Western Canada must rekindle pioneer spirit to endure hard times
The piece argues that Western Canadians risk losing the hardy pioneer mindset that built Ontario and Quebec settlement, urging renewed self denial, courage, and effort to weather government and charity relief. It recalls wartime sacrifice, condemns profiteers, and calls for individuals and the nation to stand upright and fight through, for a brighter future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
George
Ten Years Of Seed Collecting At New Westminster
The forestry seed extraction station at New Westminster British Columbia under the Forest Service of the Department of the Interior marks ten years of service. It has produced 40940 pounds nearly twenty and a half tons of forest tree seeds across species. Most seed has been sent to Great Britain New Zealand and Australia forestry services. The chief species recorded are Sitka spruce western yellow ponderosa pine and Douglas fir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Westminster
British Columbia
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Forestry Commission of
Great Britain
New Zealand
Australia
Sitka
Alfalfa Good For Humans Says Doctor at U.S. Institute
Dr E V McCollum of James Hopkins University touts alfalfa as cattle feed rich in vitamins and palatable in salad form. He notes milk from cows fed on alfalfa as an alternative for hay opponents. Trade conditions referenced in the Union of South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. V. McCollum
James Hopkins University
Milk Council of
Greater Chicago
Germany Tightens Belt with New Emergency Decrees
Thirty typewritten pages signed by President von Hindenburg lay out economic restrictions to reduce living costs. Measures include persuading creditors to extend loans, canceling long-term contracts for high earners, paying one third of unemployment benefits in kind, halting new government buildings for three years, and trimming high pensions. A Federal Commissioner will push a back to farm movement, especially in small settlements, as business capitalization is lowered to fit the new conditions. Further decrees are promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Hindenburg
National Parks Engineering Service Builds Roads Bridges
The Department of the Interior Canada reports its engineering service constructs bridges and highways. It has built over 400 miles of motor highways 14 miles of streets and 11 miles of sidewalks along with 111 bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Parks ‘Bratch
Department of the Interior
Canada
Gandhi open to U.S. visit if judged not a spectacle
Mahatma Gandhi says he would travel to the United States after the round table conference if his supporters can persuade New York pastor John Haynes Holmes that he would not be ridiculed or exploited. He warns Americans may misunderstand his purpose and prefers to go only if people will listen to his message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahatma Gandhi
United States
John Haynes Holmes
New York
Holmes
Gandhi
America
Einstein
Coal Imports Rise in Montreal Through September
Canadian port of Montreal reports total Welsh and Scotch hard coal and anthracite imports from the British Isles reaching 550,668 tons by September end. This is 9,373 tons above 1930 figures, while overseas coal and coke total are down 105,020 tons from last year due to the Russian embargo. Soviet anthracite previously landed was 148,000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Isles
Canada
Montreal
Mourning Wardrobe Uses Diamond Dyes in Montreal
Mrs. G.K.L. of Montreal recalls dyeing black wardrobe items to mourn, saving money with Diamond Dyes after a druggist's advice. She later tinted curtains and dyed a rug in vivid colors, praising the dye as superior and economical compared to another brand.
Grocer’s Baseball Window Trick in Denver Bargains Sale
A Denver Colorado grocer named A Deniver pasted one half of a cut baseball on the outside of his shop window and the other half inside to look as if the ball had been driven through glass. Black paint streaks formed cracks. A placard reading A Big Hit listed the store’s bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grocer
Denver
Colorado
A. Deniver
Persian Balm for refined women noted as essential care
A vintage advertisement extols Persian Balm as the one toilet requisite for the dainty woman. It promises rapid absorption with no stickiness, a delicate fragrance, and a velvety, toned complexion. It claims to soothe roughness from wind and weather and leave hands soft and white, enhancing feminine charm.
Montreal newspaper wins TV and radio licenses
The Dominion Government grants television and radiovision permits to La Presse of Montreal. The two stations will operate simultaneously covering Greater Montreal with television, as engineers rush to install the first station of its kind in Canada, the paper announces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Radiovision
la Presse
Montreal
Greater
Canada
Battleship Emperor of India Refloated and Towed to Portsmouth
The battleship Emperor of India, stranded since serving as a target ship, has been refloated and towed into Portsmouth where it was docked. Salvage costs run about £800 per day, totaling roughly £52,800. The terse note ends with an odd remark about the Lindbergh baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Duke
Portsmouth
Farm Problem: One Stalk Must Grow Where Two Once Did
A concise note explains a farming puzzle: achieving one stalk yield from a field that previously produced two stalks. The writer underscores the challenge of crop density and resource allocation, signaling continued agricultural adjustment and experimentation.
Sirius the Dog Star shines far brighter than our sun
The article notes that Sirius, known as the Dog Star, is more than 30 times as luminous as the Sun, highlighting its exceptional brightness in the night sky and its significance in astronomy.
Exercise foes fat with Kraschen Salts claim
An advertisement touts Kraschen Salts as a fat loss aid promising twenty eight pounds reduction in six months and improved energy, agility, and health. It features Mrs. W. P. urging readers to take one half teaspoon in hot water each morning before breakfast and to modify diet and exercise routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saki
Oeri
Commercial Canning Grades and Regulations in Canada
Commercial canned fruits and vegetables must be sound, properly matured, and sterilized. Products are overseen by the Dominion fruit branch inspection service with four quality grades Fancy, choice, standard, and second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Commercial Canning Inspection Service
Dominion Fruit Branch
Churchill Port Dream Fueled by Northern Resources
Kenneth K. McArdie of the Commerce of the Nation argues that wheat shipments alone cannot make Churchill a real port. He cites vast northern mineral resources, marble deposits, and water power near mile 250, predicting Churchill will rise with southern resources. Western leaders have cooled on the Churchill plan, yet others remain confident and active in support. McArdie spoke to the Advertising Club of Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Kenneth K. McArdie
Commerce of the Nation
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Hudson's Bay Ocean
Pas
Mile
Advertising Club
Montreal
Big Game Hunters Secure Notable Trophies in B C District
Telegraph Creek reports a record haul of trophies as Major James Workman from Belfast retrieves a 45 inch stone sheep horn set the longest in the district. Pierre Solvay party from Brussels claims several large rams. A Swedish film crew from Stockholm spent the summer filming northern British Columbia wildlife producing 16 000 feet of footage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraph Creek
B.C
James Workman
Belfast
Ireland
Pierre Solvay
Brussels
Belgium
Stockholm
British Columbia
Ol Of Merit Promises Healing Power Of Dr Thomas Oil
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is described as a carefully studied blend of oils. It is claimed to repair and heal the human body and has gained public favor since its introduction. A trial is said to convince skeptics of its effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
No One Escapes Tax at Mannheim Aerodrome
A Geneva correspondent reports a German tax tale from Mannheim where a German woman traveling from Holland to Basel was taxed 100 marks for stepping on German soil. Despite protests, the levy was collected as she paused at Mannheim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mannheim
Geneva
Irish Independent
Dublin
Holland
Switzerland
Amsterdam
Basle
Germany
Douglas' Egyptian Liniment Claims Unrivaled Power
An advertisement proclaims Douglas' Egyptian Liniment as without rival for stopping bleeding instantly cauterizing wounds and preventing blood poisoning, promising rapid relief and strong protective effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Trade Opportunities in Canada France Livestock Exports
Michael Sauzet of Paris, a major livestock buyer, says Canada could export 10 000 to 15 000 horses annually to France with modest condition adjustments and secure a larger share of France s 200 000 000 yearly cattle imports after spending weeks in Canada as a purchaser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
France
Michael Sauzet
Paris
New European Device Finds Paper Weaknesses and Forgeries
A new European device called the electric finger instantly detects variations in thickness of paper parchment or woven material. It is said to reveal weak spots in airplane fabric and expose forgeries. The device is claimed to check nearly a third of wells for oil and gas production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Grandi Supports Armaments Truce Aims in Rome Talk
Foreign Minister Grandi at a Rome Rotary Club meeting with Viscount Cecil of Chelwood urged Italy to consider any proposal to curb armaments. He joined Cecil in blaming fear and unrest for world trouble and called disarmament the true remedy. Grandi described his Geneva armaments truce proposal as an initial step with moral significance to revive international confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dino. Grandi
Rome
Airways Pilot Almost Equals Hawks Record
Pilot Paul Calder of Canadian Airways nearly beat Captain Frank Hawks’s time from Edmonton to Calgary. Flying a Fleetster mail plane, Calder covered 196 miles in 44 minutes, just over four and a half miles per minute, while Hawks set the 43 minute mark during an international air tour last September in a super speed monoplane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Calder
Canadian Airways
Frank Hawks
Edmonton
Calgary
Calder
Hawks
Ruhr Coal for Coffee Trade Talks Mentioned
The Tageblatt reports negotiations underway to barter half a million tons of Ruhr coal for Brazilian coffee, following a pattern similar to Brazil trading coffee for US wheat. The paper suggests extending talks to include coal for Canadian wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tageblatt
Brazil
United States
Buried Gold and Burden of Wealth Highlights
The United States holds about 5.006 billion dollars in gold, nearly half the world’s supply, stored in vaults with little practical use. Elsewhere a light moment notes the brain briefly releasing its load during smiles and laughs, with a quip about household leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Christian Science Monitor
Gold mining seen as enduring demand in Ontario
Ontario Minister of Mines Charles McCrea told Thunder Bay Chamber of Mines and City Chamber of Commerce in Fort William that gold will be in demand as long as time lasts and he projected Ontario gold production this year at 42 million dollars. He noted the northwestern region is attracting mines like Moss Howey and developments by Conigas and Home stead, stressing government cooperation to restore the area’s prewar mining reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McCrea
Ontario
Thunder Bay
Publicity Motivates Risky Transoceanic Feats
A Detroit Saturday Night item ridicules the Wilkins submarine publicity stunt as an overhyped spectacle. It notes Norwegian passenger praise and urges publicity figures to keep the antics off the front page to deter further trans ocean and around the world publicity grabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkins
California
Pacific
Detroit
Mother Graves Worm Ex Terminator Proved Useful
Mothers testify to the virtue of Mother Graves Worm Ex terminator based on experience, praising its usefulness in controlling worm problems.
Partly legible Lusitania menu cards wash ashore
Menu cards partly legible and washed ashore at Campbeltown in Ayrshire reveal fragments from the Lusitania, the Cunard liner sunk by a German submarine off Ireland in May 1915.
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Campbeltown
Ayrshire
Cunard
Sutbe Marine
Ireland
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Union of South Africa
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Has Engineering Service
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Hwy
Liniment
Sidi Lab
Italy
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Sparkes
Eso
Suz
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