Premiers Conference to harmonize Canada’s federal relations
Ottawa will host a November meeting of the Dominion Government and all nine provincial premiers with cabinet colleagues to discuss company law insurance regulation blue sky laws police overlap and subsidy arrangements. The goal is cooperation to resolve jurisdictional conflicts and improve Confederation fairness and efficiency.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Canada
London
Empire
Duncan
Maritime
Confederation
Aviation In Canada and U S deferred payment trend
Canada offers ideal air communication field with great city distances and favorable climate for reliable routes. Winter operating challenges are not insurmountable with unstable equipment. About eighty percent of U S cars sold last year used deferred payment plans.
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Canada
United States
Good Country for Aviation Prospects in Winter Flying
The article asserts favorable climate for aviation and that with proper equipment winter poses no insuperable obstacle to continuous air routes. It emphasizes that suitable gear allows year round flight operations.
Youngest U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt Inaugurated at 42
Historical note credits Theodore Roosevelt as the youngest president inaugurated at age 42. He assumed office after McKinley’s death, shaping early 20th century policy.
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United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Arctic Circle Expedition Student Sets 1300 Mile Paddling Trek
Cornelius Ongood a 21 year old University of Chicago anthropology graduate prepares for a 14 month solo expedition into the Arctic Circle. He has spent the summer learning the life and lore of the Athabasca Indians and will report on their culture while paddling 1300 miles through Northwest Canada with native guides and trapping communities. He recently returned to the university to continue ethnology studies.
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Arctic Circle
Northwest Canada
Hudson's Bay Company
Cornelius (Sgool
University of Chicago
Northwoods
Athabasca
Ongood
Putnam's Corn Extructor Claim Ad
An old advertisement promises immediate relief for corns with Putnam's Corn Extructor. It extols a drop or two to remove pain and shrivel the corn without scarring, endorsing use for comfortable walking and dancing. It warns against substitutes and claims available at druggists nationwide.
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Putnam's
Putnam's Corn
Davis denounces Fascist oath as barrier to citizenship
Secretary of Labor Davis reiterated that accepting the Fascist oath bars an alien from U S citizenship. He said double allegiance makes a person unlikely to be a good American. The issue arose in Baltimore where J R Thomas, a naturalization examiner, suspended action on 23 Italians pending investigation of the oath.
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Davis
United States
Baltimore
J. R. Thomas
Baby's Own Tablets Trusted by Mothers Worldwide
A mother from St. Dumas Quebec praises Baby's Own Tablets for ten years of use, noting they keep children well. The tablets are described as a mild laxative that regulates bowels and soothes stomachs, aiding teething and common illnesses. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario at 25 cents a box.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Oldest U.S. Shoemaker Celebrates Four Score Years in Trade
Daniel Slingerland of Pompton Lakes New Jersey is said to be the oldest shoemaker in the United States still at work. He began in his father's shop at 13 and has reportedly handled over 101000 pairs of shoes. A patent medicine ad for Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil promises external relief for skin and internal relief for throat and bronchial irritation.
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United States
Daniel Singerland
Pompton Lakes
New Jersey
Slingerland
Thomas
Antarctic Expedition Returns Without Casualties
Captain Robert F. Scott's Discovery ends two years of Antarctic work and returns to Falmouth. The voyage yielded valuable life-habit data on whales. Dr. Stanley Kemp notes whales are not monogamous, describing them as having a wife in every port.
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Robert F. Scott
Discovery
Falmouth
England
Stanley Kemp
Heaviest Woods Ranked By Density In Historical Note
A historical note lists lignum vitae as the heaviest wood at 723 to 2 pounds per cubic foot, with Ebsay close at 69 to 83 pounds, and boxwood third at 5% to T2 pounds per cubic foot.
Germ of Infantile Paralysis Task Of Science Is Simplified
A Boston despatch reports Dr. W L Aycock head of the Harvard Infantile Paralysis Commission says the germ has been classified and science can simplify its fight. He notes locating a suitable animal for serum production, cites monkeys as the only subject but with high mortality, and compares to early diphtheria serum development. He says Massachusetts cases are down from 1916 and urges parental calm.
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W. L. Aycock
Harvard Infantile Paralysis Commission
Dr. Aycock
Aycock
Massachusetts
Magazine Covers Stir Debate at Toronto Exhibition
A speaker urges support for Canadian magazine covers by women and home industries while a commentator notes men show more envy than fatigue. The piece then shifts to a health alert urging mothers to treat worm infestations in children with Miller's Worm Powders, claiming quick relief with no inconvenience.
Umbrella Makers Prosper Amid Rainy French Summer
In France this year business for umbrella makers boomed despite broad economic woes. Heavy rain through June to August kept demand high and prices rose with umbrellas selling for five dollars or more. The umbrella syndicate even distributed 1,206 lithographs of General Delcambre, the weather forecaster.
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France
General Delcambre
Smut diseases threaten cereal crops in Canada losses exceed 12500
Smut diseases cause heavy losses in cereal crops. In Canada careful estimates of smut losses show the average annual loss to the Canadian farmer from this source as over 12500 dollars. Government departments agricultural colleges and technical agronomists are all engaged in reducing this loss.
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Canada
Byrd Plans Hazardous Antarctic Flight To Pole
Commander Richard Byrd aims to fly to the South Pole by plane after a landmark North Pole crossing. The voyage risks severe cold, potential forced wintering, and relies on wireless gear and kite aerials to signal Ross Bay base for rescue if needed, with a return hoped in early 1928.
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Richard Byrd
Atlantic Ocean
South Pole
North Pole
Antarctic
Byrd
Ross Bay
De Fowlers Extract of Wild Strawberry Remedy
Mr. T. F. McGregor of McLennan Alberta recalls his mother using De Fowlers Extract of Wild Strawberry for diarrhea and summer complaint over forty years ago. He reports taking doses when loose bowels occur and it consistently works. The product has been on the market for about 80 years and is distributed by Milburn Co Limited.
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T. F. McGregor
McLennan
Alta
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Saskatoon High Jumper Favored for Olympic Team
Walter Knox predicts Ethel Catherwood of Saskatoon will secure a Canadian Olympic spot for Amsterdam next year and likely win the high jump with more practice. He says she could contribute in discus and javelin, while noting Rosa Crosse as a top sprinter and Fanny Rosenfeldt as a premier all round athlete.
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Toronto
Saskatoon
Ethel Catherwood
Amsterdam
Walter Knox
Dominion
Ontario Athletic Commission
Walter
Ethel
Rosa Crosse
Fanny Rosenfeldt
German Embassy Aids British War Veteran Artist
A pavement artist blown up at Vimy Ridge in 1917 uses a German Embassy basement room as a studio in London. He counts Prime Minister Baldwin Lord Lonsdale Sir William Joynson Hicks and Ramsay MacDonald among patrons and has a Foreign Office lease on a country cottage with a French holiday grant.
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Vimy Ridge
London
William John Stubbs
Britain
Premier Baldwin
Lord Lonsdale
Sir William Joynson- Hicks
Ramsay MacDonald
Foreign Office
France
Believes Sore Throat Minard’s Ointment Contested
A fragmentary notice notes a man asserting the right to the best—so long as payment comes from honestly earned money. The text hints at a consumer claim or moral stance without detail on parties or events.
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Minard
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