Doctor Promises 50 Percent Eye Strength Gain In Week
London report touts free prescription and Benz-Opte tablet claims to restore eyesight. Testimonials describe readers shedding glasses, reading fine print again, and noting quick relief from glare and inflammation. Manufacturers promise 40 percent improvement in a week or money back. Available via local druggists and Valdas Drug Co Toronto store.
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London
Lewis
Reman
Valdas Dru Co
Toronto
Will &Ll
The Lure of Bagdad and German World Ambition
The Brooklyn Eagle notes Bagdad’s symbolic value to German aims, arguing its allure surpassed mere strategic prize. It recalls German actions with German and Turkish forces and the broader dream of world dominion, framing Bagdad as a beacon for future conquest rather than a concrete objective.
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Bagdad
Wien
Anl
Breslan
Goeben
Turkey
Sas
Brooklyn Eagle
Cats Again Rally from East London Explosion Debris
Rescue work in East London uncovers 36 cats among debris. The felines, freed and wandering, settled in nearby workers' homes after regaining liberty, reviving the old nine lives adage through their persistence and resilience.
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Great East London
Pronunciation troubles haunt diverse names, says Holdich
The Ottawa Journal Presy notes how Arabs call Mesopotamia lingo Irnot Indians kote and Baluchistan kwat. A puzzled public eyes a new war issue settled yet another figure in the Russian revolution, his name a string of consonants.
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Thomas Holdich
Mesopotamia
Baluchistan
Ottawa Journal-Presy
Baby's Own Tablets Promise Safe Baby Comfort
Satisfied mothers praise Baby's Own Tablets for newborns and growing children. The ad claims the tablets are free from injurious drugs and cannot harm, with Mrs Jos Moraeau in St Pamphile Quebec endorsing them. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Farming as a learned profession stance by Dennett
The Lethbridge Herald quotes R. B. Dennett declaring farming a skilled, learned profession. He argues truthfully that farming requires knowledge and study, elevating it beyond mere labor. The remark frames agriculture as a disciplined vocation with expertise and training.
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R. B. Dennett
Lethbridge Herald
Catarrh Cure Promoted As Internal Remedy
An old advertisement claims catarrh is not curable by local applications and must be treated with an internal remedy. It asserts Catarrh Cure works through the blood on mucous surfaces, includes testimonials from physicians, and lists ingredients and purported effects.
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Ts Trey
Bruges
Pari Pilla
Miller's Worm Powders Drive Worms and Restore Digestion
Sad stories are recounted as a trade line extols Miller's Worm Powders. The paste promises complete parasite removal and repair of digestion damage, claiming to invigorate the constitution and speed recovery from digestive disorders caused by parasitic intruders.
Reflection on Grief Echoes Between Women
A brief dialogue shows one woman consoling another over loss with a hopeful note about the husband’s peace in the afterlife, while the other protests the harsh phrasing and persistence of the remark. The exchange highlights tension between comfort and blunt honesty in mourning discourse.
The Angel Child Dr Francis M. Greene on Juvenile Types
Boston social hygiene specialist Dr Francis M. Greene warns parents against boasting about their offspring and divides children into three groups very good yet usually stupid hereditary detectives and normal boisterous youngsters He distinguishes selfish petulant cruel mischief makers from those with excessive vitality and uproar He argues the latter should be trained rather than shunned praising the fiery colt and the devilish boy as worthy with proper guidance.
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Francis M. Greene
Boston
Greene
Canadian Made Pencils Signal War Era Trade Shift
The Edmonton Bulletin notes Canada fighting for the empire and reports Canadian firms selling lead pencils in New Zealand. Samples from Canada impressed, with orders rising as Austrian supply dries up. Trade commissioner Beddoe cites potential for greater NZ business if not tied to war orders.
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Soma
Canada
Great Britain
The
Edmonton Bulletin
New Zealand
Commerce Department Fom
Beddoe
Auckland
Germany
Safe Bet Banter Over Cashley’s Marriage
In a sharp exchange the paper notes Cashley’s wife is praised as splendid and vigorous while a rival jests that Cashley’s luck favors him, implying he will not miss out on the best of things. The taunt highlights interpersonal bragging and rival confidence in a playful bet.
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Cashley
Backyard cultivation urged over vacant lots
The Rotarian noted the value of citizens cultivating their own backyards rather than leaving lots vacant. The speaker argued that backyards, collectively, boost supplies and are essential to the community’s well being.
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London Free Press
No Rest With Asthma Remedy Claim
A brief ad claiming asthma attacks disrupt nighttime rest and strength. It touts Dr J D Kelloggs Asthma Remedy as effective after years of service and urges a trial. The text closes with disjointed phrases about possession, love, and attorney fees.
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J. D. Kellogg
Minard's Linkment Helps Foot Injury Heal Quickly
A letter from T G McMullen praises MINARD'S LINKMENT for treating a badly jammed foot. He states soaking and applying the product led to a swift recovery with the foot feeling well the next day.
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Minard
Lini- Iain
T.G. McMullen
Warning on love learning and dangerous liaisons
A brief reflective note warns that thinking one will learn to love a girl can be risky as a little learning of that art is dangerous, followed by an advertisement for Michard's Liniment said to be for sale everywhere.
English Navy to Have 400000 Men
The Royal Navy will total about 400000 officers and men in 1917 18 with a supplementary estimate adding 50000 across all ranks in the current year. The vote would complete the 400000 aggregate, following the 350000 original 1916 17 estimate reported by the London Telegraph.
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Royal Navy
London Telegraph
Montreal Man Tells Wonderful Story of Kidney Pills
Montreal resident George Sullivan credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing Bright's Disease after two years of illness and failed treatments. He used nine boxes, saw dramatic improvement, and praises the remedy while recounting his prior hospital care and lack of progress.
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George Sullivan
Dodd
Montreal
Bright
de St. Valids St
Sullivan
Montreal General Hospital
Odd
Canada
Cook Breaks Thermometer In Brookly n Household
A Brook lyn household dismisses an Irish cook after she ruins nearly every item, including the dining room thermometer. The mistress sighs and the cook retorts in a resigned humor, implying they must endure the weather as it comes.
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Brooklyn
Argonaut
Whispering Ward Signaler Confounds Deaf Resident Inquiry
A Handy Signal visitor questions the ward’s signaling method. The superintendent explains a man walks through the ward and wrings his hands to call people, instead of ringing a bell or making a loud call.
Dartmoor Prison to be closed and repurposed
The Dartmoor Prison, built as an internment camp in the last war and opened in 1809, later served as a convict prison with capacity for about eight hundred. Officials have not disclosed the new use after closure, with speculation it might revert to barracks for prisoners. A London Chronicle note also mentions infants commonly suffering worms and cites Moth er Graves Worm Exterminator.
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Dartmoor
Princetown
London Chronicle
Hopkins Medical School Produces 15000 Feet of Teaching Film
After a year of effort the faculty at Johns Hopkins Medical School Baltimore has created over 15000 feet of modern surgery teaching film. Though gruesome to nonmedical viewers the films offer immense value for medical students by showing real operative steps repeatedly.
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John Hopkins Medical School
Baltimore
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