What The Census Tells
Canada’s 1921 to 1931 census shows population up 1.59 million or 18 percent, urban growth surpassing rural by large margins, native born at 8.07 million, British-born 1.18 million, Catholics lead denominations. Literacy rises to 92.34 percent with school attendance up 25.82 percent. farm stats show larger farms, more land in use, but declines in land value and farm buildings.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa Public Service
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United States
United Church
Prairie Provinces
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
British Columbia
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Alberta
World's Largest Harmonica Built in Detroit
An eight foot long harmonica designed and constructed by a Detroit man was played by seven musicians at once, claiming a place as the world’s largest instrument of its kind.
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Detroit
Salmon tests show high vitamin D content
Tests indicate canned salmon contains 60 to 80 per cent as much vitamin D as cod liver oil, highlighting its notable nutritional value.
Graf Zeppelin Cuts Transatlantic Run Costs Record Low
Graf Zeppelin completes ten Atlantic crossings from Germany to Brazil this season, cutting costs from an anticipated 50 000 per crossing to about 16 100 total. The voyage costs approximate 3 per mile, with passage at 476 and transit time down from 12 days to three.
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Atlantic
Germany
Brazil
Jam Revival Trick for Housewives
A method to restore hardened jam by soaking jars in cold water placed in a hot oven. After heating the jars in water, the jam liquefies and cools with no sugar crystals, restoring smooth texture and flavor for continued use.
Skeleton of Soldier Found in Quebec Ruins
Workmen uncover a skeleton believed to be a young French soldier killed defending Quebec against an Iroquois attack on August 23 1653 in Old Three Rivers. Nearby are a brass platter a leather sabre sheath with regiment number a bark container and small cloth fragments.
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Old Three Rivers
Right Hand Regains Use After Kruschen Remedy
A woman reports severe rheumatic pain and numbness in her right hand improved within three weeks after using Kruschen salts. She attributes lasting relief to the treatment, noting better sleep and ability to perform housework. The ad claims Kruschen stimulates liver and kidneys to eliminate uric acid deposits causing rheumatic pain.
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Kruschen
J. H
New British Aircraft Features Revolving Transparent Turret
A new British military plane debuts a revolving transparent turret allowing the gunner to sit protected from the wind while aiming. The design emphasizes improved visibility, wind protection, and aiming stability for aerial combat.
Liver Pills Ad Promises Quick Relief and Health
An old advertisement extols Carter's Little Liver Pills as a safe fast remedy to revive digestion and elimination, claiming bile is essential for health. It contrasts with laxatives and warns against substitutes. Additional notes praise a music program and warn coal smoke damages, plus ads for Worm Exterminator.
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Carter
Phillips' Milk of Magnesia Adverts Highlight Tablet Form
The ad emphasizes Phillips' Milk of Magnesia in blue wrapped bottle as genuine and warns substitutes. It notes Phillips' Milk of Magnesia Tablets are now sold in drug stores, each tablet equal to a teaspoonful of the liquid product.
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Phillips
Magnesia
Phillips’ Milk
Strange Survival Of Foxgloves After Woodland Clearing
A reader notes that after hillside woodcutting a bloom of foxgloves appears the next year, sometimes spanning miles in wartime clearances. Yet the following year the crop halves and after several years the foxgloves vanish, asking if seeds lie dormant for centuries.
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J. H. Howell
The
London Times
Prince of Wales aids Scilly Island farmers
The Prince of Wales replaces a retiring Scilly Island farmer with two unemployed Welsh miners and sends a Duchy of Cornwall expert to teach farming. He funds them personally until their first crops are harvested, a small act boosting the royal regard.
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Christian Science Monitor
Prince of Wales
Scilly Island
Duchy of Cornwall
Graduate Questions if Employer Can Afford Clerk Pay
A recent college graduate asks whether an employer can afford to pay the starting clerk wage offered. The exchange centers on perceived value versus compensation. The dialogue highlights concerns about entry level pay and self worth in the job market.
Asthma Remedy Promises Quick Relief and Peace
Dread of asthma keeps sufferers in misery with nightly attacks and constant worry. Dr. J. D. Kellogg offers an asthma remedy that provides immediate relief and wards off future attacks, leaving users in a state of renewed peace. Inexpensive and widely sold.
A Retarding Influence Across Province
A Toronto Star editorial notes widespread efforts to cut expenses in high schools, colleges, and households. It argues reduced spending slows business activity but claims the force is inevitable and arguments cannot reverse it.
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Toronto Star
Aspirin Promises Quick Pain Relief in Every Day Ailments
An advertising copy touts Aspirin as a universal pain killer. It claims one tablet banishes headaches toothaches neuralgia and other pains with no heart depression or harmful after effects. It urges looking for the Aspirin trademark on the box and warns against substitutes.
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Canada
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