Eastern Canada and West clash over national unity
A lengthy provincial dispute centers on Western demands for greater say in federal policy and railway development. The piece cites comments by Lieutenant Governor and Governor General, arguing the East’s protectionist stance harms Western growth while urging big shifts in fiscal policy, infrastructure, and representation to unify Canada’s core regions. It notes immigration, auto industry growth, and transportation as tests of balanced national progress.
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Canada
Elem Canada
Frurl
Alberies
Mario
Courac
Brett Deghresh
British Commonwealths
Coast
West
Westar
Cengda
Einkars
Treat
Toronto
Quebec
Maritime Province
Exshera
Eogenttal
Great Lakes
University group sails for Europe research tour
An Imperial Steamship Meta rama will carry a Canadian university party of more than 268 students and staff from Montreal on June 2 to visit Europe this summer under the Overseas Educational program. The itinerary includes Glasgow six weeks in Britain and the continent, with the British Empire Exhibition, London scenes, Stratford-on-Avon, Oxford, and a London focus in the final weeks. France is on the last leg before sailing home from Southampton aboard the Empress of Scotland on August 16.
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Simen
London
Scotand
Country
Stratford-on-Avon
Oxford
France
Will Sall
Southampton
Canada
Nervine Pain Relief Promises Quick Sprain Bruise Aid
Painful sprains and bruises restored by Nervine claimed to soothe muscles and joints. The ad touts deep penetration and rapid relief for rheumatism lumbago neuralgia and general aches, urging readers to obtain a large 360 cent bottle from local dealers.
Hoatzin Is Valuable Bird Research Expedition
The University of Pennsylvania expedition sailing for South America seeks hoatzin specimens from the Amazon Valley. Reported market value in America stands at $50,000 per bird.
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University of Pennsylvania
South America
Amrzon Valley
America
Spring impurities due to poor blood and purifying pills
Dr Williams Pink Pills are advertised as a year round remedy to purify and enrich the blood, strengthen the body in spring, improve appetite and digestion, clear skin, and combat spring ailments like anemia and rheumatism. The ad warns against purgatives and touts pills as beneficial for children and adults, with mail order in Brockville Ontario. A second brief notice mentions a coal seam excavation near Prince Albert, noting a widening seam and merchantable coal near the surface.
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Wiliams
Willama
Williams
Clark's Tomato Ketchup Promises Better Taste
A vintage ad touts Clark's Tomato Ketchup claiming it improves flavor across fish, meat, poultry, and game. The slogan urges cooks to let the Clark Kitchens help enhance meals.
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Clark
Prognosticator Furlong Fears Horses Extinction
Professor Furlong of the University of California forecasts horse extinction on the continent in another century. He is so confident that he is collecting skeleton specimens of horses for the California Museum to document the claim.
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Furlong
University
California, Gaya
California
Mur+unt
Prize for Grain Exhibit at Chicago Livestock Show
The Winnipeg Grain Exchange donates 500 to be added to prizes from Federal and Provincial Governments for the Canadian farmer who wins the grand championship in the grain section at the Chicago International Livestock Show.
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Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy At Home Color for All
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes as simple enough for any woman to tint or revive faded fabrics. It claims directions are easy and suitable for first time users, with color chosen at a drug store.
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Hsho
Paris Ends Era of Street Sweepers with Machines
The Paris city plan replaces women sweepers with modern machinery. Few workers remain, as the old practice fades, and the sight of long-handled brooms becomes a relic. Photographs may capture the last of the sweepers as time changes Parisian labor.
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Paris
Parle
Putnam's Corn Ex Tractor Endorsed Despite Substitutes
A dubious remedy ad claims Putnam's Corn Extractor, described as the standard solution for corns and warts for fifty years, always succeeds. The copy warns against acid substitutes and urges buyer caution, noting the product costs 26 cents everywhere.
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Putnam’s
Magnificent New Union Station Attracts Toronto Crowds
Thousands visit the new Union Station in Toronto amid praise and controversy over the railways. On opening day 1,700 entered within two hours and nearly 4,000 saw the marble edifice. The design features include city names carved in marble and ornate waiting rooms, with promises of luxury for travelers.
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Union Station
Toronto
Canada
Feauty
Hing
Fifty Below Zero Record Flight Near 28411 Feet
Lieutenant Harris of Mex Cook Field set a new official altitude record for airplanes with a 531 pound load. Instruments showed 285,411 feet though calibration continues. The previous record, 27,768 feet, was held by Adjutant Barry at Bourget France on June 11, 1923. Harris flew about ninety minutes reaching extreme cold and a frozen compass on landing.
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Biarald I Harris
Mex Cook Field
Adjutant Bary
Bourget
Faance
Harris
Canadian Memorial at Denain Established for Canadian Soldiers
Sir Arthur Currie notified completion of a monument in Denain France to remember the Denain soldiers who died in the Great War and Canadians buried in the local cemetery. The statue depicts a French poilu with inscriptions of Denain and Canadian names around the base. Denain was captured on October 21 1918.
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Denain
France
Arthur Currie
Department du Nord
Currie
Bayer Aspirin Trade Mark and Cross Guarantee
The text urges buyers to verify the Bayer Cross on packages or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin. It claims safety proven by millions and physician use for over twenty three years for various pains and ailments, notes package contents of twelve tablets or bottles of 24 and 100, and explains that Bayer Tablets of Aspirin carry the Bayer Cross to deter imitations.
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Bayer
Canada
Bayer Company
Invisible Ray Weapon Claims Future War Edge
Scientist Grindell Matthews announces a projector that emits invisible rays creating a zone where explosives ignite and metals melt. He says a 40 foot ray can ignite gunpowder kill small animals and could defend London with a 4 gamma ray barrage if funded. Holloway's Corn Remover is also advertised in the piece.
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Grindell-Matthews
London
Old Ducal Castle Restored To 1836 Design
One of Germanys famed old castles, the Saze Cyborg ducal family seat, has been restored inside and out to the 1836 design. Owners believe the work adds tangible parking value and enhances its picturesque appeal.
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Germany
Saze-Cyborg Ducal
Eskimo Executions Confirmed At Herschel Island
RCMP Sergeant Hubert Thorne returns to Edmonton with official report of two Eskimos hanged at Herschel Island in the old Bone House of the American whaling station. Special Constable Gil carried out the sentence, despite a reprieve granted until February 1. The long Yukon trek by dog train and the swift ice crossing highlighted the northern dispatch.
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Mounted Police
Strat
Hubert Thorne
Rc, M.P
Edmonton
Herschel Island
Sergt. Thearnd
Constabin Gil
Avomlak
Tatanngana
Seret. Thorne
Yukon
Grain Shipments Move Westward From Huemont to Vancouver
An average of 96,000 bushels daily of wheat has been moving from Huemonton to Vancouver for shipment from that port. During a seven day period 526 cars of grain, chiefly wheat, were examined and graded by government inspectors at Edmonton.
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Huemonton
Vancouver
Edmonton
Egyptian Undershirt Shrink Debate With Storekeeper
A business exchange shows a saleslady querying shrinkage of an undershirt, the storekeeper doubting it, and later confirming shrinkage. The discussion notes that the British sovereign is the only gold coin in general use in Egypt and the Sudan.
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Egypt
Sudan
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Frankfort
Miller
Worma Ia
Mitand
Linkhent
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Adel Oy
Scotts Emulsion
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Donte
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