Dr Chase's Ointment Promises Skin Healing Power
Readers share experiences praising Dr Chase's Ointment for skin healing. A Peterboro man reports leg sores fully healed after four boxes and recommending it widely. A Port George woman says a facial spot once feared skin cancer vanished after one box and urges others to try it. Price sixty cents a box.
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Druzst
Dr.e
Dr. Chase
Cox
All Dealers
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited
Toronto
High Grain Prices Should Not Drive Hogs from Farm
Farmers faced with rising grain costs are urged to keep swine herds intact. The author argues that fattened hog prices will rise and demand remain strong, supporting soil fertility. Proper pig husbandry includes roots, milk feed, and unfrozen earth access in winter.
Minard's Liniment Claims Cure Diphtheria
Fragmentary note touts Minard's Liniment as a cure for diphtheria amid garbled text and stray phrases. No verifiable details or context present.
German War Lexicon Puzzles Allied Rhetoric and Nicknames
The text notes odd German terms for tank and related words, comparing coinages like "scheutzengrabenan riffs-maschine" and "schuetzen tabenvernichtungsautomobil" to Allied mock labels. It cites phrases inspired by Paris defense "jusqu'au bout" and jokes about other national epithets, reflecting wartime language play and confusion.
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Fritz
Lloyd George
General Gallieni
Paris
Sutton
Germany's Great Fear Drives Home Army Enlistment Plan
The Reich proposes a Home Army enforcing universal male service from 17 to 60 with limited exemptions. Oversight rests with mili Sey area though representatives of the people will contribute. Violations may lead to imprisonment or fines up to 10,000 marks amid opposition to the measure.
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Germany
Mili- Sey
Proposal Rejected Over Income Warning
In a brief exchange cited by the Indianapolis Star, a man asks for marriage but cites an annual income of $2,000 as insufficient, while the woman replies that $1,500 would cover clothing and they would manage living and household costs.
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Him
Marling
Indianapoli
Star
Morning mood shifts as birdseed breakfast misdelivered
Mrs Blank notes her husband seems unusually cheerful and starts whistling. The new maid reveals she mixed up packages and gave him birdseed instead of his breakfast food.
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Mr. Blank
Mrs. Blank
Made in America as a Fashion and Industry Bold Claim
An essay from Successful Farming extols American self sufficiency after wartime costs. It argues the United States has become independent of Europe in finance and industry, making goods once imported such as hats and gowns. It credits domestic production with superior items like song toys, cutlery, watches, and feathers.
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Europe
Paris
America
Germany
A Prime Dressing for Wounds in Workshops
In factories and workshops abolic acid is kept for cauterizing wounds. Far better to keep Dr. Thomas Electric Oil on hand as it acts quickly without scarring or burning the skin. No other remedy has its curative qualities.
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Dr. Thomas
Manoeuvring With the Forces of the Universe
A report claims two New England men plan a new power source to halt the earth briefly and store the moment for commercial use. The proposed method allegedly involves stopping earth’s rotation for 132 seconds and bottling the energy, with further collaboration sought for practical implementation.
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New England
Isent
Hugh T. Cooper
A Pill That is Prized in Public Esteem
A discussion of Parmelee's Vegetable Pills noting their long-standing market presence and broad public favor. The piece asserts their high value and status as a standard vegetable preparation without additional promotion.
Value of the Blockade and Sea Freedom
A London Telegraph commentary lauds the blockade's value against German submarine threats. It claims Britain and allies benefit from sea restraint while avoiding direct opposition with neutral powers, noting unprecedented vigilance since 1412.
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Germany
Trafalgar
Waterloo
London Telegraph
Unclear OCR Story on War Wounds and Cold
A visitor in an English march meets shocked troops with bruised faces as corns and frost injuries appear among soldiers. A companion explains the men watch their own while suffering a bad cold and the cold weather.
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Touro
Manitoba Boasts Of Grain Acreage Growth
Manitoba reports high grain output per capita through farmer J H Evans as yields rise due to larger implements and better farming methods. The piece traces 1906 and 1916 acreages in wheat oats barley flax rye and corn, notes tractor adoption and expanding dairy and meat sectors alongside rising fodder crop areas.
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Manitoba
J. H. Evans
Minard's Liniment Cures Colds in Odd Exchange
Fragmentary chat mentions liniment claims amid a muddled conversation about weather and city life. The dialogue references Cincinnati and a terse weather report style, with unclear attribution and stray phrases.
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