Woman Does Her Bit in Wartime Call to Service
A London Telegraph review notes women’s evolving role in national service, contrasting domestic duties with new responsibilities. The piece cites Milton, Tensayson, and public statements asserting there has never been a shortage of women for national service, highlighting a shift from the “gentle sex” image to urgent wartime contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Tensayson
Lillian
London Daily Telegraph
A Reflection on German Self-Liberation and Misrule
The Living Church argues Germans must unite to overthrow their own misrule. It says liberation by others is impossible unless Germans cooperate, warning that an American German ally supporting German misrule harms the German people and that Russians illustrate self-liberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Living Church
Why He Ran Bombing Sergeant’s Acquittal Story Revealed
A Canadian Hospital News account describes a bombing instructor cleared of cowardice after testifying he forced a prone recruit to handle a bomb and count to three before action. The confession explains panic during that engagement and led to his acquittal without a lasting slur.
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Canadian Hospital News
Dominion Express Money Order Notice
A notice describes sending a Dominion Express Money Order claimed to be payable everywhere. The item emphasizes its broad acceptance and the convenience of using the express money order for payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Prohibition Urged as War Measure to Save Grain
Prairie Farmer defends national prohibition during food shortage. It argues burning grain or converting it to beer or whisky wastes critical resources and weakens national effort, labeling violators traitors and calling prohibition a key wartime necessity endorsed by Congress.
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Congress
Freezone Corn Remedy Promises Painless Lift
A Cincinnati authority says freezone will lift corns and calluses with a few drops. A small bottle costs little at any drug store and dries on contact without irritating surrounding skin. If local druggists lack freezone they can order it from wholesale houses.
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Cincinnati
German Prison Camp Brutality Report From Escaped British Soldiers
Three British soldiers who escaped a German prison camp describe starvation and harsh punishment. They recount thrashing for illness, weight loss from 182 pounds to 108, and freezing feet due to lack of care. They detail near-front labor under shellfire and compare harsher English treatment to relatively better French prisoners’ conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
No Man’s Land
Briggians Musicians Describe Their Kind
Citizens debate what makes Briggians musicians. One observer says they seldom speak clearly and instead lift their voices in song, portraying a playful stereotype of musical folk.
Requisite on the Farm Remedies with Dr Thomas Electric Oil
Farmer and stock raiser urged to keep Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a family remedy and potent horse and cattle medicine. It is recommended as a superior substitute for sweet oil in treating colic in horses and cattle.
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Thomas
Three kinds of poetry according to a quick answer
A Philadelphia teacher asks her class how many kinds of poetry exist and a student replies swiftly with three: lyric dramatic and epidemic.
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Philadelphia
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised By Fort Smith Man
Isidore Mercredi of Fort Smith Alberta extols Dodd's Kidney Pills after his wife, ill for two years, recovered after using two boxes. He credits the remedy with curing the kidneys and improving overall health, insisting neighbors see the same results.
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Dodd
Fort Smith
Alberta
Dians
Isidore Mercredi
Mr. Mercredi
No fooling Brownson and the self made claim
In a brief exchange Brownson quips no one has ever made a fool of him while a friend retorts that he may speak as a self made man. The dialogue highlights pride and social perception in a concise confrontation.
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Brownson
Holloway's Corn Cure Promises Painfree Cure
An early advertisement touts Holloway's Corn Cure as a thorough painless remedy to remove corns and improve appearance. It urges immediate use to render the hands and feet attractive by eradicating unsightly corn build up.
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Watts
Holloway
Guarding Plants Then Munitions Plants Joke
A humorous exchange circles around plans to guard different kinds of plants as a light moment. The dialogue contrasts guarding munitions plants with guarding potato plants in a playful miscommunication.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Reward and Cure
An advertisement touts a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh case and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a trusted 35 year remedy. It claims bloodborne cleansing auras healing mucous surfaces and urges immediate use with testimonials from F. J. Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio and druggists selling at 75 cents.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
No trouble with servants, says Mr Crosslets
Mr Crosslets says his family has no persistent servant problems, noting none stay long enough to become truly troublesome. He downplays any risk or friction at his household.
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Mr. Crosslets
Dominion plan to cultivate vast land under action
The Dominion government will appoint a commission to bring land held by speculators, railways, and Hudsons Bay Company under cultivation. Focus will be on United States speculators and non residents to reach 100,000,000 acres cultivated. Data gathered from municipalities, Grain Growers associations. Principal Black and E N Hopkins likely on the panel. Chicago men expect to cooperate.
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Dominion
Hudson’s Bay Company
United States
Black
Manitoba Agricultural College
E.N. Hopkins
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan Grain Grow
Inquisitive Child Baffles Westchester Fairgoers
A Westchester man wanders a country fair with many children. His fifth child pulls at his coat asking for candy. The father asks for the dime, the child explains it swallowed, then fell down his neck. The joke ends with a shaken reassurance.
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Westchester County
Minard's Liniment Praised by Hotel and Livery Proprietor
Alfred Rochayv of Roxton Pond Hotel and Livery Stables commends Minard's Jiniment Co. for its liniment used in his family and stables for years, calling it the best medicine obtainable.
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Minard’s
Jiniment Co., Ltd
Minard
Alfred Rochayv
Roxton Pond Hotel and Livery Stables
Trains Run Fast From Bristol To London In Two Hours
William Hard notes that Bristol to London covers 117 miles in exactly two hours on certain English runs, averaging 58 1 2 miles per hour. He cites Philadelphia to New York as a slower American comparison at 92 miles in two hours, about 46 miles per hour.
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Bristol
London
America
Philadelphia
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
William Hard
Metropolitan
Counter Check Books and Waxed Papers Offered by Appleford
Appleford Counter Check Book Company offers counter checks, sales books, triplicates, carbon leaf books, and waxed papers for meat wrappers. Highlights include modern Canada based machinery, access to large paper mill supplies, and offices in Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver. They claim high paper costs but propose low prices and prompt service with samples on request.
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O.K
Canada
Appleford Counter Check Book Company, Ltd
Hamilton
Toronto
Montreal
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Germany Might Claim Canada as War Indemnity
A translated suggestion from Le Soleil cites a Rhenish Westfalische Zeitung piece proposing Germany use Canada as war indemnity. It argues German Americans would move to Canada to live under the German flag, escaping U.S. dust and crossing the border.
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le Soleil
Quebec
Ravaged France Echoes War’s Long Shadow
A wartime piece describes French countryside destruction by German forces. It recalls destroyed farms orchards and buildings and the lasting scars on inhabitants. The author vows future restoration but notes the enduring memory of suffering across generations.
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T. FP
Connor
Professor-Life and Youthful Expenditure on Cosmic Frontiers
A terse philosophical note compares arrested radiation on a cooling nebula’s outer crust to the costs of living, sparking a witty contrast between science and daily life. The reflection suggests life’s expense as a universal burden amid cosmic imagery.
Yack and Mac Play Golf on the Ninth Hole
The fragment notes two names, Yack and Mac, with a brief line about them playing golf, specifically mentioning the nineteenth hole.
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Yack
St Vitus Dance Adverts Claims Cure With Dr Williams Pills
A Canadian advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for St Vitus Dance, claiming disordered nerves from poor blood are remedied by filling veins with red blood. An Ontario woman testifies her nine year old daughter improved after three boxes and was fully cured after a month. pills priced at 50 cents each box, six for $2.50.
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Williams
Corsets and Brains Claim Causes of Female Inferiority
Dr A C Sellery argues in California that corsets and high heels largely cause inferior physical and mental capacity in women and that shoe and corset manufacturing should be regulated by the legislature.
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A.C. Sellery
California
Minard Liniment and Miller’s Worm Powders Adverts
A compact old notice promotes Minard’s Liniment as a physician’s aid and Miller’s Worm Powders as a trusted worm destroyer. The copy claims rapid worm removal and overall health benefits for children, including improved digestion and stronger constitution.
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Miller
Dairying in Canada Shows Growth and Challenges
Canada exports dairy to about 30 countries with small quantities outside the United States West Indies and Newfoundland The United Kingdom remains the main market Total annual dairy consumption value in Canada exceeds 100 million Holland Manitoba area yields 180000 60 pounds of cheese and 140 million pounds of butter Switzerland maintains dense dairy cows The average milk yield per cow is low and could rise 40 to 50 percent Western Canadian farmers need to keep cows in good condition.
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Canada
United States
West Indies
Newfoundland
United Kingdom
Holland
Manitoba
Switzerland
Destruction of Prussian Militarism Demanded by Free States
London Daily Mail quotes calls to destroy Prussian militarism and remove rulers who inflated German passion for slaughter. It condemns William II and Falkland-Hollweg era rhetoric as incitement and decries the Kaiser’s self image as God’s instrument. The piece urges German freedom for world security.
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William II
Herr Feldmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
London Daily Mail
Not a Name But Liberty: Wells and British Governance
The piece argues that British citizens value individual liberty within stable rule and accept monarchy as compatible with freedom. It claims Britain, under its evolution, has a more responsible system than the American Republic, and warns that crown power could mirror American executive excess.
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H.G. Wells
George
Wilson
Britain
Cromwell
Montreal Star
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Binpene
Alaska Bedding Co. Limited
Regina
Eddopy
E. B. Eddy Company Limited
Arlington
Arlington CO. OF Canada
Fraser Avenue
Seater Rae CO
Tebonis
Orliaas
le Creec
Haveastoce
Asiher H. Clay Clover CO
Ter
West 31St Street
Dodd’s
Mrs. Mercreds
Tye
ROYAL
Areeen
France
ST. Vitus
U. & Government
Warnta
C. & W. Thum Company
Walkerville
Ont
Grand Rapids, Mich
Hohenzollern Moloch
On. UU
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