Canadians Repatriation and Immigration Figures for War Years
The Interior Minister reported Parliament on wartime immigration. Canadians repatriated from the United States totaled 17,638 in 1914 15, 18 011 in 1915 16, and 10 246 in 1916 17. Immigrants admitted to Canada in fiscal 1916 17 were 73 395, with 8 2 from the United Kingdom, 2 535 from the European continent, and 61 389 from the United States.
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Canada
United States
United Kingdom
Continent
End
Catarrh Cure Ad and Farm Remedy Note
An excerpt shows an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials and a sale pitch from F. A. Cheney & Co. The piece also promotes Egyptian Liniment for treating barbed wire injuries in horses and livestock, urging farmers to request free samples from Douglas & Co. in Napanee Ontario.
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Halls Catarch
Halls Catarch Core At Once Am Catacri
Fcheney & CO
Telede
Obie
Afl
West
Douglas & Co
Napanee
Ont
Klondike Gold History From Fortymile to Yukon Placers
The earliest Alaska placer mining began on the Fortymile river bars in 1886 drawing hundreds of miners and leading to the Klondike discoveries on the Canadian side. More than 200 million dollars in gold has been taken from the Klondike and Alaska Yakoa placer camps in 30 years, with about 500 thousand from Fortymile.
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Klondike
Alaska
Yukon
Fortymile River
Canadian
Alaska Yakoon
Fortymile
Wilk Predicts Baby as Future Politician
Wilk believes the infant will become a strong politician because the baby can crawl out of every situation easily. This optimistic assessment highlights the child’s apparent problem solving and adaptability.
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Wilk
Baby
Germany’s World in Berlin Says Boom With Good News
The World in Berlin notes a boom in German spirits amid favorable reports. It mocks Allied setbacks at Bagdad and the Somme, questions leadership changes, and claims Germany’s economy benefits from shortages and national effort.
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Berlin
Germany
The
Bagdad
Somme
New York Sun
Denmark War Profiteering Amid Shipping Turmoil
Danish shipping firms report last year dividends averaging six percent on capital, totaling 43.1 million kroner, a sum higher than their prewar asset value. German and British agents are seizing idle ships and directing repairs and painting for war service as Denmark remains under strain.
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Edla Visine
Denmark
From One Trouble to Another Matrimonial Boom
The tale notes a rising marriage rate in the United States as men seek to dodge conscription. It questions the right of shirkers to avoid the draft and implies they move from worse to worse by marrying to escape service.
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United States
Guelph Herald
Banishing pimples and eruptions with pink pills
The article promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic to improve blood, relieve winter sickness, and restore energy. It claims the pills heal eruptions, rheumatic pains, sciatica and neuralgia by creating new blood and aiding organs. Available from medicine dealers or The Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont for 2.30 a box.
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Dr. Williams
Cine
Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Message In This Lady's Story About Kidney Pills
Mrs H Dickens of Hamilton Canada shares a hopeful tale its a message for suffering women After using Dodd s Kidney Pills she reports relief from back pain and fatigue and says her daughter also improved from nervous trouble Her testimony claims kidneys are the root of women s ailments and promotes Dodd s Kidney Pills as the remedy
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Dodd
Hamilton
Ont
H. Dickens
Tom Street
Canada
Lickens
Tabre Mnees
New Glory Ties To Dominion Flag Rises After Ridge Stand
The dispatch praises Allied resolve as Dominion and Canadian forces push back the enemy at a critical ridge. It lauds American support and their shared victory, framing the achievement as a joint triumph for free nations.
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United States
New York
Manless Play Fails at Garrick in Brief Run
The Garrick withdrew the all women production Petticoats after a very short run. The London Globe notes that women largely support theatres and a play without a man seems unlikely to please the typical woman playgoer, leaving the show flat and unprofitable.
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Petticoats
Garrick
Opera Comique
London Globe
A Friend's Advice
Louisville story recounts a woman's lifelong health struggles including headaches nervousness insomnia and pain while walking. She sought relief from doctors but found little help before a friend recommended Lydia E. Pinkham’s remedy.
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Louisville
Ad N&llib Pumwaon
Gaiety Ave
Lydia E
Minard's Missing Message Sparks Siberia Debate
The Future of Siberia celebrates Russian revolution gains and envisions Siberia as a major resource hub. Saskatchewan to Canada style comparisons arise as observers ponder mineral wealth and potential profits from coal and precious metals amid shifting imperial economies.
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Siberia
Canada
Argentina
Australia
Prince Looff
Zemstvo Council
Russia
United Farmers
Beria
Sibe
Ottaws
Baths and bathing habits in Europe and New York hotels
Puilus Chambers notes European elites avoid baths with many preferring oil rubs weekly. He recalls Hungary lacking baths outside Budapest, and London hotels in 1875 having no bathtubs, only tin pans. New York City’s Metropolitan on St Nicholas also lacked bathrooms, reflecting scarce bathing facilities in famed hotels.
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Puilus Chambers
Brooklyn Ce
Hungary
Budapest
London
New York City
St. Nicholas
Pills of Attested Value
Larine Lee's Vegetable Pills result from study of roots and herbs and their sedative and laxative effects on digestion. The compounders report success in tests and long recognition as the best cleansers of the system, growing more popular daily.
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Larinelee
Flippant Clerk Admits Risk With Diamonds and Stock
A New Haven Union quote records a clerk on a moderate salary explaining that a surety company covers his risk when he puts on airs by wearing diamonds and buying fancy stock. The exchange pits Plamdig against Gwindle in a sharp financial vanity remark.
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Gwindle
New Haven Union
Natural Asthma Remedy Sold by Dealers Nationwide
An early 20th century ad claims Dr Z D Kebloge’s asthma remedy acts like magic by natural means. It describes a smoke or vapor reaching air passages to relieve symptoms and improve breathing, sold through dealers nationwide.
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Z. D. Kebloge
The Awkward Age and Humorous Exchanges
A humorous slice shows Lommy and Ye discussing age and needs. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator is promoted as prompt relief. A dressmaker scene parodies social concerns amid satirical product names.
The Submarine Net Traps Hidden Enemies
A description explains a submarine net made of rope with large meshes that traps subs trapped by nets rising to the surface. If the submarine fails to break free the crew become prisoners, while the enemy may bomb the net or wait for surface capture.
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Excelsior Insurance Life Company
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Linimens Lumberman
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Imperial OW. Company Limited
H. Clay Glover CO
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Therapion
Arlington
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