Jellicoe the Boxer and Naval Hero in Youth
The British Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, commander of the North Sea fleet, was a bantam weight boxing champion in his youth. Known as Jelly, he learned at Rottingdean where he was a famed football player weighing about 115 pounds. His vigorous sportsmen’s training forged a constitution that helped him face many perils at sea and ashore.
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His Majesty’s Navy
Sir John Jellicoe
North Sea Fleet
Rottingdean
Skin trouble on child’s head cured by Cuticura
A letter from Mrs. James Flood of Moncton New Brunswick dated Mar 11 1914 describes a child with widespread head blisters itchy enough to disturb sleep. After trials with washes salves and ointments nothing helped until Cuticura Soap and Ointment healed the head in two months.
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Foundry St
Moncton
N. B
James Flood
PIMPLES AND BLACKHEADS NEAR TORONTO READER REPORTS CURE
Arthur J. Every from 46 Stephanie St Toronto describes a two month struggle with pimples and blackheads. After trying Olotment he found Cuticura Soap and Ointment healed his skin in three weeks. Signed May 29 1914.
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Stephanie St
Toronto
Ont
Arthur J. Every
Cuticura Free Sample Offer Worldwide
Cuticura Soap and Ointment promoted worldwide with a liberal free sample offer. A 32 page book is available, requests sent postpaid to Cuticura Dept. D Boston U S A.
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Dept. D
Boston
C P head predicts US era of activity and Canada growth
Sir Thomas Shaughnessy president of Canadian Pacific speaks in New York at the Ritz Carlton, noting US business vigor and Canada’s crop prospects. He describes internal moves to form a shipping company to manage ocean lines, plans for higher eastern freight rates, and views on rail and grain movements with cautious optimism.
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Sir Thomas Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific Railway Co
New York
Ritz-Carlton
United States
Canadian Pacific Company
Thomas
Sir Thomas
Montreal
Canada
Sid Sir Thomas
Atlantic
Pennsylvania Railroad
Seaboard
Canadian Pacific
Europe
Canadian Railways
United States Interstate Commerce Commission
Vanceboro
Boston
New England
Destruction Attempt Threatens New England Bridge
Financial America notes that many innocent New England citizens could have died if the bridge destruction attempt had succeeded.
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New England States
Financial
America
Indians of Central British Columbia Weave Strong Rope
A feature on Central British Columbia Indigenous rope making from wild hemp. Awiligate in Bulkley Valley showcases rope, twine and sewing thread, used for canoe tracking and nets. Authors ponder domestic cultivation for binder twine, creating industrial wealth and employment for National Indian wards in Western Canada.
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British Columbia
Pery
Awiligate
Bulkley Valley
New Hazelton
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Canada
Dr Chase's Nerve Food Helps Woman's Locomotor Ataxia
Mrs Thos Allan of Sombra Ontario reports five years of complete breakdown with palpitations and dizzy spells. After using Dr Chase's Nerve Food she regained ability to walk eat and sleep with fewer nervous spells and no heart medicine. Sold at 50c a box or six for $2.50 through dealers or Edmanson Bates Co Toronto.
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Dr. Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited
Toronto
Bread at 45 Cents a Loaf Prophetic Times Quote
The Times argues that British sea power kept bread affordable during wartime. It recalls 1801 prices when wheat and bread spiked as high as 445s and 1s 10d, noting global trade disruptions have not caused larger prices in a nation reliant on imports.
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Britain
Soldier’s vow amid war’s hellfire and praise for country
A dilapidated, shoeless soldier with a bandaged head and sling declares to a general his love and readiness to fight for his country. He vows to endure thirst and death for his country, then adds that once the war ends he will never love another country.
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Suggested For Digestive Relief
The ad advises taking Parmelee's Vegetable Pills at first signs of stomach and liver dysfunction to restore digestion. It claims the pills combine laxative and sedative effects for swift restoration of healthy digestive action.
Scythe artist questions barber school career path
The scythe artist who holds the Chair of Applied Caustics in The Barber Shop on the Corner was asked if he ever attended barber school. He replied no, and noted he would work his way up in a shop. An enjoined convalescent commented that the artist relied on self effort to carve a career.
Vickers to Supply Gun Works Supervision for Russia
An agreement ends between Vickers Ltd of Great Britain and the Russian government for supervision and control of gun works in Russia. The initial order from Vickers’ Sheffield works is for materials valued at one million pounds sterling.
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Vickers, Ltd
Great Britain
Russia
Vickers
Sheffield
Vaccine Science and Disease Prevention Highlights
University of Alberta contribute a clear overview of vaccines. Bacteria are grown and killed to create vaccines that prevent typhoid fever and other illnesses. Serum from immunized horses yields diphtheria antitoxin and hog cholera prevention, illustrating how immunization could wipe out historic plagues within years.
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University of Alberta
Minards Liniment Cures Distemper and Spies in Disguise
A wartime anecdote recounts two German agents dressed as peasant women speaking French near British lines. A sergeant overheard them asking soldiers about rations, confronted them, and struck their heads together. The two German men were captured and likely killed by a brigade officer.
Saskatchewan lignite coal eyed as new export market
European war boosts demand for Saskatchewan lignite as a source of analine dyes creosote and oils once sourced from Germany and Austro-Hungary. Repeated European inquiries indicate lignite shortages can be filled. capital is believed available in Great Britain to develop Saskatchewan's lignite industry.
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Saskatchewan
Roads Linked to School Attendance in Rural Areas
Statistics show attendance rises where roads are good and falls where they are poor. Districts with best roads have the highest attendance, suggesting road improvements are needed to boost education for farm boys and girls.
Healed Husband Surprises Doctor After Two Weeks
A brief exchange shows a wife thanking a doctor as her husband recovers from a severe illness. The doctor expresses regret, while the wife notes a rapid improvement from prior dire predictions.
The Doctor's Wife Endorses Grape-Nuts For Health
A nurse praises Grape-Nuts as nourishing and adaptable for all ages and diets. She describes a simple preparation with soaked nuts, egg white, and fruit juice and notes its suitability for weak stomachs. Her husband, a physician, also orders it for patients. A Canadian origin is noted with a teaser about The Road to Wellville.
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Canadian Postum Co
Windsor
Ont
Wellville
Opium Suppression Pact Signed At The Hague
The antiopium convention of 1912 was signed at The Hague by Henry Van Dyke Chinese minister Ting Tsing Fow and Dutch Foreign Minister M Loudon. The pact puts the treaty into force for signatories with about 475 million people. The Hague conference met in June last year and asked for ratifications from adherent powers. No more corn agony with Holloway's Corn Cure.
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The
Hague
Henry van Dyke
Netherlands
Ting Tsing Fow
M. Loudon
China
United States
Loudon
London Embankment Station Sets World Traffic Record
The Embankment Station in London handles at least 2139 trains in 24 hours with every train stopping. On the district railway section forty four trains per hour operate on a single set of rails. Trains slow to enter the station stop briefly and accelerate again, a sequence repeated nearly a half mile later, demanding clockwork precision. The underground service uses seconds as its time unit, a rare practice worldwide.
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Embankment
London
Nothing Can Equal Baby's Own Tablets Seller Claim
Mrs. Butchard of Conn Ont praises Baby's Own Tablets saying no daughter has used them for her baby and that they break up colds regulate bowels and stomachs and keep little ones healthy. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Butchard
Conn
Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Farm animal totals rise. meat supply expected to grow
The Department of Agriculture estimates January 1, 1915 farm animal numbers at 198,577,000 with valued stock at 5.96 billion dollars. Compared to 1914, horses and other categories rise, boosting meat outlook and signaling potential price relief for beef, mutton, and pork.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Boston Globe
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Reward and Endorsements
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh cure and cites endorsements from F J Cheney and National Bank of Commerce in Toledo. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy affecting blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials available and price at 76 cents per bottle.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
O. Hall
Ares Hall
Constipton
Wellington on campaign strategy ropes and knots
The map of a captured Uhlan and Wellington’s remark on trust in fixed campaigns. He compared Napoleon’s marshals to harness that looks fine until it breaks, saying he made his campaign of ropes by tying a knot and moving on when trouble arose.
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Wellington
Whistler Advises East End Institution for the Blind
A tale recounts Whistler being shown a millionaire’s dubious old master paintings. His friend asks for a bequest suggestion, and Whistler replies with a sharp choice directing the gifts to the East End Institution for the Blind.
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Whistler
Whistlen
Blank
Young
East End
Saskatchewan prepares record seed area for crops
The province estimates 8 250 000 acres ready for seeding with 60 percent to wheat 29 percent to oats 8 percent to barley and 3 percent to flax. Seventy percent of last year’s crop area is ready for seed, the highest percentage ever attained in Saskatchewan.
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Saskatchewan
Useless Girls Debate Needle Use and Prapbophone Sounds
A fragment shows a heated exchange where one speaker derides others as useless while a claim about needles and a prapbophone is challenged. The dialog hints at generational conflict and speculative technology references.
Capture Slave Ship Letter From British Warship
A letter from Arthur Han kin, a wireless operator on a British battleship near northeast Africa, describes capturing a large sailing vessel in the Red Sea used to transport African natives to Arabia for slavery. Crew rescued enslaved women and children, then planned to deliver them to a convent for education and repatriation. The narrative contrasts the brutal voyage with the sailors’ rescue and the victims’ grateful response. Also advertising copy for Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil claims it relieves nerve pain and lumbago.
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Arthur Hankin
Africa
Red Sea
Arabia
A Difference Hostess iate party
A child questions permission for a second piece of pie at home versus at a party. Willie says his mother wouldn’t mind if given two pieces there since it isn’t her pie.
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Willie
Oil production in 1914 tops prior records
John D. Northup of the United States Geological Survey reports U S petroleum output in 1914 reaching about 292 million barrels, a 13 percent rise from 1913. He notes roughly 70 percent of 1914 production came from California and Oklahoma.
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United States
John D. Northup
United States Geological Survey
Mr. Northup
California
Oklahoma
Dun
Alberta Exhibit Showcases Wide Range Of Southern Crops
An exhibit in Lethbridge by the Dominion government experimental farm demonstrates Alberta soil’s diverse production capacity. The display includes field peas alfalfa vetches red clover seed alfalfa millet brome rye grass Kentucky blue grass timothy wheat barley oats corn asparagus celery and many fruits and vegetables. The Lethbridge district benefits from irrigation and is poised to become a leading crop center in Canada.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Dominion Government
Canada
Canadian Pavilion Highlights Beavers and Canadian Resources
The San Francisco exposition features the Canadian pavilion as the largest foreign structure. A beaver family symbolizing Canada's official emblem is displayed among extensive exhibits on Canadian resources and beauty, with every interior foot devoted to showcasing the country.
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San Francisco
Canada
Fire Insurance Corporations by Nationality in Canada
The Dominion government lists twenty one Canadian fire companies owned by Canadian shareholders. Twenty four are British firms and thirty one are American or foreign companies.
France Leads World Wheat Output With 215 Million Bushels
French farmers produce about 215 million bushels of wheat annually, enough to feed the country with strict economy and without outside help, surpassing Argentina, British India, and Canada as major world granaries.
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India
Canada
France
Moonlit string of nights noted in local diary
A fragment notes the moon appearing pale and late, describing several nights of late wakefulness and a quiet, retiring scene under the sky. The entry hints at a routine of late hours and persistent illumination without detailing events.
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Rotherg, Limited
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Williams
University Ave
Jellcoe
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Minard
Holloway
Scott
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