Use Fish The campaign to substitute fish for meats
The campaign to substitute fish for meats has led to fifteen extra refrigerator cars for transporting Atlantic fish to central Canada. A special meeting between the Canadian fish committee and railway and producer representatives arranged increased service via special trains from sea board to interior points to stabilize markets and ensure fresh delivery. A girl tells a quip about absent mindedness, noting how memory wanders and then changes focus.
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Central Canada
Fish Committee
Food Controller of Canada
Seaboard
Canada
Nct
Two Years Of College Change A Farm Boy
A farmer recalls a son who left home a rough plowman and returned with a great load of humus after two years in agriculture. The anecdote ends with a wry remark on the value of college for boys. The tale highlights rural life and humor from Wallace's Farmer.
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Agricultural College
John
Wallace
Dr Thomas Electric Oil A Powerful Medicine
The healing properties in six essential oils are concentrated in every bottle of Dr. Thomas Electric Oil, forming a highly beneficial liniment. Thousands testify to its power in allaying pain and improving health, though its value is not judged by price.
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Dr. Thomas
British Columbia Honey Output Sets New Records
British Columbia reports record honey production this year with higher prices averaging 23 cents a pound, up three cents from last year. George Coe of the B C Beekeepers Association credits abundant clover from heavy spring rains and long warm spells for the surge, with strongest yields on the lower mainland. Notable producers include John Reagh of Ladner at 183 pounds for thirty colonies and J W Austin of Heffley Creek at 1,500 pounds from nine apiaries averaging about 166 1/2 pounds.
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British Lumbia
George Coe
B. C
Bee Keepers’ Association
Okanagan
Kootenay
Ty Best
John Reagh
Ladner
J. W. Austin
Heffley Creek
P_ WL
Licensing Sugar Industry Under President Wilson Policy
The president has ordered licensing for all sugar importers, refiners, manufacturers, and syrups makers, aiming to control prices and prevent speculation. Licenses, rules, and broad regulations will govern the sugar industry as part of wartime food control, with voluntary trade agreements to address distribution as well as supply.
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Wilson
Immature Potatoes Prove Better Seed in Trials at Guelph
Immature seed potatoes yield more than mature ones, a five year trial at the Agricultural College in Guelph shows. Farmers are advised to select vigorous hills when vines ripen and dig them late in autumn for seed. If a hill lacks yield or vigor, skip seed use and save for cooking. Disease resistance and higher yields mark top hills.
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Themas Agricultural College
Guelph
England
F.C.N
Freezone Claim Promises Quick Corn Relief
Cincinnati authority touts freezone as a simple cure for corns. A few drops on a tender corn relieve pain and lift the corn by shrinking the tissue. a small bottle from any drug store costs little and removes hard or soft callus. If unavailable, ask your druggist to stock it.
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Cincinnati
Lightning Rods Protect Farms Shown In 1916 Survey
A 1916 commission survey of 400 farms found 43 percent or 172 farmers protected barns with lightning rods while only 4.7 percent or 19 protected homes. The Ontario Agricultural College Bulletin No. 220 by Prof. W. H. Pay details rod value and construction.
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Commission of Conservation
Ontario Department of Agriculture
W. H. Pay
Ontario Agricultural College
Wise Mothers Trust Mother Graves Worm Ex Terminator
A historical ad copy touts Mother Graves Worm Ex Terminator as a trusted remedy. It markets it as essential for households, promising effective pest control for worms with confident language and product tone.
Spain Demands Court Action Over Lisbon Newspaper Article
The Spanish government protests to Portugal's foreign ministry after the Seculo published a Madrid correspondent's piece titled The Last Bourbon forecasting the king would be the last in the line. Spain demands the paper be called to court over the report.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Seculo
Portugal
Madrid
Spain
Minard's Liniment Endorsed for Rheumatism and Sprains
A customer letter from B Lavers of St. John recommends Minard's Liniment for rheumatism and sprains, stating excellent results after using it on both conditions. The message is addressed to Minard's Liniment Co. Limited with a courteous closing.
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Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Sirs
Minard
T., B. Lavers
St. John
Auctioneer's Business Also Open to Women Says Tit Bits
In a London Tit-Bits excerpt a man claims women cannot run auction houses while a woman insists she can do anything men do. The dialogue imagines an unmarried lady addressing a crowd and requesting an offer, challenging gender roles.
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London
Migratory Bird Protection Pact Spreads to Canada and U S
The Migratory Birds Convention Bill passed both houses in Canada and will regulate close seasons for ducks geese and other birds. Insectivorous species face year round protection, while cranes swans shore birds gain ten year protections and special permits permit limited killing if needed. Cooperation with the United States aims to restore wild life abundance.
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Canada
United States
C.G.H
Sky High Live Stock Prices Enduring Postwar Outlook
Prices for live hogs in Chicago hover near twenty dollars per hundred, with Canadian markets showing similar highs. Dr. J. G. Rutherford warns hog supplies shrink in the U.S. while Canadian demand grows, signaling sustained high prices for years after the war. Beef cattle face a worldwide shortage, with U.S. stocks down about 7,000,000 in nine years and Europe draining its herds, predicting soaring prices beyond prior records.
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Chicago
United States
J. G. Rutherford
Canada
Germany
Austria
Italy
Belgium
Europe
Court witness describes defendant's marriage promise tone
A cross-examining counsel questions whether the defendant spoke of marriage with seriousness or levity. The complainant replies the scene was riddled with tension as she recalls the man running his hands through his hair.
Parmelees Vegetable Pills Advised For Digestive Health
The ad asserts stomach and liver disorders arise from many causes and recommends Parmelee's Vegetable Pills at first signs of malfunction. It claims the blend of laxative and sedative components makes this remedy uniquely effective, restoring normal digestion quickly.
Rocks for Ammunition On the Russian Front
Semi official front correspondence depicts soldiers in dire need of shells and rifles. They dug up stones from the ground and used them to hurl at the enemy while fighting to the end.
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Eastern Front
Horses Remain Key Factor in War Efforts
The article argues horses still play a crucial role despite motor vehicles and tanks. It notes the US shipped nearly one million horses and 260 million dollars worth of animals to Europe since 1914, and estimates five million horses worldwide killed during the war.
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United States
Europe
Baby's Own Tablets Promise Quick Relief for Constipation
Mrs Eugene Vaillancourt of St Matheieu Quebec says Baby's Own Tablets gave prompt relief to her constipated baby and now she keeps them in the home. The tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Eugene Vaillancourt
St. Mathieu
Que
Shere
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Out
Barber Corrects Grippe Joke About Air and Atmosphere
A London barber during an epidemic tells a customer there is grippe in the air his brush care is not the issue. He explains he means the air of the atmosphere not the air off the head, turning a pun into a caution about germs.
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London
Mystery of Missing Bonds Clear After War Tale
Minards Liniment is linked to a wartime bonds mystery. A British plant near Paris was commandeered as a hospital. Incomplete bonds were stolen by a wounded French soldier, passed through a German soldier, bought by a comrade, and finally paid by a bank. Detectives from the bank and the printing firm jointly traced and cleared the case.
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Paris
Night bedside exchange with Mrs Blood of Kentucky
Physician questions Mrs Blood about her husband’s night by name. Mrs Blood replies he seemed comfortable and asked for water several times. The dialogue ends with a quirky aside about a rare look and a misheard line.
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Colonel Blood
Kentucky
Japan to issue bonds for Allied aid to Russia
It is reported that Japan, following Britain's and the United States lead in extending credit to the allies, will issue exchequer bonds totaling 100 million yen equal to about 50 million dollars. The funds will aim to provide financial support to Russia.
Corn Meal Endures as Cheap Nutritive Food in War Food Drive
A United States Food Administration study finds corn meal delivers twice the nutritive value per dollar of wheat bread even at high prices. The analysis urges corn as a wheat substitute to conserve flour, noting four bushels of corn per wheat bushel grown in the U.S. and a 1917 corn crop forecast of over 3.19 billion bushels.
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United States Food Administration
The
Food Administration
America
Europe
Italy
France
England
Belgium
United States
Did your late uncle remember you when he made his will
The quip notes a man received nothing from his late uncle’s will, implying he was left out. The joke hinges on a grim twist about inheritance and recognition in death.
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Longhorn
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Calesty
Canada Building
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Copenhagen
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Alte
Wniateon
Calpary
Fai
Regine
the Agricultural College
British Columbia
Food Control
U. S
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Sky
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