Huge British Columbia shipbuilding program outlined
The program aims to construct about 117 000 gross tons of commercial shipping with a total carrying capacity near 185 000 tons. The ships valued around 25 million dollars cover nearly all major freight carriers, though smaller vessels like tish ats are not included. Including these, total gross tonnage would reach about 150 000. Some ships are already afloat while others are just begun, reflecting definite contracts.
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British Columbia
Shipbuildingrogram
None to Spare
Mr Izzle complains of heat as Robby flies a kite. Mrs Sizzle explains, while Mr Sizzle orders him to stop for wasting the little breeze available.
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Mr. Izzle
Robby
Mrs. Sizzle
Mr. Sizzle
Baby's Own Tablets Praised by Mother
Mrs Henry Vanrender Rodis writes she has used Baby's Own Tablets for five years and prizes them highly. She says they keep them in the house and once used, a mother uses nothing else. The tablets are mild yet thorough and cure sickly babies. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 35 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Henry Vanrender
Rodis
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Man on Day Off Goes Fishing and Hears Curious Tale
A man driving to a creek to fish loses his luncheon and searches the road. He encounters a husky negro who, after a playful exchange, replies that nothing was found and quips that perhaps a dog or cat took the lunch.
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Tuag
Real Naval Problem and Allied Fleet Coordination
The piece frames the U boat threat as a pure naval problem requiring a united American British and French effort. It argues that sweeping U boats from the sea is the core task and stresses the moral impact that must accompany the military action.
Paper clothing and textiles teased for spring fashion
The London Daily reports paper fibers now used for towels linings and waterproof garments. Early forms include white “shirting” like fabric and blue work overalls with striped options for women. Promises of paper trousers and flexible ladies’ cloths may arrive by spring.
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London Daily al
The Ferment Of Reconstruction
The piece argues reconstruction could backfire if Germany wins the war, predicting historians would critique British efforts as self defeating. It lampoons postwar ideas like reconstruction religion eugenics and peace leagues, noting officers may shape future verdicts. It closes with a stray note on Mother Graves Worm Exterminator.
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North Sea
Flanders
L. P. Jacks
Rhubarb in the Cellar for Winter Growth
Instructions for winter rhubarb in a cellar. Let ground freeze solid before transplanting crown, lift roots, and store in a barrel with rich soil in a light room at fifty degrees or higher. Growth resumes as if spring. Mub note from J T T.
Winding up a Parliament Quip Sparks Silent Room
A member of parliament delivered an unclear or deflating speech and, upon noticing empty benches, told a bored companion he was addressing posterity. The friend retorted that if the speaker continues, the audience will soon see him.
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Posterity
Rice Consumption Surges in United States Demand Rise
Figures from the United States Food Administration show rice consumption rising from 1,064,205,000 pounds in 1914-15 to 1,831,590,000 pounds in 1917, with per capita use increasing from 11.34 to 17.33 pounds. The surge is linked to high prices for potatoes and wheat. The text also notes India’s rice crop increase of 1.25 tons for the year.
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United States
India
Wheat reserves and world crops shape Allied supply
The United States food administration reports wheat reserves by country including Australia 135,927,000 bushels India 80,538,000 and Argentina 26,107,000 with winter harvests to boost stocks. Shipping from Australia is limited by tonnage and submarine danger while Argentina crops rise to a record 239,575,000 bushels with delivery at 1.25 per bushel. Asthma remedy claims success in testimonials and urges readers to buy today.
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Australia
India
Argentina
United States Food Administration
United States
North America
Pacific
Atlantic
Spoils or Heirlooms in German Dutch Advertisement
A Dutch paper reprints an advertisement noting a large sale of old pictures from many European schools plus Gobelins and Persian carpets. It advises solvent buyers to contact a Cologne box number. The item raises questions whether buyers are liquidating heirlooms or burglars shipping stolen goods.
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Germany
Cologne
Belgium
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim and Testimonials
Catarrh is described as a local disease requiring internal remedy Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken orally and said to act through the blood on mucous surfaces It is endorsed as prescribed by a top physician and composed of tonics and blood purifiers The ad offers testimonials and lists J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as makers and 75 cent price for Hall's Family Pills for constipation
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Hall
Medium claims contact with famed historical figures in London humor
An Anzac visits a door advertisement and asks a medium to summon a friend from the beyond. The guide lists names like Cromwell Shakespeare Elizabeth Henry Irving Twain Balzac and others, prompting a skeptical reaction from the Australian Jim Allus who quips the subject is still alive.
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Cromwell
Shakespeare
Queen Elizabeth
Henry Irving
Mark Twain
Balzac
Jim Allus
London
Melbourne House Passes Tax on Unenlisted Men
The House of Representatives in Melbourne passes a bill taxing unenlisted men. Police, prison officers and clergymen are not exempt, while widowers with children may claim exemption.
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House of Representatives
Melbourne
Australia
Good Scouts A Plan To Save Windfall Apples
A Lexington Mississippi dispatch reports Boy Scouts will collect windfall apples daily and ship them to Boston for distribution to the poor. Fruit growers support the plan, saving numerous bushels that would otherwise rot in orchards.
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Lexington
Mess
Free Zone corn remover promises painless relief
A Cincinnati chemist’s new drug called Free Zone is now sold in small bottles at drugstores. Apply a drop or two to a corn or callus and it loosens the skin so the corn can be removed with no pain or irritation. It shrivels rather than eats the corn and costs only a few cents. If unavailable, ask your druggist to source it.
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Cincinnati
German Children to Fight Early War Fronts
German authorities in Munich and Cologne issue notices to accept volunteer boys aged 15 for the army. This policy explains the influx of German youths into Switzerland as parents seek safety for their children. German frontier supervision near Basle has intensified.
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Munich
Cologne
Switzerland
Basle
Margarine Surges Save Butter Exports Amid War Strains
Danish margarine production reached 124,781,620 pounds in 1916 with 90.9 percent of animal fats imported from the United States. The shift from butter to margarine enabled most Danish butter to be exported, while Holland produced 396,828,000 pounds of margarine and 92,593,200 pounds of butter were exported. The paragraph notes Germany benefited from these exports, though precise effects are uncertain.
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Denmark
United States
United States Food Administration
Germany
Holland
Real Estate Deal Involving Platted Tract and Large Down Payment
A young manager of a newly laid out realty tract conducts a call to confirm terms for thirty and twenty parcel lots totaling thirty thousand dollars with a $10,000 upfront payment. The visitor merely came to connect the telephone, leaving the scene with minimal further business.
Dominion prohibition could spur industrial alcohol use in Canada
The Vancouver World argues that banning liquor would push whiskey producers to adopt industrial alcohol. It cites domestic petroleum imports, rising gas prices, and dwindling US oil as reasons to replace petroleum with alcohol made from potatoes, beets, molasses, and sawdust, boosting farmer profits and industrial output.
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Dominion
Canada
United States
Dominion Horticulturist
British Columbia
Dominic
Vancouver
Historical Parliaments Power Over Detainees in Barnardi Case
The piece recounts Major John Barnardi's 1690s arrest for alleged involvement in a plot to assassinate King William II. It notes eight conspirators were executed while Barnardi and others faced prolonged imprisonment as Parliament extended custody for years under various acts, ultimately holding them "during His Majesty's pleasure."
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Parliame
John Barnardi
Newgate Prison
London
Barnardi
William
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