Germans Lose Largest Liner to Allied Handing Over
The Tirpitz, a German superliner and the largest steamer afloat, is completed and soon to be handed to the Allies. Built for the Panama Canal route, it could carry 2000 passengers on the Hamburg America line westward service to China. Lavish fittings include a marble swimming bath, the largest afloat, and after wartime damages are repaired it will undergo trials at Swinemunde before a short voyage to its new owners.
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Panama Canal
Hamburg-America Line
China
Vaterland
Yirpitz
Swinemunde
London
Vermicide touted as lifesaver for children
An advertisement praises Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as an excellent vermicide that has saved the lives of countless children. The claim emphasizes its effectiveness and safety for households with young ones.
Bear on the Stock Exchange Joke
A female narrator comments on a man described as a wary business figure. She suggests he rearrange his business to become a bear on the stock exchange rather than at home, prompting a concise, humorous exchange about work focus.
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Larry
Stock Exchange
Wash Day Woes Raise Back and Kidney Strain
Wash day and sweeping take a heavy toll on the back and kidneys. The effort of washing, ironing, and sweeping can poison the system, causing backache rheumatism and pains along the nerves, according to the account.
City Council Votes Large Salary Increases
Toronto city councillors approve sizable pay raises as part of a broader wave of municipal wage changes. The article notes accompanying international and national items including a Montreal arrival of inventor M. H. Neker and shifts in immigration regulation, along with Canadian railway freight pressures and telecom fee requests.
Do You Feel Like This When You Waken
An old health ad promises relief for fatigue and liver sluggishness with Dr Hamilton's Pills. It claims to cleanse poisons, aid digestion and improve appetite, with results in days andsells 25c boxes through The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
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Dr. Hamilton
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
The Insult in New York Dining Room
A backwoods man visits New York and confronts a waiter over a napkin, threatening with a six shooter and vowing to use a handkerchief without hints. Miller's Worm Powders are advertised as a thorough cure, claiming pests leave the body cleanly.
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New York
Cattle Embargo Sparks Dispute Between Western Ranchers and Ontario Officials
Western livestock groups clash with North Ontario representative Wm. Smith over a proposed resolution arguing Britain should not lift the cattle embargo on Canada. They contend Ontario farmers are not representative of western ranchers and oppose the stance as misaligned with western interests.
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Western Livestock Associations
Wm. Smith
North Ontario
Canada
Great Britain
Ontario
West
Evening gowns feature dropped waistlines with bold details
The season’s frocks show waists placed well below the natural line. Charms rise in dresses cut low at the waist for youthful wearers. White Swiss with glue dots is used, short sleeves, optional bangles, two deep flounces in Canton crepe trim, and a blue and silver sash.
Ottawa G W V A Protests Memoirs Publication
The Ottawa branch of the G W V A condemns rumored plans by a British firm to publish the ex Kaiser’s memoirs and urges a royal petition to George and government action to bar possession of such memoirs or any paper containing them in Canada. A second item touts Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy promising relief to sufferers.
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Ottawa
G.W.V.A
King George
Canada
Speed of Aerial Mail Beats London Paris Telegraph
In G Holt Thomas's Aerial Transport a London Paris air route incident shows a pilot flying an Airco machine from Hounslow to Le Bourget in one hour twenty minutes. The despatch beat both telephone and cable in an astonishing 180 miles per hour demonstration.
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Hodder and Stoughton
G. Holt Thomas
London
Paris
Hounslow
le Bourget
Women of Lapland Stand at Four Feet Nine Inches
A report notes that Lapland women average four feet nine inches in height, highlighting a striking regional stat about local appearance.
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Lapland
What to Do for Stomach Trouble and Indigestion
Nine tenths of indigestion comes not from the stomach but from thin blood. A tonic treatment, such as Dr Williams Pink Pills, can improve digestion, blood quality, and nerves. A testimonial from Mr Shaw describes long-lasting relief after three months of use. Pills available from druggists or by mail for $2.50 per six-box lot from Dr Williams Medicine Co, Brockville, Ontario.
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D. Shaw
Stewart
Pell
Shaw
Dried Strawberry Promises New Dried Fruit Product
A method to preserve strawberries as a dried fruit has been developed. The finished product resembles a small reddish fig with raisin like texture and is reported to retain much of the original flavor.
Fair-haired people and health remedy claims
The article claims fair-haired people need more oxygen and nourishment, suggesting they live more in the country. It advertises Tir Agnew's Remedy for organic heart disease, promising relief for palpitations, shortness of breath, smothering spells, pain in the left side, and other heart symptoms with one dose.
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Tir Agnew
Prunes Served Twice Weekly at Sing Sing Prison
Inmate meals at Sing Sing use prunes regularly with an average serving twice weekly and a total of 10 080 prunes allocated for one meal.
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Sing Sing
It Testifies for Itself Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
A historical note extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil claiming it needs no testimonial of power. It states the oil heals coughs colds cuts contusions sprains burns and pains in limbs or body and that its effectiveness proves itself prompting its widespread use.
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Thomas
Character Sketch Mentioned by Cincinnati Enquirer
A quip about Mrs. Guff describes her as a woman who can wear a $10,000 necklace and make it appear as if bought for 10 cents. The remark appears in a Cincinnati Enquirer context via Mrs. Muff and Mrs. Duff.
Quite Relieved. Lady Fears About Complexion
A light exchange shows a worried lady seeking cosmetic advice from a doctor who replies she should diet. The humorous dialogue ends with the lady asking what color would suit her best.
The Reason
A brief exchange notes that most typists in business offices are women and suggests men favor dictating to at least one class of women.
Causing a Laugh Self-Deprecation Quip
A light moral notes that true humor comes from laughing at oneself. The maxim suggests shared amusement by self mockery and easy goodwill from audiences worldwide.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Bloodstream Action
An old advertisement offers $100 for any catarrh case unrelieved by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The product is taken internally and claimed to act through the blood of mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for over forty years at 75 cents. Testimonials free. J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Porpoise Jaw Oil Fetches High Price for Watchmakers
The article notes that the finest oil for watches and delicate machinery is sourced from the jaw of the porpoise and can cost from fifty to one hundred dollars per gallon.
Holloway's Corn Remover Claimed Strong Root Yield
An advertisement touts Holloway's Corn Remover as effective against deeply rooted corns when used as directed, promising notable relief and easier removal for sufferers.
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Holloway
War and the Newspapers Burdened by Costs in Wartime
The Westminster Gazette argues that war raises newspaper expenses far beyond revenue, making papers cheapest to buy and risking reduced numbers and less opinion diversity. It warns of concentration of power in journalism as a public affairs force.
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Westminster Gazette
Slow flying plane used to scatter seed over fields
A slow type of airplane is now deployed in agriculture to scatter seed over prepared herds, marking a new use for the aircraft in farming.
Spain bans Monday morning papers after Sunday plant work ban
The government forbids any Monday morning newspaper publication arising from Sunday work in newspaper plants, extending Sunday labor restrictions to avoid ensuring mass production on Mondays.
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Spain
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Remedy for Recovery
Chesley Ontario woman describes severe pains and weakness eased after four bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports restored health, able to work, and recommends the remedy to friends after trying doctors without relief.
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Chesley
Lydia E. Pinkham
Henry Janke
Ontario
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Argest Steamer
Bear
Dr. Chase
Er Edmonson, Dotee & Co, Ltd
Torcata
N. UL
M. H. Neker
Ulster
Ireland
British Columbia Telephone Company
United Farmers of Ontario
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Board of Railway Commissioners
Sir Douglas Cameron
Vancouver
Golden Medical
Gertrude Beresford
Minard
Drsay
Sen Kellogg
Micacci
Mnard
Applain
Wagstaffe
Real Seville
ASK Tour Grocer
War
America
H. Clay Gloverco, Inc
West List Street
USA
THE
Cook Medicine CO
Permery Wiedser
Martin
Senour
Nel
Ave
MIR
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