Newfoundland Aim to Join Confederation After War Unity
The article argues Newfoundland may enter the Canadian Confederation as wartime cooperation erases provincial prejudices. It notes imperial and Dominion support, strategic value for defense and commerce, and Newfoundland sailors joining the navy and army. It cites Ottawa’s possible agreeable terms and the St. Lawrence’s key role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Newfoundland
Confederation
Dominion
St. Lawrence
Ottawa
Holloway
Jail Visitor Questions Craving Drink Leads to Misunderstanding
A sympathetic visitor questions a jailed inmate about a drink craving while the prisoner retorts that the jail is not a saloon. The exchange highlights a confusion between a prison visit and a saloon setting.
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Scott
Ontario Women Share Cure Claim For Dr Pierce Medicine
Personal notice from Chatham Ontario features a claimant describing recovery from a general breakdown after using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The letter promotes the product and also mentions Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and Little Liver Pills, touting safety, herbal ingredients, and suggested orders to the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham, Ont
Dr. Pierce
Canada
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
R. V. Pierce
Conquest Not Colonization Shapes British Empire View
The piece argues Britain seeks free self government and cooperation rather than territorial expansion, while warning that German imperial aims extend beyond Europe, using Africa to pursue conquest and slave labor practices. It condemns German methods and calls for withdrawal from Africa. The ad promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a health aid for children and worms.
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Great Britain
Europe
Germany
Africa
Toronto World
Pies Made Fast by New Automatic Machine
A new pie making machine with eighteen revolving molders on an oblong platform, two crust rollers, four automatic moistening brushes, and a trimming wheel operates by a foreman and six assistants to produce 1 800 pies per hour. The eight operators place crusts, fill pies, and remove finished pies after moistening and trimming are completed automatically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aix
Minard Liniment Promises Cure for Dandruff
A farmer Albert Ploeger recounts fattening hogs while blackbirds fed on grain. He fired at the birds in anger, killing thirteen, but no grain was found in their stomachs. He hangs his shotgun as blackbirds are invited to live elsewhere. A Londoner describes a famous unscrupulous lawyer’s wealth from his practices.
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Albert Ploeger
Albert
Balance of roughage and concentrates in farm horse rations
The article weighs hay options for horses, praising timothy for dust reduction and palatability, but endorsing alfalfa and clover as high protein options with careful handling. It outlines economical feeding: roughage from Timothy, clover, or alfalfa with oats or barley concentrates, plus a weekly warm bran mash, and specifies feeding rates per 100 pounds of live weight.
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Timothy
Hall's Catarrh Cure Internal Remedy Claim
Advertisement asserts catarrh is a constitutional disease cured by internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. is claimed to purify blood and target mucous surfaces and is promoted with testimonials. Sold by druggists with Toledo, Ohio origin.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Halis
German Progress book praised for contrasts with American system
The Collier's note questions author Frank Koester’s claims in Secrets of German Progress. Born and educated in Germany, he now lives twelve years in the United States and will not return, prompting curiosity about his praise of German government, journalism, art, finance, schools, housing, and the army.
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Frank Koester
Germany
Koester
United States
Collier's
Reading pupil leaves Bible for sporting papers
A clergyman taught an old parishioner to read. Visiting later, he asked after John. The wife replied that John reads well, but is now more drawn to sporting papers than to the Bible.
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John
Charity Concert Attendee Declines Attendance In Spirit
A letter expresses regret for missing a charity concert due to prior engagements while offering to attend in spirit. The respondent mentions having tickets priced at half a guinea and a guinea, indicating willingness to participate remotely.
John Bull Becomes World’s Greatest Advertiser on Earth
The British war effort is profiled as a massive advertising campaign in print and poster media. Recruit drives, war loans, and thrift campaigns are described as unprecedented mobilizations, with John Bull depicted as the era’s top advertiser and Britain’s campaigns expanding in scale and reach.
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John Bull
Kitchener
Great Britain
United States
British Empire
Life as a Sermon and a Story in Every Role
A compact verse links life perspectives from preacher to joker, miser to loafer, lawyer to poet, doctor to soldier, teacher to grafter, engine driver to gambler, and merchant to newsman. Each figure sees life through a distinct lens, from duty and work to story and struggle, ending with the foreman calling it a drug.
Slow Boy Finds Odd Career With Naturalist
A boy deemed slow by employers is apprenticed to a naturalist. The tale follows his blunt, laborious efforts feeding canaries and pinning a lead butterfly. After a day of routine chores, the naturalist offers one last odd task: take the tortoise out for a run.
Washington Raises Parcel Post Insurance Limit
The government announced an increase in parcel post insurance coverage from $50 to $100, expanding protection for shipments. This policy change affects both consumers and merchants who rely on insured parcel services.
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Washington
Farm Wives Catechism and Demand for Dr Thomas Oil
A farm households meditation asks if wives live by ideals over neighbor expectations and nurture family care. It notes Farm and Dairy praise for Dr Thomas oil as a top proprietary preparation with high demand and a busy factory production.
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Thomas
A Long Walk and a Forgetful Professor
A college professor, loved for kindness yet absent minded, visits his married niece. He inquires about the progress of her first born, asking if the child can walk. The mother retorts that the child has been walking for five months, prompting the professor to drift back into his absent thoughts.
Ottawa geologist debunks Lake Athabasca silver rush
Charles Campbell of the Ottawa mines branch concludes after investigating the Lake Athabasca area that reports of silver discoveries last spring are unfounded. He notes only light nickel deposits exist and they lack economic value.
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Charles Campbell
Ottawa Mines Branch
Lake Athabasca
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