Holland Alberta Club Seeks Dutch Immigration Postwar
A local Holland society in Alberta plans to promote Dutch immigration after World War I. The club will aid farmers and artisans, form an advisory farmers board, circularize Hollanders in Alberta, and organize membership drives with a $1 fee. They aim to reunite Hollanders in Canada and secure orderly migration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland Clubeef
Hallanders
Alberta
Holland
Sew Club
Fanners
Frand
Canada
Breakfast Toasts for Kids Before School Routine
A simple morning ritual suggests offering a warm drink to energize children before heading to class, with emphasis on safety and moderation. Parents are encouraged to prepare a nourishing start to the school day.
Japan’s Celluloid Toy Makers Expand Output Abroad
Japanese celluloid toy manufacturers push to max capacity to satisfy rising demand from Australia, India, China, Hong Kong and the United States. The shift comes as thirty German toy factories convert to munition works, tightening materials and boosting Japanese market share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Australia
India
China
Hong Kong
United States
Germany
Montreal
Health claims for Dr Williams Pink Pills for women
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as restoring health to weak women. It recounts a testimonial from Mrs Slee of Grenville, describing relief from dizziness and back pain after using the pills. Readers are urged to buy via dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. in Brockville, Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Crenville
Dr. Williams
Dr Williams
Poet
Brorkville
Irrigation gains cited in Alberta district report
Dominion Irrigation Department publishes figures showing sequina wheat yields from 26 to 3 bushels per acre in 191S and notes equal moisture from irrigation and rain. Alberta irrigation expansion is limited. artificial watering proves valuable for lands near Moose Jaw to the Kotky Mountains and Bow River tract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caoaldale
Alberta
Ampunt
Dominion Irrigation Department
Frelde
Ae Hie Whem
Host
Moose Jaw
Kotky Mountains
Bow River
Lind
Freedom and slavery in Europe spark calls for universal liberty
The piece condemns ongoing slavery in Europe as a modern atrocity and urges Americans to oppose any return to servitude. It laments the erosion of liberty in Europe and stresses that peace cannot endure while freedom remains imperiled, urging collective action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Creamery Project Advances in Grande Prairie Region
The Peace River district in northern Alberta moves toward dairy and farming expansion with a new creamery planned for Grande Prairie. Previous supply gaps and reliance on Edmonton shipments hamper farming, but the creamery is to be built and expect to begin operating next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace River
Alberta
Grande Prairie
Edmonton
Insurance Quote Sparks Debate On Age Limits
A stocky anecdote recalls an insurer denying coverage to a man aged ninety four with a sharp twist. The old man argues that statistics show fewer deaths after age ninety four, challenging the insurer’s rule.
Trenching at Gallipoli echoes of Turkish delight tale
In Gallipoli, Ibn Gullistan recalls trench life and the Newfoundlanders’ slang for shrapnel Turkish delight. Soldiers learned to judge shells by sound and endured machine gun fire and constant danger. A grim meditation on fate and mortality pervades their dugouts and meals.
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Ibn Gullistan
Galipoli
Gallipoli
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria and Trade Oddities
Fragmentary text discusses Minard's Liniment as a diphtheria remedy, then shifts to U S trade figures and exports by country. It mentions early birds and asthma causes, praising Dr J D Kell eg e's Asthma Remedy as a universal cure and noting it is sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Kellége
Value of Rice as a Food Ad Promotes Cheap Rice
A free advertising piece extols rice as a wholesome, low cost food. It notes four pounds can be bought for a quarter and questions whitening and polishing practices that raise prices. The article argues for affordability and better nutrition from unpolished whole grain rice.
Minard's Limntent Cures Garget in The Hard-Working Fancy Dealer
A distorted narrative follows a diligent dealer who vends a satchel to an elderly woman seeking a gift for her granddaughter. The scene devolves into derailed dialogue as skepticism and commerce collide in a comical misfire of expectations and misunderstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
Spy Network Blocked by British Counter Espionage Efforts
Wartime report notes a strong British counter espionage system after intercepting letters at a Caledonian Road address in 1917. It describes German spies in Britain and raiders aimed to cripple naval and military forces, with certain disasters wrongly attributed to them.
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Germany
Great Britain
Wm. LeQueux
Caledonian Road
Lodon
Englad
Therm
Cheney F J & Co Senior Partner Takes Oath
The document records Prank J. Cheney declaring himself Senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co a firm operating in Toledo County State. The oath notes a stated amount and period, with signatures from LEASON.
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Prank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Cme
Weei Ky
Cheney
Pecsaber
Leason
War aims and peace in 1917 as echoed by the York Tribune
The York Tribune piece argues the war is a clash of ideas and condemns any aim to enslave or annex peoples. It stresses that true peace requires Serbs and Poles to be free and warns that concessions to conquerors end any chance for a lasting settlement.
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Bulgaria
America
The
York Tribune
The Perfect Newspaper and Its Critics
A reflective meditation on church papers and the secular press, noting similar biases and human limits in editors. The author laments that perfection in journalism remains unattainable and calls for patience with imperfect critiques.
Reform Needed Frances Exchange With Bond
Dialogue fragment shows Frances questioning a planned marriage to reform a man. Bat identifies Bond as the intended groom. Flora notes the man’s friends are poets and that he has become quite oe.
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Frances
Flora
Fell Short of Worthiness in a Matrimonial Dispute
An excerpt shows a tense exchange over marriage expectations. A woman questions a partner’s readiness and worthiness, while the other deflects with remarks about difference and commitment.
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Typring
dSeitiers
Alperta
Hillanders
N. U
Celluloid
Ee ST
Liesters Doweins & Co. Power Napene
Grand Prairie
Peace River Country
aMltiid
Linkhent Cy. Limited
Holloway
Qova
North- West Biscuit Co., Limited
ROYAL
Wits
Trench
Minard
United States Trade
United Dom
United
U.S
Ilffonts
Mars
Yar
Cuba
Russia
South America
Ward
Goeghear
England
Pie
J. BR. Smith
Pate
France
Toronto
Eddy
Otto Higel
Cheer Weber
Erapion
Aaron Ft
One Face
the & H. Clay Glover Co., Inc
West 31St Street
New York
Veteremry
Tony
Dodds
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