Western Canada backs Hudson Bay route for prairie export rail
Western Canadians organize the On-to-the Bay Association to press Parliament for funding the Hudson's Bay railway to tidewater. Proponents argue the route is shorter than via Montreal, supports grain and cattle markets, and benefits all Canada while opponents fear loss of traffic to eastern ports.
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Western Canada
Vadean’s Bay
Great Britain
Tidewater
Aseiciation
Hudson's Bay
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Bay
Hudson's Straits
Straits
Belle Isle
Cape Race
Lower St. Lawrence
Dover
Hudson’s Bay
Liverpool
Ndt
Prairies
Canada
Western
West
Dominion
Jtudson
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Ontario
Northern Ontario
James Bay
The
Prairie
Hudson's Bay Railway
Reduction in Lakehead stock grain in store
Stocks of grain in Lakehead elevators at the head of the lakes have fallen to less than half of opening levels. The drop totals over eleven and a half million bushels, bringing May 10 stocks below those on the same date last year.
Manchuria Uses Matches and Stamps for Small Purchases
In parts of Manchuria where copper coins are scarce, residents resort to using matches and postage stamps to make small purchases, reflecting wartime metal shortages and informal barter practices.
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Manchuria
Sugar Exports Show High March and Yearly Totals
Canadian refined sugar exports valued at 2,039,558 dollars in March. March 1923 exports valued at 1,681,869 dollars. Over the twelve months ended March 1924, 115,729,595 pounds were shipped.
London street accidents favor careful women
English women are more careful than men in traffic to London, explaining why only a third of last year’s street accident victims were women.
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London
Devises System Secret For Radio Messages
United States inventor John Hays Hammonad Jr left Rome for London to demonstrate a new radio transmission device. He contracts with the Italian government for transmitting and receiving sets. The system allows secrecy and multiple messages on the same wavelength, with wartime utility and potential commercial use to charge listening fees.
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United States
London
John Hays Hammonad, Jr
Rome
Old Film Reuse Reaches Shoes and Silver Recovery
Millions of old movie reels, once junked, are processed to remove the stabilizing coating. The cleansing yields silver at 112 ounces per ton. Cleansed celluloid strips find their way to shoe manufacturers, adding patent leather tips to feet with traces of Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin.
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Mary Pickford
Charlie Chaplin
Nerviline Liniment Claims Backache Cure
Georgetown reader E. S. Sloane says a two year backache vanished after using Nerviline from Smith Bros. Drug Store. The ad urges sufferers with weak backs and stiff joints to try Nerviline, priced 35 cents at all dealers.
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E. S. Sloane
Georgetown
Smith Bros
Expedition Discovers Blond Chinese Among Unmapped Korea Region People
National Geographic Society expedition led by Frederick R. Wulsin reports encounters with the Toguns, earth men, in the Kangsu region of Asia. They describe unique hair color and age indifference among unmarried women, and travel on the Yellow River using a raft made of 72 yak skins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Kangsu
Asia
Washington
Frederick R. Wulsin
Yellow River
Baby's Own Tablets Promise Quick Relief for Childhood Indigestion
A Victorian era notice claims childhood indigestion leads to serious issues and touts Baby's Own Tablets as the best remedy. It includes a customer testimonial from Mrs. Jos. Lunette of Immaculate Conception Quebec and lists a price of 25 cents per box from Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
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Jos. Lunette
Immaculate Conception
Quc
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Radio Certificates Issued Across Provinces
Certificates of proficiency in radio telegraphy have been issued by the department of marine and fisheries to individuals in Saskatchewan Moose Jaw Strasburg Regina Alberta Edmonston Vulcan Vancouver Point Grey and British Columbia Vancouver W Fe J F Wilson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Saskatchewan
S. J. Baker
R. K. Campbell
A. C. Cox
Moose Jaw
W. ¥. Honeysett
Strasburg
L. H. Perras
Regina
Alberta
G. C. Hamilton
Edmonston
A. J. Ober
Vulcan
British, Columbia
A. G. Carrick and Co. W. Fe
Vancouver
J. F. Wilson
Point Grey
Beyond Repair S S Teacher Willie Joke Minard Liniment
A humorous ad card presents a joke about a schoolteacher asking Willie how many commandments exist and the boy’s quick reply about nine left after one is broken. The line ends with Minard's Liniment proclaimed as the athlete's remedy.
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S. S
Willie
Electricity From The Air From Pabna Bengal
A preliminary experiment achieving electrical generation from the atmosphere reports success at Pabna in Bengal. Begun in November 1922, the tests used copper then silver wires on kite strings to collect sparks, with a transformer producing continuous current. Balloons of aluminum and hydrogen were planned to reach one thousand feet, with silver rod networks on the surface to collect electricity, signaling potential low altitude power.
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Pabna
Bengal
Nature
K. P. Bhattacharyya
New Device Lets Dumb Speak With Artificial Tongue Demo
Sir Richard Paget demonstrated a device at the Institute of Electrical Engineers using a dummy voice box and a rubber tube to produce vowels and words. The apparatus used an organ reed as vocal chords with resonators simulating the mouth. A second instrument by Pr Eccles used tuned electric circuits and a loud speaker to generate vowel sounds.
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Richard Paget
Institute of Electrical Engineers
Richard
Oliver Lodge
Vernon Boys
Pr. Eccles
Holloway's Corn Remover Endorsed for Deep Corn Relief
A vintage advertisement proclaims that regardless of corn depth, Holloway's Corn Remover works when used as directed. The copy emphasizes reliable relief and practical use for stubborn corn discomfort.
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Holloway
Australian Coast Aviators Complete 8500 Mile Survey Flight
Surveyed aviators McIntyre and Goble finished an 8500 mile coast survey around Australia in 90 hours of flight. They landed at Saint Kilda to cheers from crowds and were greeted by federal and state ministers plus army and navy reps before a civic reception. The mission sought coastal defense bases and data on tropical effects on aircraft.
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McIntyre
Goble
Australia
Saint Kilda
Army
Navy
Vancouver Lumber Mill Project At Granville Island
Granville Island in Vancouver sees new lumber mill work begun for K. M. McNeil with about 300000 dollars in foreign capital invested. The facility aims to process both hard and soft woods, expanding the island’s varied industries.
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Granville Island
Vancouver
K. M. McNeil
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Predation Claim
A vermicide praised as an excellent predator, dubbed Mother Graves Worm Exterminator, is credited with saving countless children's lives by eradicating worms.
Cleaning phonograph records for clearer sound
Washing phonograph records with soap and water followed by a thorough rinse and drying can improve sound clarity. The method emphasizes gentle cleaning to remove grime without damaging grooves.
Vessel Rescued After Eight Days Afloat Near Island
A ship bound for Constantinople was stranded for eight days on a Mediterranean island and saved by radio. The crew's survival relied on wireless contact and timely rescue by passing vessels and authorities.
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Constantinople
Mediterranean
King Accepts Dominion Poultry At World Congress
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria with Crown Prince visited Canadian exhibits at the World's Poultry Congress in Barcelona. He accepted a gift from the Dominion a pen of White Leghorns, per cables from Ottawa. The 1927 World's Poultry Congress will be held in Ottawa.
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Alfonso
Spain
Barcelona
Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Simple and Sure Dr Thomas Electric Oil Marketing
Simple and Sure. Dr Thomas' Electric Oil is easy to apply and safe for a child to follow. Used as a liniment or dressing the directions are plain enough for anyone to understand and follow.
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Thomas
Therapeutical Color Therapy For Mental Health
Dr William A Bryan of Worcester State Hospital advocates color therapy using stimulants and sedatives via colored baths to aid weakened minds and even healthy individuals in ill health. He demonstrates with a green room and green bath tubs where patients sit submerged in water baths under tight sheets as a spring tonic.
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William A. Bryan
Worcester State Hospital
Ife
Grain shipments total 2.471 million wheat and 1.701 million other grains
Grain movements from the Grande Prairie and Peace River districts via the Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway last season reached 2 471 000 bushels of wheat and 1 700 500 bushels of other grains.
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Grande Prairie
Peace River
Edmonton, Dunvegan and
British Columbia
Okanagan Onion Harvest Yields Fair Profit for Growers
About 4000 tons of onions were grown in the Okanagan last season largely around Vernon Kelowna and Armstrong. The crop was fair and prices paid provided a fair profit to the growers.
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Okanagan
Vernon, Kelowna
Armstrong
64 British settlers locate in Lethbridge district
Another party of 64 members from Britain have just located in the red Lethbridge district to take up irrigated land beside the Hollanders who already arrived.
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Red Lethbridge
Britain
Borden Commends League of Nations at Canadian Club
Sir Robert Borden, Canada's war premier, praised the League of Nations at a Canadian Club address in Hamilton. He said he would not return to public life, noted the League’s role in averting wars, and urged ongoing international cooperation through this system.
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Sir Robert Borden
Canada
Hamilton
League of Nations
Sir Robert
League
Miller's Worm Powders Promote Child Health
Miller's Worm Powders claim to restore appetite and relieve bilious and digestive troubles caused by worms. The product asserts children will improve as soon as treatment begins, benefiting stomach liver and bowels.
Inn Menu Reveals Sharper Knife With Dearer Steak
A traveller at a wayside inn notes the menu lists steak twice with different wording. He asks the waitress who explains the dearer steak comes with a sharper knife, implying better service accompanies the higher price.
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Wayside Inn
Key to Health Claim Promoted by Golden Medical Discovery
Hattonford Alberta resident describes recovery from weakness and dizziness after using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. Letter cites improved energy and health, praising the product and requesting trial package information from Dr. Pierce’s laboratory in Buffalo and related postings.
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Hattonford
Alta
Dr.Pierce
Crystal Springs Farm
Dr. Pierce
Hridgeburg
Buffalo
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John Ireland
Nobleton, Ont
Dr. Chase
Firmanson, Bates & Co
Itd
Toronto
Minard
W. WN. U
Australian Coast
Ogden's
Ogden
Grand Prairie
Gertrude White
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