Irrigation Film Showcases Western Alberta Water System
A new two reel film titled Irrigation Farming from the Canadian Pacific Railway tours the Calgary area and Bow River region detailing glacial water sources, Bassano Dam, Brooks Aqueduct, and field irrigation methods. It highlights crops, livestock, and local industry with guidance for displaying the film.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific
Calgary
Lethbridge
Rocky Mountains
Lake Louise
Bow River
Banff
Kananaskis Falls
Bassano
Alberta
Canada
Department of Colonization and Development
United States
Bureau of Commercial Economics
Real Estate Trust Building
Washington, D.C
Fish Thrive on War Restores North Sea Nurseries
North Sea nurseries have thrived during wartime as trawlers increased by about three thousand over peacetime, while overall catch declined by a third due to restricted fishing areas. Haddock populations rise after years of decline, with each female producing around 800000 eggs per season.
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North Sea
Woman naval officer named second in command on Lake Constance
The Wartenberg authorities appoint a woman to be second in command of a small gunboat on Lake Constance. She will wear the lieutenant’s full uniform with trousers and gaiters and receive naval lieutenant rank and pay. Her duty is to protect Zeppelin sheds at Friedrichshafen from enemy air attacks.
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Wartenberg
Lake Constance
Friedrichshafen
First Gent Invites Dinner Amid Dinner Plan Change
Two men discuss meeting for dinner with one proposing bringing Hamiet along. The second man declines and mentions plans to see Hamiet, prompting the first to suggest bringing him anyway. The note is dated Today.
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Hamiet
Air Raids in Germany Coming in the Near Future
Field-Marshal French predicts a colossal enemy air raid on London as the next move. British advances in France aimed at delaying attacks. A French aviator flew 300 miles into German territory and dropped 30 bombs at several locations before returning.
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French
London
France
Germany
Strassburg
Riddle Exchange Highlights Letters and Appetite
The dialogue features a waiter and a maid trading quips about being stout or thin. The maid claims she eats what is right, while the waiter jokes about eating what is eft, turning on a playful wordplay about diet.
Minard’s Liniment Cures Distemper War Lesson
A dispatch quotes the London Daily Mail noting that the war teaches that carelessness and ignorance cause disasters and must be held to account. It argues that bravery cannot excuse faults and urges discipline to prevent failures in the Empire.
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London Daily Mail
Doctor Promises 50 Percent Eye Strength Gain In Week
An advertisement touts a home eye-strengthening method claiming many see improved vision within a week. It promotes Bon-Opto tablets dissolved in water, sold by The Valmasaang Co in Toronto, with a physician backing and a money-back guarantee if not improved.
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Valmasaang Co
Toronto
Electric Heated Trousers Aimed At War Efforts
An Innsbruck professor now serving in the German army and a Vienna medical professor propose electric trousers as a war invention. The garments use highly flexible warming wires woven into insulated cloth with a ten yard or more distant power supply. The wearer can switch heat on or off, and the cost is about two cents per hour.
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Innsbruck
Vienna
Working Class Savings Bank Invests War Bonds in Greenock
The spirit of thrift grips workers in the old land as the Greenock Provident Working Class Savings Bank reports a $466,000 rise. Over one million dollars of its funds are invested in war securities.
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Greenock Provident Working Class Savings Bank
Rest Needed and Earache Cures Highlighted
The Chicago Herald quotes a restaurant cashier seeking rest claiming beauty fades as men count change. A remedy for earache promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil with drops on lint placed in the ear to ease pain.
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Chicago Herald
Thomas
Turkish Language Edict Becomes Compulsory Across Turkey
An edict requires all traders in the empire to pass a Turkish language examination regardless of nationality. The measure may change if another language group takes control of the territory in the future.
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Turkey
Thrift as Path to Prosperity and Self-Reliance
A call to thrift urges readers to save for future prosperity. It links personal savings to national wealth and condemns indulgence that leads to destitution. The piece argues joining the bank line makes individuals masters of their finances and avoids the bread line of dependency.
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria and War Wounds
In a France field hospital, wounded troops receive care using gasoline for cleaning dirt and debris from lacerations. The procedure involves applying gasoline with cotton swabs to the surface and interior of wounds. Medical journals note gasoline’s historic factory use for cleaning injuries.
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France
Sloan's Liniment Heals Injured Friend in Four Days
Henry A Voehl of Plainland New Jersey visited a close friend who had a sprained ankle turning black. He gave Sloan's Liniment which he applied daily. Within three days the ankle was much better and in four days the friend was working. Sloan's Liniment sold at all drug stores in 25 50 and 100 cent sizes.
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Henry A. Voehl
Plainland
N.J
Mr. Voehl
Sloan
Twenty Americans Escape Tampico Safely Under British Flag
Captain William J. MacDonald recalls how twenty Americans fled Mexican mobs in Tampico in 1914 aided by the British flag carried by the Lusitania family connection. He notes the lack of American ships and the reliance on British and German flags to save nationals, a bitter memory tied to the Lusitania disaster a year later.
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William J. MacDonald
Tampico
Panuco River
United States
MacDonald
Turner
Cunarder
Lusitania
Britain
England
Kinsale
New York Sun
Worm Exterminator Earns Kid Approval at Home
A household product praised as sweet and tasty by children, marketed as safe for kids and effective in eradicating pests. The text extols prompt action and reliable results for household use.
One More New Department Created For Soldiers
The War Office expands with a department to assist discharged soldiers. It aims to provide continued medical aid and pension support after hospital care, addressing the failure of the old system where veterans couldn’t find suitable work or housing.
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War Office
England
Lloyd George
Stefansson and the North-West Passage
George H. Wilkins, Stefansson’s long time second in command, contemplates a commercially practical Northwest Passage by a route different from Amundsen’s. The Polar Bear lies in Prince of Wales Strait with 15 white men and 19 Eskimo in the party, seeking a breakthrough through Melville Sound and Davis Strait toward Montreal if winter harbor crossings succeed.
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Vilhjalmar Stefansson
Northwest Passage
Amundsen
George H. Wilkins
Stefansson
Wilkins
Arctic Ocean
Martin Point
Alaska
Cape Alfred
Banks Land
Prince of Wales Strait
Winter Harbor
McClure Strait
Melville Sound
Barrow Strait
Lancaster Sound
Baffin’ Bay
Davis Strait
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Pacific
Atlantic
The Officer and the Recruit Dialogue Cited
A brief dialogue from Sidney Bulletin shows an officer questioning a recruit about proper guard procedures. The recruit acknowledges familiarity with the officer since childhood, highlighting a lapse in the formal challenge. The exchange underscores duty and tradition in military or guard practice.
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Sidney Bulletin
Marriage May Be A Lotte But People Satisfied With Less
A playful notice notes that marriage may be a lottery of sorts yet many choose simpler stakes and smaller rewards. The piece contrasts grand prizes with everyday contentment among couples in a lighthearted tone.
Plain Reason on Boat Pronouns Sparks Steering Joke
A brief quip contrasts the traditional sailor habit of calling boats "she" with a pointed jab about steering. The exchange highlights playful gendered language and maritime lore in a light moment.
German Propaganda Has Foothold in Spain
The London Times notes Spain’s wartime confusion and German influence shaping public opinion. It describes how German agents in Madrid and Barcelona persuaded clerics, officers, and the upper class that the Kaiser would expand church power, curb free thought, and boost Spanish prestige abroad.
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Spain
Europe
Madrid
Barcelona
Gibraltar
Portugal
Morocco
London Times
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