Demurrage Rates Proposed by Canadian Railways Board
Sir Henry Drayton notes speed up of traffic and coal import as key aims. New demurrage schedule: first two days free, then $1 on day three, $2 on day four, $3 on day five, $4 on day six, and $5 for day seven onward. The judgment urges quicker release of cars. Current system varies by commodity with $1 after free time. railways propose $3 after free time.
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Henry Drayton
Board of Railway Commissioners For Canada
Transportation Bureau of the Board of Trade
Montreal
Railways
Baby’s Own Tablets touted to ward off cholera infantum
An ad touts Baby’s Own Tablets as a preventive and remedy for cholera infantum, claiming they regulate the bowels and soothe the stomach. A Ontario mother testifies the product saved her baby, with sales through medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Cat.
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Eid
Fred Rose
South Bay
Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Cat
Peace River Country Growing Fast
Ralph Harris reports Peace River country gained 3 500 settlers this year and notes rapid settlement mixed farming and a booming livestock sector. He cites 150 000 acres of prime wheat potential, Sheridan Lawrence’s 10 000 bushel Winnipeg sale, 300 acres planted this year, 75 school districts and many churches as indicators of strong agricultural growth.
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Peace River
Ralph Harris
Calgary
Peace River Crossing
Harris
Northland
Canada
Sheridan Lawrence
Winnipeg
Peach River
Western States
Canadians Secure Help for Returned Soldiers
A speech emphasizes that disabled veterans receive full support from doctors, hospitals, commissions, and governments. It outlines pension guarantees, free training, artificial limbs, continued pay, and priority access to jobs and land, with local and national bodies aiding reintegration. The aim is to enable self reliance and success through medical care, education, and employment programs.
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Canada
Military Hospitals Commission
Permanent Force
Board of Pension Commissioners
Commission
Germany seeks moral victory to demand tolerable peace
The article argues Germany will seek a moral victory to avoid dependence on physical power and push memory loss among its enemies. It cites Russia as evidence and asserts Allies and the United States must persist in their resolute memory of aggression to ensure a lasting victory against further pillage and menace.
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Germany
Russia
United States
New York World
Exemption Question at Virginia Registration Office
A registrar in a Virginia country district recalls a Negro man of eligible age who faced difficulty answering questions about military service. When asked if he claimed exemption the man replied he was shy and not sure, highlighting attitudes toward enlistment in the era.
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Virginia
German Polish policy questioned after Pilsudski arrest
German press boasted of civilizing reforms in Poland but doubt grew among writers. Alarm spread even in reactionary circles as Gen Pilsudski, the Polish leader and former legion commander, was arrested. It is alleged he planned to mobilize the Polish army against the central powers. Following the arrest, all legion officers resigned and were imprisoned.
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Poland
Germany
Pilsudski
Asthma Remedy Promoted As Inexpensive Cure
An advertisement touts Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Senate as a low cost nationwide remedy offering relief where others fail. It claims substantial savings and broad accessibility, with dealers able to supply the product.
Bankers Promote Live Stock Prizes Across Canada
The Dominion minister of agriculture seeks help from the Canadian Bankers Association to run The Canadian Bankers Prizes at fall fairs this autumn. Prizes aim to boost livestock awareness among families, with beef calf and dairy calf categories, and bacon-type pigs. Entries must be calves or pigs born on or after March 15, 1917, and owned by the exhibitor or their parent or guardian.
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Dominion
Canada
Minard's Liniment Restores Face After Long Bleeding Tumor
In a 1904 letter from Belleisle Station Kings County New Brunswick David Henderson reports a long standing facial tumor healed after using Minard's Liniment. He notes several bottles cured and the lump disappeared completely.
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Ninard
Countess Panin Named Minister of Social Welfare in Russia
The 45 year old Countess Kiev Panin, from a wealthy aristocratic background, is appointed Russia new minister of social welfare. Her prior work includes leading a renowned People's House in Petrograd and promoting adult education and recreation for the poor. She aims to staff mainly with women and seeks to expand social betterment across the country.
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Russia
Kiev Panin
Countess Panin
Petrograd
Panix
J. H. Hazlewood
West Travelers Witty Comeback in New York Robbery Tale
A Westerner visiting New York avoids harm when a footpad demands money. The robber threatens violence, but the traveler quips Rice sway and notes one can live in the city without brains but not without money. The anecdote appears in The Lamb.
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New York
The
This Union Is Good
The Union of the United States with England and France is described as more than a military boost or victory. It symbolizes a deep democratic alliance shaping future world ideals and destinies, rooted in trusted traditions. The piece contrasts it with Prusso German kultur and militarism, praising its liberty and order.
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Europe
England
France
United States
The
London Times
A Necessary Reprisal and New Tank Arms Ahead
An Evening Standard ordnance expert says oil shells used by front line responders are a necessary reprisal against German inventions. Thin casings burst easily, spreading flaming contents from trench mortars. The piece notes German flamethrowers and newer tanks with heavier guns, and mentions crew training to avoid sickness and the need for “tank legs.”
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Evening Standard
Holloway's Corn Cure Offered For Painful Feet
Corns cripple the feet and make walking torture yet relief is promised by Holloway's Corn Cure available to readers seeking foot pain relief from this advertised remedy.
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Holloway
Canadians With the Flying Services Figures
Canadian figures show 299 Canadians granted commissions in the flying services. Of Canadian birth in the corps 93 officers, 346 officers joined the naval air service from Canada under Admiral Kingsmill, 66 transferred to the Flying Corps, and 80 were granted commissions from the Canadian forces to Naval Air.
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Flying Corps
Naval Air Service
Canada
Aerial mail dreams of Kipling era rise in 1917
The cited Daily Telegraph notes Kipling’s idea of an Aerial Control Board and the Night Mail voyage through starry skies as a 2000 A.D. prophecy. It records 1917 progress of air mail by Italians and growing interest in fast global flight for mails, passengers, and goods.
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Kipling
London Daily Telegraph
Nets Guard English Fleet with Movable Chain Nets
British defenses use large movable steel chain nets around the Grand Fleet off the Orkneys to ensnare submarines. Submarines that surface are met with shell or surrender, while German forces face a massive total force of about twenty four million. A Thames embankment march example illustrates the scale of the belligerents.
Six-Hour Day Plan Cited By Lord Leverhulme
The London Observer quotes Lord Leverhulme advocating a six hour working day for workers, arguing two six hour shifts could maintain wages and output. He says machines could run twelve hours with minimal extra cost, while workers gain leisure for development and higher tasks.
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Lord Leverhulme
London
Eng
Roumanian Harvest May Save Germany
The Vienna Neue Freie Presse estimates that Roumania will send about 100000 carloads of cereals to Germany and Austria-Hungary after meeting domestic and allied military demands. It warns German harvests suffer from heat and drought but overall grain supplies remain sufficient for bread flour and potatoes for the fourth year of war, though hard times persist until new flour reaches markets.
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Vienna Neue Freie Presse
Roumania
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Anne Hengty
de Neue Ficie Presse
Worms and Health Restored by Miller's Powders Notice
Health cannot be looked for in the child subject to worms. Worms destroy health by causing internal disturbances and delaying development. Miller's Worm Powders expel worms and restore fullness, ease discomforts, and assure satisfactory growth.
Instances of Heroism in War Wire Destruction
A war correspondent recalls an artillery officer who crawled to a shell hole under heavy fire to observe German wire and direct fire by telephone. His cool courage ensured the wire was destroyed, allowing the attack to advance. This act is cited as typical of common valor.
It pays to be a dentist rather than an oculist
A wry remark notes a man has thirty two teeth and only two eyes, suggesting dentists enjoy higher pay than eye doctors.
Philadelphia Woman Credits Pinkham's Remedy for Cure
A patient with long history of female troubles and cramps credits Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with preventing surgery. She reports severe illness, multiple doctors, and relief after completing a course of the remedy, expressing willingness to share her experience to help others.
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Philadelphia
Pinkham
Aaron
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