One Eleven Acres Per Person and Global Food Strain
The piece argues one person must survive on the production of eleven acres, outlining global limits on arable land and highlighting Europe’s wartime hunger. It cites Belgium and Poland as suffering mothers and references a quack-like product called Mother Graves Worm Exterminator amid bleak wartime hardship.
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Belgium
Poland
Europe
Kensington Gardens as an open air academy
A Daily News writer notes Kensington Gardens function as an open air classroom with tiny private school groups and children learning in improvised spaces. Young students sketch, color, and a small girl studies a Beethoven manuscript, highlighting education under informal conditions and a capricious elite.
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Kensangton Gardens
Daily News and Leader
Changed His Mind A Village Man Declines Emigration
A village resident sought emigration help claiming good character but neighbors provided endorsements. After reviewing the certificate signed by many locals, he realized his high regard and decided to stay instead of leaving.
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Harder
A Family Reunion Between American and English Ties
The Rev Dr J F Newton of City Temple London cites a Wall Street Gazette article noting America enters the arena without grand visions yet with unpredictable outcomes. He likens the entry to a family reunion of long separated members and predicts new kinds of Americans meeting English counterparts on future relations.
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J. F. Newton
City Temple
London
Wall Mall Gazette
America
United States
England
How Shrapnel Works Incomplete exploded shell mechanics explained
The text explains shrapnel behavior when a high explosive shell fails to detonate. It notes that shrapnel scatters only after the shell's steel body fractures upon impact with ground or a firm object, producing fragments and jagged pieces.
Fighting for Happiness with Dr Williams Pink Pills
Advice on overcoming nervous exhaustion and poor health through restoring blood and nerves. Promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a long trusted remedy to boost blood quality, energy, and vitality, claiming clearer sleep, better color, and renewed happiness. Available from medicine dealers or by mail in Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Brockville
Ont
Britons Must Be Adaptable Say Lipton
Sir Thomas Lipton argues that Britain can rise as a stronger commercial power through adaptability. He cites travels in India noting English egg cups failed there, and admires a German invention that solved the problem, illustrating how opportunities arise by adjusting to local needs.
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Thomas Lipton
Great Britain
India
Benares
British Empire
Alberta farmer plants hundreds of trees on Gleichen farm
Johm Glenbeck, of Alberta near Gleichen, has planted 1000 trees five years ago and 1300 more two years ago from the Saskatchewan forestry station at Indian. Species include Manitoba maples, green ash, willows and cottonwood. Trees range from 6 to 12 feet and all are thriving.
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Alberta
Johm Glenbeck
Gleichen
Garment
Indian, Ind
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Hindenburg Peace tract circulates in Germany
A London Daily Mail appeal titled Appeal to German Men and Women argues for a harsh peace with annexations and indemnities. It warns of a heavy debt per head, demands German mines and factories for Germany’s enemies, and urges a merciless stance to prevent a lenient settlement.
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Germany
London Daily Mail
England
Women and Asthma Remedy Offers New Hope
Women suffer asthma worldwide yet find relief through Dr. D Kelloge's Asthma Remedy. Testimonials from users, provided without solicitation, attest to significant benefit for many women across climates helping them cope with the disease.
Fluency of Speech and Crowd Reactions in Swift Jones
The note discusses how men and women vary in speech fluency and word choice, contrasting rich language with simple expression. It quotes Swift Jones praising quick, instinctive reactions and recalls a scene where a woman shouted from a window asking if a sign meant safety.
Magpie Admonitions Echo Toward Frugal Scots Farmer
Donald McAllister, a Scottish farmer, visits town for a day and imposes a marathon list of economy rules on his wife Maggie. He warns about coal and food waste and cautions against sitting up by the light. Before leaving, he adds a final quip about young Angus Lee not wearing spectacles while reading.
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Donald McAllister
Maggie
Angus Lee
Counter Check or Sales Books
Appleford Counter Check Book Company offers counter check and sales books with multiple paper grades, carbon papers, and triplicate formats. The firm markets waxed papers, parchment, and printing services from Canada with offices in Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver and supplies to major commercial houses coast to coast.
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O.K
Gover
Canada
Appleford Counter Check Book Company
Lyd
Hamilton
Toronto
Montreal
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Rumor of Canadian Military Draft Deterrence At U S Border
An erroneous circulating tale claims Americans entering Canada face conscription. The rumor, though ridiculous, deters some visitors and warrants public refutation to prevent misperceptions about cross border travel.
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Canada
Haig’s Army Entry Through Duke’s Intervention
Sir Douglas Haig, a Brasenose College alumnus famed for cricket and football, was repeatedly rejected for the British army due to color blindness. Influenced by the Duke of Cambridge, he was admitted to Sandhurst and later pursued cavalry service, avoiding civilian life thanks to royal intervention.
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Acra
Sir Douglas Aan Fair
Ford
Brasenose College
England
France
Germany
Duke of Cambridge
Haig
Sandhurst
Calvary
Sir Douglas Haig
Marquise de Fontenow
Miller's Worm Powders Testimonial Claim
The advertisement asserts thousands of mothers can attest to the powder's virtue and speed in aiding children. It promises rapid, thorough action with noticeable improvement after the first dose.
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F Miller
Commission to dispose of war debris in France
The French government forms a commission to inventory classify and sell war materials discarded by the army or navy. The body will also identify how second hand material can aid postwar economic revival.
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France
First Stage Toward Peace Calls for German Self Criticism
An editorial urges Germany to curb megalomaniac dreams and subject its government to intelligent criticism. It argues that postwar progress depends on reforming Prussian weaknesses and warns that informants may test whether Westminster Gazette can trust the unreformed German system.
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Thor
Germany
Westminster Gazette
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