Scout Services support for coast guard duties and war effort
The admiralty values the Scouts for coast guard tasks and has raised their numbers to 1,800 with a higher subsistence allowance. About 7000 Scouts aged over sixteen are learning drill and marksmanship in the Defence Corps. They funded a new ambulance and YMCA huts at the front and base in France, contributing around £3000 from a day’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty
Scouts’ Defence Corps
Y.M.C.A
France
Scoutwasters and
Lady Scoutma
Tuis
Boy Declines to Lend Handkerchief to Stranger
A refined city streetcar passenger confronts a sniffing boy. She asks for a handkerchief, and the boy replies with surprising formality that he has one but does not lend it to strangers.
Postum Helps Wives and Daughters Quit Coffee
A Canadian testimonial extols Postum as a coffee substitute. The writer says coffee caused illness and Postum improved health after swapping beverages. The ad promotes two forms, Cereal and instant, with prices and grocer availability.
London Times Analysis of German Coast Policy and Neutral Trade
The London Times critiques policy options for suppressing German coastwise trade and preventing goods from reaching or leaving Germany. It discusses a potential extension of counter contraband measures, including a tighter blockade and broader list covering contraband. It notes difficulties with any policy that interferes with neutral interests and argues a strong plan aligns with current aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Paris
Krupp
Kropp
London Times
Men Called to Defend Honor and Safety in War Effort
A London Telegraph appeal urges men to join in defense and notes military training boosts physical stamina. It argues patriotism, family stability, and children’s education support volunteers, linking service to justice, truth, and liberty in the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Telegraph
Replenish Your Blood in the Spring
Advertises Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a spring tonic to renew blood and strengthen nerves. Claims to cleanse bad blood, improve skin and vitality, and restore energy for work. Offers mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont at 50 cents a box, six boxes for 2 50.
Advocates Mixed Farming in Canada to curb high living costs
A commission examining the rising cost of living in Canada over 15 years reports costs grew about 50 percent due to a stronger gold supply, wasteful practices, urban growth, and marketing methods. Recommendations urge land settlement, mixed farming, better farm product quality, rural credit, roads, post parcels, and vocational training. Commissioners include McDougald James Coates and Vincent. study spanned more than two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
West
Messrs
John McDougald
Customs
C. C. James
R. H. Coates
Department of Labor
J. H. Vincent
Inland Revenue
Sultan Opposed War as Enver Pasha Triggers Turmoil
The Levant Herald recounts the murder of the Ottoman heir as Enver Pasha clashes with the Sultan over responsibility for a Russian naval attack. The Crown Prince warned Enver of dire vengeance, signaling a friend of the Allies facing a fatal policy clash amid 1914 events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levant Herald
Enver Pasha
Liman von Sanders
Black Sea
Dolma Baghche
Constantinople
Enver
Turkey
M. Galli
Yussuf Izzeddin
Nerviline advertised for cold relief and external treatment
An advertisement promotes Nerviline for curing colds and external pains with rubbing on the chest and throat to quicken penetration. It claims preventive benefits for colds and grippe and markets a large family size bottle and a 25 cent size with dealer availability. It also includes a brief note about a French woman who persisted after her husband’s capture in a German prison camp.
Flour imports spark Chinese milling expansion and Canadian opportunity
Market observers note rising flour consumption in China as rice usage declines. Mills rise in Manchuria, Shanghai, and central China, signaling a growing flour industry. Canada eyes chances to establish a foothold amid China's grain quality shortfalls. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills praised for stomach and liver relief, while Minard's Liniment touted for burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Orient
Manchuria
Shanghai
China
Parmelee
Father and son reflections on a working father’s life and death
A condensed diary style reminiscence by Edgar A. Gues recounts a father who spent every minute working, never rested, and finally dies leaving his son to understand his life. The piece mixes personal memory with a satire line about a pension office veterinary surgeon and a proverb about giving rope to a reckless man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srailer
Pather
Edgar A. Gues
Detroit Free Press
No Dream Suddenly I Found Myself Falling 400,000 Feet
Fragmented text quotes a narrator claiming to fall into depths and dream while mentioning bearded men and outdated sights. It references alcohol free oil alternatives and medicines, Dr Thomas Eclectric style comparisons, and wartime cautions about casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Unclear Military Text About New Trench and Weapon
The readable lines describe a British army scenario with a new trench and an attached weapon sight. It mentions surprise, effective reach, and deadly danger to adversaries. Some phrases are garbled but imply a military topic centered on armament and troop discipline.
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Vani Forever
Carters Littia
Berg
Samed
Roves Sevell PW
Sead Pree
Sua Ice
Eureka Harness Oil
Desteria
The
Imperial Oil Company
Nature's Creation Company of Canada, Limited
Room
Cosgrave Bidg
Yonge Street
Toronto
Scout Services
Canadian Postum Co
Windsor
Www
N. U. 1101
Flemming
Poe
Sultanate of Turkey
John
Minard
Sailor
Ueed
Father
Ceed
Prather
Genman
Minard’s
Veterans For Pensions
Bowril
Crawford
Crabshaw
Montreal
Crown
Canada Starch CO
Cardinal
Brantford
Fort William
Benson's
Silver Glass Launery
Siarta
Swardsbun
Ony Svat
Prairie Harvester
Capitol
Eldorado Castor
Imperial OL Company
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