Demurrage Rates Boost Proposed by Canadian Railways
Sir Henry Drayton leads a new demurrage scale by the Canadian railway commissioners to speed traffic and move coal into the country. The plan offers free time for the first two days, then charges rising from $1 to $5 per day from the third day onward, replacing the current fixed rate after free time.
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Sir Henry Drayton
Board of Railway Commissioners For Canada
Transportation Bureau of the Board of Trade
Montreal
Railway Commissioners
Cholera Infantum Warning and Baby's Own Tablets
Cholera infantum is a sudden childhood illness that peaks in summer. Baby's Own Tablets regulate bowels and soothe the stomach to prevent stomach complaints. Mrs. Fred Rose of South Bay Ontario says the tablets saved her baby's life. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Fred Rose
South Bay
Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Cnt
Peace River Country Growing Fast
Ralph Harris reports rapid growth in the Peace River country with 3 500 settlers this year. He notes mixed farming expansion, a northland creamery, flourishing livestock, and an estimated 150 000 acres of prime wheat. Sheridan Lawrence yielded 10 000 bushels last year and 300 acres this year. There are 75 organized school districts and many churches as travel continues.
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Peace River
Ralph Harris
Entitie
Calgary
Pese River
Harris
Northland
Canada
Sheridan Lawrence
Winnipeg
Missed First Husband Question Sparks Opinion Line
London Opinion quotes a reader asking whether she missed her first husband until after she married her second, reflecting social attitudes on marriage and remarriage.
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London
Disabled Heroes Aim At Recovery And Reintegration
The article outlines veteran support in Canada, detailing medical care, artificial limbs, pensions, and training for new occupations. It explains that training and employment will be funded, with free treatment and continued pay until cure or pension begins, plus provincial and federal assistance and dedicated commissions to aid returning soldiers.
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Canada
Military Hospitals Commission
Permanent Force
Board of Pension Commissioners
Board of Sion Commissioners
Commission
Board
Uno
Tvery
Moral victory and memory in wartime rhetoric
The text argues Germany seeks a tolerable peace by waging memory loss in enemies, noting Russia shows results of such lapses. It claims Allied nations and the United States must retain unforgettable deterrence of deliberate villainy that provoked the war to secure a moral victory and ultimate triumph.
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Germany
Russia
United States
Exemption Claim at Virginia Registration Board
A Virginia county registrar confronts a strong applicant during a race based registration. The man, described as powerful in physique, struggles to answer standard questions about exemption from military service. The registrar repeats queries about why he should not render his country’s battles.
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Virginia
German press alarm over Polish legion after Pilsudski arrest
The German press, once boastful about reform, now shows serious alarm. The arrest of Gen. Pilsudski, Polish leader and former Polish Legion commander, sparked resignations and imprisonments among legion officers as it appeared he planned to mobilize the Polish army against the central powers.
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Germany
Pilsudski
Poli
Kellogg Asthma Remedy Promoted As Low Cost Cure
An advertisement touts Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as inexpensive and effective, claiming it provides relief when other costly treatments fail. It positions the remedy as a national solution accessible through dealers.
Canadian Bankers Prize promotion to boost live stock
The Dominion minister of agriculture invites the Canadian Bankers Association to back “The Canadian Bankers' Prizes” at fall fairs across Canada in autumn this year. Prizes, with government cost sharing, aim to engage farm boys and parents by highlighting live stock industry importance and encourage calves of beef or dairy type and pigs of bacon typeonly born after March 15 1917.
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Dominion
Canada
Minard's Liniment Cure Reported by Satisfied User
A letter from Belleisle Station Kings Co New Brunswick dated September 17 1904 praises Minard's Liniment for curing a long standing facial tumor after trying many remedies. The testimonial from David Henderson claims complete healing and disappearance of the growth. The missive is addressed to Minard's Liniment Co Limited.
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Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
David Henderson
Belleisle Station
Kings Co
N. B
Countess Panin Named Minister of Social Welfare in Russia
The youngest democracy appoints Countess Sophie Panin to head social welfare. At forty five she comes from a wealthy aristocratic background and has long led social betterment efforts. Her past includes establishing and funding a people's house with library theatre and educational facilities in a Piacenza district to combat intemperance.
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Russia
Sophie Panin
Panin
Outburst in Western Town Demands Money or Harm
Fragmentary report from a Western town describes an armed demand for cash. A Western man, described as a Westerner, threatens to shoot unless paid. The burglar asserts money is essential, claiming you can live without brains but not money.
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New York
New
Union of Democracies Shapes Future World
An excerpt from The London Times extols the allied union of England France and the United States as more than military strength and victory. It frames the partnership as a lasting, democratic pledge that will mold global ideals, traditions, and peace against militarism.
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Europe
England
France
United States
Geg
Mardiv
Manga
The
London Times
A Necessary Reprisal Against German Oil Shells
The Evening Standard cites ordnance experts describing oil shells as a necessary reprisal against German oil drum devices. These shells, thin walled and explosive, emit flaming contents when burst and are fired from trench mortars as a response to flamethrowers. The standard notes newer tanks carry heavier guns and crews must train to withstand recoil to maintain mobility.
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Wea
Evening Standard
Holloway's Corn Cure Offered For Painful Feet
Corns cripple the feet and make walking torturous but relief is promised through Holloway's Corn Cure, implying a remedy available to sufferers seeking relief.
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Holloway
Canadians With the Flying Services Figures From Officials
The report states 299 Canadians granted commissions in the flying services. It notes 93 officers of Canadian birth in the corps and 346 officers in Naval Air Service from Canada under Admiral Kingsmill. An additional 66 officers joined the naval service in Canada and transferred to the Flying Corps.
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Flying Corps
Naval Air Service
Canada
Mails Carried by Air and the 2000 A.D. Vision
In 1917 the press notes air mail experiments as Italy and others pursue rapid global flight. The piece cites Kipling’s aerial empire dream and discusses the evolving notion of mail carried through the air and the scientific and logistical issues surrounding powered flight.
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Kipling
Nets Guard English Fleet with Movable Chain Nets
An aged war feature explains British defensive nets around the Grand Fleet in Orkney using movable steel chains that form circular traps against submarines. It compares belligerent forces to a 24 million strong army, and imagines a Thames embankment march to show scale.
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Orkney Islands
William Robertson
London
Paris
Berlin
Petrograd
Rome
Vienna
Constantinople
New York
Liverpool
Glasgow
Manchester
Thames Embankment
Six-Hour Day and Burns Cures from Minard’s Liniment
London England observers argue for a six hour working day to reduce monotony among industrial workers. The piece contends machines could run twelve hours while humans work six, preserving wages and allowing more leisure for education and development.
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London
Eng
Roumanian Harvest May Save Germany
The Vienna Newe Freie Presse reports a Romanian harvest could aid Germany by supplying cereals and bread, with estimates of 100 loads of grain to be sent despite heat and drought. It notes Austria and Hungary’s population and armies factor into the overall supply outlook.
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Vienna Newe
Freie Presse
Dpe
Germany
Sea Des tria-Hungary
Worm Remedies Restore Health in Children
Health cannot be looked for in a child afflicted by worms as they cause internal disturbances retard development and weaken the body. Miller's Worm expels worms and restores health, removing discomfort and danger and ensuring satisfactory growth.
Instances of Heroism in War Reporting
A war correspondent recalls a British artillery officer who quietly observed German wire despite thick weather. He crawled into a shell hole with a television line and directed his battery, allowing the attackers to advance and find the entanglements cleared. The tale illustrates steady nerve and practical leadership in combat.
Operation Averted After Illness and Medical Rumors
Philadelphia report details a patient describing severe pain and sickness a year earlier. Multiple doctors diagnosed female trouble, leading to uncertainty about her condition and treatment options.
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Philadelphia
German Dog Trick Reveals Spy Network in No Man's Land
A German spy used a concealed mastiff to relay messages across trenches. British patrol killed the spy and his silent hound after tracking bloodstains from a sunken road to a shell battered hamlet. A neck receptacle and hidden chain showed the dog carried the secret code.
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Petro
Uncle Left Me Out of Will in Witty Retort
A quip from Longhorn notes a man asking if a late uncle remembered him in his will. The reply is blunt and humorous, stating he was included in the will by omission.
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Longhorn
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