Marketing reforms urged for farm markets postwar
The piece urges profitable marketing as a major farm concern now and after the war. It notes Washington's creation of a state farm markets office and proposes federal grading and standardization to ensure Canadian farm products meet government grades for global sale. Farmers should push for these actions.
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Western
Canada
Dominion
State of
Washington
Farm Markets
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Bullet in Soldier's Heart Found by French Surgeon
A French surgeon discovered a free shrapnel bullet moving in the left ventricle of a soldier's heart after the man recovered from a prior wound. The X ray revealed the bullet swirled through the ventricle with each heartbeat, though it caused no discomfort.
The Best Place to Defend America Is in Europe
The New York Globe argues that United States security hinges on European resolve, condemning German imperial aims and urging sanctions and unity. It asserts that true peace requires action abroad, with maritime and legal order tied to broader human rights.
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United Staves
Europe
Germany
New York
Texas
United States
Hercules
Garrete
America
New York Globe
Thurope
Canada
Banish Pimples and Eruptions With Pink Pills
An old time tonic claim links winter blood habit to skin eruptions and rheumatic pains. Dr Williams Pink Pills are advertised as restoring blood and energy. A box costs 50 cents. six boxes 2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Canada via mail.
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Seiatica
Newla
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Cat
Farm dispute over perfume mistaken for liniment at country store
A farmer bursts into a country store, complains that perfume was given instead of liniment, and claims his cow now refuses to eat or be milked while sighing at her reflection. The storekeeper apologizes, fearing no harm was done. The blurb ends with an ad for a worm remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Watchman-Examiner
Well Trained Horses and the Value of Horse Sense
An essay discusses the rare attention given to training farm horses and the difference in aptitude among animals. It notes some horses learn quickly while others resist lessons, illustrating why experience matters in training and management beyond mere weight age or conformation.
Dows With the Professor on Women Suffrage Debate
Fragmentary remarks show a professor addressing a lady about women suffrage and equality. The text hints at a discussion of gender roles and voting rights with scattered phrases and misread lines from an older piece.
Protect the Birds Say Protective Message to Canadian Youth
J. D. A. Evans argues for bird protection in Canada, noting birds’ role in pest control and crop health. He laments nest destruction and urges boys and girls to defend wild birds from cages and harm, stressing their value to ecosystems.
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Dominion of
Canada
North America
J. D. A. Evans
Causes of lodging in wheat from Italian experiment station
An Italian experiment station reports lodging in wheat linked to high water in stalks and excess nutritive salts in soft moist conditions. Prolonged drought or poor irrigation reduces lodging, while well watered, well nourished plants show higher lodging risk.
Mrs Woodby Swell Man Faces Trade Enmity
Dialogue-style exchange shows Mrs Woodby Swell Man expressing disdain for all in trade while another character notes that creditors are rarely loved. The snippet hints at tension between a person and business community.
Ivory prospects from ancient North American elephants
George F. Kunz writes on ivory derived from prehistoric North American species. tusks from great ancient animals were preserved by cold in northern islands near Siberia. Alaska offers promising prospecting as modern elephant ivory declines.
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George F. Kunz
Ameretees
Denmark’s wartime dividends exceed prewar value
The report notes Denmark paid dividends totaling about 43 million kroner last year. It states this amount surpasses the value of the country’s entire assets before the war declaration, illustrating wartime enrichment effects.
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Denmark
Freezone promises corn relief says Cincinnati authority
A Cincinnati authority promotes freezone as a quick corn cure. A few drops on the tender corn relieve soreness and dry the corn, lifting it out with no irritation to surrounding tissue. A small bottle is inexpensive and available at drugstores to remove calluses.
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Cincinnati
Message In This Lady's Story Promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills
Mrs H Dickens of 70 Tom Street Hamilton Ontario shares how Dodd's Kidney Pills eased her postnatal back pain and restored energy. She reports her daughter also improved from nervous troubles after using the remedy, urging others to try it.
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Dodd
Hamilton
Non-Partisan League gains in North Dakota farm policy shift
Farmers form the Non-Partisan League winning a governor and a farmer dominated legislature. The platform calls for state owned terminals, mills, packing plants, and warehouses. The governor favors tax exemptions for farm improvements and rural credit banks along with grain inspection and minimum wage for women. Pills of Attested Value are praised as effective digestive cleansers in regular tests.
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Nort Dakota
Farmers
League
House of Representatives
Senate
Leagute
United States
Union Drives Asthma Like Magic
An advertises Dr J D Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy as magical relief for asthma using vapor smoke to clear airways. It claims natural action and mentions wide dealer distribution across the land.
Boy Scout Notes on Nest Protection and Education
The Scout notes urge Scouts to protect bird nests and eggs, condemning nest smashing as cowardly. A Teachers College Record quote extols the Boy Scout movement as a major educational contribution pairing nature study, ethics, and physical training with personal responsibility and civic character. Minard's Liniment Luntherman's Friend.
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the Scout
Boy Scouts Movement
Teachers College Record
Vacant Lands a Menace To the Prairie Farmer
Alberta and Saskatchewan laws allow a tax on unoccupied lands to fund poison and labor for gopher control. Gophers colonize waste and abandoned land, threatening western farms. The farmer cannot fight alone as new colonies seize adjacent waste land as well.
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Alberta
Aes
Saskatchewan
Matrimonial Boom Sparks Draft-Escape Comment
The Guelph Herald notes a surge of marriages in the United States as a bid by some men to dodge conscription. The piece questions the legitimacy of avoiding service and suggests these men merely exchange one trouble for another.
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United States
Guelph Herald
Egyptian Liniment Urges Farm Animal Care
Farmers are urged to use Egyptian Liniment to treat animals lacerated by barb wire fences. The ad claims the remedy saves valuable horses from prolonged disablement and offers a free sample by writing to Douglas & Co. in Napanee Ontario.
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West
Douglas & Co
Napanee
Ont
The Submarine Net Traps Enemies Below Surface
A historical description explains a submarine net made of thick wire rope with large meshes and floats at the top and weights below. Depth limits around 200 feet prevent deep submergence, so a submarine may become entangled or hit by a depth-triggered bomb, forcing surrender or destruction.
Klondike Gold Derived From Fortymile Discoveries
The text notes early placer mining in Alaska’s Yukon basin along Fortymile river beginning in 1886, which spurred inland exploration and eventual Klondike discoveries on the Canadian side. Over 200 million dollars in gold extracted from the Klondike and Alaska Yukon placer camps in the 30 years after Forty Mile’s discovery.
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Klondike
Alaska
Yukon Basin
Fortymile River
Canadian
Yukon
Fortymile
One of Germanys Greatest Problems
In a British prize court proceeding to condemn enemy property, an affidavit from a war trade intelligence official reported 8000 locomotives laid up at Essen last month due to oil shortages or poor lubricants. Railway engine lubrication was described as a critical German issue.
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War Trade Intelligence Department
Essen
Germany
Out West Begins In Lyrics And Schoolroom Dialogue
A fragmentary piece blends verses about the West with a schoolroom scene. It includes lines praising the West’s brighter sun and friendlier skies, and a classroom exchange where a teacher comments on a pupil’s hands and attire. The OCR mixes poetic lyric with dialogue about reading and hats.
Woman Finds Relief After Using Vegetable Compound
A Louisville woman recounts four years of female troubles, headaches, and nervousness. She was told surgery was needed, but after Try Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she recovered, sleeping and eating better and can do her housework again. She credits the remedy with avoiding an operation.
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Louisville
Lydia E Pinkham
Christy Ave
Louisville, Ky
Tenchaon Sant
Fragmented quotation on patriotism and sacrifice
The text discusses patriotism as a visual idea of real effort and sacrifice. It defines patriotism as the passion to serve family and country, defending rights and liberties against invasions, though the passage is fragmented and difficult to fully parse.
Gracious, deer nose close to 1 36 in Deer
An unclear OCR fragment mentions an orchestra and a menu with possible dialogue about a picture. Names, dates, or places are unreadable, but it hints at a performance or dining context.
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