Demurrage Rates Raised by Canadian Rail Board
Sir Henry Drayton, chair of Canada’s railway board, backs speedier traffic and coal imports. A new demurrage scale sets free time first and second days, then 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 dollars daily from the third to thereafter, aiming to release cars quickly. The old system was one dollar after free time. railways proposed three dollars.
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Sir Henry Drayton
Board of Railway Commissioners For Canada
Transportation Bureau of the Board of Trade
Montreal
Railway Commissioners
Baby's Own Tablets Said To Cure Cholera Infantum
A testimonial from Mrs. Fred Rose of South Bay Ontario claims Baby's Own Tablets saved their baby from cholera infantum. The medicine is said to regulate bowels and soothe the stomach, sold by dealers or mail order for 25 cents a box from The Dr 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
Travel from Calgary reports rapid settlement in the Peace River region with 3500 new settlers this year. Farmers are adopting mixed farming as a key growth, and a northern creamery runs full tilt. Projections cite 150000 acres of prime wheat. Sheridan Lawrence harvested 10000 bushels last year and sold at Winnipeg for 195 a bushel. The district now has 75 school districts and many churches as Mr Harris plans western talks.
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Peace River
Ralph Harris
Entitie
Calgary
Pese River
Harris
Northland
Canada
Sheridan Lawrence
Winnipeg
Missed First Husband After Second Marriage Quote
A London Opinion quip discusses missing a first husband after remarriage, reflecting on marital transitions with terse wit. The remark centers on relationships and social commentary from a period tone.
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London
Canadians Back Veterans Full Support For Disabled Heroes
The article outlines extensive aid for returning soldiers including medical care, rehabilitation, free artificial limbs, pensions, and retraining. It highlights light duties abroad or home, ongoing pay until cure or pension begins, extra months’ pay for those with dependents, and free training for new occupations. It stresses provincial and federal programs, employment preferences, and community support to help veterans reintegrate.
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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 as tools of peace terms
The piece argues Germany will seek a tolerable peace by exploiting enemy forgetfulness, noting Russia already shows such results. It asserts the Allies and the United States must remain steadfast in memory of the war’s deliberate villainy and insist on a decisive end to prevent future aggression.
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Germany
Russia
United States
Exemption tale at Virginia registration
A Virginia country district registrar recalls a telling scene with a young adult applicant who claimed exemption from military service. The registrar struggled to pose questions and the applicant responded with confusion, highlighting the era’s racial and wartime tensions in the registration process.
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Virginia
German press alarms over Pilsudski arrest and Polish legion
The German press, once proud of reforming deeds, expresses serious alarm after the arrest of General Pilsudski, the Polish leader and former legion commander. His detention led to resignations and imprisonment of legion officers, signaling a shift in German views on Polish forces.
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Germany
Pilsudski
Poli
Kellogg Asthma Remedy Offered At Low Cost
A short advertisement claims Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy works with little expense and is within reach of all. It asserts the product is the national remedy for asthma and available from local dealers.
Bankers Prizes to Promote Canadian Livestock Industry
The Dominion minister of agriculture invites the Canadian Bankers Association to back the cattle pig and dairy calf prizes to be offered at fall fairs across Canada in autumn 1917. Banks will share in costs and prize design aims to boost rural youth and farming outlook by highlighting beef cattle dairy cattle and bacon pig types.
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Dominion
Canada
Minard’s Liniment Cures Long Standing Facial Tumor
A letter from David Henderson of Belleisle Station Kings Co NB dated Sept 17 1904 testifies that after trying many remedies a course of Minard’s Liniment completely cured a long standing facial tumor. The user states the treatment healed the growth and it disappeared.
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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 Russian democracy appoints Countess Sophie Panin to lead social welfare. At 45, she comes from an aristocratic, wealthy family and has long championed social betterment. She views poverty issues as personal, and has previously supported people's houses and self-improvement programs in Piсotin.
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Russia
Sophie Panin
Panin
Fragmentary Economic Threat Screams Across Late News
A garbled excerpt from a New York report describes a Western individual threatening violence over money. The text is unclear but conveys a demand for cash with lethal implications.
Union of Democracies in Europe Shapes a Shared Destiny
The London Times declares the union of the United States, England, and France a landmark in world history. It argues the alliance signifies a lasting bond of liberal traditions and democratic ideals, transcending military strength and victory to shape future world order away from militarism.
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Europe
England
France
United States
Geg
Mardiv
Manga
The
London Times
Oil shells hailed as necessary reprisal in war report
The Evening Standard cites ordnance experts naming oil shells as a necessary reprisal against German weapons. They describe thin casings that burst to spread flaming contents, fired from trench mortars to counter flamemenwerfer units. The Standard notes newer tanks with heavier guns and crews must develop tank legs to cope with recoil.
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Wea
Evening Standard
Corns Halt Walking. Holloway's Cure Offers Relief
Corns cripple the feet causing severe walking pain. Holloway's Corn Cure is advertised as a sure relief option available to sufferers.
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Holloway
Canadians in the Flying Services Commissions and Officers
The report states 299 Canadians granted commissions in the flying services and 93 officers of Canadian birth in the corps. It notes 346 officers in Naval Air Service from Canada under Admiral Kingsmill, with 66 officers joining the naval service in Canada and later transferring to the Flying Corps.
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Flying Corps
Naval Air Service
Canada
Air Mail Dreams and Kipling’s 2000 A.D. Vision
In 1917 the idea of aerial mail is taking shape with Italian experiments and growing interest in rapid global flight. The article references Kipling’s speculative predictions of an aerial control board and the Night Mail journey through the starry skies as a futuristic forecast guiding current postal innovations.
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Kipling
Nets Guard English Fleet with Movable Chains in Orkneys
The English fleet off the Orkney islands is protected by movable steel chain nets that form circular barriers when a submarine enters. All sides employ watchful lookouts and electric sensors as nets close to trap intruders. The piece notes the belligerents total about twenty four million troops and uses comparisons to convey scale and a hypothetical long march.
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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 Proposal From The Trenches To Observers
An London Observer letter argues for a six hour working day for industrial workers and two shifts for machines to boost output while preserving wages. It claims humans can do as much in six hours as eight, with machines running longer if needed. The author cites practical experience and calls for leisure to aid personal development.
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London
Eng
Roumanian Harvest May Save Germany
The Vienna New Presse reports a world harvest estimate noting Romania could send cereals to Germany and Austria Hungary. It says drought and heat reduce yields but expect an average harvest in barley and wheat. potential aid to German supply lines is discussed.
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Vienna Newe
Freie Presse
Dpe
Germany
Sea Des tria-Hungary
Health Restored in Children via Miller's Worm Remedy
The text claims worms harm child health by delaying development and causing weakness. Miller's Worm is said to expel worms and improve health, removing discomforts and dangers of worm infection and ensuring satisfactory growth in young sufferers.
Heroic Artillery Officer Clears German Wire
A war correspondent recalls a notable act where an artillery officer crawled into a shell hole to observe and direct fire. Despite thick weather and no air reconnaissance, his actions ensured the German wire was destroyed ahead of the assault, illustrating courage and practical ingenuity. The piece concludes with a quip about being a dentist rather than an oculist.
Operation Averted in Philadelphia Patient Story
A Philadelphia reader recalls a year of severe illness with side and back pains diagnosed as female trouble by several doctors. The note highlights endurance through medical uncertainty and a pivotal moment before a decisive outcome.
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Philadelphia
German Mastiff and Spy Trick Reveal Tense Front Line Plots
British patrol faces a night attack by a silent mastiff that proves to be a coded spy messenger. A hidden hatch reveals a chained, dumbed dog carrying a secret receptacle to relay information between a suspect German spy and his handlers, exposing a covert battlefield network.
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Petro
Uncle’s will excludes speaker in witty note
A humorous exchange notes a late relative’s will leaving out the speaker, implying a remembered omission. The quip underscores family tensions and a sting of not being named in the legacy.
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Longhorn
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