Dominion sells Arctic land to Toronto syndicate
The government sells twenty acres of unsurveyed land on Bylot Island in Baffin Bay at one dollar per acre to Arctic Gold Exploration Syndicate of Toronto. The sale remains subject to future boundary surveys by the surveyor general. The syndicate has reportedly found traces of gold in the far north.
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Dominion
Arctic Seas
Bylot Island
Baffin Bay
North
Arctic Gold Exploration Syndicate
Ntd
Toronto
Alberta minister hails Director bull as finest in country
Hon Duncan Marshall Alberta agriculture minister lauds Pedigreed bull Director from the Rothschild herd in England as the finest in Canada. He says the animal is a great asset and his pride to the western province, per the Montreal Gazette.
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Duncan Marshall
Alberta
Rothschild
England
Montreal Gazette
German education program eyed for postwar era
A Frankfurter Zeitung sentiment envisions Germany later guiding American views on German and British merits through broad education. The text also notes threats of force for changes in America. A dialogue suggests a family exchange about who speaks to callers and who holds information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
America
Frankfurter Zeitung
First Taste The Coffee Habit And A Healthier Postum Switch
A testimonial recounts coffee habit starting in childhood and its nervous effects. The author claims Postum improved sleep and reduced headaches, describing two forms: Postum Cereal and Instant Postum, with pricing and preparation notes. The Canadian Postum Co. is named as seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Canadian Postum Co
Windsor
Manitoba Pledges Resources for Empire Defence
The provincial treasurer Mr Brown stated that Manitoba is ready to pledge resources to defend the empire. He declared every blade of grass grain and timber, and all cattle and land, may be used to maintain the liberties won by forefathers.
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Hhe
Brown
Winnipeg Tribune
Economy Campaign Starts In Britain
The National Organizing Committee on War Savings appeals to employers of domestic servants to cut staff and close parts of houses. It urges simpler meals and trimming garden luxuries to save money and free labor for more useful wartime aims.
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Britain
National Organizing Committee On War Savings
Deafness Cure Promised and Archbishops Service Scene
An advert claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures deafness caused by catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any exception. Nearby, London reports describe the archbishop of Canterbury to officiate at a major service as guards block an entrance for dignitaries while a cabby jokes about the archbishop inside a dusty four wheeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledbo
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Promised to Aid Infant Sleep
Worms fret infants and rob sleep. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator aims to clear stomach and intestines and restore healthfulness.
Farm Homes Should Include First Floor Sick Room
The writer notes plans often omit a first floor sleeping room for illness. A family nurse, usually the farm wife and mother, would benefit from a convenient on site space. The room need not be a constant bedroom but adds welcome practicality when sickness arises.
Sermon Divided In Three Parts
A colored preacher on a Sunday morning explains his plan to divide the sermon into three parts. He asserts that the first part will be understood by some, the second by others, and the third by a named listener, Bobuchy Wil, who he says will understand it.
Will Recognize Volunteer Corps War Office to control home defence units
The British Government will grant official recognition to all forces in the Volunteer Training Corps under the Volunteer Act. About 300000 to 400000 men will come under War Office control for home defence work. Beginning April 29, calls start with men aged 24 to 33, then 34 to 36 on May 12, 37 to 39 on May 27, 40 to 42 on June 10, 43 to 45 on June 24, and 46 on July 8, with married men protesting changes to Derby scheme exemptions. Arrangements are provisional.
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Indi
War Office
Lord Derby Schemle
Hull Recruiting Committee
Derby
Pay for the Soldiers Exceeds Two Million Annual Dispatches
The article notes monthly pay and separation allowances to soldiers' relatives exceed 2,000,600 dollars with over 90,000 cheques issued monthly. It highlights more recruits now assign pay to dependents, tied to higher Canadian-born contingents with families in Canada compared with earlier British-born, unmarried contingents.
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Canada
Great Britain
Many hands make light work in farming unity
An Irish traveler jokes about a guide board reading ten miles to Boston. Pat and Mike share a five mile path and the remark becomes a metaphor for cooperation. The writer urges farmers to embrace companionship and local leadership to tackle difficult problems together.
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Boston
Mike
Pat
New Paper Substances From Mexico Grass May Aid Pulp
The U S Bureau of Plant Industry reports a bulletin on zacaton Epi campes macroura Benth a promising new paper source found in Mexico. It notes several other plants under study as alternatives to wood and rags as demand for non wood pulp materials grows while pulpwood costs rise.
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U.S. Bureau of Plant Industry
Zacaton
Mexico
Bureau
United States
Salvation Army plans Canada settlement for war widows
Commissioner D. C. Lamb says war widows would form the majority of those to be settled in Canada. General Booth urges a million dollar fund to support the overseas settlement project for British widows and their families.
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D. C. Lamb
Salvation Army
Canada
Dominions
General Booth
British Empire Fair Planned for 1917 at Willesden Garden
Plans underway for a spring 1917 British empire fair at Willesden Garden London. It promises the largest exhibition of its kind with space for exhibits from nearly every industry and a building valued around 1 million dollars covering 610000 square feet.
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Willesden Garden
London
Advice to children not accompanied by example
A brief note reflects on guidance for children, arguing that advice without concrete example loses impact and may be ignored. The commentary suggests modeling behavior as essential for effective learning, warning that abstract counsel lacks persuasion.
Sculptor remakes faces for wounded soldiers in war effort
Derwest Wood, a noted British sculptor, serves as Army Medical Corps private creating moving nose and other facial parts for injured soldiers. His electrical metal prosthetics closely fuse with the skin, restoring smell and facial function. Surgeons praise the breakthrough as astonishing and repeat that Wood can treat many cases daily.
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Derwest Wood
Army Medical Corps
Wood
Des Moines Sees Prosperity After Saloons Closed
The Des Moines city report notes a year since eighty six saloons closed, highlighting high bank clearances, a 60 percent crime drop, fewer vacant stores, and strong housing demand. Officials warn politics could affect law enforcement, but improvements gain broad support.
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Des Moines
Register and Leader
Iowa
Nebraska State Journal
Just a Straight and Simple Kidney Cure Testimony
Miss Justine Blanchard of Paquetville New Brunswick reports that Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her long standing kidney troubles. She says the remedy is straightforward and can help others seeking a cure. The ad asserts many illnesses stem from kidney problems and are cured by treating the kidneys.
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Paquetville
Gloucester Co
N.B
Justine Blanchard
Dodd
Miss Blanchard
Bright
Canadian Remounts and Guns Clash on Prairie Front
A war era reminiscence recalls remounts on prairie ranges with birds and foals. then soldiers march to Kemmel and rail at Kaiser with British and French artillery in a distant fight. The piece frames aging, branding, and grit amid overseas duty and homeward thoughts.
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Kemmel
France
England's Public Record Office a trove of history in Chancery Lane
London Tit-Bite describes the Public Record Office in Chancery Lane as a vast historical archive with twenty five miles of shelves, housing Domesday Book era documents and state papers from Whitehall to foreign colonies. The £26,000 annual cost supports legal, genealogical, and statistical records used by fifty to sixty students daily, offering potential new historical discoveries.
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City of London
Public Record Office
Chancery Lane
Tower
Chapter House
Westminster
Rolls Chapel
Star Chamber
Whitehall
London
Post-grippal neurasthenia urged to rest and tonics
Medical authorities describe post grippal neurasthenia after la grippe with languor irritability and disturbed sleep. Rest and a tonic are recommended with Dr Williams Pink Pills promoted to build blood and strengthen nerves after grippe. Available 50 cents per box, six for $2.50 from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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New York City
Grippe
Williams
Dr. Williams
Germans and Honor Stand Apart
A London paper claims the German mind lacks true honor and treats confidence and friendship as tools of betrayal. It notes hostile moves to force Russia from the Pact of London and says Petrograd ignored the insult. Russia asserts Germany must be rendered harmless before the conflict ends.
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London
Frederick
Bismarck
Russia
Petrograd
M. Sazonoff
Germany
Origins of Wheat Traced Through History
The article surveys wheat's long history from Egypt and China to the Euphrates valleys. Archaeologists find wheat in Swiss lake kitchens, and scholars date its cultivation to at least six thousand years ago, noting varied cultural claims about its origin.
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Isis
Euphrates
Tigris
Swiss
Husband and wife clash over kitchen tools
A husband complains about cutting corns with his wife's razor while recalling her strict rule about his old butcher knife. She replies playfully that she hasn’t allowed it, and he retorts that opening a can of tomatoes with the knife hardly violates the limit.
Recruit Declares He Joined Coldstream Guards
A Sherwood Foresters company marching by a river is halted by their commanding officer with Fall in. A raw recruit replies No fear I didn’t join the Coldstream Guards in a Strand Magazine snippet.
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Sherwood Foresters
Coldstream Guards
Strand Magazine
Sale of School Lands in Western Provinces
The Department of the Interior announces a sale of school lands in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta planned for early June. The three provincial premiers back the federal proposal citing good crop prospects strong prices and solid demand. Auctions will occur at central points across the provinces with no broad sales in three years.
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Department of the Interior
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Corn Cure Claim Avoids Surgery Says Holloway
No surgical operation is necessary in removing corns if Holloway's Corn Cure is used. The ad asserts the remedy removes corns without invasive treatment.
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Holloway
Alcoholism and crime link at international congress
Lord Alverstone claimed ninety percent of Great Britain's crime stems from excess drinking based on forty years at the bar and ten on the bench. An earlier Canadian poll across eleven cities found alcohol responsible for seventy percent of police court offences. A Winnipeg Telegram note calls this "the most famous partnership" of its kind. A pair of farmers joke after a cyclone about a missing barn and its damage.
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Lord Alverstone
England
Great Britain
Winnipeg Telegram
Buyers report planes costlier than expected
Shoppers note aviation prices have risen beyond earlier estimates, leaving buyers surprised by higher costs for aircraft and related services. Experts caution that supply chain, material costs, and demand influence the current market.
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Mel
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Minard
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Canada Cancer Institute
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