After the War Canada farmland boom urged by bank talk
A bank manager voices optimistic claims that postwar Canada will welcome large inflows of settlers. The speaker highlights Canada's wartime agricultural yields, high grain prices, and strong tax posture to argue that land near railways is affordable now and conscription is unlikely, urging immediate settlement in western provinces. He cites Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta yields and a booming farm economy.
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West
Canada
Red Cross
Flanders
Fromifteen
United States
Ottawa
Wainwright
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
The Laugh That Failed
A humorist offers an alleged joke to the editor and is told it is no laughing matter. The scene ends with the editor returning the item and the humorist wandering away in sorrow across a quiet frontier of mood and meaning.
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Joe Millar
Cascarets promise relief for bilious headaches
An old remedy advertisement touts Cascarets as a cure for biliousness and headaches caused by sluggish liver and sour stomach. It claims the candylike pills cleanse the stomach, remove undigested foods, and flush poisons from the bowels while you sleep, with a 10 cent box lasting months.
Hercules and the Countryman Fable Aesop Brave
A countryman driving a rain soaked road calls on Hercules for aid when his wheel sinks in mud. Hercules advises the man to assist his own team by urging the horses and pushing. The tale concludes that those helped are those who help themselves.
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Hercules
Aesop, the
Ita Transformation Echoes From Broken Form
A messenger laments a damaged object once titled an article on electricity. A bystander quips that the discarded item is now merely current pi, highlighting a playful transformation from knowledge to novelty. The moment captures a playful newspaper snapshot of shifting meanings.
Unclear fragment hints at love at first sight and light
Fragmentary text suggests themes of perception and affection. It mentions white clothes, slow insertion of idea, and doubt about eventual success. References love at first sight and dim light imply a discussion on romance and illumination.
Durazzo Evacuated as German U-Boat Policy Expands
Western Newspaper Union reports Germany told the United States its submarine warfare assurances remain in force but apply only to peaceful merchant ships. Armed merchantmen, including British vessels, may be sunk without warning. Berlin lists incidents to prove nonpeaceful behavior. Durazzo evacuation confirmed. Verdun fighting sees renewed French counterattacks with heavy losses and 15,000 French prisoners.
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Union Nava Service
Washington
Germany
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Lansing
Berlin
State Department
London
Fort Douaument
Verdun
Greman
Hardaumount
Champneuville
Cote de Talou
French War Office
Douaumont
War Office
Oscar Cook Hanged for Slaying Patrolman McPherson
Oscar Cook, condemned slayer of Patrolman William McPherson and Andrew Lloyd, was hanged at Caflon City penitentiary early Saturday. “I did not kill McPherson,” Cook reportedly declared as his last words, while Jim Goodhart of Denver’s Sunshine Mission, his spiritual adviser, heard the admission of innocence.
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Denver
Oscar Cook
William McPherson
Andrew Lloyd
Valverde
Caflon City Penitentiary
McPherson
Cook
Jim Good
Sunshine Mission
Woman Sought in Ranch Shooting Near Stoneham
Miss Fritsl Mackay once employed in Denver hairdressing shops is named in telegraph reports from Sterling as the central figure in a quarrel among homesteaders near Stoneham Weld county. A man was shot and seriously wounded, B Luce reported to the Weld county sheriff.
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Denver
Fritsl Mackay
Stoneham
Weld County
Sterling
B. Luce
A New Remedy for Kidney Bladder and Uric Acid Troubles
Reader letter touts Anuric tablets as cure for kidney and bladder problems. Writer cites long use of Dr Pierce medicines and a doctor’s praise, urging others to stop harsh salts or alcohol medications and try Anuric for backache and rheumatic symptoms.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Melinda B, Miller
Grip- Winter Colds- Bad Blood
A vintage medical ad claims weak, pale patients suffer from sluggish liver and bad blood causing stomach flabbiness and indigestion. It promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a purely vegetable blood purifier that searches the system for impure matter and eliminates it, with ingredients listed on the wrapper.
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Dr. Pierce
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