Satisfactory Navy Recruiting Reports in Canada
Initial reports to the Naval Service Department at Ottawa show a satisfactory rate of enlistment for the British Navy in Canada. There are many inquiries and strong results expected from Sir John’s appeal. The movement targets two thousand enlistments by New Year’s Day.
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Naval Service Department
Ottawa
Cana
Sir Johan
Business Is Business
Dialogue shows a guest pressuring for a train while a clerk refuses to reveal timing, highlighting the money motive on both sides. Included is a Boston Globe notice declaring Minard's Liniment cures garget in cows.
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Country Inn
Boston Globe
Minard
British and German POW Tactics Show Moral Contrast
A Public Ledger dispatch notes humane treatment of RAF and German raiders who died or surrendered in England. It cites Captain Pryatt shot by Germans after a submarine attack and honors German dead with church rites attended by English soldiers, highlighting differing wartime conduct.
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England
Pryatt
Gerohia Public Ledger
From Tea to Slavory Beverages Gains Popularity
The vibrant note praises a warm drink and urges readers to explore newer hot beverages beyond tea and coffee as the preferred source of comfort and satisfaction.
Instant Postum A Ten Day Trial Delights Drinkers
A ten day trial of this comforting hot beverage has aided many to health and ease. The Postum drinker will tell you it is well worth while and worth a try for better mornings.
World Sunday School Association to Meet in Tokio
The World's Sunday School Association accepts Japan's invitation to converge in Tokio after the war. Marquis Okuma chairs the Japanese committee, B Okura delivered the message, and Thomas R K Ferens becomes president, replacing Sir Robert Laidlaw. The body claims 304000 Sunday schools and 31000000 members.
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Sunday School Association
Tokio
New York
Asceet
B. Okura
Marquis Okuma
Japan
Thomas RK. Ferens
Robert Laidlaw
London
A Pair and Pities Edith Dialogue
A humorous exchange contrasts two women with social ambitions. Edith is pitied for marrying poorly, while a witty remark notes that poor men lack restraint while rich ones do.
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Edith
Marie
Rheumatism Aids From Liniment Trial
Charles Mullen of Philadelphia suffered a severe rheumatism after exposure to rain and cold. A friend recommended Sloan's Liniment. after using it he improved and returned to work. He notes never being without the liniment since then. Available at all druggists 25c 50c and 1.00.
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Charles Mullen
Philadelphia
Sloan
Mullen
Joan
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief for Back Ache and Pain
A promotional notice extols Nerviline as the sole remedy for back pain, rheumatism, and related ailments. It claims deep penetration, rapid relief, and affordability with a family-sized bottle or a 25 cent option available from any dealer.
Duke of Connaught Hits Bull at Manitoba Rifle Range
A humorous tale circulates about the Duke of Connaught at a Manitoba rifle range where a misfire seemed evident but the target inspection revealed the bullet hole was exactly in the center. The Duke enjoyed the moment and learned the range master had set the stage the night before.
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Duke of Connaught
Manitoba
Miller's Worm Powders Promoted For Children
An apocryphal ad style note advocates Miller's Worm Powders for worms in infants, claiming worms move from the system and that the remedy yields soothing effects. A stray wartime anecdote about a reporter visiting trenches in France contrasts trivial banter with combat.
Unclear fragmentary text about graduation
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a graduation and names, with unclear wording and missing context. The readable parts provide no verifiable event, date, or entities to anchor a proper news summary.
Fragmented wartime medical note prompts racial remark
A hurried physician examines a small Black patient and reports a cruel, derisive remark about water and sufficiency, reflecting casual racial contempt in the note. The fragment captures a moment of insult amid medical assessment.
The Infantry Officer as Leader in Warfare
Ramero de Maeztu notes the infantry officer leads from the front in England, risking high casualties. He compares officer losses across arms, citing estimates of five days average frontline life and noting aviators suffer fewer losses than infantry, with engineers and artillery following.
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England
Ramero de Maeztu
Saskatchewan Wheat Triumph at El Paso Exhibit
Minards Liniment wins top wheat prize at El Paso International Soil Products Exhibition. Mr Seager Wheeler again carries Saskatchewan’s banner, earning the world renowned trophy for Saskatchewan's wheat production, as Regina Leader notes remarkable national standing.
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Saskatchewan
el Paso
Seager Wheeler
Wheeer
Regina
Asthma Remedy Promises Quick Relief From Smoke
The ad touts Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming to eradicate the cause and provide swift relief based on long study and experiment. It contrasts American efficiency with British caution in a light exchange about Parliament and elections.
Baby's Own Tablets Praised By Saskatoon Mother
Mrs C E Stilwell of Winthrope Saskatchewan says she has used Baby's Own Tablets for ten years and keeps a box in the house. Thousands of mothers rely on them and they contain no opiates. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Credicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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C. E. Stilwell
Winthrope
Sask
Credicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Bishop Shows Personal Interest In Domestic Staff
The bishop asked the new maid about the household roles and identified the positions of cook and housemaid when queried about his lordship. He then offered a cautious blessing and continued on his way.
Imitation Minard's Liniment Peddled as Own Label
A Toronto house offers a cheap imitation of MINARD'S LINIMENT to druggists who label it as their own product. The greasy counterfeit is described as poor and shoddily marketed. Consumers are urged to request the genuine MINARD'S.
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Minard
Toronto
Ser Wed Das
Hare Hsom
Minard's
Not Pilling Dialogue Sparks A Curious Tea Topic
A fragmented exchange mentions Jenks declining dinner yet being urged to stay and eat more. The text hints at a social moment about tea and growth, with garbled references to honor, Core Cone, and oct end hills, leaving the scene hazy but centered on hospitality and conversation.
Fragmented Quote Reflects Confused Wartime Phrases
A garbled passage quotes a Chinese speaker and references women and a 1914 event. The text appears as a jumbled line about mistakes and social wear, mentioning spats.
Great Scheme Lawson and the Brenkies Summer Escape
The Somerville Journal notes the Brenkies leave for three months each summer by giving up the old Gat in the fall for a new one. The piece frames this as a clever seasonal habit.
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Lawson
Dawson
Somerville Journal
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