Indian National Congress opens with loyalty call
Ten thousand delegates attend the opening of the Indian National Congress meeting. Sir Satyendra Sinha’s presidential address urges government goodwill toward India and calls for continued support for self government and a stronger Indian army. The report also mentions general patriotic utterances during the session.
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Indian National Congress
India
Ing
Satyendra Sinha
Satyendra
Oklahoma Town Meeting a Criminal Lawyer Search
A traveler named Sper emerges from a train in an Oklahoma town and asks a local man about a criminal lawyer. The man, seeming long acquainted with the town, hints they may have a lawyer but cannot prove it, and they question Wilson’s involvement amid terse exchanges.
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Sper
Oklahoma
Stowly
Plans for Postwar Development Urged by Commission
The Economic and Development Commission received numerous suggestions on future Canada development including long term credit for farms, public stockyards, coop societies, land use, immigration and colonization. It invites public input and offers opportunities to submit views, with offices at Vittoria Street. Liniment advert appears at the end.
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Commission On Development
Coopers Hom Ig
Settlig
Canada
Vittoria Street
Britannia Remains Busy on Food Aid to Belgians
A New Yorker explains how Britain continues to supply Belgians with food amid German occupation. The Belgian Relief Commission is praised as efficient in preventing diversion of aid, while rumors of Canada and the United States failing to support Belgium are dismissed as unfounded. The piece argues that Belgian resistance would block shipments if not for Allied efforts and naval risks.
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New Yorker
Canada
United States
Belgium
Britannia
Thade
Pain Relief Claims in Back Ailments Marketing Pill Cure
An Ontario testimonial touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for back pain and rheumatic conditions. The narrator describes severe back ache attributed to a kidney issue, noting relief after using the pills and asserting generalized health benefits.
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Tieir
Samuel Calderhouse
Orillia
Williams
Hystand
Dr. Williams
Brockville
Ont
Cossack Escape From Austrian General in Galicia
An Austrian general in Galicia devised a plan to expose Cossack invincibility by ordering his troops to capture and bring a live Cossack to him. A daring rider covertly maneuvered behind the general and seized him while mounted, fleeing with the captive rider leading the horse and the general bound. The escape ended when the Cossack returned the general to Russian lines, leaving the Austrian furious at his failed display.
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Galicia
Tesson
Paseag
Cossack
Bas
Buy at Home rally and war dispatch mix
A patriotic home goods appeal urges townsfolk to buy locally to support the community and avoid mail orders. The piece shifts to a Petrograd war despatch describing a bold cavalry dash near Piast, resulting in prisoners taken and German forces reinforcing as Soviet troops withdrew.
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Petrograd
S2nd
Geran
Women to farm England to support war effort
England faces a wartime shift as women across classes are urged to work the land. Lord Selborne advocates replacing men on position land with wives and daughters, stressing fair wages and patriotism as the nation hinges on every worker. Windfall wartime rhetoric accompanies odd ad lines about Holloway's Corn Cures.
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England
Lord Selborne
Board of Agriculture
Shrewsbury
Garson
Holloway
Low-Down Trick Leads to Faulty Mine Detonation
An account from the arena recalls a World War I trench deception near Germany where a German trench mine failed to explode. A soldier accidentally caused the device to detonate without serious injury, preserving his helmet and a fatal trench ket, a curious outcome linked to a deceptive mine plan from a German-occupied area.
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Wileh
Siena
Growth in Provincial Farmers Societies Recounted in Saskatoon
S E Greenway reports a strong year for provincial agricultural groups at Saskatoon, noting 113 charter societies plus 15 to 20 unorganized locals. He cites extensive exhibition activity, with many societies thriving though some grants come from government funding.
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Agricul
S. E. Greenway
Saskatcheway
Inau
Saskatoon
Iat
Sunday on School Salaries Boost Sparks Debate
A Reading board of education meeting faced criticism over evangelist Sunday’s plea for higher teacher pay. A finance committee reading of his letter contrasted ministerial salaries with teachers, invoking a Chicago Tribune quote about wage fairness. A separate anecdote about a washerwoman and a club manager illustrated class tensions.
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Board of Education
C. Otis
Chicago Tribune
Fea
Taont
Grape-Nuts Promises Health For Troubled Children
A Canadian pamphlet letter recounts a mother’s tale of a boy with weak digestion who flourished after starting Grape Nuts for breakfast and supper. A husband who disliked cereals also grew fond, and two rickets cases reportedly improved, attributed to proper nourishment from Grape Nuts. The note claims ongoing family belief in the product and asks readers if they have seen the letter.
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Smething
Sheh
Pomum Co
Frozen Wheat as Swine Feed Shows Strong Results
Experiments in Ottawa and Guelph show frozen wheat provides good gains for pigs, with the best diet combining frozen wheat with milk. Results are uniform across twelve groups, indicating frozen wheat is a valuable feed source comparable to barley, even at lower bushel weights. Internal parasites in children are discussed, endorsing Miller's Worm Powder as an effective remedy.
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Ottawa
Guelph
Ontario Agricultural College
Strange Railways and Unique Tracks Around the World
The article surveys unusual railways including Ireland's Taig is the Lartigue line with dual engines and seats that shift for balance. It also explains rack railways with a central gear rack in Switzerland and the Brennan monorail balanced by gyroscopes, showcasing future oddities in rail transit.
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Taig
Lartigue
Rallybunion
Ireland
Zerland
Brennan
Wheat production data and farming guidance from 1918 report
International Institute of Agriculture reports 1918 global wheat at 599 million bushels, US two-sevenths. Northern hemisphere output highlighted. southern hemisphere not detailed. Notes on efficient feeding to conserve costs plus a call from Marta Burrill urging Canadian farmers to boost livestock production to aid military needs.
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Bureau of Crop Estimates
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
United States
South America
Australia
Marta Burrill
Canadian Red Cross figures reveal relief effort and growth
The Canadian Red Cross reports over 1,000,000 in cash and supplies received, about 200,000 spent on ambulances, 125,000 given to the British Society, and 66 nurses plus 50 male attendants sent through St John Ambulance. Branches rose from 157 to 320 in a year. shipments exceed 30,000 with four railcar loads weekly from Toronto. Col Hodgetts says no Red Cross case was lost en route to France.
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Canadian Red Cross
Om’ Ambulce
Brital Society
Red Cross
St John Ambulance Society
Toronto
Col Hodgetts
England
France
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