Canada’s Dominion: unity, empire ties, and the great west
The article traces Canada’s challenges uniting Ontario Quebec and Western provinces as population and interests shift. It notes evolving East West sentiment, tariff debates, and the need for mutual compromise. It lauds Anglo Saxon problem solving and asserts Canada’s self government within a strong empire. The Premier frames empire citizenship as central to Canada’s identity and strength.
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Ceneda
Dominion
Ontario
Quebec
Upper Canada
Maritime
Canada
Triumph For Surgery and Dominion Naval Debate
John Harrington of Eastney England has been successfully treated at Portsmouth Hospital for a broken neck after masonry fell on him last October. His treatment uses a cel luloid jacket and a plaster cast, easing pain with weather changes. The article then shifts to Dominion views on naval defense urging Britain and dominions to share imperial naval obligations or lose protection.
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England
Britain
John Harrington
Eastney
Portsmouth Hospital
Paris
Harrington
Wellington Post
Herald
Auckland
Dominions
House of Commons
Natural Lighthouse Newture Guides San Salvador Island
A volcanic lighthouse called Natural Lighthouse Newture stands on San Salvador Island guiding mariners by day and night. Treacherous shallow water around the island and constant smoke and glare make it a superior beacon, likened to a lighthouse built by man. The banter between a witty border and landlady adds a light aside about unsettled accounts.
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Newture
San Salvador
Britain promotes advertising to boost British goods
The General Post Office has ordered pirates inscribed British Goods Are Best for all postmarking machines. The commissioner of public works considers lending space on public buildings for posters and signs urging the public to buy British goods.
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Britain
General Post Office
Commissioner of Public Works
Divers recover $600000 copper cargo from 1869 wreck
Rich cargo of copper salvaged by divers from the British frigate Cape Horn wrecked off Chile in 1869. The team used new pressure resistant deep sea lamps and high pressure suits to scan over two hundred feet below the surface.
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Cape Horn
Chili
Radio Sets For Police Stations Across Vast Canadian North
The Canadian Government plans radio sets in every police station from Edmonton to the Arctic Ocean, covering over two thousand miles through vast wild country. The route traverses regions inhabited by Indians Eskimos traders trappers and prospectors.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Arctic Ocean
Higher Education In Canada Registration 39 372 At Canadian Universities
The 1924 assets of Canadian universities totaled 80 864 627 with income 10 541 874 and expenditures 11 716 921. A Dominion Bureau of Statistics preliminary report notes 23 universities registered 39 372 students for year ending June 30 1924, about one third being female.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Nerviline Home Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Nerviline as a safe home remedy for aches pains colds cramps and diarrhea with vigorous rubbing. It claims quick relief for all ages and lists a price of 35 cents at all dealers.
Commissioner Enright Calls For Tougher Penalties in New York
Police Commissioner Enright argued that automobiles and pistols greatly aid crime and urged the next New York legislature to double penalties for major crimes committed with either weapon. He cautioned that lawmakers might resist but saw it as a partial step to curb crime.
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New York State
Enright
New York
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text and Gala Reading
The lesson centers on Galatians 5.13 24 and reading Proverbs 23 29 with the theme Be not deceived for whatsoever a man sows he reaps. It emphasizes moral conduct and the Christian call to serve one another in love.
Five Sisters Memorial Unveiled in York Minster
The Duchess of York unveiled the Five Sisters window in York Minster, hailed as the most charming war memorial. It honors 1,400 women who died in the Great War and showcases restored 13th and 15th century glass worth about 265 million dollars in modern value. A York lady funded the restoration after wartime damage and a decade of board up.
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York Minster
England
Duchess of York
Empire
Five Sisters
York
Minster
Blakeway Little
Best Medicine She Ever Used In Hemford NS
Mrs Amanda Woodworth of Hemford Nova Scotia credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring her health after years of fatigue headaches and weakness. She says the pills gave her energy to manage a fifteen acre farm and daily chores and urges others with similar run down health to try them. Sold by medicine dealers or 50 cents a box by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Hemford
N.S
Amanda Woodworth
Spoiling Impressive Music by Jazz in Religion
Ernie Golden of the Hotel McAlpin orchestra urged jazz in churches at the West Side Religious Forum claiming it would add pep to hymns. He cited Handel and Bach as examples and contrasted the Hallelujah Chorus in Messiah, which is powerful as written, with a peppier rewrite titled Yes We Have No Bananas.
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Ernie Golden
Hotel McAlpin
West Side
New York World
Flesh Against the Spirit in Pauls Law of Love explained
The text argues Christians are free from the law yet must not misuse freedom for base impulses. It cites Galatians and Leviticus on loving neighbor and warns against biting and devouring each other. A Lincoln quote emphasizes self-control and avoiding petty contention.
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Paul
Abraham Lincoln
London Speculates On Programme Of Prince
After visiting South America the Prince of Wales would have completed his global tours, critics say he may settle to prepare for kingship. He is hailed as a salesman of the empire and future international relations. Homecoming will stir British interest and rumors will rise, though he maintains independence.
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Prince of Wales
South America
British Empire
London
Early railways in Newcastle moved coal by horse drawn carts
In 1602, Mr. Beaumont laid timbers as straight parallel rails near Newcastle. Bulky carts on four rollers hauled coal from the colliery to the river, benefiting coal merchants by improving transport long before steam locomotives.
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Newcastle
England
Beaumont
Determination Drives Success Says Edward Bok
A quotation on the value of persistent effort in business cites Edward Bok noting that success comes from a willing spirit and a resolve to see tasks through, not by chance.
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Edward Bok
World power conference eyes deep earth heat power
At a London conference Sir Charles Parsons proposed boring ten to twelve miles deep to tap the earth heat for inexhaustible power. He argued the cost would be less than building one battleship and that natural steam from such borings already powers Volcanic areas in Italy.
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Sir Charles Parsons
London
Italy
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for Burns and Injuries
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil provides prompt treatment for scalds and burns. It soothes pain and aids quick recovery while also easing cuts bruises and sprains and inflammations. A bottle at home saves doctor's and veterinary fees.
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Thomas
Wireless Waves Reach California Before Big Ben Chimes
The editor of a children's paper heard Big Ben strike midnight four seconds after it rang in London. Radio waves carried the chimes to California in a fraction of a second, via 2LO, showing wireless sound travels far faster than air transmission.
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Parliament Buildings
London
England
California
2LO
States
Wealth Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor Nations
Glasgow Herald notes that wealth in rich nations rises while poorer ones fall, a pattern seen after the war as American wealth appears to grow in step with European poverty, challenging older views that foreign trade would evenly spread wealth across civilized nations.
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Holt
Clasgow Herald
Entry With Ring Favored Over Kneeling At Sweetheart’s Door
Historical note suggests suitor prefers arriving with a ring rather than kneeling at the sweetheart’s doorstep, reflecting old romance customs and courtship gestures.
United States Leads Copper Output Share
The United States produces about half of the world’s copper and consumes roughly 44 percent of total production, highlighting its dominant role in global copper markets.
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United States
Canada Penitentiary Populations Across Four Years
The Canadian penitentiary population showed only small fluctuations over four years with 1925 figure below the two preceding years. Department of Justice facilities held 2 150 prisoners in 1921, 2 640 in 1922, 2 480 in 1923, and 2 225 in 1924. Distribution last year included 692 at Kingston 551 at St Vincent de Paul 266 at Dorchester 199 in Manitoba 224 in British Columbia and 293 in Saskatchewan.
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Canada
Department of Justice
Kingston
St. Vincent de Paul
Dorchester
Manitoba
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Terrible Asthma Thief Needs Kelloge Remedy
The article touts Dr. J. D. Kelloge's Asthma Remedy as a powerful cure for asthma. It claims immediate relief and permanent reduction of the disease with persistent use, urging readers to take no substitute.
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J. D. Kelloge
Ocean Sulphur Spring off Florida Surveyed by USGS
A large fresh sulphur water spring two miles off St Augustine Florida was surveyed by U S Coast and Geodetic Survey experts. They anchored over the bubbling sea spring noting the water’s temperature matched the Atlantic while the geyser like upwelling displayed immense force at the surface.
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Florida
St. Augustine
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Atlantic
Miller's Worm Powders Offer Quick Worm Relief
An 19th-century advertisement touts Miller's Worm Powders as a powerful remedy for worms in children. It claims to relieve fever biliousness loss of appetite sleeplessness and other stomach and bowel disorders while invigorating the youthful system.
Segregating Prisoners by Temperament Suggested
Judge Marcus A. Kavanaugh of Cook County Illinois proposes creating multiple small prisons to segregate criminals by temperament and to present the idea at the international prison conference in London this month.
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Marcus A. Kavanaugh
Cook County
Ill
International Prison Conference
London
England
Early steel making and sheet steel origins
The text traces steel from ancient use by Egyptians, Assyrians, and Greeks to modern industry. It notes Benjamin Huntsman establishing a cast steel manufactory at Handsworth in 1722 and the start of sheet steel production in Sheffield around 1800.
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Benjamin Huntsman
Handsworth
England
Sheffield
Knowing Apply Holloway's Corn Remover Relief
Advertised medical remedy promises quick relief from corn pain. Claims target readers seeking painless foot treatment.
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Holloway
Licenses Issued for Horse Drawn Vehicles and Autos in Chicago
In the last five months 16,993 horse drawn vehicle licenses were issued in Chicago and more than 250,000 auto licenses were granted in the same period.
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Chicago
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