A Mysterious Morning Stroll in Amaranth District
King slips from his rooms in plain tweed and soft hat, observations in the Amaranth area reveal Barthelemy’s club and the bath-house next door. He ponders hidden exits while a constable approaches, sparking a wry exchange over a cigar match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Avery
Jermyn Street
Amaranth Club
Mr. Parthelemy
Mr. Barthelemy
Mr. Barthlemy
Amaranth
Barthelemy
Wonder Sparrow
Gentleman King Cites Medicated Baths For Sleep
A humorous exchange between a gentleman and a constable unfolds in London as King describes his insomnia and stubborn routines. He jokes about walking West End streets at dawn and considers medicated baths as a possible cure, noting a bathhouse near Jermyn Street. The officer listens with polite sympathy.
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King
West End
Jermyn Street
Mr. Barthelemy
Canada Holds Record Stocks Of Meat And Dairy July 1
The acting cost of living commissioner released figures from two thirds of Canadian cold storage firms showing large gains since July 1, 1916 in buttes cheese eggs beef pork bacon ham and mutton and lamb holdings. He notes US beef up 59 percent and warns that beef ham bacon mutton and lamb rises are unfounded while cheese stocks appear too low.
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Canada
United States
Unwritten Verses Mark His Quiet Endurance
The line suggests patience and resilience in the face of unseen works. A figure endures through absence and potential, hinting at inner strength and a life of contemplative persistence.
Sugar beet cultivation in Alberta promises Western Canada growth
An Alberta focus piece argues sugar beets are a premier Western Canada crop. It highlights high irrigation yields, sugar content up to twenty percent, and strong market potential for Alberta and Western provinces with irrigation, seed production prospects, and livestock industry synergy.
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Canada
Alberta
United States
Dominion Government
Lethbridge
Canadian Pacific Railway
Calgary
Raymond Sugar Company
Raymond
Utah
Idaho
Union
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Dominion
Western
Western Canada
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Tops Reputation Again
For years Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator has ranked as the most effective preparation manufactured, and it always maintains its reputation.
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Mother Graves
United States Mobilizes Vast War Effort in Three Months
The Chicago Herald notes rapid U S war preparation including $7 billion in spending, $3 billion bond subscription, $1.3 billion to allies, near 10 million men registered for service, 30 000 officers trained, an army moved 3 000 miles to France without loss, a major fleet active, and plans to raise nearly $2 billion in taxes in a year.
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United States
France
Chicago Herald
War Garden Rivalry Grows Despite Rooster Fights
A Houston Post cartoonish quip recalls a man boasting a larger war garden this year after joking that last year's garden faced no battles, then recounting conflicts with a neighbor's rooster over the plot.
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Houston Post
Profit By New Zealands Blunder
A Calgary Daily Herald editorial cites New Zealand's draft system as flawed causing a crop drop with 100000 acres unused and 2 million bushels fewer wheat, urging Canada to know worker needs and availability to avoid similar losses for agriculture and production.
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Iof
New Zealand
National Service Register
Ottawa
Canada
Calgary Daily Herald
Keep Children Well During Hot Weather
A vintage ad warns mothers of cholera infantum and stomach troubles in summer and promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a safe preventive. The ad claims tablets prevent stomach and bowel issues and aid recovery if illness strikes, sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
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Ivery
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Paris to wear gaspardine rat fur fashions
A Paris fashion note says next winter will feature gaspardine fur made from trench rats. Furriers and soldiers partner for patriotic rat-skin coats and scarves, with rat bounty programs possibly rising as soldiers hunt rats with terriers and dogs aiding the effort.
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Paris
Venus
Gaspardine
Miller's Worm Powder Promises Quick Relief for Infants
A vintage warning urges mothers to treat children for worms before lasting damage occurs. The ad touts Miller's Worm Powder as a fast, gentle remedy that causes no inconvenience to the infant and can be used when signs of parasitic infection appear.
The Way to Success by Judge McAdoo
Judge McAdoo of New York urges that success comes from doing what one loves and excelling at it. He cites the shoemaker example, saying a skilled tradesman can outshine many professionals, and notes mothers’ difficulty accepting their sons’ distinct paths.
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McAdoo
New York
Brother and Suitor Debate Rent in Newspaper Card
A brief dialogue quotes a father questioning support for his daughter Edith and the suitor replying about charging rent. The exchange notes twenty dollars a week as insufficient to pay rent, highlighting social expectations and financial concerns surrounding Edith.
Western provinces gain over $220000 yearly from bond shift
Dominion trust funds for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta will earn higher interest by moving school land monies from three to five percent war bonds. Manitoba holds about $4.05 million, Saskatchewan about $4.09 million, Alberta around $3.92 million. Increased revenue supports education with lands held in trust and auctioned by the Dominion government.
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Savings Bank
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Dominfion
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Western
Canada
India Loyal To British Rule Says Visitor
Rev Oswald Younghusband of Lahore arrives in Toronto en route to England. He believes Indians are broadly loyal and not yet ready for self government though some movement exists. He criticizes education as cram focused and urges schooling in India to build character and backbone. He seeks Rhodes scholarships for English and mixed Indian people after German pulls.
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India
Oswald Younghusband
Lahore
Toronto
England
Younghusband
Minard's Liniment Endorsed by Captain De Jardin
Captain F R De Jardin of Scr Storke St Andre Kamouraska reports years of use of Minard's Liniment on his vessel and in his family. He says it knows no equal for everyday ills and accidents and would not voyage without it even at a dollar a bottle.
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Minard’s Liniment Co. Limited
Minard's Liniment
F.R. Dejardin
Scr
Storke
St. Andre
Kamouraska
Haig's Charger Trains in Hampshire for War Plans
The Daily Express describes a bay charger in Hampshire training for future war duties. Maps and councils of war are imagined around him as parchment crackles near his face, with speculation that this charger may someday roam Brussels streets.
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Hampshire
The
Daily Express
Brussels
England’s Awakening Through War’s Demands and Change
The piece argues that war compelled England’s workers to full output for national purpose, raised wages, and unlocked initiative. It notes gains for women in domestic service and refined trades, and the war gave upper-class Englishmen meaningful activity, with officers’ poetry reflecting relief at life’s renewed meaning.
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England
Arthur Gleason
Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper
An Ohio woman seeks divorce from her husband after 17 years without a bath. She cites neglect and personal hygiene as grounds for separation. The couple's dispute highlights long standing domestic tensions and public misuse of remedies.
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Ohio
Detroit Free Press
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J. S. Fletcher
W. WN. WU
Haig
England’s
Minard
Dominion Express
Pelham
Cood
Pelham Nursery CO
Arlington
Arlington CO. OF Canada
Fraser Avenue
Cena
Kalinga Lease
Femary
Aileese
the Wood CO
Toroato
Wieden
Therapion
Gre Pougera Co
Beekman
Eddy’s
Eddy
Redpath
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