Outside Civilization's Rule and the Hohenzollern Threat
A New York Times excerpt denounces the House of Hohenzollern as outside civilization’s pale. It cites alleged plots to place a Hohenzollern on the Spanish throne and influence in Greece Bulgaria and Romania, urging recognition of a non Hohenzollern head for Germany.
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House of Hohenzollern
Spain
Greece
Bulgaria
Roumania
Napoleon
Hohersollerns
New York Times
Submarine myths and asthma remedy promoted in wartime
The piece critiques submarine effectiveness noting limits against naval ships and the Jutland battle. It then advertises Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming rapid relief from suffocating attacks and universal availability.
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Theusgislertis
Jutland
Chicago Tribune
Fragmentary Q and A on domestic scene in Answers text
A snippet from Answers shows a man asking about a cat and the response hints at a moved household. The dialogue mentions a husband laying carpets and a reference to a “madam” figure.
Free Zone corn remover advertised by Cincinnati chemist
A Cincinnati chemist promotes Free Zone a new drug in tiny bottles sold at low cost. A drop on a corn or callus relieves pain and loosens the growth so it can be removed with the finger. The ad claims no pain burning or irritation and that it works like a charm for various corn and callus types.
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Cincinnati
Alberta Seed Fairs Report Details 32 Events
The Alberta Department of Agriculture released its annual seed grain branch report showing 32 seed fairs held statewide and 2,500 bulletins circulated listing names addresses and price lists of seed prize winners.
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Department Ofgriculture
Province of
Alberta
Keeping Eggs Fresh During Summer Displays
Retailers advertise rising egg supplies and falling prices this season. Exposed eggs in window displays reach high temperatures behind glass, accelerating evaporation and flavor loss. Fertilized eggs risk incubation at 70 degrees, raising concerns about deterioration.
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Bet Ndow
A New and Better Britain After the War
The speaker envisions a rebuilt Britain after the war with a transformed economy and society. He asserts new commerce, trade, and industry, new relations between capital and labor, and a stronger national character forged in the conflict. He urges perseverance, noting sowing winter wheat and the promise of a fruitful future if effort endures.
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Britain
Notable Coin Ammunition in Historical Conflicts
Recounted anecdotes describe armies facing ammo shortages and resorting to coins and garnets as improvised projectiles. Tales span Nimeguen 1794, Sassiah, Indian mutiny, and frontier campaigns, with French troops reportedly firing penny-pieces and a German garrison using coins to draw fire.
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Nimeguen
Sassiah
Hunxas
London
The Only Medicine for Little Ones
Mrs. Timothy Bowes of Blissfield New Brunswick praises Baby's Own Tablets as the only medicine she would use for her three children. She says the tablets cure minor illnesses and keep her household reasonably safe from frequent illnesses. They are sold by medicine dealers or on peg an ole me en Medicine Co Brockville t.
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Timothy Bowes
Blissfield
N.B
Ole Meen Medicine Co
Brockville, T
Nissen Huts Bring Frontline Shelter to Canadian Troops
A London despatch describes the Nissen Hut, a semi circular field shelter for British and Canadian forces in France. Each hut houses twenty five men and a thousand are on order, offering quick transport and rapid erection to replace improvised oxen shelters, inspiring a popular army song.
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France
London
Canada Receives Own Hospital Ship For Wounded Soldiers
Canada now has a hospital ship to transport discharged wounded soldiers home. Colonel Foster, head of Medical Services in England, arranged with the British Admiralty for a liner in continuous service. Major Donald, longtime member of the Canadian Medical Board in London, will command the ship with seven Canadian Army Medical officers and several nurses aboard.
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Canada
Foster
England
British Admiralty
Donald
Canadian Medical Board
London
Dr Thomas Electric Oil Without Alcohol Promises Lasting Aid
An advert extols Dr Thomas Electric Oil as alcohol free. It claims six essential oils blend for lasting effects and asserts no medicinal oil compound equals its preventive and healing power.
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Thomas
Wise Woman Outwits Husband Believing He Is Five
A concise observation notes a clever woman who orchestrates a situation while her husband clings to the belief that he is five years old. The remark captures tricky domestic dynamics with a humorous edge.
Minard's Liniment Promises Cures Across Ailments
Testimonies claim relief from acute bronchitis facial neuralgia and chronic rheumatism after using Minard's Liniment. Notes reference Bay of Islands Springhill Nova Scotia and Albert Co New Brunswick with named individuals J M Campbell WM Daniels Geo Tingley.
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Minard
Bay of Islands
J. M. Campbell
Springhill, N.S. WM
Daniels
Albert Co
N.B. Geo, Tingley
Invention Aids Blind Readers With Sound Codes
Report from Britain describes a musical box like device that translates code of sounds into words for the blind. A reader can interpret the tones by ear with practice, using telephonic aids to convey print across a spine or disc for trained hearing.
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Britain
Ste Me Tay
Warts on the Hands Treated With Holloway Corn Cure
An old advertisement claims Hollloway's Corn Cure removes warts on hands without pain, presenting the remedy as a quick solution for ladies troubled by blemishes.
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Holloway
Likely Miss Booful to Sell Stories Amid Divorce Headlines
Report mentions Miss Booful considering selling stories while pursuing divorce from her Chicago-based artistic circle. The piece hints at personal and financial motives influencing public romance rumors.
Dollars Alone Will Not Do
An editorial argues money cannot buy salvation or escape judgment. It cautions against reliance on wealth and stresses moral responsibility beyond cash, labeling such belief a dangerous, sordid habit in society.
Sunday Outsundayed by a Mysterious Preacher Quote
A cryptic preacher unnamed in the report describes lava like molten iron from a furnace. He claims the reference to ice cream in Hades illustrates a point in a fiery, unfamiliar sermon.
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Hades
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