Canada in Flanders book sent to English schools
Canada in Flanders by Sir Max Aitken is distributed to English schools by order of the Canadian Government, with 10 000 copies to start. Letters from headmasters and teachers praise the impact, noting many students and families connected to Canada and WWI. A shopkeeper quips the price of a translation.
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Obed Smith
Emiene
Max Aitken
Canada
Flanders
St. Thomas
Bolton
Origin of the Tommy Atkins Name in Indian Mutiny
The British expression Tommy Atkins stems from a Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry private who refused to desert his post at Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny. He was named Tommy Atkins, and later any deed of exceptional daring became a regular Tommy Atkins, a term now applied to all British soldiers.
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Tommy Atkins
Lucknow
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Why They Put Depot Far From Towns on the Railroad
A salesman asks a bus driver why the depot sits away from town and the driver jokes the railroad wants it on the line. The exchange reflects practical stubbornness in small towns near the new route.
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Louisiana
Darky
Market Report on Wheat Crops and Milling Demand
The report notes Canada’s wheat at 167 million bushels about half last year and the U S crop near 600 million, both with many low grade wheats. Mills will buy good wheat to blend with low grades, keeping cash strong despite a nervous Winnipeg market and war-driven price swings.
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Manitoba
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Balkans
Russia
Guard Baby Health In Summer And Court Fine
The text warns summer dangers to children such as cholera infantum colic diarrhoea and dysentery and promotes Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario as safe for regulating the stomach and bowels priced 25 cents a box. A drunk and disorderly defendant pleads moral contrast to poets before the magistrate and is sentenced to ten days while a docket of names is to be published.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Byron
Poe
Holloway's Corn Cure Kills Roots of Corns and Warts
When Holloway's Corn Cure is applied to a corn or wart it kills the roots and the callosity comes out without injury to the flesh.
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Holloway
British Flying Champions Laud in French Officer’s View
A French officer returning from the Somme praises British aviators. He says France salutes the British as lords of the air, noting captured German fliers concede their superiority. He cites battles over defenses, solo dogfights against Fokkers, and the terror of Captain Immelmann being killed by a British ace.
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Somme
France
Immelmann
Boche
Lost War Papers and the War Office Searchers
The War Office employs staff known as searchers to locate missing war records. They begin rounds each morning and recover important documents that may have been set aside or buried under other work, returning them to the proper channels.
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War Office
Zam Buk Ointment Ad Claims Superior Eikin Cure
An advertising notice touts Zam Buk ointment as the best treatment for skin ailments and injuries. It warns against imitators and substitutes, urges buyers to avoid anything not truly superior, and lists prices and a Toronto company address with a postage stamp offer.
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Zam-Bus
al Crog
Zam-Buk Co
Toronto Bend
Western grain sent east from British Columbia for first time
Wheat shipments to Calgary from Vernon Enderby and Armstrong mark the first eastward grain from western British Columbia. Farmers respond to Calgary storage and grading facilities as threshing ends and demand grows with premium cash grain at terminals. About two hundred cars expected, currently shipped in sacks to Calgary for reloading.
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Calgary
Vermon
Enderby
Armstrong
Interior
B.C
New Economic Entente and War Aftermath
Raphael-Georges Levy argues a postwar economic revolution to unite Allies trading and supply chains. He envisions mutual exchange of raw materials and manufactured goods among France Britain Russia Japan and Serbia and a broad, liberal future policy to seal a military compact against Germany. A later insert promotes Miller's Worm Powders for intestinal worms in children.
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Raphael-Georges Levy
French Institute
Germany
Austria
France
England
Russia
Japan
Ihellum
Serbia
Immigrant Farmers Dominant Among Western Canada Workers
The 1911 census shows 283,472 people in Alberta Manitoba and Saskatchewan reported agricultural work. Of these, 188,658 were not born in Canada, nearly three quarters, with most foreign-born farmers coming from the United States.
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Canada
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Avoid Harsh Pills in Favor of Dr Hamilton's
A newspaper correction-like gag extols Dr Hamilton's Pills as a mild effective family remedy for indigestion headache and biliousness. It praises safety for all ages and asserts a 25 cent box provides quick cures without stomach irritation.
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Cassell
Dr. Hamilton
America
Suitor Seeks Daughter’s Hand with Earnest Talk
A would be husband tells a father he is prepared to marry his daughter after claiming he has spent much time preparing. The exchange centers on consent and parental approval in a domestic scene.
Minards Liniment Cures Burns and Other Notions
A little girl’s composition on men contrasts gender traits and religious habits. It jokes that men drink smoke swear and neglect church while poking at logic and evolution with playful satire. The piece blends humor and social commentary.
Weed burner device for railroad track vegetation control
A weed burner designed to clear vegetation along railway tracks uses gasoline fuel from a tank on a low truck. Burners extend across and along the ground and are kept close to touch the weeds. A shield covers the central part to keep heat contained. The device is pushed by a locomotive.
Consequences of the War and National Rebirth
The piece reflects on Germany’s legacy and the rebirth of France England Italy and Russia amid the war. It argues for learning from Germany while praising national renewal and vigor in those nations. It also extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a powerful liniment trusted by thousands for relief and health benefits.
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Germany
France
England
Italy
Mazzini
Cavour
Russia
Europe
Dr. Thomas
How Americans Help Pay for the War
The piece cites National City Bank figures showing meat exports rising from 455 million pounds in 1914 to 1.339 billion pounds last year, with fresh beef shipments leaping from 6.4 million to 231 million pounds. It notes Europe received 214 million pounds of American beef last year, and asserts the U S exported 29 times more beef during the war than in the two years before, despite cattle shortages and lower domestic meat imports. It argues prices for home meat are at Civil War highs.
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National City Bank
Great Britain
France
Italy
United States
Europe
New York World
Graduation Day Essays Promise Final Fixes
A lighthearted exchange notes major life problems remain, but graduation day essays are forthcoming to address them. The dialogue hints at looming responsibility and student optimism about completing tasks.
Victrola Factory Accident Claims Workers
In a recent incident at the Victrola factory, several workers were reported injured. A company spokesperson said production continues with safety measures being reviewed.
Monkey-wrench and pliers shift the ledger of power
The citizen asserts the pen holds sway while Mr Chuggins counters that tools rule now. He gestures with hands on his pockets and stresses a modern edge to influence. The exchange highlights a playful clash over means and authority.
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Mr. Chuggins
Car purchase causes travel mixups with joke map
Mr Chugegins explains his touring misdirections stem from a new car that comes with a joke book instead of a proper atlas. The colorful remark highlights the humorous frustration of relying on an unreliable navigation aid.
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Mr. Chugegins
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