The Man Without a Country and Nolan in Navy Tales
A veteran narrator recounts Nolan the man who disowned America and his naval career. He recalls Nolan's strict isolation at sea, a humiliating reading incident with The Lay of the Last Minstrel, a ball aboard, and a heroic gun action where Nolan led from the rammer amid a fierce duel, becoming a symbol of steadfast discipline.
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Shaw
Nolan
Navy
Brandywine
Alexandria
Cairo
Pyramids
America
Hemisphere
United States
Paraguay
Napoleon
Canning
New York
Phillips
Cape of Good Hope
Cape
Indian Ocean
Philips
Bermudas
Draak
Lady Hamilton
Hamilton
Shubrick
Miss Rutledge
Mr. Nolan
Philadelphia
Europe
Vesuvius
Iron Mask
George Pons
Junius
Thomas Jefferson
Pons
Canada’s Immigration and war boost spurs farm labor flow
The article reports that Canada and the United States unite in World War I efforts boosting mutual immigration. It notes Western Canada’s early appeal for farm labor, six thousand workers secured, and rising U.S. migration to Canada for homesteads. Figures from W D Scott show a 60 percent rise in recent months and projections of a large 1917 increase. Immigrants arrive via Emerson, North Portal, Coutts, Kingsgate, and Vancouver. Saskatchewan saw 8,186 arrivals in 1916 vs 5,812 prior year. Stock movement through Winnipeg adds about 750 cars worth roughly $1.5 million in early 1917.
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Canada
United States
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
Scott
Mr. Scott
Emerson
North Portal
Coutts
Oregon
Washington
Kingsgate
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Immigration Department
Edmonton
Alberta
Winnipeg Yards
West
A Tramp Seeks Breakfast After Long Journey
A patriotic man rebukes a begging tramp and offers a warm breakfast instead. The tramp explains he has walked sixty miles east and asks for help as the journey ends. The host directs him to the kitchen for a meal from the cook.
Punny Exchange Sparks Garden Humor
A light exchange in Amateur Gardening features a joke about a pistol and a hair trigger. The cartoonish banter plays on words with a pun about a bald excuse and a hair trigger.
The Value of Second Thought and the Silk Hat
A man attends a formal party in a new silk hat. He slips on the sidewalk, damages the hat, swears, then, after a moment of anger, revises his plan. He returns the ruined hat, takes his own hat from the peg, and leaves.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Red Cross Ball Blue Endorsed by Ad Ad Speaker
A vintage advertisement endorses Red Cross Ball Blue as a superior laundry product promising a bright white finish and avoiding yellow green tinge. The pitch attributes satisfaction to the user Bob and promotes the product as essential.
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Bob
Not Always Like Produces Like in Self Made Thought
A reflective line juxtaposes proverbs with self made men. It notes the risk of overemphasizing personal merit and suggests that short resources can shape tall ideas, implying humility and caution in praising individual achievement.
Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promoted for Women
An invitation notes free advice for women through Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Mass The letters are answered by women and kept confidential as part of a promotional appeal.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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