Great Britain imports vast timber from world markets
The Board of Trade shows Britain buys nearly half of all global timber exports. Russia supplies over £14,500 in timber annually, Sweden over £7.9 million, Canada £3.75 million, and the United States £7 million. Britain’s woodland area totals just under 3.5 million acres.
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Great Britain
Board of Trade
Russia
United Kingdom
Sweden
Canada
United States
The Average Man and a Life of Money
A reflective thought notes that most people spend nine tenths of life earning money to enjoy the remaining tenth in comfort, highlighting the paradox of financial toil versus leisure.
Canada Gold Production Falls in 1914 Across Provinces
The Monetary Times estimates Canada produced 770 374 fine ounces of gold in 1914 valued at 15 925 044, down from 802 937 ounces worth 16 598 923 in 1913. Ontario and British Columbia rise while Yukon and coastal areas show declines. total royalty ounces fall from 352 900.06 to 309 961.17.
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The
Monetary Times
Canada
Oras
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Ontario
Porcupine
Beaver Lake
Saskatchewan
Edmonton
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Mining Lands and Yukon Branch
Interior Department
Hope For the Chronic Dyspeptic
The article urges sufferers of digestive disorders to take Parmelee's Vegetable Pills. It claims the pills, specially compounded to combat dyspepsia, offer a sure and speedy way to regain health and relieve chronic symptoms.
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Parmelee
Beauty and the Beast Portrait Stuns Two Rural Visitors
Two farmers in corduroy and gaiters stroll a gallery and pause before a portrait of a lovely girl with an ugly bulldog. One asks the catalogue. they agree it is Beauty and the Beast, marveling at the bulldog as a beauty too.
Safety First Campaign Gains Momentum Across Railways
Department of Railways and Canals reports last year saw 49 fewer killed and 332 fewer injured in rail transport while fewer explosives incidents reduced casualties. The Ottawa Journal notes renewed national effort to curb loss of life.
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Department of Railways and Canals
Ottawa Journa
Historic orders and honours from Europe outlined
The article surveys ancient and modern decorations from Britain Belgium France Russia and more. It covers the Order of the Garter the Thistle the Legion d Honneur Leopold II orders and St George St Andrew St Vladimir and the Corix Rouge. It notes origins classes insignia wear rules and notable recipients and context.
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Europe
Order of the Garter
Edward Ill
Countess of Salisbury
Sedden
St. George's Day
Battle of
Crecy
Camden
Achaius
British Empire
France
Napoleon I
Rosa Bonheur
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Foreign Office
Legion d’Honneur
Belgium
Order of Leopold
Leopold II
Russia
St. Andrew
St. Catherine
Alexander
Nevski
St. Anne
Order of St. Anne
Order of St. George
Catherine Sr
Alexander I
M. Poiret
New York Sun
Note on Belgium War Damage Cited by Paris Figaro
A Paris Figaro piece titled Note to be Paid lists Belgian losses from German occupation totaling 1 066 288 000 dollars. It itemizes damage by city and category from Liege to Hasselt including universities cathedrals and forts with figures for each site.
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Paris Figaro
Belgium
Court of Appeals
Brussels
Liege
Tirlemont
Louvain
Medicine
Aershot
Namur
Charleroi
Mons
Tournail
Leuze
Ath
Hasselt
Thourout
Moll
Improving the Dairy Cow Breeding for Profit in Herds
The article argues many dairy cows fail to pay for themselves as beef cows or milkers and suggests selling inferior animals early. It urges farmers to keep only strong, thriving, deep milking cows and to improve stock by selecting breeding from the most profitable herd members.
A Doctor Endorses Postum Over Coffee For Health
A letter from a lady doctor praises Postum as a daily beverage replacing coffee. She notes better sleep and steadier days after eight years of use, calling coffee caffeine unhealthy. The ad cites two forms, Regular and Instant Postum, with prices and preparation tips, and ends with the slogan There’s a Reason. Rae ca. Windsor Ontario.
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Canadian Postum Co
Windsor
Ont
Wellville
Rae Ca
Milk records and herd culling for profit in dairy farming
The author urges farmers to use milk records to cull underperforming cows and avoid keeping unremunerative animals. He cautions that producing more milk at lower profit harms overall returns, and advocates limiting production to the profit-maximizing level. Also mentions Hollo way's Corn Cure for warts on hands.
Canadian Pacific to Handle Big Tourist Crowds This Summer
The Canadian Pacific Railway plans extensive preparations for huge crowds at the Canadian Rockies and Pacific coast points and at the Panama Pacific and Panama California Exhibitions. Banff Springs Hotel will open May 1, earlier than previous years, to accommodate travelers.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
San Francisco
San Diego
Banff Springs Hotel
Minard's Linkent Cures Dandruff
A Scottish guide-wife leaves for a train while debating simple remedies and frugal habits. John requests favors and snuff avoidance while the child asks how still to stay, with a joke comparing stillness to a vice president.
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John
Wedding Cake For The Post Office Visit
A rosy cheeked youngster in best clothes brings a large slice of wedding cake to the village post office and offers it to the postmistress and her sister noting the bride sent it to ease her appetite before sending her notes. Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil praised as a versatile liniment for man and beast.
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Thomas
Potatoes and Hay Scarcity Moves Western Districts
The Wilton Produce Co in Winnipeg offers 300 carloads of New Brunswick and Ontario potatoes for seed and consumption and 200 carloads of baled hay for immediate shipment. Railways grant special rates amid shortages as they plan to finance government and municipal relief orders. Pennsylvania celebrates two arbor cars annually in spring and fall.
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Wilton Produce Co
Ation Life Bidg
Winnipeg
Confederation Life Building
New Brunswick
Ontario
Liquor Prohibition Population Growth Cited Across Years
An 1868 population under liquor bans was 3.5 million, rising to 18 million by 1900, doubling to 36 million in 1908, and surpassing 60 million today. Separately, notes describe Hunia sheep kept by Indian princes as a fighting white breed with a distinctive arched nose and large spiraled horns.
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Portland Express
India
An Excellent Remedy for Little Ones
Mrs. Sidney Dalby of Audley Ontario endorses Babys Own Tablets for her child. Thousands of mothers agree and praise the pleasant taste and guaranteed safety as licensed by a government analyst. Sold by medicine dealers or 25 cents a box by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Sidney Dalby
Audley
Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Vicar Drives Tailor to London and Sermons to Wudon
A village tailor recalls rare orders from the vicar for hats and kerchiefs. The vicar notes he goes to London for suits. On a later visit the tailor jokes that for good sermons he goes to Wudon.
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Atleman
London
Wudon
Funeral director unveils fashionable motor hearse
Mr Mold, an undertaker, proudly displays a motor hearse as his new innovation and asks a friend for opinion. The exchange ends with a pun about people dying to ride in it. The note also mentions Minard's Liniment and a claim about granite strength, plus Canadian forestry schools maintaining similar enrollment despite wartime.
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Mr. Mold
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