Western price equalization proposal sparks caustic debate
A Saskatchewan led study notes Western Canada losses from freight, tariffs, and taxes while Ontario and Quebec benefit from concentrated manufacturing. It highlights a plan to absorb freight costs and standardize prices coast to coast, aiming to shift benefits away from Toronto and Montreal toward all regions. The McKenna proposal to uniform national pricing meets Western scrutiny and awaits Eastern reaction.
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J. D
Royal Nova Scotia
Canada
McKenna
St. John
N.B
Montreal
Toronto
Ontario
Quebec
Halifax
Regina
Vancouver
John Harry Jones
Leeds University
England
Western Canada
Saskatchewan
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan Group
Border Board Demands Fix For Ballyrattan Hospital Across Border
Border Cuts Off Hospital Derry Port sanitary board held a remarkable meeting with members crossing into the Free State to inspect Ballyrattan hospital near Mogille in County Donegal. The facility, opened thirteen years ago for infectious disease cases on ships, has never treated a patient and sits separated by the border. Repairs were ordered as the chairman warned the current situation cannot continue.
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Derry Port
Northern Ireland
Free State
Ballyrattan
Mogille
County Donegal
Derry
Smuts Reflects On South Africa's Ties To Empire
The Ottawa Journal recalls Smuts claiming South Africa is effectively severed from the Empire, while 34 years prior he fought in veldt campaigns for Britain. The piece notes the shifting history of British and Boer relations and the contrasting portrayals across time.
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South Africa
General Smuts
Ottawa Journal
Smuts
Uttle
Britain Plans Air Expansion to Aid World Peace
Lord Londonderry warned the international situation worsens and disarmament prospects dim while stating no panic is needed and Britain will press ahead with an air expansion program to show readiness to contribute to global peace.
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Lord Londonderry
Home and Empire
And Nothing Happened The War Debt Tax And Housing Puzzle
The Sault Daily Star notes public concerns about war debt cancellation and looming taxes. It cites predictions of chaos if debts remain and outlines a vision of 588,797 new houses for London families, highlighting housing as a major issue.
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Sault Daily Star
Britain
India
Not Very ProGtable Lincoln Ledger on Display
The Springfield Marine Bank displays Abraham Lincoln’s ledger showing a balance of 5601.44. Lincoln deposited there from March 1, 1853, until his death, with administration by Judge David Davis continuing until May 22, 1867. The ledger, bound in wrought iron, turns to a page bearing the name A Lincoln and notes his law income.
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Abraham Lincoln
United States
Springfeld Marine Bank
Springfeld
Iinois
Lincoln
David Davis
Bloomington
A. Lincoln
Kruschen Salts Reverses Severe Rheumatic Pain
A woman recounts severe rheumatic pain that left her unable to use her right hand and perform housework. After taking Kruschen Salts for three weeks her sleep improved and she recovered function, attributing the relief to the product’s effects on uric acid crystals and natural expulsion.
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Kruuschen
J. H
Wheat Situation Gives Hopeful 1934 35 Supply Outlook
The Dominion bureau of Statistics reports the 1934 35 wheat year starts with a constrained supply due to successive U S crop disasters and anticipated low yields in Canada and Europe. Prospects of a small Australian crop tighten the link between supply and demand, with USDA forecasting record small outputs for corn wheat oats barley rye and flaxseed in 30 years.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Canada
Australia
Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Value Of The League And War Deterrence
The London Times argues that no European country would blindly follow leaders to war and that all nations renounced war as policy. It notes the League of Nations exists to prevent war and could mobilize collective action. Its mere existence has deterred lesser nations and distant powers from aggression.
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Europe
League of Nations
League
Geneva
London Times
Delicate eye surgery restores sight to Memphis woman
A Memphis woman recovered 73 percent normal vision after a rare operation that involved twenty platinum needles burn heat applied to the eye and severing a muscle to correct retinal detachment. The patient, Mrs Westwood Sayre, spent two weeks in darkness as healing followed.
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Memphis
Westwood Sayre
Old Clock From Catherine the Great To Be Repaired
A 17th century English clock by James Keeks gifted to Catherine the Great by Potemkin will be restored. The ornate timepiece, valued for art, has been inactive since 1915. At noon daily it reportedly animates with a gold peacock, a large crowing cock, and an owl tolling bells.
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Catherine the Great
James Keeks
Marshall Potemkyn
Leningrad
Faster Planes Needed Paris Must Speed Up Air Power
French air staff warn Paris would be helpless against invasion from air raiders. Four days of aerial maneuvers showed the capital cannot be defended with present air forces. Officials stressed the urgent need for faster aircraft as rebuilt pursuit planes failed to match the speed of bombers averaging 140 miles an hour.
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Paris
France
Experimental Dry Ice Planes May Cool Indian Flights
A transportation firm in India is testing dry ice as a cooling agent for airframes. If results prove satisfactory, future travel could be cooled during flight across the country. Potential routes include Calcutta to Bombay where summer heat reaches 115 degrees and can exceed 130 degrees.
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India
Calcutta
Bombay
New Greek Shipbuilding Boom Prompts Foreign Orders
Jane recalls a social exchange about a Scotch boyfriend’s photo still undeveloped. The dialogue contrasts with a broader note that many new commercial ships are being put into service in Greece, signaling growth in Greek maritime activity. The pair of snippets highlights personal chatter and national industry trends in a single clipping.
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Greece
Ontario Debt Tops Canada Municipal Burden Say Official
Thomas Bradshaw, president of North American Life Assurance, told the Ontario Municipal Association that Ontario's municipal debt is the largest in Canada with 40 municipalities in default totaling 96.64 million dollars. He contrasted this with Quebec at 15 million, adding Ontario now faces the nation's gravest municipal problem.
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Canada
Thomas Bradshaw
North American Life Assurance Company
Ontario Municipal Association
Ontario
Bradshaw
Quebec
Moose Struck by Car Entangles in Barbed Wire Fence
Yarmouth Nova Scotia resident Charles Mumford recalls a moose encounter while he drove at 35 mph. A young bull dashed ahead of the headlights, then slowed to 20 mph at a rise before leaping clear and getting tangled in barb wire. Passengers freed the animal by shaking the fence.
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Charles Mumford
Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
Mumford
Switzerland Tops World Milk Consumption Per Capita
The Department of Agriculture reports Switzerland leads global milk consumption at 280 quarts per person annually. The United States and Germany share second at 220 quarts, followed by Canada at 200 quarts. Other large consumers include Great Britain 120 quarts, France 100 quarts, and Chile 30 quarts.
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Department of Agriculture
Switzerland
United States
Germany
Canada
Great Britain
France
Chile
Desertion Denounced by Magistrate in Refugee Defense
A magistrate rebukes a man for deserting his wife calling the act cowardly. The man replies that, if others knew his wife as he does, they would not call him a deserter, claiming he is a refugee rather than a deserter. The exchange centers on loyalty and identity.
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Sambo
Chain of ads Builds Power to Pull a Load
Advertising works when messages are linked in a continuous chain. If you place ada together in a weekly sequence, the results build over time. A steady, connected campaign strengthens impact and pulls the desired load.
Europe and the British Tales Motor Roads Total
A historical note reports Europe and the British Tales possessing 1,225,700 miles of motor roads. The figure underscores vast infrastructure and emphasized network scale across the region.
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Europe
It Could Be Done Midland Gardener Water Used
The Midland Bank Horticultural Society show praised a winner who used only waste water to irrigate blooms. Bath and basin water fed plants, not fresh tap water, with drought months cited. The writer quips it can be done and cites King Edward remarks.
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Midland
Midland Bank Horticultural Society
Edward
London Daily Mirror
Alberta’s Surpassing Race envisioned by Liberal reader
W. R. Howson MPP provincial Liberal reader spoke in Edmonton about a future Alberta shaped by its natural resources and a cosmopolitan population living within its boundaries. He pictured a superior race of people born from blending resources and diverse residents to unlock prosperity.
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Alberta
W. R. Howson
M.P.P
Edmonton
United States Sends Shoe Blacking to Africa
A note indicates US shipments of shoe blacking to Africa, while a separate line mentions King George V paying eight thousand dollars for a rare stamp. The items reflect historical trade and philatelic values in monarchic circles.
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United States
Africa
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