18 May 1918
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Newspaper
Charlottetown Guardian
Location
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
May 18, 1918
Page
1
For sale Schr Stella a 16 ton vessel newly topped and equipped with a 15 HP Mianus engine hoist and gear. Includes compass horn and other fittings in good running condition. Will sell cheap as too small for our needs. Santa Annly 72-5-14M2wks.
Organs and pianos tuned cleaned tuned repaired with satisfaction guaranteed. City orders promptly attended to broken parts repaired. Country orders noted after May 20. Unusual price listed at 50 cents per pair for springs. Reach Prof L N Marcou at 9 Richmond Street.
Nutwood a bay stallion sired by Commodore and dam by Park will appear at Fred Dollars Brook field Wednesday May 15. He travels to Mrs McMillans Hunter River overnight then to D McPherson North Wiltshire for noon Tuesday and Friday service to Charlottetown at R Durants Royal Hotel Stables. Single service four dollars season six dollars mares at owners risk.
Dingol 4 Dingola 2.514 will race on Tuesdays and Fridays at F Hughes' stable then head to Cherry Valley on Friday May 17 and later run semi weekly to Kingston. Owner D W White 4956 May 11 1lwk.
A Daily Chronicle correspondent relays Admiralty records of RNAS airmen across countries and dates. The piece recalls Chanak bombings, a crash near a mountain, Greek shepherd rescue, and a dramatic October 1916 Imbros to Bucharest flight ending with Bulgarian fire as the pilot attempted an emergency landing.
A 1918 stallion notice promotes Commodore Ledyard at Montague Island, listing service rates and breeding prestige. It details sire Admiral Dewey and dam Lady Etheghe, notes prolific progeny with times around 2.16 to 2.19, and claims superior speed potential for mares, with Ellis Pharmacy Ltd as publisher.
An old advertisement touts Wash D. D. D. lotion as a cure for blemishes and blotches. It urges readers to apply the product at night and wake with clearer skin, promoting Central Drugstore Sherlattotawr as the seller.
A 2 year old dam Annie 2nd and a bull 18 months with Bertha dam are offered. The lot includes cows with RO P milk yields up to 15258 lbs in 670 days and 675 lbs fat, TB tested, health certificate to purchaser. Sires from last stock bull. Contact Bert R Brown York PE.
An unnamed British pilot reportedly fought through heavy odds, downing multiple hostile aircraft over Danube and Zeebrugge regions. He scored victories against five bombers, including a Fokker, and assisted in the broader air war praised by Sir Douglas Haig. A Dutch engineer recounts the Essen visit where Kaiser and Crown Prince observed German aviation secrets and praised air power.
The text notes Von Hoppiner's appointment as head of the Imperial German Air Service and Krupps boosting twin engine production. A special plant was laid down in multiple towns as factories sped up. By early summer 1917 Essen and other German sites were active, with a large fleet of Gotha bombers prepared to operate against Britain. By June a fleet of 60 Gothas was stated to exist.
London dispatch reports German government decision to sink all neutral ships with lading agreements with Allies or cargo bound for Allied nations. Dutch Norwegian Swedish Danish and Spanish vessels face attack under this policy. Submarine campaigns continue despite limited success and growing Allied shipping challenges.
Baron Goto, Japan's next Foreign Minister, asserts no policy shift despite cabinet changes amid World War II. He stresses unwavering loyalty to Allied causes, confirms continuity of Japan's Far East policy, and pledges support for Russia's reorganization while maintaining peace with neighbors.
A historical diplomatic passage notes Japan as a loyal Allied power and partner to the United States and other nations. It cites cooperation with Russia and China, measures to maintain peace, and naval and commercial support for the Allies. The text shifts to a racially charged anecdote describing a segregated registration scene and a casual street inquiry about a wife.
An old advice piece promotes a lemon skin softener made with two fresh lemons and orchard white to whiten and soften skin. It claims to brighten the face neck arms and hands, reduce freckles and tan, and be economical enough to keep for a month.
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