Japanese Airplanes and Civic Debate Spark Readers
A sidelight praising Japanese ingenuity notes Osaka aircraft could challenge German plans near Petrograd. It cites a 300 yen start capital that grew beyond need and 16,000 young Japanese students training for a major aerial move. Western Canada home economics groups seek rural boards replaced by municipal bodies with two women.
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England
Osaka
Theussian Neck
Petrograd
Western
Canada
Germans develop message carrying shells to beat barrage
German orders describe new Nachrichtengeschosse and Meide Wulfgranten grenades for sending messages through French artillery. Leichte Nachrichtenmine shells are fired from Minenwerfer mortars to link battalion and regimental commanders with rear HQs. Distribution began about June 1 on the western front.
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Germany
Sergeant Major Outwitted by Bedside Question
A young officer bets he can stump the sergeant major within a day. During rounds the cook house is inspected and a copper of water boils only at the edge. The sergeant major explains the edge water is for guards who eat half an hour earlier. A second note promotes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for infant worms.
Ontario to Handle One Hundred Thousand Pounds Wool Next Year
Canada maintains wool supply with Ontario leading efforts to extend sheep raising. It is expected that next year Ontario alone will handle about one hundred thousand pounds of wool.
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Canada
Ontario
Saskatchewan Farm Loans Act grants first loans to farmers
The Saskatchewan Farm Loans Act issued its first loans, including a $1,000 loan to a Regina area farmer at 6.12 percent for thirty years with annual payments of 229.74. The act began May 1 with 1,400 applications totaling 2.4 million dollars, about 375 thousand recommended.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Enormous Guilt Over War Bond Money Diversions
An editorial laments deep guilt as money from the common store is diverted to government war loans. It calls out pervasive pressure from childhood to old age to save and lend to the state, condemning the vast sums redirected from ordinary use.
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Felerborong
Record numbers in Saskatchewan agricultural training course
A large enrollment is anticipated at the College of Agriculture in Saskatchewan for an associate course, drawing many farm lads aged 16 to 18. The five month winter program offers practical training after busy farm work and before spring duties, with similar courses succeeding in Alberta and Manitoba.
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College of Agriculae of
Sety
Saskatcheon
Alberta
Manitoba
Canada Buys 100000 Motor Cars In Wartime Prosperity
After two and a half years of war Canada plans to purchase 100000 motor cars this year. This is nearly five times the 1914 total and an 85 percent rise over the normal 1913 1914 levels, reflecting wartime prosperity and demand.
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Canada
A Perfect Medicine for Little Ones
A testimonial for Baby's Own Tablets from Mrs. John Babineau of Brest New Brunswick praising their regulation of bowels digestion and relief of colds and teething. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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John Babineau
Brest
N.B
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Spontaneous Fire Risks From Trash and Wet Rags
A guidance note warns that dry trash or rags can ignite from sparks but also from spontaneous combustion. Moisture in lime or chemical reactions can heat objects and cause fires. Decay in wet piles of trash or oily rags creates common dangers to homes per safety engineering.
Alberta farmer nets profit from hog carload sale
A St Albert farmer sent 79 hogs to Edmonton stockyards. After expenses, net proceeds totaled 3398.70 dollars, averaging 42.53 per hog. Estimated initial costs were 1500 dollars, about 20 per hog, giving a profit of 22.53 dollars per animal.
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Alberta
St. Albert
Edmonton
Woman's Recovery Through Courage and Chickens
A Richmond woman describes two years of severe illness that left her weak and unable to climb stairs without using her hands. After trying a herbal remedy, she reports improved strength and now raises chickens and performs manual labor with renewed energy.
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Richmond
Ind
E. Pinkham
Sleep as an Asset of Great Soldiers Across History
The article cites Robertson, Napoleon, Gladstone, Hannibal and Liv as exemplars of sleep discipline. It notes Napoleon's mind compartments and nightly shutdown, Gladstone's need to end thoughts by 10 p.m., and Hannibal and Liv sleeping amid danger or during brief rests.
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William Robertson
Napoleon
Gladstone
Liv
Hannibal
London Daily Chronicle
Murder on the High Seas by U S Consul at Queenstown
Wesley Frost, longtime U S consul at Queenstown Ireland, told the Cleveland chamber of commerce that in his experience German submarines killed ten thousand people and that the North Atlantic waters near Ireland held a crowded and deadly war zone. He reported 81 U S citizen ship losses and described firsthand witness accounts verified against survivor testimonies. He stated he would not advocate policy, only present facts for public opinion.
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Wesley Frost
United States
Queenstown
Ireland
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Militarism and Business Editorial Blend
An exhortation cautions against a great business that ties to militaristic powers the Hohenzollerns and Hindenburgs to push conquest schemes. The piece warns democracies worldwide to resist such influence and protect democratic ideals.
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Hohenzollerns
Hindenburgs
Springfield Republican
The Last Asthma Attack Warns of Future Risks
A promotional ad touts Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy promising immediate relief and potential permanent cure by penetrating bronchial passages. The text claims effectiveness inhaled as smoke or vapor and urges immediate purchase.
German diplomacy labeled as failed by press critics
The New York Tribune argues Germany uses trial balloons in its press to confuse allied publics rather than influence US policy. It says Berlin cannot win over enemy governments and criticizes Germanism as the broader force behind failed diplomacy.
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Wilhelmstrasse
United States
New York
New York Tribune
Germany
Message carriers use bombs and shells to link units
War era communication uses two forms of messaging bombs for front to unit links and regimental commanders, plus grenade guns and light mortars with ranges from 550 to 650 yards and 1,300 yards to connect infantry and artillery to brigade HQ.
Pulpwood Bulletin Reports 1916 Canada Output Rise
The forestry branch of the Department of the Interior Ottawa releases its 1916 Pulpwood Bulletin. It notes total pulpwood value near 20 million dollars, up more than 28 percent from 1915, with more wood milled in Canada than exported. The bulletin, free to citizens, is available from the Director of Forestry, Ottawa.
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Forestry Branch
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Canada
Pulpwood
Freezone Offers Simple Corn Removal By Hand
A Cincinnati authority claims freezone can lift all corns and calluses with a few drops. The drug dries on application, causes no pain, and does not irritate surrounding skin. It costs little and is available at drug stores or via wholesalers if not in stock.
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Cincinnati
Fine Words From Chief Justice at ABA Dinner
Chief Justice Andrew A. Bruce of the North Dakota Supreme Court told Albany lawyers at a Saratoga Springs ABA dinner that he speaks as a foreign born American who found opportunity in the country. He praised open-hearted American spirit and pledged loyalty to the flag constitution and laws. Bruce, born in India to a Scottish father, rose to the state’s top judicial post after lecturing law at the University of Fargo.
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American Bar Association
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Elisa Root
Gaston de Leval
Belgium
Edith Cavell
Andrew A. Bruce
Supreme Court of North Dakota
America
Bruce
India
University of Fargo
N. D
The Education of Germany in Might and Right
The New York World argues Germany’s misrule used force as policy for years and cites Belgium, France, and neutral ships as examples. It asserts Germany must learn that right, not might, must govern to secure world security after defeat.
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Belgium
France
Lusitania
Gennan
Germany
New York World
Potash Prospect Near Weyburn Set For First Boring
Great Natural Resource Chief Engineer Wagemann of the Saskatchewan Development Company selects a site about one and a half miles northwest of Ralph for the initial boring. A large building will house the drill as work proceeds day and night through winter. Engineers optimistic about locating an extensive potash deposit and a potential large industry.
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Wagemann
Saskatchewan Development Company
Weyburn
Ralph
Parme lee's Vegetable Pills Highlighted for Stomach Support
Faultless in preparation the advertisement touts Parme lee's Vegetable Pills as a result of long study of vegetable compounds aimed at stimulating stomachic functions and maintaining them at normal levels. Years of use prove faultless character and excellent reputation, promising continued leadership among standard preparations.
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Parmelee
The French Soldier on Short Leave
A Christian Science Monitor note observes how French soldiers swiftly resume work on leave. Farmers return to fields, cobblers serve old customers, and a famed aviator becomes a restaurant keeper, donning a white apron to tend a small group of guests his wife has gathered.
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Christian Science Monitor
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