Bot fly invaders noted in Australian fauna and camel pests
Reports from New South Wales describe bot flies affecting horses and kangaroos with maggots in the windpipe and throat. An Entomology inquiry follows discoveries at Morama station near Walgett, while another bot fly, an import from Arabia, targets hump-backed camels with little apparent damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Broughton
Morama Station
Walgett
N.S. W
Camel
Arabia
Distemper Cured by Minard's Liniment
German women write to husbands at the front urging looting to secure scarce goods. One letter asks about chances to obtain items during the advance to make a costume cloak and boots, noting increasing scarcity at home.
Anuris Promised Relief For Kidney Trouble Claims
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Anuris as a remedy for kidney distress including backache urine pain and rheumatic symptoms. It urges prompt action with health tips and suggests sending for trial pills while citing testimonials from users in Canada Ontario and Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
W. M. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Bridgeburg
Mass
Albert SA
Sacrifice and Courage at the Front in September 1917
From Charles W. Whitehair's Pictures Burned Into My Memory. Soldiers march toward the great push near Ypres. They carry quiet resolve, recall Christ in Gethsemane, and face a future unknown. Sacrifice defines daily life, not heroism alone. They give their utmost with no personal return expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ypree
Garden of
Gethsemane
Charles W. Whitehair
Archangel Port Ties to English Trade Roots in Archangel History
The article traces Archangel’s long ties to England from Norse trade routes to Alfred the Great, Othere, and later Richard Chancellor founder of the Muscovy Company. It notes Archangel as Muscovy’s early free port, then Peter the Great’s measures limiting access, turning it into a back door into Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archangel
Petrograd
Finland
Baltic
Wessex
Alfred
Othere
Richard Chancellor
Dvina
Boris
Peter
St. Petersburg
Russia
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Promises Powerful Pain Relief
The advertisement touts six essential oils in Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a potent liniment. It claims widespread testimonial proof of pain relief and health benefits, noting value is not tied to low price.
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Dr. Thomas
Japanese Love of Babies and Childrearing Customs
An article on Japanese affection for infants notes men commonly refer to their babies as my baby and often carry them in arms or on backs while riding bicycles. It mentions sun exposure risks to exposed faces, eye and nose irritation from hair, and tight holding of limbs. It highlights efforts to protect infants with bright silk hats and comments on amusing Far East baby hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Far East
The Alhambra Palace and Its Court of the Lions
The Alhambra, built around 1250 by a Moorish king, stands as a marvel of arches mosaics halls and courts. The Court of the Lions is the best known and admired feature while the Hall of the Ambassadors is the square room where Columbus presented his plan to Ferdinand and Isabella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alhambra
Spain
Columbus
Ferdinand and
Isabella
Canadian Battle Cry Signifies Spirit at Somme Offensive
Corstupentens of the Mars Post report that Canadian troops near the Drocourt line raised a grim cry tied to the L.C. scheme. The letters stood for Llandovery Castle, the hospital ship sunk by a U boat, word of which spurred the men to fierce combat in the Somme region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Drocourt
Lanterre
Canada
L.C
Somme
Llandovery Castle
Nervous trouble and cures with pink pills
The article urges immediate treatment for nervous disorders noting they impair the whole body. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure by building new blood improving appetite digestion sleep and mood. Available through medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box of six for $2.50 from The DrBemare Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Williams
Gas warfare claims and German observations from WWI
A Saturday Evening Post summary notes mustard gas described as a fluid rather than a gas with large quantities used in a short offensive. It cites a German July order near Chateau Thierry claiming Yankee attacks caused 500 casualties and mentions a new gas impairing soldiers despite masks for 12 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Chateau-Thierry
Saturday Evening Post
Opening Prayer Calls Out Hyphenated Americans
The 200 members of the house, joined by Rev. Henry N. Couden the blind chaplain, offered a prayer seeking deliverance from the hyphenated American, the pro German, the spy, the profiteer, the pacifist, and the slacker who would hinder wartime efforts for human rights and a global peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Henry N. Couden
House
Wise Mothers Trust Mother Graves Worm Ex Terminator
Wise mothers who know the virtues of Mother Graves Worm Ex Terminator keep it on hand as it proves its value in quick pest control and protection for the home garden.
Completing the Circle Umbrella Exchange Quip
A brief item quotes a back-and-forth about loaning an umbrella between two men. The Kansas City Journal presents a quick exchange highlighting borrowing authority and mutual lending in a light, conversational tone.
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Kansas City Journal
Who Killed Cock Robin The Thought Reader Mystery
A thought reader is asked to identify a life and death question about a murder. The caller presses for the killer, and the reader unveils a relative did the deed on the father's side seeking gain. The exchange ends with the audience awaiting the final question.
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the Inquirer
Cock Robin
Sunday School Lesson Sparks Mischievous Quote
A mother questions Little Nina on her Sunday school return. Nina asserts with conviction that "The Lord is my chaffeur, I shall 'set walk," mixing faith with a playful mispronunciation.
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Nina
Potash Deposits Spark Prospecting Rush in Saskatchewan
A large potash deposit near Prelate Saskatchewan draws prospectors as 30 foot geysers spurt from a vast ancient lake bed. Tests reach 42 feet depth over a 1000 acre area with multiple nearby deposits and word of 6 million tons in one eastern section.
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Prelate
Saskatchewan
Inspector Tait
Maple Creek
Ontario Wholesalers Sell 8.5 Million Pounds of Fish in Five Months
Nine representative Ontario wholesale fish firms sold 8,500,000 pounds in the first five months of 1918, compared with a smaller figure for 1917. Sea fish consumption rose about 200 percent in Ontario, 100 percent in Western Canada, and 25 percent in Quebec, with a Dominion rise from 50 to 75 percent.
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Ontario
Western
Canada
Quebec
Dominion
Miller's Worm Powders Offer Swift Relief for Child
Advertised remedy claims to kill intestinal worms and restore digestion, ending worm-related suffering in children. It asserts worms require morbid conditions to exist and promises disappearance of those conditions after treatment.
On His Way a Colored Conscript Is Taken Away
A colored conscript Mose is escorted to a train with fellow prospects as a friend greets him and asks where he is going. Mose replies that he is being taken, not going of his own accord, in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.
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Mello
Mose
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Do you consider thirteen at table unlucky
A humorous exchange about thirteen at a table, noting misfortune if all are hungry and the space is small. The quip reflects casual social banter and a compact, wartime era attitude toward gatherings.
Drums Afar War Novel by John Murray Gibbon
A London and New York publication introduces Drums Afar, a war era romance by John Murray Gibbon. The story follows an Oxford educated Englishman who becomes a newspaper director in London, falls for an American girl, and faces the pull of Canada during the outbreak of war, with settings in Newport Chicago and Lake Geneva. The Canadian Expeditionary Force and patriotic fund contributions frame the dramatic backdrop.
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John Murray Gibbon
Canada
Oxford University
Ey We
France
Lindee
United States
Newport
Rhode Island
Chicago
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin
Puba
London
New York
John Lane
Toronto
Gundy
Oxford University Press
Free Zone promises quick relief for corns and calluses
A Cincinnati chemist discovered Free Zone, a cheap remedy sold in tiny bottles. Apply a drop or two to a tender corn or callus and the soreness vanishes. The corn loosens and can be lifted out, root and all, with no pain or irritation. It shrivels rather than eats away, and costs only a few cents. If unavailable, ask your druggist to order it.
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Wiece
Cutiura
Boce USA
Cincinnati
Black Walnut Critical for War Aircraft and Guns
Robert F. Wilson notes in St Nicholas that black walnut is essential for U S airplane propellers and gun stocks due to its toughness and warp resistance. He explains the high wartime demand, with thousands of propellers required per plane and a yearly government need of sixty million feet of walnut lumber.
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Robert F. Wilson
St Nicholas
Washington Man Stranded Near Benighted River Bend
A Washington traveler exploring a river bend in a southwestern state finds locals skeptical about fishing. He asks why no one fishes, and a native coldly replies that entering the country would be easy for him, but leaving would be harder.
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Washington
Thirteen and Other Superstitions
A historical survey of superstitions around the number thirteen and sneezing. It cites beliefs from Hesiod to Norse myth, salt symbolism, and customs in Roman Greek Hindu and Zulu cultures, noting varied protective or omen interpretations around sneezing and the number.
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Ile
Vakhalla
Loki
Bald
Balder
Vinel
Measures Against Desertion From German Forces
A recent German communique reports widespread desertion from the army and navy. It accuses civilians of aiding deserters and escaped prisoners with clothing, money, and safe conducts to the frontier, warning that smuggling humans is treason and will be ruthlessly punished.
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Germany
Antelope Speed Estimation From a Speedy Antelope
An estimate suggests an antelope can travel at 40 feet per second or more. The claim highlights remarkable swiftness likely observed in antelope locomotion.
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Minard
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Canada Food Board
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