Signs Of A Better Era Promotes Arbitration Over Strikes
The piece argues prosperity reduces strike calls across Canada and the United States and urges dispute resolution through law and arbitration. It cites Toronto incidents including a municipally owned street railway vote favoring arbitration and a strike by structural steel workers seeking a closed shop, noting broader public sentiment against industrial warfare and in favor of cooperative employer employee relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Toronto Street Railway
Toronto
Structural Steel
International Union
Alberta Coal Resources Outlined by International Congress
The International Geological Congress estimates Alberta coal resources at 1,035,629 million tons. Alberta holds 14 percent of world supply, 72 percent of empire resources, and 87 percent of Canada’s. Current mines could yield about five million tons annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
International Geological Congress
British Empire
Canada
Soldier Seeks Cure After Overseas Suffering Dysentery
John Melling of Fenner Alberta describes returning from service and enduring chronic dysentery. He says doctors failed to relieve it despite long treatment and notes a turning point after a pharmacist suggested trying a new remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Melling
Fenner
Alta
Study Shows Vast Resources Could Last 18 Centuries
A historical note claims that if production rose 100 times, the existing supply would not be exhausted for 18 centuries, implying enormous persistent availability under scaled demand.
Russian engineer demos non inflammable aviation fuel
A Russian engineer Makoninne claims to have produced a non inflaming fuel from heavy mineral and vegetable oils that remains non inflammable outside the engine. Demonstrations and tests reportedly prove it powers conventional aircraft engines with greater efficiency. First Surgeon asks about operating while second surgeon expresses fear about the patient’s condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Makoninne
Grapes Moved by Water to London Cheaper Than Rail
The article notes grapes grown in Holland and Belgium can be shipped to London by water at lower cost than similar fruit from southern England traveling by rail. It adds Sitka spruce is prized for aircraft construction due to its physical properties and long straight-grained availability.
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Holland
Belgium
London
England
Sitka Spruce
Man Knocked Down as Friend Delivers Kick
An incident describes an enemy knocking a man to the ground followed by a friend delivering a kick. The report notes the sequence of actions and the individuals involved. Further details on motive or outcomes are not provided in the accessible text.
Blind Brantford Student Wins Second in Dominion Essay
A blind pupil from Ontario School for the Blind Brantford placed second among 20000 entrants in a national essay contest. Acting Education Minister W H Price to Supt Race via Dr A H A Colquhoun, with Ernest Phipott taking first withLaura Secord the Woman Who Made Confederation Possible and three other pupils earning special prizes.
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Dominion
Ontario School
Brantford
W. H. Price
A. H. A. Colquhoun
Race
Ernest Philpott
Laura Secord
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promise Rheumatism Relief
Advise to treat rheumatic pains by addressing blood health with Dr Williams Pink Pills. Claims the medicine builds rich blood to expel toxins and end rheumatism, sharing testimonials from Canadian users including Mrs. W F Tait of McKellar Ont. and urging purchase by mail or via medicine dealers. Also notes traffic rules in Europe per the National Automobile Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dr. Williams
Dr. Wilhems’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Primitive people found living in ground holes south of the Mediteranean
A report describes a primitive group discovered several hundred miles south of the Mediterranean living in earth shelters or holes in the ground. Details on their culture or origin are not provided in the fragment.
Red Cross as Fairy Godmother in Canadian North
In northern Alberta a Scottish settler family faces hardship with failing crops and scarce resources until a German neighbor's radio reveals the Red Cross mission. The organization helps by delivering relief and care, symbolically delivering a new Scottish-Canadian birth under the Red Cross flag.
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Alberta
Wendy
Canada
Far Northland
Red Cross
Britain to stay in Palestine says Jewish leader
Dr Schmary Levin opened the United Palestine Appeal for Western Canada predicting Palestine would become a seventh British Dominion. He said Britain's mandate would stay until the Jewish nation is a Commonwealth member, noting Palestine’s importance as a keystone in the Near East and Suez guardian state. He cited rising Jewish farm success and higher orange prices.
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Palestine
Schmary Levin
United Palestine Appeal
Western Canada
Great Britain
Dr. Levin
Near East
Suez Canal
Levin
Name of Earl Asquith Honored With Landmarks
The late Earl of Oxford and Asquith is memorialized in two places. Sir Ernest Shackleton named a peak Mount Asquith near the South Pole, and Asquith Town in Saskatchewan bears his name.
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Earl of Oxford
Asquith
Ernest Shackleton
South Pole
Mount Asquith
Asquith Town
Saskatchewan
New Suction Retention Teeth by Toronto Dentist
Dr F W Barbour announces a discovery in marginal retention suction to hold false teeth in place on either jaw. The vulcanite plate previously covering the palate to aid upper teeth is eliminated, reducing taste and diction interference and easing wearer discomfort. London’s smallest school serves canal children near Praed Street. Holloway’s Corn Remover is promoted for painless corn relief.
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F. W. Barbour
Toronto
Western Canada values land owners in farm census
Census reveals Manitoba shows over 1 percent of farms owned by occupants while Saskatchewan surpasses 77 percent and Alberta over 75 percent, highlighting strong owner occupancy across western provinces.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Golf Week at Jasper Park Handicap Matches Across Nine Days
The schedule spans September events at Jasper Park with medal handicaps for 18 holes and mixed foursomes. It includes inter provincial state teams, ladies rounds, and the Jasper Totem Pole Trophy with qualifying rounds, semi finals, and finals.
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Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course
Jasper, Alta
Jasper Park Lodge
C.D.G.U. Party of
Bond
Canada Donates Beavers to Edinburgh Zoo
Canada sends two live beavers to the Zoological Society of Scotland after capture in Jasper National Park. The animals travel via Montreal aboard the Cairnisk to reach the Zoological Gardens in Edinburgh. The text also endorses Miller's Worm Powders as a reliable vermifuge for children.
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Canada
Zoological Society of Scotland
Jasper National Park
Montreal
Zoological Gardens
Edinburgh
Road Construction Employment in Canada Reaches New High
In 1926 the number of persons employed in road construction in Canada totaled 26,071, higher than any of the previous seven years.
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Canada
Street Car Catching Speeds Up When You Run
A street car moves faster while you are running to catch it than after you have boarded it. The saying highlights the momentum gained during pursuit and the lag once aboard.
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T. Milburn Co
N. U
Scandinavian Countries
European Countries
National Automobile Club
Firestone
Firestone Tire & Rubber CO. OF Canada Limited
Hamilton, Ontario
Canadian Depot
Stenhouse, Ltd
Teicem le
J. D. Kellogg
Earl of Asquith
Praed Street
Holloway
Jasper Park
Scotland
Minard’s Linimeat
Gypsum and Alabastine Limited
Winnipeg
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