Leech River Gold Rush Site to Be Marked Historical Spot
The British Columbia Historical Society will designate the Leech River gold rush area as an important historical site. Volunteers will unveil a marker and display authentic relics from the early settlement, including rare photos of Towgn town and miners panning, recently located in the Colonial Office archives.
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Nanrouver
Sisties
BA Historical Society
Ehortly
America
Towgn
Colonial Office
London
Johm Hoxie
Ayelivict
Kennedy
Hoste
Leech Town
Vancouver
Mand
Felfish
Mr. Hoste
World Happenings Briefly Told
Japan plans to spend 160000 on railway improvements. A bomb injured thirteen worshippers at a tomb near Beanbay Medical College. A 499000 grant funds radio telegraph services and radio ship to shore stations. Over 2500 buffalo shift from Wainwright Park to the Northern reserve this summer. Home Bank shareholders pay double liability. total payments near 47000. Canada discusses shipping act amendments and settlers aid. Sweden Austria ratify antiwar treaties. Canada reparations reach 7.79 million. Pan Pacific Conference opens in Honolulu with delegates from Canada United States Mexico Peru Australia Panama China Philippines El Salvador. A physicist notes 7400000 people talking could heat a cup of tea in 4.5 hours.
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Sweden
Austria
Norway
Finland
Denmark
Poland
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Canada
Honolulu
United States
Mexico
Peru
Australia
Panama
China
Philippines
Salvador
How To Order Patterns At Pattern No
Guidance on ordering sewing patterns with pattern numbers. Provides steps to locate pattern No and place an order using standard cataloging details. Elements include identifying pattern title and size, confirming price, and selecting shipping options.
TONE UP THE BLOOD AND NERVES NOW
Ad promoting Dr Williams Pink Pills claims anaemia causes pain and fatigue and offers a tonic treatment. It cites a testimonial from Mrs Gregory J Murphy praising improved health after six boxes and urges sending 50 cents to Brockville Ontario for a box and a free booklet titled Building Up the Blood.
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Gregory J. Murphy
Fast Ship
Harber
N.S
Dr. Williams
Itv
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Mennonites Secure Oxley Ranch in Northern Alberta
The Bay Alberta Ranch near Slavely is now owned by Mennonites through the Canada Colonization Association. They plan mixed farming and have expanded holdings in Alberta over the past two years following earlier settler success.
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Alberta
Tinting Dyes and Color Craft Offers
A catalog of tinting tips touts Dye tinting for fabrics and draperies, promising even color and no streaks. It advertises Color Craft free and postpaid from Diamond Dyes Windsor Ontario and notes a Canadian National Railway regional industry commissioner appointment for Winnipesand? wart with Western Canada duties.
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Ana i
Aragglt
NSC
Windsor
Ontario
Canadian National Rathcars
Winnipes
Xr Wart
Dustries
Canada
Wart Wis
Saska 1Qot
Alberta Salt Mine Expands Plant To 45 Tons Daily
The Alberta Salt company at McMurray will add two more grainers to its equipment this summer, boosting daily production from 23 to 45 tons. The brine well passes through two salt beds, with the top bed 109 feet thick at a depth of 685 feet. A second well will be installed this year and the table salt is described as of superior quality.
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Alberta Salt Company
McMurray
Exceedingly smart daytime frock pattern No 1559
Describes a versatile daytime dress pattern with inverted plaits at the front, panel bodice, side belt, convertible collar, and gathered sleeves. Available in bust sizes 38 to 44, requires 3% yards of 39 inch fabric or 3 yards 54 inch for size 40. Pattern price 20 cents. New Fashion Book price 1 cent.
Dunlop Tires Adverts in Canadian Newspapers for 23 Years
A Canadian firm argues newspapers are the logical advertising medium for Dunlop Tires. Since starting in business 23 years ago, Dunlop claims uninterrupted newspaper ads across Canada, asserting the country’s readers prefer daily papers and that ad campaigns are as easy to start as stop.
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Ns Canada
Duaniop
Dunlop Tires
Dunlop
Canada
Pure Pir
Salmon tagged by fisheries traced across Atlantic routes
The Department of Marine and Fisheries tagged numerous Atlantic salmon to track movement. One marked fish released at Burns Point Nova Scotia in June was later found killed in Quebec. Travel estimates ranged from 500 miles by shortest route to over 1200 miles along shorelines.
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Department of Marine and Fisheries
Burns Point
Port Maitland
Yarmouth Country
Nova Scotia
Moise River
Quebec
Transfiguration lesson guides faith in Christ’s glory
Sunday School lesson commentary on Peter’s witness of Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration. The piece discusses Matthew Mark and Luke details, the glowing face of Jesus, and the implications for faith and spiritual life as taught by Charles Brown.
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Peter Witneses
Mark
Uacarney Pailin
Jess
Iit
Iptles
Weber
Janes
John
Ciee
Dean Eliamberoo
Jaires
Lazarus
Geth Ssemiane
Miakxtes
God
Jesus
Luke
Matthew
Moses Shome
Daveout
John 4
Paton
Lehron
Charles Brown
Mixed farming praised by Alberta farmer in Magrath
W T Passey of Magrath Alberta champions mixing sugar beets with Jersey cattle as the best investment, listing a half dozen purebred Jerseys with three milking cows yielding about 150 dollars daily in milk and cream. Nearby land sales reach 60 per acre in a region long idle. The Magrath report notes much land lies fallow and ready for spring cropping.
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W. T. Passey
Magrath
Alberta
Macrath
American Farmers Seek Manitoba Lands From Dakota and Minnesota
Hundreds of settlers from North and South Dakota and Minnesota plan to take up land in Manitoba this year. R. Ryan of the Department of Colonization and Development at Canadian Pacific Railway notes 3000 enquiries at the St. Paul office so far, up from 300 last year, reflecting heightened American farmer interest surpassing levels since 1912 and 1915.
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North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Manitoba
Ahi R. Divan
Department of Colonization and Development
Canadian Pacific Railway
Paul
Rean
St. Paul
Canada
Mr. Ryan
Dominion Government Salaries Reach 74 Million in 1925-26
The Dominion government paid 74,692,000 to employees in salaries for 1925-26, up 470,759 from the prior year. Rents to permanent staff totaled 42,579,165, with temporary wages at 14,963,157, down slightly from last year. Employee headcount rose from 28,589 in April 1925 to 39,54 in March 1926.
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Dominion
Dominion Buriau of Statitics
Dominion Securities Advances on Canadian Mills and Timber
Dominion Securities acquires control of Provincial Paper Limited’s plants and timber limits for eight million dollars in cash. One plant in the deal is at Port Arthur on Lake Superior, previously under U S interests.
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Dominion Securities Corporation
Provincial Paper Mile Limited
United States
Port Arthur
Lake Superior
Firestone Gum-Dipped Tires Promise Extra Miles
Firestone engineers describe a new tread for Bal loon Tire with cross and square projections and narrow rider strips for superior non skid grip. The rubber dipped cords saturate each fiber for reduced wear and flexing strength, offering economy comfort and safety with Gum-Dipped Tires.
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Hen Firestone
Firestone
Conan Doyle’s Balloon Jumping Idea for a New Sport
The article notes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle once conceived using small hydrogen balloons as knapsacks for pedestrians. It warns against attempts when weight and lifting power are close, risking loss of control and accidents. It advocates reducing a man’s weight from fifteen stone to five stone for easier, swifter travel with steadier strides.
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Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthwiv Gaya
Odward Springs
Anglo Persian Oil Office Planned in Calvary This Spring
It is reported the Anglo- Persian OFF Company, largely British owned, will open an office at Calvary this spring for an extensive geological oil survey. A lone abandoned mine in the Missouri Ozarks is now producing over 1000 tons of iron ore daily.
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Anglo- Persian Off Company
Calvary
Missouri Ozarks
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Japan
Sara
Medical College
Beanbay
House of Commons
Wainwright Park
Slave River
J. K. Cornwall
Edeventon
Hitawa
Home Bank
Adel
Gladys Hollis
Montreal
Carter
Gledys Hollis
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Bay Alberta Ranch
Oxley
Chessmien
Russia
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Bedtine
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Tairion
Canberra
Duke and Duchess of York
Royal Botanic Gardens
Kew
Holloway
Ocean
Atlantic City
Minard
Tina
Peter
the Transfiguration
Isaiah
Jersey
Dakota
U.S
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company OF Canada, Limited
Hamilton
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Chamberlain
Washio
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A. Lefebvre& Company
Depe
Alexandria
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Mans Fgetting Company
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Hubbard Oven Company
Queeca West
Toronto
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J. A. Maas
Faribault
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Seters
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