Voter Literacy Debate in Canadian Franchise Policy
The article argues against granting franchise to Indigenous voters until they can converse in English and read the language of the land. It cites Chief Whetung of the Chen Reserve and a Toronto correspondent, contending all residents, native or foreign born, deserve equal educational tests. The piece urges uniform standards for all voters regardless of origin.
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Inas
Canada
Whetung
Cheng Reserve
T Bs Nn
Toronto
Red Country
Victoria Crosses Awarded Since Its Inception
The London Express notes that 317 Victoria Crosses have been awarded since the decoration began over sixty years ago for conspicuous valor. It states that 522 were granted before the present war and that fewer than 1000 have been given during the last eleven years.
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London Express
Life and manners vent in a late night conversation
A fragment shows Cholly and Jack discussing Miss life’s permission for an early encounter and her tendency to run from disagreeable things or delays. The dialogue hints at social anxieties and improvised courtship in a casual exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cholly
Miss Life
Jack
Newfoundland Regiment Band Draws London Fame
Britain's first colony of Newfoundland Regiment band attracts large crowds in London. The 30 member ensemble, led by Sable the Newfoundland mascot dog, performs a curious mix of Irish and Indian strains. Proceeds go to the British Red Cross and the Prisoners of War Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newdland Regiment
England
Motherland
Sableief
London
British Red Cross
Freezone Promises Pain Free Corn Removal
A Cincinnati authority endorses Freezone as a quick remedy for tender corns. Apply directly to the corn, it dries and lifts the corn and surrounding tissue without pain. A small bottle is inexpensive and available at most drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
The Penalty of Frenzied Buying
The piece argues frenzied buying inflates prices and urges households to buy only as needed. It notes prudent shoppers resist panic buying, predicting there will be enough food and urging cool, measured purchases. It comments on Dr Thomas' Electric Oil being marketed by few country merchants and claims its superiority as a liniment and internal medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
ost-Intelligencer
Dr. Thomas
Postcard Proposal Triggers Postal Reply Confusion
A tale from Grand Rapids reports Jane proposes to Hetty by postcard provoking amusement and a postmistress’s ire. Hetty’s subsequent letter addles the situation leaving readers unsure who accepted and who rejected the surprise engagement.
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Jane
Hetty
Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper Claim
A short note claims Minard's Liniment cures distemper. The item adds a fragment about honors exchanged between the Kaiser and the Sultan at Constantinople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minard
Constantinople
Paradise of Music and Courage in Early American Tales
A fragmentary, old style prose piece recalls Leatherstocking figures and a tale of a western organist raising funds from city elites. It contrasts sensory perception with musical aspiration and ends by touting Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy for stomach worms and digestive issues in children.
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Wreneas
Cooper
Derson
Leatherstocking
Snilion
John Bunyan
An Irishman on The Hohenzollerns
John Mitchell, grandfather of New York’s mayor, critiques Prussianism and the Hohenzollerns. A July 23 1870 Iris Citizen excerpt recounts Mitchell praising Irish independence while condemning imperial ruthlessness and treachery attributed to the Hohenzollerns.
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John Mitchell
New York
England
Montreal Herald
Women in the Case Wives and Russian intrigue
The article argues that women including the czarina and court ladies shaped Russian affairs and Soukhomlinoff’s downfall as a traitor, portraying a pattern of wives and lovers driving political outcomes and Germany’s influence in high society.
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Soukhomlinoff
Germany
Keeping Choice Apples In Sawdust For Winter Storage
Instructions advise packing choice apples in dry sawdust for winter storage. Use fine dry sawdust from seasoned hardwood and place a thick layer on the bottom, followed by a layer of apples and another layer of sawdust to insulate.
Lessons of the West shaping Canada says Rev George C Pidgeon
In an address Rev. George C. Pidgeon extolled Western Canada as a new nation influencing the East. He praised Western vigor in meeting problems and urged the East to imitate the Wests community spirit. He noted the broadened liberalism under schools churches and social work and described Western assimilation of foreign elements.
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Western
Canada
Eastern
George C. Pidgeon
Hung
Cr. Eee
England’s plan for communal feeding tested by committee
Lord Annie leads a social worker committee to trial a new proposal for waste elimination in food and low cost meals in England. The aim is communal kitchens with real testing after past sporadic experiments and concerns about women’s time and health when duties are neglected.
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England
Annie
Complexion and Disease in Chicago Children
A Chicago physician reports that over nine tenths of infantile disease cases in the city affect blond children, with colored children rarely affected and brunettes seldom. He suggests wider observation is needed to confirm this pattern, noting Chicago’s very fair population and blocks where blond children outnumber darker ones ten to one. The article cites Darwinian early observations and calls for investigation into possible conditioning factors.
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Chicago
Charles Darwin
East Prussia
Europe
Chicago Journal
War death rates vs Chicago birth rates spark debate
Figures from Europe indicate 6 percent of artillery men and 15 percent of infantry soldiers are killed. Meanwhile 35 percent of babies born in Chicago’s most congested district die before age one, suggesting war may seem safer than urban infancy.
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Europe
Chicago
Col J Barleycorn Conjures Rumors With Pints
A clipped quotation from the Birmingham Age-Herald notes Col J. appears to outwit old John Barleycorn by keeping a pint in his hip pocket. The fragment hints at alcohol humor or cautionary tales in local lore.
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Col. J
John Barleycorn
Birmingham Age-Herald
War Returns and Troop Survival Trends Highlighted
Detroit Free Press notes that despite higher risks, American troops show improved health and outcomes. It cites total troops abroad, survival counts, and the advantage of experience gained overseas versus home duties.
Ice Cream Forks and Lemons Find City Storekeeper
A garbled note shows a city girl asking about ice cream forks and a storekeeper anxious to keep up with trends. The exchange hints at lemonade knives and a comical misunderstanding in a local shop.
Dance Law Proposed For Mandatory Spouses
A Detroit Free Press humorous exchange questions a proposed law that would compel husbands and wives to dance together constantly, illustrating public fascination with social trends and legislative overreach.
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Detroit Free Press
Fifteen Years Use of Baby's Own Tablets
Mrs Marcel D Le Blanc of Memramcook West New Brunswick says she has never been without Baby's Own Tablets for fifteen years. She reports prompt relief for her children's ailments and recommends them to friends. The tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail for cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Marcel D. LeBlanc
Memramcook West
N. B
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Handsome Prisoner Reveals Pen Name in Exchange
An amused woman asks for the inmate's real name and learns the man uses a pen name. The reporter notes the exchange as humorous banter in the Boston Transcript style. The anonymous prisoner replies he is known as Number miss and admits it is not his true name.
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Boston Transcript
A New Bagdad The News From Mesa Is Good
Accusation waited upon the military authorities a few weeks ago and asked if schools for acquiring a knowledge of Eh could be opened and staffed by English and Turkish speaking teachers. A Mohammedan of great influence expressed his willingness that a Sun school might be opened. Proper sanitation together with inoculation methods have reduced enteric and cholera to small proportions. In the hospitals down the Tigris there is nothing like the congestion that used to occur.
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Mesa
Roper
Tigris
Holloway’s Corn Cure Promises Quick Relief
Advertisement claims Holloway’s Corn Cure provides speedy, sure, and satisfactory relief from corns, emphasizing relief for sufferers.
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Holloway
Britain aims to curb food profits and middlemen
Right Hon. Geo. N. Barnes of the British War Cabinet reports Food Ministry steps to meet food shortage and limit profits. He notes control over bread flour meat potatoes sugar milk butter cheese bacon jam oatmeal peas beans chocolate and animal feed. He says speculative middlemen are being eliminated and profits at each production and distribution stage are being fixed or regulated.
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Britain
Geo. N. Barnes
War Cabinet
Food Ministry
Barnes
Hasen
Dr Chase Kidney Liver Pills Claim Wide Healing Power
An advertisement asserts that muddy skin and dark eye rings signal a poisoned system. It credits Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills with cleansing the blood by stimulating the liver and kidneys, addressing rheumatism and Bright's disease through a combined action on liver, kidneys, and bowels.
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Cat
Bright
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