Seven Million Women Work It See War Factories Rise
It is estimated that about seven thousand women work in war industries in the British Isles with wholesale men’s withdrawal from labor creating substitutions in industrial output. Women are milking, operating lathes, and performing tasks in powder sheds, buses, and metal and timber trades across Scotland Northumberland Devonshire and other counties with long shifts and varied roles.
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British Isles
Scotland
Northumberland
Devonshire
Minard’s Liniment Cures Colds and Aquatic Plants in China
Minard’s Liniment cited as curing colds and a collection of aquatic food plants gathered in a recent expedition to China. Includes water chestnuts water nuts aquatic bulbs and water bamboo with potential for swamp reclamation and commercial use. notes bamboo’s edible stalks resemble asparagus. Also reports on Toronto CP R Station lease to city and new facilities and growth in the region.
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China
Bell
Liquid Air Future Resolved By Professors Clark Onnes
Prof A L Clark of Queen’s University returns from Holland with findings on liquid air and its tempera ture thresholds. He and Onnes plan publication with the Royal Academy and foresee commercial use within decades. A liquid air machine may be installed at Queen’s for continued research and experiments. Manitoba poultry feed costs in fall 1914 hit flocks, reducing egg production last spring compared with two years prior.
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A. L. Clark
Queen's Uniersity
Holee
Kamberkungh Onnes
Leyden University
Gauefringsit
Onnes
Clark
Royal Academy of Aam
Queen's
Manitoba
Grape-Nuts Described As Rich Whole Grain Nourishment
The article extols Grape-Nuts as a full nutrimental blend of whole wheat and malted barley. It praises the unique flavor and nutritious qualities beyond wheat alone and notes the baking process enhances grain digestibility.
Canadian Egg Trade Pleas for Better Quality and Investment
The piece argues that Canada, especially Alberta, must improve egg quality and production to capitalize on rising demand from Britain and other markets. It notes past export gaps, western versus eastern egg quality, and the potential to grow a profitable poultry industry with better breeding, feeds, and management.
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Canada
Great Britain
Britain
Streas
United States
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Che Ee
Yale
Testing Time for Germans Shows Draft of War Creed
Fragmentary pledge from Kaiser era stresses internal mobilization and obedience to orders. The lines invoke soldiers and families to remember their oath amid looming hostilities and national crisis.
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Germany
Government efficiency and Manitoba creamery operations
Observers note government efficiency as a theme and cite a large number of creameries in Manitoba operating through the past winter. The text argues dairies in the city need not import sweet cream due to local production. It references spring and a campaign or tune related to agricultural progress.
Favorite Hymns Through the Years and Their Makers
D A Ewen surveys beloved hymns and their composers from Keir and Toplady to Havergal and Gould. The piece notes enduring favorites like All People That on Earth Do Dwell and Rock of Ages, contrasts historic church singing with modern choir renditions, and hints at age of 1916.
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John Mason
Keir
Keble
Heber
Moly
Kethe
Cowper
Smart
Francia Ridley Havergal
Gould
Jesus
White
D. A. Ewen
Submarine Origins Traced Back to Antiquity and 17th Century
A French professor notes submarine ideas are centuries old with Aristotle citing Alexander the Great. Dutch inventor Cornelius Van Drebbel staged a 1620 submersible. Earlier, 1594 monks proposed a metal watertight craft and 1597 Frenchman Pradine built one. Pascal observed Pradine experiments through 1650 with reported outcomes.
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Alexander the Great
Cornelius van Drebbel
Janes I
Meppe
Jean, Barrie
Pradine
Exhibition of War Superstitions Draws Attention
Professor Archenhold of the Royal Astronomical Society in Berlin promotes a provincial show of war amulets and talismans worn by German soldiers. Items include a “Letter” claimed to offer protective powers, advertised at 21-24 to readers. The feature cites Yale’s Lounsbury as a critic while noting the era’s superstition amid a summer scene and a beard of speculative figures.
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Archenhold
Royal Astronomical Society
Berlin
F.K. Os
Good Rich Blood Health Claims for Dr Williams Pills
Patient testimonials praise Dr Williams Pink Pills as life changing with restored color weight and strength. A Kingston Ontario user credits the pills with rapid health gains after discouragement and urges others to obtain the remedy from Brockville Ontario or via mail for six boxes at two dollars and fifty cents.
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Wiliams
Williams
Gertrude Haffner
Kingston
Ont
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Alcohol as Fuel Discussion Sparks Canada Prohibition Debate
A Regina College former principal suggests Canadian breweries and distilleries could convert to produce fuel grade alcohol. An analytical chemist advocates using alcohol for production, pickling, canning, and storage as prohibition spreads. He warns oil supplies are finite and will rise with demand.
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Canada
Regina College
Colts Fed Without Oats Show Different Performance
A Kansas Agricultural College experiment compares two groups of twenty colts fed different rations. One group receives oats daily while the other uses a corn bran oilmeal mix. Energy value is similar, though oats cost more.
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Kansas Aggslatural College
Railways push women into clerical work across Canada
In Calgary C P R offices 16 of 20 clerks enlisted. Canada sees a rise in female clerks as war depletes male staff. Many women wear work overalls performing engine and station tasks. The piece notes shifts in attire and roles plus broader wartime service.
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Calgary
England
Canada
Dominion
Promoted Russian Army Officer Heroine Receives Honors
Tatiana, promoted to a high rank in the Russian army by late 1914, served at Astrakhan and led scouting due to German language skills. She earned the Order of Saint Deen fourth degree and a cross third degree for bravery in recon missions under fire, later wounded.
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Tatiana the
Rad
Ander
Astrakhan
Mlitary
Order of St. Deen
Bonpitel
War crimes in cartoons haunt Germany’s memory
The editorial laments lingering German guilt as cartoons in galleries memorialize atrocities in Belgium and elsewhere. It contrasts massed condemnation by foreign artists with no counter portrait from German defenders, while noting long-lasting punishment beyond lives affected. In Nashville a baseball game is interrupted by a passerby’s call.
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CIA
Rassa Oe
Belgium
Germany
Recape
Catner
Ss Ce
Holland
United States
Preparedness for Farmers Amid Hard Times and Debt
Poor soils and rising costs threaten farms in pause but a prudent plan keeps families fed. Fresh gardens, eggs, milk and butter become weapons against hardship, while grain and hay secure livestock. Proper management and orderly purchases support resilience.
Indiscriminate Cure Claim for Sore Throat Promoted
An old promotional piece touts a mysterious remedy for tonsillitis sore throat and chest colds claiming night cures with a penetrating solution. The text mocks ordinary syrups and implies dramatic relief with an unnamed product.
Nerviline Pain Relief Ad Promises Quick, Widespread Relief
An advertisement touts Nerviline as a versatile rub for sore throats chest colds and rheumatic pain. It claims rapid soothing effects within five minutes and wide use for neuralgia lumbago sciatica and stiff muscles. The copy notes Canada’s large Nerviline sales and promotes a 50 cent family bottle as economical.
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Canada
Ner-ed-Din of the Turkish defense praised as a gentleman
The article notes Ner-ed-Din’s conduct at Kut as cautious and honorable, denying vicious acts by Arabs, and reports on occasional unverified tales such as a truce proposal and cattle herd tactics. It contrasts him with Nazim Pasha and other old school Turkish officers. It mentions sick and wounded and his restraint.
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Nazim Pasha
Ner-ed-Din
Canada committee seeks US experts for railway study
A joint US Canada panel aims to recruit specialists to assist in a comprehensive study of Dominion railway trade and transportation issues. The appeal notes caution about assuming integrity based on profession and urges honesty in business dealings while advertising patent remedies and testimonials.
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Canada
United States
Transporta Pro
Corporation Securities
Kega
Ogee Priv
Christian
Oni‘tor
Forebodings of the Sea in Lord Kitchener Portrait
The piece notes Lord Kitchener’s sea misgivings despite his seafaring life. It recalls his Egypt tailor made a waistcoat before Khartoum and his habit of avoiding the ship’s hazard while traveling. A stray quoted line questions a priest’s departure amid parishioner negligence.
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Kitchener
Lord Kitchener
Dover
Cais
Egypt
Khartoum
Coee
Ester Guarn
Manitoba Fish Life and Fisheries in Provincial Waters
A historical Manitoba account outlines the diversity of fish in lakes and rivers. It notes sturgeon in the Red River and tributaries, whitefish in Lake Winnipeg, goldeye and perch in northern waters, sucker and rock bass in rivers, catfish in muddy streams, and reports on eels and sunfish presence. It describes a state effort under the Department of Marine and Fisheries to preserve fisheries and mentions Indigenous treaty rights granting fishing privileges on reserve waters.
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Waaipte
Manitoba
Red River
Assiniboine
Lake Winnipeg
Black Bear Island
New York
United States
Winnipeg
Pembina
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Lake mi
J. D. A. Evans
Learn to Swim Warns of Summer Drowning Dangers
The Providence Journal urges learning to swim as essential summer safety. It argues most drownings occur when non swimmers fail to swim and emphasizes swimming as a vital skill, not optional recreation, to save lives in emergencies.
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China
Wal
The
Providence Journal
Primitive brick oven stove described in late 19th century text
The fragment describes building two brick piles around two feet high with space between for a fire, then placing a heavy tin lid to create an improvised stove. It mentions using waste fuel to economize and cook directly over the bricks, with a magistrate questioning the method amid police discussion.
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Asaie
Ekiee
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