Trade Dept Urges Firms to Avoid Enemy Channels
The Department of Trade and Commerce urged Canadian firms to conduct business with neutral or British firms rather than through German channels. Reports say Uruguayan goods reach Canada via U S ports and German firms, with Dutch intermediaries also noted. Cautions target Dutch led suppliers and disguised German trade as enemy risk rises.
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Department of Trade and Commerce
Uruguay
United States
Canada
Urguay
Ene
Suffragette Declines Suit in Steady Reply
A shy suitor asks for eternal companionship but the suffragette answers firmly that she cannot be his while active in the movement. She adds a conditional offer for future collaboration if he chooses to change.
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Bob
Women Saved From Operations by Pinkham Remedies
Letters from Edmonton Alberta and Beatrice Nebraska praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. Women recount prior illness, threats of surgery, and dramatic improvement after using the remedies, urging other sufferers to try them.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Edmonton
Alberta
Dan
Frank Emsley
Columbia Avenue
Beatrice
Ned
R. B. Child
Beatrice Neo
Tractarian Intro brings High Church service to Scotland
Dean Ram say recalls a noble family adopting High Church customs and funding lavish church rites in an Epis copal setting. A Presbyterian servant from the neighborhood attended the new service and replied that while the music was very good she deemed the sabbath spending dreadful.
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Scotland
Dean Ramsay
Cartage
Benny
Customs Receipts for August 1915 Reported Satisfactory
Customs receipts for August 1915 totaled 8330604.04 dollars, just under August 1914 due to prior warehousing of bonded liquor before a tariff rise. Last year’s August exceeded July by 53202.50 dollars. Five monthly fiscal-year totals reach 36731165.01 versus 37125639.92 in 1914-15.
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Customs Department
Germany Is a Dishonest Nation, Free Press Warns
The Ottawa Free Press denounces Germany for breaking solemn treaties and behaving as a criminal state. It argues the neutral world must treat Germany as untrustworthy and ready to defend itself by force in any future relations.
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Germany
Ottawa Free Press
Water Shortages Highlight Need for Forest Cover
Canadian regions face drought as lakes and rivers run low. The text urges stronger forest protection to preserve watershed health and ensure water supply amid arid conditions.
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Canada
Submarine Campaign Admitted Failure by German Expert
Captain Persius of the Berliner Tageblatt argues the submarine war is not delivering decisive results. He notes slow progress, high building times for U boats, and increasing English defenses, concluding the submarine campaign is far from simple or decisive.
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Ger
von Tirpitz
Persius
Berliner Tageblatt
England
Reuter Bureau
Nin
United Kingdom
Humber
Holloway's Corn Cure Said To Replace Surgery
Advertisement claims no surgical operation is necessary to remove corns when Holloway's Corn Cure is used. It asserts the remedy removes corn tissue safely without cutting.
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Holloway
Marconi Wireless Operators Swell Naval Demand
Marconi operators face heavy naval demand as British navy increasingly hiring seafarers. Since the war began 5250 operators joined the navy and 1600 left merchant service permanently. Operators join as warrant officers, sharing duties with gunner and carpenters and earn about 50 dollars monthly amid transfers between ships.
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Marconi
Atlantic
Liverpool
London
Navy
William Gordon Sutherland
Baltic
Grain harvest to lift Canadian railways earnings
After years of slipping earnings the three Canadian railways are expected to gain from a grain harvest projected at over half a billion bushels. Analysts estimate total earnings between 40 and 50 million dollars with wheat alone contributing about 24 million. The revival would boost the railways and related commerce nationwide.
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Canadian Railways
Minard's Liniment Restores Mobility after Saddle Kick
A user from St. Joseph Levis dated July 14 1903 reports severe leg injury from a horse kick last May. After applying three bottles of Minard's Liniment the leg healed fully allowing him to resume travel. The testimonial credits the medicine with curing the leg, ending a fortnight bedridden.
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St. Joseph
Levis
Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Centlemen
Minard
Heines Quotation on Prussia Sparks Broad Debate
The excerpt from Heine, written in 1832, criticizes Prussia and its symbols. The poet condemns the Prussian eagle, the pedantry of Prussia, and its influence over German unity.
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Heine
Germany
Tsm
Prussia
Brandenburg
Hegel
Disablement Fund Opens With Major Donation From Montreal Millionaire
The fund started by the Military Hospital commission under Senator Lougheed’s presidency begins strong with James Carruthers, Montreal grain magnate, contributing $100,000. Additional generous gifts are expected to be announced later.
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Military Hospital Commission
Senator Lougheed
James Carruthers
Montreal
Proposal Dilemma Sparks Private Letter Clue
George seeks the perfect proposal for Kitty but frets. A square private letter arrives this morning, sent to him by Mrs. Waite’s hint and prompting. The contents and sender remain a mystery as the scene hints at family involvement.
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Mrs. Waite
BC and Yukon Raise 21 161 Troops for Overseas Service
British Columbia and the Yukon District No 11 has raised 21 161 troops with 17 370 enlisting for overseas service. About 12 000 have left BC to join the firing line or Shorncliffe. The overseas battalions and front units in training total 192 officers and 6 178 men. If Canada’s enlistment ratio applied, Dominion forces would reach about 400 000 men.
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B.C
Yukon
British Columbia
Shorncliffe
Canada
Dominion
The Nobleman and the Mushroom Pedigree Joke
A nobleman argues about his family’s antiquity with an American friend who calls him a mere mushroom. The friend recalls a Welsh pedigree so long it filled five parchment skins with a margin note dating the world’s creation in the middle.
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Wales
A Cure For Fever and Ague
Disturbance of the stomach and liver precede fevers and ague, signaling digestive derangement and blood deterioration. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills have proven effective in reducing fever and subduing the ague in a few days, offering relief for those prone to these disturbances.
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Parmelee
Seven-Year-Old Wonders If Uncle Edward Will Come
A mother speaks to her seven-year-old child about their Uncle Edward’s expected dinner visit. The child worries gently whether he will indeed arrive, showing a household moment of anticipation and concern.
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James
Edward
The Optimist and Pessimist Exchange Wry Gag
A humorous contrast frames the optimist as polite and hopeful asking for cream while the pessimist worries about milk supply in a humorous quip. The line plays on everyday coffee ritual, highlighting attitude through simple dialogue.
Fighting for the Right in the Great War
The London Times editorial hails a united nation entering war with moral aims: defense of shores, protection of the weak, aid to allies, and upholding public law. It claims partisan divides have vanished and the Dominion nations stand firm, pledging victory, liberty, and lasting peace for all mankind under the prime minister’s call.
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Uni m
Australia
London Times
Minards Liniment and Wartime Slang Origins
The note highlights Minard's Liniment claiming dandruff cures. It also explains the origin of the French slang Boche for German from tete de boche meaning thick head, likened to blockhead or fat head in British usage.
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Miranda Brown
Angelina Johnson
Rastus
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
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