Naval Pageant On The Thames Honors British Fleet
A five mile Thames procession from Tower Bridge honored Britain’s naval service on the fifth anniversary of mobilization. King George's royal barge led the line amid cheering crowds and festive river decorations, while bands played wartime songs and sea chants.
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London
Thames
St. George
St. Patrick
St. Andrew
St. David
Tower Bridge
George
Queen Mary
William
Great Britain
Navy
Mercantile Marine
Chelsea
King George
Cadogan Pier
Battersea Park
Admiralty
League of Arts
Tracing The Missing London Absentees
Records offices in London tally overseas forces. About 7,000 men, roughly one percent, cannot be accounted for. Most missing are Australians and Canadians. South Africans and New Zealanders show smaller gaps. Some absentees are furloughed, married, or staying abroad. authorities warn return to avoid losing gratuity and free passage.
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London
Dominion
Warts Treated with Halloway's Corn Cure
A brief ad-like note states warts disappear when treated with Halloway's Corn Cure, implying a remedy claim for disfiguring skin conditions.
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Halloway
Diet expert warns white flour harms public health
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, a renowned authority on proper nutrition, argues that replacing war-time flour mixtures with white flour is a backward move for public health and nutrition.
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Harvey W. Wiley
The Longer They Wait Marriage Quote Says Repentance Follows
A dated aphorism notes that sooner marriage gives more time to repent. The line reflects a cautionary view on delaying matrimony and its moral implications.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure for Deafness
An advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local remedies. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional treatment that works through the blood, offering a one hundred dollar reward for untreatable cases and noting druggists sell the product for 75 cents with free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Rolling Stock in Canada in 1918
Statistics from the Department of Railways and Canals show 5756 locomotives in Canada in 1918 followed by 6376 passenger cars 209243 freight cars and 18890 company service cars indicating the scale of railway equipment nationwide.
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Canada
Department of Railways and Canals
Miller’s Worm Powders Gain Endorsements From Mothers
The text argues testimonials from mothers could be obtained in thousands, but asserts the powders will prove their value without them. It claims the product acts quickly and thoroughly, with the child showing improvement from the first dose.
Population declines under Bolshevik rule in Russia
Documents from Bolshevik prisoners indicate Omsk to Petrograd population fell from over 2,000,000 in 1912 to about 800,000 under Bolshevik rule. Moscow’s population is reported to have diminished by around 40 percent.
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Omsk
Petrograd
Moscow
No Minimum Price For Wheat
Ottawa announces James Stewart of Winnipeg as president of the new wheat board to manage the crop. The minister clarifies there is no fixed minimum price. farmers will receive an initial set price and regain the difference when grain sells on world markets after deductions for transport and costs.
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Ottawa
Sir George Foster
Trade and Commerce
James Stewart
Winnipeg
Wheat Purchasing Commission
George Foster
Exiled German Heir Blames Allies in Letter to King George
The Hamburger Nachrichten publishes a letter from former Prince Henry of Prussia to King George. He urges not to extradite the former German emperor and accuses British leaders of planning the war to curb Germany. He claims the German spirit endures and warns of a reckoning.
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Copenhagen
Henry
Prussia
George
Hamburger Nachrichten
Germany
England
Great Britain
Prince Henry
M. Sasozonoff
Balmoral
Flying In Winter Weather Aviators Say Extreme Cold Can Be Combatted
Pilot A. L. Cuff and Captain G. A. Thompson describe methods to fly commercially in Manitoba winter. Electrically heated clothes and gear, driven by a small electric engine, weigh about five pounds and make frigid flights feasible. They note radiator freezes were once a problem, now overcome with advances in anti freeze and heated attire.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
A. L. Cuff
Royal Air Force
G. A. Thompson
Guelph
Ont
R.A.F
France
Manitoba Wheat Crop Seen At 45 Million Bushels This Year
Winnipeg Manitoba will harvest about 45 million bushels of wheat this year with an average yield of around fifteen bushels per acre from nearly three million acres. At an estimated price of 2.25 dollars per bushel the crop is worth about 101.52 million dollars, down from last year. Red rust is reported in several Manitoba districts.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Valentine Jinkler
Freezone Corn Remedy Promises Painless Removal
A Cincinnati authority promotes Freezone as a painless home method to lift corns and calluses. A small cost buys a quarter ounce at drug stores, claimed enough to remove all foot corns without pain, soreness, or infection. The compound dries on contact and does not irritate surrounding tissue, aiding those wearing high heels.
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Cincinnati
Prohibition Party to Mark 50th Anniversary in Chicago
Chicago hosts a two day observance September 1 and 2 commemorating the founding of the Prohibition Party. A banquet on September 1 and a mass meeting on September 2 will feature party leaders addressing attendees on the movement's history and goals.
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Chicago
United States
Prohibition Party
Minard's Liniment Cures Colds in Odd Ad Skit
A humorous old ad features a couple in a theatre plan dispute. Mrs Peck changes plans while the husband mentions Minard's Liniment curing colds in a playful domestic scene. The snippet captures period advertisement style and dialogue.
The Cause of Sickness Almost Always Blood Related
The article argues illness stems from poor blood or exhausted nerves and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy. It describes symptoms like pale appearance headaches breathlessness and heart palpitations linked to blood deficiency and nerve fatigue. It notes the pills can be mailed for 50 cents a box or 2.50 for six from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Williams
Prize for Britain to Australia Flight Rules Set
The Royal Aero Club published rules for a £10,000 Australian prize for a flight from Great Britain to Australia. A total of 720 consecutive hours must cover the journey in a British built aeroplane or seaplane, start from Hounslow or Calshot, and finish by midnight on December 31, 1920. All craft must have one control at Singapore for identification. Entry notes Bert Hinckler’s Sopwith Dove bi plane with an 80 hp Le Rhone engine.
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London
England
Royal Aero Club
Great Britain
Australia
British Empire
Hounslow Aerodrome
Calshot
Singapore
Bert Hinckler
General Pershing’s Return to the United States Planned
General Pershing spoke in Paris after an enthusiastic ovation at a troop review in the Bois de Vincennes. He said he would not return before the first week in September and that demobilization would be complete by September 30, leaving 6,000 to 7,000 men in the occupation army. Headquarters would likely be set at Coblenz.
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Paris
Pershing
Bois de Vincennes
United States
Army of Occupation
Coblenz
All springs look alike to the board ing house chicken
A fragment notes confusion over springs and a board related to an ing house, with unclear subjects and no identifiable events or names. The text reads as a jumbled phrase rather than a coherent report.
Women and Asthma Remedy Offered by Kellogg
Women suffer asthma across climates and ages, and many find relief through Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy. Testimonials from users nationwide claim significant improvement and renewed hope without solicitation.
Man’s Realization Sparks Sudden Widening Wisdom
A man realizes his own folly and, starting that day, begins to gain insight and understanding. The moment redefines his outlook, prompting cautious optimism about future choices and patterns of thinking.
Far East as Field for Canadian Trade
Sir Edmund Walker president of the Canadian Bank of Commerce arrived in Vancouver with Logan and Holt after an Orient tour. They examined commercial conditions and prospects and concluded the East offers many opportunities for Canadian trade, but only with a systematic campaign to win it.
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Vancouver
B.C
China
Japan
Edmund Walker
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Orient
Logan
San Francisco
Foreign Exchange Department
Bank
Holt
East
Sir Edmund
Wyoming settler pays record price for Alberta farmland
A Wyoming settler paid $150 per acre for a quarter-section of irrigated land near Coaldale in the A. R. and I. block. The Winnipeg office of the Department of Immigration and Colonization reports the record price.
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Alberta
Wyoming
Coaldale
A. R. and I. Block
Winnipeg
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Putnam's Corn Extractor Promo Ends Corns Fast
Advertisement for Putnam's Corn Extractor claims to remove corns and warts in one day. It stresses painless safe treatment and urges purchase at all dealers for 25 cents per bottle. The copy frames a contrast with dangerous DIY cutting.
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Putnam’s
Putnam's
France Holds Feast of Gratitude in War Years
Across France and rebuilt Alsace Lorraine a national gratitude feast was held with crowds. Messages from President Poincare, Premier Clemenceau and Marshal Foch were read as religious exercises marked by wreath laying at soldiers’ graves.
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Paris
France
Alsace
Lorraine
Poincare
Premier Clemenceau
Marshal Foch
Calls and Returns From Soldiers Heads to Agriculture
Ottawa reports 273 444 Canadian army demobilization questionnaires completed. Of these 87 771 wish stock raising or farming, 20 269 leave other work for agriculture, and 4 716 switch from farming to other lines. Agriculture nets 15 553 gain. Professional and general occupations gain 20 409 while 12 708 desire to leave them. One in five soldiers plans a new livelihood after khaki.
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Ottawa
Department of Soldiers Civil
Catarrhozone Promises Quick Relief For Colds
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a cure for catarrh bronchitis and colds. It claims fast soothing relief without snuff and offers an inhaler included dollar outfit with guaranteed results in various sizes.
June Inland Revenue Tax Take in Ottawa
The department reports June war taxes near 1.38 million, with total June revenue at 4.59 million. Tobacco excise led the month’s receipts, contributing 2.43 million to the treasury, as compared with the prior June 1918 total of 2.99 million.
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Ottawa
Department of Inland Revenue
Department
Treasury
When I Grow Up A Girl Seeks Marriage In Simple Drawing
A teacher asks children what they want to be when grown. A little girl speaks up that she wants to be married but cannot draw it, prompting a quiet moment of humor and imagination.
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