Timber Mill Plan Aboard Grain Growers Co operative
The Grain Growers Grain Company plans a $150,000 lumber mill sixty miles east of Fort George B C on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The timber limit has been owned since 1913 but no development undertaken. The firm now operates a lumber business and intends to mill and produce twenty million feet of lumber annually for farmersdirect.
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Grain Growers’ Grain Company
Fort George
B.C
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Nothing In It She Do You Believe In Phrenology
An experimental remark notes that a head reading revealed nothing inside the skull. The speaker recalls a prior attempt at phrenology and concludes there was nothing to read.
British War Report Praises Coolness At Beaumont Hamel
A wartime dispatch lauds the ease and courage of British troops at Beaumont Hamel. Soldiers capture prisoners using field telephones, with acts of composure and initiative noted. Ground shows heavy shelling and well organized bombardment, while some soldiers indulge briefly in cigars and rations. One brigade claims 54 machine guns and 1 heavy mortar.
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Ao Foglishman
Theignallers
Hinesei
Beaumont-Hamel
Pauses and Ponderings in Willie’s Sea Inquiry
Willie asks about the trough of the sea and the ocean greyhounds drinking from it in a playful exchange. The dialogue evokes coastal imagery and childlike curiosity about nature.
War and Insanity
War reduces insanity according to asylum returns since the war began. Experts say war dispels monotony and gives people serious, practical concerns, generating new intellectual energies instead of breakdown. The trend affects both men and women as industrial life recedes into military service.
Food Value of Beans and Nutritive Comparison
Beans yield substantial human food per acre compared with pasture used for meat or milk. Prices show beans provide valuable nutrition at lower cost than cheese beef or eggs. Field beans rival animal foods in protein content though digestion varies. The jest about a baby walking ends with a cruel quip from the father.
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C.A. Zavitz
The Value of French in Diplomacy and Culture
A quotation highlights French as the enduring international language of diplomacy since Latin waned. Bodley notes its utility and cultural pleasure, citing his own enhancement of expression after learning French and recounting his speeches to Academicians and his writing of a book that opened access to the Institut de France.
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Bismarck
J.E. C. Bodley
Harold Begbie
Daily Chronicle
Institut de France
England
France
Baby's Own Tablets an Excellent Remedy for Children
A testimonial and advertisement describing Baby's Own Tablets as a remedy for stomach and bowel regulation in infants and young children. Mrs. Paul Dinette of Cheneville Que endorses their use for constipation and diarrhoea. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Paul Dinette, Cheneville
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Ohio clergyman boasts of marrying dozens weekly
A clergyman in an Ohio city brags to a Cincinnati visitor that he marries about fifty couples a week in his parsonage. The visitor jests that the parsonage is really a Union depot, highlighting the busy cleric’s matchmaking pace.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Union Depot
Quizzical Punch Cartoon Dialogue About a Doctor
A cropped Punch cartoon caption questions Dr Smiff’s qualifications with slang banter about his work with animals. The dialogue humorously doubts his expertise while implying he has done wonders with creatures.
Parmelees Vegetable Pills Offer Fever and Ague Relief
A historic medical claim notes Parmelees Vegetable Pills as effective for fever and ague, with digestive disturbance signaling onset. The text asserts rapid fever abatement and ague suppression in a few days and recommends the remedy for those repeatedly troubled by these ailments.
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Parmelee
Double Barreled Revenge in a Street Confrontation
Wilkinson near exploding point accuses neighbor Potter of borrowing a gun to kill a dog that kept him awake. He laments it was his own dog he intended to kill, not the neighbor’s, revealing a bizarre and heated exchange in the street.
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Wilkinson
Potter
Prosperous Saskatchewan 1916 Agricultural Output Provinces
The 1916 Saskatchewan census shows vast crop and livestock figures with total agricultural value at $459,237,?2. The report lists wheat, oats, barley, flax, potatoes, roots, hay, wool, butter and milk, game and furs, garden products, poultry, and livestock counts. It notes horse, cow, cattle, sheep, and swine totals with respective values. A separate promotion claims Miller's Worm Powders protect children from worm-related illnesses, asserting high child mortality from worms and promising health benefits.
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Saskatchewan
Her Secret Mrs Andrews Surreptitious Life Highlight
A witty dialogue notes Mrs Andrews pursues intellectual life in private while Mrs Tompkyns questions the marital dynamic. Mr Andrews replies she conducts it secretly in the absence of her husband.
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Mrs. Andrews
Mrs. Tompkyns
Mr. Andrews
Personal notices from Welland Ont mention Dr. Pierces remedies
A reader praises Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription for fatigue and health, notes using seven bottles, and recommending the remedies to relatives. Advertises Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser and the Pleasant Pellets, with requests for free medical advice and ordering details from Buffalo New York.
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Mr. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Maxs
May Clark
State St
Welland, Ont
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo, N. Y
Troubled Club Conflicts Rumor and Accusation
A terse dispute unfolds as a club member asserts authority while an outsider repeats private claims. Tensions rise as a second party warns of marital estrangement, reflecting strained social dynamics and potential reputational harm.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Aimed at Internal Remedy
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications. It is a constitutional disease best treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Cure, taken by mouth, purports to affect the blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by Ft. Cheney & Co of Toledo and by all druggists for 75 cents. Also Mall's Family Pills advertised for constipation.
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Hall
Ft. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Mall
No Place for Spectators in War Effort
The Scotsman argues there is no room for spectators as citizens must shift from nonessential wartime labor to duties critical for victory. Soldiers and sailors endure hardships and risk life for nation and empire, while others should contribute in any essential capacity.
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Scotland
Modest Demand in Alimony Dispute
A lawyer questions a weekly alimony of 40 dollars given the ex-husband earns 50. The woman defends the amount, noting it reflects what she previously earned from him during cohabitation.
War in East Africa Has Many Perils
A Belfast man abroad in East Africa describes deadly tropical diseases and hidden machine gun ambushes as major dangers for troops. He notes small open fighting and German retreat to hills, predicts the war ending in months, and highlights safari hunting as a grim but morale-boosting distraction.
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East Africa
Belfast
France
Tropics
Burban
Mombassa
Dandruff Cure Touted by Minard's Liniment
A column notes a Polish servant maid learning English and eagerly answering the telephone after instructions. She answers Hello confidently, then asks who is calling because she cannot see the caller. A joking aside about a bashful youth and his unnamed companion follows.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Comfort Fades as Seats Move in Stubborn Exchange
In a brisk exchange a passerby asserts the crowd must stand, while a woman resists and defends the change, noting the seat was comfortable no longer once she saw others rising.
Politician Remains Gracious After Appointment Spotlight
A seasoned public figure accepts a high profile appointment, stressing service over power. Observers note steady demeanor, measured remarks, and commitment to constituents as duties commence.
Cosmopolitan makeup of United Farmers of Alberta leaders
A report notes the UFA leadership includes Americans as president and several vice presidents and directors, with others from England Canada and Denmark, highlighting a cosmopolitan mix within the co operative body in Western Canada.
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Canada
United Farmers of Alberta
Dodd's Kidney Pills Help Mrs Macdona With Ills From Overwork
Ayre's Cliff Quebec special report recalls Mrs W Coules Macdona of the Farm, one of the region’s oldest families, who describes two years of fatigue and pains. She credits two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills with improving her headaches, sleep, digestion, nerves, and rheumatism, urging others with similar signs to try the remedy.
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Dead
Ayre
W. Coules Macdona
Dodd
Potash Drilling Planned in Northern Alberta
In Alberta a summer project by Baron Rhounda representatives will drill for potash at the Salt River salt beds near Fort Smith. A rotary drill will bore through salt measures to test potash at a workable depth, aiming to judge feasibility of a mining industry.
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Alberta
Baron Rhounda
Cardiff
Wales
Edmonton
Salt River
Fort Smith
Holloway's Corn Cure Promises Pain Free Corn Removal
Advert reads that Holloway's Corn Cure will draw out soft corns painlessly, offering a simple remedy for foot discomfort.
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Holloway
Dress Expenditure Payoff Mismatches Women’s Attire Perks
A witty remark notes that for each dollar a woman spends on her dress she gains about 90 cents in display value and 10 cents in comfort. The quip underscores consumer tradeoffs in fashion choices.
Dialogue Hinting at Enduring Work Pace and Money Worries
A husband cautions that constant work for money will ruin his health by age forty five. His wife dismisses the concern, saying they will afford it by then. The exchange reveals frugal optimism contrasted with health risk.
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Eureka Harness Oil
THE
Imperial Oil Company, Limited
Eddy
E. B. Eddy Company Limited
Hull
Amsden
H. Clay Glover Co., Inc
West 31St Street
New York
COOK
Cook Medicine CQ
Toronto
Fermerky H
Willie
Minard’s Liniment
Lealand
Rational Drug & Chemical Co. OF Canada Limited
S.l
Redpath
Ontario
Minard
Ww. N. U
F. F. Dalley CO. OF Canada Ltd
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