New Year’s Hope for Canada Unite for Peace and Truth
A New Year message urges unity and tolerance to renew peace in Canada. It contrasts peace-wreckers with leaders like Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, calling Canadians to reject demagogy and uphold equality, faith, and liberty for all.
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Canada
John A. Macdonald
George Brown
George Cartier
R. B. Bennett
Sir John Macdonald
Saskatchewan
Peace Tower
Parliament Buildings
Ottawa
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Cable Costs in South American Crisis Reach Record
The League of Nations spent over $6,000 on the Paraguay Bolivia dispute cables. The council sent official correspondence to nearly sixty governments, with each despatch containing five typewritten pages.
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League of Nations
Council
Paraguay
Bolivia
Ring-Necked Pheasants Thrive in Southern Alberta
Experiments on ranch of R. Bray indicate ring-necked pheasants should thrive in Southern Alberta. Alberta Fish and Game Association purchased forty breeding chicks last spring. Two birds now displayed in a Medicine Hat store window attract much attention.
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R. Bray
Alberta
Alberta Fish and Game Association
Medicine Hat
Mystery Solved by Skeleton Find in Arctic Expedition
Skeletons of Tessem and Knudsen, two Amundsen Polar ships crew members from the 1916 1919 expedition, were found in northern Siberia. They disappeared after leaving the Chelluskin peninsula bound for Port Dixon with letters maps and scientific data believed to be of incalculable value.
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Siberia
Light
Roald Amundsen
Tessem
Knudsen
Amundsen
Chelluskin Peninsula
Port
Dixon
Radio Sets For Cuban Schools
Radio sets will equip every Cuban schoolroom for access to educational programs. Students intend to build their own receivers as part of the plan.
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Cuba
Prize Wheat King Faces Losses and Shift in Farming
Herman Trelle of Wembley Alberta says he may abandon experimental work on registered seed and switch to commercial wheat farming unless Canadian support materializes. He notes he has spent almost all earnings on breeding and that prize-winning grain yields little money current.y. He cites offers from the United States but says future is uncertain without Canadian backing.
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Herman Trelle
Wembley
Wheat World
Canada
Winnipeg
Sam
United States
Mr. Trelle
Formal Discussions Of International Problems In War Preventions
Washington despatch reports airman Britten proposes inter parliamentary union talks on frequent formal discussions between nations to prevent war. He argues secret understandings and treaties are harmful and urges equality at sea, warning US and Britain must align on naval limits or face wasted warship funds. Senator Gillett of Massachusetts backs a navy increase if Britain won’t cut armaments, noting even with goodwill war remains possible.
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Britten
House Naval Committee
Washington
Interparliamentary Union
Joseph M Kenworthy
House of Parliament
Great Britain
United States
Senate
Gillett
Republican
Massachusetts
United States Navy
Pink Pills Aid Pale Girls Amid Anemia Warning
Doctors advertise Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic to rebuild blood for growing girls. The letter from Miss Claire Sullivan of Pincher Creek, Alberta, describes weakness from thin blood, surgery after appendicitis, and full recovery after using the pills sold by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario for 50 cents a box.
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Dr. Williams
Manitoba Industrial Progress Reports Broad Gains in 1928 Output
The Industrial Board's survey shows widespread growth across Manitoba industries compared with 1925. Flour mills up 18 percent, meat packing 14, bread 10, brewing 15, coffee and spices 20, printing 15, paper 45, stone 25, apparel 22, and steel and iron 50 percent. Estimated provincial gross output for 1928 is 159,252,000 dollars, about 20 percent higher than 1926.
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Manitoba
Industrial Board
Britain Best Customer For Canada Among Old Land Trade
Canada’s trade with the Old Land Britain is described as robust, selling to Britain is less than Britain buys from Canada though Britain remains a key customer given population and overall volume compared with the United States. Britain buys from Canada at a high rate relative to what Canada buys back.
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Canada
United States
Britain
Economic Forecast: Autos Grow in Europe by 10 Years
The note predicts in ten years Europe will have one car for every 20 people, compared with the United States where the current ratio is one car per four people. The contrast highlights accelerating motorization across regions.
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Europe
United States
Patten Estate To Give Half To Charity After Widow’s Death
The Patten estate valued around 15 million dollars will largely fund charity after the widow’s death. Chicago Title and Trust Company acts as executor and trustee, with one fourth to the son, one fourth to the daughter, and one half to seven charities. The Wheat King James A Patten died recently, and his wife is lauded for her hard work.
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James A. Patten
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Canada Struggles to Meet Home Demand for Matches
Demand in Canada outstrips supply as imports reach 90 985 dollars in the prior fiscal year, mostly from Sweden, with small exports and a domestic industry that employed 781 people. Despite local resources like lumber and splints, production remains low and export share is under one percent.
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Canada
Dominion
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
Irish Free State
Survey of natural resources near rail lines planned
A summer survey of natural resources along the Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway was completed and next year a smaller study will cover territory adjacent to the Alberta Great Waterways line under the Natural Resources Research Act.
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Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia
Alberta Great Waterways
Natural Resources Research Act
Cobalt Production in Canada From Silver-Cobalt Ores
Cobalt in Canada is mainly produced by treating arsenical silver cobalt nickel residues from the Cobalt South Lorrain and Gowganda silver camps in northern Ontario. A smaller portion comes directly from low silver high cobalt ores.
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Canada
Cobalt
South Lorrain
Gowganda
Ontario
Prisoner Sentenced for Life Laughs at Judge
Dialogue shows a prisoner reacting to a life sentence with humor asking to sit for five minutes before starting. The exchange emphasizes the grim moment and the inmate's surprising composure.
Canada Dairy Products Value in 1926 Reaches 133 Million
The total value of all products from Canadian dairy factories in 1926 was 133,353,076 dollars. This figure highlights the prominence of the dairy industry in Canada during the period and underscores the scale of production across the sector.
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Canada
Barclays to enter Canadian banking field as Barclays Bank Canada
Barclays Bank Limited of London plans to form Barclays Bank Canada under the Canadian Bank Act at the next parliamentary session. The move places a top five global bank with $1.8 billion in resources to expand into Canada, with Sir Robert Borden rumored to head the new institution. An unrelated health product ad promotes Miller's Worm Powders for intestinal parasites in children.
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Barclays Bank, Limited
England
Barclays Bank
Canada
London
Sir Robert Borden
Navigation Closed Without Any Mishap
The winding up of navigation on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River was successful per the department of marine and fisheries reports. Equipment such as buoys and lighting gear were stored in winter quarters with no losses. ocean-going boats and lake craft reached the sea and were laid up safely for winter.
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Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Lower St. Lawrence
Department
Seasonal flavors defy harvests in canned foods era
The piece notes Canada’s canning industry reshaping food seasons. It contrasts fruit and vegetable quality year round with a humorous dialogue about pricing "regardless of cost" and a marketing line from a seller and shopman.
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Canada
London museum exhibition inspires product ideas
Manufacturers from steel gates to jewelry send representatives to the London museum to study exhibits and spark new ideas for their lines. Minard's Liniment for Asthma is noted among products as part of the broader trade interest.
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London Museum
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Manitoba Industrial Progress
Minard
Price
f.C.b
Toronto
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
Patten
Chicago Wheat King
Survey of Resources
Barclay’s Bank of England
Holloway
Ana
Weld
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