Siege Battery seeks twelve recruits for Prince Edward Island unit
The article urges completing Number Five Siege Battery, PEI, as six new recruits join Charlottetown depots and the unit prepares to sail to England to follow the 98th Siege Battery. It highlights provincial pride, recruiting urgency, and a push to support the war effort with a distinct Island regiment ready for overseas service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Edward Island
England
Prince Edward Islanders
98Th
Guardian
France
Charlottetown
Project to stock inland waters with fish in U S
A government led effort aims to boost fish populations in inland waters by offering to cover initial stocking costs for farmers who participate. The program invites farmers to join and contribute to watershed fisheries restoration across the United States.
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United States
Canadian War Charges Spark British Doubt and Defense
The piece notes how British observers question Canadian Militia and Shell Committee charges. It cites Round Table praising Shell Committee integrity, stresses preboard transactions, and highlights Sir Robert Borden’s resolve to protect the treasury. It also covers Sir Sam Hughes denying accusations and urging focus on present tasks.
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Canada
Great Britain
Canadian Militia Department
Shell Committee
Round Table
London
Shell
Imperial Munitions Board
Canadian War Purchasing Commission
Robert Borden
Sam Hughes
England
Royal Commission and bounty urged to save coast schooners
Captain Holm of the Basil Port Island pleads for a Royal Commission and a $4.00 per ton yearly bounty to support wooden coasting schooners. He cites subsidies for steamers like the Enterprise and argues a similar subsidy would keep 38 coasters and 114 seamen employed, preventing emigration to the United States.
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Royal Commission
Nervous Breakdown Relief Promised by Two Dr. Chase Pills
Readers report improved sleep and reduced nerves after using Dr. Chase's Nerve Food and Kidney-Liver Pills together. A Ontario user says four years of fatigue and shaking ended after three nights of use, with doctors unable to help earlier. The remedies should be taken after meals and at bedtime as directed.
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Chase
Dr. Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited
Toronto
In Memoriam Duncan McNeill of the Customs
The Guardian reports the death of Duncan McNeill formerly of the Customs here and for 18 years in Ottawa. He died yesterday morning at age the second year. His brother departed for Ottawa to learn only then of the passing. McNeill was born at Long Creek West River to the late Malcolm McNeill.
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The
Guardian
Duncan McNeill
Customs
Ottawa
Mr. McNeill
Long Creek
West River
Malcolm McNeill
McNeill Pioneer Leader Dies In Prime Of Life
The McNeill family, prominent old pioneers, mourn the death of a longtime public servant who taught in Island districts and served in the Customs, including a post in Ottawa. He left a widow and three children Gracie Fred and Leslie, with many in Charlottetown recalling his kindly nature and thorough service.
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McNeill
John McEwen
West River
Gracie
Fred
Leslie
Passage Mourns Registrar of Deeds W C White
Mr W C White dies at seventy after illness ending his term as Registrar of Deeds. He served diligently and honored, leaving a widow four sons and two daughters. Sons Clarence and Russel, Leigh in Vancouver Bank of Montreal, Garth with Canadian Pacific Railway. daughters Mrs A Pickard and Mrs Naysmith. Family and friends extend sympathy.
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W C. White
White
Montreal
Brighton
Clarence White
Montague
Russel White
British Columbia
Leigh White
Bank of Montreal
Vancouver
Garth White
Canadian Pacific Railway
A. Pickard
Naysmith
Mrs James Brown Passes in Charlottetown at Age Eighty
Mrs James Brown died after a long illness at about eighty years old. Born in England and raised in Canada, she moved to Prince Edward Island as a child and spent most of her life in the country before settling in Charlottetown twenty years ago. Her husband died sixteen years earlier, and she lived with her son Aubrey Brown, a stamp vendor in the Charlottetown Post Office.
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Prince Edward Island
Canada
James Brown
Brown
William Jakeman
England
Charlottetown
Aubrey Brown
Guardian Readers Daily Selections Furnished W and Louie
A fragment outlines admonitions to think twice before sending angry notes or spreading gossip. It warns of harming others with false tales and cites personal betrayal, urging restraint and kindness despite powerful emotions.
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Guardian
W. &. Louie
Longtime Presbyterian Woman Remembered by Family Friends
A cherishing obituary recalls a devout Presbyterian woman noted for wide reading and scriptural study. She contributed to good works and was a kind neighbor, remembered by family and survivors while her generation passed away. The funeral was held May 10 at 3 15 at her home with interment in People’s Cemetery and a large procession paying tribute.
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Sistent
Presbyterian Church
Samuel Auld
Bannockburn
Daniel McRae
Bernarsville
New Jersey
Richard Green
San Francisco
California
Emmons
Sargent
Henry and Cameron
Massachusetts
John W
Tyne Valley
P. BE. I
Aubrey F
Charlottetown
Samuel Hipwell
Broadway
Chelsea
Mary A. Lufkin
Parker St
Mass
Duncan Henderson
Washington, Avenue
Carrie Somerville
Martin Street
St. Kilda
Melbourne
Victoria
Australia
William Jakeman
Addison Miller
David McInnis
James Dalling
William Brehaut, Jr
People’s Cemetery
Mr. Littlejohns
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Ona
Ie Rae
Ene &c
Copase
Holm
Basil Port
Memoriam
Duncan Macneill
Skirns
MR. W. C. White
Walt Mason
Patons, Ltd
Lynch’s Bread
Fennell & Chandler Victoria Row
Express
McColl Bros. & Co
W. H. French
Maritime Traveler
Mtuttf
Dominion
Footwearar Oe, i. A
Goff Bros
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