Canada’s Century: Canada’s century promised in a new dawn
A forward looking column urges Canadians to view the first quarter of the century as a period of growth despite war, noting population growth, land use gains, and rising capital and trade. It lauds immigration shifts, industry expansion, and brighter 1926 prospects, calling for national pride and active effort toward a prosperous future labeled “This is Canada’s Century.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wfrid Laurier
Canada
United States
Dominion
Wit
General Disarmament Demands After Cologne Evacuation
The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung argues that Germany’s disarmament is complete and urges France to pursue its own disarmament. It notes an armed France could keep 700000 troops if Germany did likewise, but claims the German army no longer exists and warns that without an army Germany cannot form foreign policy while other powers wage arms races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reich
Cologne
France
Germany
League of Nations
Fritz
Frederick the Great
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Kenora Paper Mills to operate Backus plant future
The Kenora Paper Mills will operate the Backus Interests plant under a new name. The plant has worked through Keewatin Lumber Company since operations began. Output stands near 120 tons daily and is expected to rise to 260 tons within months.
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Kenora Paper Mills
Backus
Keewatin Lumber Company
Vatican Plans Large Radio Plant Rumors Rediscovered
Rumors revive that the Vatican will broadcast messages worldwide using a giant radio apparatus consigned to the Vatican at Mila. The arrival of the immense equipment has sparked speculation about a global wireless broadcasting effort.
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Vatican
Mila
Oldest Calculator Described as Ancient Abacus
The article explains that a child's counting beads on wires within a frame represents an ancient abacus used by Greeks and Romans, considered the world’s oldest calculating device.
Sensible Advice Against High-Risk Investments
A cautious message warns readers with modest savings not to risk their funds in fast money investment schemes. Do not sell everything. preserve cash and seek safety. The text urges patience and prudence over alluring yet uncertain gains.
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Edmonton Bulletin
Saved Baby's Life by Baby's Own Tablets
Mrs Alfred Tranchemontagne of St Michel des Saintes Quebec reports that Baby's Own Tablets saved her baby’s life and recommends them to mothers. The tablets are marketed as a safe medicine for children and claim to regulate bowels and stomach to relieve minor illnesses. Sold by dealers or by mail for 26 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Alfred Tranchemontagne
St. Michel Des Saintes
Que
Settlers Bring Growth to Lake Windermere District
The Lake Windermere district welcomes more settlers than in ten years with Russians from Harbin near Invermere and a sizable Edgewater settlement of agriculturists from Germany Switzerland Denmark and the US. Worms in children provoke digestive disturbances. Miller's Worm Powders are advertised as an immediate remedy to expel intruders and restore health.
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Lake Windermere
Harbin
Invermere
Edgewater
Germany
Switzerland
Denmark
United States
Youth for Peace links Canadian youth to world federation
Thomas Q. Harrison of New York, national field secretary of the Fellowship of Youth for Peace, spoke at Montreal under the Student Christian Association. He urged outlawing war through a world federation of youth and described developments in Australia and other parts of the empire, asking Canada to aid youth in the United States resisting nationalist tendencies.
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Canada
Thomas Q. Harrison
New York
Fellowship of Youth For Peace
Student Christian Association
Montreal
World Federation
Otf
Mr. Harrison
Australia
Empire
United States
Civil Marriage Reforms Reported in Turkey
A dispatch from Constantinople to the London Daily Mail says the first civil marriage in Turkey occurred at Eski Shehr between a Turkish school mistress and a government official. They signed a contract promising equal rights and stating that both must work for a living until conditions ease.
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Turkey
Eski Shehr
Constantinople
London
Holloway's Corn Remover Promises Painless Relief
Soft corns are hard to eradicate, but Holloway's Corn Remover claims to draw them out painlessly.
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Holloway
Indian Princesses Miss Football in England Visit
The Begum of Bhopal notes her three granddaughters, during their England stay, miss playing football most of all. The remark highlights a surprising interest among young Indian princesses in the sport while abroad.
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India
Begum
Bhopal
England
Spruce Seed Reaches New Westminster for Britain
The first consignment of spruce cones from the Queen Charlotte Islands has arrived at the federal seed extraction plant in New Westminster. The shipment is an order for the British forestry commission which seeks fir lodgepole pine and spruce seeds from the coast province.
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Queen Charlotte Islands
New Westminster
British Forestry Commission
Coast
Tidal Power Plan Promises Atlantic Coast Hydroelectric Aid
Dexter PF Cooper unveils a tidal power project for Pasexmaqueddy Bay Maine designed to produce 3 000 000 7 000 000 kilowatt hours annually. The scheme uses dams and gates to trap 18 to 27 foot tides and would place a power house between two bays within transmission distance of New England.
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North Atlantic
Dexter PF. Cooper
Pasexmaqueddy Bay
Maine Society
Bay of Funday
Cooper
New England
New Brunswick
Maine
Boston
New Immigration Rates Signal Open Policy Shift to Canada
The Manitoba Free Press notes drastic cuts in British to Canada immigration fares, from 93.75 to 15 dollars to Quebec, 119.79 to 27.50 to Winnipeg, and 142 to 45 to Vancouver. The lower prices imply heavier supervision and broader uptake of settlers, with 200000 immigrants expected next year.
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Great Britain
Canada
Immigration Department
Quebec
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Stewart
Manitoba Free Press
Eclectric Oil Praised After Fifty Years on Market
Dr Thomas's Eclectric Oil has stood for over fifty years and aided thousands. It enjoys high favor in Canada and beyond. Even at double the price it would still be a cheap liniment in the reviewer’s view.
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Dr. Thomas
Canada
Anxious That States Join World Court
A Thanksgiving service at the Cathedral of St John the Divine urged U S entry into the World Court. Bishop Manning and Nicholas Murray Butler argued a small Senate faction cannot block ratification of Locarno pact as flags of Britain and six signatories were borne in a procession through the unfinished nave.
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Senate
Manning
United States
St. John the Divine
William Manning
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Britain
Germany
Newspaper print paper production in Canada tops 5000 tons daily
Daily output in Canada exceeds 5000 tons of newspaper print paper. The figure highlights substantial production capacity and industrial scale within the Canadian paper sector.
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Canada
Trade Prospects Reviewed At Meeting Of Bank Of Montreal
Sir Vincent Meredith and Sir Frederick Williams Taylor led a Bank of Montreal meeting with optimism on Canada’s finance and trade. A harvest boom is expected to bring at least 500 million dollars into the economy, boosting deposits and circulation. Canada’s banking growth, population ratio, and prudent management were highlighted as keys to future strength and independence.
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Bank of Montreal
Vincent Meredith
Frederick Williame- Taylor
Canada
Sir Frederick
United States
Australia
Canada Sought for Pan American Union Admission
A Pan American Commercial Congress final session in New York adopted resolutions to promote better relations among the three Americas. One proposal urged inviting Canada and other western hemisphere political entities into association with the Pan American Commercial Congress and to admit Canada to Pan American Union. The 1927 Pan American Congress was slated to be held in Canada.
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Canada
Pan-American Union
Americas
Pan-American Commercial Congress
New York
Dominion
Poli Hcal
Pan- America
All America
Dr Kellogg Asthma Remedy Claims Quick Breathing Relief
A historical ad promotes Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming to relieve asthma by opening air tubes and preventing future trouble. It suggests sufferers regain strength and energy, turning a dreary life into usable work. The pitch urges readers to try the treatment.
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J. D. Kellogg
Wembley deficit as empire asset exceeds official figure
The Wembley Exhibition deficit is set at 10 million dollars, but J. H. Thomas MP, chair of liquidators, claims the asset is worth at least three times that. British taxpayers as guarantors may cover about 5.5 million, with private guarantors Robert McAlpine and Sons asked for 750 thousand and Lloyd's underwriters 560 thousand. Five principal banks face 250 thousand each unspecified in the fragment.
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Wembley
J. H. Thomas
M.P
Robert McAlpine
Campaign of Education by Jewish Immigrant Aid Society
The Jewish Immigrant Aid Society has begun a program of education in Canadian history and institutions aimed at correcting widespread ignorance among Central European immigrants who wrongly believed Canada was governed from Washington.
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Jewish Immigrant Aid Society of
Shee
Canada
Central
Europe
Sunday School Lesson on John 1 1-18 and Philippians 2
Lesson summarizes the biblical passage John 1 1 18 and devotional reading Philippians 2 5 11. The lesson emphasizes the Word becoming flesh and living among people with grace and truth, highlighting the glory of the only begotten Son from the Father.
The Word of God and the World in Logos Thought
Discussion traces Logos from creation to Christ as the full expression of God. It cites Genesis 11, Matthew Henry, and Dr J W Dawson noting Word as divine self communication. Christ is described as the Word itself, surpassing other prophets and figures as the ultimate revelation.
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Matthew Henry
John
Jesus Christ
Christ
Galileo
Luther
God
J. W. Dawson
Taubman Goldie Will Disposes Fortunes For Charitable Causes
The late Sir George Dashwood Taubman Goldie left none of his 70 000 pounds fortune to public objects in his will. He believed public gifts should arise from deprivation by the giver rather than from his heirs.
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Sir George Dashwood Taubman Goldie
Britisherritory of
Nigeria
Settlers Placed Daily on Northern Irrigation Tract
James Pike, manager of the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation project, says an average of a settler per day is being placed on the irrigation tract. Incoming farmers receive competent instruction from the start.
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James Pike
Lethbridge Northern
To Commemorate Visit of Prince to South America
Proposal to raise 25000 pounds for an endowment chair of Spanish at Oxford University named King Alfonso XIII in honor of the Prince of Wales visit to South America. The plan calls for donations from supporters and institutions to fund the professorship language studies.
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Prince of Wales
South America
Alfonso XIII
Oxford University
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