Advice to Hog Raisers from Swine Breeders Association
R B Hunter of the Swift Canadian Co. urges humane handling of hogs during shipment. Do not beat hogs or overload wagons. Do not overfeed or stuff hogs in transit. Bed cars with sand in warm weather. Separate weak or vicious animals and avoid marketing thin, unfinished hogs. Target weights 175 to 225 pounds for best value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Burns Co
Swine Breeders’ Association
R. B. Hunter
Swift Canadian Co
Holloway's Corn Cure Promises Safe Quick Relief
The advertisement claims Holloway's Corn Cure safely treats hard and soft corns with certain, satisfactory results. It emphasizes safety for general use and effective action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
British Columbia Fisheries in 1914 15 Economic Overview
The British Columbia fisheries drive a Pacific coast economy with a 1914 15 value of 11 575 086 and 18 000 workers. Salmon dominates the catch with a pack of 1 233 000 cases and exports worldwide. Halibut and other species add substantial value, with 1915 halibut sales surpassing 1.5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Pacific Coast
British Columbia
B.C
The Frankfurter Zeitung on Wilson and War
The excerpt mocks the Frankfurter Zeitung claiming it confuses national identities and asserts that the United States is at war with Germany, not Woodrow Wilson. It reflects wartime opinion and press satire from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Frankfurter Zeitung
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Germany
Express
German air power confession cites Allied mastery over skies
A captured German officer’s report admits British and French air forces dominated the sky, keeping German artillery blind and troops exposed. It notes Allied planes harassed bases, depots, supply lines, and reserves, with German air and ground defenses unable to prevail.
German Harvest Drive in Roumania Prompted by War Labor
German authorities in Roumania organize rapid grain harvest with military detachments labor parties and prisoners of war assigned to work. Roumanian landlords receive premiums for swift deliveries and higher wartime wages are promised to harvesters per German reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roumania
Land Boom At Gleichen Alberta Auction Draws 1000 Farmers
A Gleichen Alberta land sale of 325 quarter sections on the Blackfoot Reserve drew nearly a thousand buyers from up to 200 miles away. Most bidders were farmers, with American settlers also present. Average price about 30 dollars per acre, top price 45, likely 90 percent to actual farmers, while land speculators largely stayed silent. Also an ad touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as versatile athlete's relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gleichen
Alberta
Blackfoot Indian Reserve
Minnesota
Doctors at Front Bear Brunt of War Casualties
The article notes doctors suffer the heaviest losses in modern war as four physicians accompany each regiment and three go to the front with troops. They lack arms and protection yet are mowed down. It cites 609000 killed overall, with 2357 in a single hour and 400 in another engagement. An ambulance driver returns to find only 12 of 165 remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street Journal
War Work Phases by Dr Christopher Addison at Commons
Dr Christopher Addison cites rapid growth in Britain’s munition output, including explosive production, gun shells, and steel. He notes a large advance in tank design, railway material, and salvage of shell cartridges, with high female involvement and doubled ministry output in a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Addison
United Kingdom
Addison
House of Commons
Ministry of Munitions
Munnttions
Field Marshal Haig
England
Australia
Canada
Col. Stern
United States
Eight Day Clock Dispute Heard In Police Court
Police court hears a dispute over an eight day clock. Magistrate awards the clock to the plaintiff and the defendant asks what he will receive. The magistrate responds I will give you the eight days in return. Stray Stories.
Grocer Refuses Potatoes By Quarter Request
A small boy asks the family grocer for a quarter’s worth of potatoes. The grocer answers kindly that they do not cut potatoes and instructs the boy to tell his mother the policy.
Counter Check Books Offer From Appleford Company
Business ad from Appleford Counter Check Book Company Ltd, Hamilton Canada, promoting Counter Check and Sales Books with carbon and coated book options, waxed papers, parchment, and dairy wrappers. Claims large coast to coast customer base and strong paper supply from a leading mill. Offices in Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Merchant
O.K
Canada
Appleford Counter Check Book Company, Ltd
Hamilton
Toronto
Montreal
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Separation of Finland From Russia Wanted
At a Social Democratic Congress of Finland meeting resolutions urged separation from Russia and the creation of an independent republic. The plan forbids Russian troops and fortifications on Finnish soil in peace time and treats Finland as a foreign country in economic relations. The Finnish Social Democrats appealed to Socialist groups worldwide, especially Russia, to back independence through an international agreement, citing the Russian government as unable to guarantee Finland’s freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Democratic Congress of
Finland
Russia
Social Democrats
British Columbia Fruit Industry Rapidly Grows
Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper. The British Columbia fruit industry has expanded swiftly in recent years with crop value rising from about 250 000 in 1910 to 1 700 000 by 1916. From the Okangan Valley two thousand carloads of vegetables were exported last year. Most produce goes to Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba while trade expands to Australia South Africa and Great Britain. BC fruit has won the Royal Horticultural Society gold medal in London for eight consecutive years.
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British Columbia
Okanagan
Prairie
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Australia
South Africa
Great Britain
Royal Horticultural Society of
London
England
Cheney Company Catarrh Cure Ad
An old advertisement for N Hall’s Catarrh Cure presented by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo. The copy touts internal use and testimonials to claim relief of nasal and mucous surface symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Hall
Not a Full Blooded Scot
A train waits forty minutes as a canny Scot learns the engine crew emptied water to make grog. He jokes that the water shortage came from his countrymen who prefer spirits, underscoring regional humor and stubborn wit.
Insinuations and a Ridiculous Question as Hair Feint
The remarker taunts with bald head jests and boasts a head of hair while someone asks a pointed question about grass growing on a busy street. The exchange reads as a whimsical London Tit-Bits aside reflecting social banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Protective Coloring Life remark prompts cautions after black eye
A Life magazine line jokes about washing a face and warns Jimmy not to wash too cleanly after sustaining a black eye, implying streetwise prudence and rough humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Fatal Policy on Returned Soldiers Shocks Ottawa Expert
Dr. TLR Adams of the conservation commission in Ottawa warns at a Canadian Medical association session in Montreal that placing returned soldiers on land under current conditions would be fatal. He cites poor pay, remote settlement areas, and argues slum rural comparisons reflect land speculation rather than hardship. Also notes general indigestion and promotes Parmelec's Vegetable Pills as a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlr. Adams
The
Conservation Commission
Ottawa
Canadian Medical Association
Montreal
Adams
Norwegian Traitors Reported In Norwegian Ports
An officer from a liner at a Norwegian port brought news of the arrest and imprisonment of two Norwegian skippers of passenger steamers plying between Norway and Great Britain for giving information to German submarine commanders about British and neutral vessels sailing from Norway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Great Britain
Guard Baby's Health in the Summer
The summer months bring quick onset of cholera infantum colic diarrhoea and dysentry in children. Mothers should prevent or treat swiftly and rely on Baby's Own Tablets to regulate the stomach and bowels, sold for 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Provision For Rainy Day Assets Seized From Russian Royal Family
A provisional government commission debates sequestering land palaces and other property of Nicholas II and his royal brood valued at hundreds of millions of dollars. It also weighs keeping grand dukes assets worth about 210 million for public benefit. Estimates place total royal assets near 958 million plus large bank deposits in England and France. The deposed emperor’s yearly income and court expenses are discussed amid claims of extravagance and pilfering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Romanoff
Russia
Nicholas
Royal House of
Professor Okunieff
Bank of England
Grand Duke
Alexis
Bank of France
Onunieff
Duma
Zubatcheff
The Mean Neighbor Borrows Lawn Mower Complaint
An item from the Guelph Mercury quotes a proverb about the meanest man as one who borrows a neighbor’s mower and then complains it is dull. The piece reflects a humorous community rail against petty behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guelph Mercury
Warships Hunt for Possible German Submarine Bases
U S navy officers believe German U boats may have reentered Atlantic waters and possibly established a base near Cuba. Mercantile submarines believed present to resupply torpedoes and oil. armed merchant ships reduce submarine value, prompting convoys and ceaseless patrols along suspected shores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Atlantic
Cuba
Mineral Production in Canada Rises to 1916 Total
Canada’s calendar year 1916 mineral output reached 177.357 million dollars, up nearly 30 percent from 1915 and surpassing all prior records by over 32 million. Western provinces Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and British Columbia produced 56 million. coal led with about 39 million, Alberta and British Columbia ranking high in coal output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchhewan
Manitoba
British Columbia
Canadian
A Timely Thought on Faults and Virtues
The author argues faults are harder to uproot than to choke by virtues. Look for good in every person, honor it, rejoice in it, and imitate it. By focusing on strength, faults will fall away like dead leaves when their time comes.
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Eddy
E. B. Eddy Company
Arlington
Bettavie
Arlington CO. OF Canada
Pracser Avenue
Teorente
COOK
Cook Medicine
Teverte, Ovd
Winder
Ace Raman Sr
Oru Lywans
de Leciees
Havensroca
Hawesteao
Lowvoos
Ena
Therapid
Teave
Ae Govt
House
TME Cutter Laboratory
Sesreley
CAL
Osrues
U. S
H. Clay
Clover Ver Co., Inc
West 31St Street
New York
Dominion Express
British Columbia Fisheries
Masters of the Air
Douglas & Co
Minard
Big Land Sale
Thomas
Britain
Social Democratic Congress
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hal
Conati
Beecham
U. Pe
Ieee
Secon
Dr. Adams
Liner
W. N. Ue
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