Canadian Fish Demand Postwar From British Army Rations
Canadian trade commissioner J E Ray reports potential major postwar demand for Canadian fish in Great Britain after feeding overseas soldiers. He cites London Financial News on rations proving the empire's fish supply plan, noting Liverpool allocation facilities and mixed initial results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Ray
Birmingham
Department of Trade and Commerce
Great Britain
Financial News of
London
Empire Resources Development Committee
Dominions
Gailerenty
Liverpool
Saved by British Navy in Entente Alliance
The Boston Advertiser argues the Entente navy is essential to protect the nation from German attempts to influence Japan and Mexico. It urges a formal alliance as logical for safety and to counter submarine warfare threats to shipping and citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Entente
Germany
Japan
Mexico
Boston Advertiser
Holloway's Corn Cure Promoted as Best Cure
An advertising claim extols Holloway's Corn Cure as the simplest and best remedy for corn treatment, suitable for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
British Army a Producer self sufficiency and economy noted
The piece highlights military self support with Mesopotamian gardens spanning about 3,000 acres and waste fat refining into 1,090 tons of glycerine yearly. It cites savings on artillery costs and a $200,000,000 price advantage on glycerine from America, per the London Daily Telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesopotamia
Munitions Ministry
America
London
Aily Telegraph
Johnsons lament in creole dialect
Mrs Johnson asks how Joe feels after hardship and Mr Johnson replies he feels very bad and wishes Providence would take him. Mrs Johnson questions how he can endure if he will not take the doctor’s medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Johnson
Joe
Mr. Johnson
Hospitable Farm Hosts Welcomed Visitors Last Summer
Travelers recall staying with a welcoming farm family who offered shelter and meals. The hosts provided hospitality to guests, reflecting a generous rural tradition. The account highlights shared experiences and gratitude for the hospitality received.
Views of Marriage and Will Probate Case Mention Worm Powders
A probate dispute over a deceased woman who altered a will due to alleged unhealthy marriage views went to a jury. The jury ruled that her views did not prove insanity, while a judge agreed. An obituary aside promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a worm expeller for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Eve
Archbishop of
York
Far West traveler notes on cyclones and storms
A traveler recounts experiences facing cyclones in the Far West. The narrator’s reply suggests the best approach is to go along with the storms rather than resist them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far West
Catarrh Cure Promoted as Blood Remedy
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a systemic treatment not relying on local applications. It claims the medicine works through the blood to reach catarrhal conditions and includes testimonials from physicians. Also mentions Mail's Family Pills for constipation and notes Swedish cabinet ministers' pro German sympathies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Hell
Jot Et Peileweg & Co
Minard’s Request Sparks Private Interview
Lawyer asks about Minard’s habits of speaking with the deceased when alone. Patrick Mahoney replies he cannot confirm the nature of their conversations, stating he was never with him when he was alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Mahoney
Puck
Nervy Suiter Presses Gotrox For Consent Over Salary
In a tense exchange, Gotrox objects to questions about pay while Nervy Suiter insists on confirming employment terms and salary before accepting the role.
Gladstone's Foresight on Alsace Lorraine Cession
Gladstone as prime minister warned against Prussian demands for the cession of Alsace and Lorraine to France. He urged neutrals to consult populations and feared the move would provoke European conflict. He warned further that failure to lead could worsen future European affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
Prussia
France
Alsace
Lorrain
Lord Granville
Europe
Dressing in Brief Authority Looms in Public View
A remark on how a man in mere authority stands out more than a woman in the current short skirt fashion, noting social visibility and style of the era.
Replenish Your Blood This Spring With Pink Pills
A vintage ad promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a spring remedy. It claims poor blood weak nerves cause fatigue rheumatism skin issues and headaches. The copy urges renewing blood with the pills and offers mail order from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co Brockville at 50 cents per box of six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Dr. Venedicine Co
Brockville
Several Thousand Foresters Wanted for Canadian Forestry Battalions
The Forestry Battalions in England and France number about ten thousand under Brig General Alexander McDougall. About five thousand are Canadian, with the rest from overseas units. To release these personnel, forestry drafts are sought from Canada. Eligible recruits up to 48 years old and 4 feet 11 inches tall are accepted. Recruiting depots have opened in Canadian lumber centres.
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England
France
Alexander McDougall
Canada
Exiles of Siberia and Russia's Turn to Liberty
The piece traces the long exile system from czarist Russia to the 1905 shift as political prisoners flee through Siberia. It notes 1807–1899 exile figures, evictions after 1863, and up to 100000 modern evacuees marching toward railways in a war of liberation. It draws parallels with Tolstoys Resurrection and a belated light on persecuted souls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
George Kennan
Russia
Tolstoi
City Boys on Farms Spur Canadian Agricultural Work
The Canadian government funds a systematic program recruiting male students from universities to work on farms during the summer. A committee screens physical ability and family context to assign six months of farm labor with academic credit. Early trials show working boys outperforming peers who stay in class, mirroring manual training school models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Ancient Juvenal Advice on Move to Country Echoes Today
The Christian Science Monitor notes that Juvenal urged Rome’s poor to relocate to the countryside for cheaper, freer living. It adds that this ancient counsel sounds familiar and sound in the twentieth century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juvenal
Rome
Christian Science Monitor
Forgetfulness as Remedy for Injuries
A terse aphorism notes that memory loss or forgetting past harms may serve as a noble cure, suggesting detachment from injury through mental release rather than confrontation. The line frames forgetfulness as a moral or therapeutic option rather than a literal medical prescription.
Luring on to Destruction and Lost Liners
Survivors of a French destroyer report the Mediterranean scene where derelict ships have vanished after bogus SOS signals. The text notes the peril of unseen submarine threats and the ominous Blackness of the sea as ships disappear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.O.S
Exererines
Just The One Harpers Magazine Moment On A Nursemaid
The text recalls a mother interviewing a nursemaid applicant. The mother probes why the applicant was discharged from a previous job. The applicant explains she forgot to wash the children, prompting a chorus from the children begging the mother to hire her. The scene captures humorous domestic hiring dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tency
Harper’s Magazine
Counter Check Company Offers Modern Counter Books
Mr. Merchant revisits counter check and sales books highlighting rising paper costs and a modern plant that keeps prices reasonable. The firm touts rack and coated books, carbon leaf books, triplicates, waxed papers, meat wrappers, parchment, and prompt service with access to Canada’s largest paper mill. Offices in Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silion
Canada
Check K Company, Ltd
Hamilton
Toronto
Montreal
Winnipeg
Vancouver
German Ability in the War
A critique of German military planning and brains focused on long term mobilization and forethought, arguing that preparation underpinned German strength while other nations might have achieved similar results if given the same effort. The writer contrasts German industry with perceived dullness elsewhere.
Clerk Presents New Machines Including Hill-Climbing Car
The clerk touts a motor car capable of climbing any hill on earth, highlighting its advanced engineering and performance. The statement suggests a bold claim about vehicle capabilities and innovation.
Self View Reflections and Stranger Gaze
A fragment reflecting on how a person sees themselves versus how others perceive them, noting a lack of self regard when contrasted with another’s potential attention. The passage hints at social judgment and personal insecurity without clear narrative details.
Fragmentary Notice in San John Sources
Readable text shows a garbled line about Marie and Jack o Lantern with unclear context or dates. Likely a fragmentary item from a local page containing names and a holiday motif with no decisive action or outcome.
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San John
Marie
Germans Buy British War Loan
Some Germans used friends in neutral nations to purchase British war loan certificates, a tactic now learned by the London Stock Exchange. The question arises whether brokers who arranged the deals can cancel them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Stock Exchange
Well Known Farmer Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
Mr. William Wood of Hadlington Ontario, a well known farmer, testifies he was cured of kidney and bladder trouble and gravel after four boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He reports heart flutterings, shortness of breath, and visual disturbances resolved, with others in the area also reporting benefits from this remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadlington
Ont
William Wood
Dodd
Ted
Bright
Cowboy orders forty dollars worth of ham and eggs
The tale features a cowboy in New York dining with a snappy waiter. The waiter insists on full portions, prompting a humorous exchange that ends with a quip about serving only full meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall
New York
Roger
Cynic in Overalls Questions Bridal Path to Heaven
A fae stranger asks if the workman is paving the road to heaven. the worker replies that he is laying a bridal path instead. The exchange unfolds at a church door as the labor continues from door to curb.
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Cynic
Fractured South Domestic Scene Narrated
An elderly enslaved woman lived with a southern family for years. After a sharp rebuke, the housemaid’s shrill voice and banging pots spread through the kitchen. The mistress rushed to confront the kitchen outcry and called out to Liza to identify her interlocutor.
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South
Liza
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Spohn
Toshen, Vu. A
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Hull
British Army
Minard
Nominio
Jacques Cartier
Granby
Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co. Limited
British Empire
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Ottawa
Douglas & Company
Napance
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Hadlin Ont
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Physi
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