Relief From Neuralgia From Aspirin Bayer
An advertisement touts aspirin tablets providing rapid neuralgia relief. It claims dissolution within two seconds after moisture contact, enabling quick pain relief minutes after ingestion. It warns buyers to look for Bayer branding to ensure genuine aspirin.
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Bayer
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Milburn
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Big Ben
Wales
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