Geographical factors sink Alberta coal plan for Ontario market
The weekly notice notes Alberta coal cannot reach Ontario at a profitable price due to geography and long transport costs. It argues Ontario will keep buying Pennsylvania coal, while Western Canada advocates tariffs to protect Canadian coal and markets, warning the East–West trade imbalance will intensify and spur Western awareness of regional handicaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Ontario
Canada
United States
Dominion
Republic
West
Prairies
United
Electrical age grows as nations lead in electricity use
The Dominion of Canada tops world usage with 38.3 percent of people using current while the United States trails at 36.8 and Japan 29.9. Switzerland leads continental Europe as British Columbia sits well placed for power development in a future rise. The Vancouver Province notes continued yearly gains and predicts further expansion in the next decade. Women’s umbrellas lost while traveling reach London police HQ at over 200 daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion of Canada
Canada
United States
Japan
Switzerland
Europe
British Columbia
Vancouver Province
London
Britain Settles Debt From Washington Silver Purchase
The British Government has paid the United States treasury 31,085,000 as the final installment of principal and interest on an original borrowing of 2,122,000,000 related to the purchase of silver for Indian coinage during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
India
United States Treasury
Exhibition Train Brings Travel Show to the People
The Canadian traveling exhibition touring France earns praise from M. Dalpiaz head of Compagnie Generale Trans-AUantique who argues that stationary exhibitions are ending. The exhibition train meets the public directly and makes a strong sales appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
M. Dalpiaz
Compagnie Generale ‘Trans-Auantique
Pity For France Critique by Detroit News
The Detroit News criticizes France and defends Britain for promising to pay the United States in gold, arguing Britain's repayment pledge earned respect in the United States while noting France has avoided plunder through this stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temps
Great Britain
United States
Britain
France
Detroit News
Descent of U S Presidents by Ancestry
Among twenty nine presidents, sixteen are of English descent. Scotch and Scottish ancestry follow closely with two Dutch ties. Jefferson is noted as Welsh in descent, Harding as Scotch-Dutch, and Coolidge as English in heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Jefferson
Warren G. Harding
Coolidge
Guard the Baby Against Colds
An ad promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative to keep a baby’s stomach and bowels working regularly, claiming good digestion reduces colds and promotes health. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Phonetic Writing In Baffin Land Invented By Missionary
A Canadian missionary reportedly created a phonetic writing system for Baffin Land natives. The new script uses syllable based characters enabling quick literacy as letters are written for delivery to travelers. Messages allegedly reach recipients even if mislaid, read aloud by the postman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baffin Land
Tost
Women Dye Faded Things New Again
A brief notice invites women to dye or tint worn, shabby garments and drapery to restore color and freshness. It promotes a home craft effort encouraging practical upkeep of clothing and household textiles.
Diamond Dyes Cap Licent Package Directions
A cap licensed Diamond Dyes package promises simple directions that allow any woman to dye or tint worn items, even without prior experience. It advises selecting any color at the drug store and highlights easy, beginner friendly steps.
Seed Vitality Survives Extreme Heat Tests
The article explains seed endurance under severe heat. It notes plant seeds survive freezing and scorching, restore forest cover after fires, and that ground level heat during fires reaches 1000 to 1500 degrees Fahrenheit for brief moments. Fir cones endure 1200 degrees for eight minutes without losing vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Rescuers embody chivalry as lives are saved at risk
A shell shocked officer dives into the sea to save a girl swimmer and dies, a boy of eight saves his sister from a river, a one armed man swims to aid a drowning girl, and an engine driver halts a train to rescue a man. The London Daily Mail asks if the age of chivalry is dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Mail
Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry Praised for Summer Complaint
A Toronto advert claims Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry eases infant diarrhea and summer complaint. It cites Mrs Lafontaine of Great Desert Ontario as saving her one-year-old's life after two doctors failed, noting the product has sold for 78 years at 50 cents a bottle by The T Milburn Co Limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Fowler
T. Milburm Co., Limited
Toronto
Annual Salmon Pack for British Columbia 1923
The Canadian Department of Fisheries reports the 1923 BC salmon pack at 626,266 cases. District 1 Fraser River area totals 19,640 cases. District 2 Naas Naas River to Smith Inlet region packs 561,747 cases. District 3 Alert Bay Vancouver Island and nearby waters contribute 44,879 cases.
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Department of Fisheries
British Columbia
Fraser River
Naas River
Skena River
Rivers Inlet
Smith Inlet
Bella Coola
Kimsquit
Alert Bay
Vancouver Island
It Will Prevent Ulcerated Throat Says Cure
It describes using Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil at first sore throat symptoms to soothe irritation and prevent ulceration and swelling. It claims people prone to quinsy have become immune to attacks by this method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
British Railwaymen Scout North American Ports
Several chief officials of the Great Western Railway of England tour Canada and the United States to study coal and grain shipment arrangements. They visit Sault Ste. Marie Port Arthur Fort William Chicago Baltimore Washington and Hampton Roads among other lake and coastal ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Western Railway of England
Canada
United States
Sault Ste. Marie
Port Arthur
Fort William
Chicago
Baltimore
Washington
Hampton Roads
Virgina
Last Barnardo emigration group sails to Canada
One hundred fifty children from Dr Barnardo's homes, averaging 12 years, depart for Canada where suitable homes are ready. This marks the final overseas departure from the home this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Barnardo
Canada
Barnacles on Whales and Ships Highlight Proportions
A reflective remark contrasts wise and foolish behavior with a cautious sense of proportion. The note adds a nautical metaphor about barnacles on whales differing from those on ships, offering a wry comparison of natural and man made attachments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Morley
Vitamins In Common Foods And Asthma Remedy Ad
Vitamins are vital for health found in meats milk eggs and greens. Many foods contain A B and C and nearly every meal supplies some vitamins. Asthma sufferers are urged to try Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy for relief.
Cost Of Passive Resistance In Occupied Germany
A Berlin semi official statement tallies the cost of passive resistance to Franco Belgian occupation. Deaths number 120 with 10 German capital sentences. five life terms. total 1,500 years in other sentences. 209 schools seized for army use. 173 newspapers suspended. 145,000 ousted from homes including 131,000 expelled from occupied area. Seizures totaled 1,652 trillion marks and 111,000 French francs. Coke coal and briquettes shipped from the area fell from 11,460,000 tons to 2,375,000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Law Enforcement Critique of American Criminal Justice
The American Bar Association special committee decries ineffectiveness in enforcing criminal law and rising crime. It cites compare ments to England and France, noting England's 1921 murders, Chicago 137, New York 260, and London 1922 only 17 murders with nine first degree indictments and no murder mysteries.
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American Bar Association
United States
England
France
Wales
Chicago
New York
London
N.Y
Alberta Plans New Creamery on Railway Line
A leading Alberta packing company will erect a 10900 creamery at Sangado on the Canadian National Railway Edmonton Whitecourt line. The facility will handle eggs and poultry as well as cream, reflecting expansion in regional food processing. Canada secured a 9000000 woollen textiles order from Roumania, and Britain's first diamond cutting factory opened at Brighton in 1917.
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Alberta
Sangado
Canadian National Railways
Edmonton
Whitecourt
Britain
Brighton
Reconstruction In Devastated Japan
A Tokyo dispatch reports home Minister Coto plans theatres and motion picture houses in the quake region this winter to entertain residents and lift morale. An extraordinary Diet session in October will vote funds to rebuild the capital. Navy Minister Hio Takarabe estimates naval loss at 500 million yen.
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Tokio
Coto
Diet
Hio Takarabe
Navy
Naval Beiru
Rub it in for Lame Back
An advertisement promotes Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil for lame back relief. It claims rapid skin absorption and penetration to ease pain, promising speedy relief and convincing results. The text touts the oil as an excellent article with noticeable benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
New Stain-Resistant Collars Reduce Cleaning Needed
Inventors unveil a linen simulation for collars where each thread is treated to resist stains and dirt so they do not penetrate. The fabric allows collars to be cleaned easily, promising time savings for wearers.
Minards Liniment Mentioned in Quirky Dialog
A fragment shows a humorous exchange between a man and woman in a party scene. The man questions the event while the woman explains she lives at the location, illustrating a domestic moment in the era.
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the Electrical Age
U.S. Treasury
Mary Hocking
Madoc
Dr. Chase
M. Bates & Co
Terento
U.S
Putnam's
Minard
Barnardo
W. N. UL
Yi Opealadeons
Fe KI
Panliniment
Roumania
ROYAL
W. Gillett Company Limited
Toronto, Canada
monTmEa
Hern
Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited
Dominion Express
Liberal Commission
Dorothy Hair Net Co
Lindsay Building
Montreal
Adies
National Manufacturing Co
Kendalus
Kendall
DR. B. J. Kendall Company
Enosburg Falls, Vt
U.S.A
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