Consumers' Association seeks Granulated Goods Agents Windsor
Redpath's Granulated Goods offered through a Windsor Ontario campaign by The Consumers' Association. The ad promises factory prices on items like sugar lard tea and prunes with $1.60 profit per 20 gallons and weekly pay of 25 to 30 dollars for agents. It urges writing for territory positions and lists Windsor as the address.
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Redpath
Aed Cies
Capital
Pices
Consumers’ Association
Windsor
Ontario
Newspapers for Warmth From Maine
A Maine newspaper urges using old papers to insulate homes and bodies during cold nights. The tips include stuffing windows, beds, garments, and between layers to save coal wood cotton and wool and keep heat in.
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Maine
Catarrhal Deafness Promises Cure With Catarrh Cure
Article touts Malls Catarrh Cure as a blood circulating remedy for catarrhal deafness. It claims Eustachian tube inflammation causes deafness and promises one hundred dollars for any case not cured by the cure. Includes offer for circulars and local druggists.
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Mall
Sc. PF. J
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Oba
Public Appreciation for Seattle Fish Market Sells Out
Seattle’s municipal fish market opened yesterday and sold its entire stock within hours as the public clamor to buy prevailed. Police were called to manage lines while fish sold at seven cents a pound.
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Seattle
Vancouver
Lydia E Pinkham’s Remedy Cited By McLean Woman
Mrs. Joan Korrellmann of McLean Nebraska praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for aiding health and a successful pregnancy. The ad claims the tonic helps with displacements, irregularities, nervousness and the blues and urges others to write for guidance.
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McLean, Neb
Lydia E. Pinkham
Joan Korrelmann
R. No. 1
McLean
Nebraska
Lucia E. Pickham
Lydia E
A Futile Experiment in Names and Nicknames
William Williams disliked nicknames and raised five sons named William, Willard, and others. The eldest would be shorted to Will, Willie, but the clan chose full names to avoid clipping. Now all five are grown men, known by intimates as Fill, Skinny, Butch, Chuck, and Kid. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Wiliam Williams
Will
William
Willie
Willard
Fill
Skinny
Butch
Chuck
Kid
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Starting Point of Consumption
Weak, watery blood signals falling health and looming consumption. Dr Williams Pink Pills claim to restore red blood and energy, with testimonials like Mrs T Brennen of Charlton Ontario. Pills offered at 50 cents per box or six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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Williams
New Ontario
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Baldwin Builds Gigantic Steam Locomotive World Record
The Baldwin Locomotive Works unveils the largest steam locomotive. Over 100 feet long and weighing about 450 tons it features 24 driving wheels and flexible joints to negotiate curves. At full steam it can pull 83 tons, hauling freight two miles long at around fourteen miles an hour.
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Baldwin Locomotive Works
Popular Science Monthly
Bolivia's ties to Britain and coinage curiosities
The London Chronicle notes Bolivia's link to Great Britain through the English sovereign as standard gold coin minted in La Paz. It mentions the Peruvian half sovereign as legal tender, Bolivia's short period as a new nation, and its move to state monopolies on alcohol tobacco and spirits to ease prohibition.
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Bolivia
Great Britain
London Chronicle
la Paz
Hog feeding tips from Macdonald College hog expert
The author notes feed is scarce but hogs can utilize surplus farm wastes and recommends using shorts and middlings for hogs at cost price. He argues that even with high feed prices profitable pork is achievable by maximizing available hog feed sources on every farm and in every household.
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H. Barton
Macdonald Agricultural College
St. Anne de Bellevue
Despairing Berlin Report From Boson Soloist
Miss Josephine Marzynski, a Boston soloist, says Berlin is grim and that Germans believe they can win the war. She notes German confidence before the U S joins the western front and cites Italian offensive signs and rumors of a Russian peace to ease Germany’s food shortages.
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Berlin
Josephine Marzynski
Boston
Marzynski
United States
Italy
Russia
Germany
Relief for Suffering Everywhere Parmelees Vegetable Pills
An advertisement touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a cure for digestive disorders caused by indigestion. It claims the pills relieve suffering when others fail, crediting long study and asserting they correct digestive organ disorders.
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Parmelee
Public House Opens Under Central Liquor Control
The Small Arms Tavern at Enfield England reopened after reconstruction by the central liquor control board. Munitions workers will have meals for eight pence per portion including chicken beef mutton stewed steak or pork. Duke of Connaught attended and tried the government beer calling it all arms and legs. Lord O Abernon chair of the board praised the controlled pub scheme as a great success.
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Enfield
England
Central Liquor Control Board
Duke of Connaught
Lord O’abernon
Unthinkable Bloodshed in Europe and Scotland Compared
The speaker argues it is unthinkable for rulers like the Hohenzollerns or Hapsburgs to spill blood in Europe as it would be for a Wichland chief to ravage a neighbor, invoking Scottish sentiment to condemn violence.
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Hohenzollern
Hapsburg
Europe
Smart businessmen deter repeat clients in short measure
Some men are so smart in a business way that people do not care to do business with them as a second time. The remark notes a distrustful view of overly clever operators and the consequences for ongoing trade.
Trade boycott as weapon against Prussianism
The piece argues for a postwar economic league with American business backing as a practical threat to Germany. It notes Germany’s prewar foreign trade and its postwar shrinkage, urging a strong boycott to deter Prussian militarism and push a peace that keeps the league credible.
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Bert
National Chamber of Commerce
Germany
United States
Chicago ‘Tribune
Dr Thomas Electric Oil Promises Quick Back Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a cure for lame back. It claims immediate skin absorption and tissue penetration that brings speedy relief, with strong assurance that the liniment’s power is magical and effective.
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Thomas
Monster Egg From Henan Provinces Reveals Giant Ostrich
A two year old find along the Yellow River in Henan China yielded a monster egg. Scientists identify it as laid by a gigantic ostrich, not a phoenix as locals claimed. The shell in the American Museum of Natural History holds over two quarts, about forty regular eggs, marking one of three such relics.
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Yellow River
Henan
China
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Potatoes Declared Key War Food Substitute
The article notes a large surplus of potatoes in Canada and up to 100 million bushels in the United States, urging widespread potato consumption to free meat for overseas needs. It stresses market stability, reduced rail congestion, and the role of potatoes in preserving nutrition and aiding future crops. Germany's greater potato planting is contrasted, while housewives are advised on numerous preparations.
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Canada
United States
Hooper
Quebecc
Germany
Judge Declares Engagement Too Long for Marriage
A courtroom quip has a judge remark that a couple cannot marry yet because the groom lacks a cent belt, in a light moment reflecting on readiness for nuptials.
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Jack
Early Preparation Urged for Increased Crop Production
Ottawa’s Department of Agriculture urges farmers to prepare early for a coming rise in crop needs. Emphasis on insect control with 10 to 25 percent annual crop loss, securing insecticides, overhauling spraying gear, and readying fields to save time and crops.
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Ottawa
Too Nervous To Sleep
A Detroit elevator accident left Mr. Dorsey of London Ontario with severe nerve damage. After using Dr. Chase's Nerve Food his condition improved, sleep returned, and he could resume social activities. The ad touts 50 cents per box or 2.75 for six, sold by Edmonson Bates & Co. in Toronto.
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Mr. Dorsey
Detroit
Dr. Chase
Laurence I. Dorsey
Stanley Street
London
Ont
Edmonson, Bates & Co., Limited
Toronto
Gift of an Airplane to Canadian Forces from Huddersfield
A Huddersfield Yorkshire gift presents an airplane to the Canadian forces, with Leicester having made a similar donation. Canada lacks an individual air service yet, but the gesture is a gratifying Dominion compliment. A medallion honoring Canada's famed airman is proposed, to be decided by Canadian headquarters.
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Huddersfield
Yorkshire
Leicester
Canada
Dominion
Mothers Endorse Mother Graves Worm Exterminator
Thousands of mothers testify to the product's value based on lived experience, praising its usefulness in keeping homes worm-free.
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Seigel
Telegram to Mrs Brown over Uncle James death
A rushed telegram to Mrs Brown in Liverpool Street asks to announce Uncle James's death and read the will. The telegraph clerk notes two extra words. the reply is to cut out "who grief" to fit the message.
A Costly Cure in Fire Defense Costs High
Municipal World notes that 4200 Canadian municipal workers are kept on standby for fires and then fighting them, costing over 4 million dollars annually. The piece argues funds would be better spent eliminating fire hazards and enforcing regulations to prevent fires.
Bulgarian Atrocities Exposed in Balkan Conflicts
An cited New York Herald critique asserts Bulgarian actions in the Balkans reflect Prussian influence, arguing that Bulgarian brutality toward innocents is a result of greater Prussian control and aggression.
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Jess Liood
Balkans
New York Herald
Shortage of Thread Adds to German Bread Crisis
The piece describes severe thread shortages worsening poverty in Germany as families struggle to mend clothes. After long factory work, mothers attempt repairs with scarce cloth and lining, while essential dark petroleum burns at home and thread, once cheap, has vanished from markets, making a spool as costly as trousers once were prewar.
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Germany
Gossiping Husband Test Draws Witty Reply
A Detroit Free Press quote captures a wife’s sharp humor about her husband chatting with young women. She says she does not mind as long as they listen to his nonsense, implying a light, domestic joke about marriage and social dynamics.
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Detroit Free Press
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