General Botha’s Resolve and a Soldier’s Life Tale
Harold Spender recounts General Botha’s stern resolve amid wartime pressure. A peacetime anecdote shows Botha demanding action, while a British line clash tests a woman’s loyalty and nerve. Murky fragments cover Worm Powders and Mecca’s status in Islamic history.
Safe relief for young in hot weather from Baby's Own Tablets
Mothers advised that a box of Baby's Own Tablets can help with stomach troubles cholera infantum and diarrhoea in infants during summer. The ad claims the product is harmless even for newborns and regulates bowels, available by mail from Williams Medicine Co Stockdale Ont for a small price.
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Williams Medicine Co
Stockeilte
Women Inventors in History Are Not Always Recognized
The piece argues that women have produced innovations since 1790, noting notable examples from a Scotch woman in 1729 who helped linen thread, to later influences in lace and fabrics, highlighting that many female ideas matured slowly and are often under acknowledged in history.
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Christian Pee
Algarran
Renfrewshire
Develon
China
Wireless Telegraphy Early 1900s Advances Across Railways
The article outlines wireless telegraph development by 1914 with towers at Scranton and Binghamton, noting service on trains rivals wired links. It describes antenna arrangements on cars, the ability to transmit to fixed stations, and long range experiments claiming signals heard thousands of miles away from high towers like Pike's Peak.
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Scranton
Binghamton
Yreen Bale
Ain
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Unauthorized Dress Rules Spark Public Alert
Military authorities warn that many unauthorized persons wear naval and militia uniforms or badges, risking disrepute and hindering recruitment. An Order-in-Council note says unauthorized wear of any uniform or nearly resembling one is unlawful and may mislead the public.
The Birth of a Nation Shown At Major Theatres
The film will play at the Orpheum and Empire rooms for a full week starting October, with two daily shows. Promoters boast the greatest photoplay and a 25-musician symphony orchestra accompanying the production.
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Ie Wale
Commie Thoveder
Manitoba
Orpheum Theatre
Empire
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Sovall
Wiensdon
Regind
Saskatoon
Reno
East
New Sense of Values in Britain Empire Reflection
The piece argues a revived appreciation of national history and empire spanning England Wales Canada and New Zealand. It notes Dr Cottanes British Academy poetry selections highlighting four or five poems to New Zealand and Canada and calls for Commonwealth unity and shared heritage.
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England
Wales
Inelands
Canada
Selges
Shakespeare
Eliesbeth
Cottanes
British Academy
New Zealand
Business Men as Farmers and the Asthma Remedy Ad
An article contrasts farmers with business men highlighting failed farming ventures and debt risk. It also promotes Dr J D’s Asthma Remedy claiming quick relief via inhaled smoke or vapor with wide user endorsement and home delivery.
Nerviline Promises Quick Throat Relief in Slogan Ad
An advertisement touts Nerviline as a fast cure for sore throats and coughing. The copy emphasizes longstanding success and urges readers to use the product to stop throat irritation and coughing urges.
NERVILINE Threat From Travty Family Remedy
Fragmentary notice mentions a remedy named Pellefor and a trial size 25 for a curative power in N 0. The text references families, a large bottle, and a product called Catamrborone Ca in Kingston Canada.
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Kingston
Canada
Measuring Hay in Stacks and Volume Rules
The text discusses hay stack measurement rules from Professor G Schafer at Washington Experiment Station Pullman. It explains that width plus height estimates have limitations and that stack weight varies with age hay type and settling, warning that simple rules are unreliable for all stacks.
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Hay
G Schafer
Washington
Pullman
Eaame
Italy Sees Victory Ahead Amid War Fronts
A fragmentary foreign newspaper note asserts Italy anticipates victory in the coming year. It frames the war as a test of resolve and highlights Allied strength against Germany, with references to France Russia and Britain. The text includes garbled lines about leaders and public sentiment, and a brief domestic anecdote about a nurse and a patient.
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Russie
Great Britain
Benarene
Stefansson Plans Northern Exploration Reach and Northland Extent
Reports discuss Stefansson’s plan to complete a northerly circuit around newly discovered lands to assess extent and possible discoveries north of there. The Bear and other ships were to operate from Winter Harbor with a winter base on Las ter Island as the expedition's logistics unfold.
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G. Z. Desbarats
Dr. Anderson
Nome
Stefanson
Winter Harbor
Laster Island
Bear
Rede
Monument Planned for Earl Kitchener in Isle of Birsey
A proposal to erect a permanent monument to Earl Kitchener near Marwick Head in the Isle of Birsay near the sunken reef. The wreck site at Yo is referenced as a nearby landmark.
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Kitchens
Earl Kitchener Om
Marwick
Birsay
Caner
Canadian Nurses Speak With Unified Message Across Regions
A broad chorus from nurses across Canada and Ireland echoes shared concerns about staffing, workload, and patient safety. Professionals call for improved funding, better ratios, and stronger union support to enhance care quality nationwide.
Pioneers Reach Mount Edith Cavell in British Columbia
A team led by E W D Holway and Dr Andrew J Gilmour of Minnesota and New York, with Howard Palmer, completed the first ascent from the youth height on Mount Edith Cavell near Jasper, Alta, after a three week expedition exploring the Swift Current River headwaters. They previously neared the summit of Mount Langwall, then abandoned due to weather and light. The July 28 climb faced sun, fog, snow, rain, and lightning, taking seven hours in poor conditions.
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University of Minnesota
Andrew J. Gilmour
New York City
Edith Cavell
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Alta
Columba
Howard Palmer
New London
Coan
Mount Whitehagal
Langetall
Holway
Gilmour
Langwall
Tory Whe
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