Artist Blames London Scene in Blatant Mistake
Manchester Guardian laments an illustration by the Berlin Leetige Blatter showing a London procession. The cartoon allegedly regects surrounding buildings and repeats anti London hues. The piece condemns the artist as careless and calls for action against him.
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Berlin
Leetige Blatter
London
Brrth
Tod Tichete
Londen
Leetiye Blazter
Manchester Guardian
Advice to Dyspeptics Well Worth Following
Dyspepsia causes variable appetite from ravenous to poor. Dr. Hamilton's Pills claim quick relief and thorough care, improving digestion by supplying materials to convert food into nourishment and energy. Priced 25¢ per box at dealers.
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Spain
Dr. Hamilton
Jr. Hamilton
U S Reinforcements Pass Million Mark In War Build Up
The article notes that since April 1 America has sent 637,929 men abroad, with allied casualties since March 21 near half a million. It highlights strong American manpower for the defense against Germany, the lack of sunk American transports, and just 291 lives lost on transport to date. The milestone is celebrated as a sign of Allied resolve, citing the Springfield Republican.
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Hindenburg
Paris
Germany
Europe
Springfield Republican
Liberty Day proposal for world liberty celebration
Halifax Chronicle argues for an allied set day named Liberty Day to honor the struggle and sacrifices in the world war for freedom. The item notes August 1 1914 as wartime starting point and urges a date that marks when liberty was saved for the world, not just won for a nation.
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Halifax Chronicle
German School System under Autocratic Control Described
A critical account outlines how German elementary education indoctrinates youths to obedience. History and religion are used to glorify the state, with corporal punishment and drillmaster teachers. Most teachers are government appointees, poorly supervised, and school facilities lack ventilation and space.
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McConaughy
Germany
Editor's error over love letters ends with rejection
An editor recounts a quarrel with Madge Willis over Marie Gills who sent love letters. The editor notes he returned them with a rejection slip while admitting merit but claiming he was overstocked with similar submissions. Holloway's Corn Cure ad claims to remove corn by the roots.
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Jane Willis
Madge
Marie Gills
Louisville Courrier
Boys Work On Saskatchewan Manito ba Farms Under CSET Oversight
About 3 300 teenage boys labor on Saskatchewan and Manitoba farms under CSET officials. D R Poole reports 1 600+ in Saskatchewan with one adjustment for dissatisfaction and five in Manitoba. Overall the boys are praised for good conduct and fair treatment. The piece also reprints a humorous note about Rastus being elected to an office and working mornings.
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Saskatchewan
Manitoba
C.S.E.T
D. R. Poole
Poole
Rastus
Cattle Ranchers Report Healthy Herds In Alberta
Southern I sta cattle ranchers report cattle in good condition with well cured grass from last year. Beef cattle are fat and ready for earlier marketing, though lower prices pressure early sales. Minard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia.
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Ista
Iung
Lethbridge Herald
False Reports Restrict Tourist Traffic From U S
A Canadian registration act rumor mill misled travelers. Officials including Senator Gideon Robertson and W D Scott deny any restrictions. It states the act applies only to residents, no post office registration or passports required, and American papers only need proof of citizenship to cross the border.
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United States
Canada
W. D. Scott
Gideon Robertson
Dominion Cabinet
Trav
Robertson
Registration Board
Germans Debate Moral Conquests and Diplomacy
Dr Dernburg argued that peace requires moral conquests and diplomacy, while critics challenged his stance in a heated exchange. Oldenburg- Janethan defended the Hohenzollerns and mocked moral conquest, citing banquets honoring the American ambassador Gerard. Dernburg rebutted that he did not target Gerard and attended the banquet with high officials.
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Prussia
Dr. Dernburg
Thie
Junker
Oldenburg- Janethan
Alberta's Vast Land Buffers Dairy and Crop Prospects
The text outlines Alberta’s large territory of 253 340 square miles with about 160 million acres of land, over 100 million suitable for crops, and eight million under cultivation. It notes favorable climate, plentiful rain timing, and absence of hot winds benefiting crops and cattle. Dairy stock rose 82 percent in 1917, butter production up over 350 percent since 1909, totaling nine million pounds last year. Wheat yields average about 22.5 bushels per acre.
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Alberta
Great Britain
Ireland
France
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Shaepom
Blighty for Gons of America Athe Ees
Fragmentary OCR reads like a clipped notice about Gons of America and an event in Blighty. Details are unreadable, with multiple garbled phrases and missing names, places, and dates.
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Gons of America
Daylight Saving Keeps Farm Life Steady in Debate
The Galt Reporter notes farmers accept daylight saving as inoffensive, despite dew delays, while towns see gains. It predicts daylight saving becoming a regular summer feature, with no farmer protests or delegations to Ottawa or Toronto.
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Ottawa
Toronto
Galt
Guard Baby Health in the Summer
Summer months bring warnings of cholera infantum colic diarrhoea and dysentery in children. Mothers are urged to use Baby's Own Tablets which stabilize the stomach and bowels and are sold nationwide. Four crew on the Canadian fishing vessel Rennell earned 612 each for nine days at sea with a 25 000 pound halibut catch sold for 14 to 15 cents per pound making the ship notable in Prince Rupert.
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All Medicine
Oscents
Williams’ Medicine
Brockville, Ont
Rennel
Tom Peterson
Rennes
Prince Rupert
Recruit Denied for Height Sparks Quip About Lords
A rejected recruit at a London army screening argued he was as tall as the late Lord Roberts, prompting a doctor to quip that Roberts was a Field Marshal. The candidate retorted that he would join the gents instead.
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Lord Roberts
London Daily News
Population of a City Lot in Illinois Findings
George N. Wolcott conducted an inquiry to count insects on city land. He calculated that one acre contains between two and a half million grasshoppers locusts crickets cockroaches earwigs lantern flies plant lice aphids and other bugs. The count varies by season with spring showing about a third more due to earthworm multiplication.
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Illinois
George N. Wolcott
Freezone promises painless corn removal
A Cincinnati authority endorses freezone as a cheap remedy to remove hard or soft corns and calluses. Apply drops to the tender area and the corn loosens and lifts out with no pain, without harming surrounding skin. If unavailable, ask the druggist to order a bottle from the wholesale house.
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Cincinnati
We Are the Same Kind of Folks
The text asserts shared language and legal foundations between Britain and the United States, noting English as the official tongue and common law shaping crime and property. It emphasizes cultural similarity in thinking and behavior, concluding with the line We are the same kind of folks.
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United States
Great Britain
Peel
Remedy Promises Quick Relief for Breathing Easier
A noted remedy claims to end suffering from breathing difficulties with immediate relief. It asserts thousands have used it with success and urges readers to obtain a package today.
Farmers in Business Strength of Western Canada co operatives
Farmers' co operative bodies run country elevators in Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba. They operate public and private terminals, market about one third of regional grain, export 3000 stock cars annually, and employ about 1300 people. Paid capital near 2 million dollars with reserves of 2 million. assets exceed 12 million.
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Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Pacific Coast
Global starvation crisis hits 400 million people
Senate cites 400 million lacking food in Europe and Asia. Poland, Finland, Serbia, Armenia and Russia show widespread starvation and severe under nutrition while many live on the barest margins.
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Senate
Poland
Finland
Serbia
Armenia
Russia
Favorite Prescription Promises Strength For Women In War Era
An advertising notice for Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription claims it strengthens and invigorates "run-down" women and supports wartime duty at home or abroad. It asserts the medicine aids natural functions and offers trial packages, naming the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo New York and branches in Bridgeburg Ontario and Toronto.
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Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Bridgeberg
War Hardened French Nerves Reflected in Degas Sale
Four years of war have hardened French nerves as citizens endure the siege while art lovers flock to a Degas collection sale. Amid siege and bombardment Paris remains active with occupiers and amusements, showing the paradox of a nation at war yet pursuing culture.
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Paris
Tench
Edouard Degas
Battle echoes from Valmy and Septem ber 1914 in history
Fragmentary text recalls the great battle of September 1914 and two decisive encounters in world history, referencing Valmy in 1792 and dates tied to invasion fears and military action.
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Rue Valley
Valmy
Ellerman
Sean
Percheron Import Boom and War Talk Sparks Debate
Wayne Dinsmore notes Canada imported more Percherons than any breed in the past eighteen months ending 1917. Geo Lane plans sale of registered stock to England. Medievata predicts returning French stock. London paper urges drastic reprisals against German targets. Dr Thomas' Electric Oil touted for persistent sores with quick healing claims.
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Wayne Dinsmore
Percheron Society of America
Calgary Fair
Canada
Geo
Lane
England
Oblaine
Medievata
Amera
France
Thomas
Applicant Quits Long Service Job to Enlist
A dialogue shows an applicant, after marching four or five miles, explaining he quit a seven year mail carrier job to enlist, as an Army Recruiting Officer probes the difficulty and reason for leaving.
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