War Cures Said to Heal Shell Shock and Deaf Mutism
The article recounts patients recovering from shell shock and deaf mutism through unconventional means. It describes a Liverpool theater scene where laughter restored a deaf man’s hearing, and a Black Watch veteran who regained speech after a vivid dream of battle.
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Iwearance
Ea Canadian
Tommy
Liverpool
Army Service Corps
Flanders
Billy Ritchie
Black Watch
Perthshire
George Ferguson
Perguson
London
Ferguson
William Davis
South Staffordshire Regiment
Loos
Davis
Train mishap yields comic crash on one-track road
A talkative jewelry drummer aboard a one track line survives a rear-end collision with no injuries. After a brief water stop and an express pass, the drummer is jolted head first into the seat ahead, hat jammed over his ears, then calmly recovers and quips that they would have still gotten by. The scene includes quips about matinees and nervous companions sparked by the crash.
Conditions in Palestine Grow Worse as Turkish Repression Targets Jews
Latest advices from Palestine describe escalating Turkish oppression of Jewish communities in Jaffa and Jerusalem. Reports say thousands displaced, belongings seized, food denied, and towns looted, with Gaza evacuated and crops destroyed, mirroring Armenian and Syrian massacres and signaling a descent toward barbarity.
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Palestine
Palestior
Jaffa
Jerusalem
mid-East
Diemal
Syria
Gaza
Turkey
An Approach to Candor and German War Aims
Michaelis argues candor about Germanys war aims could shorten or prolong war depending on public reaction. He questions whether German aims are as shocking as feared and if peace feelers were genuine. The piece critiques Reichstag peace talk and the deception tied to conference signals.
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Michaelis
Germany
Reichstag
Serant'c
Alberta's Sheep Ranching Opportunities in Open Lands of Alberta
Alberta offers vast open land in the Peace River and Grand Prairie regions, with 72000000 acres idle and potential for sheep ranching. Mr. W F Stephens notes fair operations, low land costs, and benefits from Chinook winds and pasture, while bankers shift toward livestock investments to boost Alberta's sheep industry.
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North America
Alberta
W. F. Stephens
Alberta Department of Agriculure
Western Stock Growers’ Association
Macleod
Stephens
Great Peace River
Grand Prairie Country
Great West
Raymond Knight
Chicago
Wyoming
Montana
Liquor Prohibition and Job Loss Fears in Industry Debate
The argument against national prohibition cites worker displacement and capital investment in liquor. It contrasts wage earner counts in liquor with other Canadian industries and notes that adjustment and retraining may be necessary as conditions change, though wholesale panic is not inevitable.
Flint Pebbles Found In Saskatchewan For Cement Use
Regina Leader reports a new Saskatchewan find near Gouveneur of flint pebbles used in cement production. The surface deposit followed discoveries of manganese and potash, with a trial shipment to the Cobalt district and potential for a new Canadian industry supplying flint for tube mills. The plan envisions supplying North American markets as European sources become harder to access.
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Saskatchewan
Sweden
Grolp
Gouveneur
Cobalt
Europe
Canada
Regina
Eyburn- Lethbridge
C.P.R
Swift Current
Regina Leader
Potatoes Disease Warning From Fair Judging
Potatoes judged at Boys and Girls Club fairs show 75 percent scab and one in three with brown rings at stem ends signaling dry rot. Dry rot reduces sale value, worsens with storage, and makes seed unusable. cool storage slows spread.
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Manitoba
Minneapolis
Fantaise
Canada shines at Soil Products Exhibition in Moora
A detailed telegram from Calgary lists Canadian participants at the Dry Farming Congress tied display. Winners include S Larcombe and Seager Wheeler with various crops from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Ontario, with first prizes in oats flax seed and hard red spring wheat among others, and overall best collections by provinces.
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Canada
Moora
United States
Departent of Colonization and Development
Pacffc
Calgary
Starcombe
Birtle
Manitoba
Cooper
Treesbank
W. J. Carrothers
Methven Manitoba
Wheat
S. Larcombe
M. I. Mountain
Solsgirth
M. I Mountain
J ' Ea
Kuielah
Man
Ferguson
Peg
Tole
John Strachan
Buelah
Feld Peas
Seager Wheeler
Rosthern
Saskatchewan
Vanguard
Wheeler
Timothy
Bond Bros
Benton
RT Frischman
Whitemoutl
W. HL. Simpson
Seagee Wheeler
W. S. Simpson
H. J. Pritchard
Rolland
David Mrnchard
A. J. Broatch
Moose Jew
Andrew All
Seamans
Larcombe
Birthe
Raythern
A. Cameron
Beare
Ohio
S. Lacombe
Indian Head
E. Quest
P. Stepheson
Morden
Manito Perry
Ae .Field
Regina
Anito
Robert Clarke
Thire
A. Jared
Mawesons
Simpson
W. Oeay Panburn
Chas. Depape
Jas. A. Field
W. S. Pson
Mrs. L. Milne
Qu’Appelie
City Chap Jim Jones’s Farm Work Remembrance
In a reminiscence from the past, City Chap Jim Jones left the city for rural farm work as a young man. He returned to the tinnel live after years away. One dawn he harnessed a mule to a sleigh, failing to light a lantern. In the dark a cow stood in the stable with the mule, delaying him until the farmer shouted. Jones replied that the mule’s ears were frozen.
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Jim Jones
Can
Fragmentary dialogue hints at social tensions
A terse exchange references government food, personal trouble, and a judge. A line about a dressmaker hints at relationships and social scrutiny amid unclear context. The readable bits resemble a dialogue excerpt from a Baltimore-area publication.
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Willis
Gillis
Judge
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