Dominion Taxation and National Debt Debate in Canada
An editorial outlines insistent demands for tax cuts, tariff reductions, and lower freight rates, alongside calls to expand public works and immigration. It argues Canada must reduce the national debt through prudent spending and avoid large new debt while boosting exports, efficiency, and work effort to sustain growth.
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Ottawa
Hudson Bay
St. Lawrence
Canada
Dominion
Coolidge
Washington
Vancouver Port records February ship traffic totals
The Vancouver Merchants' Exchange reports 1 265 ships entered Vancouver in February including deep sea foreign coastwise and local vessels. In the same month 1 244 ships passed outward through the first narrows.
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Vancouver
Bishop of London Says Religion Should Be Love Not Fear
The bishop argues that religion is finally being read as love rather than fear, noting that a sermon about hell would almost be comic in this interpretation.
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London
Hell
Exiled Ashanti King Prempeh Returns From 24-Year Banishment
The Ashanti monarch Prempeh I, deposed in 1896 and exiled to the Seychelles with 29 chiefs, is released after 24 years. He says he will marry only one wife, became a Christian in 1901, and traveled home with a large retinue aboard the Anchor liner Olympic to Liverpool.
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Prempeh
Ashante
Seychelles
Indian Ocean
Liverpool
Diamond Dyes Color Things New
Beautiful home dyeing and tinting is guaranteed with Diamond Dyes. Just dip in cold water to tint soft delicate shades or boil to dye rich permanent colors. Each 115 cent package contains simple directions for dyeing lingerie silks ribbons skirts waists dresses coats stockings sweaters draperies coverlets hangings and more. Buy Diamond Dyes and tell your druggist the material type wool silk linen cotton or mixed.
West provinces urged to unite for Hudson's Bay Railway completion
Regina Leader argues the Hudson's Bay Railway stalled due to lack of western unity. Colonel Webb says Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta must present a united front to counter opposition and push the line to Europe, or they do not deserve the shorter route.
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Hudson's Bay Railway
Colonel Webb
Dominion
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Hudson's Bay
Prairie Provinces
Europe
Regina
Man Whillans Dies at Peace River Crossing
R N Whillans longtime Edmonton Bulletin staff member and former Tofield Mercury editor dies at Peace River Crossing after a long illness. He moved from Ottawa 20 years ago and founded the Standard at Peace River Crossing. survived by widow and two daughters Mrs Dunning and Miss Jean Whillans.
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R. N. Whillans
Edmonton Bulletin
Peace River Crossing
Whillans
Edmonton
Ottawa
Tofield Mercury
Colorado
Dunning
Jean Whillans
UC Pediatric Researcher Claims Rickets Cure via Acid Milk
Dr. Martha Jones of the University of California Medical School reports a cure for rickets using small amounts of hydrochloric acid in a patient’s milk. The finding grew from observing acid relief in puppies.
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Martha Jones
Department of Pediatrics
University of California Medical School
Asiatic Problem Calls For Federal Action Says Anglican Bishop
Right Rev J A Doull of Kootenay warns the Asiatic problem is acute and China dominated Pacific coast markets while advocating regulations to bar Chinese property ownership and require trade training. Miller's Worm Powders promoted as remedy to child worm infestations and growth impacts.
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J. A. Doull
Kootenay
Pacific Coast
British Columbia
Doull
Unsurpassed for Childhood Ailments
Mrs. Howard King of Truro Nova Scotia touts Baby's Own Tablets for four children and thousands of Canadian homes keep them on hand for minor ailments. The tablets regulate stomach and bowels, relieve constipation and indigestion, ease colds fever teething and ensure safety. They are free from harmful drugs and sold for 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario by mail or dealers.
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Howard King
R.R. No. 5
Truro
N.S
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised By Nova Scotia Resident
Upper Grand Mira Nova Scotia special reports Mr McMullin a respected local man credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with major relief from rheumatism lumbago and back pain after a single box he could not move in bed before using the remedy. He says he cannot live without them and believes they built him up more than anything.
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Nova Scotia
Dodd
Upper
Grand Mira
N.S
Mr. McMullin
Canada
Dead German Sailors Found In Scuttled Destroyer
Workmen breaking up the scuttled German destroyer at Mill Bay Scapa Flow discovered five German officers and sailors hidden beneath a thick mass of wreckage. The men apparently were not warned when the fleet went down.
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Mill Bay
Scapa Flow
Manitoba Farmer Feeds and Finishes 22 Steers for Profit
A Manitoba farmer bought 22 head of feeder steers ten months ago and sold them recently after spending 25 per head on feed. He earned a net profit of 28 per head, illustrating smarter buying and feeding in a challenging cattle year, according to the Calgary Herald.
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Manitoba
Calgary Herald
Employment Shows Improvement In Canada March
The March employment trend in Canada shows a modest rise from February. Reports from 5,696 firms to the department of labor indicate 715,158 on payrolls, up 6,921 from February 1924, with manufacturing more active though other divisions mostly lower due to seasonal factors.
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Canada
Department of Labor
Moose Jaw Golf Club Proposes August Provincial Tournament
The Moose Jaw Golf Club executive urged the provincial association to hold the provincial tournament in Moose Jaw during the week of August 19 and proposed F. R. Nason of Moose Jaw as tournament secretary. The text also notes Holloway's Corn Remover as its strongest recommendation, claiming it seldom fails.
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Moose Jaw
Holloway
Reaps Good Returns From 40 Acre Wheat Field
J. H. Anderson a farmer near MacGrath Alberta reports his 1924 wheat crop from a forty acre field yielded about $2 000 or fifty dollars per acre.
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J. H. Anderson
Magrath
Alberta
Canadians Return Immigration to Canada February 2210
February immigration to Canada totaled 2 210 with 542 from Britain 806 from the United States and 868 from other nations. Canadians returning from the United States after six months or more who plan to stay permanently numbered 2 012, and since the fiscal year start the total such returnees reached 41 044.
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Canada
Department of Immigration and Colonization
United States
Fraser’s maiden Commons speech shocks treasury on ex-service men
Captain Ian Fraser, blind Conservative MP for St Pancras North and chairman of St Dunstan’s Hospital for Blind Soldiers, delivered a lucid maiden speech in the House of Commons opposing the treasury’s ex service employment policy, speaking as if without notes.
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House of Commons
Ian Fraser
St. Pancras
North
Fraser
St. Dunstan's Hospital
Treasury
Moving pictures used in Swedish insane hospitals
Swedish hospitals for the insane employ motion pictures as a treatment to aid cures. The method is also utilized in tubercular sanitariums as a therapeutic diversion for patients.
Japan suspends work on 440 miles of government railways
Japan halts electrification work on about 440 miles of government railways citing strategic or financial concerns. The move affects a broad network with potential delays for services and future modernization plans. Local officials and rail operators await further guidance on next steps and timelines.
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Japan
Women Made Up Twenty Six Percent of Philadelphia Workers in 1920
The 1920 Philadelphia gainful labor force included a substantial female share, with women comprising twenty six percent of employed persons. The data reflect broader social changes as women entered industry and service roles in the postwar era.
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Philadelphia
Air Patrol Extended Across Canada for Major Survey Year
The Royal Canadian Air Force will undertake a vast survey effort this year covering about 9 000 square miles in cooperation with the Department of the Interior. Flights will photograph historic sites and forest patrols expand to detect fires across provinces except Prince Edward Island.
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Prince Edward Island
Royal Canadian Air Force
Department of the Interior
Air Force
Nelson River
Port Nelson
Hudson's Bay
Churchill
Pas
Prince Albert
Battleford
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Jasper Park
Brazeau
Victoria
Fort Assiniboine
Red Deer
Stewart
B.C
Manitoba
Lake Winnipegosis
Rockies
British Columbia
The Oil for the Farmer
A bottle of Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil in the farm house saves journeys for the doctor. It helps children with colds and croap and adults with pains. It is also recommended for sick cattle. a bottle should always be in the house.
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Thomas
Women Seek Higher Education In Spanish Universities
Spanish women pursue higher education with 863 female students in the year ending 1923, up from 60 in 1917. Pharmacy attracts 128, philosophy 105, science 78, medicine 46, and law 6. authorities note their work is brighter than that of men.
Change Religion to Secure Divorce
The discovery that 20,000 Polish Catholic couples have obtained divorces by joining the Russian Orthodox Church alarms the Polish government. Authorities weigh restrictions to curb the movement and protect civil marriage rules.
Alberta Youth Farmers Sent for Practical Farm Experience
Sixty British boys from the Vermilion agricultural school in Alberta have been dispatched to various farms for practical farming experience. This move aims to expand hands on training and strengthen agricultural skills among trainees.
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Vermilion Agricultural School
Alberta
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