Chinese Volunteers and Ambassador Talk War Effort in U S
Dr Wellington Koo Chinese ambassador tells New York Chamber of Commerce that 125000 Chinese men are behind front lines in Mesopotamia and France and that the Chinese commission in the U S is impressed by American war preparations. Holloway s Corn Cure advertises to remove corn roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Mesopotamia
France
Wellington Koo
U. S
New York
Chamber of Commerce
State of
United States
Koo
Learning the Game Through Struggles on the Links
A fragment from Everybody's Magazine shows Sandy and Donald discussing McTavish. They joke about his difficulty grasping the game and his often tongue tied, rebeggious phrasing as they walk home from the links.
The Pious German Pastor and Wartime Sermons
The Toronto Star quotes a London Globe piece exposing German clerics who preach harsh messages linking war goals to Christian duty. It critiques their misused doctrine, claiming their rhetoric blasphemously distorts Christ’s teaching to justify conquest and violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Globe
Tirpitz
Jesus
Courland
Longwy
Briey
England
Christ
Toronto Star
Baby's Own Tablets Praised for Ill Baby Ailments
Mrs. Alphonse Pelletier of St. Damase Quebec commends Babys Own Tablets as a grand remedy for troubled infants. The medicine, sold by dealers or mailed from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario, costs 25 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonse Pelletier
St. Damase
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
How to Make Your Coal Burn Longer
Guidance from a 1910s mining bulletin explains delaying fresh coal ignition by maintaining a thick fuel bed and a visible bright live coal spot. It covers firing technique, small coal sizes, overnight burning, and letting volatile gases escape before closing drafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Mines
Sidelights on Peace and German Dissent Amid War Strains
Reports from Lestie's quote figures in Chariton Bates Strayer's summary of evolving war sentiment. Baden official Max questions endless sword strokes while von Tirpitz and Strobel offer contrasting views on Germany's wartime stance. Censorship shows growing German restiveness and women fearing a harsher winter. Berlin Tageblatt cites dire food conditions as Vorwaerts urges open force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Prince Max
Baden
von Tirpitz
Hamburg
Fatherland Party
Great Britain
Herr Strobel
de Berlin Tageblatt
Vorwaerts
Cialist
Germany
Chariton Bates Strayer
Lestie
The Retort Feminine She Dialogue Fragment
A fragment shows a playful exchange about flowers and a humorous interpretation. The lines hint at a tense tease between two speakers with a sharp rebuke implied by the second speaker. The piece reflects period tone and character banter.
Mastication Aims to Cut Food Waste in Schools
In Darling Lancashire England 7000 school children tested mastication and bolting to reduce bread consumption by 25 percent while boosting nutrition. The Chittenden method of dry feeding with complete mastication is cited as advancing food conservation with adoption in Germany, per an army pamphlet titled Germans Fletcherize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Darling
Lancashire
Germany
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised By Uxbridge Resident
Mr. R. J. Thompson of Uxbridge Ontario credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with a remarkable recovery from chronic Bright's disease and sudden convulsions. He says after eleven boxes he can work again and plans to continue using the remedy as a standard kidney treatment for back ache and related disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodd
Uxbridge
Ont
R. J. Thompson
R.R. No. 2
Ioam
Bright
Mr. Thompson
Britain vows to carry on until seas freed and tyranny ends
A London Daily Express editorial declares Britain will endure sacrifices until a victory frees the world from militarist rule. It notes Germany seeks peace as proof the end nears, and warns unity and persistence are needed to conquer submarine piracy and restore freedom of the seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Germany
London Daily Express
Willis-Was Bump Bumped in First Big Game Hunt
In a Town Topics anecdote Gillis recalls Willis-Was Bump firing three shots at the guide and then approaching a deer to ask for directions home. The brief, tongue in cheek item highlights a comic misstep in an early hunting outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis
Bump
Gillis
Anurie Promoted by Dr Pierce as Kidney Remedy
An advertisement extols Anurie as a life changing kidney remedy urging readers to heed warning signs such as dizzy spells backache and irregular urine. It includes testimonials from Mrs Jennie Clask of Toronto and a husband whose neck pains improved after taking Anurie and claims the medicine is the greatest kidney remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Jennie Clask
Queen St. So
Toronto
Ont
Importance of Good Seed for Farm Sowing
A farm note stresses selecting high quality seed grain from the best standing field and thorough cleaning with a fanning mill. It urges farmers to seed from clean, well prepared stock to ensure larger yields and prudent timing before sowing season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C.N
Union Bank of Canada Reports Strong 1917 Results
The fifty third annual report shows assets at $143,411,927 up more than 31 percent for 1917. Liabilities to the public total $132,162,444 with note circulation reaching $12,779,662, a high ratio to capital. Earnings were $763,463. dividends and bonuses total $600,000. contingents and war taxes reduce profits, while balances carried forward rise to $106,624.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Bank of Canada
H. B. Shaw
New York
Messrs. Stuyvesant Fish
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Gilbert G. Thorne
Union Bank
Dominion
Central Gold Reserve
Canada
Food administration cracks down on potato profiteer
The Food Administration, led by Mr. Hoover, revoked the dealer's license after two carloads of potatoes were allowed to rot on a railroad siding while prices stayed high. The offender may appeal in court, but the store remains closed. The Herald notes the administration will keep enforcing rules against upper-level profiteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W Ten
Food Administration
Mr. Hoover
New York Herald
Windsor reader endorses Dr Chase’s Nerve Food cure
Mrs. M Smithson of Windsor Ontario reports relief from nervous breakdown after using Dr Chase's Nerve Food. She describes relief from twitching sleepless nights cold sweats and noise sensitivity and notes she now moves about more easily and sleeps well. The ad cites prices 50 cents per box and six boxes for 2.75 with Toronto Edmonson Bates & Co Limited as distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Edmonson, Bates & Co., Limited
Toronto
Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper In War Memoir
A front line veteran notes improved spirits after exposure to mud and fatigue as a regiment returns from Flanders. He recalls soldiers singing The End of a Perfect Day, praising resilient heroes and humor amid hardship, echoed by the London Daily Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders
London Daily. Express
Garbage Feeding of Waste in Worcester and Grand Rapids
In many towns swine are fed with kitchen refuse to stretch scarce food supplies. Details on Worcester Massachusetts and Grand Rapids Michigan garbage feeding programs, in operation for years, will be sent to interested parties by the Commission of Conservation in Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Grand Rapids
Mich
Commission of Conservation
Ottawa
Ventilation and public health remedy advertising note
Article discusses dangers of foul air from poorly ventilated spaces and advocates better ventilation and government action. It cites respiratory diseases and heat loss in winter. Also promotes Dr J D Kelloge's asthma remedy as effective, urging sufferers to try the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Curious Napoleonic Document Baffle Desert Advance
In Edinburgh Colonel Archibald Young relates a British march toward Palestine where a native deputation met the force in the desert town. The head man presented a deed praising native conduct and showed a document signed Napoleon Bonapare, claiming prior European troops respected them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald Young
V. D
Edinburgh
Palestine
Napoleon Bonapare
Minard's Liniment Cited For Paralysis Cure Letter
A testimonial from Mansonville dated June 27 1913 praises Minard's Liniment Co Limited of Yarmouth Nova Scotia. George H Holmls reports using 36 bottles to restore his father from paralysis and wishes others benefit the same.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansonville
Minard
Woman Power of Canada Proposed as Wartime Service Force
A Toronto proposal calls for fifty battalions of women to form the Women’s Service Force. Eligibility targets ages 18 to 35 with service during the war and six months after. Pay would follow army scales unless positions warrant higher wages paid by employers. The plan aims to replace male labor called to arms. government consideration expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Canada
Victoria
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Pals
Holloway
Bible Study Club
Winnipes
Winiker
Folke
Samuel May & CO
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Arnott Institute
Kitchener
Edmonton
Alberta
Bosial
Graggut
Ganges
Ter Cotter Laboratory
Shumey
Calpas
Eczema
Svery
Uxbridge Fs An
Mr. Keever
Gillett S Lye
J. D. Kelloge
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