Canadians Repatriated and Immigration Figures for War Years
Figures shown to Parliament reveal repatriated Canadians from the United States rising from 10 246 in 1916 17 with earlier totals 17 638 in 1914 15 and 18 011 in 1915 16. Immigration admitted to Canada in fiscal year 1916 17 reached 73 395 with 82 from the United Kingdom 2535 from the continent and 61 389 from the United States.
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Canada
United States
United Kingdom
Continent
End
Local Patent Medicines and Farm Remedies Featured
An article promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Egyptian Liniment for farm animals. It includes testimonials and purchase details, urging readers to contact Douglas & Co in Napanee Ontario for a free sample and to consult Druggists for the cure. The piece mentions Mrs and husband financial dispute as a personal anecdote.
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Halls Catarch
Halls Catarch Core At Once Am Catacri
Fcheney & CO
Telede
Obie
Afl
West
Douglas & Co
Napanee
Ont
Gold From Klondike and Fortymile Placer Camps
The Klondike and Alaska Yukon placer camps have yielded over 200 million dollars in gold in the 30 years since Fortymile was discovered in 1886. About 500 thousand dollars of that total came from the Fortymile district, with early mining on the Fortymile river bars leading to inland Alaska exploration and the later Klondike rush.
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Klondike
Alaska
Yukon
Fortymile River
Canadian
Alaska Yakoon
Fortymile
Wilk Sees Baby Growing Into Future Politician
The observer notes the baby’s knack for crawling out of tight spots and suggests this persistence could bode well for a future political career. The remark frames early behavior as a sign of resilience and problem solving.
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Wilk
Baby
Boom in German Spirits Amid Unprecedented Good News
The World in Berlin reports a German morale surge as victory rumors spread. The article questions Allied setbacks while noting Ottoman involvement, British occupation of Baghdad, Somme successes, and German homefront gains as the war enters a hopeful phase.
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Berlin
Germany
The
Bagdad
Somme
New York Sun
War Taints Danish Shipping as Companies Refit for Conflict
Danish shipping firms report dividends averaging six percent for last year. Fourteen companies published annual results showing 43.1 million kroner in dividends, a value well above prewar fleet worth. German and British agents press firms into war service, seizing ships and equipment for the conflict.
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Edla Visine
Denmark
Matrimonial Boom Tied to Draft Evasion in U S News
A Guelph Herald note links a surge in marriages in the United States to men seeking to dodge conscription. It questions the right of those shirkers to avoid service by escaping into married life, arguing they move from one danger to another.
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United States
Guelph Herald
Banish Pimples and Eruption Tonic Claim
An old advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood restoring tonic for spring ailments. It links pimples eczema and rheumatic pains to bad blood and promises renewed energy and health. Sold by The Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario at 50 cents a box, six for $2.30.
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Dr. Williams
Cine
Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Message In This Lady's Story Promises Hope
Hamilton Ontario special report shares Mrs H Dickens account of back pain and exhaustion after childbirth and her daughter’s nervous trouble. She credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with rapid relief and urges others to try them. The piece cites women's illnesses arising from weak kidneys and promotes the remedy.
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Dodd
Hamilton
Ont
H. Dickens
Tom Street
Canada
Lickens
Tabre Mnees
New Glory Topping the Dominion Ridge in Allied Victory
In celebratory tone the item lauds Allied forces as they overcome long contested fronts. The report highlights cooperation between American and Canadian forces and honors shared achievements in the struggle for freedom.
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United States
New York
Manless play withdrawn at Garrick amid poor reception
The Garrick theatre pulled a short run of a all women play titled Petticoats, seen as a flop mirroring losses from older shows at the Opera Comique. The London Globe notes that theatres rely on women audiences, and a male free cast may feel flat to female patrons, ending the experiment quickly.
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Petticoats
Garrick
Opera Comique
London Globe
A Friend's Advice A Friend's Advice
A Louisville reader shares a personal tale of long unaired female troubles headaches nervousness and insomnia. She recounts consulting doctors and considering operation but possible remedies from Lydia E. Pinkham are implied through the letter.
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Louisville
Ad N&llib Pumwaon
Gaiety Ave
Lydia E
Minard’s and the Future of Siberia
The article discusses Siberia as a future power with vast mineral wealth and natural resources. It notes comparisons to Canada and Argentina and mentions leaders such as Prince Looff and the Zemstvo council. The piece stresses industrial growth and potential profits from Siberia’s coal and metals amid nonwar prosperity.
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Siberia
Canada
Argentina
Australia
Prince Looff
Zemstvo Council
Russia
United Farmers
Beria
Sibe
Ottaws
Baths in Europe and New York Hotels Lacking
Puilus Chambers notes this trend among Europe's elite avoiding water baths. He cites Spanish matrons surprised by bathing facilities in Madrid hotels as well as Hungary and London rooms lacking bathtubs from 1875. He recalls New York's Metropolitan on St Nicholas hotels also devoid of bathrooms.
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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 years of recognition as the best cleansers of the system, growing more popular daily.
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Larinelee
The Flippant Clerk Admits Risk Over Fancy Stock
A witty exchange in the New Haven Union features a clerk denying vanity while noting a surety company shields him from risk as he contemplates diamonds and stock.
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Gwindle
New Haven Union
Natural Asthma Remedy Promises Quick Relief
An ad touts Dr Z D Keb logs asthma remedy as a natural aid that clears air passages. The vapor is claimed to reach deep into airways and allow easier breathing, sold by dealers nationwide.
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Z. D. Kebloge
The Awkward Age and Worm Exterminator Ad Satires
A Punch Bowls excerpt contrasts Lommy and Mother Graves in a humorous scene about crying and relief from worms. It promotes SS Minard’s Linimens Lumberman's Friend as a cure while quipping on dressmaker visits.
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Lommy
Minard
Linimens Lumberman
Submarine Nets Trapping Under Ice Report
Describes a whi rope submarine net with large meshes and floats that trap subs by entangling propellers. If a sub stops within the net its crew may become prisoners or the enemy may bomb to break free.
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Gashen, Ind
Iecurenety
Douglass & Coe
Excelsior Insurance Life Company
Toronto
E. B. Eddy Company Limited
Imperial OW. Company Limited
H. Clay Glover CO
West 31St Street
Therapion
Arlington
Arlington 660
Fraser Avenue
Dominion
England
France
Sore Fyes
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