Canada on Easy Street as Debt Drops Sharply
Dominion Minister James A. Robb declares Canada on easy street after paying off 53 million of public debt this year out of current revenues. He cites tax cuts, tariff reductions, NTrailway gains, and growing prosperity, with further reductions hoped through 1933 amid strong exports and national cooperation.
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James A. Robb
Dominion
Canada
Treasury
Robb
Canadian National Railways
Dominion Treasury
C.N.R
Beatty
Canadian Pacific
Press of
West
West Coast fisheries expand pilchard industry on island
The pilchard reduction sector on Vancouver Island's west coast shows a 50 percent production gain this year, reaching 16,000 tons of meal and 3,500,000 gallons of oil. Plants rise from five to 22 over the past three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver Island
Scotland Women Wear Beech Nut Flower Trim Hats
At least 150 people sleep nightly in Hyde Park London, a public park, as authorities report rising numbers seeking shelter in the open space. The scene highlights urban hardship and seasonal weather impacts on city residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
London
Harvesters Find Employment in Southern Alberta
British harvesters are finding winter work in Southern Alberta with strong farmer response. CPR colonization boards report many satisfactory deals between farmers and helpers. The text also includes unrelated dialogue about a barber and a stage life remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
C.p.r.’S Colonization Boards
Eye A Delicate Operation Yields Some Vision For Ferguson
Bert Ferguson of New York City, once blind, looked dimly at the world after doctors grafted a cornea from Charlies Greenblatt’s eye. He can distinguish objects ten feet away as surgeons monitor nourishment of the grafted tissue to determine long term success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Ferguson
New York City
Ferguson
Charlies Greenblatt
Dr Williams Pink Pills Advertised For Pale Girls
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for pale weak girls. It cites a testimonial from Mrs Winnifred Rutty of Hamilton Ontario describing her daughter’s recovery from illness after tonsil removal and a switch to the pills. The firm offers mail order sales at 50 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnifred Rutty
Barton Street West
Hamilton, Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Tourists Boost Victoria and Vancouver Island Travel
Victoria reports 870000 visitors this year from Canada and U S points with growth over last year. Travel arrives via CPR and coastal steamships to Vancouver Island and Victoria while Miller's Worm Powders claim to clear intestinal worms. Greater Vancouver population rises to 344160, up 109000 since four years ago according to the local directory.
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British Columbia
Victoria
United States
Vancouver Island
C.P.R
Greater Vancouver
British Market Is Large Canada Could Boost Farm Exports
The Farmers' Sun reports Great Britain imported dressed poultry worth £1,204,702 from January to August 1928, with Canada contributing £11,978. Eggs in shell totaled £10,999,385 with Canada at £24,923. Butter imports reached £387,411,498, Canada supplying £13,659. Foreign countries, including the United States, shipped dead poultry worth £911,929 in the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Great Britain
Canada
United States of America
Calgary Woman Claims Sleep Relief After Pills
Mrs. Fred P Averill of Calgary reports severe heart distress at night with pounding. After two boxes of the Milburn product she says she is a different woman. Price 50c a box, available at druggists or by mail from The T Milburn Co Toronto.
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Fred. P. Averill
12Th Ave
Calgary
Alta
T. Milburn Co., Ltd
Toronto
Edmonton Land Office records 85 homesteads in one week
During October 9 to 15 Edmonton Land Office issued 85 homesteads. The figure eclipses the summer totals and far exceeds the 1927 week with 16 homesteads and one soldier's grant. The rest of the text includes unrelated ad snippets and anecdotal quotes.
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Edmonton
Arctic Explorer Burwash Starts Winter Work On Boothia
Major L T Purwash of the Northwest Territories and Yukon branch begins a winter data collection mission in Canada s Arctic. After a June Ottawa departure and a survey of Aklavik he bases on Boothia peninsula to study King William Island and the mainland with a tractor route project to Cass Cockburn and Wager Bays and a 1929 Ptarmigan voyage to Franklin Strait Peel Sound. Your Asthma Too. The Kellogg asthma remedy is praised for reliable relief and expected results.
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Canada
Arctic
Department of Interior
Dominion
L. T Purwash
Northwest Territories
Yukon
Ottawa
Aklavik
Mackenzie River
Burwash
Boothia Peninsula
King William Island
Cockburn
Wager Bays
Hudson Bay
Behring Sea
Alaska
Ptarmigan
Franklin Strait
Peel Sound
Alberta to see large scale chicken hatcheries planned
L M Gaetz of Canadian Hatcheries Limited says a Vancouver based firm will establish hatcheries across Alberta for high quality chicks, eggs and poultry. The plan aims at future expansion to several province points and taps into wide local demand. A separate note references Hollows Corn Remover and a Gary Indiana watch claimed to be 803 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
L. M. Gaetz
Canadian Hatcheries, Limited
Vancouver
Edmonton
Minard's Liniment Featured for Quick Heals
An advertisement notes Minard's Liniment as a cheap, effective remedy for cuts and bruises. It promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as the cheapest public offering and claims wide availability in Canada and beyond. It also mentions air mail aiding college students in obtaining funds quickly.
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Dr. Thomas
Canada
The Largest Car Operating Cost Is Start Stop
A brief note identifies starting and stopping as the biggest expense in operating a car. It highlights fuel and wear as tied to frequent engine cycling, urging smoother driving to reduce costs.
Red Rose Tea: Canadians Prefer It For Finer Flavor
Millions of Canadians prefer Red Rose Tea for its finer flavor and remarkable strength. The ad touts aluminum packaging as the only material that completely protects good tea, promising a dustless purity and premium quality.
Royal York to Install Five Manual Cassavant Organ
The Royal York Hotel in Toronto will receive a premier Cassavant Freres organ from St. Hyacinthe. Weighing 50 tons, the instrument is Canada’s only five manual organ and will need four freight cars for shipment.
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Royal York Hotel
Toronto
Canada
Cassavant Freres
St. Hyacinthe, P.Q
Woman Sentences Praise for Lydia E. Pinkham Product
Grainland Sask woman declares severe illness left her unable to work or sew. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for recovery and says she will not be without it again and will tell friends.
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Grainland
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkam
Mary Schulties
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West Coast Fisheries
Scotland
BEAST
Edmonton Land Office
Minard
North
Holloway
Edward Fernland
Gary, Ind
Mrs. Green
Air Mail
the Borden Co. Limited
Montreal
Appleford
Hamilton
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina
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