Western Canada Rail Rush Promises Northern Expansion
Canada faces a railway boom as both CPR and CN seek charters to build hundreds of miles north in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. The rival plans aim to connect east and west with long north south lines heading toward the Hudson Bay coast. The move is expected to widely publicize the prairie provinces and reshape Canada’s map with new wealth and jobs.
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Canada
Dominion
Manitoba
Saskatchwan
Alberta
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Ottawa
Hudson Bay
Montreal
Prairies
Western Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
Tidewater
Prairie
C.P.R
Canada-United States Boundary Line
Coal Resources Focused on Dominion Development
The new Fuel Research Laboratories of the Department of Mines at Ottawa were designed and equipped to carry out investigations aimed at developing the Dominion’s coal resources.
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Department of Mines
Ottawa
Dominion
Eclectric Oil Shows Rising Demand Across Regions
Fresh supplies in demand as Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil expands its reach. The oil is praised for portable bottles and durable packaging, with increased orders indicating broad appeal and consistent potency across locales.
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Thomas
Canadian Cheese Production in 1926 Reaches 171 Million Pounds
Canada produced 171,731,631 pounds of factory cheese in 1926 with a value of 61,753,390 dollars. This reflects significant industrial output in the dairy sector during the period and highlights the scale of Canadian cheese manufacturing.
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Canada
Proves Cohoubus Was Spaniard
A Pontevedra Parish archive document asserts Columbus was born in that parish area, supporting the claim that the discoverer of America was a Spaniard rather than Genoese. The text also includes four descriptions of Columbus burial.
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Proves Cohoubus
Pontevedra Parish
Christopher Columbus
America
Genoa
Italy
Columbus
Eyelet Inventor Celebrated Centenary of Birth
Frenchman Francois-Jean-Guillaume Gobin-Daude is honored on the centenary of his birth as the inventor of the metal eyelet. The device first aided corsets and later found use in footwear, giving the industry a new impulse.
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Francois-Jean-Guillaume Gobin-Daude
Snake bites kill over a million worth of cattle in Texas
Texas ranchers face annual losses from venomous snake bites that kill cattle worth more than 1 million dollars. Experts advise preventive measures and early treatment to reduce fatalities and financial impact.
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Texas
Alberta Peer’s Estate Worth About One Million Dollars
The Earl of Egmont of Priddis Alberta estimates the estate will approach one million dollars. The bulk lies in Avon Castle at Ringwood Hants with 1309 acres surrounding it. About forty thousand dollars has recently been spent on land and residence improvements. Investments in stocks shares and war bonds are included in a large total.
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Earl of Egmont
Priddis
Alta
Calgary
Avon Castle
Ringwood
Hants
Stomach Restorer Claims in Dr Williams Pills
An ad promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a treatment for indigestion and dyspepsia caused by thin blood. It cites improved digestion, restored energy, and a testimonial from Mrs. Lucy A. Cushing detailing relief after nine to ten boxes, with purchase options from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Lucy A. Cushing
Kempt
N.S
West Bethel
Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Canadian Society Dinner Hosts Two National Senators
The Canadian Society of New York hosted a dinner with Hon. P. Beaubien, K.C. of Canada and Hon. Simeon D. Fess of Ohio as guests. Fess spoke on Kellogg treaty and the cruiser program, urging U S cooperation to banish war while Beaubien outlined Canada’s progress and bright prospects for the future.
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Canadian Society of
New York
Co. P. Beaubien
K.C
United States House
Simeon D. Fess
Ohio
Fess
United States
Sear
Beaubien
Canada
Dominion
When You Grow Up You Shall Be a Gentleman
A brief children’s exchange echoes a longing to imitate a father as a child from Jugen t Munich. The fragmentary lines reveal a wish to emulate a parent rather than adopt formal title.
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Dadddy
Grand Duke Nicholas Dies in Antibes at World War Fame
Grand Duke Nicholas, a prominent Russian army figure and royalist claimant to the throne, died of pneumonia at his Antibes home in France. He was a cousin of the late Czar and a noted leader during World War I.
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Grand
Nicholas
Czar
Antibes
France
Woolen wrap dress design for school girls and young women
Winnipeg pattern notes describe a Chanel blue sheer woolen wrap skirt dress with diagonal bodice, jabot fringe, darts, belt, and modern buckles. Size range 16 to 42 bust, uses 27 yards of 40 inch material plus 36 inch contrast. pattern price 25 cents. fabric options include rayon velvet crepe silk and wool crepe.
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Dart
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Union
Pattern ordering notice from Winnipeg Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. Pattern No and Name fields listed with Town size and quantity details in a terse classified style.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Arsenic Production and Trade in Canada Mentioned
The article notes that all white arsenic in Canada is produced from northern Ontario arsenical ores. It also states arsenical gold concentrates are shipped from British Columbia to the United States. A brief exchange among Hewitt and Jewett follows.
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Canada
Ontario
British Columbia
United States
Canada Leads the Way Says London Editorial
The London Sunday Times lauds Canada’s loyalty to Britain and welcomes a larger British immigrant quota. It urges Britain to follow Canada’s example, praises penny postage, and supports an imperial unity stamp as a psychological symbol.
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London Sunday Times
Canada
Great Britain
Sunday Times
Winston Churchill
Exchequer
Castoria A Gentle Laxative For Babies
Castoria touted as a safe vegetable laxative that stays down, acting quickly and gently. It soothes fretful babies and colicky upset children, easing feverish constipation and helping them sleep, endorsed by medical professionals and bearing the Chas. H. Fletcher signature.
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Fletcher
Chas. H. Fletcher
Kellogg Explains Paris Pact Limits on War Defense
Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Paris treaty commits no signatories to defend others attacked in defiance of the pact. Canada indicated it would not join the treaty unless that understanding was included. The remarks accompany other snippets on income, a liniment advert, marriage ages in England, and a St. Louis power shovel under construction.
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Frank B. Kellogg
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Canada
New Metallurgical Discovery Claims Broad Electroplating Breakthrough
An advertisement by Einstein Electro-Chemical Process Ltd in London papers proclaims a new electro chemical method that can metallize non conductors like wood silk porcelain and cardboard. It asserts coatings of non corrosive metal on wood textiles and paper and claims aircraft fortification and shipbuilding applications with orders from the British Admiralty and Air Service.
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Einstein Electro-Chemical Process, Ltd
London
Admiralty
Air Service
Asthma Remedy Praised By London Zoo Record Anecdote
An aunt and nephew dialogue opens with a plea for polite manners then shifts to praise Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming a long continental success record. The passage also cites astonishing zoo records such as a 25 foot python and a four ton elephant as part of the text.
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London Zoo
Minard's Liniment Fights Flu and Kaiser’s Stables Become Court
A note reports Minard's Liniment touted to prevent flu while Berlin converts the former German Kaiser’s palatial stables into the city’s first indoor tennis court, marking a shift to urban recreation.
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Kaiser
Berlin
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Patate of Earl of
U.S
Taio
Jewett
Kellogg
Minard
England
St. Louis
Johnnie
J. D. Kellogg
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