Station names honor Verdun general amid rail junction rename
The Kettle Valley Railway junction near Hope is renamed Brodie to honor General Petain for Verdun actions. New timetables will be issued June 4 and appellas in the works. Dr Thomas Electric Oil advised for camp use to soothe wet cold feet. An accident with a car and frightened horse ends with a calm boy guiding his mother past the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdun
Kettle Valley
Batter Road
Brodie
H.W. Brodie
C. P. RB
Thomas
France
Coay
No Girl Need Have a Blotched Face
An old time ad claims beauty and success come from a clear complexion. It asserts blood disorders cause rough skin and promotes Dr Hamilton's Pills as a reliable family remedy for many years. A 25 cent box of Dr Ames' Pills is advertised for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hamilton
America
Dr.ames
Fragmented Advertisements and Quoted Banter in Misspelled Text
The excerpt presents disjointed fragments: a teacher prompting children at night, a Bright Girl instructing to place lacquer under a door mat, and a Wife remark amid a debate on male superiority. It also mentions medicines Minard’s ointment and Holloway’s Corn Cure, plus a volatile finance line about Marche plan totaling 782,500,050.
Sphere of Woman and War Echoes on Society
Sir Rider warns that war will reshape global labor and gender roles, with many men displaced and women gaining influence in guiding nations. He cautions wages will fall after the war, provoking unrest and a possible return to primitive, nature aligned living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
Sir Rider
England
Pink Pills Promised Cure For Worn Women
A period advertisement stresses tiny home worries harm women’s health and claims Dr Williams Pink Pills restore color, appetite, and vitality. It recounts Mrs N Worrall of Broughdale Ontario who, after weak blood and exhaustion post pregnancy, improved after using the pills.
The Spirit of Confcience Stroll by a Canadian Officer
A Canadian officer writes a brief wartime reflection describing a trench walk and a sudden alarming sound. The fragment hints at frontline danger and vigilance, noting a prior look behind the lines and a tense moment in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit of
Confcience
Pills for Nervous Troubles The Stomach Links Stress
A historic note explains the stomach as the nerve center influencing nervous disorders and digestive issues, suggesting remedies and the mind gut connection as a focus for health. The piece highlights the idea that stomach health impacts nerves and overall well being.
Alberta Builds Up Dairy Industry With 13 Cheese Factories
Alberta expands dairy output as thirteen cheese factories near Edmonton boost production. The move signals solid market growth with a $650 000 Series preview hinting at broader gains in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Edmonton
Horses for Military Service In Canada Buy 60,000 for War Effort
Advices from the War Office show a large need for horses this summer. The British Remount Commission will resume buying, with Montreal headquarters. About sixty thousand horses have been purchased in Canada for allied war use, with six hundred in the United States, and perhaps twenty thousand more this year. Lieut Col Warnock, MP, is ordered back to Montreal to supervise remount operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Office
Canada
British Remount Commission
Montreal
United States
Dr. Warnock
French Spad Sets Speed Record at 125 Miles Per Hour
Louis Bleriot reveals the new Spad biplane built by Societe L Aviation et Derives at Suresnes near Paris. It surpasses the Fokker around 125 mph while the German craft lags at 100 mph. The craft demands expert pilots and emphasizes French superiority in aviation tech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
War Office
Louis Bileriot
Suresnes
Paris
M. Bleriot
Societe L’ Aviation Et
Germany
Minard's request and British journalism note
Sir Edward Russell cites The Liverpool Daily Post reflections on wartime sentiment. He recalls Dutch upper class talk of EnglandGermany war inevitability and fear of German annexation via opening of dikes. The piece notes close ties between the British Foreign Office and the Dutch Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Russell
Liverpool Daily Post
Holland
England
Germany
Foreign Office
Ee Ee
Edmonton Journal
World War Peace Talk and Brutalities Debate
An excerpt critiques Germany's path to peace amid devastation across Europe. It contrasts looted Belgium and northern France with bloodshed involving Belgians French, British, Russians, Poles, Serbs, Italians, Armenians, and Americans. The piece argues a decisive win by either side is needed to end the war, noting brutalities taint any negotiated settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Lille
Belgium
France
Europe
Land Values to Rise as Free Acres Fade, Pioneers Warned
The article forecasts rising land values as the pioneer era ends and free land options dwindle. It cautions that men in the community may rush to stake claims before prices advance, noting a gradual shift in fortunes as cultivation expands and available plots shrink.
Fragments Highlight Odd Social Invitation
A garbled line reads It s a dreasful night Won t and dine with us thanks it s not so bad as all that inviting ambiguity in a social note.
Efficient fence post installation debated by Wyoming farmer
A Wyoming farmer asks for fast economical fence post methods. An expert advises against driving posts except for temporary needs or metal posts. Wood posts crack from sledge blows. a spade digs shallow holes. Proper setting requires burying at least two and a half feet. Various tools and costs discussed, with emphasis on best practice over expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Tyne
Waterworks Edition Highlights Canadian Systems and Costs
The report details 528 waterworks plants valued at $123 735 with daily use averages around 111 gallons per capita. It notes sources from springs, wells, lakes, or streams, with 72 filtered and 2 percent treated with chlorine. Sewer systems total 279 costing $74.5 million, with 75 percent not fully treating sewage. western regions show more treatment plants than the east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sussea
Manitoba
New Peet
Canada
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promised Five Dollar Reward
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming cures by cleansing the blood and mucous surfaces for thirty-five years. It offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable case and urges immediate use to improve health, mentioning testimonials and local distributors. The passage blends humor and miscellaneous quotations with scant readable context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Creme
J. CH & Coe
The Boy on the Farm
The farming business is praised as the best path to happiness success and respect. It argues the boy should stay on the farm rather than move to the city, promising prosperity and the best opportunities for youth.
Veterans’ political ascension after war praised in Canada
War veterans are expected to dominate Canada’s politics as they did in the United States after the Civil War. The belief grows that those who sacrificed for the nation will best safeguard peace, a hopeful view echoed as credible by observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Dominion
Christian Science Monitor
New Zealand Grumblers and World War I Honors
General Birdwood inspected New Zealanders in a Hornchurch camp and awarded D C medals amid enthusiasm. He praised their fighting record and noted only two occasions of crumbling exit among Gallipoli veterans. The King was informed and proud of the reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birdwood
Hornchurch
England
D. C
Gallipoli
Diplomat Mrs Exe Comments on Social Gatherings
Mrs Exe praises the diplomat for drawing crowds to social events while Mrs Wye notes the Jeep is not for fashion shows and the women deserve focus on meaningful gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exe
Touching Wood and Luck Beliefs in Household Chats
Dialogue highlights superstition about luck when wife pats head and touches wood. Conversation shifts to insurance and factory equipment noting a policy review and that ninety percent of Italian boot and shoe factories use American machinery.
How the Blood Is Purified and the Kidney Pills
The text describes blood filtration by the kidneys removing solids and waste, warnings about overfeeding and drinking stressing kidney function, and promotes Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills as a quick method to cleanse the excretory system. It claims the pills awaken liver and bowels, purify blood, and cites a price of 35 cents per pill and the distributor Edmanson Bates & Co. Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Dr. Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Limited
Toronto
Aid Of Verdun Attracts British And French Troops
Fragmentary text describes Allied actions near Verdun with British and French forces. Mentions Australian connection, French co operation, and praise for troops amid heavy fighting and trench weariness. Safer wording notes emphasis on Allied morale and solidarity.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gillett Lye
Rie al
Petain
Watts
Holloway
Jones
Workers United
Lever Bros. Limited
Minard
The
Commission of Conservation
Tommy
London
Willie
Mamma
Airy
New Zealand
Argentina
Pennsylvania
Bayley
Glenn
Elas
H. Warner
Pris
Grea
Atkins
Bhleen
Tipperary
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!