Message of the Bells commemorates Canadian unity and peace
The bells in Ottawa mark the Diamond Jubilee with a national broadcast linking twenty three stations from Prince Edward Island to British Columbia. Prime Minister Mackenzie King speaks of peace and goodwill, honoring over sixty thousand Canadians who died in the Great War and urging patriotic service and national harmony.
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Canada
National
Dominion
Prince Edward Island
British Columbia
Victory
Ouawa
Mackenzie King
Dells
Town Synchronizes Clocks by Radio Time in Nymboida
In Nymboida Australia the town sets all clocks to radio time. The schoolmaster uses the school receiving set to obtain the hourly signal from a general broadcasting company and rings the bell. Classes start on radio time as residents adjust time accordingly.
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Nymboida
Australia
Timw
General Broadcasting Company
Lethbridge Plans Aviation Field for Commercial Use
North Lethbridge is set to host an aviation field for commercial lying and aerial mail. The site south of the standpipe is broad enough to accommodate ten aeroplanes at once, aligning with federal support for aerial navigation.
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Lethbridge
Canada’s Telegraph Lines and Cable Network In Canada
Canada started telegraphing in 1878 linking Toronto Hamilton St Catharines and Niagara with 284000 miles of wire. Revenue tops over millions as 15 million messages die yearly. Six trans oceanic cables terminate in Canada and move about 6 million cablegrams each year.
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Canada
Toronto
Hamilton
St. Catharines
Niagara
Scarcity of Beef Cattle Looms in Saskatchewan
Reports indicate a cattle shortage in Saskatchewan this year with experts predicting inability to meet even small consignments through April. Canada exported fewer cattle to Great Britain, while hog shipments to the United States rose for the same period.
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Saskatchewan
United Farmers of Ontario
Cate Men
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Nerviline Promises Quick Lumbago Relief and Pain Control
An advertisement touts Nerviline as the fastest, most effective liniment for lumbago rheumatism and joint pain. It claims rapid tissue penetration, blood flow relief and swift pain damping, urging sufferers to buy Nerviline at all dealers.
Historic bagpipes found in Ottawa after Culloden legacy
The historic pipes once played for the Culloden Moor defeat have resurfaced in Ottawa. Miss Francis Nolan declined a $4,000 offer from a Scottish museum. The piper lineage traces to John Brown, ancestor of the one who played them for King Edward VII during a visit to Parliament Buildings in Ottawa.
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Prince Chartie
Ottawa
Francis Nolan
John Brown
Culloden Moor
Edward VII
Prince of Wales
Dennis Talks on Work of Canada Colonization Association
Col J S Dennis addressed Winnipeg listeners detailing the association's activity since 1879. He cited $20 million in land chattels and buildings, with land $16 million and chattels $2 million and more, plus rail-linked transport benefits. He argued that a five person agricultural family adds substantial value to Canada’s economy and that migration supports railways and merchants, urging continued colonization efforts.
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JS Dennis
Department of Colonization and Development
Canadian Pacific Rail- Say
Winnipeg
Canada
Col Dennis
Dominion praised as noble soul in Canada Day tribute
London papers hail Canada’s Jubilee with editorial praise calling the Dominion a nation with a noble soul and noting its wartime deeds at Vimy Ridge. They warn Britain’s immigration and free trade concerns and cite Imperial preference as crucial future policy.
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Daily Mail
Dominion
Daily Mails
Canada
Great Britain
Thin, Watery Blood Treated With Williams Pink Pills
Anecdotal cure touts Williams Pink Pills for anemia common in young women and overworked individuals. A Canadian mare Teresa Heate of Dunraven credits restored health after taking the pills, urging others to try them and send for a free life-building book. Pills priced 50 cents a box, available at druggists or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Tr Wiliams
Tr Williams
Teresa Lleate
Dunraven
Williams
Fr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brock
India Finds Remedy From Tree Seeds for Leprosy
A Times of India report notes oils derived from seeds of Assam and South Indian trees form a potent remedy for leprosy. The article cites Sir Leonard Nogers and the use of injected solutions in attacking the disease, highlighting India’s large leper population and natural remedies.
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Assam
South India
Leonard Nogers
Saskatchewan North Revealed By Air Survey Plan
Aeroplanes and seaplanes will conduct a three year geological survey of Saskatchewan focusing on the northern region with maps produced by airmen and refined by geologists and prospectors. The effort aims to yield authentic maps of the province's northernmost areas for the first time. In Missouri a town of 1,300 reports 253 golden weddings and four couples surpass five decades of marriage.
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Saskatchewan
Missouri
Canada's Greatest National Romance and Yukon Gold Discovery
The article recounts the discovery of placer gold on the Kiondyke River in the Yukon credited to Robert Henderson, notes rival claims about Cormack, and describes the 1897 rush following news from 1846. It praises early Yukon administration by the Royal Northwest Mounted Police for establishing safety in the camps.
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Kiondyke
Kiondyke River
Yukon
Canada
Robert Henderson
Cormack
Henderson
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Northland
Seattlev
Vancouver
Pacific
Dyea
Skagway
Chilcott Ranges
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Canada’s bonds holdings rise since 1913
Since 1913 Canadians have increased their holdings of government and municipal bonds by over 2.585 billion dollars, a sevenfold rise. Canada’s per capita wealth now trails only the United States and Great Britain.
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Canada
United States
Great Britain
Trees that attract lightning in a European survey
Beech woods resist lightning while pine oak and spruce draw strikes. Western yellow pine and Douglas fir dominate hits in the American West, according to the report. The text includes a stray dialogue fragment not related to the forestry findings.
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Times of India
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