The Peace River Migration And The Hidden Pact
The article details a wave of migration from the United States to the Peace River district with estimates of 35 000 settlers taking land, and cites L. Pease of the Royal Bank. It also follows a plot where Parminter demands five hundred pounds from Mrs. Tressingham for an exchange related to a despatch box and later schemes involving von Roon and Hilda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace River District
United States
Says & L. Pease
Royal Bank
Parminter
Hilda
Tressingham
Pide
Waters
Bayswater
Jarvis
von Roon
Hartsdale House
Down Street
von Reen
Schemes to break in as hush money changes hands
Hilda and Parminter plot a night-time burglary planning a unfastened side door and silent entry to a house. Hilda supplies banknotes to pay for the insider help and warns against blackmail as they arrange a one-time payoff to Jarvis in exchange for discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda
Parminter
Jarvis
Easia
Under Suspicious Circumstances at Hartedale House
George Ellington returns home unaware that watchers tracked his movements all afternoon from the admiralty to his Curzon Street residence. They note the despatch box he carries and verify he places it on his desk before bedtime. Old Ellington’s rule to leave state affairs at the door frames his uneasy night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letty
Ashrminister
George
Marcia
Hartsdale House
George Ellington
Curzon Street
Admiralty
House of Commons
Hartedale House
Old Ellington
Mr. Gladstone
Cuticura Heals Itchy Scalp Claim by Mrs Berthelonte
A reader reports severe scalp itching and burning kept her awake until using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She says relief was instant and a week brought complete healing, noting daily use may prevent skin troubles. Free sample offer via mail card.
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Alfred Berthelonte
Ediver Crossing
N. B
Caticura
Dept. Seco . S.A
Plans for Fifty War Inventions Flood U S War Department
A flood of new devices reaches the war department as inventors submit daily proposals to end the war. Many are impractical, but the board reviews each idea, with nearly 10,000 inventions offered since the war began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
U.S. War Department
War Department
Board of Ordnance and Fortifications
No Man's Land
Lauder Transforms From Comic Star to War Appeal
The article recalls Harry Lauder once famed for stage comedy now lending his singing to wartime appeals. It notes his only son lies in a soldier’s grave and describes a broad public mobilization as part of a larger wartime effort in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lauder
Harry Lauder
New York
Winnipeg expects higher Manitoba farm cash receipts this year
A Winnipeg paper estimates Manitoba farmers will receive between 65 and 75 million dollars for crops and produce, with wheat valued around 199,239,760 based on 2.05 per bushel. Oat yields rise in value, dairy products expected to exceed last year by over 5 million, and western bank clearings show strong regional prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Montreal
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion
Toronto
Ontreal
S. Colsery
cucumber yield nets four thousand two hundred fifty six dollars
The Kill Kare Farm in Summerland British Columbia reports cucumber production from an acre fraction that filled 5445 boxes weighing about fifty four tons. At eighty cents per box the net proceeds totaled 4256 dollars to the grower.
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Department of Agriculture of
British Columbia
Kill Kare
Summerland
Extravagant Russian wife of a general jailed for treason
Madame Sukhomlinoff wife of a Russian general was sentenced to a bastille for treason. Her annual dress bill reached 150000 roubles and a yearly perfumery account of 15000 roubles. When asked to reduce the bill she ordered the messenger whipped and expelled from her mansion grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Sukhomlinoff
Russia
Co-Operation in Live Stock Shipping
The Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture, through its co operative organizations branch, issues receipt and penne forms to ease marketing of livestock. Based on past experiences, the forms include labor saving devices and come with a bulletin. One set, enough for a full year, is given free to each livestock marketing association. later sets cost about $5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Saskatchewan
A Friend's Advice on Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
A Louisville reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing years of female troubles and headaches, avoiding surgery. The letter from North PISMBACK cites improved health and a return to daily life after taking the remedy. Readers are invited to write for free, confidential advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Giifeun
Christy Averty Ave
E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Germans Parade Captured British Plane Provokes Fear
Germans toured the country with a captured British aeroplane to boast of their air corps. The first town shown sparked terror among residents who feared a lightning British raid on German towns.
Absurd Voyage Ended by French Capture, Hunters in France
A New York World comment ridicules the idea of a 600 foot airship built for conquest of Britain, noting its defeat in France by simple farm hands with a shotgun while war dangers are multiplied by such ventures.
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Great Britain
France
New York World
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J. & Fletcher
Rini
Field Cashiers
Dominion Express
Canada
Via
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