Manitoba Community Work Report From Miss Esther Wyey
A Manitoba Agricultural College note describes Miss Esther Wyey undertaking community work this winter. She assisted with housework and papering, baked for others, improvised a fireless cooker, created a hat from satin and wire, and helped five households with upholstery dress samples and coat making while assisting with canning projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Agricultural College
Esther = wyey
Lotay
Home Nursing Pamphlets And Baby Care Lessons
A caregiver records teaching a mother with a three month old how to bottle feed, prepare formulas, albumen water, and a cream soup. She notes spending hours providing guidance and plans to return next day to teach more on child nutrition and cooking for Mrs X.
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Howie
Ir Holt
Patriotic Fund
Rae Provieces
The
Patriotic Society
Minard's Liniment Cures Garget Cows
A fragment recounts medical aid and home visits by a nurse or public health helper. It notes extensive care for poor families, household tasks, gardening, sewing, and child welfare. The closing claim promotes Minard's Liniment for cattle garget.
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Minard
Swagger Sticks Rise From Off Duty Uniforms
The swagger stick carried by uniformed officers is a curious relic of peaceful times. Tiny and about a foot and a half long, it seems effeminate yet serves to occupy the hands off duty. Originating in England where tight dress made hand use difficult, the stick was common for both private soldiers and officers, though not suited to trench warfare.
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England
Hing
Boston ‘Transcript
Cow Beats Health Board to Expired License
An official near Boston notified a citizen that his license to keep a cow had expired. The reply imitates a humorous attempt at legal prose claiming the cow beat the board to it and expired three weeks earlier.
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Board of Health
Boston
Monsieur Bord
Hell
Deepest Mine in World: Morro Velho in Brazil
The Morro Velho gold mine in Brazil is the deepest on record with galleries about 6000 feet below the surface. Operated by an English company, the vein drops at 45 degrees into the earth. Bottom temperatures reach around 113 degrees Fahrenheit, kept near 100 by ventilation.
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Morro Velho
Brazil
Freezone promises quick corns relief with simple application
An advertising pitch claims freezone removes corns and calluses instantly by applying an ether compound. It says the corn dries and lifts away with the fingers, urging readers to obtain a small bottle or ask their druggist to order it.
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Cincinnati
Father
Dry Period Foretold Hit Whiskey Firms Then Saloons
Chapin and Gore plan to close after six decades as dry laws loom. Hermann warns 2000 Chicago saloons and many across the nation may shut as U S whiskey stock depletes within a year. He cites 200 million gallons in warehouses and normal use around 135 million. Miller’s Worm Powders praised as effective vermifuge. Mothers seek relief for children’s worms.
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Chapin and Gore
Hermann
Chicago
United States
Quicker Method Dialogue with Meike and OF
A fragmented exchange shows Meike arguing and OF debating a method to force a drink. The dialogue hints at coercion using whisky and a ritual of kneeling or standing to hasten a fate. The archaic dialect emphasizes dramatic tension over action.
Minard's Liniment Praised by Canadian Champion Dancer
A letter from Thomas J. Hogan of Yarmouth MS endorses Minard's Liniment as the best for joints and circles. The note, dated May 29, 9, is addressed to Minard's Liniment Co Limited.
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Monteval
Minard’s Liniment Co. Limited
Yarmouth MS
Minard's
Liniment
Thomas J. Hogan
Canada
Berlin Introduces Coal Cards to Regulate Winter Supply
Berlin enforces coal cards to ration heating fuel. Apartments with stoves face limits of a quarter ton per room and up to a ton and a half for more than five rooms. Steinhasted houses restricted to half of last year's allotment.
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Berlin
Mother-Graves' Worm Exterminator Promises Health
An advertisement touts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as essential for children's health, claiming worms threaten well being and urging use of the remedy to keep kids strong and thriving.
Mr Plubdub Busy Customer Exchange Cited
A terse exchange in a Louisville Courer Journal item notes Mr Plubdub’s busyness vs Mr Flubdub’s. An attendant answers that Mr Flubdub is always busy, leading to an order being lost in a brief, humorous snippet.
Russian Law Suspended in Agricultural Reform Move
The provisional government suspends the 1906 Agrarian law with Duma consent. Stolypin’s era abolition of peasant land pawnbrokerage shifts to individual ownership. M Tchernoff leads ten land reform bills on agriculture, forests, and policy. The council primes for swift enactment while seeking constituent assemblies on transferring nobility lands to peasants.
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Withoun
Duma
M. Stolypin
Mtchernoff
Council of Ministers
Ministry of Agriculture
When Your Color Fades and Anaemia Strikes Women
An illness described as anaemia causes pale cheeks and lips, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, headaches, backache, and nervousness. Remedy focuses on building blood with Dr Williams Pink Pills, sun exposure, exercise, and good food. Available from medical dealers or by mail for 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Chi.
Not His Name in Dublin Cab Driver Case
A zealous Dublin policeman stops a cab driver for reckless driving. The officer notes the name plate is rubbed off and jokes about the driver being obliterated. The driver insists his name is O Sullivad, provoking a clash over identity and disgrace.
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Dublin
When Asthma Comes Turn to Dr Kellogg's Remedy
An advertisement extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy promising quick relief from choking and labored breathing. It claims thousands have used it successfully and urges readers to obtain a package today.
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J. D. Kellogg
Plucky Farmer’s Suitor Faces Prolonged Rebuff
In a light hearted domestic exchange Mrs. Farmer suggests delaying a persistent suitor who hoards money and items. The farmer asks for guidance and is advised to tell him to wait another week.
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Sally Farmer
Provable Austrian Revolution Fears If Peace Treaty Fails
An Amsterdam despatch to the London Daily Telegraph warns a revolution in Austria is likely if no peace treaty is signed this year. Emperor Charles reportedly met Reichsrat leaders who warned that both Austrian and Hungarian peoples see no path but to yield to German aims, and they intend to end their current distress if Allies permit the empire to endure.
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Austria
Amsterdam
London
Lepress
Charles
Reichsrat
Germany
Memory's Kiss Echoes in a Playful Rhyme
A fragment from a whimsical exchange recalls a playful trick about remembered kisses and missed chances. The wise girl hints at future recollections of moments not yet received.
Empress Influences Charles on Austria Germany Alliance
A Daily Express report cites a personal friend of the Empress Zit of Austria claiming she pushes France friendly policy. The Empress allegedly wields influence over Emperor Charles to withdraw from the Austro Hungarian alliance with Germany as Austria Hungary gains leverage to act.
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Daily Express
Zit
Austria
House of Commons
France
Charles
Germany
Austria-Hungary
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Manitoba
J. B. Reynolds
Winnipeg
Dougles & Co
Napanee, C
Swagger
Meike
Ontario Veterinary College
University Avenue
Toronto
Department of Agriculture of Ontario
University of Toronto
Eaa. Grange
V8. M Bc
Tomger
Eddy
Arlington
Arlington 660
Fraser Avenue
Terente
Cook's Cotton
Peliabbe
Tee Cutter Laboratory
Berkeley
Cai
Therapion “Shune
Ameres
Pwiet ‘Dag Ramed
Astbhor H. Clay Glover CO
Ree
West 31St Street
New York
Dominion Express
Beck
Pelham
Pelham Nursery CO
Ont
Dodds
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