Government Farms For Training Stations
Senator George G. Foster calls for using Dominion experimental farms as training stations for returned soldiers who wish to work in agriculture. The idea aligns with prior efforts by the military hospitals commission, which already placed men at the Tru ro farm, and plans exist to accommodate veterans at Ste. Anne de Bellevue and near Guelph College. A senate committee will study the proposal further.
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Senate
George G. Foster
Dominion
Military Hospitals Commission
Truro
Ste. Anne de Bellevue
College
Guelph
Ontario
German U boats losses pace high in 1917 report
Vancouver World notes a British claim that twice as many German submarines have been destroyed this year as in all of 1916. If 1916 losses were about 75, Germany has already lost around 150 U boats this year, roughly four per week, reducing steamship losses from Hun activity.
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Lloyd George
Germany
Vancouver
Printer’s Gaffe Counts 39,000 Instead of 40,000
In Tokyo a proofreader found a new English magazine issue misprinted as 39,000 rather than 40,000. The typesetter explained he lacked a 4 and chose 39,000 as the nearest plausible total, prompting questions about the error’s method.
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Tokyo
Feigned Blindness Leads to Liberation from German Prison
A Sorbonne professor in Paris feigned blindness to rescue his son from a German military prison. Captured in 1915, the scholar endured extreme tests to prove sightlessness, including sudden light and unfamiliar objects, yet maintained a blank gaze. He was exchanged as a permanently disabled prisoner.
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Sorbonne
Paris
Joint Action For Food Control Aimed At Exports
British Canadian and American food controllers plan joint action to secure essential export commodities while protecting the public from exploitation and ensuring fair returns to producers. A 25 percent cut in home wheat beef and bacon consumption in the Dominion is urged to release supplies for Britain and European allies. The British government restricts bacon butter hams and lard imports under license and a single buying agency in the US coordinates purchases beginning September 3. Canada aims to save 12 million bushels of wheat this year.
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Dominion
Great Britain
British Food Ministry
United States
Britain
France
Italy
America
Canada
Miller's Worm Powders Advertised for Children
A mother fears intestinal worms in her child and recommends Miller's Worm Powders as the best remedy. The product is said to drive worms from the system and provide stimulating and soothing effects for painless progress after treatment.
Expert potato planting guide amid buried treasure tale
An excerpt contrasts fiction with practical farming advice, presenting guidance on planting potatoes as expert practical reading. The piece frames gardening knowledge as valuable in a reader’s current interest, shifting from speculative buried treasure imagery to actionable cultivation tips.
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Washington Star
Merchants Ban Wool Use for Civilian Wear in National Pact
In New York a gathering of 300 wool textile merchants pledged factories and resources to government plans for war needs. They agreed to retain wool for armed forces and use substitutes for civilian wear, aiming to curb nonessential wool use and boost civilian stock only as required. They urged cooperation with government and discussed easing wool shortages by appealing to Britain to release Australian and New Zealand wool for ships bound for the United States.
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Unite States
New York
Charles Eisenman
Council of National Defence
United States
Great Britain
New Zealand
Kaiser Sells Jewels to End War Claims
Report says the Kaiser is pressed to sell many valuable jewels, with the war seen as ending only when he parts with his crown. The Detroit Free Press notes the pressure grows as negotiations advance.
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Kaiser
Detroit Free Press
Zam-Buk Promises Fast Relief for Itching Sores
An advertisement touts Zam-Buk as a natural herbal remedy to heal itching burning sores. It claims previous remedies failed and urges readers to buy Zam-Buk from any druggist for a fair trial.
Wartime courting methods in Wichita
The Kansas City Star notes Wichita schoolgirls renounce candy and ice cream for wartime, urging suitors to bring non edibles. It recalls Mr Barkis leaving oranges and mutton for Miss Peggotty and suggests Wichita youths may adopt similar schemes to win hearts and help defeat the Kaiser.
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Wichita
Barkis
Clara Peggotty
Willin
Kansas City Star
Mothers Value This Oil for Child Croup Relief
Mothers who know how suddenly croup may seize children keep Dr. Thomas Electric Oil at hand. Experience shows there is no better preparation for treating this ailment and its various uses render it a valuable medicine.
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Thomas
Holland Feeds Germany and Dutch Ambivalence Noted
The Amsterdam Telegraf editor John C. Van der Veer reports Dutch traders earned vast profits by shipping supplies to Germany in 1915 and 1916, though much was needed at home. He says most Dutch oppose this, fearing Britain’s closure of trade and German militarism threatening Dutch independence. The U.S. embargo on Dutch commerce is cited as appropriate for allied protection.
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Germany
New York Times
John C. van der Veer
London
Amsterdam
Great Britain
Holland
Belgium
van der Veer
Hollo way Corn Cure Promises Root-Killing Cure
advertises a corn treatment that claims to reach the root and halt growth, asserting permanent removal of corns when applied.
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Holloway
Indians in the Northland Prosperity Improvement Report
Reports from the Indian commissioner cite healthier conditions among northern tribes in 1917 with little illness and no food shortages. Special Hudson's Bay Co arrangements aided feeding efforts to prevent starvation. Fur bearing animals are more plentiful and trading post prices for skins have risen.
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Northland
Hudson's Bay Co
What Is Winter Comfort
A discussion contrasts regional comfort temps, noting Scots favor 58 degrees for schools while Americans feel 84 indoors. It cites Eskimos cooling igloos at 50 and Europeans at 60 as generally comfortable, arguing a winter abroad trains Americans to accept lower indoor heat.
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Scotland
Europe
Russia
Boston Transcript
Satisfied Mothers Endorse Baby's Own Tablets
Mrs Jean Dechaine of Lacordaire Sask reports using Baby's Own Tablets to cure her baby's constipation with prompt, harmless relief. The tablets cost 25 cents a box and are sold by medicine dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Jean Dechaine, Lacordaire
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Northern fire rangers publish birch bark book for forest protection
The Canadian Forestry Association praises a unique photo book by Jas. T. Blackford, chief fire ranger at Norway House Manitoba, to promote forest safety. The pamphlet placed on a steamer table reached hundreds of travelers with the slogan No Fires in 1916, highlighting cooperation in preventing prairie blazes.
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Prairie Provinces
Canadian Forestry Association
Jas. T. Blackford
Dominion Forestry Branch
Norway House
Manitoba
Hall's Catarrh Cure Reward Offered
A 100 dollar reward is offered for any case of catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. The remedy has been used for 35 years and is promoted as expelling poison from the blood and healing mucous surfaces. Purchasers are advised the cure improves general health after a short period. Sold by druggists, 75 cents, PF J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Wall
PF. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
German Sub Captain Receives War Gift for Sinkings
A Prussian textile maker awards Lieut.-Commander Meusel with 1337 for his crew after a submarine sank 53,500 tons of enemy shipping. The note lauds the U-boat crews and denounces Allied governments and lawyers as hypocritical, praising "the death-defying" sailors.
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Meusel
Germany
America
England
France
Russia
Italy
Belgium
Serbia
Romania
Montenegro
China
Japan
Monaco
Liberia
Siam
Australia
Canada
Portugal
Bolivia
Brazil
Morocco
Haiti
Egypt
Guatemala
Albion
How to Tell If You Love Her Enough for Marriage
The Paris Appeal editor gives bachelor readers a humorous test of love. A farmer’s parable suggests imagining daily chores and apron-wipe moments to judge lasting affection. If the beloved still seems appealing in hardship, marriage is advised as a goal.
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Paris Appeal
Kansas City Times
It Is Better Not To Want Than To Get And Regret
A compact reflection stating that desiring less can spare later regret, contrasting the pain of unfulfilled longing with the hardship of receiving what one wishes for and resenting it. The saying emphasizes restraint over pursuit.
Third Ypres marks German decline in wartime morale
The New York Tribune argues the Third Ypres offensive reveals the rapid decay of German military strength. It compares the British gains at Ypres to a broader collapse of German capability, citing past defeats at Marne Verdun Somme and predicting future Allied triumphs. It notes Petain and Haig troops raising confidence as German power wanes.
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Passchendaele Ridge
Paris
Flanders
Europe
Marengo
Moscow
Virginia
Ypres
Marne
Verdun
Somme
Germany
Rapidan
James
Petain
Haig
New York Tribune
Novel Return Earns Laughing Exchange
A clerk questions a customer who wants to return a just-purchased novel. The customer explains he finished reading it while waiting for change, prompting a humorous exchange captured in a Boston Trans script.
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Boston
Weak Backbone Behind Strong Breath Says Proverb
A traditional saying notes that many men exhale with force because their spines lack strength. The adage links physical posture to breathing effort.
Shipyards of the World Inventory by Japan Details Global Output
The Japanese Shipping Affairs Bureau reports 880 shipyards worldwide with 264 capable of 1 000 ton steel ships and 416 building smaller vessels. Nations listed include Britain 236 Holland 105 Japan 25 America 48 Italy 18 France 25 Norway 24 Sweden 17 Russia 17 China 5 and others.
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Shipping Affairs Bureau
Britain
British Colonies
Holland
Reeconoy
Japan
Italy
France
Austria-Hungary
Spain
Belgium
America
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Russia
China
Clever Chap Author Defends Rot as Brains Sell
Judge quotes the writer as a clever chap who argues selling such rot requires brains. The dialogue highlights skepticism toward the author’s flair and the perceived emptiness of the prose being marketed.
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Minard
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Enterprise of Foresters
Western
Provinces
Excelsior
Toronto
Eddy’s
Eddy
Otto Higel
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