Government Farms For Training Stations
In the senate Senator George G. Foster proposed using experimental farms across the Dominion as training stations for returned soldiers who want to resume farming. The idea mirrors existing efforts by the H hospitals commission placing men at Truro farm and contemplates expanding to Ste Anne de Bellevue and near Guelph. A senate committee will study the proposal further.
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Senate
George G. Foster
Dominion
Ay Hospitals Commission
Truro
Ste. Anne de Bellevue
College
Guelph
Ontario
How Many Hun Submarines Lost
From January to present date the British navy has destroyed twice as many German submarines as during 1916. Mr Lloyd George is authority. The number destroyed in 1916 is believed to be about 75 underwater vessels. Germany has already this year no fewer than 150 U boats, at about four a week. If true, it explains why steamship losses have surged. At present weekly losses are much lower than at the April peak. Vancouver.
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Lloyd, George
Germany
Sonenbe
Vancouver
Produce More The Saskatchewan Farmer Opinion on Farm Land Value
The Saskatchewan Farmer argues that investing in land at low prices without using it is foolish, noting western Canada has many improved farm homes and profitable crops. He says investment should focus on farm lands and increasing output across grain, livestock, dairy, and poultry to drive prosperity.
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Canada
Wee Prairie
Joint Action For Food Control Plan Outlined
The British Canadian and American food controllers seek to secure essential export commodities while shielding the public from exploitation and ensuring fair returns to producers. They demand a reduction of at least a percent in home consumption of wheat beef and bacon in the Dominion to free quantities for export to Britain and European allies. A British license regime blocks bacon butter hams and lard imports and a single pevenne buying agency in the United States coordinates purchases from September 3 to curb speculation. The aim is international action to stabilize prices and save fuel and wheat for the year.
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Dominion
Great Britain
British Food Ministry
Pevenne
United States
International Acon
Britain
France
Italy
To Men Who Live Inactive Lives
Exercise in the open air is best, but some are confined to meagre occupations causing digestive sluggishness. Parmelee wayed Vegetable Pills regulate the stomach and liver and restore healthy action. Keep a packet on hand.
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Parmelee
How To Get On With Tommy When The American Arrives
An editorial sketch advises Americans moving to England to avoid topics like money and sports. It suggests that Englishmen value restraint and ritual, and that subtle cultural misunderstandings can be eased by sharing tea. The piece notes humor and diplomacy ease tensions between cultures.
Mistaken 40,000 Becomes 39,000 in Tokyo Magazine
A proofreader found the first issue of a new English magazine in Tokyo printed with 39,000 instead of 40,000. The typesetter explained he lacked a 4 and calculated 39,000 would be closer, saying he had no 4 at the moment.
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Tokyo
Nervous Ailments Linked to Digestion and Nerve Health
Article promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a natural remedy for nervous headaches dyspepsia insomnia and general nerve relief. Claims digestion improves blood nourishment and nerves regain strength. Sold by mail 6 boxes for 2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Dutch bread ration extended to eleven days after September 2
The Dutch minister of agriculture announces the bread ration of 2800 grammes per person must last eleven days after September 2. Initially tickets covered seven days, later nine days, but growing scarcity requires another reduction in consumption.
Minard's Liniment Credited For Quick Cures
Testimonials report relief from lumbago head ache and lung pain after using Minard's Liniment. Notes mention Rev William Brown Mrs S Kaulback and Mrs S Walters among the relieved users, reflecting broad local endorsement.
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Minard
WM. Brown
S. Kaulback
When It Was Wrong for Me Yet Right for Him
A boy with bruised eyes and swollen lip admits the wrong in his fight, acknowledging it was wrong for him but says it was all right for the other fellow. The Washington Star quotation captures a claim of unequal culpability in a clash.
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Washington Star
Meatless Tuesdays and Wheatless Wednesdays Spread in NYC Hotels
Practical Food Control reports widespread adoption among 224 of 225 Society of Restaurateurs members with meatless Tuesday and wheatless Wednesday. Beginning in October no wheat used in French pastries at major NYC hotels including Biltmore, Manhattan, and Ansonia, substituting rye rice chestnut and potato flours. Tea or coffee servings show three to five sugar portions. icing on pastries eliminated. A New York hotel supply firm notes meatless Tuesday tonnage fell by twelve to fourteen thousand pounds versus August averages.
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Hotels and Restaurants Division
United States Food Administration
New York City
Society of Restauranteurs
Biltmore
Manhattan
Ansonia
New York
Asthma Remedy Promises Quick Relief From Dr J D Kellogg
An advertisement extols Dr J D Kellogg's asthma remedy as a potent, quick acting treatment that eradicates the asthma cause. It claims long study and experiments validate its effectiveness before public release.
Future Provision For Sick Soldiers
The government provides free medical care for soldiers with recurring service-related disabilities, administered by a military medical officer. Reattestation and pay restoration are possible until the soldier is fit. The military hospital commission clarifies that discharged soldiers cannot file civilian hospital bills with the government. unauthorized accounts are not payable.
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Military Hospital Commission
Freezone promises painless corn removal in Cincinnati ad
A Cleveland style sales pitch touts Freezone as the painless remedy to lift corns and calluses. It claims direct application on tender skin stops soreness, loosens the corn or callus, and lets it be lifted out with root. A small bottle is inexpensive and widely available at drug stores.
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Cincinnati
Indians in the Northland show improved health and welfare
The Indian commissioner received reports from northern sub-inspectors noting little illness and no food shortage in 1917. A year earlier the Hudson's Bay Co. arranged meals to prevent starvation. Fur bearing animals are more plentiful and trading prices have risen.
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Northland
Wilds
Udson's Bay Co
Minard Liniment Cures Distemper And Food Struggles
Distemper cure for animals cited from Minard's Liniment. In war era notes, grain crops are small and Germany cannot rely on neutrals for food. Navy unrest rises over mine shortages. Reports press for rationing of metals rubber and cotton for explosives. Ongoing evidence supports efforts to curb exports to keep food and war materials from Germany.
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Germany
Sacrifice Poems and Public Grief Highlight English War Lists
London Daily Mail notes heroic wartime deeds and the growing lists of sacrifices in English churches and chapels. It urges prompt relief for suffering children and condemns delays when aid could spare graves and future harm.
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England
London Daily Mail
Canadian doctor to fund Serbian hospital relief in Canada
Dr. Fred Burnham arrives in London after directing Serbian hospitals in the Balkans. He received the Order of Saint Sava from the Crown Prince and now returns to Canada to appeal for funds to establish Canadian staffed hospitals in Serbia.
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Serbia
Fred. Burnham
London
Balkans
Burnham
Crown Prince of
Canada
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