National Unity and Tariff Policy in Canada Debate
A Toronto financial paper urges national unity and a new Canadian policy to unite classes and regions. It defends tariff reductions despite Western views, argues protectionism harms a young nation, and says tax policy should populate the country and develop resources for broad prosperity.
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Toronto
Canada
Hut
Ottawa
East
Financial
Dominion
Parliament of
Halifax
Vancouver
Prairies
Financial Journal
Revenue up across Canada customs and excise in year end
Canada reports a broad rise in fiscal year end revenues with increases in every branch. Customs duties totalled 138,493,484 dollars, excise taxes 121,815,067 dollars, excise duties 38,289,161 dollars, and sundry collections 1,325,772 dollars, bringing total revenue to 294,923,586 dollars, up 20,267,846 from the previous year.
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Customs and Excise
Canada
Swedes Call Honeymooning Smekmonad Caressing Month
In Swedish usage the term smekmonad describes the honeymoon period of newlyweds, meaning the caressing month. The phrase captures a cultural view of early marriage and affectionate weeks after the wedding.
Pinches and Pianos Cause Trouble in Quiet Town
A fragmented note cites disturbances over pinches and pianos as locals resist repeated piano noise complaints. Police urge calm as disputes over music practice spill into streets.
Canadian Blue Fox Farms Limited incorporated in British Columbia
The third organization of its kind in the province, Canadian Blue Fox Farms Limited, has been incorporated with a $125,000 capital and a Vancouver headquarters. Also noted is Holloway's Corn Remover advertised as relief for painful feet.
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British Columbia
Canadian
Blue Fox Farms Limited
Vancouver
Holloway
Unsuitable Dialect Story Snippet From Old Paper
A clipped dialect fragment describes a buggy ride and humor about locking jaw. The lines reference a humorous conversational tone and a stage-like exchange between characters, with no clear news event, names, places, or dates to anchor a full card.
Salvage Efforts Aim to Recover Laurentic Gold
Commander G C C Damant told the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in London that 154 bars of Laurentic gold remain worth 1 200 000, with the Racer ready to begin recovery. Four boxes of gold were hoisted 140 pounds each, but a gale caused the wreck to collapse, slowing work on the 3 211 bars sunk. Since six summers of salvage, 3 057 bars have been recovered at a cost of two and a half percent.
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Laurentic
G. C. C. Damant
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
London
Women Can Dye Any Garment, Drapery
Advertisement extols dyeing and tinting services for clothing and drapery with a promise of restoring faded items, offering pricing at 15 cents per garment or drapery treatment. Clear sales pitch aimed at households seeking affordable fabric refreshment.
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing
A product notice proclaims Diamond Dyes guarantee perfect home dyeing even for beginners. Druggists stock all colors and each package includes directions for use.
How the English Make Toffee
A household guide explains how to make toffee at home to avoid indigestion and spoiled stomachs. It details mixing brown sugar corn syrup and water, boiling, adding batter, reheating, and cooking until butter permeates the candy, then setting on a greased tray, cutting into squares, and wrapping. It notes enameled ware resists sticking for easier cleanup.
Baby's Own Tablets Widely Praised By Mother
Mrs David Gagne of St Godfrey Quebec endorses Baby's Own Tablets noting they relieve constipation indigestion and aid sleep. The laxative remedy promotes baby health and is sold by medicine dealers or 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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David Gagne
St. Godfrey
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Origin of Buncombe word in Buncombe countys speech
The term Buncombe speech arose when Felix Walker of Buncombe county defied House rules during the Missouri Compromise debate, claiming his district demanded a public speech. The piece notes nearby Sulgrave Manor ancestors of Washington Penn Adams Franklin Longfellow and Harding within eight miles.
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Buncomber
Felix Walker
North Carolina
Buncombe County
Detroit News
House
Buncombe
Sulgrave Manor
Northamptonshire
George Washington
William Penn
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Henry W. Longfellow
Warren Harding
Roundabout exchange over rent prompts amused reply
A humorous exchange unfolds as one asks for another month’s rent and the landlady shows unexpected indignation, but the speaker remarks he himself was the one left feeling put out. The banter highlights city life and witty repartee in a bygone era.
A Call for Moderation in Global Disarmament
The Manchester Guardian argues that a world power must lead in disarmament by keeping its own armament low. Without such restraint the general will to disarm stalls, as nations fear security shortfalls. Caution is needed since absolute security is unattainable and risk accompanies worthwhile actions.
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Europe
The
Manchester Guardian
Dominion reports giant Rogers Imperial gas gusher
Experts from Imperial Oil Company and the Dominion geological survey tested a gusher on the Alberta Montana border. The gauge reached 23,000,000 feet open flow but could not record total flow. Cc. W. Dingman called it the greatest Dominion well of the time as samples are analyzed for wet gas and the well will be controlled and drilled deeper.
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Rogers-Imperial
Alberta- Montana
Imperial Oil Company
Dominion Geological Survey
Cc. W. Dingman
Geological Survey
Dominion
Catarrhozone touted as all-purpose pine air remedy
An advertisement claims Catarrhozone clears catarrh and colds by delivering antiseptic pine balsam to nose and lungs. It promises two months of treatment for $1.00, a 50 cent trial size, and urges buying only Catarrhozone from The Catarrhozone Co. of Montreal.
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Catarrhozone
The
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Malaria Spreads In Russia After Famine
The disease spreads across Russia with malaria cases rising after the famine. The federal health department notes 4,887,000 cases registered in the first ten months of 1923 and expects the annual total to exceed 5,000,000.
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Russia
Federal
Department of Health
Argentine Aviator- Inventor Demonstrates Helicopter Flight
Marquis Ragu Pescara the Argentine aviator inventor shows progress from his helicopter tests. He flies the machine more than a half mile at a steady seven feet height, with timing and control supervised by Aero Club representatives.
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Marquis Ragu Pescara
The
Aero Club
Befo re My Baby Came Lydia Pinkham Ad
Sydenham Ontario woman recalls taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during late pregnancy. She reports improved strength and energy and urges others to use the remedy, noting its benefit for mother and child. The ad emphasizes restoration of vitality through the tonic.
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Sydenham, Ont
Lydia K Pinkham
Harvey Milligan
Sydenham
Ont
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tokio Plans Memorial for Honjo Depot Fire Victims
The city of Tokio will erect a memorial hall costing 1,000,000 yen to honor 34,000 people who died in the Honjo military clothing depot fire and suffocation disaster. Thousands sheltered in the depot yard as winds shifted and a curtain of flames and smoke swept through the crowd.
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Honjo
Tokio
Alberta natural gas production tops Ontario in 1923
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Alberta produced 6,135,260,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 1923, up from 5,868,439,000 in 1922, placing Alberta second to Ontario which produced 7,900,000,000 cubic feet. Alberta crude petroleum output also rose to 6,559 barrels from 4,525 in 1922. Natural gas reaches four Alberta cities. A worm remedy named Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator is advertised for mothers.
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Alberta
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ontario
Last Poet Laureate Brings Last Laureate Claim to U.S.
Dr. Robert Bridges, England's poet laureate, tours the United States. The London Daily Sketch says he may be the last poet laureate as the crown plans to let the office lapse.
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Robert Bridges
England
United States
Bridges
London Daily Sketch
Crown
Floating fair to sail South American ports in July
A German floating fair will sail in July aboard the steamer Ermatta Theresia to tour South American ports. Representatives of participating firms will accompany the ship to restore wartime business relations. Exhibitors will include Czechoslovakian, German, Austrian, and Hungarian firms.
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South America
Ermatta Theresia
Two Birds to the Acre Noted in Population Claim
Collier's notes agricultural experts estimate two birds per acre across America and urges stronger care for bird life amid concerns over population density and conservation.
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America
Collier's
Bees attack four horses kill farmer’s herd in New Zealand
A swarm of bees attacked four horses owned by a New Zealand farmer while being driven along a road, stinging them to death. The incident highlights dangers to livestock from swarms.
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New Zealand
Sugar Refinery Plan Tied to Beet Signups at Macleod
A Raymond beet growers letter seeks six thousand acres for beet cultivation in 1925. It urges soil preparation this year and sowing next season on irrigated or dry farm land. If signed, a sugar refinery may be built at Macleod, seen as the future beet growing center. The petition is circulating district wide.
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Macleod
Raymond
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Chile
Alexander Bradley
R.R. No. 1, Corp, Ont
Dr. Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co
the Young Folk
Minard
Ogden
Liverpool
Lydia E. Pinkha
Tokio Building
Res Eye Remedy Co
Cass Obie Street
Chicago
Charles
Way
Renee Whiciaiess
the Borden Co. Limited
Wrigleys
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