New Zealand Thanks America for Troop Hospitality
Auckland residents note warmer ties with the United States after New Zealand troops in America. Lieutenant Morton, back from a lecturing tour, highlights mutual goodwill. Wellington City Council sent a vote of appreciation to Panama and Colon officials for soldier treatment through the canal. Australia also cables gratitude to Panama Canal administration via imperial government.
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Auckland
New Zealand
United States
Republic
Dominion
Morton
America
Wellington
Panama
Colon
Canal
Australia
Panama Canal Administration
International city Geopolis to host League of Nations in Belgium
The inter allied commission proposes a permanent memorial and a neutralized sector in Belgium to become Geopolis the international city and permanent seat of the League of Nations. A separate ad urges mothers to protect children from worms with Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter-Allied Commission
Geopolis
Brussels
Belgium
League of Nations
Land Seekers Flock to Canada as Minnesota Firm Sells 40000 Acres
J. E. Martin Land company of Minneapolis disposes of 40 000 acres in the Snipe Lake district Saskatchewan at an average $40 an acre totaling 1 500 000 dollars. About 200 buyers travel from Minneapolis in a special train as the third group this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Sask
J. E. Martin Land Company of
Minneapolis
Snipe Lake District
Saskatchewan
Animal Protection Measure Advances in Westminster Lords
In the House of Lords the bill to prohibit operations on horses dogs cats and bovines without anaesthetics was read a second time and referred to a select committee for study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
England
House of Lords
Prosperous Year Marked by Surge in Mortgage Raises
The report notes a strong economy with many mortgage origins driving growth. Banks record higher lending activity and consumers show confidence in home purchases.
Moving Pictures For Esquimos Explore Arctic Trade Plan
Arctic expedition under Christian Leden sails in an auxiliary yacht to live with Esquimos for months. Leden plans to show moving pictures of white life to spark their interest in a trade scheme and to trade goods for gold copper and other minerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Esquimos
Christian Leden
Leden
Explorer
Lemon Lotion From Lemons for Skin Whitening
A simple home beauty recipe uses two fresh lemons and three ounces of orchard white to create a quarter pint lotion that lightens freckles sallowness and tan. Strain the lemon juice to remove pulp and apply daily to face neck arms and hands for smoother skin and whitened complexion.
Quote exchange hints at strained marriage in heat of moment
A dramatic remark surfaces as a husband accuses his wife of mental decline, replying that her ongoing "piece" of mind has long been given to him. The exchange underscores marital tension and rising tempers within a charged domestic scene.
Black Watch Best Black Plug Chewing Tobacco Ad
An advertisement extols Black Watch as the best black plug chewing tobacco on the market. It emphasizes strong flavor and long lasting chew, appealing to 19th or early 20th century tobacco consumers seeking a robust product.
Canada Eyes Big Poultry Push to Pay War Debt
Montreal reports F. C. Elford urges Canada to expand poultry farming dramatically. He envisions 100 million hens on 1 million farms plus 10 million in towns, estimating at least 1.1 billion dozen eggs yearly worth about 660 million dollars, arguing fowl could pay the nation’s war debt.
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Canada
Montreal
F. C. Elford
Elford
U.S
Uncle Sam
United States
Winnipeg Community Clubs Growth Foreseen by Social Service Secretary
F. C. Middleton acting secretary of the Social Service Council predicts Winnipeg will host 50 Community clubs in the coming years. The community movement gains traction citywide and nationwide, and the Winnipeg tie-up underscores the need for united citizenship amidst critics who say cannibals and politicians profit from others.
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F. C. Middleton
Social Service Council
Winnipeg
Summer Complaints Kill Little Ones
A 19th century advertisement urges parents to treat summer illnesses in children with Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. It claims early use prevents illness and promises relief if symptoms appear, stating the tablets are safe per a government analyst and sold for 25 cents per box in Canada.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Hotel Shortage Replaces Waiters With Requests
In a light exchange the hotel manager says due to a shortage of help waiters no longer take orders but receive requests. An accompanying ad promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil claiming it heals persistent sores by drawing out pus and promoting new skin.
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Thomas
Germans Will Always Be Huns
Vancouver report on Premier Massey of New Zealand criticizing German regeneration. He says he has no faith in any lasting improvement and predicts continued German threat, noting likely chemists devising new destruction methods. He argues peace should have been dictated by a victorious settlement on German soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Vancouver
B.C
W. F. Massey
Germany
Parliament backs joint Channel tunnel plan with France
Westminster MPs unanimously oppose private enterprise for the Channel tunnel and favor joint execution by Britain and France. They adopt a restitution request to gain government support as proof of Britain's intent to strengthen alliance with France. A deputation will approach the Prime Minister.
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Westminster
England
House of Commons
Channel Tunnel
Great Britain
France
Britain's Progress In Food Production
Prof Frederick Keeble at the Royal Institution outlined Britain s wartime food gains through intensive cultivation and allotments. He contrasted German and British potato output, praised allotment efforts, and noted the army s role in boosting supplies. He urged continued profitable cultivation at home.
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London
Eng
Frederick Keeble
Royal Institution
Great Britain
France
Mesopotamia
Man credits Minard’s Liniment for wrist recovery
Isaac E. Mann of Metapedia Quebec states his left wrist was nearly severed fourteen years ago and left unusable for nine months. After trying liniments and doctors, a friend’s persuasion led him to Minard’s Liniment, which cured him after one bottle and has kept his family using it since. The date cited is August 31 1908.
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Minard
Isaac E. Mann
Metapedia
P.Q
Saskatchewan to supply breeding stock to farmers
The Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture will supply breeding stock at first cost to encourage mixed farming. Regina houses 24 pure-bred bulls including Short horns Herefords Polled Herefords and Aberdeen Angus. Orders will bring more sires, Ayrshires and Holstein sires for dairy farmers. Last year 125 were sold. this year 150 to 175 expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Regina
Britannia Rules the Air in 1919-20 U. S. Notch Behind Britain
The New York Tribune notes 1914 rankings showing Britain leading in aviation spending while France Italy and the United States lagged. Armistice personnel numbers listed for 1918 reveal the U. S. at 185 852 officers and men with Germany unknown. Britain plans 330 million dollars in air budgets for 1919 20 including experiments civil aviation and joint military naval services.
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The
New York Tribune
Germany
France
Italy
United States
Great Britain
Aiheelote
Britannia
Allied War Veteran Plan Sydney Alliance
The Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia has been approached for affiliation by organizers of a society of allied war veterans formed by repatriated American soldiers. An inter empire soldiers' association movement may form before the allied veterans group.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Returned Sailors’ and Soldiers
Imperial League of Australia
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Offer in Ohio 1886
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, offers a $100 reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The oath was sworn December 6 1886 before A. W. Gleason Notary Public. Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. Druggists 75 cents.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Frank J. Chenfy
A. W. Gleason
Obie
Catarrh Cure Promises Quick Relief with Catarrhozone
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone inhaler treatment claiming to cure catarrh bronchitis by delivering a germ destroying vapor through the breathing passages. It promises relief from sore nostrils and throat, stopping coughing and sneezing, with a two month course priced at $1.00 or 50 cents for a small size from dealers or The Catarrhozone Co. Kingston Ontario Canada.
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Catarrhozone
Catarrhozone Co
Kingston
Ont
Canada
War Facts And Figures Of Immense British Army Operations
The dispatch summarizes vast logistics of the British Army in World War I. It notes 9,000 telegrams in a day and 23,000 daily telegrams on front lines, 3,688 miles of railways, 1,800 trains weekly, 5,000,000 rations in six weeks for 800,000 civilians, and 2,700,000 daily rations for troops. It cites 400,000+ horses and mules, 700 motor vehicles, 4,500 miles of roads, and changes in machine gun ratio from 500 infantry to 20 by armistice. It also reports 200 tons daily supply weight per division and 700+ tons daily ammunition fired since August.
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Douglas Haig
France
Joffre Precedes Foch in Victory Parade
The Winnipeg Free Press reports that during France’s victory parade under the Arch of Triumph Marshal Joffre rode ahead of Marshal Foch. It notes Joffre’s pivotal role in saving France in the war’s early days and his enduring national esteem.
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France
Marshal Joffre
Marshal Foch
Frances Joffre
Joffre
Winnipeg Free Press
Germany to Cut Prices on Clothing and Essentials
The German government allocated 500 million marks to reduce prices for clothing boots and other essentials in a bid to ease living costs for the public in the face of postwar inflation and shortages.
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Germany
Copenhagen
Denmark
Jagg and Wagg Clash Over Collection Duty
In the Minneapolis Transcript dialogue Jagg confronts Wagg about abandoning his assigned collecting job. Wagg replies he owed money to nearly all the men he was sent to collect from, explaining his action.
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Jagg
Wagg
Minneapolis
Girl rejects proposal. young man celebrates escape
Report notes a scene where a girl rejects a young man's marriage proposal and he celebrates the perceived lucky escape. The event is described with emphasis on social reaction and personal feelings rather than legal or communal consequences.
Gold Vein Found at Copper Lake North of The Pas
J P Gordon ex chief engineer of the Hudson Bay railway reports a quartz dyke at Copper Lake containing gold averaging nine to fourteen dollars a ton. Prospectors corroborate the strike and a mild rush forms. Copper Lake lies east of Flin Flon copper mines and near recent fish fossil finds.
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Copper Lake
Here
J. P. Gordon
Hudson Bay Railway
Gordon
Flinflon
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Eva
Cook
Bud
Cook Airviciné Co
Toronto
Windsor
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Nature
Dominion Express
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