Pursuit and Diamonds Loom in Prairie Night
In the dark prairie chase, Dodd and Hugh outrun a pursuing buggy led by Lord Ambrose and Hannah. Hetherington seizes Dodd amid cries of theft, while the group hides in a rough shanty as the beacon of Noah’s lamp signals a bold diamond scheme.
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Hugh
Wr Hetherington
Mr. Dodd
Mr. Hetherington
Dodd
Hannah
Lord Amrose Boustead
Lord Ambrose
Mr Hetherington
Caesar
Mr.therington
Delia
Eira
Erin
Noah
Sindbad
Passage Ends Without Resolution In Slaves’ Tale
A fragment recounts a scene where a man plans to fetch more water for two Black people. He remarks their current store clothes would not suit a brace of Black people, signaling racial prejudice. The text ends with “To be Continued.”
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Sently
Canadians in England A Volunteer Insight From Salisbury
Lieutenant Winegard reflects on how English and Canadian soldiers view each other while stationed in Salisbury. He recalls how misunderstandings arose from jokes and stereotypes about Canadians who drink, spend pay, and wear maple leaf insignia. He notes mutual fellowship despite eccentricities and the growing bond between Canadians and English regiments.
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Canada
England
Toronto
Quebec
Royal War Office Grant Promotes Orphan Offificer
The London Chronicle reports a wartime notice granting Fitton Minshull, a child, a commission as ensign due to his father's death in service. He receives furlough until further orders and his army pay is sent to his mother.
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War Office
Herajesty
Fitton Minshull
Fitton
London Chronicle
French
Galway
Royal Navy
Army
Militia
Herbert Corey
Canadians send fruit and vegetables for British fleet
A letter to the prime minister from the Vegetable Products Committee in England states gifts of fresh vegetables and fruit from Canadians are welcome for the British fleet in the North Sea. Apple shortages are noted and Canadians are asked to address gifts to the committee in Liverpool.
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North Sea
England
Charles Beresford
Vegetable Products Committee
Liverpool
Pewee Vs Sevens Veta 40 in Germany Salesman
A brief note on a likely match or event labeled Pewee versus Sevens Veta 40, with a remark about it being printed in Germany and the comment that the statement may be unreliable.
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Germany
General French a Good Soldier
Herbert Corey recounts how Sir John French rose from a plain observer to field marshal of British forces in France. The piece highlights his modest start, cavalry leadership, quick rise, and reputation for steadiness under pressure amid early World War I actions.
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France
John French
Mons
Europe
South Africa
Kitchener
Africa
French
Cronje
Kimberly
Open Air Benefit Turns Ill Patient Toward Health
The text recounts a consumptive patient recovering gradually after embracing outdoor life. It notes his renewed vigor and longevity as outcomes of fresh air. It argues that everyone should live outdoors if possible, or at least absorb nature’s tonic to gain contentment and vitality beyond years.
French Army's Fine Record Weeks of War Highlight Strength
A British Weekly tribute lauds the French army's war record as unequaled in national history. It praises unity across France, and commends generals for strategic mastery and the nation’s self sacrificing resolve.
C P R Improvements Huge Sums to be Spent in the West
Mr. Grant Hall new vice president and general manager outlines major CPP Western expansion since 1908. 2088 miles of new lines, 789 miles of second track, rebuilds from MacLeod to Lethbridge and Field to Hector, new terminals including Vancouver, Transcona, and a Winnipeg cut off. Emphasis on Rogers Pass tunnel progress and Winnipeg station extensions. Plans include stockyards at small centres to aid farming. No new lines this year unless crops and conditions improve.
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Grant Hall
Western Lines
C.P.R
Canadian Pacific
Kettle Valley
Midway
Merritt
MacLeod
Lethbridge
Field
Hector
Vancouver
Transcona
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Fort William
Regina
Calgary
Banff
Lake Louise
Ogden
Balfour
Hall
Rogers’ Pass
Selkirks
Rogers
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Endorsements
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes endorsements from F J Cheney & Co and the National Bank of Commerce claiming Cheney's honesty and financial ability. Claims the cure is taken internally, improving blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials and a price of 75 cents per bottle and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
Farmers Bulletin No S 8 on Farm Weeds issued in Ottawa
Information for Farmers Bulletin No S 8 of the seed branch, Dominion department of agriculture, is now in press and will be distributed through the publications branch, Ottawa. It meets demand for Farm Weeds enlarged in 1909, with 18 old halftone illustrations of weeds and seeds. It covers seed grain in use by Canadian farmers and weed seed distribution by commercial feeds and terminal elevators.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Two-Cent Letter Rate Extended to Troops Overseas
Canada extends the two-cent per ounce rate from Canada to the United Kingdom to letters addressed to British and Canadian troops on the continent. This adds a two-cent per ounce rate to letters to soldiers, replacing the five-cent first ounce and three-cent subsequent ounce schedule for continental mail, marking a notable reduction for military correspondence.
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Canada
United Kingdom
London plan insures ship officers personal effects
The London board of trade proposes schemes to insure personal effects of captains and officers in the mercantile marine who faced heavy losses from seizures. State issues policies at 4 percent annual premium, six month terms, with maximum sums of £75 for captains, £50 for officers and pro rata rates for engineers sailors and firemen.
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London Board of Trade
Mercantile Marine
Wedding Gifts Impress Guests With Thoughtful Borrowed Treasures
Attendees marvel at the couple's practical approach to gifts, admiring how guests lent and lent back items to celebrate the day. The exchange highlights generosity and resourcefulness, turning presents into shared memories and sustainable keepsakes.
Nickel exports show Canada shipping 35 million dollars abroad
Government figures reveal Canada exported nickel worth 35,218,822 dollars in the year ending November. The United States bought 33,725,562 dollars of the total and Great Britain 1,456,697 dollars. Pending a Royal Commission report on ore exports, Ottawa plans to monitor smelters to prevent finished product reaching Germany.
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Department of Trand and Commerce
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Royal Commission
Ontario
Germany
Proposed new spark arresting device order amid coal concerns
Railway commission studies added protections as complaints grow about fire risk from western coal with poor coking. The draft amends regulation to require an approved special spark arresting device on engines burning such coal, where fuel use is not banned by regulation seven. A collection of unrelated quotes follows about a boy’s bet a penny for apples and a joke about a capable cook.
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Railway Commission
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Lieut. Winegard
Daily Mail
Salisbury
Montreal
Aldershot
London
Greenhorn
Desrej
Beechams
Beecham
Kendall
Geo. R. Steele
Garden Plain
Aita
de. B. d. Kendall Co
Enosburg Falls, Vt
U.S.A
Britain
John
Billy Roberts
Ceseta. Limited
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