World overproduction challenges Canada wheat markets
Western Canada faces a profit problem as markets tighten for wheat and other primary commodities. The piece notes global overproduction, with coffee in Brazil and sugar and cotton also expanding beyond demand. it urges coordinated action by governments, pools, and business groups to secure sustainable markets for wheat.
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Western
Canada
Brazil
Java
Arabia
United States
Texas
Oklahoma
Combine
Cuba
Death of Commander Eustace Maud at 82 in Victoria
Commander Eustace Maud of Mayne Island died in Victoria aged 82. Born in England, he gained fame years ago for sailing the ketch Half Moon solo for 92 consecutive days. In a 33 foot boat with four foot draft he left Victoria aiming to pass through the Panama Canal to Europe but was struck on the head by a boom off the Mexican coast and was rendered unconscious.
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Victoria
Eustace Maud
Mayne Island
England
Maude
Panama Canal
Europe
Mexico
Ketch Drifts Away Then Reaches Victoria After Harrowing Journey
A crew member drifted from contact and was believed dead during the voyage. He later survived, regained direction, and arrived in Victoria not badly affected by the ordeal.
Bell-Ringer Is Pensioned In Stockholm Church
Sweden’s last woman bell ringer Augusta Anderson of Katarina church in Stockholm is pensioned after 35 years. Since 1895 she tolled four bells with a nine-woman crew, missing only once two years ago. Electric machinery will replace manual tolling. Bells ring daily at eight and five.
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Sweden
Augusta Anderson
Katarina
Stockholm
Canada’s stake in U.S. trade cited at 148 dollars
A report notes that every person in Canada benefits from U S foreign trade, totaling 148 dollars per capita. It highlights broad national interest in cross border commerce and economic ties.
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Canada
U.S
Canada sees fewer scientifically trained men leaving for work
Rev. Dr. H. J. Cody chairman of the University of Toronto board states that Canada retains more scientifically trained graduates. The Technical Service Council logged 1090 applications last year and placed 550 graduates in Canadian positions. Since 1925 the share of Toronto graduates leaving the country fell from 27 to 3 percent.
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Canada
H. J. Cody
University of Toronto
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Cody
Technical Service Council
Toronto University
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promote Health And Strength
An advertisement asserts that Dr Williams Pink Pills enrich and purify the blood, improving health for anemia and fatigue. A Halifax testimonial claims the pills restored vitality before and after marriage, and notes availability from The Dr Williams Medicine Co in Brockville Ontario at 50 cents per box.
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Dr. Williams
Pollock praises Canadian papers and articles on Sir Ernest Pollock
Sir Henry Pollock of Hong Kong, a Quebec newspaperman, admires Canadian papers after seeing a Vancouver picture of the late Sir Ernest Pollock and reading a career story. An asthma remedy ad claims Kellogg's Asthma Remedy helps incipient and chronic cases, urging readers to buy the genuine product.
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Sir Ernest Pollock
Vancouver
Sir Henry Pollock
Hong Kong
Quebec
England
Northern Ontario Lignite Deposits Opened by Government
The Central provinces lack coal except Northern Ontario where lignite deposits are being developed by the government. Samples are tested in the Department of Mines Ottawa and other laboratories for evaluation and potential use.
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Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Department of Mines
Ottawa
Death of F E Trautman noted in Canadian press circles
F E Trautman longtime press representative for the Canadian Pacific Railway western lines and dean of western publicity men died in Misericordia Hospital Winnipeg at age 66 or 67 after a short illness. He leaves a widow Kathryn M Ross and daughter June. He joined the CPR in 1912 and helped inaugurate the Winnipeg press bureau.
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Canada
F. E. Trautman
Canadian Pacific Railway
Western Lines
Western
Misericordia Hospital
Winnipeg
F.E
United States
June
Chicago
Trautman
George Bury
Kathryn M. Ross
Three Children Cured By Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry
Mrs Leo Lapointe of Laurier writes that her three ill children suffered severe diarrhea until a kindly neighbour advised Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry. After giving a bottle the next day the diarrhea stopped. The remedy has been on the market for 85 years by The T Millwrn Co Ltd Toronto Ont.
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Mra
Leo Lapointe
Laurier
T. Millwrn Co. Ltd
Toronto
Ont
British Columbia Beekeeping Shifts Toward Big Business
The Province reports about 2,000 beekeepers in British Columbia with ten hives on average producing 50 pounds per colony. A trend toward large operations emerges as Turnbull's Apiaries Limited plans 1,500 colonies over a 200 mile interior stretch.
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British Columbia
Turnbull's Apiaries Limited
Stop the Cough with Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
Cough results from irritation in the respiratory passages and inflammation of the mucous membrane. Treatment with Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil relieves the inflammation and usually stops the cough. Try it and you will be satisfied.
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Thomas
Canada Railways Impress Antipodean Visitors
R B Teakle, general manager of Canadian National Steamships, praised Canada's railways and steamships after a world voyage. He noted strong interest and high opinion of the national railways in Australia and New Zealand and highlighted Sir Henry Thornton as a widely studied railway figure abroad.
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Australia
New Zealand
Canada
R. B. Teakle
Canadian National Steamships
Montreal
Antipodes
Dominions
National Railways
Sir Henry Thornton
Visitor from Aberdeen Visits Liverpool Hotel
A visitor from Aberdeen asking about board charges at a Liverpool hotel discovers no charge for garaging his car. Sandy decides to sleep in his car for the night.
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Aberdeen
Liverpool
Sandy
Sealskin Gatherers Benefit From Seals’ Poor EyeSight
Out of water, seals have poor eyesight, a fact aiding sealskin gatherers in their work. The text notes how this vulnerability facilitates pursuit or capture by workers, impacting the procurement of sealskin.
Women at Work Defy Leisure Alarm Says bureau study shows long hours at home
A federal report from the Bureau of Home Economics finds women in both rural areas and small cities log over forty two hours weekly at home with average hours around fifty one. Despite time saving devices critics fear boredom, but the study argues housewives remain active and engaged rather than idle. Persian Balm advertisement touts skin health and beauty benefits for mothers and children and features multipurpose use as a hair fixative and shaving lotion.
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Bureau of Home Economics
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Chicago News
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Enters Talkies
Prime Minister Mackenzie King viewed his first film sound machines at Kingsmere near Ottawa. The event produced a message slated for distribution across Canada the United States and sent to Great Britain and Europe.
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Mackenzie King
Talkies
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Kingsmere
Ottawa
British stock for Canada and Empire growth
The passage argues for increasing British stock in Canada to preserve the British Empire. It advocates two methods: assimilation and injecting new British stock, and urges both to be pursued simultaneously to offset incoming foreign stock.
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Canada
Advertising Pays in British Fishing Industry
The British fishing interests funded a broad campaign urging the public to eat more fish. By allocating one penny per pound of catch for advertising, the industry saw sales rise by more than 5.5 million dollars, suggesting advertising effectiveness.
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Great Britain
Western Flax Straw Trials Reach Ireland for Linen Use
Canadian trade commissioner G. B. Johnson reports new methods cutting flax costs in northern Ireland amid low linen demand. He notes a firm plans a 50 ton trial shipment of Canadian western flax straw, though not for linen manufacture.
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Northern Ireland
G. B. Johnson
Department of Trade and Commerce
Johnson
Dominion
Taking Water Fowl Census Cooperation Studied
The National Parks of Canada Department of the Interior Ottawa and the United States Geological Survey Washington cooperate to determine if North American water fowl populations are increasing or decreasing.
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National Parks of Canada
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
United States Biological Survey
Washington, D.C
North America
Worms in Australia Reach Impressive Size
Report notes earthworms in Australia measuring about an inch in diameter and more than six feet in length.
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Australia
Philippines to Build Chain of Hotels
A plan for a national hotel chain in the Philippines aims to boost tourism and business travel. Government officials and investors signal confidence in expanding accommodations nationwide, linking major cities with standardized hospitality services.
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