The Problem of Unemployment Across Nations
The article discusses global unemployment as a growing crisis driven by prosperity itself rather than recession. It reviews Canada’s relatively better position yet notes seasonal job gaps, shifts due to mechanization, rail and industry changes, and mass production reducing available work. It argues for an engineering-like solution to create openings for capable workers.
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United States
Great Britain
Britain
Canada
Germany
Italy
Western
C P.R
C.N.R
Arso
Moving Picture
Talkies
Moving
Grain Trade Ducks Market Crashes Across Canada
Canadians face market swings with broad declines across stocks, urging steadier steps to calm industry after months of turbulence. The quoted price of Canadian stocks today shows a massive loss, underscoring continued volatility in the market and its impact on trade sectors including grain.
Wheat export prices slump triggers large losses
July last year saw export wheat prices fall by about 40 cents a bushel, cutting revenues by roughly 90 million dollars. The drop affected traders and markets, with substantial recriminations amid the decline.
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Lethbridge Herald
Silenced pneumatic road drill draws attention in London
A pneumatic road drill exhibited in London features a silencer that eliminates more than half the noise and reduces vibration. Designed for contractor use, the silencer clusters around the drill center and follows motorcycle silencer principles to curb exhaust noise.
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London
Retired Royal Navy Officers Parade Long Careers
Sir Hugh Watson after 45 years in the navy retires at 58, with service across slave trade patrols East Africa to the China and Mediterranean theaters and World War duties. Rear Admiral H E Grace, son of a cricketer, promoted to vice admiral and placed on the retired list at 54. he commanded the Grafton Yarmouth Birkenhead and Vindictive during the war. The Admiralty also announced Vice Admiral Sir Ernie Chatfield, commander in chief of the Atlantic fleet, to admiral and to command the Mediterranean fleet.
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Eferral
Hugh Watson
Royal Navy
East Africa
China
Mediterranean
H. E. Grace
Grace
Grafton
Yarmouth
Spring Tonic Builds Blood and Nerves for Health
This ad promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a spring tonic to fortify blood and nerves, reduce weariness, boost sleep, appetite, and weight. It cites Mrs L Hupman of Summerville Centre Nova Scotia praising benefits and notes pills cost 50 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Saskatchewan coal output hits new provincial record
Saskatchewan produced 568,759 tons of coal in 1929, over 100,000 tons more than 1928 and a record for the province, while 1928 saw 464,428 tons. A vermifuge Worm Exterminator is touted as a safe prep for debate child without risk to the constitution.
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Saskatchewan
Aeroplane Use Grows in Canada's North
The aeroplane has in recent years been used in the north land of Canada for mail service prospecting and general commercial purposes with rapid growth noted in this report.
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Northland
Canada
British Headmasters Tour Canada Deepens Empire Ties
A group of British public school headmasters began a tour of Canada, viewed by authorities as a key step toward empire solidarity. Kenneth Lindsay, advance agent, outlined visits to nine universities including Dalhousie McGill and Toronto, with stops in Halifax Quebec Shawinigan Falls Ottawa Winnipeg Vancouver and Victoria as the party represents Charterhouse Bedford Christ's Hospital Haileybury St Paul Marlborough Appleworth Manchester Grammar School and others led by V P Neville of Ampleforth College.
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Canada
Kenneth Lindsay
Montreal
Dominion
Lindsay
Quebec
Saint John
N.B
Duchess of Bedford
Dalhousie
McGill
Kingston
Toronto
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Laval University
Halifax
Shawinigan Falls
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Regina
Vancouver
Victoria
Charterhouse
Bedford
Christ's Hospital
Haileybury
St. Paul’s
Marlborough
Appleworth
Manchester Grammar School
Mill Hinl
Whitgift
Wrekin
George Watsons
Dauntesy
Ampleforth College
Benedictine Order
V. P. Neville
Invention converts typewriter to Braille keyboard
John Lemp of Tavistock a druggist has completed a device to convert any standard typewriter keyboard into a Braille system keyboard for blind users. The brass caps embossed with Braille letters detach instantly. Lemp, who has a blind daughter, offers the invention free to institutions for the blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lemp
Tavistock
Lemp
Seed purity and uniformity praised by farmer exhibitor
A respected farmer and grain exhibitor argues that registered seed or seed closely traceable to registered stock yields uniform ripening appearance and kernel shape. He warns that impure or mixed seed will produce samples with varied types and a lack of uniformity.
Largest Diatomite Deposit Near Quesnel BC
The largest diatomite deposit in the Dominion is near Quesnel in central British Columbia. Pure grade material lies in forty foot beds covering a vast area, promising substantial ore potential for mining and industrial use.
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Dominion
Quesnel
British Columbia
Ruins of Roman Wharf Found at Lake Nemi
An ancient Roman wharf wreckage has been uncovered at Lake Nemi, likely where emperors pleasure galleys once lay moored, revealing archaeological significance for the site and its maritime history.
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Lake
Nemi
Sturgis Hudson Bay line to open around May 18
Canadian National Railways will finish the Sturgis to Hudson Bay Junction branch by May 18 and turn it over to operations. The new route shortens Regina to The Pas by 94.6 miles, bringing Melville and Yorkton closer as well. Train service details await further word.
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Sturgis
Hudson Bay Junction
Canadian National Railways
A. E. Warren
Western
Saskatchewan
Hudson Bay Railway
Regina
Moose, Jaw
Pas
Melville
Yorkton
Hudson Bay
Swan River
Canora
Churchill
Flin Flon and
Sheridan
Aberdeen-Melfort
Testing Thermometers by Interior Department Lab
The Physical Testing Laboratory of the Topographical Survey tests several thousand clinical thermometers each year for government use and public purchase. A certificate is awarded for thermometers that pass the required tests.
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Physical Testing Laboratory
the Topographical Survey
Department of the Interior
Scrap film shipments sent to refineries for silver recovery
Carloads of scrap films from Hollywood are shipped to refineries where the silver content is recovered. The operation indicates a reuse loop for old movie materials and metal recovery processes.
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Hollywood
New Ice Discovery Boils At 18 Below Zero
A yet unnamed refrigerant from the American Chemical Society division of industrial and engineering chemistry, a carbon chlorine fluorine compound called filuoro-chloro-methane, is described as a clear white liquid boiling at 18 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. Commercial production likely two years away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
American Chemical Society
Miller's Worm Powders Advertised as Safe and Effective
The product claims to destroy worms without harming the child and to pass from the body unnoticed. It asserts thorough cleansing of stomach and bowels, leaving them unfavorable to worms with no revival of pests expected.
Combines Spread Through Western Canada Since 1922
The Dominion Experimental Station at Swift Current Saskatchewan introduced the combine in 1922 and its adoption has grown across the Prairie Provinces. By 1928 more than 3,650 combines were sold in Western Canada.
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Western Canada
Dominion
Swift Current
Saskatchewan
Prairie Provinces
Western
Canada
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TNO
W. N. UL
Saskatchewan Coal
Terila
T. Soanex Co
Loerza, Dept
St. Peal Se
West, Moreen
Wrigley’s
Typewriter
Minard
Holloway
Doctor
Sailor
Minsrd
Bay
C.N.R. States
J. D. Kellogg
Hamilton
Hunter-Martin & CO
SASK
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