Stranded Canadian War Dependents In England Described
London papers report about 40 000 dependents of Canadian soldiers remain in England. Wives and children followed their men to be near active service or hospitalised relatives so returning home is slowed by scarce passenger ships and tonnage. Some men are back in Canada wounded while others mourn missing relatives. Admiralty hopes to continue evacuations as room allows. Also an ad touts Thomas' Bledsmiell liniment as a fast pain remedy.
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London
Tou
Canada
Admiralty
Official Announcement Is Eagerly Awaited
England conducts a spring call up to raise an army of men for Sir Wr. Robert. Secrecy surrounding details. several hundred thousand drafted previously. Plan removes workers from protected jobs, searches for slackers, and faces possible age limit widening or industrial withdrawals.
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England
Sir Wr
Robertson
Dogs Of War In Macedonia
A National Geographic piece portrays Macedonia as a land where peasants live with moving packs of dogs. War across the region drives dogs from villages, leaving them roaming desolate hills at night and hunted by locals during the day.
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Macedonia
Tim
Herbert Gray
National Geographic Magazine
Frank J Cheney declares oath for patent cure
In Toledo Ohio Frank J Cheney senior partner of Cheney & Co swears to pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public seals the oath dated November 6 1886. The remedy Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces.
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State of
Ohio
Toledo
Frank J.ap
F J. Cheney & Co
Stape
Frank Cheney
AW Uleason
Notary Public Hall
Cheney &O
Patriotic Offer Toward Seasonal Farm Labor Plan
The National Service Commission proposes placing factory workers with farmers in Quebec for about four weeks. Workers would receive $8 per week plus board and lodging, with manufacturers paying half their wages during absence. The Journal of Agriculture urges farmers to use the plan.
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National Service Commission
Ee Cen
Apartment Ariculture of
Quebec
Journal of Agriculture
Censorship Tightens on Outgoing Cables Across Seas
Government officials warn that outgoing commercial cables to Europe risk aiding Germany. Suspicions rise over altered message wording and possible leaks from German insurance firms handling shipping data. Secretary Redfield urges continuous scrutiny of these companies.
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Germany
United States
Redheld
Appleford Counter Check Book Co advert announces lower prices
A Canadian company advertises Counter Check and Sales Books with carbon leaves and triplicate forms. It touts years of experience, large Canadian paper supply, and low prices despite high costs. Also offers waxed wrappers and parchment paper with samples and national distribution from Hamilton with offices in Toronto Montreal Winnipeg and Vancouver.
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Mr. Merchant
Rete
Canada
Peru
Appleford Counter Check Book Company, Ltd
Hamilton
Toronto
Montreal
Winnipeg
Vancouver
A Sure Corrective of Flatulency
When undigested food lies in the stomach it produces gases causing pains and oppression in the stomach area. Belching offends, and the remedy is to restore stomach action. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills will do this with simple directions and a systematic course is said to cure.
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Parmelee
Ruined Ability: The Roger Macy Levy Case at Westminster
A 25 year old man, Roger T Macy Levy, is charged at Westminster with wearing an officer’s uniform and decorations without authority. He claimed Australian service, Egypt posting, and New Zealand machine gun service, but was found disguising ranks and decorations. The judge, Horace Smith, noted his clever schemes and past evasions.
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Roger T. Macy-Levy
Westminster
Australia
Egypt
England
New York
Canada
Mounted Rifles
RLFC
Eneland
Ds.o
Maxwell Parniam Me
Flying Corps
New Zealand
Horace Smith
Pee Eard
Fianc Declares Marriage Amid Radio Trouble in London
Fragmentary OCR shows a dialogue between The Sub and Trixie with a confession of engagement and impending marriage. The scene hints at personal stress and public broadcasting setting in London, suggesting a serialized romance or radio drama excerpt.
Back To The Fatherland Vision Promotes Jewish State In Palestine
Nathan Strauss foresees a Zionist exodus to Palestine after the war a two million population and a self supporting religious community under a protectorate with a modernized, up to date society and no heavy German influence. He predicts Christian travel and a biblical return securing an Allied backed government.
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Manilla
Palestine
California
Es Nation Ree
German Letters From Front Describe Fear and Fracture
Reports from the British front publish excerpts from a captured German soldier’s diary and a letter. The May diary notes shells destroying dugouts and forcing movement, while the letter condemns the “cowardly capitalist party” and foresees revolutionary upheaval after the war.
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Kay
Oper
Minard Liniment Cures Diphtheria Claim Misprint
Russian prisoners in Germany suffer famine and disease with thousands dead. A Red Cross letter from Borodine and Sakhnovsk to War Council cites severe bread shortages, disease, and harsh conditions amid wartime transport and confinement.
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Germany
Messrs
Borodine and
Sakhnovsk
Red Cross War Council
Baby's Own Tablets For Summer Child Health
Mothers keep a box of Baby's Own Tablets to fight summer stomach troubles and diarrhoea in little children. Promoted as harmless even to newborns, they regulate bowels and keep the stomach pure. Sold by dealers or mail order for 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Disgusted With War In Romanian Front
Report notes Romanian troops appear well equipped while Prussian divisions cling to trenches under strict defensive orders. Intense artillery drives Germans from frontline positions as supply problems grow. Prisoners say they are disgusted by the war and fear for their families in Germany.
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Germany
Veteran German Knitter Joins Navy Support Effort
An elderly man at 2121 Viet Street named Preiderich Droese, aged 7% years, famed for rapid knitting since childhood in Pommern Germany, plans to knit for the American Navy after previously knitting for pastime. The Milwau kee knitting scene has not monopolized the craze.
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Milwaukee
Viet Street
Navy
Preiderich Droese
Pommern
Germany
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