Canada’s coal policy aims to end US dependence
Ottawa launches a two fold plan to supply Ontario and Quebec from Alberta coal at a reduced rate and to boost Nova Scotia coal into coke for central provinces. The national policy seeks to keep fuel at home, create jobs, and reduce trade deficits by promoting domestic coal production and processing.
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Traffic in Jerusalem Strikes Unusual Balance
A Jerusalem police official visiting New York observed few motor fatalities and minimal traffic court activity. He noted New York handled 40 000 cases with 500 000 dollars in first year fines, while Jerusalem has almost no fatalities and low fines starting at one cent.
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Jerusalem
Frederick ‘Pariidge
No Fractional Postage Stamps For Canada
Postmaster W E Lemon of Toronto says Canada will not issue fractional postage stamps. He notes the United States changed third class rates to 1 percent per two ounces, prompting their 1% stamp. Canada previously used a half cent stamp now mainly a collector item. The 1% cent business reply card exists but no such stamp is issued in Canada.
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Uncle Sam
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W. E. Lemon
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Lemon
Canadian Government Merchant Marine Cattle Carried to UK Ports
Government ships carried 9 548 head of cattle from Canada to United Kingdom ports between May 1922 and January 31 1925. The return was tabled in the For Sure Throat Use Minard's Link 2 A.
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Capads
United ‘Kingdom
Entente Cordiale Boosts Britain France Ties Says cordial relations prevail
Hon W St Nichol lieutenant governor of British Columbia returned from France announcing relations between Britain and France are exceptionally cordial. He noted a joint effort to remove war shadows from Europe and boost trade and exports. He predicted many tourists to British Columbia this year from Europe and the United States, with anticipated settlement and land development spurred by tourism.
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W. St. Nichol
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Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing for All Fabrics
Perfect home dyeing and tinting is guaranteed with Diamond Dyes. Dip in cold water for soft shades or boil for rich permanent color. Each 15 cent package includes simple directions for dyeing lingerie, silks, ribbons, dresses, coats, draperies and more. Tell your druggist the material to color wool silk linen cotton or mixed goods.
Canada at Wembley Pavilon renovation at Empire Exhibition
Canada at Wembley C P R Pavilion to be renovated at the British Empire Exhibition with exhibits rearranged and new features. The aim is to attract at least double the last year’s attendance, highlighting Canada's agricultural industrial and social life.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
Canadian Pacific
Harlem Declared City Within a City in New York
Graphic magazine reports Harlem, in a one square mile district, as the Negro Metropolis with its own churches, social centers, shops and theatres. James Weldon Johnson endorses Harlem as a capital of the Negro World, a large gathering cited as history’s biggest for Negroes. The belt of seventy to eighty blocks hosts diverse ancestral backgrounds and thriving residences.
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Harlem
Graphic
Ita
James Weldon Johnson
Stresta
French Communist Deputy Swears On Hammer And Sicklep Fact or Ferreting
Raffin Dugens, former deputy, refused standard oath and demanded to swear on a hammer and sickle emblem. He raised the tools, declared truth on this symbol before a Paris parliamentary committee investigating campaign funds. Laughter from members followed the gesture. A stray ad on worm extermination ends the piece.
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Mistral
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Union of the Workers of the Cry
Ban on U S Fishermen Urged by B C Merchants
A Prince Rupert meeting of the Retail Merchants and Fish Boat Owners associations urged the Dominion Government to bar all British Columbia ports to U S fishing vessels whose owners or captains lack BC residence or fail to buy supplies at local ports. Worm infestations in children cited with two types described and Miller's Worm Powders claimed to expel and repair intestinal damage.
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Prince Rupert
B.C
Retail Merchants’ Association
Fish Boat Owners’ Association
Dominion
British Columbia
Submarine Electric Sirens Invented by Swedish Engineer
Swedish engineer has developed electric sirens for submarines to prevent collisions. The device warns other vessels to keep clear as subs surface, enhancing safety at sea.
Wreaths For Overseas Graves Through St Barnabas Hostels
Canadians who wish to honor fallen WWI soldiers can have wreaths placed on graves in France via St Barnabas Hostels in London. Wreaths are available for Easter Christmas and Armistice Day with a pictorial receipt, annual subscriptions, and annual grave-condition reports. The service aids relatives unable to travel and follows Imperial War Graves Commission recommendations.
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France
St. Barnabas Hostels
Hobart Place
London
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Planiders
Dana
Liniment Experiments Show Barnacles Prefer Certain Hull Colors
Experiments by Sore Feet-Minard reveal barnacles avoid ship bottoms with white yellow red and green plates. They attach in large numbers only to blue and black bottom colors. Liverpool, England, is noted as the world’s greatest timber market.
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Liverpool
England
Radium Cure Claim Boost From Middlesex Lab Seeds Discovery
Experts at Middlesex Hospital London announce a breakthrough that multiplies the curative value of radium by trapping beta rays with radon in tiny glass seeds. The seeds, prepared for distribution to other hospitals, may aid cancer treatment though not touted as a universal cure.
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Middlesex Hospital
London
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