Record optimism for Western Canada crop seeding
Western Canada awaits a record harvest as April weather allowed extensive seeding. Farmers worked from dawn to dusk, securing optimal seed beds and moisture aided by light rains. TD McGregor of the Federal Food Board praised excellent conditions and predicted a large, well set crop across the Prairie Provinces.
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Western
Canada
Western Canada
Mfr
McGregor
Federal Food Board
Calgary
Prairie Provinces
Food Control Board
English baronet’s costly blunder ties him to law
A London press report details Sir Douglas Edward Scott Bart in his fifty fourth year facing trouble after misusing funds to buy a varied wedding wardrobe. He claimed it was for Lady Scott, but the store delivered to the baronet’s former wife. The mistaken purchase exposes relations with a waitress bride and sparks official inquiries.
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London
Douglas
Edward
Scott
Bart
Allen’s Foot Ease Promises Relief for Tired Feet
An old advertising snippet touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a powder baked into shoes or sprinkled in foot baths to relieve pale swollen and smarting feet and ease corns and bunions. Claimed used by American British and French troops. Sold everywhere.
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Allen
Some Men and Uncle Eben on Bad Company
A line of dialogue quotes Uncle Eben noting that some men keep bad company simply to feel superior. The remark reflects social judgment and attitudes about friendships and influence.
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Uncle Eben
No Hope Ye Feel Fate Hangs on a Chair Quote Exchange
A fragmentary exchange features a dramatic line about fate hanging on a chair and a witty remark about baldness, capturing a moment of literary mischief in a historical text. The dialogue centers on perception, surprise, and humor within a terse street conversation.
European War News and Shipping Losses Reported
British admiralty announced the Leasowe Castle sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean with 101 victims. German advances on the Voronezh front, Kronstadt forts, and Dutch ships seized are noted. Other items include Italian gains near the Piave, Capes Sie, and Monte Zigolon. Pierce on Chicago labor conscription. naval shipbuilding goals. and various political and social notices from the United States and Europe.
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Leasowe Castle
British Admiralty
London
Mediterranean
U S German War News
The transport President Lincoln bound for the United States was sunk by a German submarine. No further details have reached the navy department. Boston cables report Lieut. Edmund C. Bigelow of Boston serving with the Red Cross in France has been awarded the Croix de Guerre for bravery.
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Boston
T ‘Q
Mediterranean
England
Fastnet
President Lincoln
United States
Navy Department
Edmund C. Bigelow
France
German Socialists threaten parliament over naval plans
A Munich dispatch to Geneva notes the Socialists in Germany plan an interpellation of the reichstag naval committee. They allege that last month 400000 enemy troops embarked for France with no apparent attention, while front submarines are mentioned in the report. A Swedish minister in London announced a signed commercial and navigation agreement between Siegen and Great Britain and allies. Aviators De Vienne and Lorgant flew Paris to London and back in three hours ten minutes carrying mail. daily trips are planned.
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Germany
Reichstag Naval Committee
France
Munich
Geneva
London
Siegen
Great Britain
Death notices Mrs Clara Hamilton Deering Chicago
Mrs Clara Hamilton Deering widow of William Deering, harvester manufacturer, died at her winter home in Coronut Grove Florida and the notice was received in Chicago.
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Clara Hamilton Deering
William Deering
Harvester
Coronut Grove
Fla
Chicago
Wilson creates war industries board and labor warnings
President Wilson formalizes the war industries board as an executive agency. McAdoo warns railroad labor leaders about potential strikes during the war. Washington announces 280,000 men will be called to the colors in June, with June 24 reporting. House Ways and Means plans June hearings on revenue measures, proposing 4 billion dollars from excess profits and luxury taxes. Kitchin promises to push tax reform as publisher opposition cited. Francis Nash and wife indicted for hoarding foodstuffs. The army appropriation bill, the largest in history at 12,041,682,000, was passed to authorize calling into military service all trainable men.
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Worl
Louisville
War Department
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Iowa Weather Rain and War News Across Iowa Headlines
Iowa reports heavy rainfall near Des Moines and widespread war related items. Sioux City Board of Education approves compulsory military training. Wheat mill feeds price cuts announced by U S Food Administration. Civil war veteran’s son Cerl Caviness of Chariton reported killed in action in France. Mrs Mary McConnell of Atlantic notified of Private Irwin McConnelies death in France. Camp Dodge books lead in circulation. Camp Sherman tops. Coe College and Leander College announce consolidation. Burlington hail storm causes substantial damage. Delta man Gustav Schultheisd seeks enlistment at Des Moines recruiting office. State seeks anthracite coal supply for 1918 season. Iowa Osteopathic Association votes to boycott German goods. Aberdeen Angus cattle record sale. 21 year olds registered law changes. Iowa crops two weeks ahead. corn planting underway. Private Daniel Meyerhott dies after operation in Camp Parge. Six Winterset churches to receive funds. city park expansion bequest. Waterloo leaders volunteer for YMCA service in France. Red Cross drive exceeds goal overall Iowa. Government weight car tests railroad scales in Iowa. Five killed in Illinois Central wreck near Arlington.
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Des Moines
Board of Education
Sioux City
United States Food Administration
Burlington
Cerl
Caviness
Chariton
France
Mary
Presbyterian
Cedar Rapids
Leander College
United Brethren
Western College of Toledo
Gustav Schultheisd
Delta
Patrick Donahoe
Holbrook
Iowa
C. E. Cameron
Alta
State Agricultural Department
Cameron
Daniel Meyerhott
Wells ‘Burg
Three Hundred Fifty-first Infantry Regiment
Camp Parge
Hos‘pital
Winterset
Tate A.W. Crawtford
W. J. Atkinson
Waterloo
Town House of Representatives
H. B. Kelly
Waterloo Chamber of Commerce
Ellis E. Wilson
John Robertson Macartes
First Presbyterian Church
Red Cross
Keesuth
Wayne
Eldora
Nevada
Wililsea
Federal Agricultural Department
Washington
Lytton
State Food and Dairy Commissioner
Ilinois Central
Aplington
Beater Creek
Benk
W. A. Alderman
A. F. Golin- Yeans
J. J. Ree
Dubuque
President Wilson Calls for Thrift and War Savings
President Wilson urged Americans to buy only essentials and to pledge thrift by June 28, National Thrift Day. He asked every man, woman, and child to invest in War Savings stamps, Liberty bonds, or other government securities to free resources for war production and conservation. The appeal emphasized turning money into government securities to avoid competing with the government and to support the army and navy.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
U.S
Treasury Department
United States
France Urges Potatoes in Bread as Food Dictator Calls Cooperation
Peris-M. Borer writes to local authorities urging full co operation with the food card system. He emphasizes using potatoes in bread making, noting a paste of potatoes can replace up to 20 percent of cereal content. This would economize cereals and help dispose of large potato stocks, whose transportation is strained.
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Peris
M. Borer
Health officer sparks smiling by painless vaccination
Spokane city Health Officer John B. Anderson grins at a buzz he created by using puncture vaccination techniques that leave minimal scars. A local paper dubbed him the dim ple maker, and his public stance is that vaccinations now attract less fear and more acceptance among residents, including visible enthusiasm from women.
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Spokane, Wash
John B. Anderson
Doctor Anderson
Spokane
The Only Way
A brief squib notes a legislator drawing a knife on another as a possible only way to make a retort, implying a sharp but humorous exchange rather than a serious incident. The remark frames aggression as a crude method of responding to criticism.
Got Him Wrong. She What do you suppose T did then mother told me you were coming
A fragmented dialogue shows a mother addressing T and a child named She arguing about a misunderstanding. The exchange hints at confusion over plans and attention to arrival, with interruptions and playful mispronunciations.
Feels Like Boy at 79 Finds New Vitality
Jens Jensen of West Park Ohio, aged 79, reports severe pain and poor appetite for years. After taking Tadlac he gains energy, can dress himself, work again, and eats without indigestion. Tanlac is available at first class drug stores with no price increase.
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Jens Jensen
West Park
Ohio
Mustache Comes With Bars In A Depots Office
In France Private Bill Jones arrives with a transportation order and greets a captain he once knew from San Francisco immigration work. The officer recognizes him by his mustache and shoulder bars, recalling their past as Jones seeks duty.
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France
Bill Jones
San Francisco
Private Jonés
Mike
Private Jones
Immigration Department
Freezone promises quick corn relief from a Cincinnati inventor
An advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap, painless remedy to remove hard and soft corns and corns between toes. The ad claims instant relief with a drop on the corn, then lifting it off without irritation and urges readers to buy a small bottle from any drug store.
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Cincinnati
Adv
Impresario’s Anecdote of Sir George Alexander
A misheard station call led to a comic moment as a train pulled into Hide station near London. The impresario recalled Sir George Alexander living in a 70000 pound home at Chorley Wood. A head appeared from a third class carriage shouting Chorley Wood and a surprised passenger demanded what was the row.
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George Alexander
Chorley Wood
London
Sir George
Ghorley Wood
Bloomin’ Row
Cuticara Ointment Ad Promises Dandruff Relief
An old advert promotes Cuticara Ointment for dandruff and itching. It instructs rubbing into the scalp, washing with Cuticara soap and hot water, then shampooing next morning. Free samples are offered by mail from Cuticara Dept. Boston. Soap and ointment priced at 25 and 40 cents.
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Dept. & Boston
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