Canadian National Railways seen to seek financial reconstruction
Sir Henry Thornton outlines a plan to reconstruct the CN R financial structure to relieve government losses and return the system to self supporting status. Past deficits have been reduced through stock and bond arrangements, with surpluses now covering interest and a brighter outlook for the Dominion’s transport asset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Victoria
Sir Henry Thornton
Canadian National Railways
C.N.R
Treasury
Canadian Pacific
Dominion
C. A. Dunning
National Railways
Mackenzie King
Saskatchewan
Henry Thornton
Railway Commission
Red River Voyageur Eli Carriere Dies at 89
Elder Red River voyageur Eli Carriere, 89, died in Winnipeg after a weeks long illness. He helped form the Red River Voyageurs with Colonel William Kennedy to haul freight to Far Northern Canada and return with fur, and assisted Kennedy in organizing the group that went to Egypt in the 1880s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red River
Canada
William Kennedy
Indians Surrender 12,460 Acres on Little Black Bear Reserve
Prairie Provinces Indian Commissioner W M Graham announces the surrender of 12 460 acres on the Little Black Bear Reserve in Balcarres Sask district. The land, good farming ground, is too large for 40 in possession and will be auctioned with proceeds used to improve Indigenous living conditions. The piece ends with a sharp remark on common sense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Graham
Prairie Provinces
Little Black Bear
Balcarres, Sask
League Tightens Global Drug Traffic With New Convention
The League plans a worldwide crackdown on illicit drugs as its Opium and Harmful Drugs Convention takes effect September 25. Initiated in 1925, it requires ratification by 1 percent of states including seven League council members, two permanent. Canada’s recent ratification reached the needed threshold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League
League Council
Canada
Untouched meal warning and blood tonic cure ad
A warning on loss of appetite leads to serious illness and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills. The ad claims the pills enrich and purify blood to aid digestion and lists a Kingston Ontario customer testimony. It offers free health books and states price 50 cents per box with mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Wiliams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
First Woman Air Pilot Joins Royal Dutch Air Lines
Lady Heath the British aviatrix and former Mrs Elliott Lynn becomes the first woman employed as a passenger service pilot by Royal Dutch Air Lines. She arrived at Croydon on May 17 from Cape Town after a 10 000 mile solo flight completing the African length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Heath
Royal Dutch Air Lines
Elliott Lynn
James Heath
Croydon
Cape Town
South Africa
Summer Complaint Nearly Lost Her Little Girl
Mrs. Theodore Rivett of Anthony Ontario recalls her young daughter suffered from summer complaint last fall. The child became thin weak and almost unable to walk before a bottle of remedy was obtained following her mother’s advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Rivett
Anthony
Ont
Scalloped Eggs and Cheese and Orange Dessert
Betty Barclay offers a scalloped eggs and cheese dish with a white sauce crumb topping, plus an orange pulp pastry. A separate recipe crafts an orange flavored bake with orange rind and sugar, baked thirty minutes, served with citrus sauce. Also promoted are Miller’s Worm Powders for worm relief in children with additional health benefits.
Fish Health Rules From Ida Mellen Warns Caregivers
Ida Mellen, described as America's only woman fish doctor, compares fish to humans highlighting needs for exercise, sunlight, and proper food. She notes fish suffer like people when life is uncomfortable and that care includes monitoring medicine and avoiding improper foods to prevent indigestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida M. Mellen
America
New York Aquarium
Sensible brake test law urged to prevent accidents
It is suggested that time is near for regular brake testing and certification. Citing 800000 autobicycle deaths or injuries in the U.S. last year and brakes causing many crashes, it argues driving with faulty brakes is folly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
The Terror of Asthma and a Claimed Remedy
A dramatic warning about asthma appearing as a thief of breath and promising relief from Dr J D Kelloggs Asthma Remedy. The ad asserts instant relief after one trial and claims permanent cure with persistent use, urging to take no substitute.
Evening Wore On On A Spring Day Dialogue
The tale teller says the evening was the close of a spring day. The narrator notes tourism spending patterns, stating that Canadians spent one dollar in the United States for every four dollars Americans spent in Canada in 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Tiny Light Bending Proof Reported by St John at Mount Wilson
Charles E. St John of Mount Wilson Observatory reports measurements matching Einstein’s light bending claim. The displaced amount is a minute fraction just under one twenty fifth billionth of an inch, confirming the gravitational effect on light. The note closes with a health aside about Holloway's Corn Remover.
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Charles E. St. John
Mount Wilson Observatory
Einstein
Frost
Yorke Observatory
St. John
Canada to represent at international fuel conference in London
Edgar Stansfield, research engineer with the Scientific and Industrial Research Council of Alberta, and B. J. Haanel, chief engineer of the division of fuels, Ottawa, will represent Canada at the World Power Conference held at the Imperial Institute in London from September 24 to October 6, with about 22 countries participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Stansfield
Scientific and Industrial Research Council of
Alberta
B. J. Haanel
Department of Mines
Ottawa
Canada
London
England
Imperial Institute
Remedy praised for cramps and everyday relief
After taking a few doses she found it relieved cramps and became a staple household remedy. The product has been on the market for over 86 years and is sold by The T. Milburn Co. Limited in Toronto, Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Milburm Co. Limited
Toronto
Peace River Rail Extensions Aiming To Meet 1928 Crop Shipments
Extensions of railway lines in the Peace River country Northern Alberta are expected to be finished in time to handle the 1928 crop shipments, which are projected to exceed all prior records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace River Country
Alberta
Price Increase and Free Samples From Orillia Mills
Stocking and Yarn Mills in Orillia Ontario announce a price rise to 1.15 per pound and offer twenty one samples free. Department 17 handles inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stocking & Yarn Mills
Dept. 17
Orillia
Ont
National Fish Week to Run October Week in Canada
Canada declares National Fish Week from October 29 to November 4 to promote fish as a main diet item. The decision came at the Canadian Fisheries Association annual meeting in Montreal after years of observing a national fish day in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Canadian Fisheries Association
Montreal
Minard's Liniment and a Futile Fishing Invention
A fragment notes Minard's Liniment for blistered feet and mentions a new fishing rod that records each fish’s weight. It also quips that the inventor will likely starve and suggests no electrical device can replace wire pullers in an election campaign.
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Red River Voyageur
Northern Adventurers
Minard
Liniment
Thomas
Perce
Tue Barnes Co
Louvren
St. Charles
St.charles
Betty Barclay
Holloway
Firestone
Firestone Tire & Rubber CO OF Canada, Limited
Hamilton, Ontario
Canadian Depot “Stenhouse, Ltd
Treal
Hercules Permanent Building
MR. Thinker
Hercules
Appleford Paper Products
Hamilton
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