Cheap Disinfectants For Stables From Manitoba Study
The Manitoba Agricultural College recommends inexpensive disinfectants to clean barns water troughs and fences at least yearly to prevent farm diseases. Crude carbolic acid or creolin cost about a dollar per gallon and should be mixed with water or added to whitewash for effective sanitation. Remove dirt and straw before application to target disease germ gathering spots.
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Animal Huspandry Department of
Manitoba Agricultural College
Canada Exhibits at San Francisco International Exposition
Canada showcases a grand pavilion at San Francisco with 70 000 square feet and 2 000 000 feet of lumber used in construction The exhibit aims to illustrate natural resources development and the activities of eight million people A permanent government managed station brings together exhibits from across the country highlighting Canadian scenes and resources to attract immigration and emphasize national progress
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Candida
Buffalo
Osaka
St. Louis
Milan Exposition
London
Seattle
Empire
Ghent
Belgium
San Francisco
Canada
iRiling
Martin Burrell
A Tea of Agriculture
Coreeral
Willam Tlutchi Fn Id
Victory Imperative Speech Urges Lancashire To Rally For War
Kipling quotes urge total war mobilization and mass sacrifice as the German threat is described as a systematic horror. Emphasis on Lancashire soldiers, recruitment, and national resolve as England faces long conflict and imperial duty. Worms and children reference appears as a product promotion for a parasite killer.
Seagull Signs and Dolphin Clues in Sea Weather
A seagull’s favored perch and the presence of dolphins are described as living barometers. Sailors use early morning seabird behavior to judge fair winds, while inland birds signal bad weather. Dolphins surfacing during a gale indicate the storm’s end is near.
War profits and moral cost of the war
The London Daily Express argues war profits are blood money and shameful. It contends employers have little desire to exploit workers’ patriotism and maintains the capitalist should pursue only the prewar average return on capital.
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London Daily Express
Malapropisms From Andrew Lang Collections
Humorous malapropisms noted in Lang's collection feature a speaker apologizing for a aunt’s death and a bereaved niece replying with a faulty pun about a renturion. The Rural Parishioners excerpt shows a congratulatory friend joking about marrying for social reasons, with garbled phrases and mistaken words.
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Andrew Lang
Weei
Cairns
Three-Year Yale Coup Recalled in Winks and Binks Chat
A terse exchange recalls a Yale coup from three years ago. Winks asks what he is doing now while Binks notes that a president of a bank had an arm injury.
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Inks
Yale
Winks
Binks
Brothers enlistments link boys in adjacent regiments
Dialog reveals two siblings planning military careers during a period of service. She notes her brother Jack serves in the Seventy-sixth while He pledges to join the Seventy-fifth Infantry, ensuring both would be near each other.
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Seventy-fifth Infantry
Jack
Seventy-sixth
Government Patronage and Direct Inventive Minds
The Toronto Globe argues that government support channels organize research and drive inventors toward neglected fields. It notes the tension between official supervision of inventions and open market incentives, stressing that public appreciation directs minds to promising lines and away from futile paths.
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Britain
Toronto Globe
Summer Complaints Kill Little Ones Warns Mothers
An advert warns that early treatment with Baby's Own Tablets can prevent summer complaints in children and claims swift cure if illness arises. The ad asserts safety with a government analyst guarantee and promotes mail or dealer purchase at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Heroic Letters From Dardanelles Describe Majestic Sinking
A British sailor reports in a letter from the Dardanelles that the battleship Majestic sank after a German torpedo struck her at about 6 35 am. The ship heeled, listed 45 degrees, and went down in four minutes while crew members, undressed, faced death with calm. Six hundred seamen were lost in the torpedo nets amid raging seas.
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Dardanelles
M. Majestic
German star order issued to troops on Bzura front
A Nazi proclamation mocks allied forces and declares Germany’s aims to dominate Europe and seek final victory. It claims God supports their conflict and that new gases have defeated enemies, vowing to press the war and beat foes within two months.
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Bzura
Poland
Germany
Europe
City weeds and vacant lot affront neighborhood
In Louisville the vacant lot is described as a home for vagrant seeds and a lavish yet bad crop of weeds. The piece argues these weeds degrade the town and should be cut down to improve the neighborhood.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Father Won't Reduce Allowance Says Ledger Quote
A Philadelphia Ledger quote quotes a father threatening to trim his son's allowance to the point where observers say the son has more money than brains. The mock dialogue highlights concerns about financial control and youth finances.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Corns Cured Quick Ad Sighting Traced
fragmented OCR snippet mentions a drawing and a bottle in association with a product titled Corns Cured Quick. no clear event, date, or attribution readable. additional context unavailable to form a full news item.
Patriotic Acre Fund relief drive organized by Saskatchewan growers
The Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association launched a patriotic relief campaign led by T. H. Morgan to fund a Protiotic Acre Fund. Farmers pledge the proceeds of an acre of grain, with 22,000 forms issued and more sought. Grain will be bought at full carload price, milled in-province, and flour sent to England as a gift to aid British and Belgian relief efforts.
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Farmers of Saskatchewan
Grain Growers’ Association
T. H. Morgan
Thunder Valley
Regina
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Co., Ltd
Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association
England
Ready made clothing house reply on groom dress poses city notice
A London ready made clothing house received a country letter asking the proper dress for a groom in the afternoon. The upholstery clerk referred it to the livery department which answered a bottle green coat fawn trousers top boots and silk hat with cockade. A week later a note asked for a simpler option citing the expense of marriage. Also a brief ad touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for various ailments as a universal healer.
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London
Livery Department
Dr. Thomas
Toronto Globe on Made in Canada push and ads
The Globe notes that large patronage for Canadian industry requires aggressive salesmanship and advertising like foreign competitors. It argues producers must market aggressively, not just make good goods, and cites a local store that advertises well as proof. A jumble of unrelated humorous and literary quotes follows.
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Toronto Globe
Sitang
Toronto
Bkumonton Journal
Girl Wins Big With Jersey Herd and Canned Goods
Benton County Tennessee teen Mertie Hardin at sixteen builds a prize-winning portfolio from home economics and girls' club work. She earned a purebred Jersey cow, grew and canned vegetables, profited from tomatoes, and won prizes including fireless cookers, glassware, trips, and a bank account. She met Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Secretary Houston in Washington and keeps the president's acknowledgment as a treasured prize.
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Mertie Hardin
Benton County
Tennessee
Washington
Hardin
Woodrow Wilson
Houston
Mertie
Miss Hardin
Department of Agriculture
Russian Sister Delivers SacredRegiment Flag to Emperor
From Petrograd a striking image shows Sisters of Mercy who traveled from a German prison camp to return wounded soldiers to Russia. A convalescent hid the regiment’s flag and tasked a Sister with delivering the sacred relic to the emperor or destroying it. The Sisters eventually were sent back to Russia after negotiations with German authorities. Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria.
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Petrograd
Sisters of Mercy
Germany
East Prussia
Berlin
Russia
Bitter Italian prejudice amid German inquiries in Milan
A Prager Tageblatt report recounts a Milanese German businessman's ad seeking Italian business ties and a Milan firm's stark reply. The response labels Germans as spies of the General Staff and condemns their country as despicable with a curse from God.
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Germany
Italy
Prager Tageblatt
Milan
Varnish Demand Surges for Local Aeroplane Production
The European war has accelerated aircraft manufacture in the country driving varnish demand. A large varnish firm previously sold about $100 yearly to one aeroplane maker, but the past six months show purchases averaging $1,200 monthly, with $1,200 worth aiding final assembly of planes.
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Wall Street Journal
Husband and Wife Discuss Dress and Milk Supply
A dialogue shows a husband debating a high neck dress alteration and a wife noting its ten dollar a yard cost. The conversation shifts to dairy farming, arguing some farmers lack enough cows to supply milk for the family and pork production, while acknowledging possible reasons against keeping dairy cows for profit.
Elevator joke about raise and lever
A brief exchange shows an Elevator Boy asking for a raise and being told to pull the lever, implying the boss suggested a literal lift in pay or duty. A humor piece reflecting workplace banter with a pun on elevator operation.
Engineering talk and railway plans for Mesopotamia praised
Sir John Jackson outlined Mesopotamian engineering challenges at the Royal Institute discussing the Baghdad railway linking Konia to Baghdad and Basra. He urged halting sand obstructions at Shatt al Arab and stressed irrigation works as a future repayment, envisioning Mesopotamia as a major granary.
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John Jackson
Civil Engineers
Hindia Barrage
Kup Rates
Royal Institute
Mesopotamia
Euphrates Valley
Bagdad
St Joan
Shateb Araod
Beyrut
Basra
Persian Gulf
Nile Valley
Chenai
India
France and England Unite as Champions of Democracy
The London Times declares closer ties between France and England, pledging shared defense with French, Hussian, and Italian allies. It predicts triumph over Prussian militarism, recalling historic resolve with the call Up Guards and at them.
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France
England
London Times
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