Spraying Bor Jeaux Mixture Boosts Potato Yields
The article reports on potato crop yields from 1905 to 1915, noting a drop due to insects. It highlights Bor Jeaux spraying as effective against Colorado potato beetle and pests, with Vermont experiments showing sprayed areas averaging 271 bushels per acre versus 160 bushels unsprayed over eighteen years. It urges farmers to obtain full directions from experimental farms for proper use.
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Tunada
Central Experimental Fort
Casada
Jose
Borjeaux
Vermont Agriulture
Arest
Attaxs
Ajal
F.C. N
Modern armor and bullets in battle
The text notes a fast, well-shaped machine reducing air drag and deflecting shrapnel. Helmets in European warfare protected heads, bending bullets, with reports of bullets traveling up to 2500 feet per second. It claims such projectiles could pierce boiler iron at close range, and compares tiacaroni as a flesh building food to beef and mutton.
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Beng
Government orders smoking ban in public buildings
The Patinond Government bans smoking in any building occupied by the public service as dangerous fires from cigarettes, cigars, and matches threaten offices, factories, and streets. Open gratings and broken lights are noted as fire starters and fires traced to vendors and workers. The policy aims to curb risks and protect property and life.
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Poble
Offce
Beresa
Oltewa
Patinond
Thin Blooded People and the Promise of Pink Pills
An article extols thin blood as a hereditary tendency and praises Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure. It cites a Peterborough man’s four year decline, severe pains, and recovery after using the pills, claiming renewed health and strength after six boxes. The ad notes pricing and a Brockville address for orders.
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Dr. Williams
R. FP. Ashford
Peterborn
Donshire
Dr. Williams’ Medicgie Co
Brockville
Ont
Frightfulness clash and Honduras port plan noted
The piece cites a wartime pledge to defeat brutality without tariffs against Germany and warns against blanket boycotts. It then details Honduras considering a free port at Mosquitis where the Crate river meets Umatasee, to be named Puerto Herrera after Dionisio Herrera, the republic’s first president, amid a largely undeveloped Mosquitia coast.
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Honduras
Department
Mosquitis
Umatasee
Puerto Herrera
Dionisio de Herrera
Republic of Honduras
Mos
Barat
Canadian Bird Protection Society Promotes Nationwide Efforts
The Canadian Society for the Protection of Birds promotes bird protection across Canada with lectures, meetings, and public appeals. It distributes James Backland's report The Value of Birds to Man, warns about insect pests, and manufactures bird nesting boxes via J A Harver of Toronto. Local branches are planned nationwide to engage school children.
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Canadian Society For the Protection of Birds
Canada
James Backland
J. A. Harver
Toronto
Berlepsch
Dominion
Chilkiven
A Matter of Opinion booklet promotes forest conservation
The Canadian Forestry Association issues an attractive 74 page booklet titled A Matter of Opinion. It presents personal stories by characters such as Settler Camper Banker Railway Man Power Engineer Ranger and Tax Pager about preserving living forests and stopping waste. Copies are offered free by the Association office Booth Building Ottawa Keep Minard's Liniment in the house.
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Canadian Forestry Association
Association
Booth Building
Ottawa
Entente aims for Baltic settlement and Danish restoration
The article discusses Allied aims to defeat Germany and secure a Baltic settlement. It suggests Denmark may regain Schleswig with its Danish population, while Germany loses control of the Kiel Canal region and the Baltic coast, with financial aid to Denmark and Baltic protections. It also mentions Japan’s artificial silk invention and an inventor’s smoke mitigation idea for railways.
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Russia
Great Britain
Germany
Baltic
Hess
Entente D'Owers
Denmark
Schleswig
Desloath
Kiel Canal
Community leaders urged to pioneer roadside improvements
The piece calls for farmers to curb roadside weeds and plant fruit or nut trees as demonstrations to spark countywide adoption. It stresses the need for local leaders, erosion of apathy, timely agitation, and practical demonstration rather than theory.
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Farnia
Soap Prices Stay Stable Despite War Costs
A Weekly Drug Market note reports that while most goods have risen in price due to the European conflict, soap remains largely unchanged. Soap makers offset losses with glycerine profits, noting glycerine production for nitroglycerine has boosted output, leaving soap abundant and addressing surplus lye.
No Work for Tramps Yet Satisfaction in Feeding
A wife defends feeding tramps who come by, contrasting with her husband who complains they never work. She finds satisfaction in watching them eat without faulting the cooking.
Government sought no independent inspection of Wittenberg camp
In reply to Mr Mal colm M P the question on whether efforts were made to secure an independent medical inspection of the Wittenberg prisoner camp during typhus months the British government reports no contact from Germans and no demand for outside medical examination The envoy regrets underestimating German brutality and notes allies did not press for independent scrutiny as quoted from The London Times.
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Malcolm
M.P
Wittenberg
Berlin
Ord R. Cecil
London Times
Dr Hamiltons Pills Offer Quick Relief For Seasonal Ills
The advertisement touts Dr Hamiltons Pills as a fast remedy for blood weakness and poisons, with testimonials from C T Pearman of Kingston. It claims wide efficacy and urges purchase at local dealers. It also references Worm Powders by Miller and a humorous anecdote about spring.
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Haroiiton
Dr. Hamilton
C. T. Pearman
Kingston
Tde
Mississippi hospitality inspires hotel plan in town
A Mississippi committeeman recalls an elderly gentleman's reply to a hotel project. He argued there is no need for a hotel as respectable visitors can be hosted at his house, while he opposed allowing disreputable guests to stay in town.
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Germany
Westminster Gazette
Mississippi
Dodd's Kidney Pills Prove Best Friend to Rheumatism Cure
Dame Pierre Belanger of Gloucester County New Brunswick says Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her rheumatism and fatigue allowing work without strain. She claims it took six boxes to restore energy, relieve pains, and return full activity by cleansing blood and supporting kidney function.
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St. Amateur
Gloucester Co
N. B
Pierre Belanger
Doadd
Dodd
Dane Belanger
Canada expands manufacture of common articles
Canada has taken up the manufacture of many articles previously imported, creating employment for many people. The move toward industrial expansion is defensive, not aggression, and aims to correct past reliance on foreign goods by boosting domestic production.
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Canada
Dominion
Christian Science Monitor
Verdun Bombardment Drives Civilians From City
At Verdun the German assault saw 29 shells daily, mostly hitting business and residential quarters. Incendiaries caused frequent fires as the civilian population fled, leaving only pets behind.
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Verdun
London play prompts mixed receipts with war themed humor
A new London play underperforms as the author jokes the piece is an account of the war while the manager quips it is an account of the piece. The exchange reflects theater crowd reception and creative intent in the capital.
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London
Pass the Hat and Farm Remedies in a Local Notice
A Sunday school collection scene prompts a note on missionary work and a request for donations. The piece promotes Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a versatile farm remedy for horses and cattle with claims of superior effect. It also mentions pulp priced at 40 and now 125 per ton due to embargoes, noting potential Canadian trade opportunities for Swedish pulp.
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Thomas
Great Britain
London
England
Canada
Cassell
Ramsay Colles
J.P
Dublin
D. Cassell
Dr. Cassell
Ship anchor injury cured by Minard's Liniment
Prosser Ferguson recounts knee swelling after an anchor fall and says two bottles of Minard's Liniment cured him. The piece also recalls a court hearing where two witnesses failed to provide usable evidence about long-continued poultry theft.
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Minard
Pat Murphys
Phadouligan
Phady
Harmony in politics and public duty
A clipped fragment questions political harmony and fate, with garbled phrases suggesting a rhetoric about resignation and common sentiment in public office. The text implies a view that harmony equals accepting fate alongside others in leadership.
Air propelled hydroplane built for shallow rivers
An air propelled hydroplane has been constructed for operation on shallow rivers, aiming to navigate calmer waterways. The project emphasizes maneuverability and compact design suitable for limited depths.
War memories from a London clerk in wartime letters
A London regimental clerk at the front writes home about enduring army discipline and democratic wartime life. He predicts returning to peacetime office routines but shaped by shared hardship, with hopes for peaceful domestic life and warnings about postwar woes. He jokes about future tastes and comments on visitors comparing Wellington and Washington.
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London
Eng
Araval
Flanders
Remarkable Escape as Farmhouse Surrounded by Bomb Craters
A farmhouse escaped serious harm after a Zeppelin bombardment left twenty four craters around the building. Despite blown windows and damaged brickwork, no one inside was seriously injured though one unexploded bomb lay buried near a window. A humorous aside misquotes a female reporter and mocks hair growth.
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Bornsh
Goruewhers Am
England
Biilding
Population Growth Outpaces Land in Rural Outlook
A historical note foresees population rising without more land and emphasizes farming as the path forward. It also mentions a novelty invention: rubber flowers designed to be worn on women’s bathing suits.
Ancestor Echoes in Declaration Signers Tale
In a dialog of pride two men compare lineage with the signer of the Declaration and a drafter guiding where to sign, reflecting on ancestry and contribution to the historic document.
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Washington Stor
Fishing as a level field for rich and poor
A quoted remark asserts fishing bridges social gaps by offering a common arena. The exchange emphasizes that wealth does not determine success in the sport and hints at broader views on asset influence in life.
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