Alberta farm steadily breeds top stock with prized Clydesdales
The Rigby Farm at Paradise Valley near Lloydminster notes progress in breeding purebred Stock across Alberta. They own 30 Clydesdale mares, mostly imported, and plan to mate with Hillcrest Favorite stallion to produce high quality stock. The operation also runs cattle herds and emphasizes purebreds as the best return for feed and market price.
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Alberta
Rigby Farm
Paradise Valley
Lloydminster
Hillcrest
Brandon
Rigby Stud
Hillcrest Peverite
Toledo Firm Partner Declares Status in Toledo Notice
Is ae J Cheney, senior partner of F J Co, makes declaration in Toledo Ohio. The notice references Lucas County and a business engagement in Ti angi with a monetary claim or obligation.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Ae J. Cheney
Enone
Tiangi
Signature in the Age of Typewritten Documents
In an era of typewritten letters and official docs the art of handwritten signatures is fading. Readers spend about two minutes on the body of a letter and up to two extra minutes deciphering the typographic marks that stand for a signature as noted from Toronto.
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Toronto Belgram
Western Canada school lands sell at high prices
High prices marked Western Canada land sales with 44 of 93 parcels sold at Strathkatchewan and other districts. A parcel in De w Saskatchewan brought 77.50 an acre, others from 20 to 64. Lumsden and Foremost also reported strong bids. Most buyers were local residents preparing uncultivated land for next year’s crop.
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Western Canada
Saskatchewan
Strasskatchew
Lumsden
Foremost
Alberta
Canada
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria and Kaiser's Gratitude
A fragment quotes the New York Times noting Minard's Liniment cures diphtheria and the Kaiser expresses profound gratitude to God's mercy. The piece mocks German confidence, saying his armies and fleet are spared as he restrains further action.
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New York Times
War Relief Entertainments in England Support Soldiers and Artists
War emergency entertainments have run for over three years in England, staging about 900 concerts at £7000 in fees. The aim is free hospital concerts for wounded troops, employment for artists, and support for British music, with 251 new compositions at regular All British events at Steinway Hall. Open air concerts and hospital programs have accompanied camp and YMCA events. The movement is led by Viscountess Helmsley with Honor.
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England
Steinway Hall
Camps
Y.M.C.A
Sir David
Lady Beatty
Er Lodge
Helmsley
Canada
London
Women's Art Society of
Corn removers show mixed results for hard and soft corns
The article notes that corn ces are difficult to use and often unsatisfactory in their action, with both hard and soft varieties yielding to treatment.
Enemy Promised Great Plunder Before June Offensive
An official dispatch from France reports that the German high command promised their soldiers loot from Paris and the countryside to motivate them for the June 9 offensive. A German deserter described how the advance was painted as a chance to live in abundance and renew vigor in a rich land.
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Paris
France
Ronda
Soilae
Cuticura Promises Clear Skin and Hair Health
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap for daily use and Cuticura Ointment to soothe roughness or scalp, claiming it will produce clear skin and good hair. The text references a department and uses promotional language.
Flying Policemen Speak on London Air Travel Plans
Rear-Admiral Mark Kerr warned that postwar air routes will drastically cut travel times from four months to four days to Timbuctoo. He predicted air vessel registration, a Lloyds list, and class A passenger mail flights, with police power to stop pirates by force if needed. He credited the air force with advancing aeronautics and a general staff to handle air problems.
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London
Mark Kerr
Air Council
Paris
Timbuctoo
Lloyd's List
Air Force
Admiral Kerr
Like a Grip at the Throat Asthma Remedy Promoted
An article extols Dr J D Kelloge Asthma Remedy as a wonder cure for asthma relief. It claims immediate easing of restricted air passages and cites wide dealer availability and numerous testimonials.
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J. D. Kelloge
Reginald Clarence Draws Challenge in Neighborhood Fight
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune recalls a boy named Reginald Clarence who must fight, highlighting local tension in the neighborhood. The lines suggest a call to action or a threat over a personal clash within the community.
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Clarence
Borhood
Reginald Clarence
Chicago Tribune
Production Is Essential for Government Duty
Quote from Sir Robert Borden stressing production as essential to government duty. Warns delaying exemptions risks undermining efforts or decimating personnel, and questions the value of increased production if service falters.
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Sir Robert Borden
Voice at a Discount Sparks Debate Over Miss A
A brief squib notes chatter about Miss A in a vocal contest and contrasts her with Miss B and a richer heritability of talent, as echoed by a Boston Transcript style remark. The snippet reflects social fuss rather than event detail.
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Fred
Boston Transcript
Baby's Own Tablets Claim Constipation Relief
A Dr. Medicine Co advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative that regulates bowels and improves little ones health. Testimony from Mr. Eugene Couture of Knox Bridge Ontario says the tablets helped his constipated feverish child. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order for 35 cents a box from Brockville Ontario.
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Eugene Couture
Knox Bridge
Dr. * Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Economy Struggles Prompt Household Billing Delays
A brief gag sketches a couple debating money tightness as the husband asks if Mary has economized, while the wife jokes about delaying bills to next month to appease the grocer and landlord. The line reflects a satirical Stray Stories moment on domestic finances.
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Mary
After the War the Farm Prospers and City Industry Reduces
The Toledo Blade argues that postwar recovery will favor farming over war industries as demand shifts from munitions to soil. It predicts high price levels will fall and furnaces die out while numerous chimneys stop emitting smoke as nations return to agriculture for wealth and stability.
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Toledo Blade
Magic corn removal by Freezone advertised
An ad claims Freezone instantly relieves a corn or callus with a few drops and dries the root so it lifts out with fingers. The Cincinnati inventor says the ether compound shrivels the corn without harming surrounding skin and urges readers to ask their druggist to order it.
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Cincinnati
Father
Germany Uses Prisoners as Growing Labor Army
A Berlin communique cites that Germany and its vassals hold 3 575 000 prisoners. The text describes the labor army as essential to industry and agriculture and notes prisoners increasingly adapt to work as the war prolongs. It claims the labor force equals one fifth of prewar German male workers.
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Berlin
Germany
Ans
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Worms in children work havoc
Worms attack the tender lining of the intestines and can perforate the wall if left unchecked. Miller's Worm Powders promise to exterminate worms of any variety and repair the resulting injury.
Starving Children Shock German Press Report
The Echo de Paris and Berlin Arbeiter Zeitung relate six orphans starving to death at Zeoefort Thuringia. The orphanage was found looted and inmates frail, doctors noting several children as mere skeletons. Professor Franz E Hein warns of harsher weeks ahead and a general shortage of wheat.
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Germany
Echo de Paris
Berlin Arbeiter Zeitung
Zeoefort
Thuringia
Franz E. Hein
Impatience Senator Overman Urges Steady War Effort
Fragmentary text quotes Senator Overman urging patience with the slow progress of the world war. It warns against impatience and notes the need for a long, steady campaign and continued effort amid public discourse. The readable fragments reference wartime delays and collective perseverance.
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Overman
juho_ wes
Rescue of Russia and Finland Driving Allied Help
The piece argues for concrete Allied aid to Russia to free it from German rule and Bolshevik control, urging a multinational eastern front led by Japan to support moderate Russians. It links Finland’s tragedy to a broader push to end Prussian and Bolshevik dominance and hints this rescue could shift the war toward peace and self-government.
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Finland
Russia
United States
Congress
Washington
Siberia
Japan
Trans- Baikal
Germany
Caspar Whitney
Taft
New York
Between the Kai Ser and the deep sea
A Hamilton Times quotation urges readers to buy clothes now to avoid higher prices next season while also asking them to wear old clothes until the war ends, framed as a predicament between two dire choices.
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Hamilton Times
Avoid Harsh Pills Doctors Condemn Them
An old newspaper ad extols Dr Hamilton's Pills as mild and reliable for all ages. It claims they ease indigestion headache and biliousness without stomach or bowel irritation and promotes a 25 cent box as best in America.
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Dr. Hamilton
America
Hamilton
An Experiment With Tomatoes in Alberta Farm
An irrigated farm near Lethbridge Alberta plants four acres of tomatoes for open field growing this year. If conditions are favorable a large crop could follow possibly leading to a commercial scale and future canning efforts in the region. Tomatoes have been grown outdoors by gardeners in eastern Canada, but this is likely the first broad commercial attempt.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Estern Canada
Splendid Opportunity In Livestock Business After War
The piece notes a predicted European shortage of cattle totaling around 100 million after the war, excluding Austria Russia and Turkey. It asserts America will supply breeding stock and butchers as Europe replenishes its herds, and describes Western farmers’ efforts to expand and improve their herds amid low oat costs and rising livestock interest.
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Europe
Austria
Russia
Turkey
America
German NCO and wives reach Moon after escape in boat
A German non commissioned officer and his wives reached Moon and escaped from Germany in a small boat. They and other deserters are interned while investigations proceed.
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Moon
Aene
Germany
Women embrace Pierce's Favorite Prescription in Canada
Thousands of women report relief from suffering after using Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription now in tablet form. The temperance remedy claims no alcohol or narcotics and is prepared from herbs. A trial package can be requested via Dr. Surgical Institute in Buffalo or Bridgeburg Ontario.
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Canada
Dr. Surgical Institute
Buffalo
Bridgeburg
Air pilot taunts German fliers with low pass drop
An airman recounts a fightless engagement where a pilot dropped a parcel over an airfield. The parcel contained a pair of boots and a shin gadget, revealing a taunting response to German refusals to engage.
I Ain't the Judge a er, I'm a Refugee
A clipped line from the Boston Transcript shows a speaker describing themselves as a refugee with a black eye, signaling distress or confrontation in a brief quotation.
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Boston Transcript
Miss Austin and Foster Discuss Romance and Duty
Foster explains Alice’s feelings and his own romantic impulses while avoiding scandal. They debate risk, duty, and real romance as they reflect on border legends, business, and the cost of pursuit.
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Foster
Cattl
Buccleugh
Willie
Carlisle
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