Western Canada poised for rapid growth with growing food demand
The piece argues Canada's youth as a nation brings reform advantages, not limits, and highlights Western Canada's rapid expansion as a key global food supplier. It compares U S growth, notes rising production in butter eggs honey and livestock, doubled coal output, vast waterpower, timber, and railway expansion, and concludes optimism amid rising world food demand.
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Canada
United States
Coolidge
Prairie Provinces
Western
West
Western Canada
Dominion Government Bureau of Statistics
Ptea
British resolution aims to expand Canadian wheat market
The British Empire Producers Organization resolution favors increased imports of Canadian wheat into Great Britain after domestic supply is absorbed. It urges retaining and expanding access to British markets for Canadian grain.
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British Empire Producers’ Organization
Great Britain
Grain Shipments by North Route Railways
Alberta and Great Waterways Railways report grain moved along the North route in August through November. Wheat totals 90 433 bushels, oats 96 217 bushels, barley 64 292 bushels, with season total 251 042 bushels across all trains.
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Alberta and Great Waterways Railways
Cancelled License for English Physician Stirs Editorial Debate
The General Medical Council cancelled Haydn Brown FRS license after he authored a newspaper article promoting himself. The Hamilton Herald suggests he should focus on health writing for papers, predicting calmer work and potentially steadier income than practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Medical Council
Haydn Brown
General Medical Council
Hamilton Herald
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promise New Blood And Vitality
An old advertisement claims run-down people suffer thin watery blood and low energy from work and household strain. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure to build up and enrich the blood, restore appetite and vigor, with sales through dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont for 50 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Medicine
Britain’s Debt Payments Shapes League of Nations Influence
An American exchange asks why Britain appears influential in the League of Nations. The suggestion offered is that Britain’s debt payments grant her sway, reflecting financial leverage in international diplomacy.
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Britain
League of Nations
Ottawa Journal
The Kellogg Asthma Remedy Gains Noted Regard
The article touts Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a premier treatment. It emphasizes its steady, non sensational adoption and its success in providing relief and new converts in the field of medicine.
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J. D. Kellogg
Edmonton Builds 200 Dwellings at 600000 in Year
Edmonton completed two hundred houses costing six hundred thousand dollars last year. Total building permits issued through November reached twenty two eighty one thousand one hundred dollars.
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Edmonton
Miller's Worm Powders Promised Safe Worm Removal
An advertisement extols Miller's Worm Powders as a safe, easy remedy for children to expel intestinal worms. It claims the powder is gentle on delicate stomachs and quickly relieves pain by removing the worms, preventing any suffering.
Radio Receiving Sets Popular in Canadian Homes
The article notes about 700 000 radio receiving sets in Canada with 46 broadcasting stations as of March 31 1924, far fewer than 600 in the United States. It reports 31 609 licenses sold at one dollar each and estimates next year revenue at 70 000 dollars.
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Dominion
United States
Supply follows Demand To Relieve Unemployment
A Dublin Freeman's Journal excerpt argues that unemployment stems from a lack of demand for goods and that supply must follow demand to speed industry and trade, noting the 1921 slump as evidence. The piece advocates boosting demand to employ the jobless.
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Dublin Freeman’s Journal
Swiss Doctor Guarded Library Of Heavy Books
Dr. Franz Heightiner, a Swiss physician, holds a vast collection of large volumes. Every book weighs at least three pounds and the library is heavily insured.
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Franz Heightiner
Switzerland
Canadian Warship Patriot Joins British Fleet for West Indies Cruise
H.M.C.S. Patriot will join the North America and West Indies squadron of the British navy for three months. She will perform all drills and exercises and partake in the West Indies cruise with the squadron.
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H.M.C.S. Patriot
North America and West Indies
West Indies
For Every in Minard's Liniment W. N. U. 1558
Notices in the column recount a patent medicine claim under the abbreviation W. N. U. 1558. The item notes an advertisement style statement without alleging medical results, reflecting common late 19th century patent medicine publicity.
League Aims to Curb Armament Trade Across Nations
The League of Nations traffic commission reports European war material exports rose to over 250 million dollars after 1918. A proposed convention seeks international arms control to curb munitions production and reduce petty conflicts, limiting war potential for major powers.
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Europe
Traffic Commission
League of Nations
Harnessing Waves Newest Scientific Achievement
Stockholm newspaper reports Swedish inventor Lieut Engineer Lundberg has built a vast ocean energy device. The apparatus spans two hundred by one hundred yards, weighs 20 000 tons, and costs about ten million kroners to install. It promises to harness 60 percent of energy from ten foot waves and could yield 15200 horsepower.
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Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Engineer Lundberg
Lundberg
Mines Break Records In British Columbia 1924 Output
Hon William Sloane BC Minister of Mines states province wide production in 1924 set new records with output valued at 45,116,285 dollars. This marks a rise of 3,? million over 1923 figures and metalliferous mines alone produced 32,310,600 dollars.
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William Sloane
British Columbia
Settlers From Ukraine to Star Saskatchewan Farms
Five hundred families from Eastern Ukraine prepared for settlement in Central and Northern Saskatchewan this spring. The arrangement, made in Saskatoon with immigration officials and the St. Raphael Society, involves land matches and initial support limited to what the Society provides on arrival.
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Saskatchewan
Ukraine
St. Raphael Society
Board of Trade
Saskatoon
Princess Mary Expected to Visit Canada Next Year
Court circles in London report Princess Mary the King and Queen’s daughter will visit Canada informally with her husband Viscount Lascelles and their children. She travels little and has made short trips to France and Italy. No date is fixed.
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Mary
Canada
London
Viscount Lascelles
Princess Mary
Prince of Wales
France
Italy
Scottish Settlers Brought to Prince Edward Island in 1808
Eight hundred colonists from Scotland were settled by Lord Selkirk in Prince Edward Island during the summer of 1808, shaping early settlement patterns and regional development.
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Scotland
Larde Selkirk
Prince Edward Island
Hopeful View Traveller Predicts Canada Trade Revival
J Harry Dodgson retiring president of the Commercial Travellers Association told its Toronto annual meeting that Canada would see a trade revival by next spring under the empire policy. F J Zammers, elected president for 1925, shared the view, expecting no winter change but confident prosperity before the next harvest. Despite tough conditions, the association reported its best year in history.
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Canada
Harry Dodgson
Commercial Travellers’ Association
Toronto
F. J. Zammers
Canada urged to value its mineral resources more
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service of the Department of the Interior urges Canadians to consider the nation’s rich mineral resources. It says people take them for granted and overlook their individual value beyond promoters, noting Canada currently leads or is rapidly rising in production across many minerals.
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Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Canada
British Businessman Praises Canada Prospects After Wembley Exhibit
E. W. Petter, president of the British Engineers Association and head of Petter's and Vickers-Petters, after a six week study in Canada, declares development potential in the Dominion, especially in engineering, nearly unlimited. He plans to present findings to British business peers on his return.
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Wembley
E. W. Petter
M.I.M.E
British Engineers’ Association
Petter’s, Limited
Vickers-Petters, Limited
Dominion
Canada
Great Britain
Independence and old age poverty avoidance
A general reflection stating that with fair health and basic education no man should be poor at sixty. Years of work provide means for old age, and a sound plan plus willingness to sacrifice are essential. Indigence at sixty five often stems from improvidence idleness or vice per the Ottawa Journal.
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Ottawa Journal
Denmark Builds Market for Canadian Clover Seed Trade
A Department of Trade and Commerce report notes a growing market for Canadian clover seed in Denmark. Red clover is the preferred import, with yearly imports averaging about 1,620 metric tons over recent years.
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Denmark
Department of Trade and Commerce
Expert Predicts Great Future For Airplanes
Commander C. D. Burney forecasts a British Empire reachable within 24 hours by air from London within twenty years. He predicts a new airship will bring India within four days of London and envisions a totally enclosed craft using oxygen in its fuel cycle to fly at 100000 feet, enabling rapid global reach.
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London
C. D. Burney
India
Burney
Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil For Humans And Animals
The advertisement claims Dr Thomas' Eclectric Oil is a reliable remedy for inflammations injuries and cuts in both humans and the lower animals. It emphasizes broad usefulness across people and animals.
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Thomas
Translation of Rock of Ages in Hindustani Inspires in New York Times
A missionary in India had the hymn Rock of Ages translated into Hindustani. A student later translated it into English, the first two lines presenting a striking and illuminating sentiment about the ancient stone built for the speaker’s benefit, and seeking to withdraw into its fragments.
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India
New York Times
Holloway's Corn Remover Promoted In Humble Ad Copy
An old time advertisement claims Holloway's Corn Remover will make corn yield regardless of age or growth. The terse copy frames the product as a universal remedy for stubborn corns. The language mirrors period catalog pitches and market stall slogans.
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Holloway
Travel Fish Trade Expands Reach From Atlantic to Ottawa
The Montreal Gazette notes Travel Fish from the Atlantic coast sells in Ottawa for five times the fishermen’s receipts, illustrating a broadening effect of travel on markets.
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Atlantic
Ottawa
Montreal Gazette
Tariff Bill Raises Auto Duties Amid Grippe Squeeze
Minard's Liniment note hints grippish troubles as the tariff bill boosts auto duties. Automobiles bear most of the burden while foodstuffs are exempt from the import levies in France.
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France
Cattle Shipments From Montreal Rise Sharply
Cattle shipments overseas from Montreal this season reached 44 155 head, up over 13 000 from last year and more than double 1922 levels.
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Montreal
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Fletcher
Casper
Secret of
Minard
League
Elamiadl
Prom
Irwin Haskett
Bigg
Elgin St. Suare
Canadian Patent Office
Grippe
Sonn Pay
Bayer
Beyer
Bayer Company
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