Hudson Bay Railway reaches Churchill on Good Friday milestone
The West celebrates the Hudson Bay Railway reaching Churchill on Good Friday marking a long campaign for the line. The project, opposed by Eastern interests, faced war delays and political shifts before renewed effort under Mr. Dunning accelerated construction toward rapid harbor and harbor facilities at Churchill. Freight expected to flow to Churchill by 1929 as rail and port work continue.
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Hudson Bay
Churchill
Western Canada
Slong
Fatern Canada
Canada
Hudson Bay Railway
Canadian Northern
Huda Bay Junction
Pas
Manitoba
Ling
Ottawa
Port Nelson
Kettle Rapids
Nelson
Dunning
Dinning
Hudson Straits
Morthland
Athe
Weis
Prairies
Crow's Nest
Bys
Ema
Est
Canda
Dominion
Confederaton
Atlantic
Pacific
International Boundary Line
Ontario Plans Double Support for Industrial Research
The Ontario government introduces a bill to raise the province’s contribution to the Ontario Industrial Research Foundation from 1 million to 2.5 million dollars under the dollar for dollar program. Last year the plan provided 1 million funded by public subscription and private interests, reflecting strong support.
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Ontario
Ontario Industrial Research Foundation
On- Ageia
Pri
Amendment increases funding to 2.5 million on same terms
A government body approves an increase to 2.5 million in funding under existing terms. The text also references a worm preparation named Relia ble Worm Preparation and notes its maintained reputation, though wording is garbled.
Gold Fish Halted by Deep Freeze in Marshfield
A bowl of goldfish suspended activity when the temperature dropped to 14 degrees above zero and the ice formed a solid cake around the bowl. They resumed once the ice thawed. The reading marked the coldest temperature Marshfield has seen in twenty-five years.
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Marshfield
Alberta farm wages show high monthly pay
A Dominion Department of Trade and Commerce statement reports Alberta average farm wages at $72 per month, the second highest, with higher wages at $77 per month in another region. The data reflect regional pay levels for farm labor under the general economy.
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Department of Trade and Commerce
The
Dominion Governmnt
Alberta
Conan
Osiek
Cohihla
Britain Leads Naval Disarmament Says Fegina Leader
The Fegina Leader praises Britain for cutting naval estimates from 24.5 to 6.3 percent of the national budget and reducing cruisers from 114 to 12. It argues these figures show a commitment to world peace, contrasting with warmongering visions. Anglophobes may balk, but fair-minded Americans should view it as a peace guarantee.
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W. Oc
Bridgemar
Admiralty
Britain
Yellowing Spring Fatigue Promoted by Williams Pink Pills
A springtime fatigue ad promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood builder and nerve tonic. It claims the pills restore energy, cheerfulness, and health by creating new red blood, aiding pale, tired, or breathless individuals and those with headaches, rheumatism, or poor sleep. Testimonial from A Marcotte of North Ham Quebec endorses improved health after use. Pills available from medicine dealers or by mail from Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Oc. & Hox
Dr. Wil- Nanas’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Hungarian Beggars Face Taxation and Disbandment
The Hungarian government orders beggars to pay taxes on their incomes after an investigation found mendicants earned more than workers. An organization of beggars is to be disbanded.
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Mendicants
Livestock on Canadian Indian Reserves in 1928
Holdings show 36,172 horses 9,194 tilch cows 24,405 other cattle 3,204 sheep 9,704 swine 108,918 hens and chickens 7,715 turkeys 5,196 geese 7,788 ducks. Figures reflect farm assets controlled by Indians on reserves during the year.
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Canada
Mother of Twins Receives Help From Lydia E Pinkham
A reader from Mitchell Ontario describes relief using Lydia E Pinkham's Compound after weak condition during twin birth left her unable to work. She reports improved strength enabling her to resume duties and praise for the remedy.
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Mitchell
Lydia WE
Pinkham
Miechna
TransSiberian Railway Supplies Leave Vancouver for Orient
Three tens of thousands of railway material and steel box car framing will depart Vancouver for the Orient as equipment for the Trans Siberian Railway. The order was placed thirteen years ago but delayed by the Russian Revolution and held in Canadian Pacific Railway yards at Coquitlam until conditions allowed shipment.
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Vancouver
Orient
Trans-Siberian Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
Coquitlam
Putnam's Corn Extractor Claims Quick Pain Free Relief
Sore corns vanish with Putnam's Corn Extractor when signs appear on feet or toes. Apply drops to remove hard or soft corns on top or between toes, allegedly root and relieve pain quickly.
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Fputnam
Putnam's
Putnams Corn
Pensions Act Amendments Ease Rural to Urban Pension Drift
The Pensions Act amendments passed before prorogation aim to relieve cities from rural pension migration. A section four change deems pensioners as residents of their original district while remaining in the provinces. An added maintenance clause bars support if earnings exceed the Income Tax Act thresholds.
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G. H. Webster
Liberal
Calgary
Pudding Recipe From Betty Barclay
A weekly recipe by Betty Barclay outlines Twenty-Five Cent Pudding. Ingredients include tapioca, water, salt, vanilla, butter, and brown sugar. Cook tapioca until translucent then mix remaining items and bake for half an hour.
Ambrosia Style Fruit Mix and Patent Medicine Notes
A compact recipe for ambrosia style fruit with oranges banana and optional pineapple and coconut. Also notes on Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil marketed as the poor man's friend and claims of strong road maintenance efforts in Canada with 1927 road mileage and costs. Alberta farm wages 1928 highlighted alongside other medical and product mentions.
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Dr. Thomas
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada’s Mineral Industry Ranked Third in Dominion Output
S J Cook of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics told the 20th annual meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in Winnipeg that Canada’s mineral industry ranks third among the dominion’s primary industries. He noted leading positions in nickel asbestos gold silver lead copper and zinc with strong prospects for expansion.
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Canadian Institute of Mining
Winnipeg
S.J. Cook
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Dominion
The Oil For the Farmer advertisement anecdote
An ad praises Dr Thomas Relectric Oil for farm homes and sick cattle use. It touts benefits for children with colds and croop and adults with pains, urging households to keep a bottle. A humorous exchange follows a motorist knocking over a butcher's boy, highlighting ribs and kidneys in a comic line.
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Dr. Thomas
Butcher’s Boy
Alberta Coal samples sent to England for testing
Test samples of Alberta coal were sent to the Wod all Duckham laboratories in England to seek a substitute for anthracite. Sir Arthur Duckham announced the testing while en route home from Australia on an Empire trade mission.
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Alberts
Wodall Duckham Laboratories
England
Sir Arthur Duckham
Australia
Manitoba Mining Boom Opens With Rich Prospects
Manitoba is entering an intensive mining period with copper, gold, silver, lead, zinc, and other metals already mined. The era offers exceptional opportunities for prospectors and mining firms amid growing development.
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Manitoba
Minard Liniment Promises Flu Aid Amid Wheat Trade Talks
Minard's Liniment advertised as a flu remedy amid reports that a thousand bushels of Garnet wheat are to be shipped to Britain and other importers as millers test the grain for quality and potential trade effects.
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Britain
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Yen Ren
Great Bettate
Lydia E. E. Pinkham
TransSiberian Railway
Ahaha
Pensions
Alice
Betty Barclay
Japan
Holloway
Minard
Dominions
Alberta Coal
J. D. Kelloge
Diamond Dues Oe Kh Drug Stores
Nan
Hunter- -Martin & CO
Regina
SASK
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