Historic Smuts Speech Guides Imperial Unity Debate
The speech by General Smuts is praised as superb and statesmanlike, showing pride in the Empire while warning against a rushed plan for a unified imperial parliament and treasury. It suggests dominion voices, including India, oppose quick constitutional overhaul and a new imperial tax system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Smuts
Union of South Africa
Gen. Smuts
Empire
India
London Daily Telegraph
Climate and efficiency across the temperate line
The article argues that white men deteriorate in uniform tropical climates due to monotony and lack of natural stimulation. It cites the 40th parallel as the zone of greatest human achievement, showing major cities near this line and urging acceptance of variation in temperature for human efficiency. A closing quip questions wealth division.
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Athens
Constantinople
Naples
Rome
Florence
Paris
Vienna
Berlin
London
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
San Francisco
Tokio
Pekin
Jerusalem
Carthage
Sidon
Tyre
Memphis
Babylon
Speak Of Them In The Highest Terms Dodd's Kidney Pills
Mrs West of St James Manitoba testifies that Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her husband lumbago after medical help failed and that she herself gained weight and feels like a new person after taking six boxes. She recommends the pill to friends, claiming it cures kidneys and improves blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodd
Woman Endures Pain More Heroically Says Doctor Joke
A humorous exchange features a woman claiming superior pain endurance and a man replying he is not a doctor but a shoe salesman. The snippet plays on mistaken roles and punchline about professions.
Keeps Minard's Liniment In The House
A fragmented old note humorously lists household remedies and confidant “slightest wish” rules. The exchange mentions Mr Moon agreeing to obey but unable to satisfy all desires while the line hints at Holloway's Corn Cure as a known product.
Length of Revolutions Quickest on Record for Size
The Observer notes that the Russian upheaval was among the quickest and least bloody revolutions. It compares six days to major European upheavals, citing examples from 1830 to 1910 and highlighting Portugal 1910 as ending in a day.
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Charles X
Butois Philippe
James
Portugal
Simple Truths Delay Plans for Next Month
The speaker plans to worry next month if Jim cannot take a week off work. They expect he might manage time off, but note the trip isn’t a vacation for enjoyment.
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Madel
Lizzie
Jim
Baby's Own Tablets Promote Healthy Stomachs for Children
A vintage health note urges mothers to keep Baby's Own Tablets to keep babies well, claiming they ease constipation and bowel regularity. A Quebec mother testimonial praises rapid relief for a constipated child. Available from The Dr. Wil Fors' Medicine Co. Brockville by mail for 25 cents a box.
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Hillaire Desmarais
St. Joseph de Sorel
Que
Wil Fors
British gun losses cited by Lloyd George
The press notes Prime Minister Lloyd George said that by June 1915 British armies had lost 84 guns. Since that date they had not lost a gun and had captured over 400. He also claimed German prisoners taken by the British outnumber British captives by ten to one.
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Prmier Lloyd George
Lordon Pree Press
Judge and Lawyer Recalled in Southern Court Tale
An Atlanta lawyer recounts a southern town nascent judge hearing a criminal case involving an old negro charged with hen coop robbery. The defendant explains he has no lawyer this time and plans to tell the court his side, recalling a past acquittal and the judge once being his lawyer.
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Atlanta
South
Aves
Henry
Oegra
Jedge
Iseth
Asthma Remedy Promises Cure and Restful Sleep
An advertisement touts Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming cure after years of relief from stubborn cures. It promises comfort and peace of mind with use and states druggists can supply the product.
First Aviators and the Montgolfier Fashion Link
The origin of the Montgolfier balloon is traced to a feminine fashion. Montgolfier saw his wife’s hoop petticoat inflating near a gas retort during experiments. The first flight involved a cock a duck and a sheep who all returned safely.
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Montgolfier
Montpeltier
Montgoler
Terra Firma
Italy Converts Naval Lands to Plant Potatoes for Navy
The Italian ministry orders all available plots within naval grounds to be cultivated for vegetables. Venice land scarcity prompts widespread potato farming to meet navy needs with surplus offered to civilians at low prices.
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Merine
Venice
Dr. Thomas Electric Oil Useful in Camp
Explorers surveyors prospectors and hunters will find Dr. Thomas Electric Oil useful in camp. When feet and legs are wet and cold rub freely to prevent muscle pains and aid healing after a cut contusion or sprain with this dressing.
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Thomas
Germany Strengthens Doctrine Warns South America Rift
The Providence Journal argues that German aggression strengthens the Monroe Doctrine by pushing South American nations toward the United States as Berlin seeks a foothold in the Western Hemisphere. The piece claims Germany’s acts provoke regional alignment against its interests.
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Germany
Western Hemisphere
South America
Providence Journal
Ontario Baby Made Strong By Dr Cassell Tablets
A Manitoba style ad tells how Dr Cassell's Tablets helped a five month old who was failing to keep food and growing thin. The baby improved after using the tablets and weighed 23 pounds at one year. The ad offers free samples for five cents and lists ailments claimed to be helped. It promotes Dr Cassell's Tablets as a cure for various child and nursing mother issues and notes sole proprietors in Canada.
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Beby
Dr. Cassell
Harold F. Ritchie & Co. Ltd
M'Caulst
Toronto
Cassels
Chiles
Came de
Caneall
Cassell
Chad
Alberta sheep census shows 245000 head counted
Alberta reports a total of 245000 sheep with 158000 owned by members of the South Alberta Wool Growers Association based in Lethbridge.
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Alberta
South Alberta Wool Growers’ Association
Leth+ bridge
Sunburn Relief Highlighted at Tusket Falls Camp
At the Yarmouth M.Conan Camp near Tusket Falls the Minard's Tint Men product was noted as the most beneficial for sunburn. It provided noticeable relief for colic and toothache.
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Yarmouth
Met His Match The Actor I Say Old Thing
The scene centers on a boastful actor claiming a new citar bears his name while a wary manager comments that it may fare better than the actor expects.
Maces Through Time From War to Regal Emblem
The article traces the mace from weapon to symbol, noting historic uses of iron and steel maces in battles and the shift to gold and gilt in modern ceremonial forms. It cites Milton Chaucer Walworth and Turkish wars, highlighting the emblem’s rising intrinsic value as authority. London Daily Chron appears as the source.
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Milton
Chaucer
Walworth
Tyler
London
Chron
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Navy
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U Reratory
Berkeley
Lee Ofek
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America
Pioneer
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Redpath
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