Naval Pageant Honors Britain's War Navy on Thames
A Thames pageant marking five years since Britain's wartime mobilization featured the Union Jack and banners of the four nations. King George's royal barge led the five mile flotilla from Tower Bridge to Chelsea amid crowd roar, banners, bands, and sea chanteys.
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London
Thames
St. George
St. Patrick
St. Andrew
St. David
Tower Bridge
George
Queen Mary
William
Great Britain
Navy
Mercantile Marine
Chelsea
Battersea Park
Admiralty
League ‘of Arts
Tipperary
Tracing Missing Soldiers From Overseas Forces
London records offices tally missing personnel from overseas forces. About 7 000 men or one percent are unaccounted for, not declared lost. some are on furlough or declined to report, others absconded or settled. Most are Australians and Canadians, with New Zealanders and South Africans also affected. Governments warn return by a set date to avoid forfeiture of gratuities and passage home.
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Ondon
Llendon
London
Perent
Jed
Nto
Dominion
Cure for Catarrhal Deafness Promises Mucous Tube Relief
An advertisement proposes a computational remedy, claiming to clear the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube to restore normal hearing. It touts a universal cure for deafness caused by catarrh and offers a one hundred dollar reward for proof against Caveists.
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Pyris & Co
Toledo
Oto
Rolling Stock in Canada in 1918
Statistics from the Department of Railways and Canals show Canada had 5 756 locomotives, 6 376 in passenger service, 200 243 freight cars, and 18 890 cars in companies' service in 1918.
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Canada
Department of Railways and Canals
Milier's Worm Powders Backed by Testimonials
Support pours in from brothers who know the medicine’s virtue but the powders speak for themselves. They act swiftly and thoroughly and the child given them shows improvement from the first dose.
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Milier
Population declines under Bolshevik rule in Russian cities
Under Bolsheviki regime, Omsk and Petrograd populations have fallen from over two million in 1912 to about 800,000 and Moscow’s population has shrunk by forty percent, according to documents and Bolshevik prisoner newspapers.
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Omsk
Petrograd
Moscow
No Minimum Price For Wheat Board Formed In Canada
James Stewart named president of the Wheat Purchasing Board with ten to twelve members to manage the Canadian wheat crop. Ottawa officials say the government will pay farmers an initial price, then the farmer receives the difference when grain is sold on world markets after deducting transportation and other charges.
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James Stewart
Wheat Purchasing Board
Ottawa
George Foster
Trade and Commerce
Winnipes
Wheat Purchasing Commission
Appa
Arrow to Shift Blame Arrogant Claim Allied Statesmen Plotted War
The letter published in Hamburger Nachrichten quotes former Prince Henry of Prussia urging King George to spare the former German emperor from trial and to also bring Allied statesmen to account for alleged world war guilt. It accuses Britain of orchestrating the war and notes hunger blockade and Boer-era measures as factors in German suffering.
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Copenhagen
Meary
Prussia
George
Hamburger Nachrichten
Germany
Henryc
England
Great Britain
Prince Henry
M. Sasozonoff
Balmoral
Flying In Winter Weather Avia tors Say Extreme Cold Can Be Combatted
Captains A. L. Cuff and G. A. Thompson recount how winter flying in Manitoba and France is feasible with electrically heated gear. They note lightweight heating units, five pounds total, and anti freezing advances easing engine radiator frosts during deep cold.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
A. L. Cuff
Royal Air Force
G. A. Thompson
Guelph
Ont
RAF
France
Manitoba Crop Estimates Hint Wheat Yield For This Year
Hon Valentine Winkler Manitoba provincial minister of agriculture issued a statement predicting about 45 bushels per acre for wheat this year with a total wheat area near 300000 acres. At $2.25 per bushel the crop would be worth about $101520, down from $112719 last year when yield was 51,000,000 bushels and price $2.21. A frost is reported in several Manitoba districts.
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Valentine Winkler
Manitoba
Freezone corn remover claims painless relief
An advertisement touts freezone as a painless method to lift corns using just a few drops applied to the corn. It promises quick drying without infection or irritation and notes drugs stores sell a quarter ounce for about a small cost. A second blurb mentions Prohibition Party events in Chicago with a banquet and mass meeting on September 1 and 2.
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di Sinnati
Chicago
United States
Prohibition Party
Minard's Liniment Cures Colds
A brief item notes a discussion about evening plans with Mr. and Mrs. Peck. The line quoted shows Mrs. Peck changing their mind about going to the theatre.
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Minard
Peck
Wead
Mrs. Peck
The Cause of Sickness Almost Always Due to Blood Condition
An advertisement explaining illness stems from two related issues: poor blood and exhausted nerves. It claims bloodlessness and run down nerves cause headaches breathlessness poor appetite and indigestion as well as neuralgic pains. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as the blood builder and nerve tonic with mail order pricing.
Prize Rules Set for Britain to Australia Flight
London officials publish rules for a 10 pound government prize to fly from Britain to Australia. Entry requires a aircraft built entirely in the United Kingdom and starting from Hounslow or Calshot. Bert Hinckler piloting a Sopwith Dove 80 horsepower seeks the prize, with the flight completed by early 1920.
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London
England
Royals Aero Club
Britain
Australia
Jane
Singapore
Bert Hinckler
Imi M1
General Pershing's Return Sets Off Enthusiastic Ovation
An audience hailed General Pershing during a review of American troops on the Bois de Vincennes. He predicted US demobilization by early September with 6,000 to 7,000 men remaining in occupation duty, and placed headquarters likely at Coblenz. The rest of the text includes an ad for Kelloga’s Asthma Remedy aimed at women.
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Eee
Bois de Vincennes
Pershing
United States
Army of Occupation
Coblenz
J. D. Kelloga
Far East As Field For Canadian Trade
Sir Edmund Walker of the Canadian Bank of Commerce says the Far East offers broad opportunities for Canadian trade after an Orient tour with Mr Logan and Mr Holt. He stresses a systematic campaign is needed to capture East markets and that significant gains require sustained effort. A farm land sale in Alberta reached a record $150 per acre near Coaldale for irrigated land in the A R and I block.
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Vancouver
Unina
Japan
Canadianrade
Edmund Walker
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Orient
Impany
Logan
San Francisco
Foreign Exchange H Department
Bank
Holt
East
Edmund
Alberta
Wyoming
Coaldale
A. R.and I
Winnipeg
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Putnam's Corn Extractor Ad Promises Quick Relief
A vintage advertisement touts manslaughter in second degree cutting corns with a razor as dangerous and useless. It claims Putnam's Corn Extractor removes corns and warts in one day and emphasizes painless safety priced at 25 cents per bottle.
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Putnam's Corn Extractor
France Holds Feast of Gratitude in Paris and Provinces
France observed a nationwide feast of gratitude with religious exercises and wreaths on war graves. Messages from President Poincare Premier Clemenceau and Marshal Foch were read as crowds honored soldiers of France and allies who sacrificed their lives in the war.
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Paris
France
Alsace
Lorraine
Poincare
Premier Clemenceau
Marshal Foch
Callings Followed By Returned Soldiers
Ottawa reports 273 000 Canadian Army personnel completed demobilization questionnaires from the Department of Soldiers Civil Reestablishment. Of these, 87 771 wish stock farming or agriculture, with 20 269 leaving other occupations for farming. Agriculture nets a gain of 15 589 men, while professionals and general occupations see a 20 409 rise and 12 708 men depart. Five soldiers show eagerness to change earnings methods after khaki.
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Ottawa
Department of Soldiers Civil
Catarrhozone Promises Quick Relief From Colds
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a sea inhalant that cures catarrh bronchitis and throat trouble without drugs. It claims immediate relief and urges readers to buy the dollar outfit, available in smaller sizes at dealers.
June Revenue in Ottawa War Taxes Surpass 1918 Levels
The Department of Inland Revenue reports June totals of 1,378,025 from war taxes and 4,586,088 from all sources, up from 2,993,630 in June 1918. Tobacco excise led the month with 2,425,650 in revenue.
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Ottawa
Department of Inland Revenue
Department
Treasury
A Child’s Question About Marriage Stumps Teacher
A classroom moment sets a girl apart as she asks how to draw marriage. The teacher prompts a drawing about future roles, but the girl replies she wishes to be married and cannot depict it in a drawing.
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