Good Old Times Scarcity Reflections On Tuber Pleasures
The London Advertiser laments modern shortages of staple foods and marvels at how ancestors coped without potatoes, corn, peaches, and other items. It contrasts past simplicity with present temptations and mentions eggs and milk as likely cheap in earlier days. Miller's Worm Powders claim to safely treat worms in children of all ages and provide relief from parasitic illness.
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H. C
London Advertiser
The Waste Places of the Earth
The Montreal Herald argues for using vacant suburban lands held by the public. It condemns hoarding land and calls for communal access, invoking religious duty to share “the kindly fruits of the earth” and prevent land waste.
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Montreal Herald
Titles in Canada Undermine Public Service and Harmony
The Woodstock Sentinel Review argues Canadian titles clash with national spirit. It contends honors from the Sovereign are often given for unacknowledged services and can mislead the public, noting many recipients lack recognized public impact while suggesting only scientific art or literary distinctions should be honored.
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Woodstock
Address to Kaiser on his birthday from Germanic municipalities
Representatives of Germanic municipalities present an ornate birthday address to the Kaiser. The opening line hails him as Most Serene, most Mighty, most Potent Emperor and King, and implores his Imperial and Royal Majesty with lavish titles.
Teething Time A Time Of Worry
When a baby teems teeth a time of worry for mothers the gums swell and the infant is cross irritable and unsettled with constipation colic or diarrhoea sometimes convulsions. Baby’s Own Tablets ease teething by regulating bowels and stomach making teething smoother. Mrs Arthur New Town Nova Scotia endorses the tablets sold 25 cents a box by The Dr. M Medicine Co Brockville.
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Arthur
New Town
N. S
Dr. A Medicine Co
Brockville
Worm Exterminator Promoted to Guard Children’s Health
A historical ad asserts worms threaten children and claims Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator cures the problem. The piece frames time as a factor in health and markets a remedy as a simple solution.
Englishmen and Americans Registering as Aliens During War
A London Chronicle anecdote recalls a British constable during early wartime rounds posting alien registration notices. An American, noting the term alien, muses that he must register too, prompting a startled reaction from the constable who admits an American could be an alien but never considered it that way before.
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London Chronicle
Canada war period study mentions noble fighting clan
A fragmented passage references a group called ei urai described as noble men devoted to recept and martial practice. It notes their mixed fortunes during war, with some wealthy and others in dire poverty, and includes a side scene about Alphonse and a maid arranging hair, suggesting domestic interruption amid the discussion.
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Canada
Daylight Saving Urged for Canada and United States
The Montreal Herald argues Congress should adopt a nationwide daylight saving measure, urging Canada to follow to harmonize working hours with the United States. It praises European gains from the practice while noting local Canadian experiments failed, and contends only a continental approach can succeed.
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United States Congress
Canada
Europe
Uncle Sam
Montreal Herald
Local Settler Credits Dodd's Kidney Pills For Recovery
Sandy Goulette of Old Fort Bay Labrador tells how he was near death from kidney illness and breathing trouble until he used Dodd's Kidney Pills. He recalls telegraphing for two boxes and recovering enough to work again, urging others to trust the remedy. The piece notes Arkansas diamond mining dating from 1916 and promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a cheap regulator of the bowels.
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Old Fort Bay
Labradore
Dodd
Sandy Goulette
Old Settler
Mr. Goulette
Information Bureau Aids Crop Production In Ottawa
The Department of Agriculture in Ottawa establishes an information bureau to aid maximize crop production. It aims to stay in close touch with producers so difficulties can be addressed quickly using department resources.
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Department of Agriculture At
Ottawa
Great European Remedy For Catarrh and Deafness
An advertisement touts Parmint as a cure for catarrh coughs colds deafness and head noises. It claims it treats the blood and restores breathing hearing smell and taste, directing readers to obtain 1 ounce double strength from druggists or send 75 cents by mail from International Laboratories Montreal Canada.
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Canada
Parmier
Address International Laboratories
St. Antoiie St
Montreal
Preparing for Eventualities in Food and Clothing Policy
The speaker discussed converting surplus milk to cheese as a higher national value than butter, and cheese as a key substitute if meat shortages occur. He also commented on starch limits, noting patriotism but cautioning against removing stiff white collars, urging proportion in choices.
Impure Blood Belief Promoted by Old Remedy Claims
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a vegetable remedy for impure blood. It claims the medicine purifies blood by separating impurities and expelling them through the liver bowels and kidneys and replenishes the arteries with revitalized blood.
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Rom
Pierce
Ontario Folks Say We Selected Golden Musical Remedies
A fragment from an Ontario item quotes Georce Bonapert of St. Thomas at 23 Chester St. about discussing "Golden Musical Remedies" with her husband. The text is partial and unclear but centers on a local belief or claim regarding remedies.
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Apaman
Husband
Geonce Bonapert
Chester St
St. Thomas, Ont
First woman wins Military Medal in Britain history
Staff Nurse Catherine Margaret Carruthers of the Territorial Nursing Service is awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field. She cared for wounded in a dangerous French sector, was slightly wounded, and is honored in the London Gazette with mention by Sir Douglas Haig in his November dispatch. Her home is Ireland and she trained at the Royal Belfast hospital.
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Catherine Mararet Carruthers
Territorial Beree Nursing Service
London
Douglas Haig
Carruthers
France
Miss Carruthers
Ireland
Royal Seiaccat
Edith and Jack Quarrel Talk Sparks Birthday Plans
Edith asks if she truly quarreled with Jack. Ethel replies no and mentions her upcoming birthday next week.
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Edith
Jack
Ethel
The German Policy Seen as All Head and No Heart
The German state acts with calculated force rather than pity or scruple, rendering motives such as goodwill largely irrelevant. The decision emerges from objective power, not internal moral considerations, as argued by the Springfield Republican.
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Springfield Republcan
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