Immigration surge in Canada boosts farming and settlement
As war widens, Canada and the United States align to boost food production and settlement. The article notes a postwar immigration rise of farmers to Canada, with six thousand farm laborers recruited earlier and substantial U S to Canadian movement through Emerson North Portal Courts and Kingsgate Vancouver. It cites W J Scott of Ottawa predicting over a one hundred percent rise in U S immigrants in 1917 and reports large stock arrivals via Winnipeg yards totaling about 2,000 per car value around 2,000 each, lifting western settlement and agricultural capacity.
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Canada
United States
W. J
Scott
Ottawa
Chonda
Humerous
Emerson North Portal
Courts
Oregon
Washington
Kingsgate
Viancouver
Saskatchewan
Immigration Department
Edmenton
Alberta
Cooada
Winnipeg
Tanlac Endorsements From Prominent Americans
A flood of testimonials from judges, mayors, bankers and educators extol Tanlac as a medical triumph. Dr J T Edwards of Fayetteville Ga and others claim rapid relief from rheumatism indigestion and liver trouble. Notable names from Georgia Texas Tennessee and Kentucky applaud its benefits and say it sells heavily through dealers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
J. T. Edwards
Fayetteville, Ga
C. T. Clotfelter
Ben Hill
G. W. de LaPerriere
Winder
Georgia
de LaPerriere
Elmer Morris
Dover
Tenn
W. A. Wood
Central Graded Schools
Winder, Gas
C. C. Cooper
Georgia Home Cotton Oi! Co
Lawrenceville
Shepard
Atlanta
John B. Gaines
Bowling Green
George Samuel Riley
Macon
C. G. Lavender
Williamson County
Tennessee
W. H. Brown
Charlotte Ave
Nashville
Atlanta Telephone and Telegraph Co
Advy
Ex Mayor Evans Endorses Tanlac After Gastric Ailments
Hon. Frank V. Evans former Mayor of Birmingham and ex editor of the Birmingham Age Herald credits Tanlac with relief from gastritis indigestion and frequent indigestion related spells. He says early signs faded after a few doses and his recovery became widely talked about in Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank V. Evans
Birmingham, Ala
Tanlac
Birmingham
Evans
Alabama
South
Birmingham Age-Herald
Taniac
Victorian Kitchen Tips and Dessert Recipes
A vintage compilation of fruit salads, baked treats, and savory dishes. Includes frozen fruit salad steps for 35 servings, choice popovers, Prunes and cream pudding, deviled crabs, beef olives, marquise pudding, and green vegetables as salads. Also features grapefruit and Birmingham style salads with detailed dressings and methods.
English Speaking Man Aids Boulogne Train Rider
A Chicago man recalls helping a panicked traveler at Paris Gare du Nord who needed to reach Boulogne that night. He volunteered English and attempted to locate the correct train, remarking on the bustle and language barrier in the station.
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St. Moritz
London
Chicago
Paris
Gare du Nord
William Hodge
Boulogne
Puck
A Fifty One Year Remedy For Biliousness And Digestive Ailments
An old advertisement touts a longstanding family remedy praised as the most successful for biliousness and stomach troubles. It claims to relieve sick headache nervous indigestion sour stomach and a general low mood with prices of 25 and 75 cents. The ad targets the American public as loyal users over decades.
European cork fabric promises waterproof underwear innovation
War shortages push textile craft. cork fabric treated with chemicals creates flexible waterproof underwear. Slices of cork are etched and glued to cloth to withstand rain and sun, offering a notable alternative amid rubber price surges.
Seeds as fuel from California fruit districts rise in value
Hundreds of tons of peach and apricot seeds, previously discarded by canning factories, now sell as fuel in California. The seeds, once deemed too hard, pop open when heated on a stove burning hard coal and burn with an intense, smokeless glow, similar to anthracite, providing a steady fire.
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California
Freezone claims painless corn removal device
A Cincinnati authority promotes freezone drops to relieve corn and callus pain. A small bottle costs little at drugstores and promises to remove any hard or soft corn or callus by applying directly to the tender area, with minimal irritation to surrounding skin. If not in stock, ask the druggist to order it.
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Cincinnati
How Do You Get Down From An Elephant Joke
A humor exchange from the Indianapolis News features a jokesmith quizzing on how to descend from an elephant with a running gag about wrong answers culminating in a punch line. The note then shifts to a factual item: there are 67 bird reserves in the United States allowing wild fowl to live unmolested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis News
United States
Peggy
Margaret
Peggy Margaret
Solomon’s wisdom lesson in Sunday school quip
A Sunday school in a poor district prompts a blunt reply from a child about Solomon’s wisdom. When asked what he would say to the queen of Sheba’s jewels and funeral paraphernalia, a girl answers, “Ow much d’yer want for the lot.”
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Solomon
Sheba
Grand Magazine
Magnet to Find Lost Needles With a Hanging Magnet
A simple tip suggests suspending a horseshoe magnet from a string in the workbasket to quickly locate and retrieve dropped needles, saving time during sewing tasks.
Optimism Tested As Frost Arrives
The piece contrasts easy optimism in calm weather with the gloom that follows the first frost, noting how favorable conditions breed a fragile outlook that may turn blighted when cold hardship arrives.
Weird Animals From Abroad Stun at Sea and In Local Woodlands
A diverse collection of animals including lions tigers emus chimpanzees snakes zebras and 700 monkeys arrived aboard a British freighter bound for western state zoos. Remarkable creatures included four chameleons red white and blue striped zebras and trained chimps Dog and Joey praised for intelligence.
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Levis Kuhe
New York Times
Uganda
Theodore Roosevelt
Lambam
Dog
Joey
Proof by Women Who Know Promote Pinkham Remedies
Letters from Lowell and North Haven women praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for relief from Change of Life and female troubles. They report improved nervousness headaches bearing down pains and regaining health after use. The notices invite free advice and promise confidential responses from the company.
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Lydia FE
Lydia E. Pinkham
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