Crown Prince deemed more dangerous than Kaiser in provocative critique
The piece labels Frederick Wilhelm a highly dangerous figure due to acting skill, divine right views, and recklessness, arguing the Crown Prince is more sinister than the Kaiser. It accompanies an asthma remedy ad claiming Dr Kellogg's remedy ends attacks and urges readers to obtain it from dealers.
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Crown Prince
Kaiser
Frederick Wilhelm
Kaiser—Christian Science Monitor
J. D. Kellogg
Puzzle of a Soldier In France Explained
A British soldier clarifies the phrase Somewhere in France by noting he cannot reveal his exact location. He explains he is not where he was, but is also not where he had just left to go to where he has arrived.
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France
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription Promises Relief For Women
A Canadian promotion extols Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription as a safe non alcoholic tonic for women suffering backache nervousness and hot flashes. The ad claims decades of use and offers tablets or liquid form with a trial package in Canada and the United States. Testimonial quotes from Mrs Axx Savirs and Mrs Mawriz praise relief during midlife and postnatal periods.
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Canada
Dr. Pierce
Pature
M. Pierce
Surgical Institute
Buffalo
WN. Y
Bridgeburg
Ont
How to Set a Steel Trap Safely and Effectively
Instructions from Kreps on trapping ethics and technique. Key steps include digging a nest for the trap, lining with leaves or moss, ensuring the jaws align with the animal's approach, and securely covering the trap to prevent tipping or premature springing.
Jam Shortage Shakes British Breakfast and Faith
The article reports a jam shortage across Britain disrupting breakfast tables and digestion. Retailers hoard jam as wholesalers withhold supply until new government price scales are announced, leaving customers unable to buy despite visible stock.
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London
Food Ministry
Neice
Maple sugar shortage threatens Canadian cakes
The text notes a cane sugar ban and a switch to maple sugar for cakes in Canada. Confectioners face flour shortages and require only 40 percent sugar, raising icing concerns. Maple sugar production is strained, with calls for increased output next season to keep cake supplies available.
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Food Board
Canada
Warts on the Hands Treated by Hollo way’s Corn Cure
A common hand blemish, warts, is addressed as a cosmetic trouble for many women. Hollo way’s Corn Cure is advertised to remove blemishes without pain.
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Holloway
South Africa's War Output Expands Beyond Borders
The Vancouver World reports South Africa has conquered more German territory combined by allies and raised 40 000 troops for campaigns while sending 69 000 to Europe. It built extensive railways, quelled one rebellion, prevented another, expanded exports of maize wool and leather, and achieved self sufficiency amid global conflict.
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South Africa
German East Africa
Europe
Great Britain
Vancouver
Minard's Liniment Co. Letter Praises LaGrippe Relief
Gentlemen I received great benefit from Minard's Liniment in a severe attack of LaGrippe and have frequently proved it effective in cases of inflammation. Yours.
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Minard
Navy Dependant Allowances Equalized After Century Gap
The anomaly dating from Trafalgar that paid naval dependants less than army relatives of similar rank has been corrected. The Admiralty defended the difference citing promotion chances, but public opinion compelled change. From now on sailors' wives receive equal allowances to soldiers' wives.
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Trafalgar
Admiralty
Jack
Tommy
Putnam's Extractor Eases Painful Corns Quickly
A historic ad touts Putnam's Extractor as a quick pain free cure for corns. It claims to lift out the corn by dissolving calloused parts and shrinking the area so the corn can be peeled away with no soreness. The remedy is guaranteed and priced at a quarter at drug stores.
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Putnam's
Putnam’s
There Is No End To Giving War Time Appeal
A Chicago Tribune quotation urges readers to consider what they can give beyond money while soldiers endure hardship. The piece frames fundraising as national duty and social discipline, noting the necessity of financial contributions during wartime. It contrasts giving money with risking life and emphasizes communal sacrifice.
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Advertiser
United States
The
Chicago Tribune
War Dogs Dropped By U S Army Kennel Plan
The United States G H Q states war dogs days are over after consulting French army experts. They performed heroic tasks but the plan to establish American army kennels is abandoned. Many dogs with French and British forces reportedly died from gas exposure as they scratched at their gas masks.
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United States
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Blood Remedy
A historical advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local means and must be treated internally. It states Hall's Catarrh Cure purifies blood and acts on mucous surfaces, produced by Cheney & Co of Toledo, with testimonials available and a price of 75 cents for Hall's Family Pills.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Uali
British Navy's Grip Steels German War Economy
The Government North German Gazette quotes the Berliner Tageblatt praising Germany's must for rationing and self sufficiency as it harnesses every ounce of copper nickel zinc aluminium wool and raw material. It calls for new industries intensified exploitation of soil resources and wartime production measures to sustain the army and people.
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Germany
Berliner Tageblatt
The Retort Courteous Dialogue Swap
A witty exchange unfolds as a driver asserts carefulness after a pedestrian complains. She claims seven years of driving while he counters with fifty four years of walking, exchanging sharp remarks about responsibility and experience.
Weeds for Food in Ersey Captured From German General
Allied troops found a pamphlet in the German general’s office detailing weeds as food with recipes for nettle soup and sorrel salad and a warning that use of weeds would be valuable after the war. Letters mocked Americans as a sporting war hobby and pondered siding with the Kaiser. A formal note signed Wilhelm urged mourning for the Sultan of Turkey.
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Ersey
Staf
Hindenburg
Berlin
Wilhelm
Turkey
Women Meet Health Demands With Pink Pills
The piece urges women entering broader work to protect health with Dr Williams Pink Pills. It claims they replenish blood, fit women for long hours and stress, and help homes burdened by worries. Available from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont 50 cents a box six for 2 50 by mail.
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Dr. Williams
Machine Gun Nest Hidden in Cemetery Unearthed
Allied troops discovered German machine gun nests beneath a large cross pedestal in a cemetery near Limey inside the German lines. The positions at three points faced French lines on a hill overlooking the country to the south. Germans retreated in haste when the Franco American offensive began, leaving several guns behind. The cemetery endured no shelling and the cross remains standing.
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Limey
Its Virtue Cannot Be Described Dr Thomas Electric Oil
The originator was surprised by the oil's powerful qualities and benefactors praise its effects. It is described as a familiar household medicine held in high esteem by many, with widespread positive testimonials.
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Thomas
Car drafts and dynamite boast in urban wry exchange
Mike claims his car runs thirty miles on one gallon of gas. Pat retorts with a joke about a brother who went up five hundred feet on one stick of dynamite.
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Mike
Pat
Liniment Claims Distemper Cure from Minard’s Remedy
A London scientist reports that oxidizing glass surfaces reduces reflectivity enabling lenses to transmit more light. The discovery leads to a new lens technology promising brighter vision.
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London
Pearls Meaning Tears Prompted Wife’s Birthday Gift
In dialogue from the Mostreal Herald, Jones explains he gave his wife a pearl necklace for her birthday because pearls symbolize tears. His friend reacts with disbelief, noting the gift caused his wife to cry.
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Jones
Mostreal Herald
Aviators Slang From the British Airmen
The British airmen of the Royal Air Force add slang terms to their vocabulary. "To blind" means to dash at high speed unseen. "To go dis" means to break down. "Banking" is shelling. "Insurance agents" are enemy bombing planes. "An attack of severe vertical gusts" describes the shock after a shell burst before discerning its composition.
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R.A.P
Not His Function
A tense exchange unfolds as a grim faced woman asks how much her husband drew from the bank last week. The teller replies that he cannot provide that information, noting a distinction between being the paying teller and the teller in charge.
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Boston
Trans
Mobilizing Women for War Industry Roles
An article argues that about 600000 American women already fill war work, far short of Britain's 4.5 million and the 8 million needed to match proportions. It urges immediate mobilization before next summer as the 21 31 draft strips factories and new munitions plants seek workers, calling for federal action to train and place women in key industrial roles.
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Great Britain
Accidents Frequent in Old Country and Canada Flights
Royal Flying Corps statistics show Canada averaged one fatality per 116,280 miles with 813,960 miles flown. Canada logged 36,253 flights and 59 crashes, 36 hospital admissions, while England recorded 9,000 flights and 58 crashes, 16 hospital admissions.
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Royal Flying Corps
Canada
S. A. Hargraft
Winnipeg
England
Royal Air Force
Howell Powell Exchange Lines On Sharp Witted Retorts
In a witty exchange, Howell teases with flippant charm while Powell retorts that his own wit could sever ties with the acquaintance, signaling a playful clash of sharp banter. The brief clash hints at their ongoing, lighthearted duel of words.
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