Developments In Transportation Second Article
A prior note warned that motor buses and freight trucks increasingly compete with steam railways, threatening railway revenue and freight rate cuts. Railways bear huge upkeep costs and taxes while buses and trucks rely on public roads funded by motorists. Questioned is whether highway competition offsets railway losses, and if greater government control or taxes on trucks are warranted to balance costs and benefits for taxpayers. The piece asks if net gains in short haul services justify longer term rail service declines and who ultimately benefits or loses.
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Sunddays
Morniogt
Trailway
Canada
Argentines May Visit Canada For Regina Trade Meeting
Canadian delegates who visited South America to attend the British Ice Trade Fair in Buenos Aires expect a large Argentine audience in Canada to attend the annual gathering in Regina of the Median Chamber of Commerce during the coming summer. J. H. Woods of commerce stated on arrival at Montreal.
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South America
Buenos Aires
Canada
Regina
Median Chamber of Commerce
Pnmerce
Farmer Acreage to Be Planted Similar to Past Years
The superintendent of the Experimental Farm at Swift Current announced farmers in the district will sow roughly the same grain acreage as in former years. He cited good soil moisture with about thirty percent more reserve than a year ago.
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Swift Current
Milburn Heart and Nerve Pills End Health Troubles
Mrs. Alchamond Lalonde of Montreal reports nervous fatigue after the grippe and sleepless nights. After four boxes of Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills she recovered, credits relief to the remedy, and recommends it. Sold at druggists and general stores or by mail from The T Milburn Co Ltd Toronto Ont.
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Alchamond Lalonde
St. James St
Montreal
Que
Milburn
T. Milburn Co., Ltd
Toronto
Ont
Naming of Bessborough Bay in Johnston Strait
A 66 year link ties British Columbia’s Johnston Strait bay to the Noble House of Bessborough. Historians note the 1865 naming in Sunderland Channel to honor the Earl of Bessborough, then John Ponsonby. Capt. John Malbran’s work cites the family’s royal navy ties and coastal connections.
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Johnston Strait
Beasborough
Earl of Bessborough
Canada
Alaska
Henry W. Schofield
Canadian Pacific Railway
Bessborough Bay
Sunderland Channel
Schofield
John T. Malbran
British Columbia
Bessborough
John Brabazon Ponsonby
Earl of
Baron Duncannon
Edward Ponsonby
Royal Navy
B.C. Coast
These Hard Times Boldly Sell Diamond Dyes
In hard times readers are advised to economize and renew clothes by dyeing with Diamond Dyes. The ad claims high economy, reliable color, no spotting or running, smooth application, and fabric vitality, urging that even a ten year old can use them successfully. Quebec reader sign-off.
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B. G
Quebec
Amendments To Coast Shipping Laws Urged
The Dominion Marine Association urged the Canadian government to amend coast shipping laws to require Canadian boats to carry export grain from the lakehead to Montreal. Currently Canadian grain may travel via U.S. boats to Buffalo and onward. the proposal seeks exclusive use of Canadian vessels for Buffalo and Montreal legs for export grain.
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Montreal
Canada
Dominion Marine Association
Lakehead
United States
Buffalo
Canada reports 1920 creation of 340 new industries
The annual report to the House of Commons shows in 1920 Canada established 340 new industries along the lines of the Canadian National Railways with a capital expenditure of 37 million dollars. Additions to existing plants cost about 50.5 million dollars. Miller's Worm Powders promise no castor oil needed and claim to cure worm trouble and aid digestion in one dose.
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Canadian National Railways
Canada
House of Commons
Domestic quarrel near hat shop over fifty cent limit
A husband and wife argued outside a hat shop as the husband admitted he had only fifty cents. The wife insisted she would buy items, explaining she anticipated needing goods when they left the house.
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Hatshop
Rise Of Livestock Industry In Winnipeg
Winnipeg press notes the rise of the livestock sector to parity with wheat and flour in Western Canada. One fourth of Canada's population is served by the meat trade in Winnipeg which ships beef pork veal lamb and mutton nationwide. In 1930 Canada consumed about one and a half billion pounds of meat, about half a billion from Winnipeg stockyards. Winnipeg saw large arrivals of cattle calves hogs and sheep totaling over 600 000 head and a turnover over 20 million dollars at two major packing plants.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Dominion
Prairie
Canada Automobile Ownership Surges Since 1920
A bulletin reports Canadian motor car registrations rising from 407,064 in 1920 to 1,239,889 at the start of 1931. Canada now ranks second to the United States in per capita ownership, with one car for eight people versus one for 4.6 in the U.S.
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Canada
Dominion
United States
Relief From Asthma Remedy Described by Advertiser
Relief from asthmatic suffering is claimed to follow the use of Dr J D Kellogg s Asthma Remedy. The remedy is described as gentle and effective, offering complete relief and joy for those alleviated, with druggists nationwide reporting long standing sales.
Burning Paper Oath Convicts Two Chinese Opium Suspects
In County Court Judge H. S. Cawley presided as Lee Hing and Lee Jim Bark faced opium selling charges. They testified after burning a paper oath and swearing their souls would burn in hell if untruthful. Both men were convicted and sentenced to six months in jail.
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H. S. Cawley
Lee Hing
Lee Jim Bark
The Eclectic Oil Promises Pain Relief Across Lands
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil touted as a universal remedy for pain. The liniment claims to quiet suffering and is advertised as widely available from many sellers across the continent.
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Thomas
Canadian peace foolproof by chasing Chicago in war
A fragment suggests a humorous claim that Canada would need to capture Chicago in a war to win peace with the United States. It recalls a 19th century Montana remark from 1872 comparing wolf and beaver skin trade values to sugar.
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Canada
United States
Chicago
Montana
England to Build New Training College for Film Artists
England plans a new training college for film artists to boost national cinema talent. The initiative aims to provide structured education, practical production experience, and industry links to emerging filmmakers across the country.
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England
Explorers in Education Arrive to Study Canadian Schools
Dame Muriel Talbot leads twelve British headmistresses on a Canadian visit to appraise girls education. They aim to evaluate curricula, hostel facilities, vacations, and overall standards to advise parents on sending daughters to Canada for schooling and future careers.
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Dame Muriel Talbot
Canada
Duchess of Bedford
Will Visit Battle Zones Headed by Brigadier General Hughes
Brigadier General H T Hughes of the Canadian Battlefields Memorials Commission will travel to France and Belgium to oversee work on the Vimy memorial. He expects completion in two to three years. Seven memorials in Belgium and France have been handed over to the Imperial War Graves Commission, each set in a miniature park with 220 acres donated by the French government for Vimy.
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H.T. Hughes
C.M.G
D.S.O
Canadian Battlefields Memorials Commission
France
Belgium
St. Julien
Passchendaele
Sanctuary Wood
Cour
Aspiring Chinese Youth Seeks Journalism Work
An English Shanghai newspaper publishes a letter from a native youth named Wang who expresses strong English and typing ability. He explains his last job ended after a large man died and asks what position he might fill, promising to arrive on a date to be guessed.
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Shanghai
Wang
French Scientists Test Liquids Using Telephone Device
French researchers explore a novel method to assess liquid purity by employing a telephone device in a laboratory setting. The approach aims to simplify detection and enable rapid, portable analysis across environments.
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France
Practising Primitive Art By Foot Treaders Near Stourbridge
The sturdy women brickmakers of Worcestershire England knead clay into moulds with their feet while supporting themselves with sticks near Stourbridge. This primitive art form shows unusual brickmaking methods still used locally.
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Stourbridge
England
Worcestershire
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Nefibor Saifity Od Nanke
Columb
Canadian National
Eagle
Melek
the Borden Co., Limited
CWIG
George Sr
Vancouver
Milnard
Renals
W. ON. U
Ontario
Hamilton
Hunter-Martin & CO
SASK
WD Liniment
Explorers’ In Education
Ivy
Hughes
Avltheo
Cry
Scot
Tacitun
Cobia Salon
Cobia
Fc Recweree
Main Street
Huron
Cunard
Anchor
Coraldson
Lydia E. Pinkham
Wilton
Mars
D. B. Peters
Wilton, Ontario
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