Dr Chase’s Ointment Proclaimed to Heal Skin Quickly
Reader letters praise Dr Chase’s Ointment for skin healing and relief from sores. A Peterboro user reports complete leg scar clearance after four boxes. A Port George resident says a facial spot once called skin cancer began healing after using the ointment. Price sixty cents a box. order via dealers or Edmanson Bates & Co. Toronto.
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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 urged to retain swine despite high grain costs noting pork prices and demand will rise, and hogs contribute soil fertility. Advice includes feeding roots and milk when available, ensuring pigs have unfrozen earth in winter, and keeping stock healthy to avoid losses.
Minard's Liniment Promises Diphtheria Cures
Pub fragment notes a claim that Minard's Liniment cures diphtheria amid garbled dialog about a bird and feathers, with unclear surrounding context and no verifiable details.
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Minard
German wordplay and tank slang as wartime jargon
The text riffs on German abbreviations for tank and other coinages such as jusqu’au bout and jusqua boutist linked to Lloyd George. It mocks unfamiliar terms, notes punchy wartime lingo, and hints at how language reflects attitudes toward tanks and military power.
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Fritz
Lloyd George
Sutton
Germanys Great Fear Home Army Enrolls Men 17 to 60
The piece describes a drastic Reichs measure creating a Home Army with all German males from 17 to 60 liable for service unless exempt. It notes few exemptions, punishment for contravention, and opposition within the population.
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Germany
Mili- Sey
Proposal Garners Frugal Yet Sure Endorsement
A dialogue shows Marling deflecting a marriage proposal citing a $2,000 yearly income. She responds that she can live on $1,500 annually, and they can cover remaining living and household expenses together. Indianapolis Star reports the exchange in period voice.
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Him
Marling
Indianapoli
Star
Smile Sparks in Morning as Birdseed Breakfast Misprint
Mrs Blank questions her husband’s unusual happiness. The new maid confesses mixing up packages and serving birdseed instead of breakfast, leaving the story with a comic domestic twist.
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Mr. Blank
Mrs. Blank
Made in America as Nation Builds Autonomy and Style
The piece argues that wartime costs have raised living standards while boosting American self sufficiency in manufacturing. It claims the U S now rivals Europe in fashion and goods like hats gowns and many consumer items and praises American industry for surpassing imports once disrupted by war.
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Europe
Paris
America
Germany
A Prime Dressing for Wounds in Factories
In some factories and workshops bolic acid is kept to cauterize wounds. Far better to keep a bottle of Dr. Thomas Electric Oil on hand. It acts quickly and does not scar the skin or burn flesh. No other oil has its curative qualities.
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Dr. Thomas
Manoeuvres With the Forces of the Universe
A report claims two New England men a consulting engineer and an astronomer plan a new power supply to stop the earth for a fraction of a second and resume rotation, storing the energy to commercial use. They seek a third equal collaborator to implement the plan and restart the world’s rotation promptly.
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New England
Isent
Hugh T. Cooper
A Pill That is Prized in Public Esteem
The article extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as enduringly popular and highly valued. It notes widespread use and strong public esteem, presenting them as a peerless standard vegetable preparation without needing further advertisement.
Value of the Blockade and Sea Freedom Highlighted
The London Telegraph extols the blockade value as crucial to preserving sea freedom for the US and allies. It notes submarine threats and compares naval hazards to Trafalgar and Waterloo eras, praising disciplined sea vigilance without provoking neutral powers.
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Germany
Trafalgar
Waterloo
London Telegraph
Corn Cure and Wartime Woes Reported
A visitor observes rough field conditions and eye injuries among soldiers. A local comrade notes frequent bruised faces and coughing fits as the war strain persists. The exchange highlights health concerns and weather-related hardship in regiment life.
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Touro
Manitoba Grain Yields Surpass Other Nations Says Deputy Minister
J. H. Evans, acting deputy minister of agriculture, claims Manitoba grain per capita exceeds that of any other country thanks to advanced farming methods. The piece notes rising rural population, expanded acreages across wheat oats barley flax rye and corn, and growing dairy and livestock industries aided by tractors and threshing machines.
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Manitoba
J. H. Evans
Weather Report Mentioned in Fragmented Text
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a weather report with phrases about dryness and little change. The text also includes garbled names and phrases regarding Minard's Liniment and Minnie, with unclear references to Cincinnati and a possible commerce context. The readable content is minimal and unanchored.
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BEECH
U. S
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Seaboard
Ontario
Minnie
Robinson
Weather Report
Chan le
Tet Cuttt
Btemtley
Cal
Otto Higel
Dietasey
Steeman
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H. Clay Glover CO
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