Uniform price system urged to spread tariff benefits nationwide
J D McKenna, St John publisher, urged a uniform nationwide price for protected goods at Nova Scotia royal commission. He argues Ontario and Quebec dominate tariff benefits, while Western Canada bears higher costs from freight and taxes. Saskatchewan group pushes Western policy to rebalance prices and stimulate fair distribution of industrial gains. The West awaits Eastern response with interest.
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Canada
J. D. McKenna
St. John
N.B
Royal Commission
Nova Scotia
McKenna
Montreal
Toronto
Ontario
Quebec
Halifax
Regina
Vancouver
John Harry Jones
Loeds University
England
Western Canada
Saskatchewan
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan Group
Lincoln ledger shows lean income from law practice in Illinois
When elected president Abraham Lincoln kept a modest bank balance of 601.44 dollars. The Springfield Marine Bank in Springfield Illinois displays his ledger showing deposits from 1853 to his death with administrator Judge David Davis later closing the account on May 22 1867. The page bears the name A Lincoln indicating his law income was occasionally meagre.
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Abraham Lincoln
United States
Springfield Marine Bank
Springfield
Illinois
Lincoln
David Davis
Bloomington
A. Lincoln
Value Of The League In War Prevention
The London Times argues that European peoples would not blindly follow leaders into war and that nations have renounced war as policy. The League of Nations exists to prevent war and its potential collective action deters smaller nations and distant powers from aggression.
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Europe
League of Nations
League
Geneva
London Times
Don’t Experiment. Get Dr. Fowler’s Market Claim
Advertisement notes a long standing market for 88 years urging customers to buy Dr. Fowler’s product line with emphasis on reliability and tradition. The prompt copy highlights a long running market presence and brand familiarity.
World Happenings Briefly Told
A French plane Arc-En-Ciel landed in Natal Brazil after a successful south Atlantic flight from Dakar. Dr. Carl Olaf Jensen, famed cancer researcher, died in Copenhagen. Canadian National Exhibition attendance set a Labor Day record at 265000. Ontario Bulletin to cease publication as Ontario government offices shut in London. BC considers minimum wage for male office workers under chair Adam Bell. US farm program reports 425000 cattle purchased by Aug 31 with 38811870 paid to about 250000 farmers. Stan Johnson reports huge fish catches in northern prairie provinces. Japan Prohibition League delegation urged Premier Okada to ban alcohol. he did not respond. George Batho reports new weed plague field bindweed near Winkler Manitoba.
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Arc-En-Ciel
Natal
Brazil
Dakar
French West Africa
Carl Olaf Jensen
Copenhagen
Ontario Bulletin
Ontario
London
England
British Columbia
Kruschen Salts Help Woman Restore Use of Right Hand
A woman recovering from rheumatic pain recounts a severe attack that left her unable to sleep or sew. After using Kruschen Salts for three weeks she reports full relief and return to normal tasks, noting ingredients dissolve uric acid crystals and aid natural expulsion.
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Kruschen
J. H
Wheat Situation Hopeful for 1934 35 Crop Year
The Dominion bureau of statistics notes a hopeful start to the 1934 35 wheat year despite two US crop disasters. A tighter domestic supply faces demand with world figures pointing to very low yields in the United States and Europe and small crops in Australia. The US agriculture department expects minimal outputs across corn wheat oats barley rye and flaxseed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Canada
Australia
United States Department of Agriculture
Border Crosses for Ballyrrattan Hospital Visit
The Derry Port sanitary board met and crossed into the Free State by taxi to inspect the Ballyrattan hospital near Moville County Donegal. The hospital has had no patients since opening thirteen years ago, built for infectious vessel cases but rendered unused by the border. The board plans repairs, noting the current situation cannot continue.
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Derry
Northern Ireland
Free State
Ballyrattan
Moville
County Donegal
It Could Be Done With Waste Water In Horticulture
A Midland Bank Horticultural Society show notes a winner with seven prizes who watered blooms entirely with waste bath and basin water during drought. The piece cites a London Daily Mirror moral maxim urging gardeners to conserve water and avoid using tap water, stating not to ask how to obtain bath water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland Bank Horticultural Society
Edward
London Daily Mirror
Switzerland Tops World Milk Consumption Per Capita
Department of Agriculture figures show Switzerland leading with 280 quarts per person annually. United States and Germany share second at 220 quarts, Canada 200, Great Britain 120, France 100, and Chile 30. Doorkeeper exchange closes with a humorous dog remark.
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Department of Agriculture
Switzerland
United States
Germany
Canada
Great Britain
France
Chile
Little Journeys In Science Corn Uses and Byproducts
Corn yields oil from each bushel and refined fats for cooking. It supplies starch for cooking and laundry use, corn syrup produced from starch by acid treatment, and a gum used as rubber substitute. Husks and oil residue feed cattle, while byproducts make erasers, sponges, and rubber soles.
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West Indies
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Dalada
Ys A
Dr. Fowler
Ics
Northwest
Stan Johnson
Booth Fisheries Canadian Co., Ltd
Japan Prohibition League
Keisaki Okada
George Batho
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
Winkler
Free State Board
Doorkeeper
Gordon H. Guest
M.A
Mecca
Ppleford
Parca Capouers
Hamilton
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