Sheep breeding trade talks between Manitoba and Ontario ministers
A Manitoba culture minister and Ontario minister of agriculture discuss securing a sheep supply for breeding. Ontario needs are higher than available, while the U S industry declines. Canadians may import from Australia where sheep are abundant and shipments could be accelerated despite wheat tonnage shortages. The piece notes potential farm expansion and cross-border sourcing.
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Manitoba
Ontario
United States
Australia
Hamilton Spectator
Worth Remembering
The object of this war is to deliver the free peoples of the world from the menace and the actual power of a vast military establishment controlled by an irresponsible government. That government secretly planned to dominate the world and carried out the war without regard to treaties or international honor. It chose its own time, struck fiercely, crossed barriers of law and mercy, and drew forth blood across a continent, including civilians and the helpless, now balked but not defeated.
Prophetic Signs In 1917 Show British Gains Over Germany
The Halifax Chronicle notes in 1917 that British captures exceed German losses in prisoners and four times as many guns as Germans took from Britain in the war so far, illustrating which side is winning.
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Halifax Chronicle
Blood-Making Medicine Promises Health Through Pink Pills
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a home blood-maker to restore strength, appetite, nerves, and digestion. It claims the pills cure ailments from weak watery blood and offers purchase by dealer or mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont for 50 cents a box of six boxes.
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Williams
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Film Shows Fortunes Of Disabled Soldiers In Canada
A new film depicts the return of Canadian wounded from England, outlining convalescent hospital life and vocational training. It aims to inform veterans about civilian reentry and the help offered by the military hospital commission and the army YMCA.
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Canada
England
Military Hospital Commission
Army Y.M.C. A
Coun
Heating of Sleeping Cars on Canadian Northern Railway
Canadian Northern Railway experiments for uniform heating in sleeping cars. A car with a thermostatic device operated successfully, keeping a constant temperature during the day and a lower, steady temperature at night.
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Canadian Northern Railway
Fit Men Only to Go to Front Soldiers in Train for Active Service
The article explains Canadian troops in England are sorted into fourteen physical categories A through E with A-1 ruling withdrawals for trenches in France. It notes that only A-1 men are eligible to go forward and reinforcements come from that group, despite pressing calls. It also advertises Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for bilious headache, claiming relief by correcting stomach irregularities and easing head pains.
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France
England
Parmelee
Farmer claims flax seed plan cures potato bugs
A Ridgetown farmer says he has found a cure for potato bugs after ten years in Colorado. His method plants one or two flax seeds in each potato hill, claiming bugs shun it and that he consistently raises potatoes where others fail.
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Ridgetown Dominion
Colorado
Worm Exterminator Named Affordable Also Available
The article notes the low price of Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator, stressing it is affordable for everyone and can be purchased at any druggist's.
Step Forward for Sask Dairymen Says Minister
Hon. W. R. Motherwell, minister of agriculture, urges Saskatoon dairymen to advance after ten years of preparation, declaring the time has come to take the step forward.
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W. R. Motherwell
Saskatchewan
Minard’s Liniment Claims Distemper Cure
A clipped ad note touts Minard’s Liniment as a cure for distemper. The fragment mentions a quip attributed to a Louisville writer and ends with a misquoted proverb about a bird in the hand.
Gossip Clipping Reveals Quiet Family Banter
A brief dialogue shows Bridget and her mother discussing swearing, with Bridget reassuring about a small habit. The snippet hints at domestic humor and normal family dynamics without broader context.
Sewing Job Ad Promises Good Pay at Howe Plant
A fragmented notice advertises sewing work at a Howe manufacturing site with claims of good pay and sent items. It mentions epitiesters and possible technician or artisan roles, but details are unclear.
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Ldn
Howe
Athank
Must Cure Germany
The piece argues that Germany’s military autocracy cannot negotiate peace with the Entente without surrendering power. It contends the government must confess its failures and concede to real ceasefire terms and restitution, or face abdication. A Germany cured of militarism would lose its current function.
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Germany
Woul Willin
New York Trine
Minard's Liniment Praised by Sufferer Letter
A testimonial from W A Hutchinson endorses Minard's Liniment for sunona LaGrippe inflammation relief, noting significant benefit received last winter and repeated effectiveness in inflammatory cases.
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Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
W. A. Hutchinson
Eloquence of Wilson Address Shown to London Schools
Copies of President Wilsons memorable address to congress highlighted as a new declaration of world freedom. The gift, funded by the late Lord Ma of, reaches 21 000 plus teachers across London elementary schools, preserving a historic wartime utterance.
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Wilson
Congress
London
Lord Ma
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