Unclaimed Bank Balances in Canada Top One Million
A parliamentary table shows unclaimed bank balances and certified cheques totaling 1 076 ny, with Canada City and District Bank holding the largest sum at 112 964. The Book of Ventres! accounts for 100 299, reflecting long dormant balances and no interest paid for at least five years. A pest powder advertisement follows, touting Millers Worm Powders as a safe vermifuge for children.
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Canada
Ee Ee
Stoomaker Dist
Treal City and District Bank
Copper demand drives price rise in British Columbia mines
The war boosted copper demand and prices, boosting BC copper resources. Production rose in 1916 and is now estimated at 52,000,000. The province's mineral production last year was valued at 26,763,000 dollars according to a recent report.
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British Columbia
British Colambia
Mall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Cure for Catarrh
An old time advertisement promising one hundred dollars reward for a catarrh cure by Mall’s Catarrh Cure. It includes J Cheney Co of Freeda Ohio and mentions a 18 year reputation and National Bank or Commerce endorsements.
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Mall
J. Cheney & CO
Freeda, O
Cheney
Tis
Firm
Unhappy Belgium note and muttered admonitions amid ruins
The fragment cites a New York Times remark about unhappy Belgium with harsh descriptions of barbarities and German troops. It includes a twilight withdrawal order and a demand that inhabitants respect troops, plus stray lines about ships to Europe and a doctor for a tramp.
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Belgium
Troupes Santes
R.L
New York Times
Anzac Capital Name to Honor Gallipoli Deed
The piece notes the choice of a new Australian capital name to immortalize a great deed at Gallipoli. It praises the decision to honor the event with a title that carries Homeric strength and embodies pride for a young nation.
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Anzac
Manchester
George Town
Gallipoli
Tonic Treatment For The Stomach
Modern methods tone the stomach to aid digestion and restore appetite. Dr Williams Pink Pills are claimed to build digestive strength and aid chronic stomach trouble. A user from Corinth Ontario reports relief from nausea dizziness headaches and back pain after taking the pills. Availability is via medicine dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Willams
Amy Browning
Corinth
Prisoners of War Report From Dorchester Camp
A Scandinavian correspondent in England telegraphs about a German war prisoners camp at Dorchester. He notes well treated prisoners with only boredom due to lack of work, German cooks producing meals paid by the government, and a German pastor visiting weekly. The report mentions two deaths possibly linked to poison gas exposure, and British government oversight of the camp’s conditions.
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England
Dorchester
Mittlieh
Low
Sinet Rumests
German Hope Fades as Paris Campaign Fails
Fragmentary wartime note asserts German forces showed valor and efficiency yet failed to destroy French lines and reach Paris early in the war, marking a turning moment after the Marne and the retreat of German advances.
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Germany
Paris
Dairy Costs and Milk Production in Ottawa Report
A new annual report from the dairy and cold storage commissioner of the department of agriculture in Ottawa analyzes milk cost by cow type showing eight cows yield 32 cents per hundred pounds while higher yielding cows bring 64 cents. The report includes twelve appendices on dairy work, market extension, and export and import dairy trade with cheese exports rising significantly from 1910 to 1915. The office of the publication branch supplies the report. Minard's Liniment Cures Garget in Cows.
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Dairy and Cold Storage Commissioner
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Dairy and Cold Storage
Departurint of Agriculture
Winnipeg Suggested as Center for Dominion Capital Move
The Calgary News Telegram editorial urges moving the Canadian national capital from Ottawa to a more central western location. Winnipeg is proposed as the best situated city to serve as the new capital, arguing centrality within Canada and a forward looking stance.
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Winnipeg
Calgary News Telegram
Ottawa
News- Telegram
Reveere of
Canada
News-Telegram
Times
Euch
Dominion of Canada
British Sea Power and World Domination Debate
A critic asserts that Britain’s naval supremacy secures global influence, arguing German losses at sea prevent world position gains and that Allied victory allows setting terms for a just peace. The piece blends political analysis with unrelated quips and a humorous aside about domestic life.
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Boone
England
France
Russia
Britain
Germany
Europe
New Republic
A Change of Food Works Wonders
An illustrated anecdote shows a woman recovering from stomach and bowel troubles after stopping coffee and using Postum and CrsipNute with a healthier diet. She reports improved strength and disappearance of nervous trouble after four months.
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Postum
When the Grave Yawned for Him and He Healed
A Quebec reader, Mr Goulette of Old Fort Ray Labradore, recounts suffering Brights disease last winter. He credits two boxes of Dodd’s Kidney Pills mailed 200 miles away with swift relief and a cure that lets him work as well as ten years ago, inviting others to verify his claim.
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Old Fort Ray
Labradore
Que
Bright
Dodd
Dodds
Jack
Bang
Rey
Billion Dollar Year On Farms of Canada
Dr C A James tells the Canadian Ayrshire breeders that farmers will support the empire with taxes and enlistments amid war. He cites 1915 farm outputs and predicts 1916 gains, urging dairymen and farmers to match wheat records and sustain national production.
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Canada
C. ¢. James
Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Carts Rite
Toronto
Dr. James
Great Lakes
Prairies
Torosto
Ada
Ontario
All Canada
M. St. Marie
Tells How German People are Fooled
Professor Neilson of Harvard University cites German press control and doctored abroad despatches to shape public opinion. He notes Germans believed in total victory and were misled about the Lusitania, after a year abroad on exchange.
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Neilson
Harvard Univ
Germany
Harerd
Baught
Upper Cana College
Deliver the Goods Says Lloyd George on War Factories
Lloyd George insists the struggle is between British workers and German workshops. He argues domestic production will fuel the army against Prussian militarism, with support from Mrs Churchill and Major Churchill noting workers boost shell output and morale.
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David Lloyd George
Germany
Eur
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
Flanders
Greatin
Canada’s Military Efficiency Amid War Discourse
In a New York speech Premier Bor den signals Canada’s growing wartime role and strong munitions output under British orders. The piece notes a United States tolerance for Canada’s military rise, and that both nations would be highly organized on a war footing.
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Canada
Borden
New York
England
United States
Dominion
Baskobaney
Americas
Sympathizing Neighbor Recounts Family Conversation
An unclear neighbor account mentions a wife, uncle, and a neighbor named Sonne with An and Gabe. The text appears garbled and lacks coherent events or dates to form a definite news item.
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Gabe
British Inhumane Warfare Critique From Returned Soldier
Captain W. K. Coulter, returned from the front, says British conduct is too humane in warfare. He recalls capturing Hessians in trenches and describes German bomb tactics, spy networks, and Russian prisoner use. He notes conversations with officers about England’s need for manpower and the high cost of war.
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W. K. Coulter
St. John, N.B
Warsaw
All Armies
Boulogne
Canis Ey
England
Ireland Urged to Help Crush Prussians in War Call by Redmond
John Redmond makes a stirring appeal for Irish recruits urging Ireland to join the Allies to defend its own interests and honor. He warns that folding under pressure would injure Ireland's future and could allow Prussians to seize Irish lands.
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John Redmond
Ireland
Raucous Noise Frightens Household in Quiet Afternoon
In a domestic disturbance Mrs Maclarty rushes to soothe the din. She discovers her husband shouting while sawing boards in the garden, arguing about neighbors and decorum. Kirsty pleads for restraint and practical repairs.
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Donalo
Kirsty
Fur Trade Surges in Edmonton Dealers Report Strong 1915 Q4
Pur dealers in Edmonton note the last two months of 1915 show the strongest fur trade on record with keen competition and rising prices. The report highlights ant Zoors and related products, signaling a booming period for the fur production industry.
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Edmonton
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