Merchants Bank Sees Strong 12 Month Gains and Higher Quick Assets
The Merchants Bank twelve months ending April 29, 1916, shows a material strengthening of position with quick assets over 50 percent of liabilities. Net profits after charges totaled about 1.2 million dollars, enough to pay regular dividends after large patriotic and Red Cross contributions and a $68,000 war tax on circulation. Deposits surpassed fifty million in six years, and loans and call loans rose about 1.5 million in Canada and in call loans, with circulation up about 1.2 million.
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Merchants Bank
Red Cross
Dominion
Canada
Comforting church remark and odd camel saying
A cryptic exchange notes comfort from church and a line about a man keeping many women quiet for an hour. The second sentence likens a camel’s hind legs reaching its head, round its chest, or onto its hump in a perplexing metaphor.
First Aid Work at CP K R Centre Annual Report Highlights
The Cane dian Parish Railway Centre of the St John Ambulance association reports vigorous effort across departments with 925 wives and daughters earning qualifications. Certificates of merit went to officers and men in Connaught. Three men saved from drowning near Winnipeg by CPR personnel. Atlantic 9 cases Eastern 1 Ontario 136 Western lines 3440 first aid administered. Lieutenant-Colonel Lacy Johnson honored posthumously. nearly 7,000 employees qualified under his chairmanship.
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Canedian Parish
St John Ambulance Association
CP KR
C. FP. KR
Mall
CFPRK
Borden
Montres
Connaught
CPR
Red Cross Society
Winnipeg
W. T. Davies
William Newcombe
Donald Cameron
Royal Canadian Humane Society
C. P. R. Centre
Atlantic Centre
Eastern
Ontario
Western Lines
Lacy R. Johnson
The
Dominion
Dutch cattle shipments ease German food shortage
The article notes resumed Dutch cattle exports to Germany with 7,000 head delivered from Rotterdam in two days, mainly for breeding. Berlin officials claim crop prospects in Belgium Courland and other occupied areas are strong and imply civilian needs may be sacrificed to military needs, leaving Belgium to fend for itself.
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Germany
Holland
Rotterdam
Berlin
Belgium
Courland
Tirpitz and the German Navy’s Moral Legacy
The New York World argues that while Tirpitz built Germany’s navy, his policy of submarine warfare, including the Lusitania sinking, brands him with enduring infamy. The piece notes his influence on naval power but condemns his brutal tactics.
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Tirpitz
Lusitania
New York World
Color Blind Fiance Mentioned in New York Globe Dialog
Kathryn notes a need for better complexion care but Kitty replies that it is unnecessary now because her present fiancé is color blind. Item appears as a brief exchange from the New York Globe.
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Kitty
New York Globe
A Sensible Guide on Quitting Tea and Coffee
The article advises quitting both tea and coffee when caffeine causes headaches nervousness insomnia and a jumpy heart. It presents quitting as the sensible step and mentions a pure food drink as an alternative.
The Meaning of Economy and War Effort
The editorial argues economy is essential to win the war by freeing capital and labor from private and domestic needs to produce war goods and sustain services. It states expenditure on unnecessary items diverts resources from this supreme objective and that living standards at home must yield.
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Lo 4Ton Times
Just One More Direct Message From Mrs Patrick Williams
Mrs Patrick Williams of St Sesime Kent Co New Brunswick shares a testimonial praising Dodd's Kidney Pills as the remedy for headaches and weakness. She claims many women suffer from sick kidneys and that these pills clean the blood by supporting kidney function.
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Patrick Williams
Dodd
St. Sesime
Kent Co
N. B
Canada
Rao of Kutch backs Empire with wartime gifts
The Rao of Kutch, despite his realm's poverty, shows unwavering loyalty to the British. He rushed to the Viceroy at outbreak and vowed service to the Empire. He funds a front-line regiment at 45,000 rupees monthly and contributes five to six lakhs of rupees to wartime funds.
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Kutch
India
Rao
General War Fund
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Promote Stomach Health
Clean Stomach Clear Mind. The stomach is the workshop of vital functions and when it goes wrong the whole system clogs. Restoring stomach action is key and Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are promoted as the best preparation. A trial will attest their value.
Calf Liver Breakfast Leads to Clever Calf Pun
A young couple shares a breakfast scene as the wife asks about the meal. The husband proclaims calves liver as his favorite and jokes about raising a calf to serve as daily breakfast, playing on the word apeliver.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Proclaimed Curative
Readers hear of a claimed cure for catarrh with constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as internal medicine working through the blood to mucous surfaces. Proponents offer a hundred dollar test bonus if any case fails, with testimonials available from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Momentous Year for Farmers Faces Hard Tasks
Farmers enter a decisive year amid forecast difficulties and transport shortages. The English Exchange notes the need for native shrewdness to maximize land use and labor in the coming season.
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Promises Lasting Relief
Advertises a worm exterminator claiming to relieve suffering of children and reassure mothers. Emphasizes sure effects and lasting impact for anxious mothers.
Bishop of London vows wartime public house limits end
The Bishop of London declares the war over for the old character of London pubs and says late hours will not be re established. He asserts lasting change to pub culture and closing times.
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London
Minard's Liniment Lumberman's Friend
Madge asks if a girl should marry an economical man and Dolly replies that engagement to one is awful, highlighting a humorous domestic moment.
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Minard
Liniment Lumberman
Madge
Dolly
Coal Riches of Alberta and British Columbia Prophesied
The West holds vast coal reserves in Alberta and British Columbia with centuries of supply. Production last year reached about 6.44 million tons valued above 925,000 dollars. Development aims to power prairie provinces with cheap electricity, aided by the Dominion Geological Survey’s estimate of 14.499 million tons across 72,506 square miles.
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Alberta
British Columbia
Alberts
Saskatchewan
Prairie Provinces
Dominion Geological Survey
Minard's Liniment Claims Cures in Nova Scotia Notices
The fragmentary notices claim cures from Minard's Liniment including Fronchitis and Asthma for Mrs A Livingstone of Lot 5 P E I, Rheumatism for John Mader of Mahone Bay, and a severely sprained leg for Joshua A Wynacht in Bridgewater.
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Minard
A. Livingstone
Mahone Bay
John Mader
Joshua A. Wynacht
Bridge Waver
Poverty Amid Plenty: English Traveller Reports Russia Struggles
An English traveller notes crowded hotels in Russia filled with Polish refugees and war victims. In Petrograd food and fuel supplies are irregular and often insufficient due to limited railways hindering transport from distant regions.
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Russia
Poland
Petrograd
Reading war news sparks pun from merchant about food dictator
A merchant comments on Germany naming a food dictator, quipping that he has been married to one for years. The remark reflects wartime humor and sentiment as citizens process government controls and shortages. The line captures domestic lightness amid global conflict.
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Germany
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief for Muscle Pains
An old advertisement claims Nerviline cures splitting pains in muscles and aches in bones and back. It touts strong "five times" power, deep penetration to cells and the heart, and quick easing of neuralgic and rheumatic pain with a family-size bottle available through Deal Dealers or the Catarrhe Mene Co. in Kingston, Canada.
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Ian
Bette
Catarrhemene Co
Kingston
Canada
Blockade aims and threats cited in Cecil interview
Lord Robert Cecil, the Blockade Minister, tells a Paris paper the Allies intend to destroy Germany’s commerce and cut off food from abroad. He says Germany’s export trade is paralyzed, German credit abroad sinks, and imports fall, forcing reliance on neutrals for food while distinguishing legitimate from illicit imports.
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Paris
Robert Cecil
Germany
Russia Tops World in Timber Resources and Potential Output
An analysis shows Russia holds the largest timber resources globally, with about 39 percent of its land forested. European Russia, Finland, Poland, and the Caucasus contribute to a total forest area of roughly 549 million acres, while vast Siberian forests promise long term supply. The Amur valley timber lands span about 2 million square miles, with 400,000 square miles deemed available and estimates of up to 11.52 billion trees merchantable, implying potential annual cuts of 113.2 million if forests are properly reforested. The forestry department cites 810 million acres of timber land in Siberia, two thirds of which could be marketed.
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Russia
European
Finland
Poland
Caucasus
Siberia
Ural
Lake
Amur
Russian Forestry Department
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Guateel
National & Chemical Co
Toronto
Queen’s University
Rcal Engineering
INE
Y. Down
Maries Eye
Chicago
CP. &. Centre
Minara
Kathryn
Canadian Postum Ceres Co
Lad
Windsor, Ont
New Brunswick
Cecil
Dr. Chase
Bam & Co., Limited
Dr.Chase
Anson
Bates
Chase
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