Westward crop success sparks Eastern demand for growth
A 1925 Western crop boom is urged to unite Canada’s East and West. The Financial Post notes rising demand, lower unemployment, and stronger industry in Ontario and Quebec, while Massey Harris and Sawyer Massey plants run at full capacity. Railways and land sales rise as Western settlement accelerates, urging equitable freight rates and Hudson Bay Railway completion to sustain national prosperity.
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Canada
Financial Post
Toronto
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Massey-Harris
Sawyer-Massey
Cockshutt Plow
Wall Street Financial Journal
C.P.R
C.N.R
Western Trust Company
Hudson's Bay Co
United States Bureau of Immigration
Canadian
Prairies
United States
Hudson’s Bay Co
Western
East
Hudson Way
Great Lakes
Manitoba Poultry Ships Three Carloads to Eastern Points
Three carloads of live poultry were shipped from southern Manitoba by the Manitoba Co operative Poultry Marketing Association. A C McCulloch states the shipments used special cars with eight decks of coops a centre aisle and space for water and grain. One car went to Montreal and two to Buffalo.
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Manitoba Co-operative Poultry Marketing Association
A. C. McCulloch
Dominion Livestock Branch
Montreal
Buffalo
Odd House in Seattle Sells as Flat Iron Structure
A. B. Wark, contractor, built a five foot nine inch wide by 16 foot long house on a 40 by 130 by 11 foot lot in Seattle this summer. An ordinance forcing alignment with neighboring streets caused the flat iron shape. The three fan shaped rooms include a disappearing breakfast nook a receding bed and a vanishing ironing board. A basement combines laundry and garage as Wark seeks a buyer.
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Seattle
A. B. Wark
Wark
Montreal Area Population Estimates for 1925
Lovell's Montreal Directory 1925 estimates Greater Montreal population at 1,028,000 with city proper at 907,500 and surrounding area at 19400. Last estimate by the same authority put Greater Montreal at 979,027.
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Greater Montreal
Lovell
Montreal
Greater Entreal
Big crowd visits Tennyson home in Surrey hills
A large gathering of Tennyson enthusiasts toured the poet’s former residence near Haslemere in the Surrey hills. The visit was arranged by the Gathwar of Baroda who invited members of the Poetry Society to the poet’s former collage.
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England
Worth
Surrey Hills
Haslemere
Baroda
The
Poetry Society
Plans London Cape Town Flight by British Pilot Cobham
Alan Cobham, a 33 year old British long distance airman, plans a London to Cape Town flight in November with a route via Paris Lyrons Pisa Brindisi and Cairo. He aims to reach Cape Town early December and return to London the same month using a DM50 type machine, as in his 17 006 mile trip to India carrying Sir Sefton Brancker last year.
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Alan Cobram
Great Britain
Cape Town
Paris
Lyrons
Pisa
Brindisi
Cairo
Cobham
London
India
Sir Sefton Brancker
Afitca
Nerviline Named as Handy Pain Relief for Families
Pain and sudden sickness can strike anytime and safety lies in keeping Nerviline on hand. For nearly fifty years Nerviline has been a family standby for colds sore throat chest pains sprains cramps nausea and sudden stomach upsets. Internal or external use it is valued by mothers and sells for 35 cents at dealers.
Ford Plan for Rigid Dirigible Considered by Navy
Henry Ford proposes a 150 foot long rigid dirigible with 60 foot diameter metal gas bag. Navy Secretary Wilbur asks the bureau of aeronautics to study Ford engineers plans. Estimated cost about 300000 dollars, speed 70 mph, cruising radius 2000 miles.
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Henry Ford
Navy Department
Secretary of Navy
Wilbur
Bureau of Aeronautics
Grateful Letter Praises Williams Pink Pills Help
Mrs. Louie Mitchell of Oak Point Manitoba describes long run down health and weak blood becoming strong after six boxes. She urges others to try the tonic, saying it enriches and purifies the blood and restores health, with pills available via dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Wiliams
Dr. Wiliams* Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Longtime residents hold home life records in England
A Worcestershire woman lived eighty-five years in one house, while John Hallam of Hatton died aged ninety five in the same house where he was born and spent his entire life.
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John Hallam
Hatton
England
Holloway's Corn Remover Promises Safe, Certain Relief
Advertisement asserts both hard and soft corns yield to Holloway's Corn Remover, claiming it is entirely safe to use and certain and satisfactory in its action.
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Holloway
Lancaster cigar store claims oldest in America
Lancaster Pennsylvania guards a family treasure as the Demuth shop marks its long legacy since 1770. The store hosts relics including Lancaster County’s first bathtub, a century old landmark.
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Lancaster
Demuth
Lancaster County
Eiffel Tower Considered as Sixty Six Story Tourist Apartment
Italian engineer Carlo Castiglione proposes converting the Eiffel Tower in Paris into a sixty six story apartment and office building for tourists by surrounding the tower with cement walls and installing modern conveniences, creating a potential major revenue source for the city. Also mentions Dr J P Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy as a relief for asthma sufferers.
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Eiffel Tower
Paris
M. Carlo Castigiione
M. Castiglione
British Government Aids Women Flyers
The air ministry backs women pilots by funding the London Aero Club with equipment valued at £20,000 and a £100 upkeep grant. Six women already fly with the club at Stag Lane Airdrome Edgware as training expands toward potential defense roles in wartime. The ministry pledges extra funds as needed and £10 per certified woman pilot trained.
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Air Ministry
Loien
Stag Lane
Edgware
London
London Aero Club
Heavy Grain Exports Rise Amid Strong August Trade
Canada exported over fifteen million bushels of wheat in August, up from 13 million last year, with most shipments to the United Kingdom and a notable share routed through U.S. ports. Wheat flour exports totaled 684,689 barrels, versus 626,213 last year. The notice also warns that worms cause pale sickly infants and promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy.
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Canada
United Kingdom
United States
U.S
Inspector overhears slums remark on child's exam
In a Scotland city a school inspector, returning home, overhears two women discussing his work. One says a girl was examined for an idiot and did not pass, describing the day as glimphy and the child as failing admission to an institution for the mentally defective.
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His
Scotland
Wumman
Jeanie
First Foreign Missionaries Paul and Barnabas Begin World Evangelization
During an Antioch gathering, Paul and Barnabas are chosen and sent to preach to Gentiles. They sail from Seleucia to Cyprus, land at Salamis, and travel to Paphos where they confront Elymas the sorcerer. The proconsul Sergius Paulus believes after Paul's admonition and Elymas is blinded.
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Antioch
Syria
Paul
Barnabas
Jerusalem
Seleucia
Cyprus
Salamis
Paphos
Sergius Paulus
Elymas
Lymas
Amundsen Plans North Pole Flight in Italian Dirigible
The Norwegian explorer Raald Amundsen will attempt another polar flight using the Italian dirigible N-1. An Italian crew will operate the semi rigid airship, which carries 19 000 cubic meters capacity, is 106 meters long, and can reach about 62 miles per hour with eight tons aboard.
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North Pole
Raald Amundsen
Commissariat of Aeronautics
Explorer
Italy
Largest Carpet In World Woven From Sixty Four Rugs
A massive carpet totaling over twenty one tons has been laid in a London hotel foyer and restaurant. It spans half an acre and required seventy men to position. The sixty four Oriental rugs include sixty two from Persia and two from China woven by Samarkand artisans. Per ancient custom each rug was blessed with a crescent of colored rice fibre to bring joy and felicity to all who tread.
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London
Persia
China
Samarkand
Prevent Ulcerated Throat With Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
At early sore throat stages the preparation is advised to prevent ulceration and inflammation. A spoonful with a touch of sugar is suggested to ease irritation. Those prone to quinsy claim immunity after use.
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Thomas
May Revolutionize Industry From Tiny Accumulator
A. F. Joffee of the Academy of Science claims a breakthrough in concentrating electrical energy in a tiny device. The accumulator, built in his lab, reportedly holds enough energy to power a powerful motor car for ten days and is small enough to fit in a waistcoat pocket.
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A. F. Joffee
Academy of Science
Joffee
Tribute To Genius Hitherto Honored As Composer and Artist
Walter Pamrosch conductor of the New York Symphony Orchestra receives a note praising his genius for musical ability and artistry. The message reads will you kingly call to tune my piano.
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Walter Pamrosch
New York Symphony Orchestra
Saskatchewan Game Bag Totals From Coupon Returns
Saskatchewan hunters reported a total bag of 154 500 ducks 45 000 prairie chickens 13 500 partridge and 5 500 geese for 5 222 sportsmen who returned game license coupons. If 10 000 nonreturners hunted as much, the tally would rise to 618 000 ducks 180 000 prairie chickens 54 000 partridge and 22 000 geese.
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Saskatchewan
Berlin Fathers Push Higher Dog Tax to Fund Opera
Berlin rulers propose raising dog taxes from ten to fifteen dollars to cover opera deficits. They claim the city’s canine population would bring in about a million five hundred thousand annually. A paper jokes the cultural value of dogs versus opera and suggests expanding party platforms.
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Berlin
Emigration from British Isles Rises in 1924 Totals
Official figures show 10 600 women and 6 000 wives or housekeepers left for British North America and Australia respectively. Over 10 000 men migrated to British North America for agricultural work. Total emigrants from the British Isles in 1924 to other parts of the empire reached 115 600.
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England
British Isles
British North America
Australia
Empire
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