Canadian Music Trades Journal, March 1917, p. 52: "The Melodia Company of Canada is being organized with headquarters at 230 McGill St., Montreal, to manufacture a line of talking machines to retail from $45 to $350."
Talking Machine World, May, 1917, p. 42: "The Melodia Co., Ltd., have been appointed distributors for the Maritime Provinces and the Province of Quebec for the Phonola, manufactured by the Pollock Mfg. Co., Kitchener, Ont."
Talking Machine World, June, 1917, p. 41: "The Melodia Co. of Canada, Ltd., will shortly place on the market an electric machine retailing at $125."
Canadian Music Trades Journal, April, 1918, p. 52 and 77. The Melodia Phonograph was introduced to the music trade in a display ad and brief article about the motor.