Bar fittings sales halted due to weak demand
The Bruns wick plant in Dubuque Iowa is converted to cases for talking machines and pianos. Over 1500 employees affected as H A Davenport says stock bar fixtures are discontinued because future liquor demand will shift to cafes and hotels. He notes saloons not doomed but many closed or limited by dry laws and population rules.
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Brunswick Basket
Chicago
Long Island
Dubuque
Iowa
H. A. Davenport
Davenport
Tommy Buret Forces German House Infortress Fight
In Givenchy a private named Tommy Buret enters a fortified German house with a clay pipe in his mouth. He fights four combats, single handedly neutralizes eight attackers, and forces surrender of the remaining soldiers. He calmly takes the pipe back and continues smoking as prisoners are taken.
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Givenchy
Tommy
Bie Ateel
Seth
Miss Brightman Runs Attractice Tea Room In Absence
Miss Brightman left in charge of a young woman clerk during a recent trip. On return the proprietor noted the tea room looked less neat and attractive. The clerk, Miss Bristol, claimed she had dusted the sandwiches every morning for ten days.
Asthma Remedy Aids Sufferers Says Kellogg Claim
An advertisement asserts Dr J D Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy relieves constricted air tubes and prevents future trouble, promising new energy and easier living for those with asthma.
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J. D
Botha hailed Union effort as Windhoek captured
General Botha praised loyal government action against German South West Africa and announced Windhoek's capture as crucial for the empire and Union of South Africa. The speech linked dispossession of Germany to a peaceful path for Britain's dominion and its governance led by General Botha.
The True Weight of Rainfall Revealed
The article explains that an inch of rain is not trivial. It details that one inch on an acre would cover ground to a depth of one inch and amount to more than 600 barrels of 45 gallons, weighing over 110 tons.
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Rae
Natyre
First Long Step Towards Recovery
Upper Bouctouche Kent Co NB special feature tells how Mise Bastarache credits Dodds Kidney Pills with cure of kidney disease. She describes prior feebleness sleeplessness headaches rheumatic and backache and fatigue. After two doses she felt better and three doses cured her.
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Bouctouche
Kent Co
Bastarache
Dodds
Mise Bastarache
Dode
Dodd
Fragmented Humorous Fragments From A Rural Paper
The piece compiles stray dialogues and quips about meat for a lion, cemetery sales, worm remedies, and school days. It threads in odd vignettes and humorous quips about timing and everyday life, with quaint rural tone and stray exchanges.
Comforting Thought in Flume Conversation
A mission worker recalls shock at cynicism shared by two dissatisfied women. One quips about her second husband being better than the first, noting he’s jailed so often that it alters all cars.
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Alt Cara
Adventures of a Private in German Southwest Africa
A fragment recounts a private's wartime feats and improvised sniping in German Southwest Africa. He describes dodging two German snipers, using a makeshift periscope from a paper crop and a bead to aim, and delivering decisive shots in a hostile landscape.
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Ananiag
Africa
Munchausen
Gulliver
Adame
Cateh Bay
Sim
Canadian and American soldiers in war effort noted oddly
A Ottawa Free Press item discusses large numbers of residents named among the killed and wounded, noting many are Canadians or Canadian sons though some Americans enlisted out of sympathy for the Allies. A dialogue later mentions Miss Elday looking younger in her new look.
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United States
Republic
Ottawa Free Press
Mildred
Miss Elday
Helen
Head Bookkeeper Reforms Diet After Postum Choice
A Western city chief bookkeeper details pneumonia related dyspepsia and stomach pain. He and his wife quit tea and coffee two years ago after trying Postum, reporting improved health and daily work relief. He endorses Postum for those with long hours and mental strain.
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Postum
Wellville
Inspection Tour Highlights Canada Prospects and Pacific Line Growth
The report details a tour praising Canada’s economic and natural resources, noting Prince Rupert’s Grand Trunk Pacific dry dock nearing completion and oil burning locomotives entering service. Edmonton hosts heavy settler traffic toward the north while Alaska railway routes spur a Pacific coast boom. rents hold steady and crops look bumper.
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Montreal
Canada
Ce Rupert
Pacific
Jasper National Mount Robson Park
Waint Buffalo Reserve
Prince Rupert
Hinton
Grand Trunk Pacific Dry Dock
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Terminal
Grand Trunk Pacific
Jasper
G.T.P
Edmonton
Mr. Hinton
North Country
Peace River
Dunvegan
British Columbia
Alaska
United States
Willie quits war game over patriotism quarrel
A boy named Willie ends playing war with his friend George Brown after realizing the conflict is about patriotism. He declares he will no longer let Britain or Germany win in their pretend battles, citing the game’s political friction. Mother tries to understand the dispute.
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Willie
George Brown
Britain
Peatton
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Seed fairs and crop contests boost farmer seed quality
A bulletin from the seed commissioner notes the value of field crop competitions and seed fairs to improve crops and seed for farmers. Twenty five percent of farmers visited reported seed from neighbors or dealers, often linked to prize crop competitions or fairs, with Marquis wheat varieties now disseminated.
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Minion Department of Agriculture
Marquis Wheat
Minards Request Interrupted Breakfast Night
A traveling salesman staying in a small town hotel requests an early breakfast. The landlady learns the guest may be late and dispatches a servant to check his room. A gruesome miscommunication ends with a crude remark about the guest’s demise and age.
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Sma
Pheer
Dye discoveries promise cheaper textile dyes in United States
The article reports on a new cheap tanbark derived dye linked to tan oic acid. An unnamed inventor’s work awaits final disclosure as tests continue. German dyestuffs dominate current supply, but U. S. chemists pursue new processes to reduce costs and boost domestic production. The plant for the dye is valued at about 25 dollars per ton and plentiful in Lower California, with information available from Mexican consuls.
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Uest
California
Enomous
Am Nss
New York Herald
Minard's Liniment Co Ltd Ad Claims Best Medicine
Fragmentary letter promotes Minard's Liniment Co Ltd products for years, calling it the best medicine. Sender signs as ROCHAY and references Pond Hotel. End of readable text.
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Minard
Liniment Co. Ltd
Researd
Liniment Milys
Entomological Society of Ontario Annual Report Highlights
The forty fifth annual report details the Society's activities with notes on applied entomology in Canada and the insects of Ontario and Quebec for 1914. It outlines papers on the army worm, poison bait in locust control, an imported red spider, and forest pest control. It also includes literary pieces on Fabre and on mountains and hills, plus an Entomological Record and illustrations. A copy can be sent to entomologists upon request.
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Entomological Society of Ontario Aa
Ontaris Ps Gentoe of Agriculture
Toronto
Applied Entomology
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Jean Henri Fabre
Appil
Automobiles Boosted Farm Prosperity in Southwestern Indiana
Farm Life reports in seven counties that automobile sales to farmers rose sharply this year doubling last year’s activity. Seventy five percent of machines sold are for farmers, with licenses up from 36 000 in 1914 to about 64 000. Farmers view autos as time saving and pleasure vehicles, not for neglecting crops, and owners are described as prosperous and content.
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Indiana
Farm Life
A Complete Wreck and a Recovery with Pink Pills
A Nova Scotia couple recounts severe illness including pneumonia and diphtheria leaving the wife physically ruined. After trying medicines, she improved with Dr Williams Pink Pills, noting better swallowing, stronger voice, restored energy, and lasting benefit during later recoveries. The text extols Pink Pills for fevers and wasting diseases, claiming to enrich blood and restore appetite and nerves.
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James B Moir
Mutana
Moir
Nova Scotia
Dr. Williams
Overcharged Words Echo in a Remarkable Talk
A speaker defends the company by recalling its good deeds and humorously invokes a famous line about the Light Brigade. The moment is interrupted by a sharp reply from the back, highlighting a playful clash over rhetoric.
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I Depeepgyal
Light Brigade
Sandy McTavish Fights Strength Machine Before Tragic Death
In a grim incident at a way station a man named Sandy McTavish tested a strength machine and failed. An hour later the device remained broken as Sandy collapsed exhausted. Dawn revealed Sandy dead beneath the smashed machine that lay across his chest.
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Sandy McTavish
Sandy
Porter
Nerve Food Claim in Old Letter Testimony
A fragment cites a letter describing severe nervous symptoms including twitching headaches and insomnia. It claims cure after using Dr Chase’s Nerve Food, praising relief and long term wellbeing. The writeup includes implied endorsements from Mrs McKellar and others.
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Dr. Chase
McKellar
Nerve
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