No Social Barriers In Turkey Open To All Ranks
Talaak Pasha rose from telegraph clerk to Ottoman grand vizier amid a social system that sees no barriers among its people. The article notes social equality under the sultan and even emancipation could lead to high rank or marriage into the royal family. It also mentions worm infestations in children and promotes Miller's Worm as effective treatment and a health aid for run-down youngsters.
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Talaak Pasha
Ottoman Empire
Turkey
Metz Keys Returned in City Hall Ceremony
During the ceremony in Metz city hall Premier Clemenceau handed the keys of the city to the mayor in connection with the official entry of President Poincare. The keys were presented by a descendant of General F A Lapasset, defender of Metz, and reference the German capture in 1870.
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Metz
Poincaire
Clemenceau
F. A. Lapasset
Receiving War Cross in Windsor Era Notes
Fragmentary item notes someone in Windsor Ontario receiving a War Cross honor. The readable text references De. Pierce and mentions precursor claims and six years, but details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Windsor
de. Pierce
Germany must pay with gold not goods for war costs
The speaker argues Germany should settle war costs with gold and seized material rather than flooding Britain with manufactured goods. He warns such goods would crush British industry and lower wages, and urges repayment via gold or labor to restore damage in France and Belgium, while colonies should be finished.
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Great Britain
Germany
Tobor
France
Belgium
Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills Promise Sleep Aid
An advertisement touts Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills as a cure for sleeplessness caused by nervous debility and heart palpitations. A testimonial from Mrs. Jas Latimer cites relief after two boxes, with the firm offering the product at one dollar per box via dealers or mail from The T Milburn Co Limited in Toronto Ontario.
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Milburn
Jas. Latimer
Leinster St St. John
N. B
T. Milburn Co. Limited
Toronto
Vancouver and Victoria Hotels Open for Yearround Outings
All Outdoor Calls in B C Nature never closes to summer. Readers are invited to travel capilano canyon gorge stanley park and enjoy a golf course view of sea and forest. The Empress Hotel Vancouver and Hotel Vancouver in Victoria are highlighted as Canada's largest hotels with daily CP trains offering scenic passages and reservations through Canadian Pacific representatives.
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British Columbia
Prairies
Middle West
Capilano Canyon
Stanley Park
Canada
Vancouver
Victoria
Hoel
Empress Hotel
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific
The Last Horse Story at a Show
Two men at a horse show swap tall tales about ads and horses. The Trilby hat man jokes a horse ran away with him for two months, the bowler man replies he was away two years.
Manitoba Plans Stallion Purchase Scheme
The Manitoba government moves to buy stallions to boost holdings in the province where about 900 stallions are currently in existence.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
British Decide Not to Demand Heligoland Return
Winston Churchill announces in Dundee that Britain will not press for Heligoland’s return from Germany. He declares no naval restrictions will bind Britain as it pursues its defence supremacy. Heligoland, a strategic North Sea island, has shifted between Denmark, Britain, and Germany.
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Aiee
Heligoland
Great Britain
Germany
Winston Spencer Churchill
Dundee
Churchill
North Sea
Elbe and Weser
Kiel Canal
Cough Remedy Promises Quick Relief From Irritated Airway
Stop the coughing caused by irritation in the respiratory passage. The irritation stems from inflammation of the mucous membrane. Treatment with Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil aims to allay inflammation and stop the cough, suggesting readers will need no other cold remedy.
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Thomas
Tallest People in British Isles Found in Galloway District
Records show the tallest individuals in the British Isles reside in Galloway, South Scotland, averaging five feet ten inches. The shortest statures are reported in Wales and southwest England.
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British Isles
Galloway
Scotland
Wales
England
Minard's Liniment Cures and News of German Monarchies
Report discusses Minard's Liniment and the widespread impact of the dethronement and abdication across Germany. It notes two hundred seventy eight persons affected with thirty-three from Prussia and thirty-nine from Bavaria among the royal families.
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Germany
A Wave of Reform Civilized Towns Enact Lynch Law Fines
Mr Easterly asks about lynchings and Mr Faraway replies no lynching in town. A city ordinance fines five dollars for taking part in a lynching within the corporation limits.
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Easterly
Faraway
Austria Seeks Separate Peace With Germany
Austria offers to surrender Galicia the empire rich coal oil province while Germany would give up Alsace Lorraine. Count Cretein notes Austria’s efforts were blocked by von Ludendorff and other German leaders who warned of war if Austria pursued a separate peace.
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Germany
Galicia
Alsace- Lorraine
Cretein
Austria
von Luedendorff
Nerve Food Praised by Mrs Hall After Montreal Tragedy
Mrs George Hall of Meadow Brook Farm Westasta Valley Sask writes of five years of severe nerve pain from a brain clot following surgery in Montreal. She credits Dr Chase Nerve Food with restoring sleep appetite and calm, after six boxes. It is sold 50 cents a box or six for $2 73 at dealers and Toronto distributors.
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George Hall
Meadow Brook Farm
Westasta Valley
Sask
Dr. Chase
Montreal
Royal Victoria Hospital
Saskatchewan
Edmanson, Bates & Limited
Toronto
Rare 1605 Bible Survives in Pristine Condition Displayed in Eau Claire
A 1605 Bible brought from Europe and now shown in Eau Claire Wisconsin remains exceptionally preserved. Its yellowed pages show legible print and ink marginal notes dating over two centuries, visible in the display window.
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Europe
Eau ‘Claire
Wis
Bet
Better Than Cold Storage for Meat and Fish Preservation
A new drying process preserves meat and fish indefinitely by applying water to restore freshness. It is predicted to boost global meat shipping capacity significantly, reducing the reliance on refrigerated transport. The concept, linked to Moroni and Cana references, suggests a major shift in preservation technology.
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New York
Last Word in Democracy in England Women Boots Repair
Lady Petre endorses cobbling as a virtuous craft in England addressing a women workers' crowd. She demonstrates boot repair including soles and patches, offering boots mended while you wait and leaving attendees with waterproof footwear and food for thought. Holloway's Corn Cure is mentioned as relief for corns.
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Lady Petre
England
Finland Starving as Bread Shortage Hits Cities
Reports describe worsening food conditions in Finland and Northern Russia. Advice to the state department notes no bread distributed from regular stations in Helsingfors for ten days and other Finnish ports lack bread.
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Finland
Washington
Russia
State Department
Helsingfors
Minard’s Liniment Cures Diphtheria V C in War
Among patients at the convalescent home Tudenham Park Mullingar Ireland lies Lieutenant Michael O Leary V C the first in this war to win the Victoria Cross He is an Irishman from the south of Ireland and enlisted as a private.
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V. C
Tudenham Park
Mullingar
Ireland
Michael O'Leary
V.C
Victoria
South of Ireland
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B. C
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Bodd
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