Canada on the Verge of Greater Trade and Growth
The piece argues Canada rebounded after World War I with agriculture driving exports. It notes a nearly 290 million dollar trade surplus, rising Montreal and Vancouver port activity, and plans like the Hudson Bay Railway. It predicts continued expansion in agriculture and resource-based industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
United States
Wade
Montreal
New York
London
Liverpool
Hamburg
Quebec
Halifax
St. John
Vancouver
Pacific Coast
Hudson Bay
Canadians
Russian Inventors Claim Death Ray Discoveries Prompt Letters
Reports from Kiev and other Russian locales describe engineers who claim light and melt effects from electric rays. One says 110 volts at 50 amperes can light a cigarette from distance, another notes a lamp at 6 feet 6 inches and melting lead at 85 feet. A naval electrician recounts lighting cigars aboard a cruiser and setting fire to a tent at 8 feet, leading to reprimand and imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grindell-Matthews
Russia
Kiev
Naval Electrician
MePadd and MeFadd Dialogue on Collecting Thoughts
A playful exchange compares collecting objects to gathering thoughts. The Young MePadd asks if collecting happens, while the Old MeFadd notes the specimens received are surely rare.
Treasure Recovered From Laurentic Liner Treasure
Divers recover £250000 in gold bars from the Laurentic wreck off the northern Irish coast near Lough Swilly after six years of salvage work. The total haul, part of a £7000000 treasure, includes gold and silver bullion salvaged from the sunken liner.
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Lough Swilly
Irish
Davy Jones’ Tocker
Pools of Solomon Water System Rebuilt for Jerusalem
The pools of Solomon near Jerusalem were built by Roman engineers to supply water for the city. Eight miles from Jerusalem, the three pools hold forty million gallons and are fed by large springs. After centuries of neglect the pools and aqueducts can be restored by cleaning and lock repairs to restore a strong water supply.
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Solomon
Jerusalem
London Welsh Language Worship Is Widespread
London features at least thirty places where Welsh language services are held. The report highlights dense Welsh religious presence in the capital with multiple chapels and churches offering Welsh liturgy.
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London
Castoria Parents Trust Parade of Children Remedies
The advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a safe substitute for castor oil and paregoric, claiming over 30 years of use. It appeals to physicians and parents, noting proven directions on each package and the familiar signature on the bottle.
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Fletcher
Best Immigration Agents For Canada In Great Britain
Mrs. Charles H. Thorburn of Ottawa, honorary commissioner, urged sending Canadians with successful immigrant stories to Britain to promote emigration. She reported to the Minister of Labor after the Geneva conference and praised Tom Moore, president of the Canadian Trades and Labor Congress, as the sanest labor leader at the conference.
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Canada
Great Britain
Charles H. Thorburn
Ottawa
Geneva
Tom Moore
Canadian Trades and Labor Congress
Putnam's Corn and Wart Ex Tractor Ad
An old advertisement promises corn and wart removal with Putnam's Corn and Wart Ex tractor. It claims a simple paint-on application, no pain, no trouble, and a 25 cent price at all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam’s
Canadians Return From U S Over Eighteen Thousand Wander Back
Immigration figures show 18 870 Canadians returned to Canada from the United States in April to July. Of the total 16 166 were Canadian-born citizens, 1 646 were British subjects with Canadian domicile, and 1 058 were classed as Canadian citizens. Overall arrivals from all countries totaled 64 023, up 17 percent from last year, with 33 248 from the British Isles, 7 005 from the United States, and 23 770 from other countries.
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United States
Canada
British Isles
Michigan Astronomer Plans Southern Sky Double Star Survey
Dr. W J Hussey of the University of Michigan will map southern cross double stars from Naval Hill near Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State within a year. He expects to spend seven or eight years completing the project using a 27 inch telescope amid clear skies and near horizon view. The effort aims to add about 1800 double stars brighter than ninth magnitude to existing northern sky mappings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Hussey
University of Michigan
Naval Hill
Bloemfontein
Orange Free State
Kopje
Hussey
Lehigh University students tour Canadian and Northern U S mines
Thirty two undergraduates from the School of Mines at Lehigh University Bethlehem Pennsylvania visited Toronto and other mining towns in Northern Ontario during a five week motor tour covering about 3500 miles. The trip included camping nights and visits to Cobalt Porcupine Kirkland Lake Sudbury and Sault Ste Marie and extended into Michigan Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Pennsylvania on the return.
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Canada
United States
School of Mines
Lehigh University
Bethlehem
Toronto
North Bay
Cobalt
Porcupine
Kirkland Lake
Sudbury
Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Vikings of the Air
The article extols early flight science and the need for ongoing research and experimentation. It praises brave pilots whose daring journeys advance aviation and honor pioneers like Whitman whose words salute the air age.
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Whitman
London Daily Telegraph
Trials of Indigestion Common Errors and Remedies
The article explains indigestion results from treating the digestive system as a machine and overuse of purgatives. It recommends diet control and building up the blood for better digestion, promoting Dr. Williams' Pink Pills as the remedy, with purchase options from a druggist or by mail for 50 cents per box.
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Dr. Williams
Flight Over Storm Clouds on Napier D.H. Express
A Paris to London Napier D.H. express passenger recalls flying above a channel with six severe storms visible. The flyer described brilliant sunshine inside the plane while black clouds rained below and white cloud tops rose between 15 000 and 26 000 feet.
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Paris
London
Channel
Miller's Worm Powders Claim Cure For Worm Infestations
An advertisement touts Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy for infant worm infestation promising rapid relief and prevention of recurrence. It claims restoration of damaged organs and lasting soundness after treatment.
Air Pilot Max Tuxes Receives Medal for Heroic North Sea Rescue
President Ebert awards Air Pilot Max Tuxes of Hamburg a bravery medal for a perilous January landing on an ice cake in the North Sea. He rescued a starving watcher left aboard a wrecked motorship, ending the man’s long hope of survival.
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Ebert
Max Tuxes
Hamburg
Tuxes
North Sea
Difference Between Jersey and Red Jersey Explained
A humorous anecdote from E. W. Howe's Monthly notes a dairy expert mistaken about breed differences. The expert asks a dairyman to distinguish Jersey from Red Jersey, misunderstanding a cow from a pig, highlighting a blunder in plain terms.
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E. W. Howe
One American Among List of Learning Greats
Eighteen figures chosen by University of Washington professors to grace the new library building. Benjamin Franklin is the sole American on the list.
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University of Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Takamine’s adrenal gland discovery fuels crystal production
The text notes that in making adrenaline crystals, 50 000 oxen are needed for one pound of crude material. The substance comes from a gland above the kidney and was discovered by Japanese scientist Takamine.
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Takamine
Scotland Yard holds vast finger print collection
A report notes that Scotland Yard maintains a large archive of fingerprint records numbering in the hundreds of thousands, reflecting ongoing forensic and identification work for law enforcement in the area.
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Scotland Yard
Bay Road In Good Shape Pictures Taken By F J James
F J James president of the On To The Bay Association recounts a Regina to Port Nelson field tour. The party inspected mines at The Pas Rex Bingo Wekusko and other sites then traveled by gas car along the Hudson Bay Railway to Kettle Rapids. Photographs show a sound road bed and rails though locals see injustice in incompletion. White whales seen in the bay highlight regional fishery resources.
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F. J. James
Hudson's Bay Railway
Saskatchewan
Charles Campbell
Pas
Rex
Bingo
Wekusko
H.B.R
Kettle Rapids
Campbell Brothers
Port Nelson
James
Vancouver Welcome For MacLaren Flying Pair
Major A Stuart MacLaren and his companion were warmly greeted on the Vancouver waterfront aboard the Canadian fisheries protection ship Thiepval after their bid for a world flight. Local officials veterans and residents honored the British airmen and MacLaren recalled his rough 1911 visit offering praise for Canada’s aid and the Thiepval’s role.
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A. Stuart MacLaren
Vancouver
Flying Corps
Army
Major MacLaren
England
West
Canada
Dominions
Lodge warns on atomic power and German fleet threat
In a recent address Sir Oliver Lodge warned against unleashing atomic forces. He argued that a mass of matter small enough to fit a man's fist could lift the German fleet from the sea bottom to a hilltop near Manchester. He urged caution, saying science should not harness such power.
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Oliver Lodge
Manchester
Oliver
Calcutta Builds World’s Largest Dock As Excavation Proceeds
The largest dock in the world is under construction in Calcutta. The first section requires 40,400,000 cubic feet of excavation, while the wet dock portion already yields about 31,600,000 cubic feet dug.
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Calcutta
Mars to cause record storms and space discoveries says Miss Bart
Miss Belle Bart of the American Academy of Astrology warns that Mars will trigger a unique electricity storm in April 1926 and again in spring 1928 with wider effects by 1932. She predicts 1944 radio experiments to detect life on Mars and says space mysteries may influence human longevity.
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Mars
Belle Bart
American Academy of Astrology
Miss Bart
Earth
Neptune
Atlantic Seaboard
United States
Space
Muscular Rheumatism Relief With Eclectric Oil
The article advises muscular rheumatism sufferers to use Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil with brisk rubbing until relief is reached. It claims the oil offers considerable virtue and benefits beyond estimation.
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Thomas
Eskimo Interpreter Slavinik Dies on Mackenzie Delta
Was friend of the white race Slavinik led Eskimos at the Mackenzie mouth and died this summer on the delta. Word reached Edmonton via travellers from the Arctic Circle. He hunted trapped and traded with a schooner and acted as official interpreter for the Mounted Police. He helped capture two Eskimos hanged for priest murders and served as interpreter at their trial.
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Slavinik
Mackenzie River
Mackenzie
Edmonton
Arctic Circle
Arctic
Mounted Police
German invention yields gas that traps ascent to six thousand feet
An aerial defense gas reportedly invented in Germany makes it impossible for anyone to ascend higher than 6000 feet. The claim describes a new chemical that disrupts breathing at higher altitudes, implying strategic use in aviation and defense contexts.
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Germany
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Adverts
A historic reader letter promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female weakness and back pain. Mrs George S Crouse of Hereford and Mrs Spa Rge of Glen Allen share relief and urge others to try the remedy. They request permission to publish their testimonials.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Hemford
N. S
George S. Crouse
Herford, N
Glen Allen
Alabama
Lydia Binkham
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Dr. Hussey
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Dandruff
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McLaren
City
Eskimos
Mackenzie River District
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