Great European Remedy Promises Cure All Ills
An advertisement touts Parmint as a universal treatment for catarrh coughs colds deafness and head noises. It urges readers to secure the remedy from International Laboratories at 74 Saint Antone Street Montreal and notes delivery by money order with a seven cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fectas Sven
Caterty
Ely
Momey
Address International Laboratories
St Antone St
Montreal
Canada
Enduring Blockade: Germany Faces Wider Postwar Trade Pact
The New York Times suggests Germany’s submarine war will create a permanent, global blockade harder to lift than wartime enforcement. It warns that this wider blockade will shape commerce long after current leaders are gone, driven by a world wary of Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Ashies
New York Times
Cannibals and a Narrow Escape Satire Exchange
A humorous excerpt features Mr. Wanders answering a young woman about being captured by cannibals. He confirms and recalls being the wedding feast planned, and the girl delivers a quick escape through breaking the engagement.
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Mr. Wanders
Preparedness and the Cost of Unready Youth
Ian Hay warns the United States about national preparedness citing Britain’s past mistakes. He argues immigration shapes a continental nation and stresses the dangers of delaying action while recalling his country’s sacrifice of its best and brightest to early rescues.
Canadian Soldiers Grow Vegetables in England
Canadian units in England are ordered to shift part of their duties to growing vegetables this spring. Soldiers will cultivate suitable plots in camp districts to augment home-grown food supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
First Woman Receives Military Medal For Bravery
Nurse Catherine Margaret Carruthers of the Territorial Force Nursing Service is the first woman to win the Military Medal. She served in France tending wounded in a hot zone, was shell wounded, has recovered, and resumed duty. She trained at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, hails from Ireland, and was noted by Sir Douglas Haig in his November 25 dispatch.
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Catherine Margaret Carruthers
Territorial Force Nursing Service
London
Douglas Haig
Carruthers
France
Miss Carruthers
Ireland
Royal Infirmary
Glasgow
Territorial Force
4Th Territorial Hospital
Briggins Quips On Minding One's Own Business
A humorous exchange contrasts private duty with public tutelage as Briggins notes a man should mind his business while another says it is his business to lecture others on it. The short back and forth highlights social propriety and personal autonomy in a light, observational style.
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Briggins
Platinum hits $100 an ounce as war disrupts supply
The war in Europe has cut platinum supplies driving its price to $100 per ounce in December. Nations ban export to aid munitions, forcing German makers to substitute rhodium palladium alloys or other metals. American industry shifts to nickel chrome wires tungsten ignition points and molybdenum filaments. Platinum mainly comes from Russia’s Urals and nearby river gravels.
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Europe
Germany
Russia
Ural
Diary Excerpt Reveals German Soldier’s Disillusionment
An extract from the diary of a German soldier in the 3rd battalion describes the war as a low affair and accuses the government of deceit. He voices shame at being German, urges turning rifles on the government, and predicts Germany’s decline, with hope for broader retribution and eventual alliance shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Besats
France
Manchester Guardiar
Beam
Greta
Germany
Toronto Star
Crerena
Man credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for recovery in Labrador
Sandy Goulette recalls life saving effect after doctors abandoned him. He describes severe swelling and breathlessness, took three pills the first night and improved by morning. He telegraphed for additional boxes and now works as well as a decade ago, praising Dodd's Kidney Pills.
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Sandy Goulette
Old Fort Bay
Labradore
Que
Dodd
Old Settler
Mr. Goulette
Arkansas Diamond Mining Industry Emerges Since 1916
The Arkansas diamond mining sector, established in August 1916, has grown to notable proportions as a historical note on early mineral exploration in the state.
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Arkansas
Parmelees Vegetable-Pills Promote Simple Cheap Digestive Health
A simple cheap medicine is described as Parmelee's Vegetable-Pills. The pills are praised as affordable and effective for regulating the digestive system and recommended for the poor and those seeking to avoid doctors' bills.
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Parmelee
Ottawa Agriculture Dept Information Bureau aids farmers
Information on crop production outlines that the Department of Agriculture in Ottawa has established an information bureau to support the maximum crop production campaign. It aims to maintain close contact with producers so difficulties can be addressed promptly using the department’s resources.
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Department of Agriculture At
Ottawa
Why Our Potatoes Are Dear and Cuba Trade Exposed
J C Manzer reports to the Department of Trade and Commerce and the New Brunswick government that large Canadian potato shipments reach Havana. The week’s arrivals totaled 21 508 sacks and barrels from New Brunswick, prompting an extra Boston steamer to handle the flow. Valve values reach 139 552 dollars for the week, and five months of 1916 shipments total 250 000 sacks and barrels valued over 1 490 000 dollars, while Britain and Canada face shortages.
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Department of
Cuba
J. C. Manzer
New Brunswick
Havana
Ti. SaVvs
Boston
Canada
Great Britain
Allies
Lady Mackworth Leads Family Business Ambition
Lady Mackworth daughter of Baron Rhondda of Wales has taken over a German drug business in Singapore. Baron Rhondda, a cabinet member and strong backer of women in business, praised her role while wife manages a mineral water firm. She aims for Smith and Daughter to be as commonplace as Smith and Son.
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Mackworth
Baron Rhondda
Weles
Singland
Trey George
Baroness Rhondda
Fulham
Jols
Canada
Britain
Lady Mackworth
Address to Kaiser on Birthday From Germanic Representatives
An address presented to the Kaiser on his birthday is delivered by representatives of Germanic municipalities. The message begins with flowery royal invocation praising the Emperor and King and asking for continued protection and favor from his Imperial and Royal Majesty.
Teething Time A Time Of Worry
During teething babies suffer swollen gums irritability constipation and diarrhoea and sometimes convulsions. Baby’s Own Tablets soothe the bowels and stomach ease teething and are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Canada.
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Arthur Archibald
New Town
N. S
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Cnt
Dr Pierce blood purifier promises clear skin and energy
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a vegetable blood purifier over 40 years of use. It claims impure blood causes skin eruptions and lists benefits to liver stomach bowels kidneys joints and overall vitality with no alcohol or narcotics. Free advice offered from Buffalo New York.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
VY. M. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Doubts the Saying Time Is Money in a Witty Exchange
A humorous exchange questions the proverb time is money. One speaker doubts the phrase while the other retorts that time is often available to spare for pursuits beyond profit.
Worm Exterminator Promises Safe Cure for Children
A controversial claim promotes Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a simple remedy to protect children's health, asserting it can counteract parasitic infections and preserve vitality. No clinical proof is provided.
Bar Association Opposes Women Admittance to Law
The general council of the bar association of England passed a motion against admitting women to the practice of law. The Vancouver Sun notes the move recalls Mrs Partington's famed bid to hold back the Atlantic tide with a broom.
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General Council of the Bar Association of England
Testimonial for Dr. Pierce remedies from Ontario resident
Mrs. Grace Bervert of St Thomas Ontario testifies that Golden Medical Discovery and other Dr Pierce remedies helped her husband and her own liver and kidney troubles and bad blood, expressing satisfaction with the opportunities to share her endorsement.
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Ont
Peace and sin in war’s eve and after
The piece argues that peace is hard to discuss without blaming the August 1914 outbreak. It notes Germany faced pressure and questions whether arbitration was refused. It contrasts pacifism with condoning evil and cites Mr. Balfour, urging moral condemnation of sin over blind forgiveness.
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Germany
Balfour
New York Globe
Life in the Navy Jolly Tar Says Sailors Do What They Please
A visitor asks what sailors do aboard a battleship and the crew replies in plain humor that they do as they please until ordered to change course, and then they comply quickly.
Englishmen and Americans
A London Chronicle anecdote shows a British constable explaining alien registration to an American. The American notes the notice applies to aliens and reveals a witty mix up in perception. The constable reflects, acknowledging the American may be considered an alien, though surprised by the idea.
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London Chronicle
Titles in Canada Spark Debate on Honor System
The Woodstock Sentinel Review argues that Canadian titles clash with the country’s spirit, often rewarding obscure or unmentioned services. It suggests honors should recognize genuine public service by science, art, literature, or politics, while criticizing indiscriminate or nameless rewards.
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The
Woodstock Sentinel Review
Russian gun captured by Germans sent as Port Arthur gift
A Russian machine gun captured by German forces and later recaptured from the Germans on the western front by a patrol from the Port Arthur Ontario battalion is being forwarded as a war gift to Port Arthur.
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Port Arthur
Ontario
German Policy and German State Actions Examined
The discussion argues that German policy is driven by force rather than pity or good faith, treating the state as a calculating machine. It contrasts battleships and submarines to illustrate strategic differences and analyzes the psychological aspect as minimal.
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Springfeld
War toll nears 120 peer heirs with several threatened extinct
The war’s toll reaches 120 peer heirs, with at least 62 heirs to tithes lost. Losses include Lord de Blaquiere with two heirs and multiple peers suffering bereavements. extinction risks loom for Lincolnshire, Knaresborough, Playfair, Kibblesdale, Rosmead, Stamfordham, St. Davids, and de Blaquiere. Sixteen peers die with no heirs, notably Lord Kesteven and Lord Llangattoen, and Viscount Creighton dies abroad leaving a seven year old heir.
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Lord de Blaquiere
Lord Stratheden
Campbell
Lincolnshire
Knaresborough
Playfair
Kibblesdale
Rosmead
Stamfordham
St. Davids
de Blaquiere
Lord Kesteven
Lord Llangattoen
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