Within the Law Compeeds Chicago Flight Plot and Threats
Inspector Burke plots to trap a wanted woman by forcing a Chicago pursuit and trial. Dick asks for twenty four hours run to visit the city and avoid police notice while his father Gilder schemes to stop the woman and her gang. The plan hinges on using a staged arrest and a tip to a house raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Compeed
Chicago
Berke
Houg Bavit
Glider
Gaid Burke
Burke
Blackstone
Gilder
West
Demarest
Garson
Headquarters
Inspector Burke
Smith
Turner
Joe Garson
Edward Gilder
Woman Avoids Operation in Astoria Woman’s Health Turnaround
Mrs. Joan A. Kornic of 802 Flushing Avenue Astoria New York credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with reversing two years of illness and back pain avoiding surgery after doctors urged an operation. She reports rapid improvement from the first bottle and now enjoys hearty meals and good health. The Pinkham Lab receives similar letters praising non surgical relief and confidential advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astoria
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Joan A. Kornic
Flushing Avenue
Astoria, N.Y
Pinkham Laboratory
Lydia E. Pink
Lynn
Mass
Mystery of a neutral microstate in the Belgian frontier
A detective tale unfolds as Burke and Cassidy plan a cover operation in a house under watch. The inspector explains using a stool pigeon, marshals a storeroom hideout, and orders the boy to stay quiet. Separate feature reports detail Moresnet Neutre, a one square mile neutral enclave with mixed Belgian German governance and a global zinc mine legacy.
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Cassidy
Aster
Thomas
Gilder
Chicago
Burke
Griggs
Belgium
American Commission For the Relief
Huelzina
No Man’s Land
Moresnet Neutre
Holland
Germany
France
Vienna
Moresnet
Europe
Prussia
Netherlands
Vielle Montague Company
Baron Rothschild
Frankfort
Great Britain
Scotland
Africa
Neutres
Liege
Ardennes
Tague Company Communication Delays Hint at Unknown Country
A fragment notes that the company failed to reach an intended contact and only after seeking an explanation did we learn that the person was in a country unfamiliar to us. The passage suggests confusion over location and communication barriers without specifying names or places.
Expenditures in Agricultural Aid in Canada
The report by C C James outlines four years of federal grants under the Agricultural Aid and Agricultural Instruction acts totaling 2.9 million dollars. It details spending on school agricultural instruction, women’s work, district representatives, short courses, and demonstration programs across Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, with emphasis on agricultural education and rural schools.
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C. C. James
Canada
Martin Burrell
James
United States
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Scarcity of Food Not Serious in Russia
Officials report no broad famine, only isolated shortages blamed on transport problems. Petrograd cites meat fast days as precaution, Moscow and countryside show ample supplies, peasants earning more from produce and labor, and consumption limited by financial constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Petrograd
Moscow
Ontario witness praises Dr. Pierce cures for rheumatism
Waterloo resident Mor Jo cas Wore testifies that her husband suffered muscular rheumatism for four years and found relief after using Dr. Pierce products Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets. She credits his recovery to the medicines after doctors and other remedies failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Ont
Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Blood Purity Remedy
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a powerful vegetable remedy that cleanses blood and liver impurities. It claims to treat eruptions, eczema, boils, and nerve weakness, with options in liquid or tablet form and a trial box for 50 cents from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo New York.
End of Germany Extermination Prediction from Kipling
Rudyard Kipling’s article, republished by The Toronto Globe, asserts Germany faces inevitable defeat and extermination as the war drains the nation. He argues Britain and allies will press on, indemnity fades, and postwar wealth shifts favor the victors while Germany ceases to exist as a nation.
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Michael
Europe
Teutons
Britain
Germany
France
Russia
Empire
Italy
Serbia
Montenegro
Japan
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
South Africa
India
Government aids breeders to counter future livestock shortage
Canada’s agri ministry plans liberal aid to breeders to increase and improve breeding stock. If districts cooperate to buy in carload lots, the department will cover traveling expenses for a representative during purchase and shipment. The Livestock commissioner may name an accompanying adviser to assist.
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Europe
Canada
Breed Dairy Cows Endorsed at Ontario Banquet
Professor H H Dean of OAC urged breeding the dairy cow as a safe investment at the eighth annual Molstein Friesian association banquet in Carle Rite. C F Bailey noted rural school fairs have grown from twenty five to 234 since 1912, engaging 2,200 schools and 43,000 pupils, with other speakers from OAC and Alberta discussing agriculture.
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H. H. Dea
O.A.C
Guelph
Molstein-Fresian Association
C. F. Bailey
Ontario
Platt
J. A. Macdonald
Canada
Geo .E. Day
A. J. Craig
Alberta
Toronto Globe
Livestock Demand Up as Markets Expand Cattle Hogs Sheep
A livestock commission report from Cai sary notes strong market demand driven by broad outlets and long shipments. It cites over 2,000 head of beef cattle shipped since mid November to Seattle, with Alberta stockyards boosting competition and prices. Breeding sheep demand rises. hogs face eastward competition, and ranchers expand herds for future solid prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livestock Commission
Caisary
Seattle
Alberta Steel
Alberta
German paper notes Russian Galicia offensive slowdown seen as breathing spell
Komische Zeitung argues the pause in Galicia does not end Russian operations but signals a pause for breath. It cites expected reinforcements and heavy artillery ammo from Japan. It also notes many Russian infantry in Galicia carry rifles of Japanese origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Komische Zeitung
Galicia
Why a cow needs two stomachs
A San Francisco Examiner animal story contest question asking why a cow has two stomachs prompts young writer Mark Schey of Fruitvale to answer with a childlike idea. He says the cow keeps the other stomach ready when one aches.
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San Francisco Examiner
Little Mark Schey
Fruitvale
How You May Throw Away Your Glasses
An alarming claim argues thousands wear unnecessary eyeglasses. It urges readers to obtain a Bon-Opto prescription from a drugstore, mix a warm solution, and bathe eyes two to four times daily claiming eye improvement and potential avoidance of glasses. The notice, from The Valmes Drug Co. of Toronto, suggests mail order access if a local druggist cannot supply it.
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Valmes Drug Co
Toronto
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Mary Turner
Earth
Relief Committee
Vieile Mon
Kipling
The
Rudyard Kipling
H. H. Dean
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Holstein
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