Greece Promises Bulgarian Lands Amid Balkan Tensions
A Geneva dispatch claims Greece promises Bulgaria more territory beyond Seres and Kavala, sparking Bulgarian press claims of Greece as Bulgaria’s principal enemy. A central powers conference in Sofia this September may shape Balkan economic development as headlines stress regional discord.
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Journal Des de Tets
Geneva
Genany
Bulgaria
Kavala
Greece
Wis
Bucharest
Chile
Rosavanta
Anec
Trating
I Sofa
Krog Herdimand
Ukrain
Bepecnenses
Balkans
Aris
Wheat Supply Estimates from Dominion Board Survey
A survey up to May 31 reports visible wheat stocks in Canada near 20.5 million bushels. Farmers in the West hold about five million, with elevators and mills holding substantial above 14 million. Eastern transit and ground stocks push totals toward 20.5 million, with Canada’s East and West sharing 67,300 and 7,400,000 bushels respectively. Wheat Export Company shipped 11 million between March 0 and April 30.
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Dominion
Board of In Supervisors
Canada
Fine Railway Facilities Extend Canadian Northern Line
The Gravelberg line of the Canadian Northern will be extended this year to Swift Current. The Hanna to Medicine Hat segment will also open with a large fertile tract. Hundreds of farmers now hauling wheat 40 to 20 miles will gain a convenient market. About 20 grain elevators will be erected along the line, from Grovelburg to Swift Current, a distance of about 70 miles.
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Canadian Northern
Sunt
Hanna
Medicine Hat
Alte
Grovelburg
Training of Canada’s Imperial Soldiers in England Camp
A detailed report describes Canadian troops arriving overseas and undergoing rigorous, standardized training in England. Segregation camps at Frensham Pond prepare 18,000 drafts with preliminary courses for commissions, improving appearance, discipline, and physical readiness while boosting esprit de corps for imperial service.
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Canada
Sealiin A
Canadas
Heningental
Frensham Pued
Aldershot
England
Colquhoun
Sersite
France
London
The Oil for the Athlete Dr Thames Electric Oil
An advertisement extols Dr Thames Electric Oil for athletes. It claims the tonic soothes muscles eases strains and strengthens the body during exertion, praising its lubricating qualities and long use by sportsmen.
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Thames
Bishop of the Canadian Air Force to retire from service
Major Bishop the Canadian premier air ace with seventy two confirmed victories in combat leaves service. He to be placed in a petition for the overseas minister and air minister to recognize his wartime leadership and aircraft success. He flew a hand picked Canadian squadron to France achieving five enemy machines in a final sortie before departure.
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Associated Prees
Bishop
Canada
Turan
Lord Weier
Edward Kemp
Bishop Shoul
France
Baron von Richthofen
Sapaaaahe
Oes
Cute
England
Hard to Beat a Smiling Army
War correspondence details life near the front in the Oise district with six inch shells and shrapnel hitting a house. The writer notes cheer amid danger and praises soldiers who fight with a grin and motto Kill or be killed.
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Oise
Lebart
Pain less Corn and Wart Extractor advertised
An ad claims Fulsam's Pain less Corn and Wart Extractor removes corns and callouses without pain. It promises quick, satisfactory results and urges purchase from druggists for 25 cents.
Flying Policemen Speak on London Air Travel Plans
Admiral Mark Kerr of the air council outlines postwar aviation shifts. He predicts fast routes from Paris to Timbuktu, new vessel registrations, passenger and mail air services, and a flag system to distinguish legitimate carriers from pirates, with enforcement challenges for police.
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London
Ear
Mark Kerr
The
Air Council
Paris
Timbuchy
Jimbuctoo
Lloyd's List
Air Force
Admiral Kerr
Tof Re Cochlea
Deserter or Refugee Accusation Sparks Court Play
A courtroom exchange quotes a man denying desertion while claiming to be a refugee after presenting a black eye. The Boston Transcript notes frame the dispute as a legal-ethical challenge in a domestic matter.
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Boston Transcript
The Danger of Thin Blood
An article warns that anaemia, common in young women and the overworked, harms health if untreated. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a reliable remedy, citing Jessie McLean of Trenton Nova Scotia who reports improved strength and health after seven boxes.
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Williams
Jessie McLean
Trenton
N. S
Dr. Williams
Dr. Dene
Wireless stations found in fir forests near Tacoma
Two hidden wireless receiving and sending stations were discovered by government men after a two day search in Puget Sound area. Rees stripped of limbs were used as aerials and the setups had been left behind at the second cabin. A warm stove and fresh tracks suggested recent activity. no arrests were made.
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Puget Sound
Tacoma
Western Canada settles for prairie land to grow families
Farmers move to Western Canada to provide for growing-up families by selling old farms at high prices and buying larger tracts. Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood buys 10 163 acres at 25 an acre in Saskatchewan while another 150 acre tract is acquired. Mennonite farmers near Lethbridge secure a 17% acre farm for a thousand dollars.
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Canada
Prairie
Saskatchewan
Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Lethbridge
War Delicacies and a Cook Named Neurasthenia
The Richmond Dispatch quotes Mrs Bi directing a cook nicknamed Teeny to prepare chicken croquettes from leftover pork and calves liver. Teeny asks about sauce and a “tit the dressin’” to go with the pork, reflecting humorous regional dialogue on postwar food.
Wool clip value rises across Prairie provinces in current season
Estimates show a 50 percent rise in wool marketed from Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta with Southern Alberta Wool Growers counting 225 000 sheep and Finches Creek Association at about 83 000 pounds. Growth mirrors increases across associations and provinces as more wool is sold than last year.
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Ca Ada
Prairie Provinces
Southern Alberta Wool Growers’ Association
Finches Creek Association
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Pig Iron Plant in Port Moody Reports Strong Start
British Columbia bets on new electric furnace with Aetna Iron and Steel as first runs produce over twelve tons of grey pig iron. Contracts for 2,000 tons secured, signaling solid early demand amid industrial expansion.
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B.C
British Columbia
Port Moody
Tle Aetna Iron and Steel Company
Nervous Prostration Helped by Lydia E Pinkham Formula
West Philadelphia woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after years of nervous prostration. She reports regained energy for housework and urges other women with similar symptoms to try the remedy. The message highlights widespread suffering from nervousness backache and headaches and cites 40 years of company experience.
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West Philadelphia
Ydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lank Prrzcenacp
Dist Street
West
Philadelphia
Lynn
Mase
War Subversions A Veterans Heart to Heart with Father
A veteran sub of 20 returns to the front and speaks candidly with his father about upcoming medical examinations and active service. He urges his father to persevere and anticipate a possible reunion on leave. The exchange underscores duty and family support amid wartime expectations.
Minard’s Liniment Turns War Vet’s Sores Into Healed Legs
Lachute Quebec letter from a Boer War veteran praising Minard’s Liniment for curing leg sores after trying salves, liniments, and blood treatment. He reports two bottles cured him and he has worked daily since, signed by Walter Walsh.
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Lachute
Que
Minard’s Liniment Co. Limited
Minard
Boy Orator Delights School Crowd in Family Trait Jest
A school program drew mothers and families as pupils performed an oration. The young speaker began Friends, mans and countrymen then a mother whispered it mirrored his mother. She quipped he would borrow something like Mary Jones and prove the trait.
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Mary Jones
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Germany
Iac
London Times
War Cabinet
Bordenhughes
Sias
India
Imperial War Cabinet
Parmelec
School
Beya
Great Britain
Ministry of Food
Scotch Education Department
Oty
South America
Lydia Inkham
Beechan
Tsar Trgee
Bertates Hone
Nestle’s Food
Seeming Miles Co, Limited
St. Lawrence
Montreal
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