Three Explosives Types by Eugene Turpin in La Science et al Vie
The article outlines three explosive kinds: those from physical causes like boiler bursts, those from dissociation of elements such as acetylene, and chemical explosions from rapid reactions. Turpin notes only a few explosives are useful for arms, with high explosives detonated by mercury fulminate caps and other substances used for breaking stone or discharging projectiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Turpin
la Science Et al Vie
M. Turpin
Holloway's Corn Cure Promises Wart and Corn Removal
An ad-like prompt claims Holloway's Corn Cure removes unsightly warts and painful corns, presenting a simple remedy for skin blemishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
Prince Herbert Bismarck and Italian prelate clash at royal reception
At a royal reception Prince Herbert Bismarck bumped an Italian prelate who scolded him. The prince declared his identity, and the prelate retorted that the claim served as an explanation if not an apology.
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Prince Herbert Bismarck
Herbert Bismarck
Change of Life Relief Reported by Nova Scotia Woman
A Belleville Nova Scotia resident credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing severe symptoms of menopause. The letter notes hot flashes dizziness headaches and nervous weakness and praises the remedy as the only medicine that helped. The firm invites confidential letters for advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lyon Mass.
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Belleville
Nova Scotia
Can
Lydia E. Pinkham
Yarmouth Co
Canada
Lydia EB
Optimistic note on British Columbia trade recovery
Reports to the Canadian Northern Railway indicate BC trade conditions are improving despite war. Lumber mills face shipping shortages but expect larger business with rebuilding in Europe, while agriculture shows growth and markets expand.
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British Columbia
Canadian Northern Railway Company
Europe
Coast
Vancouver
Victoria
C.N.R
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Washington
Prairie
Great Britain
West Indies
Atlantic
Department of Agriculture
United States
Gunda the Bronz Zoo’s Lead Elephant Is Shot
Gunda, the Bronz Zoo’s premier elephant, is killed by a shot from hunter Carl E. Akeley under a directive from Zoo Director Hornaday. For five years the animal threatened keepers and broke out often injuring staff, leading to a controversial chaining and eventual execution.
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Big Gunda
Bronz Zoo
Carl E. Akeley
American Museum
Hornaday
Gunda
New York Mail
Editor Returns Poem With Sharp Advice
A editor received verses from a lady tied with pink ribbon and replied that if he misses her he should not be trusted with a firearm again. The remark highlights dry wit in a brief exchange.
Training Is Not A Quick Path To Soldiers Or Farm Hands
The piece argues against the idea that students can be rapidly turned into harvest workers or soldiers by overnight travel or drill. It likens crowding youths into fields or battle to a myth, noting real stamina and training are essential. It closes with an ad for Minard's Liniment claiming diphtheria cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Wisconsin expert urges stable breeders for high egg hens
James G. Halpin of the University of Wisconsin poultry department cautions against buying hatching eggs from different breeders each year. He says returning to proven breeders boosts flock size and egg production, foreseeing more reliable producers and gradual strain improvement through line breeding and strong males.
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James G. Halpin
Poultry Department
University of Wisconsin
May building permits fall across Dominion cities
May building permits in Canadian cities totaled 4 281 000 dollars, down 8 387 000 from May 1914. Montreal again leads with 2 374 000 in permits, down 4 183 000 from last year. The building trade lags but is expected to improve soon per the Montreal Journal of Commerce.
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Dominion
Montreal
Montreal Journal of Commerce
Firing Gold Amid War Powers and Subsidies
The Boston Transcript notes Britain continues its traditional use of subsidies and gold payments as a strategic weapon in war. It recalls 100 year old precedents from the Napoleonic era where subsidies tipped scales or softened reverses, underscoring financial arms in modern conflict.
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Great Britain
Boston Transcript
Monument to Health Built by Postum
A man describes himself as a monument built by Postum after years of coffee use caused dyspepsia and sleep loss. He credits leaving coffee for Postum with restoring appetite, digestion, strength, and sleep. The ad urges Postum Cereal and instant Postum as coffee alternatives sold by grocers.
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Postum
Canadian Postum Co
Windsor
Ont
Read
Wellville
England's New First Sea Lord Sir Henry Jackson
The Baltimore Evening Sun profiles Sir Henry Bradwardine Jackson, newly appointed first sea lord, detailing a life spanning 1868 service entry, Zulu War service, pioneering wireless experiments with Marconi, and rapid rise through torpedo and naval posts to senior commands including commander in chief of the Mediterranean and naval staff roles.
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Henry Bradwardine Jackson
England
America
Baltimore Evening Sun
K.C.V
F.R.S
Lord Fisher
British Admiralty
Henry
Marconi
Vernon
Vesuvius
Edinburgh
Mediterranean
Devonport Torpedo School
Defiance
Paris
Sir Henry Jackson
Vulcan
Admiralty
Caesar
Portsmouth
Sir Henry
Berkeley Milne
Doveton Sturdee
Falkland Islands
Miller's Worm Powders Promoted by Mothers’ Testimonials
Millers Worm Powders rely on testimonials from mothers who praise the medicine. The text asserts the powders act quickly and thoroughly and that children show improvement from the first dose.
Liege Man Swears Allegiance to Germans Then Questions Belgians
A Liege native, harassing a German troop with talk of Belgian bravery, faces a choice of execution or swearing allegiance. He swears in fear and is told he may come and go, then asks whether Belgians gave them a tough fight.
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Belgium
Liege
Whisky Slump Hits Scottish Malt Season Production Falls
A sharp downturn ends Scotland's malt whisky season with output down by a million gallons. Several brands become unavailable for a year and prices rise 50 to 75 percent.
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Scotland
Prohibition on Jute Exports From Great Britain
An order in council has been gazetted prohibiting the export of jute yarns jute piece goods and bags and sacks made of jute to any destination The ban applies only to certain European ports and covers exports from Great Britain
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Great Britain
Enemies of War Face British Action In Housing Internments
London letter from the New York Herald reports Sir John Simon’s handling of enemy aliens. Germans with British ties are detained or interned after showing pro German sentiment or during wartime incidents. A London firm’s German partners become interned while a naturalized Briton remains in custody.
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John Simon
London
England
Lusitania
Paris
Germany
Berlin
New York Herald
Deafness Cured by Constitutional Remedy Claim
A 19th century advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally for Eustachian tube inflammation. It offers 100 dollars for any catarrh deafness cases cured by Bali's Catarrh Cure and promotes the product alongside pills and a circular.
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M & eBurey
Dealteas
Bali
Eney & CO
Towaea
Drurcista
German Victory Would Mean World Domination
A wartime speech warns there is no retreat if Allies fall, predicting global conquest by Germany and urging continued enlistment. It praises British and Lancashire bravery and frames the war as a death struggle against darkness with terms set by the Allies.
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Germany
Atlantic
England
Lancashire
Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor Ad and Schoolroom Jest
An ad boasts Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor cures corns in 24 hours and costs 2c per bottle, claiming quick, safe relief. A classroom joke follows with a teacher scolding Tommy for interrupting and his retort about inheriting relatives when there is a will.
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Putnam
Ottie
Tonsils as Belgium of the Body in War Time
Dr. R. G. Eccles of Brooklyn argues in the Medical Record that tonsils are active immune outposts helping leucocytes fight disease. He likens Belgium’s plight to the tonsil’s role, urging preservation over removal and warning against blaming Belgians for war woes.
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Belgium
R. G. Eccles
Brooklyn
Eccles
Europe
France
Pioneer Cure Claims Liniment Restored Hand Function
Isaac Fe. Mann of Metapedia Quebec states that fourteen years ago a wrist injury nearly severed the cords left his hand useless for nine months. After trying remedies with no relief a friend recommended Minard's Liniment which healed him completely and has been trusted by his family since.
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Minard
Chinese official tours forest sites and hydrology school
Mr. Chang Chien, former minister of agriculture and commerce, visited Nanking with Mr. Han to inspect potential forest reserve sites at Tai Shan in Shantung and near Feng Hsiang in Anhui. He opened a hydraulic engineering school for Huai River work and toured Purple Mountain plantations run by the Nanking Colonization Association under Prof. Bailey, with central annual funding support.
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United States
Chang Chien
Huai River
A Pill For All Seasons Promise from Parmelees Pills
An advertisement touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as effective in winter and summer in any latitude from torrid zones to the Arctic. It claims the pills aid dyspepsia and should be carried everywhere. The pill is said to resist climate changes and retain freshness and strength unlike trapy pills on the market.
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Parmelee
Rest at an Outpost Amid Shelling by Frontline Ambulance Crew
Robert Service writes from a frontline outpost describing hours of patrol near trenches with lead bees overhead. He recalls an ambulance mission within a kilometre of the enemy, two shells fired, and the terrifying scream until they burst, ending with anxious moments.
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Robert Service
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