Resolution seeks full fire loss reports from provinces
At a recent annual meeting of the commission of conservation a resolution urged provincial governments to secure complete reports of all fire losses within their boundaries and indicate the extent of insured property. Also noted were gifts from Japanese across the world to their emperor and a San Francisco society invitation to a cavalry major to select a horse in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Commission of Conservation
United States
Japanese Society of
San Francisco
America
Frozen Meat Trade Imports of Frozen Mutton, 1915 Totals
The report shows 1915 frozen mutton imports at 6 461 368 carcasses with a 241.41 drop from 1954 and a 42 percent decrease from 1954’s 744 501 carcasses. Australia and New Zealand boosted shipments by 91 530 and 213 583 carcasses respectively. South America’s drop of 691 403 carcasses cut the total, Argentina’s shipments fell 727 727 carcasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
New Zealand
South America
Liurcay
Patagonia
Argentina
Banish Pimples and Eruptions Now
Pimples eruptions and eczema signal blood imbalance after winter. A tonic is needed and Dr Williams Pink Pills are promoted for restoring blood, improving appetite and energy. Each dose claims to renew health, with 50 cents a box or six for 2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicicine Co
Brockville
Ont
World potato crop in 1914 tops 30 million acres
The 1914 global potato area reached 30 000 000 acres yielding 4 575 000 000 bushels. Germany led by total yield with 1 674 000 bushels, while the United States produced 405 000 000. Norway averaged 2474 bushels per acre, and Germany turns to animal feed, alcohol, and starch in large shares. Japan begins large scale starch from potatoes with 35 500 000 lb in 1914 15.
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Russia
Germany
France
United States
Norway
Great Britains
Ireland
Holland
Canada
Japan
Notable preacher praised for wisdom and guidance
In a historic citation the black preacher lauds the white preacher who agreed to occupy the black brother's pulpit next Sunday. He calls the divine one of the greatest men of the age, claiming he knows the unknowable and can untangle the inscrutable.
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Promises Health
An advertisement touts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as the best medicine to expel worms from the system and keep the chit healthy. It emphasizes effectiveness and marks the product as extant.
Ancestry Claim and Death Defense Quip
Jerry boasts of tracing lineage to an Irish king while Pat questions a dead man’s chance to defend himself in a Liverpool Mercury remark. Minard's ointment is advertised for sale everywhere.
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Jerry
Pat
Chanst
Liverpool Mercury
Substitution Cuts Red Tape Save London Offices
By replacing red tape with white tape, London government offices say they have secured annual savings of seven thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Prohibition in Canadian districts as foreign influence cited
A letter discusses provincial liquor bans in diverse districts, noting referendums in four districts resulting in total abstinence. It cites Galician, French, German, and Hungarian populations, highlighting strong foreign opposition to liquor stores and reporting dry outcomes in Fish Creek and Wakaw. The piece concludes urging further reform across Canada.
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Sesbsicheest
Baskateoerras
Howe
Lrge
Fish Creek
Wakaw
Canada
Manitoba
Winnipeg
H. Arnott
M.c.ps
Flax offers big profits for prairie farmers in 1916
The article notes prairie flax yields over 12 bushels per acre with prices around $2 a bushel and potential gains of $20 to $30 an acre from late sowing on unproductive land. It cites J H Drnsdale of Dominion Experimental Farm urging new settlers and those with new breaking to plant flax for money in 1916. The piece also pushes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a liver regulator option.
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Prairie
J. H. Drnsdale
B.agr
Dominion Experimental Farm
Land Reservation for Prong Horned Antelope Protection
An order in council creates a large western land reservation to protect the prong horned antelope from extinction. Some lands are held by settlers and provisions allow new selections in the cancelled stock watering reserve. An extra half section beyond the acre allowance will be granted in place of buildings and improvements.
Minard's Liniment Relief Noted in Curious Ad
In a brief historical notice a dialogue about fashion and comfort accompanies mention of Minard's Liniment claimed to ease neuralgia. A young man questions his attire while recalling his father's seemingly polished appearance.
Never Again Resolve Echoed By British Nation
A London Daily Mail editorial warns that Britain funded Germany before the war enabling armaments and destruction. It argues Germany gained control of coal tar dyes and optical glass, compromising self defence, and urges that such conditions never return to ensure Britain’s safety.
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Germany
London Daily Mail
Minards Liniment Cures Dandruff and Samoa Prosperity
Despite a long drought Samoa the first German colony added by New Zealand to the British empire is thriving. The Bank of New Zealand branch there performs well. Local government and courts operate smoothly and copra prices stay high, keeping business healthy.
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Samoa
New Zealand
Bank of New Zealand
Rhetoric of loyalty and colonial facts in a fragmented report
The text blends political pledges about standing by leaders with a plain remark on Mills worms powder and a statistical note on Portugal and its colonies. It mentions John Macdonald and leadership claims alongside a health remedy and colonial geography figures for Africa Asia and Atlantic islands.
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Portugal
Azores
Madeira Island
Republic’e
Africa
Asia
Portuguese Africa
Angola
The
Congo
Guinea
East Africa
Constitutional Cure Claim Sparks Controversy and Medical Promos
An ad claims a constitutional remedy from F J Cheney Co treats catarrh by internal doses and offers a hundred dollar reward if it fails. The piece also notes Druggists carry Takewell’s Family Pills for constipation and reports German painter Professor R Junker arriving for sittings with the Crown Prince amid a public relations drive in Berlin.
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F. J Cheney & Co
Teedo
Cheney
Teleco
Druggsts
R. Junker
Germany
Berlin
Reign of Terror Inaugurated by Military Tribunals
Reports from Germany via Switzerland describe a reign of terror established by military tribunals. Accused individuals face charges of aiding Russia and Japan to keep them in fear. Laborers are courtmartialed for distributing Socialist sheets urging a peace campaign.
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Germany
Switzerland
Russia
Japan
Birds trained to attack Krupp chimneys in wartime scheme
Professor Sir J J Thomson describes a plan forwarded to the war inventions board. A man observed birds pecking mortar and proposed training a flock of cormorants to feed along line-shaped food placements on a wall to prompt them to attack Krupp works chimneys at Essen with strong force.
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J. J. Thomson
War Inventions Board
Essen
Krupp
German press faces closures as paper costs rise
Since the war began, about 2000 dailies weeklies and magazines have disappeared in Germany due to dearer paper and ink and dwindling ads. The German Paper Manufacturers' Trust plans to raise paper prices by forty percent, forcing many more publications to cease.
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Germany
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Ilia
Excelsior Life Inbupance Company
Wreess
Deedee Peerrhers
Imperial Oil Company
Tassatt
Minard
Parmelee
Geston
Eddy
Jobe Macdonald
Mirtaees
Safoedy
Bir Jone
Tory
Tee Geeber
Perliament
John
Sai Righteous — Chietea Sence Monitor
Arwr Po
Tanclefcot
Crouset
O. & W. Thum Co
Grand Rapids, Mich
Dr. Cassell
Cassell
Dr. Cc
Assells
Bane
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