Electrically Treated Crops Fruit Growing In British Columbia
Electrically treated crops in British Columbia show marked growth and higher yields. Experiments near Lincaden Mar Scotland report up to 60 percent more grain and 38 percent more straw with five hours daily discharge over 108 days. Okanagan Valley districts contribute to a $1.7 million 1916 crop value, exporting to Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and expanding trade with Australia South Africa and Great Britain. Government displays win Royal Horticultural medals in London for BC production excellence.
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Lincaden Mar Scotland
JH. Priestley
Canag
Columbia
Okanagan Valley
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Australia
South Africa
Great Britain
Royal Horticultural
London
England
Ladies Wanted for Plain and Light Sewing Work
Advert shows opportunities for sewing at Nation Manufacturing Company Montrest. Describes good pay, work at any distance, charges paid, with details available from the employer.
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Nation Manufacturing Company
Montrest
Meatless Days and Historic Fasting Laws
The note recalls medieval abstinence laws enforcing meatless days for political and religious reasons. It cites 16th century rules extending fasting to Saturdays and Wednesdays, aiming to strengthen observance, with a London tavern incident in 1863 where four workers were punished and a tavern owner pilloried.
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London
Comical French kiss spree mars calm scene in war film
A curious episode in France features Minard's Liniment curing a feared illness as an extraordinarily pretty damsel passionately kisses a British rescuer who saved a hero. Dozens join the show of affection until a bruiser forces a pause. A German comparison ends the tale. Roy explains lateness due to starting late.
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France
Francia
Old World Advice and Odd Claims in a Snapshot
In a fragment from a Chicago Herald item a man asks who waited longest at a consulting room while a tailor is mentioned. The piece shifts to an ad-like note praising Miller’s Worm Powders as pleasant to take and capable of expelling worms, with a warning about possible vomiting on weak stomachs.
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Chicago Herald
Miller
Paper clothes and paper prices loom for publishers
A city clothing maker warns that paper clothing and rising paper costs threaten publishers. Costs in the textile and paper sectors surge due to subsidies and shortages, with matches and wool shortages affecting supply lines. The result heightens publisher difficulties and prices across the board.
Britain’s Shipping Losses in German Campaign Counted
Ian Hill, secretary of the Liverpool Steamship Owners’ Association, notes that in 27 months of war from August 1914 to October 1916, 435 steam vessels over 1,600 tons were lost, totaling 1,744,000 tons gross deadweight. Britain began with 16,000,140 tons gross, so losses equal 12 percent in number and 11 percent by tonnage, with cargo value at 0.49 percent. A commentator adds that heavy blockade won’t starve 35.
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Ian Hill
Liverpool Steamship Owners’ Asse
Great Britain
Why Women Cannot Sleep Promises Cure from Pavone Prescription
A testimonial extols Dr. Pierce Pavone Prescription as a remedy for nervous breakdown and insomnia in women. The writer claims personal recovery and recommends the medicine to others, citing a sister who improved during delicate condition and a general restoration of health.
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BV. Phere ‘Chatham
Dr. Pierce
St Park Ave
Chath
Question of Worthiness Between Edith and Nonentity Jack
A fragmentary dialogue shows Edith pressing Jack about his objection to her, noting his perception of no merit in her and implying his ongoing objection. The exchange centers on perceived value and mutual doubt in a terse, interpersonal moment.
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Jack
Edith
Kipling Warns McGill Students Against Materialism
Kipling spoke at McGill University urging students to resist money obsessed pursuits and emphasize ideals formed at college. He warned that the hunt for wealth dims the moral and intellectual leadership he saw in active-minded youth.
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Rudyard Kipling
McGill University
Kipling
McGill
Underwood
Ott Journal
Women as Bankers Tackle Clerical Limits and Breaks
The Federation of Women Workers argues against limiting women to clerical roles in banking. A woman is named as a branch manager at London Midland Bank, others train for similar posts. After King’s College banking lectures, four of 20 candidates score high marks. Rose Kingston, head office of London and South Western Bank, wins best place with examiner praise. Several women from the same bank win certificates.
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Brix Truste
Federation of Women Workers
London
Cy Ded Midland Bank
G Bart
King’s College
Gael Mise Rose Kingston
Western Bank
John Paget
Sven
Ned
Quill Pens and Steel Weigh Court Evidence in 1810 Debate
In a Fain burgh court a dispute over an old document claimed to be 200 years old was examined. A copperplate specialist used magnifying glasses to compare pen marks and testified that the markings appeared made with steel pen rather than a quill. The steel pen left a space between strokes while the quill produced a flat mark under close watch.
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Fainburgh
Nervous Disorders Promised Relief From Pink Pills
An Ottawa era advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for nervous disorders and related symptoms. It cites a Beav er Bank Nova Scotia woman who improved after using the pills and urges weak women and girls to try them. The ad notes availability from medicine dealers or six boxes for Brockville Ontario.
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Williams
Williams Pinter
Dr. Williams
Untitled fragment on oils and a kitchen conversation
An incomplete text fragment discusses Dr. Thomas oil praised as the oil of the people. A waitress questions Maggie about a young man speaking with her in the kitchen, but the girl cannot recall or identify the scene.
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Thonas
Maggie
Queer Food Prejudices Across Britain A Scotsman Note
The Scotsman highlights regional tastes and prejudices in food across Britain. It cites Liverpool shipowner Mr. Houston listing urban and regional aliments from turnip tops to haggis, noting English dislike and Scottish affection. It recalls Dr. Johnson on porridge and mentions mackerel’s fluctuating value as northern fishers discard them.
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Houston
Liverpool
London
Edinburgh
Scotland
England
Johnson
Inez Fishers
north London + Chronicle
Canada to Unite Seas in Naval Alliance
Regina Post argues that Canada must join Britain in a broad imperial naval alliance to keep the Pacific open for trade. The piece emphasizes Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and British Dominions as key allies, with a united seas plan to strengthen the war effort and bond forged on French and Flanders battlefields.
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Briain
Canada
Great
Germany
Austia
Turkey
Consid
Atlantic
Australia
New Zealand
Hong Koi
Straits Settlements
China
Malaya
Poles See Through The German Plan in Wartime Autonomy Talk
A fragmentary historical note argues that Poles distrust German promises of autonomy, citing harsh actions in Posen such as flogging and imprisonment of children to deter resistance. It suggests Polish autonomy could shift war aims, with debates over whether Danzig would join the new Poland and warnings against Teutonic encroachment enduring for a thousand years.
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Germany
Poland
Posen
M. Wazeter
Urals
Mit
Warsaw
Asia
Danzig
Germany's Home Production Struggles Under Allied Blockade
A Mail and Empire report notes Britain’s naval action halting nitrates and fertilizers to Germany, crippling domestic crop production. Without imports and foregone farm yields, Germany faces severe food shortages and possible famine as output falls below normal.
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Germany
Boots by the Million Supply Boots to Allied Armies
Northamptonshire factories churn out at least 125000 boots weekly for the British Army and allied forces including the French army, Belgian army, Serbian army, and others. Various special boots appear for sailors, Gurkhas, West Africans, the Corps, and tropical deployments, with mosquito boots among the hardest жит.
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Northamptonshire
Sruy Ardavy
Northamton
West Air
Th Corps
Slow train ride prompts passenger mutterings
Fragmentary dialogue shows a passenger blaming the slow run and a conductor retorting you can get off and walk. The passenger notes they would, but the train time expected delays.
Explainer Notes on Panic in Theatre Front Row
In the front row, the speaker notes dangers of theatre panic and praises cool headed men. A casual remark mentions a theater scene and a bald headed individual, implying vigilance and control during a potential scare.
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