War Tax Stamps May Be Used for Various Postal Duties
Postal notices explain that postage stamps may be used to prepay war duties on bank cheques, currency notes, promissory notes, and other items. The change aims to improve mail prepayment facilities in areas with limited inland revenue collectors and to ease postal operations nationwide.
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Poet Office Department
Canada
Cenede
United States
Mexico
United Kingdom
Lee Heaving
War Notes General French Calls for More Ammunition
General Sir John French urges unlimited ammunition to achieve victory. In Newport News Virginia on April 1 a German auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm, one of the commerce raiders, arrived at Hampton Roads, likely to intern for the war’s duration.
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Ling
Newport News
Kron Pring Wilhelm
Hampton Roade
State Monopoly Of Breweries In Great Britain
London reports the Daily Express notes the government's move toward a state monopoly on beer. It claims all breweries and public houses in Great Britain and Ireland would be purchased with four percent interest and no heavy beer brewed. The piece also mentions war dispatches and framing notices, plus unrelated advertising text about framed pictures and lanterns.
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Great Britain
London
Led Amd
Irelind
Bente
Interesting Letter From John Jetenlay From Liberty Barr Montana
A 1914 letter from Sus Eyrry in Liberty Press notes missing issues, comments on climate, and describes local poultry with detail on roosters, hens, and large birds while venturing opinions on taste and farming. The quirky missives reveal community concerns and rural life reflections from Canada-like weather to spring activities.
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Liberty Press
Liberty Nuns
Canada
Cappy
Brith
Substitute discovered for auto fuel in strange patent claim
Ottawa sources report a teen inventor from Mull, Quebec, finding a substitute for mud water as engine fuel. The liquid supposedly powers a horsepower engine with no stoppage and emits no smoke, priced four cents per gallon, named Charbo-Oil.
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Ottawa
Dimoverer
Hell
Liberty Candidate Nora Larsée in Star Contest
Miss Nora Larsée enters the Saskatoon Daily Star competition with first prize a Jackson car and second prize a pane ay. The paper notes she is a popular young lady and promises rides in the car to supporters.
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Nora Larsée
Saskatoon
Daily Star
The Pool Room Chartle Youing ind Pig Bar Improvements
A bar has installed a ten foot long counter with foot rail and cider and two per cent popular beverages. The shop also stocks cigars and tobacco while Mog adds a new leather chair. Charlie’s late night shift hints at a lively local scene and prospects for profitability.
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Chartle
Charlie
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Ervenet
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Ford Automobiles
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