Enviable Position Of Merchants Bank Profit Report
The Merchants Bank reports strong financials ending April 196 with profits after provisions near twelve hundred thousand dollars and a 20 percent share of total liabilities, deposits surpassing fifty million and notes in circulation rising to over twelve hundred thousand. Loans, discounts in Canada, and call loans show substantial figures while reserves remain robust and deposits exceed fifty million for the first time since 1910. War conditions are noted as having contributed to improved credit and stability despite an initial shock in 1914.
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Canada
First Aid Work by CPR Centre Noted As Most Successful Year
The CPR Centre of the Canadian Pa Medical Ambulance Association reports a record year with 1al6 exams and many trainees qualifying for certificates. Wives and daughters of CPR workers joined free training, and over 3,750 first aid cases were recorded across regions including Atlantic Centre and Ontario. Widespread Red Cross contact and bravery medals were highlighted, while cattle export and food shortages were briefly discussed in a broader wartime update.
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Caneian’ Parihe
John Ambulance
Netroctisa
Cimateni
Cpri
Kis
CP. Remployees
Tom the Assoc
CPR
Battery
Cole UN
Montreal
Duke of
Donald Cameron
Royal Canadian Humane Society
Wach
CPLR
Atlantic Centre
Ontar Western
R. John
A Sensible Thing To Do About Tea And Coffee
The passage advises quitting both tea and coffee as the sensible remedy for headaches nervousness insomnia biliousness and a jumpy heart caused by caffeine, noting the simplicity of choosing the pure food drink instead.
Instant Postum Gains Favor With Health-Mavering Public
Instant Postum, made from roasted wheat with molasses, is marketed as free from harmful substances. The ad notes thousands choose Postum for health protection and comfort, appealing to health conscious consumers.
The Meaning of Economy and War Spending
A London Times view argues that austerity is essential for victory. It says scarce resources must be sacrificed at home to fund war production and essential services, with unnecessary expenditures draining capital and labor away from the war effort.
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London Times
Just One More Direct Message Mrs Patrick Williams Tells Kidney Remedy
Mrs Patrick Williams of St Sesime Kent Co New Brunswick shares a testimonial about head pain weakness relief from Dodd's Kidney Pills She urges suffering women to try the remedy as a simple cure noting relief from weakness and sickness and claiming kidney health improves with Dodd's Pills
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Patrick Williams
Dodd
St. Sesime
Kent Co. N. B
Generous Indian Ruler Backs Empire In War Effort
In Kuteh, the Rao shows unwavering loyalty to the British allied cause. He has funded a regiment costing 45,000, reflecting steadfast service to the Empire during wartime. The passage extols digestion and health, recommending Parmele as a stomach remedy. A domestic scene follows with a husband loving calf liver for breakfast and a wife musing on keeping a calf.
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Kuteh
India
Rao
Century-old farm notes and a cure ad mix in flood of text
The fragmentary copy blends an old catalog style reward notice and medical cure claim with a Toledo firm address and rambling prose on farming, English exchange and London pub life. The garbled lines include a Liniment ad, a joke about marrying an economical man, and assorted names.
Coal Resources in Western Canada Sparse Yet Historic
The Calgary News notes limited coal reserves in Saskatchewan Alberta and Manitoba. Dominion Geological Survey data outlines total tonnage across regions with potential for power plants, yet warns of exhaustible supply in prairie provinces amid rising demand and long term energy planning.
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Calgary
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Hina Cotman
Prairie
Dominion Geological Survey
Minard's liniment credited for cures in Mahone Bay notices
A series of brief testimonials from residents including A. Livingstone and John Mader claim relief from bronchitis asthma rheumatism and a severe sprain after using Minard's liniment. The letters reference Lot 5 Pet T and local area Mahone Bay.
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Minard
Livingstone
Pett
Mahone Bay
John Mader
Poverty Amid Plenty in War-Torn Russia Reflected by Traveler
A traveler notes crowded Polish refugees in Russia and warns that smart planning, including securing provisions a week ahead and relying on friends, helps. Petrograd faces irregular food and fuel supplies due to rail shortages, despite abundant distant food, with transport from remote areas described as nearly insurmountable.
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Russia
Poland
Nerviline Promised Relief for Muscle and Nerve Pain
An advertisement touts Nerviline as a powerful cure for splitting pains in muscles, backache, rheumatism, and colds. It claims deep penetration, safety, and rapid relief, urging trials and noting a family-sized bottle as economical. It names a company at the end without clear city details.
Blockade aims and international law discussed by Cecil
A Paris interview with Lord Robert Cecil outlines Allied aims to destroy German commerce and cut food supplies, noting paralyzed German exports and credit. He stresses distinguishing legal imports from smuggled goods and weighing regular blockade against existing measures while upholding neutral rights.
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Paris
Robert Cecil
Germany
Alrady
Russia tops world in timber resources claims
A distorted report asserts Russia holds first among nations for timber resources with two thirds of unknown quality. It cites vast forest areas in European Russia Finland and Siberia, and claims only about 400,000 square miles of Amur valley land are suitable for sustainable cutting, with reforestation needed.
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Russia
Finland
Siberia
Amur
Am Fara
Russian Forestry Department
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CP. R. Centre
Minara
Holland
Berlin
Belgi Courland
Belgius
Tirpite
Massac
Reali Mets
New York World
Kathryn
Kitty
New York Globe
Testa Cereal Co
New Brunswick
Ann Price
Fiat Cokers
Hall
Fjcheney & CO
Toledo
London
Liniment Lumberma
Madge
Dolly
Wny
All de Tone Co
Kings
Cecil
Dr. Chase
Dr.Chase
Oren
Chase
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