Von Beulow Defends Germany in War Remarks Letter
Prince von Buelow, former German chancellor, writes to Fremdenblatt defending Walther Bethmann-Hollweg’s claim war was inevitable. He recalls his years in office, says peace was desired by Bethmann-Hollweg who lacked political art, and argues grave weeks before the war saw diplomatic missteps by Germany's political leaders.
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Berlin
Prince Bernhard von Buetlow
Fremdenblatt
Hamburg
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg
Prince von Buelow
Bethmann-Hollweg
Prince von Buclow
Germany
War Ribbon by the Mile London Entitles 250 Miles Medal Ribbon
Two hundred fifty miles of British war medal ribbon will be issued to men and women entitled under recent royal edicts. The ribbons recognize service and are distributed under the King’s directives.
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London
Bolshevik Troops Murder Persian Consular Agent in Armavir
Details from Armavir report a Bolshevik unit killed Ibadullabeg Persian consular agent and murdered 310 Persians including 270 Muslims and 40 Christians. They shot him, mutilated his body, then executed sheltering Persians with machine guns and buried victims in consular graveyard and a common pit.
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London
Ibadullabeg
Armavir
Armenia
Snow in August Stuns Hornell with Early Fall Snowfall
In Hornell New York observers reported five minutes of light snow during a sunny August day. The brief snowfall melted quickly and is noted as the earliest on record for the region.
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Hornell
N.Y
Tough Luck Clerk Refuses Payment Without Identity
A man tells a clerk he cannot cash a $25 money order until he is identified. The clerk denies payment, and the man notes only one person in town can identify him, for whom he owes $20.
Absence at Home Poses Challenge for Married Men
A short reflection notes that one enduring issue for married men is explaining their absence from home, implying social and domestic expectations around marital duties and presence.
Monument in a School Yard in Ontario War Memorial
In Huron County Ontario a granite sculpture of a young infantryman stands in a schoolyard near grain fields. The base lists local farmers who died in the great war and those who enlisted or were wounded. Three noted locals were former students of the small white brick schoolhouse.
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Huron County
Ontario
London Free Press
Ukrainia Authority Acts to Protect Jews in Occupied Territories
Ukrainia authorities declare the national government has taken measures to prevent persecution of Jews in territories under its troops. Advices received here indicate official steps to safeguard Jewish communities amid occupation.
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London
New Freezone Corn Removal Claims Quick Relief
An promotional paragraph touts a Cincinnati invented ether compound called Freezone that supposedly removes corns by applying a few drops. It asserts the product dries quickly, shrivels the corn without harming surrounding tissue, and lets the corn be lifted out with fingers.
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Cincinnati
Father
France Plans Rapid Forest Restoration After War
The Cleveland Plain Dealer lauds France for restoring its forests swiftly after wartime damage. It notes France will replant wherever forests existed, under government supervision, as a model of foresight and practicality for America to emulate in conservation and postwar recovery.
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France
America
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pie Talk Sparks Domestic Laughs in Courier Journal
Dialogue from Louisville Courier Journal features Mrs Newedd and Helen joking about flour and pie crust in a light domestic moment. The exchange plays on baking terms to elicit humor about family habits and pie preferences.
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Newedd
Helen
Mrs. Newedd
Louisville Courier- Journal
Tobacco firm to expand capital amid rising female smoking
The largest tobacco concern in Great Britain increases its capital to fund expansion as tobacco consumption rises due to more women smoking.
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Great Britain
Holloway's Corn Cure Declares No Poisonous Ingredient
The claim states there is no poisonous ingredient in Holloway's Corn Cure and that it can be used safely without risk of injury. The statement emphasizes safety and suitability for use.
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Holloway
Alberta Mines Back in Operation Amid Labor Tensions
District 18 near Fernie Edmonton and surrounding areas see a rise in resumed mining with 31 leading mines active, about 60 percent of output. United Mine Workers face opposition from One Big Union advocates, though opposition appears to ease after Hon. G D Robertson’s recent fact finding trip.
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Ottawa
Fernie
B.C
Edmonton
Alta
United Mine Workers’ Association
G. D. Robertson
Miller’s Worm Powders Aid Infant Nutrition
Worms irritate the stomach and bowels depriving infants of nourishment and causing malnutrition. Miller’s Worm Powders destroy worms and correct morbid conditions, ensuring full nutrition and encouraging development in every way.
Provinces Share Ottawa Highway Funds Conference
A conference on highway development opened in Ottawa under J. A. Campbell to discuss the $20,000,000 Dominion grant. Provinces receive $80,000 each upfront with future assistance based on population. Manitoba’s A. McGillivray, Ontario’s Mr. McLean, and Saskatchewan’s Mr. Carpenter attended.
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Ottawa
J. A. Campbell
Department of Rail
A. McGillivray
Manitoba
McLean
Ontario Highway Department
Carpenter
Saskatchewan Highway Department
Chalk for the milk joke in crowded train car
An old farmer rushes onto a now crowded train compartment and meets a dandified passenger who asks about his small box. The farmer jokes that it is chalk, then explains he has chalked up milk at the passenger’s house so much he had to buy another box.
Genuine Aspirin and Bayer Cross Trademark Explained
An advertisement asserts genuine Aspirin bears the Bayer Cross and warns against tablets without it. It notes the original Aspirin is now made in Canada and available in Bayer packages, touting safety and uses from pain to rheumatism while detailing the Bayer trademark and ownership.
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Bayer
Canada
Japanese Seek Control Over Manchuria Policy
The imperial cabinet endorsed excluding Manchuria and Mongolia from the China finance consortium with Britain, France, the United States, and Japan. Negotiations will be resumed with the powers on this premise.
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Tokio
Imperial Cabinet
Manchuria
Mongolia
Great Britain
France
United States
Japan
China
Simple Cure for Bad Colds Inhaled Catarrhozone
Let your cold gain headway and you can't keep it from running into Catarrh. Catarrh travels through the body to the lungs, but you can drive colds and catarrh out of your system while you have the chance by inhaling Catarrho zone which reaches the source of the trouble and the living germs directly.
Catarrhozone Promises Quick Cure for Winter Ills
Advertises Catarrhozone as a safe hospital endorsed remedy curing catarrh bronchial and throat weakness. Claims headache relief clear nostrils and purified breath with permanent cure. Promotes two month treatment priced at 1 dollar large size and smaller trial sizes 25 to 30 cents at Teadiee everywhere.
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Teadiee
Airman Decorated for R-34 Transatlantic Flight
Decorations gazetted for the R-34 trans Atlantic flight include Major G H Scott commanding the dirigible awarded a commander degree in the military division of the Order of the British Empire. Brigadier General E M Maitland Air Ministry representative, Captain G H Cook navigating officer, Lieut Guy Harris meteorologist, Lieut John D Shotter engineer officer all receive Air Force Cross. Six sergeants aboard receive Air Force medals.
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London
G. H. Scott
Order of the British Empire
E. M. Maitland
British
Air Ministry
G. H. Cook
Guy Harris
John D. Shotter
Air Force Cross
Air Force
Canadian wounded transport completed from Liverpool port
Major Howard Jeffs announced the Canadian hospital clearing depot completed moving wounded soldiers from Liverpool to military districts in Canada. The transport Esequibo left hospital service and the Uruguaya will take a Halifax voyage with 200 wounded men.
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Portland
Maine
Liverpool
Canada
Howard Jeffs
Jeffs
Halifax
Endorsement for Minard's Liniment by Dr Jos. Aug. Sirois
A dated testimonial from St Isidore Quebec August 18 1894 by Dr Jos Sirois praising Minard's Liniment Co Limited product. He says he frequently uses and prescribes it for patients with gratifying results, calling it the best all purpose liniment extant.
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St. Isidore
P. Q
Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
Jos
Sirois
Belgians Take Malmedy District in Belgium Advance
Belgian authorities take official possession of the Malmedy district, ceded by Germany under article 34 of the peace treaty, strengthening Belgium's control in the region.
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Paris
District of
Malmedy
Belgium
Germany
Saskatchewan utility and school construction permits issued
During the week ending July 26 the local government board authorized telephone construction and school debentures. Permits for telephone work totalled 357 165 with 27 new companies. bonds for eight new companies total 92 550. School debentures for seven districts amount to 39 300.
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Saskatchewan
Alleged Betrayer of Edith Cavell in Paris Trial
Georges Gaston Quien indicted for intercourse with the enemy and named as Edith Cavell's alleged betrayer. Prosecutors allege he took funds and aid from the nurse, then went to Holland and Brussels as a German agent to betray Cavell. Defense seeks postponement awaiting an international tribunal for Kaiser and others responsible.
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Paris
Georges Gaston Quien
Edith Cavell
Quien
Holland
Brussels
Miss Cavell
Siberian forces plan stand on Ishim river west of Omsk
Reported retreat on the east Russian front shifts to the Ishim river area along the Trans Siberian line about 175 miles west of Omsk, with earlier notices saying Tobolsk as the halt point 90 miles farther west.
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Vladivostok
Ishim River
Omsk
Tobolsk
Summer Complaints Kill Little Ones
Summer complaints threaten young children during heat. early use of Baby's Own Tablets is advertised to prevent or relieve illness in well and sick children. The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. promotes the product as safe with a government analyst’s guarantee, offered for 25 cents a box via mail from Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Police Inspectors Survival at Herschel Island Ice
Regina Inspector Phillips and colleagues Doak and Cornelius survived a shipwreck off Herschel Island. After eight miles over ice they swam 24 open leads in freezing water with clothes on. They reached a depot exhausted but recovered, reporting to Commissioner Perry that all three remained in good condition.
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Regina
Inspector Phillips
R.N.W.M.P
Herschell Island
Belleville
Ontario
Herschel Island
Sergeant Doak
Cornelius
Perry
C.M.G
Phillips
Doak
Arctic Sea
Agreements Reached With The U S A
Washington announces a wartime transport deal in which the United States will pay Great Britain 81.75 dollars per man carried overseas on British ships. The agreement with Lord Reading, approved by Secretary Baker, sets a price just over half the British initial offer. Total troop transport cost is estimated at 83,757,230 dollars for 1,207,200 men. Similar talks with France and others are under way.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Hines
War Department
Lord Reading
Baker
Regina Plow Works Incorporation in Ottawa
The Canadian Oliver Chilled Plow Works Limited of Regina Saskatchewan has been incorporated with a capital of 29000 dollars.
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Regina
Ottawa
Oliver Chilled Plow Works, Ltd
Sask
Prudent Girl Jack Confidences Questioned by Ethel
A dialogue between Prudent Girl Jack and Ethel centers on a claim of confidential information. Ethel admits she did not tell the girl about the supposed remark to avoid giving it importance.
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Jack
Ethel
Spanking not cure for bed wetting says doctor
An Ontario letter claims bed wetting stems from weak internal organs and promises a free trial medical treatment. It asserts success for both children and adults with urinary problems and signs as MAS.M. Summers of Windsor Ontario invites readers to write for the trial offer without sending money.
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Mas. M. Summers
Bex
Windsor
Ont
Britain Will Establish Fair Prices
The board of trade explains the profiteering law through a central committee to probe costs and profits of production and distribution and a local committee with tribunal appeal to handle public complaints about railway price practices. Local authorities may form local committees. all bodies advise against hampering legitimate business.
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London
Board of Trade
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure for Catarrh
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood cleansing internal remedy for nasal catarrh. It asserts prevention of repeated colds and warns chronic catarrh may follow. It promises testimonials and a $100 claim of cure if unsuccessful.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Evacuation Plan for Civilians From North Russia
The Ministry of Shipping assigns vessels to remove civilians from northern Russia before British troops withdraw. Several thousand children and elderly or infirm will be taken first to the Murmansk coast, then transported to southern Russia.
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London
Ministry of Shipping
Russia
Murmansk
Bowels Must Act Healthily Health Advice
In most ailments the first care of the medical man is to see that the bowels are open and fully performing their functions. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills act on the bowels solely and are the best medicine to produce healthy bowel action and keep digestive organs in healthful action.
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Parmelee
A Wife’s Yearning Capacity Outpaces Husband’s Eating
A brief, humorous note contrasts a wife’s strong appetite with her husband’s comparatively modest dining capacity, highlighting a domestic dynamic and lighthearted appetite disparity.
Smugglers Reach Switzerland With Large Booty
A news agency report says smugglers and detectives who tracked them in airplanes crossed the German Swiss frontier with 20 million marks. Authorities are portrayed as thoroughly victimized by the incident.
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Switzerland
Berlin
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U.S.A
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Chicago
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