General Korniloff Hero of Galicia in War Chronicle
The article extols Lieut. General L G Korniloff as Russia’s war hero, recounting his rise from Siberian origins to command in Galicia 1915. It highlights his daring actions, language gifts, and roles from Tsarist officer to Petrograd commander, including his famed Mukden and Galicia feats and the Eighth Army leadership.
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Russia
L. G. Korniloff
Galacia
Korniloff
Michel Vassilievitch Monosol
Karalinskossack
Siberia
Samed
Oungh Korniloff
Siberian Cadets Corps
Michailovsk
Kormloff
Turkestan
Mukden
Europatlan
Caucasus
Europe
Central Asia
Savoroff
Kornilofs
Camup
Petrograd
Kornilof
Eighth Army
French Make Cork Cloth For Weatherproof Fabric
The French have developed a method to produce a cheap waterproof cork cloth that is warm and durable. Thin cork slices are chemically treated to remove brittle elements, then formed into elastic sheets that are rolled or folded without breaking and cemented to a cloth back.
Quote on marriage and property from the Boston Transcript
A Boston Transcript quip notes that trouble reveals a man's reliance on his wife while joking that he can place all his property in her name. The remark plays on marital trust and legality with humor.
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Boston Transcript
Community Work In Manitoba
Miss Esther Thompson, a fourth year student from Manitoba Agricultural College, worked as a community worker in Whitemouth starting May 1. Letters from her will describe helping with housework, baking, making a fireless cooker, sewing tasks, and visiting five homes to assist with upholstery, dress materials samples, coat and hat making, and canning.
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Manitoba Agricultural College
Esther Thompson
Whitemouth
Home Nursing Notes On Crafting Baby Care And Meals
A nurse details two days of home visits teaching infant formula preparation albumen water and cream soups. She cared for a three month old on the bottle, advised a mother with limited milk access and saw a father oppose care. She also assisted with sewing machine repair and cooked meals during visits.
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Holt
Schoolwork and charity programs expand in district
A provincial medical officer notes several cases needing attention or operation at a hospital. A woman plans cookery lessons using a donated basketball and clinical thermometer. Equipment will be kept at the college for use in new districts, with districts sharing expenses as the program grows.
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Patriotic Fund
Fraser
The
Patriotic Society
Swiss Post Grants Free Mail to War Prisoners and Relatives
Swiss postal authorities have facilitated free mail service since 1914 for letters parcels and money orders to prisoners of war and interned civilians. From September 1914 to March 1917 Berne Basel processed about 250 million letters and cards and 13 million small parcels. Additionally 48.3 million parcels were sent to POWs, bread shipments totaled 4.19 million packages, and money orders reached 6.68 million worth $93.68 million.
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Littl Mountain Republic
Europe
Berne
Basle
Switzerland
Germany
The Swagger Stick and Its Military Charm
The piece explains the swagger stick carried by officers and its origins in England. It notes its short length and perceived contrast with masculine military image, its use by privates as well as officers in peaceful times, and its incongruity with khaki. The column cites the Boston Transcript.
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England
Boston Transcript
Minard's Liniment Praised by Canadian Dancer
A letter from Thomas J. Hogan of Montreal praises Minard's Liniment for joints and muscles. Hogan, titled Champion Clog and Pedestal Dancer of Canada, endorses the product in a Yarmouth Nova Scotia business notice dated May 29.
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Montreal
Minard's Liniment Co
Yarmouth N.S
Minard
Thomas J. Hogan
Canada
Not His Name In Dublin Cab Driver Arrest
A Dublin cab driver avoids naming himself during a reckless ride as a zealous policeman checks the cab. The officer inspects the plate but finds rubbed letters. The driver proclaims the name is O Sullivan, while the officer threatens further disgrace.
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Dublin
Cow License Expired Prompted Humorous Reply
A local health board official near Boston notified a resident that his cow keeping license had expired. The citizen replied in a garbled note claiming the cow beat the inspector to it, humorously noting the license expired weeks earlier and signing with odd spellings and respect.
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Board of Health
Boston
Monsieur Bord
Hell
Deepest Mine In World Morro Velho in Brazil
The Morro Velho mine in Brazil is described as the deepest in the world with galleries about 6 000 feet below the surface. It is a gold mine operated by an English company. The gold vein trends downward at a 45 degree angle with bottom temperatures around 113 degrees Fahrenheit and ventilation reducing it to about 100 degrees.
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Morro Velho
Brazil
Freezone promises painless corn removal by drops
An advertisement claims a small bottle of Freezone can remove cor ns instantly with a few drops. The Cincinnati inventor says the ether compound dries the corn or callus and lets it be lifted away, reducing infection risk.
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Cincinnati
Father
Dry Period Threatens Major Whiskey Firm and Saloons
Dry period looming, Chapin and Gore, a leading whiskey maker for six decades, would close within 60 days. Herman predicts at least 2,000 Chicago saloons could fail under new law and widespread impact nationwide. He says US whiskey stock may exhaust within a year as demand rises and storage fears grow.
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Chapin and Gore
Hermann
Chicago
United States
When Your Color Fades the Pink Pills Claim
An article explains that pale cheeks shortness of breath and heart palpitations signal anaemia. It promotes Williams Pink Pills as the best remedy, claiming they rebuild blood and restore health with sunlight and exercise and plain food. The pills are available from dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont for 58 cents or six boxes for 2.40.
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Williams
Rag fashion urges reuse as wool shortage grows
A wool shortage drives wartime thrift with cloth saving urged by the United States Council of National Defense. They push mixing cotton with wool and broader use of shoddy, ending 1918 style pockets and frills, and reviving rag-bag recycling to meet demand.
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United States Council of National Defense
Council
Mothers Worm Exterminator Promises Healthy Children
Ad copy features Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator claiming children stay healthy when worms are removed. Emphasizes ease of use and parental care.
Berlin Adopts Coal Cards to Regulate Winter Supply
Berlin authorities introduce coal cards to ration heating fuel. Apartments with stoves face a quarter ton per room and up to a ton and a half for more than five rooms. Steamboated houses capped at half of last year’s supply.
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Berlin
Russian land reform bills suspend agrarian law
The provisional government suspends the 1906 Agrarian law without Duma consent. Socialist minister M Tchernoff proposes ten land reform bills covering science in agriculture, creating a department of agriculture economy and policy, and forest exploitation rules. The council approved plans to publish these, deferring nobility land transfers to constituent assemblies.
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Duma
M. Stolypin
M. Tchernoff
Council of Ministers
Ministry of Agriculture
Liberia Breaks Ties With Germany Over War Accountability Threat
The Liberian government severed relations with Germany after a note citing a veiled threat by the acting German consul. The note states smaller powers will be held liable for damages to German interests, with payment demanded after the war ends.
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State Department
Liberal
Germany
When Asthma Comes do not de spair
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Henderson Sees Hopeful Spirit in Russia During Visit
Arthur Henderson, British war council member and labor delegate, reports a more hopeful mood in Russia. He credits public confidence in the government, renewed offensives at the front, clearer Entente intentions, and belief in revolution’s beneficial possibilities, while warning that danger remains and solid progress requires skilled handling.
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Arthur Henderson
British War Council
Russia
Henderson
Miller's Worm Powders Stand Unmatched as Vermifuge
Advertisers claim Miller's Worm Powders surpass all other worm destroyers and vermifuges. They urge mothers to use it at the first sign of worms in children, describing it as trustworthy and providing immediate, lasting relief.
Austrian Revolution Probable If No Peace Treaty Signed
An Amsterdam despatch to the London Daily Express warns that a revolution in Austria becomes probable if a peace treaty is not signed this year. Emperor Charles reportedly received Reichsrat leaders who warned him both Austrian and Hungarian peoples seek German aims and may seek to force the empire to continue in alliance with Germany.
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Austria
Amsterdam
London Daily Express
Charles
Reichsrat
Germany
The Quicker Method Drunk Dialects Reach a Briefer Guide
A clipped colloquial tip suggests a faster way to drink alcohol by standing in front of someone and offering a brief sip. The odd, fragmented line captures a humorous regional voice and misheard instruction.
Empress Zita Influences France Via Austrian Emperor
A Daily Express report says a personal friend of Empress Zita informs House of Commons members that the Empress exerts strong influence for France. She allegedly sways Emperor Charles to consider withdrawing from the Austro Hungarian alliance with Germany once Austria-Hungary is able to act.
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The
Daily Express
Zits
Austria
House of Commons
France
Charles
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Mr Flubdub Busy Says Customer
The diffident customer asks if Mr Flubdub is busy. The pompous attendant replies he is always busy. The customer then says to keep him busy, leading to Mr Flubdub losing a large order in a humorous exchange reported by the Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Mr. Flubdub
Plucky Summer Boarder Proposes to Sally Farmer
In a breezy, informal chat a summer boarder asks Sally Farmer for tonight seen as a proposal. Mrs. Farmer suggests delaying and keeps him for another week of board, noting his money might cover it.
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Sally Farmer
Flight hero Gallois signals future of warfare
The French aviator Sergeant Gallois flew nearly 467 miles round trip to bomb Essen Germany. His raid demonstrates the potential military use of airplanes, suggesting future imitators and the strategic aim of crippling Krupp munition works to paralyze German war effort. The piece compares evolving roles of air and sea power with U S remarks on air supremacy and submarines.
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Gallois
Krupp
Essen
Germany
Baker
War Department
United States
Admiral Perry
North Pole
Toronto Globe
Ex Soldiers Expect Mass Canadian Immigration After War
Bruce Walker the immigration commissioner says after the war a vast immigration of Imperial army ex-service men to Canada is certain. He cited better opportunities in Canada and expects many to settle in western provinces once postwar transportation is arranged.
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Canada
J. Bruce Walker
London
Walker
Old Country
Empire Settlement Committee
Age and Women’s Vote Debate In UK
The article argues fixing women’s voting age at thirty due to a female majority in the country. It notes men’s voting age is twenty one and contemplates extending the same weight to female relatives. The piece questions whether this is a genuine reason or an excuse and hints at broader equality with men.
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United Kingdom
Euch
Montreal Gazette
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Eddy’s
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Cook's Cotton
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California
OVEY
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Eva
Psarion
Wuine Pacerts
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H. Clay Glover Co., Inc
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