Rule Britannia Heard From German Prison Inmates
Hon. Dr. Beland recalls a New Year’s Eve 1916 incident in a German prison where a Scottish prisoner Kirkpatrick softly whispered of a possible escape. At midnight the cell lit up as the chant Rule Britannia echoed, drawing cheers from prisoners who sang along in Berlin. German guards opened an inquiry but found nothing definite.
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Germany
Beland
Kirkpatrick
Peland
Britannia
Dr. Beland
Berlin
Britain
Guernsey Men Join Forces Among War Efforts
From a 45 00 population, 8000 men from Guernsey have joined the forces. The Guernsey battalions performed admirably, notably in the Cambrai section, earning high praise from the world press. The King as Duke of Normandy will take pride in their achievements and the islanders enjoy historic royal privileges.
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Guernsey
Cambrai
Duke of Normandy
Madame Thiers Pearls Perish When Not Worn at Louvre
Pearls at the Louvre suffer a strange decline when unused, described as a form of starvation since they live by human contact. Experts say sending them to a wearer would revive them, but Madame Thiers forbids removing the pearls from their case.
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Madame Thiers
Louvre
Rubber and vulcanized eyes for comfortable artificial eyes
Two French workers created hollow rubber eyes with a hard enamelled front and a soft back. The design uses a hollow air filled form to move with the eye, providing elasticity, comfort, non irritation, and durability.
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Lrench
Bulky man seeks boots despite narrow pointed style
A bulky man enters the shop and tries boots, complains they are too narrow and pointed. The salesman notes the season favors narrow pointed boots, but the man retorts that he wears his last sea son’s feet, as reported by the Brantford Expositor.
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Brantford Expositor
Milestones define travel aging from England to Cambridge road
The article notes earliest milestones in England appeared on the Cambridge road between Barkway and Cambridge in 1727, with earlier stones dated 1700 at Tadcaster and near Withington, Herefordshire. The 1700 markers functioned as signposts rather than distance markers.
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England
Cambridge Road
Barkway
Cambridge
Tadcaster
Withington
Herefordshire
Catarrhal Deafness Warned as Untreatable by Local Remedies
A historical advertisement explains catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications. It attributes the condition to an inflamed mucous lining, the Eustachian tube, and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy with a $100 reward for any uncured case. Circulars offered, price 75 cents, by F. J. Cheney & Co.
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Jiall
Mali
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Onm
Nationalistic War Names in the English Army
The piece notes generals with national labels such as French Scott Irish and Welsh and English, suggesting future generals named Yankee or Can Hado from Chinese or Brazilian origins. It mocks the naming trend as a nationalized practice in war leadership.
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Scott
St. Germain
Can Hado
Hunger and rationing tighten across German towns
Hunger and sickness rise in industrial districts of Westphalia and the Rhine as canning shortages and exhaustion worsen. Berlin notes meatless weeks and a proposed ration cut from 250 to 200 grams weekly in towns over 100,000. New potatoes arrive in Berlin with a hoped three pounds per person weekly allotment.
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Tims
Westphalia
Rhine
Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
No Humbug Corn Remedy Claimed Quick Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Fulsam's Extractor and Putnam's remedies for corns. It promises painless application, instant pain relief, and root-out removal, with Putnam's priced at a quarter in any drug store and claimed as a dependable cure.
Yacht Sinks U Boat In English Channel
British armed yacht sinks German submarine after locating a periscope near its bow. Depth charges follow as lookouts report bubbles in the water. One survivor, oily and grievously injured, dies three hours later.
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English Channel
Eclectric Oil Praised As Superior Liniment Worldwide
Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil has thrived for over thirty years and earned broad favor in Canada and beyond. The advertisement asserts it has no equal among liniments and would still be a bargain even at double the price.
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Thomas
Canada
Remarkable Operation Saves Life in Australia
A patient in Hall's Creek northern Australia fell from a horse and sustained serious injuries. With no local surgeon within 1,000 miles a telegraphed instruction from Perth guided the postmaster to perform an operation using improvised instruments led by a razor, under distant surgeon direction 1,800 miles away.
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Australia
Hall’s Creek
Perth
No surgery needed for corn removal with Holloway cure
The article states that corns can be removed without surgical operation if Holloway's Corn Cure is used. It presents the remedy as a non invasive alternative to surgery and endorses its effectiveness. The claim centers on the Corn Cure as a preferred treatment option.
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Holloway
Peace Anyhow and the German Dilemma
Representative Mudd of Maryland mocks Germany as chasing peace by any means including victories diplomacy or bluff. He compares Berlin to a bank customer whose check is refused yet promises to return with a smile and a new attempt at payment.
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Germany
Mudd
Maryland
Acclaim for American Soldiers and British Sailors
A Parisian letter from Le Midi urges equal tribute to British sailors who guard the seas, arguing Germany would mock America without their unseen, silent conquest. It stresses that American success should include homage to these naval forces guarding the coast and global trade.
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Germany
America
How to Tell a Gentleman in the New British Minis
An attendant in Grosvenor Square boasts a knack for spotting blue blood. Ladies test him by naming a Mr Jones as a gentleman. He concedes the test, but notes he recently saw him walk in with tassels on his umbrella.
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Grosvenor Square
Mr. Jones
Jones
Mass
Australasian Pearl Fisheries Seek Government Aid
Four fifths of world pearl shell comes from Australasian waters but war depression hurts profits. Prices have collapsed from $1 150 to $550 a ton, fleets are largely idle, and only a few boats operate to keep workers employed. A government commission may propose keeping current conditions and capping exports to restore margins.
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Thursday
Broome Islands
South Pacific
Broome
West Australian
Indian Ocean
Shell
Vanderbilt
Australasian
Thursday Island
Dutch East Indies
Australia
Malay Archipelago
Philippines
Commonwealth
Australian
Bamford
House of Representatives
Melbourne
James Clark
Celebes Trading Company
Minard's Liniment Endorsed by Customer Letter
A customer from St. John endorses Minard's Liniment for rheumatism and sprains, stating excellent results after using the product. The letter is signed by T. B. Lavers.
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T. B. Lavers
St. John
Absinth Stocks Reissued as Explosive Ingredients in France
The banned absinth stockpiles are being converted at a co operative distillery in Pontoise into ingredients for explosives. Clear alcohol extracted from beet roots is supplied to government factories for guncotton production.
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France
Pontoise
Lunching canines aid French front line supply
In par is trained dogs serve as light meal and ammunition couriers in trenches. Each dog wears a double bag with pockets for food coffee cans and ammo while trained to crawl crawl low to avoid bullets and even wear gas masks for passing through contaminated zones.
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Scientific American
Paris
Summer Complaints Kill Little Ones
A wartime era ad urges parents to give Baby's Own Tablets at first sign of illness in hot weather to prevent or quickly cure summer complaints in young children. It claims safety guaranteed by a government analyst and promotes purchasing from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario for 25 cents a box.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Canadians Among RAF Flyers Reach Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred
It is learned that the total number of Canadians in the Royal Air Force is 13 495. The breakdown includes 1 008 officers and 1 640 other ranks from the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 10 603 enlisted in Canada for the RFC and RNAS, 94 loaned to the RAF for aircraft construction, and 150 civilians who enlisted after coming to England. Canadians are noted for adaptability and initiative and comprise at least 35 percent of flying officers in France.
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Royal Air Force
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Canada
R.F.C
R. N.A.S
R.A.F
England
Air Service
France
Kellogg Asthma Remedy Offers Quick Relief and Preventive Value
Dr. J. D. Kellogg's asthma remedy promises prompt relief from suffocating attacks and offers long term protection. The method emphasizes systematic inhalation of its smoke or fumes to prevent reattacks and claims possible permanent cure.
Moving a Granite Block to Rail Line in Texas
A thirty-Bre ton Texas granite block from Llano quarry was rolled to a railroad by tying logs with wire rope and using an engine on a track to unwind the rope. The block crossed streams, faced rough roads, and was shaped to seven by ten feet before being placed on a railroad car at Austin. It now rests at the Terry Ranger Monument on the Texas capitol grounds.
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Chicago
Llano
Terry Ranger
Capitol Grounds
Austin
Texas
Hercules Powder converts kelp to munitions plant
The Hercules Powder Company secured a five million dollar contract by developing fermentation of seaweed to produce acetone substitutes for explosives. The plant operates at full capacity and also yields potassium chloride and other solvents.
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Hercules Powder Company
Difference Between Electricity and Lightning Question
A juvenile class question leads to a playful exchange. Maxine answers the teacher by saying you don’t have to pay for lightning, illustrating a humorous misinterpretation of electricity and lightning from a Chicago News item.
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Maxine
Chicago News
Germans' stripped torpedoes raise danger for U boats
The article argues German torpedoes are stripped of propelling and steering parts to save materials. They focus on explosive power at the expense of accuracy and range, forcing submarines closer to targets and increasing risk, while enabling copper and brass savings and easier mass production.
The Sublime Porte and the Gate of Justice
The government of the Turkish empire is called The Porte or The Sublime Porte as Latin porta meaning gate, since justice was once administered at the gate of the sultan's palace in Constantinople.
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Constantinople
Insult to Injury Sparks Tense Exchange
In a sharp exchange reported by the Vancouver Province a heated remark targets a civilian using an exemption card to threaten a man and his partner. The confrontation highlights social tensions and the provocative phrasing signals ongoing public discomfort.
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Alf
Vancouver
Combination Cooker Sales Prospect in Foster Que
Advertises a sales opportunity promising high earnings in a county through fast selling Combination Products Co. Agents report first month earnings around 388.55 and daily profits of 10, with no capital required. Territory described as going fast with goods shipped to reliable men, address 100 Thomas Building, Foster, Quebec.
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Combination Products Co
Thomas Bldg
Foster, Que
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