Export duties in Canada threaten trade with United States
An editorial warns against a campaign for export duties on Canadian products, arguing such measures would fail to deliver promised prosperity, provoke retaliatory tariffs, harm key industries like pulp, nickel, and wheat, and deepen tensions with the United States while harming mutual economic growth.
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Canada
Daminion
Dominion
United States
Great Britain
Ontario
Quebec
Republic
Prince Roland Bonaparte Leaves Annuities for Aide Staff
The principal grand nephew of the Emperor Napoleon, residing on Avenue d Iena in Paris and president of the Geographical Society of Paris, died on April 14 at age sixty five. His English estate valued at £142,596 provides an annuity equal to the value of annual appointments to his secretaries, librarians, valets, domestic staff, cooks, doorkeepers, and laborers in his service.
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Roland Bonaparte
Avenue d'Iena
Paris
Napoleon
Geographical Society of Paris
England
Antique Wallpaper From Gloucester for 18th Century Room
Two century old wallpaper, salvaged from an old Gloucester house, will adorn a room in the South Kensington Museum. The space recreates an eighteenth century apartment and features furniture from around the time of Queen Anne’s death.
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South Kensington Museum
Queen Anne
Gloucester
New Bee Hybrid Report From Professor Moschevnikov
A Moscow scientist, Professor Moschevnikov, claims to have bred a new bee type from a mother bee and a worker bee. The insect reportedly has the ovaries of the queen and the wax glands of the worker, developed after over a year of work, and could be valuable to beekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moschevnikov
Moscow
Sheep consignment heads to Austria via Montreal
Six Rocky Mountain sheep valued at 600 dollars leave Banff National Park for Austria in care of Dominion Express Company. The animals travel through Montreal and New York en route to a zoological exhibit, marking an unusual international shipment from Canada.
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Rocky Mountain
Austria
Montreal
Dominion Express Company
National Park
Banff
Alberta
New York
Dairymen Form Unified Western Association at Vancouver
After five years of work a Western Canada Dairymen's Association is created to link provincial bodies with the national dairy council. Winnipeg will host the next annual meeting. Twenty ice cream entries highlighted the convention, with Saskatchewan taking top honors at 75 of 86. Saskatchewan Co operative Creameries Saskatoon won first, Weyburn second, Estevan third, Victoria fourth, and Regina fifth.
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Western Canada Dairymen’s Association
National Dairy Council
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Western Dairy Association
Usiry
Ben Dixon
Idaho State University
Saskatchewan Creamery and Ice Cream Company
Regina
Help for tired nervous people from Dr Williams pink pills
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a reliable tonic for weary nervous systems and poor appetite. It features Mr W W Francis of Calgary describing his overseas recovery after using the pills, urging others to try them and noting mail order availability for 50 cents a box from Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Japan Eyes Canadian Sheep to Boost Local Flocks
The Japanese government aims to expand sheep raising with Canada as a source. Wool output in Japan remains under 20 thousand pounds yearly while imports reach 68 million pounds. A. F. Bryan reports from Kobe that imported Canadian sheep have been satisfactory and are rated second best among sources.
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Japan
Kobe
Commercial Intelligence Journal
Canada
Grace Kitchen's Recovery After Nerves and Pneumonia
Mrs. Grace Kitchen of St George Ontario describes a severe pneumonia recovery marked by exhausted nerves restless sleep and daytime fainting due to a weak heart. She notes long bed-bound spells before discovering a remedy that improved her condition.
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Grace Kitchen
St. George, Ont
Jeff
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Praise
A testimonial notes improvement after using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills, claiming weight gain of 35 pounds after five boxes and increased ability to handle housework and outside work. The writer urges others suffering as they did to try the product.
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Milburn
H. & N. Pitts
The Whaling Industry in British Columbia
The whale industry in British Columbia yields about 400 tons of whale bone meal and 900 tons of meat and blood for fertilizing purposes annually. A small portion is sold as fertilizer locally while the rest is exported, mainly to the United States.
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British Columbia
United States
One-third of the land surface is covered by trees
A brief note asserts that globally one third of the land area is forested. The fragment also mentions an old liniment product named Ti-Minarg’s Liniment associated with W. On. Uo. 1565 in an unclear context.
Diamond Dyes Perfect Home Dyeing Claim
Beautify it with Diamond Dyes. Dip in cold water for soft shades or boil for rich color. Each 15 cent package includes simple directions for dyeing lingerie silk ribbons skirts waists dresses coats stockings and more. Indicate wool or silk or linen cotton mixed fabrics to your druggist.
British Fellowships to Study in U S Announced in New York
British Students will receive 20 annual fellowships at U S universities through the Commonwealth Fund. The Rhodes style awards open to unmarried British graduates under 30, two year terms with travel, about 3000 dollars each, chaired by Sir Walter Buchanan-Riddell with the Prince of Wales as honorary chair.
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United States
New York
Commonwealth Fund
Prince of Wales
Walter Robert Buchanan-Riddell
Hertford College
Oxford
Searching For Means Of Purifying Insulin
Dr John J Abel of Johns Hopkins University is at Caltech seeking a method to remove impurities from insulin He notes that even the purest samples contain foreign materials and that absolute purity would improve insulin's effects on the human body He has taken leave to continue this investigation at Caltech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Institute of Technology
John J. Abel
Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Abel
Abel
Holloway’s Corn Remover Claims Stubborn Corns
The ad copy touts Holloway’s Corn Remover as effective against persistent corns. It urges readers to try the product for relief from stubborn corn pain and discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
Trotzky Removed from Soviet Council Post
Leon Trotzky has been expelled from the council for labor and defence after losing his post as war minister. M. W. Franse will succeed him on the council. Trotzky remains on the Communist party central committee and is recuperating at Sukhum on the Black Sea while writing memoirs.
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Leon Trotzky
Council For Labor and Defence
M. W. Franse
Trotzky
Communist Party
Sukum
Black Sea
Norwegian Re union marked 100th arrival in America
A Norwegian re union is planned in Minneapolis from June 6 for several days to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first organized Norwegians in America. Prof. Bothe of Minnesota University announced the event with invites to King Yaakon President Coolidge and Baron Lyng governor general of Canada.
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Minneapolis
America
Prof
Bothe
Minnesota University
King Yaakon
Pres. Coolidge
Baron Lyng
Canada
Benefits Distributed Under BC Comp Acts Last Year
Benefits under the Workmen's Compensation Act and the Mothers' Pensions Act in British Columbia totaled 3,445,675 dollars for the previous year. They were distributed to about 1,700 widows, 5,000 children, and 1,200 workers with their families.
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British Columbia
King George Grants Coal to Windsor Poor
King George distributed about a hundred pounds of coal to all poor residents in the royal borough of Windsor. The act affected workers and elderly, with notes on age and relief provision.
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George
Royal Borough of
Windsor
Indians Claim Vast Land in New York Six Nations Meet
Representatives of the Six Nations tribes gathered in Lorrette Quebec to discuss a claim to eighteen million acres in New York including parts of New York City and Buffalo. If successful, each tribe member could receive between twenty and forty thousand dollars. Present were George Thomas of Syracuse and Cornilus of Monsey with legal advisers Armand Lavergne and other lawyers.
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Six Nations
George Thomas
Syracuse
N.Y
Cornilus
Monsey
Steps To King Solomon’s Temple Found In Jerusalem Excavation
Workmen in Jerusalem uncover a hidden staircase beneath the Mosque of Omar while probing temple foundations. Small pillars suggest an ancient entrance to Solomon’s temple, once destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar and later rebuilt by Zerubbabel on a smaller scale.
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Jerusalem
Omar
Solomon
Israel
Nebuchadnezzar
Zerubbabel
Old Convent Reopens After Four Centuries to Nun Life
A 13th century Burnham convent building in Buckinghamshire is reopened to a community of nuns, returning to a life and practices echoing 1266 A.D. Their attire, services, prayers, and meditations closely resemble those of centuries past. Persistent asthma is addressed with Dr Kellogg's asthma Remedy, touted as an effective eradicating treatment.
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Burnham
Buckinghamshire
J. D. Kellogg
Immigrants From U.S. Enter Western Canada in 1924
Immigration officers report 6 477 people entered Western Canada from the United States in the past year. In comparison 8 704 did so in 1923. The 1924 arrivals carried cash totaling 1 995 247 and personal effects valued at 344 151.
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Canada
United States
Privacy and Connection in Everyday Relations
A reflection on social ties and the urge to avoid scrutiny. It contrasts openness with guarded living, noting that those who shut others out also block their view beyond their own confines.
Islands Offered for World Peace Refuge by Pacific Owner
L Fullard-Leed announces Palmyra Islands 1000 miles south of Hawaii could be deeded to the Pan Pacific Union if the US relinquishes sovereignty and recognizes the isles as an inviolate neutral refuge for Pacific peoples to confer on shared interests. The islands were purchased from Judge Henry E. Cooper. Fullard-Leed, a South Africa born American citizen, envisions a flagless, protected meeting place for peace talks.
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Palmyra Islands
Pan-Pacific Union
Hawaii
United States
Isles
L. Fullaard
Henry E. Cooper
Fullard-Lee
South Africa
Pacific
Toronto moves to probe gasoline prices in Ontario
The Toronto city council will ask every Ontario city to join in requesting the attorney general to investigate gasoline prices and prosecute oil companies under the Combines Act if the probe reveals any restraint of trade.
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Toronto
Ontario
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Promises Lasting Relief
Advertises a worm exterminator claiming to ease suffering of children and banish anxiety. Portrays effects as certain and durable, targeting mothers seeking relief for afflicted offspring.
Japanese suffragists form group to seek full rights
Japanese women organize to demand full suffrage. The society claims over 4,000,000 women are doing men’s work, and only four percent of invitees attended the first suffragette meeting.
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Japan
Shamrock Club Endorses Bull Registration Plan in Toronto
At the annual Toronto meeting the dual purpose Shorthorn Club of Canada urged registering sires. The central cattle committee recommended advancing registration for bulls, and the endorsement was voiced by club leaders.
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Central Cattle Committee
Toronto
Shorthorn Club of Canada
Defends Markham's Reputation Against Poe Drinking Slur
A defender of poet Edwin Markham loudly rejects a claim that Edgar Allan Poe was a drunkard. The speaker argues Poe could not have produced seventeen masterworks if he were a drinker.
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Edwin Markham
Allan Poe
Boston to Hartford Mail Coach Service Began in 1695
In 1695 a coach and mail service was established between Boston and Hartford, marking an early link between the two colonial centers. The route facilitated correspondence and travel, contributing to regional communication and development.
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Boston
Hartford
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